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Crazienous  [developer] 19 Jan, 2017 @ 6:28pm
Plans and Ideas for the Future
This is just me listing out things that could be in the possibly near future for this mod.
If you see something you really want or don't want, do leave feedback, no spamming obviously. Please don't repeat things already on the list, instead give some thoughts on additions or changes to the things on the list.

- Cosmetic/Utility Saddles and Masks, for armor and stat buffs.
Thinking a "basic" plain and simple saddle that's just some leather strips and cloth that gives minimal armor and weighs almost nothing, a Dragon Alloy saddle for a lot of armor but also weighs a ton and Utility saddles that are average in armor and weight but adds buffs to other stats, with 2 or more seater varieties.
Masks for cosmetic reasons mostly, but with rare ones that buff armor or other stats.
I'd need help with this, as I'm no moddeler and I've barelly scratched the surface with the in kit saddles.

- INI config.
Might not be a thing, maybe a no Boss setting.

- Water Dragon and Sea Pygmy.
basically a Wyvern that's a rare deep sea boss that can't fly and bigger than the regular Wyvern, and its shoulder mountable counterpart.
It's going to possibly be around the same size as Earth Dragon and Fire Dragon, if not bigger, with spawns in the deeper parts of the ocean.
Due to it being a swimmer, I'll have to decline anyone's ability to Fly with it, have fun with that, but it will be able to run around on the ground level and should be able to swim properlike.
I might make a smaller one, around Toxic and Lightning size, that uses the Dragon model instead, and call the Wyvern one Leviathan.
Actually, that sounds a bit better.
"The deep stirs..." hehe

- Dragon Chunk, Alloy, Meat and others.
Chunks would drop from dragon corpses, cooked for Dragon Leather, Giblets, Scale and Bone, if not something else.
Eggs could be used in a forge or something to get other materials depending on dragon type, like cnidaria meat or metal ore, but would also give Dragon Soul Scales, maybe by sacrificing Fertilized Eggs?
Giblets and Soul Scales would be used to tame Pygmy instead of regular meat.
Dragon Leather, or some other form of Dragon resource, Metal Ore and Sulfur would make Dragon Alloy when combined in forge, which additionally to other resources could be used to make craftables like Saddles, Armor and Tools (If not just a Dragon Dagger).
Might be workable with just in kit textures, we'll see.

- Snake Scale Eggs.
For now, I'm fine with the Wyvern egg textures, but am still fond of the idea of unique egg textures that look like snake scales.

These are the things on the top of my head right now to add to the mod, while there are things here, it does not mean it's 100% certain to happen.
This does not mean I'm done fixing the existing content either.
Last edited by Crazienous; 24 Jan, 2017 @ 5:37am
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Leutian Kane 19 Jan, 2017 @ 7:51pm 
Originally posted by Crazienous:
This is just me listing out things that could be in the possibly near future for this mod.
If you see something you really want or don't want, do leave feedback, no spamming obviously.

- Cosmetic/Utility Saddles and Masks, for armor and stat buffs.
I'm thinking custom saddles with cosmetic additions like a fur pelt or a frill, unique stuff that adds to individual dragons and isn't just another basic saddle.
Also thinking of various different masks interchangable between dragons.
Of course, this all would require me to get my hands on some custom saddle and mask models for a start, if not the available ones from kit.

- INI config.
Not sure what to do with it, but people apparently want it, so I'll try.
Might be a while though, depends on when I get to it and how I do it.

- Pygmy and Earth Dragon.
5 different types of Pygmy, a tiny Wyvern that can shoulder mount with different visuals and all that jazz, and Earth Dragon, larger than the Fire Dragon and a whole lot tougher both to tame and to kill.
I'm very sorry that the Whelpling isn't shoulder mountable and I'm pumped for texturing some wyverns now, so I thought I might as well go and kill two birds with one stone and make 'em part of the mod as tiny little hood ornaments.
Earth Dragon's probly going to be the last Dragon I'll be adding to the mod, we'll see.

