Non-humanlike Pawn Control

Uploaded · Published April 21, 2025 · Updated October 29, 2025

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Author: emitbreaker

Last revision: 23 Sep, 2025 at 15:07 UTC (2)

File size: 1.88 MB

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Description:

Simple Pawn Control Framework

Custom control system for non-humanlike pawns.
This mod enables drafting, equipping, and work tab logic for any animal, mechanoid, mutant, or custom-defined race.

🔧 How to Use (Players)

1. Click the new Pawn Control button in main tab.
2. Select a race type (e.g. Animal, Mechanoid, ToolUser).
3. Pick a race from the dropdown (e.g. muffalo, dryad, etc.).
4. Apply one of the preset tags from the right panel.
5. Done – now save game and reload and your selected pawns now show up in Work tab, can be drafted, and follow custom job trees.

✅ Draft controller included
✅ Compatible with gear / weapon pickup
✅ Fully XML-based preset system
✅ Dynamic injection; no patch clutter

⚙️ For Modders

This mod provides a modular framework for defining pawn work capability, skill simulation, draftability, and AI behavior via XML extensions.

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1. Define a Mod Extension

Attach this extension to any `ThingDef` with a `race` element:

<modExtensions> <li Class="emitbreaker.PawnControl.NonHumanlikePawnControlExtension"> <!– Enable work –> <tags> <li>AllowWork_Construction</li> <li>AllowWork_Hauling</li> <li>BlockWork_Research</li> </tags> “` <!– Skill Simulation –> <baseSkillLevelOverride>5</baseSkillLevelOverride> <skillLevelAnimalAdvanced>8</skillLevelAnimalAdvanced> <injectedSkills> <li><skill>Plants</skill><level>10</level></li> </injectedSkills> <injectedPassions> <li><skill>Plants</skill><passion>Major</passion></li> </injectedPassions> <!– Enable combat & gear –> <forceDraftable>true</forceDraftable> <forceEquipWeapon>true</forceEquipWeapon> <!– Optional ThinkTree override –> <mainWorkThinkTreeDefName>PawnControl_ForceAnimalToHumanlike</mainWorkThinkTreeDefName> “` </li> </modExtensions>

2. Work Tags

Supported tags follow a naming pattern. Examples:

AllowWork_Construction

– enables construction jobs
AllowWork_Hunting

– enables hunting
BlockWork_Research

– disables all research-related jobgivers
AllowAllWork

– enable every supported WorkType

3. Runtime APIs

This mod injects:

Draft controller via Pawn.drafter
Equipment / Apparel / Inventory trackers if missing
Pawn_SkillTracker if work is allowed
Work tab visibility, WorkSettings, and ThinkTree assignments
Optional override for RaceProperties.Animal or IsMechanoid classification

You can control ThinkTree injection using:

<mainWorkThinkTreeDefName>PawnControl_ForceAnimalToHumanlike</mainWorkThinkTreeDefName>

4. Example Usage

Want your dryad to haul, fight, and wear armor?

Just define:

<forceDraftable>true</forceDraftable> <forceEquipWeapon>true</forceEquipWeapon> <forceWearApparel>true</forceWearApparel> <tags> <li>AllowWork_Hauling</li> <li>AllowWork_Cleaning</li> <li>AllowWork_Firefight</li> </tags>

And it will behave like a pawn with those capabilities — showing up in WorkTab and accepting player orders.

🔗 Compatibility

Compatible with:

Combat Extended
Vanilla Expanded Framework
Vehicle Framework
Humanoid Alien Races (HAR)
Work Tab, Numbers, Drafting Mods
Multi-pawn think trees

No core files overwritten. Supports safe hot-load if extension is defined before first spawn.

🧪 Debugging Tools

Enable developer mode for:

Log: cache resets, pawn injection
Validation for ThinkTree, Skills, Tags
Status panel in PresetManager

📁 Preset Manager (Advanced)

The in-game Preset Manager tool supports:

Injecting presets without XML edits
Saving runtime changes
Reverting presets per race
Dynamic preview of injected tags

Everything is handled through runtime-safe XML-compatible mod extensions. No patching required.

📜 License & Usage

MIT License.
Feel free to bundle, fork, or adapt for your faction mod, as long as credit is given.

📜 Contribution

Myself: Architecture design, base code development, code review and validation
ChatGPT: Framing and translation. Simplifying codes. Adding summary for other modders to understand how do codes work. Image generation (for thumbnail of this mod)
Claude 3.7 (GitHub Copilot): On IDE code development and refactoring. Debugging.

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