Getting these errors in the errorlog:

*** Error(s) found in the file "E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Dwarf Fortress\data\vanilla\vanilla_creatures_graphics\graphics\graphics_creatures_interactions.txt"
CDI_LIST_ICON creature interaction not found BREATHE_FIRE
*** Error(s) found in the file "E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Dwarf Fortress\data\vanilla\vanilla_creatures_graphics\graphics\graphics_creatures_underground_large.txt"
Failed to find CREATURE_GRAPHICS creature CAVE_DRAGON
Unrecognized Graphics Token: DEFAULT
Unrecognized Graphics Token: ANIMATED
Unrecognized Graphics Token: TRAINED_HUNTER
Unrecognized Graphics Token: TRAINED_WAR
Unrecognized Graphics Token: LIST_ICON
Unrecognized Graphics Token: CORPSE
*** Error(s) found in the file "E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Dwarf Fortress\data\vanilla\vanilla_creatures_graphics\graphics\graphics_creatures_underground_large_statues.txt"
Unknown statue creature token: CAVE_DRAGON
Unrecognized Graphics Token: DEFAULT

Since it is caste based the offspring will be randomized

How does breeding work? Do offspring come out a randomized type of procedural dragon, pick one of the parents types to inherit, only inherit the mothers type, or do they come out from traits of either parent?

anyways cool mod i hope its not the one borking my saves though i dont think it is

unrelated but reminds me of the time i saw a guy complaining about a mod not being updated

the mod author literally passed away from cancer several years prior.

this guy had the AUDACITY to make a mod and release it for everyone, then dare post a ko-fi link

God forbid a man ask for coffee for sharing his hobby. It's not like we have to give him money to click subscribe

"I don't care" but you uploaded it and posted your ko-fi...?

Too be honest I just don't care that much. Modding is just a hobby for me, not a job. So I put most of the effort into making something cool for myself to play with. If I was selling it I would polish it more and do better documentation.

Dude, I think I understand what this does, but frankly, you gotta put some info here my man.

cool idea... horrible lack of documentation.

Can we get a version thats just visual variety without all the gameplay changes?
Or some detail at all in the description of WHAT the gameplay changes are?

They age faster? How and why? How does it affect world gen?
How does their heart stuff work?
Bro you gotta say what the mod does..

just want to say that I appreciate how well calibrated this is.

The rapid ageing plus the choice to let them interbreed with each other means I can consistently generate worlds where dragons don't go extinct (because some caves become breeding colonies).

(I don't know anything about balance yet, I have yet to be invaded by one of these)

Turning into a dragon currently would normally prevent you from butchering, and thus eating.
Did you make a work around?

No, I checked the raws. I am playing a Wolf Man, I can only go insane, it's pointless. I don't want to change race, either, kinda wish this was documented in the mod description instead of just "hold their magical powers and have interesting effects". Irreversibly changing your character in radical ways sucks in adventure mode.

It's random. I think the chance of insanity is only 25% which might be too high, you could also turn into a dragon or dragon man. The insanity thing I added because I thought it would be entertaining if you butchered a dragon in fort mode, not sure if there is a way to make adventures immune.

So, are dragon hearts just worse mythical substances? Way harder to get, insane permanent penalty. I was super excited of the idea of the mod and am super disappointed that it's just "eating a heart gives a short full heal but makes you permanently insane"

I believe a tag like [SPECIAL] can prevent a material from showing up in those places, such as how adamantine never does. https://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Inorganic_material_definition_token#SPECIAL

It's neat, at least.

Them appearing isn't intentional since they are not added to civilizations. The new dungeons must just be picking random items from the raws to use

This adds a bunch of new weapons and armors that appear in dungeons and lairs, is that intentional?

No, they are not compatible. My mod replaces vanilla dragons and cave dragons

Is this compatible with [ https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3141891718&searchtext= ] , ReDragons Tweaks ?

This mod reminds me of this monster character creation project my cousin made. You can add and "evolve" a dragon's organs based on a list of traits linked to that main part, which would then could potentially correspond to any three physical and mental stats. Depending on the trait selected eg. hydrodynamics; the creature gains major or minor advantages/drawbacks. You can compensate for said disavantages by developing it further, but as a consequence it lengthens gestation time. Said gestation time can last potentially centuries. Hence it's a natural self checking system of sorts. I am planning to implement it in Dwarf Fortress or Godot, once I can get a working combat system. I wonder how the existing species would react to such rapidly evolving creatures, as an experiment. Or in contrast to existing pregenerated megabeasts. The system needs rebalancing either-way.

I've will link the Github page if anyone is interested, but I'l warn you that the Python code needs a rework.

I don't think dragon taming is possible in adventure mode, but go up to one and pet it, maybe you will get lucky

I absolutely love this mod. Is there any way at all to tame these Dragon in Adventure Mode?

Oh nice, a Dwarf Fortress mod on Steam with a thumbnail that doesn't have Ai-generated pixel art.

Now THIS is a <<fun>> mod

They grow very fast in the first 60 years, by year 200 they are the max size of a vanilla dragon, and if they live to 1000 years they are almost twice the size of a vanilla dragon

how quickly do they grow? Vanilla dragons grow rather slowly and I am curious if you have changed that.

The lua stuff you wanna do sounds awesome, though I already really like this mod, it'll be part of my regular lineup for certain.

There scale is not tannable but they would have approximately the strength of iron if you could make items from it. I didn't make it tannable because the colors wouldn't come out right

All the mega beast dragons can breed with each other and all the cave dragons can breed with each other.

If you make leather from their hides, is it better leather or like vanilla where all leather is the same?

Can they still reproduce with each other?

Yes, except for cave dragons which have vestigial wings

so can the dragons fly if they got wings?

Thank you so much for this mod, I always thought vanilla dragons were a bit boring

They shouldn't appear outside of the object testing arena they just exist for graphics compatibility with my other mod which adds items

Neat ...

I noticed this mod adds a number of Items with seemingly no mention of them. Why is this?

there is only syndromes if you eat the dragon heart, it will heal you but could drive you insane, turn you into a dragon man, or turn you into a dragon. dragon men or cave dragons who eat fire breathing dragon heart will also gain the ability to breath fire

what does happen if you eat the dragon meat?

if there is enough interest and support I might rework this mod once LUA modding drops to give dragons lots of possible breath attacks.

Smart

kewl

Yaay, going to try this out in the next playtrough