- Advanced Leather and Meat Chunks.
Specialized Dragon Hides and Meats, maybe some other things too, for possible uses on saddles and crafting.
Possibly replacing some of the things currently harvested from the dragons.
I could make this happen as quickly as adding new dragons, depending on if I am to use slightly altered items from the kit or not.

These are the things on the top of my head right now to add to the mod, while there are things here, it does not mean it's 100% certain to happen.
This does not mean I'm done fixing the existing content either.
Ini config, might want to put stat modifiers in this for dragons and saddles etc once you add them as well as the option to set High or Low Level spawn types for them.
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EmiTheAussie 19 Jan, 2017 @ 10:25pm 
I do like these ideas.
Though I think you should add in saddles for the Dragons, like how Small Dragons has it, but I do like the whole no saddle thing, kind of like the wyverns.
But maybe for the Bigger dragons you could have them needing saddles, because if you think about it, they are bigger and it would be hard to keep a hold of the dragon, unless you have a saddle.
Because both the lighting and toxic dragons are small..but if you give one dragon a saddle you might as well give it to them all. >_< otherwise people will complain and blah blah blah.

For the Earth dragon, how would you do their attack? Like the Rock element or Chali rock throw? but it roars and the rock just throws?
I loved the Whelpings, but was kind of sad that they couldn't be on the shoulders, but still liked them. So seeing a as you call them Pygmy would be interesting. :)

I do think you should change the harvest thing for the dragons, or have it that different dragons can harvest different things when you press c on the ground..but that may be a bit hard to code.. XD

Advanced leather and Meat chunks? I assume you would get these from the dragons right? :)

Sorry if I am asking too many things, I am just really interested in this mod, and want to use it for my server when I do finally make it. This is the first dragon mod that I have liked since Small Dragons.
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Crazienous  [developer] 20 Jan, 2017 @ 12:26am 
Originally posted by Leutian Kane:
Ini config, might want to put stat modifiers in this for dragons and saddles etc once you add them as well as the option to set High or Low Level spawn types for them.
you don't have to quote the whole thing...
yeah, yeah... I'll look into it... <.<


@AussiegirlEmi
Yeah, but the problem is the actual saddle, what to use and so on.

I'm still thinking, I need to get into the rock throwers stuff to see what could work before I go all in though. The thing with the Whelpling was that it came out too big and would look weird on shoulder because of its size, and I don't want it to be smaller than it already is. I might add it for fun and see what people will say about it as a test, but who knows.

I'll see about the Harvesting, I might do unique harvesting capabilities, maybe...

"Possibly replacing some of the things currently harvested from the dragons."
Right in the post, so yes, would be from them.

As long as the question isn't entirely self evident from previous posts or another INI/MOD ID request, I'll gladly take it and answer to the best of my capabilities. ^^
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Yokomo 20 Jan, 2017 @ 2:44am 
Hello! Your mod is great I really like the possibilities of customization with breeding, and I really like the dragons.

What could be good in the future would be to give the dragons an elementary distance attack that can be used from the shoulder.

Your idea of ​​giving the dragons different models is great, why not do the same with the dragons, a model by type?

Level maneuverability everything is niquel do not change anything, the attacks are perfect except may be the lightning dragon that misses range, and I do not like too much recharge time between each attack. Can be add melee attack as a lightning explosion around the dragon could be fun.

Towards the end of the film we see sapphires the strap wearing a magnificent armor. It could be a great idea to create different chitin metal and tek skin armor for dragons with different qualities!

