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Giant sponge
 | This article was migrated from DF2014:Giant sponge and may be inaccurate for the current version of DF (v50.15). See this page for more information. |
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| Urist likes giant sponges for their squishy texture. | |
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| Alignment: | Savage |
| Tamed Attributes | |
| Pet value | 500 |
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Not hunting/war trainable | |
| Size | |
| Max: | 560,000 cm3
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| Age | |
| Adult at: | Birth |
| Max age: | 20-30 |
| Cannot be butchered | |
v50.15 · v0.47.05 This article is about the current version of DF.Note that some content may still need to be updated. |
- A huge immobile sponge.
Giant sponges are larger versions of sponges. They can be found in savage rivers, lakes and oceans.
Physically, giant sponges are blobs made of "sponge" tissue. In their debut generation, they earned a reputation similar to that previously held by carp; however, the combat mechanics of DF2014 have lessened their most fearful traits considerably, due to the mechanics of pulping. Due to the sponge's weak material properties (even weaker than flesh), pulping sponge tissue with blunt weapons is surprisingly not too difficult. However, their large size means means they can shatter bones, articulations, bruise organs or even kill a dwarf via headshot using their default push attack. They may also themselves pulp body parts beyond recognition, as the push attack is also a blunt attack. How a giant sponge's soft structural tissue can break a dwarven skull is a mystery for the ages.
If some hapless dwarf appears near their water, giant sponges may feel suddenly threatened and charge (!) the hapless dwarf and engage in combat - the only occasion when they move at all. They may also become enraged or unconscious or feel pain, as utterly improbable as that sounds.
"Without a nervous system, the only thing it can feel is ANGER."
According to its raws, the giant sponge can not only be tamed but even ridden as a war beast by invaders. No reports of goblins or elves riding giant sponges has been documented, but maybe its strictly aquatic lifestyle prevents it from being chosen.
Bugs
- Rangers and Hunters may try to hunt the Giant Sponge, wasting bolts that become lost in the water or lodged into the Sponge itself. This may also lead to near endless "Urist McHunterpants Ranger cancels Hunt: Could Not Find Path" messages.
[CREATURE:GIANT_SPONGE]
[COPY_TAGS_FROM:SPONGE]
[APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:GIANT]
[CV_REMOVE_TAG:CHANGE_BODY_SIZE_PERC]
[APPLY_CURRENT_CREATURE_VARIATION]
[GO_TO_END]
[SELECT_CASTE:ALL]
[CHANGE_BODY_SIZE_PERC:1120]
[GO_TO_START]
[NAME:giant sponge:giant sponges:giant sponge]
[CASTE_NAME:giant sponge:giant sponges:giant sponge]
[DESCRIPTION:A huge immobile sponge.]
[POPULATION_NUMBER:250:500]
[CREATURE_TILE:'S']
[COLOR:4:0:1]
[PET_EXOTIC]
[PETVALUE:500]
[MOUNT_EXOTIC]
[GO_TO_END]
[PREFSTRING:squishy texture] |