tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417548940646195012.post3595636747081419679..comments2024-03-11T03:55:34.009-07:00Comments on Naturing :: Nurturing: The Case of the Lonely GrendelsAmaikokonuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14141369908773050411noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417548940646195012.post-14450735868179266762011-07-03T04:07:47.302-07:002011-07-03T04:07:47.302-07:00How are you finding their interactions with the ne...How are you finding their interactions with the new 'lifts' you created?<br /><br />I've always been frustrated by the few 'teleporters' that have been made by other breeders. There's something I don't like about all of them. I'd be tempted to try out your new ring system. I'd consider calling them 'portals' rather than lifts though. Just for my personal use.ArchDragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726478254573137207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417548940646195012.post-6801613817598845612011-07-02T23:49:41.064-07:002011-07-02T23:49:41.064-07:00Ooh, post them, please - Lily needs a mate! :D
Fo...Ooh, post them, please - Lily needs a mate! :D<br /><br />For a quick fix for your lonely grendels, try giving them some 'good critters' (not beasts or pests) to play with? Lily seems to find great solace in pushing critter.Malkinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417548940646195012.post-87235123805715457762011-07-02T21:57:34.153-07:002011-07-02T21:57:34.153-07:00@Jessica -- I've always found it hard to get a...@Jessica -- I've always found it hard to get attached to ettins too.. the fact that there are so few interesting-looking ettin breeds out there doesn't help! I am really hoping Cookie and Spot will be able to change my mind about their species. I guess I'll find out! <br /><br />@Malkin -- I have used that learning update-- it's a lot of fun! But sadly it doesn't help with the countless (COUNTLESS, seriously there are SO MANY of them it seems) verbs and expressive words that they still have to be locked in the computer room to learn, which is the part I really don't like. I love being able to teach creatures words "in the field" as they are needed, but there's just no viable way (that I know of) to teach them "push" or etc without dragging them to a computer or cycling through a bunch of words in a portable learning agent. If there was an instant-learning device with just the verbs and expressions I would be all over that!<br /><br />I will need to seek out more interesting toys and things for the ettins. I've actually been thinking of setting them up with plants and toys in the aquatic area-- since they are both aquatic-looking breeds, just for the fun of it, but I'm not quite sure what I'll do yet.<br /><br />I don't have the original exports for these creatures, no, but I do have the edited genetics files, so I could certainly make practical clones of them for TCRing or whatnot <:Amaikokonuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141369908773050411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417548940646195012.post-37094806324377731582011-07-02T16:02:36.376-07:002011-07-02T16:02:36.376-07:00Have you tried using the Teaching Update from Crea...Have you tried using the Teaching Update from Creatures Heaven? http://creatures.virtualheaven.nl/ (Under "Agents") It's hard to describe, but it lets you teach your norns what things in the world are the same as in C1, so you can name elevators as lifts and dispensers as vendors etc. Going through the vocabulary teaching process with a creature always makes me feel more attached to it. <br /><br />Part of the trouble with ettins is that their halflives are too long compared to their lifespan for chemicals to have much of an effect on them - they can grow to adolescence without even needing to eat, for example. <br /><br />Another trouble is that the agents in the ettin terrarium are boring - they don't give any stimulation for interacting with them. For creatures without instincts to guide them, this is especially grave, as they will receive no reward or punishment for experimenting with different genera. I'd recommend my Edible, Squishable Balloon Bug from Creatures Caves here: http://creaturescaves.com/cobs.php?game=C3DS&type=Living as it adds push, pull, eat and hit stims for your creatures. <br /><br />This is really interesting - do you have the original exports for these creatures? I'd love to duplicate this in my world.Malkinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417548940646195012.post-83985443675763728762011-07-02T12:05:26.164-07:002011-07-02T12:05:26.164-07:00Awesome update! Gala and Icepaw are adorable, and ...Awesome update! Gala and Icepaw are adorable, and seem to be quite inseparable. Nice to see that in the end, they showed a great deal of appreciation for you! I often find that after being pushed to the brink of frustration with certain creatures, a tiny sentence forgives most of the past! With these creatures particularly, it goes to show that they have learned to like/love you: It's nothing programmed in.<br /><br />I had a little laugh over Gnaw and Leo: Maybe loneliness stems from a need for a non-Grendel in them! Probably not possible, but it is odd that they're lonely when they have each other inches away. Definitely a plus that Icepaw suggested something he had learned: These are the moments that make us proud!<br /><br />I'm quite terrible with Ettins, as well. I liked the C2 variety because they always looked so helpless with their tongues sticking out. The C3/DS variety seemed so simple and a little on the boring side, at least to me. I find it difficult to get attached, but hopefully things will improve for Cookie and Spot!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14445563524165115302noreply@blogger.com