Your mod takes the right direction and I'm a passionate subscriber and I believe in you!
Last edited by Yokomo; 20 Jan, 2017 @ 3:38am
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lagansmom2015 20 Jan, 2017 @ 7:50am 
I love the idea of different saddles and armor. When you implement them could there be different bonuses for each saddle. For example the fur armor allows rider to keep warm in the snow biomes and helps protect rider from say the ice dragons attack. There could be a riot or black armor saddle that gives strength boost to dragon but breaks easily. Another saddle that could double as a smithy for emergency repairs on the hunt, and the last Saddle could be one that gives a wieght boost when dragon and rider are out gathering resources. I also like the idea of an earth dragon it would be awesome as a tame.
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lagansmom2015 20 Jan, 2017 @ 7:52am 
I was also thinking that besides an earth dragon you could have a water dragon?? One that is just as tough as the earth dragon but as soon as it leaves water it is weaker????
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Crazienous  [developer] 20 Jan, 2017 @ 8:02am 
Originally posted by lagansmom2015:
I was also thinking that besides an earth dragon you could have a water dragon?? One that is just as tough as the earth dragon but as soon as it leaves water it is weaker????
Water dragon... not sure. I might, when I feel like doing something extra special for ocean and water spawns, do something like a water/air dragon or something, maybe call it a Celestial Dragon, don't know, for now, I'll see about getting the Pygmys and Earth Dragon in, afterwards we'll see about other types.
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Katatude4life 20 Jan, 2017 @ 2:56pm 
Will you make a 2 seater saddle for the dragons?
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Crazienous  [developer] 20 Jan, 2017 @ 2:58pm 
Originally posted by Katatude4life:
Will you make a 2 seater saddle for the dragons?
For Fire dragon maybe, maybe a 3 seater, who knows.
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Katatude4life 20 Jan, 2017 @ 2:59pm 
Originally posted by Crazienous:
Originally posted by Katatude4life:
Will you make a 2 seater saddle for the dragons?
For Fire dragon maybe, maybe a 3 seater, who knows.

That would be great! I cannot always use my arm/hand for my game get tired easily, so I've tamed dinos that can have two seater saddles so i can get help when needed.

I love love love your Dragons! Best dragon mod i have seen!
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Crazienous  [developer] 20 Jan, 2017 @ 3:02pm 
Originally posted by Katatude4life:
Originally posted by Crazienous:
For Fire dragon maybe, maybe a 3 seater, who knows.

That would be great! I cannot always use my arm/hand for my game get tired easily, so I've tamed dinos that can have two seater saddles so i can get help when needed.

I love love love your Dragons! Best dragon mod i have seen!
the Dragons should have broad enough a back for you to just stand on it if need be and not fall off. :)
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Katatude4life 20 Jan, 2017 @ 3:03pm 
Originally posted by Crazienous:
Originally posted by Katatude4life:

That would be great! I cannot always use my arm/hand for my game get tired easily, so I've tamed dinos that can have two seater saddles so i can get help when needed.

I love love love your Dragons! Best dragon mod i have seen!
the Dragons should have broad enough a back for you to just stand on it if need be and not fall off. :)

Thank you!
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EmiTheAussie 20 Jan, 2017 @ 3:52pm 
@Crazienous

Well I have some ideas for the saddles on what you need to make them ingame..but when it comes to the model I have no idea on what I am doing. XD
You may have to grab a saddle model from somewhere or something.

And the having 2-3 seater for the dragon sounds like a good idea. :D

And the earth thing, good luck with looking at the other rock throwers :)
And the whelpling thing, is okay I do like them how they are right now, so adding another one would be good..But doing what you said to see what people might say may also be funny, haha.

Ah I thought so. :)

And also for the whelplings please whatever you do, don't give them fire breath, it will take away the cuteness of it and will make it OP in general. And then you will get people complaining about a pet/shoulder mount that is too op. Just leave it as it is. Same for the shoulder wyvern.

Also you will probably say no to this, but would it be okay if I added you to steam? It is so can talk to you normally instead of doing this comment to comment thing. :) If no that is cool I understand.
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Crazienous  [developer] 20 Jan, 2017 @ 4:24pm 
I'm going to add Breaths to Pygmy's, but they're going to be a nuke with the range of a toothpick. :)

Sure, as long as it's not spamming me with pointless calls or trades, adding me on steam's fine.
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EmiTheAussie 20 Jan, 2017 @ 4:45pm 
I just pictured when they do their breath attack it comes out looking like a spear xD, and that is good.

And haha, I don't do that :) and thank you will send you one now.
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