# My idea for a mod

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-idea-for-a-mod/21025>\
**Category:** The Lab\
**Created:** [August 8, 2019, 9:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-idea-for-a-mod/21025 "2019-08-08T21:32:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 19\
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**Author:** ![Ademondog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ademondog/32/6911_2.png) [@Ademondog](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ademondog)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 9:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-idea-for-a-mod/21025/1 "2019-08-08T21:32:46Z")

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Basically makes all animals be able to be tamed You can do want ya want with the idea but I think it would be cool to have a pet bear

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**Author:** ![North](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/north/32/7854_2.png) [@North](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/North)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2019, 11:24am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-idea-for-a-mod/21025/2 "2019-08-28T11:24:20Z")

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I support this idea. How awesome wouldn’t it be to have a pet bear? Shred zeds to pieces! 😃

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**Author:** ![Junknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@Junknown](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Junknown)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2019, 12:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-idea-for-a-mod/21025/3 "2019-08-28T12:02:51Z")

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This is actually easy to do. You just need to add one of flags that let you tame animals (“CATFOOD”, “DOGFOOD”, “BIRDFOOD” or “CATTLEFODDER” depending on what you want to use to tame them) to the monsters JSON entry.

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**Author:** ![Ademondog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ademondog/32/6911_2.png) [@Ademondog](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ademondog)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2019, 9:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-idea-for-a-mod/21025/4 "2019-08-28T21:28:29Z")

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Oh I didn’t know it would be that easy tbh

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**Author:** ![Ademondog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ademondog/32/6911_2.png) [@Ademondog](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ademondog)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2019, 10:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-idea-for-a-mod/21025/5 "2019-08-28T22:47:19Z")

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I’m going to try to make a edit that adds baby giant bullfrogs

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**Author:** ![Ademondog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ademondog/32/6911_2.png) [@Ademondog](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ademondog)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2019, 11:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-idea-for-a-mod/21025/6 "2019-08-28T23:26:51Z")

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Me and the boys

 ![IMG_20190828_182424374](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/f/fac417a8bab5a1bdf5091edf5e1a047f24dd3624.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Malkeus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/malkeus/32/12037_2.png) [@Malkeus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Malkeus)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2019, 6:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-idea-for-a-mod/21025/7 "2019-08-29T06:07:37Z")

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I’ve got 2 mods for ya… Crazy Pets and Tame bugs. Lemme just zip em up and you can look them over.

edit: Crazy pets makes some of the stupider robots mountable. Tame bugs does like it says. I haven’t done any testing to see if these actually work, but I know they load with no errors. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NKJtJLQuIs5C\_PJfRpM\_ELcvDtZPR1bl/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NKJtJLQuIs5C_PJfRpM_ELcvDtZPR1bl/view?usp=sharing)

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**Author:** ![Ademondog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ademondog/32/6911_2.png) [@Ademondog](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ademondog)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2019, 10:10am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-idea-for-a-mod/21025/8 "2019-09-01T10:10:09Z")

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Do you know how I would add a tile for a creature?

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**Author:** ![Malkeus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/malkeus/32/12037_2.png) [@Malkeus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Malkeus)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2019, 11:00am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-idea-for-a-mod/21025/9 "2019-09-01T11:00:38Z")

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Not my forte. YOu could ask over in the dead people thread…[[32x32] MSX DEAD PEOPLE Tileset](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/32x32-msx-dead-people-tileset/18775/337)

My solution for monsters with no graphics is the looks like tag.

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**Author:** ![Ademondog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ademondog/32/6911_2.png) [@Ademondog](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ademondog)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2019, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-idea-for-a-mod/21025/10 "2019-09-01T11:19:21Z")

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Ah ok that actually is just what I need

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**Author:** ![Malkeus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/malkeus/32/12037_2.png) [@Malkeus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Malkeus)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2019, 11:32am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-idea-for-a-mod/21025/11 "2019-09-01T11:32:06Z")

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It’s super handy if you lack graphic editing skills/applications/initiative.

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**Author:** ![Ademondog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ademondog/32/6911_2.png) [@Ademondog](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ademondog)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2019, 12:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-idea-for-a-mod/21025/12 "2019-09-01T12:06:07Z")

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So how would I use it like, LOOKS\_LIKE: example animal /thing or how

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**Author:** ![mlangsdorf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mlangsdorf/32/2462_2.png) [@mlangsdorf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mlangsdorf)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2019, 1:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-idea-for-a-mod/21025/13 "2019-09-01T13:05:01Z")

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```auto
"id": "hammer_of_doom",
"type": "generic",
"name": "Doombell Hammer",
"description": "A massive hammer, used to ring the Doom Bell of Castle Heterodyne. In a pinch, it can also be used to destroy absolutely anything.",
"looks_like": "mjolnir"

```

If you find the Doombell Hammer and you’re using a tileset that does not have an image for it, it will use the image for mjolnir instead. If the tileset doesn’t have an image for mjolnir, it will check mjolnir’s looks\_like (which is, or should be, sledgehammer) and use the image for sledgehammer. It will keep repeating the process of checking looks\_likes until it finds an image or reaches an item that doesn’t have a looks\_like field.

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**Author:** ![Ademondog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ademondog/32/6911_2.png) [@Ademondog](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ademondog)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2019, 1:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-idea-for-a-mod/21025/14 "2019-09-01T13:21:37Z")

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Thank you so much I hope ya know you helped a teen learn how to suck a little less at coding

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**Author:** ![Ademondog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ademondog/32/6911_2.png) [@Ademondog](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ademondog)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2019, 5:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-idea-for-a-mod/21025/15 "2019-09-02T17:24:03Z")

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I have created a creature that looks like a sproglodyte but is much stronger and is neutral unless your weak /hurt it cool, am I right. So basically I made a feral child that likes dog food

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**Author:** ![knives](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/knives/32/3023_2.png) [@knives](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/knives)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-idea-for-a-mod/21025/16 "2019-09-03T18:42:31Z")

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does that mean i can use the code to any items in a mod to have a sprite? thank you in advance.

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**Author:** ![Malkeus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/malkeus/32/12037_2.png) [@Malkeus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Malkeus)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-idea-for-a-mod/21025/17 "2019-09-03T18:48:11Z")

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Can confirm, looks like field is very useful

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**Author:** ![mlangsdorf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mlangsdorf/32/2462_2.png) [@mlangsdorf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mlangsdorf)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 7:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-idea-for-a-mod/21025/18 "2019-09-03T19:13:48Z")

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the `looks_like` field lets you give any vehicle part, item, furniture, terrain, or monster a sprite that looks like something else already in the tileset. So yes, I guess?

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**Author:** ![knives](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/knives/32/3023_2.png) [@knives](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/knives)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 9:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-idea-for-a-mod/21025/19 "2019-09-03T21:11:50Z")

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awesomeness. gonna get some C. R. I. T. clothes on!