Arimeides Starter Kit: CCSF 2007 Edition

These are Arimeides GoMs (Grendels of Minimordor) for Docking Station. 
They are the most advanced breed of GoMs (the equivalent of version4)!
Arimeides are sexually dimorphic and react to a certain substance called Melhite in a similar way like the inhabitants of the Dune Universe to the 
Spice Melange. They also have some alternative ways to acquire nutrients. 
By saying "yes" to an Arimeides it's lifespan will increase. By saying "no" it will be killed! By administering preMelhite it can be rendered immortal...
Before Arimeides GoMs enter a portal to the warp, they need a dose of Melhite (e.g. by saying "yes" to them)!!

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Contents of the kit:

- ArimeidesManifesto.pdf: 
What is it for?: some information
What to with it?: just read it... (if you want to)

- this very readme.txt
What is it for?: just the mandatory short info for your first glimpse at the kit or if you do not posess Adobe Acrobat Reader
What to with it?: just read it... (if you want to)

- liesmich.txt
What is it for?: some short information in german
What to with it?: nothing (unless you understand german better than english)...

- ArimeidesGoMEggs.agents
What is it for?: makes it possible for Muco (the egglayer) to produce Arimeides GoMs
What to with it?: copy it to "...\Docking Station\My Agents"; then you can let Muco lay some Arimeides eggs

- five *.ds.creature files
What is it for?: some adult creature specimens (see below)
What to with it?: copy them to "...\Docking Station\My Creatures"; then import them into a world via the Creature selector

- ArimeidesGoMgoodies.agents
What is it for?: some stuff to make your world cozy for your Arimeides...  The code for the included agent Corpsecleaner has been kindly provided by Balor 
	(maker of e.g. the Eggonizer)! 
	Look for some other shiny stuff on his website!!
	http://balors.creatures.googlepages.com/  
What to with it?: copy it to "...\Docking Station\My Agents"; then inject the contained agents into a world via the Agent Injector
	Note: Inject Tendril, Fungi ,and Piranhas first before you use the Thing of Power!

- opensource_for_advanced_users.zip
What is it for?: the source codes for ArimeidesGoMgoodies.agents (for you information and maybe further modifications)
What to with it?: I guess users, who want to deal with it, will know what to do...

- DS life event factory - PHOTOGRAPHS THE DEAD.cos
What is it for?: this modified file will disable the automatic taking of pictures from creatures at birth or death (saves hard disk spaces and lets you 
	decides what individual should be photographed)
What to with it?: backup the original file first; then copy it to "...\Docking Station\Bootstrap\010 Docking Station"; it will be active in new worlds or 
	can be activated in existing ones by using 
	ject "DS life event factory - PHOTOGRAPHS THE DEAD.cos" 7
	on the CAOS console

- DS creatureBreeding.cos
(it is a modified version of the water-eggs-cos file by Marcus, who has kindly allowed me to modify and distribute it)
What is it for?: this modified file will disable the season dependent gender distribution and instead deliver permanently more males than females 
	(because female Arimeides GoM outlive males); since it is derived from the water-eggs-cos file (see left) it will also allow eggs to hatch in 
	water...
What to with it?: backup the original file first; then copy it to "...\Docking Station\Bootstrap\010 Docking Station"; it will be active in new worlds or 
	can be activated in existing ones by using 
	ject "DS creatureBreeding.cos" 7
	on the CAOS console


In this zip-file there are two pregnant females and one male. As a bonus there is a "phenotypic clone" of Echidna II added... 
They speak English.

Simply extract the "*.ds.creature"-files to "...\Docking Station\My Creatures" and then import to DS! 

The females Tuula, BoldogThetis and BoldogPhibia have been immortalized with preMelhite. They will be able to reproduce until their uterus/gonad fails
(which should not happen before they are older than 80 hours). Even after that has happened they can potentially live on forever...
Their offspring will not be immortal at birth. If you want them to live forever as well, you will have to inject them preMelhite (chemical 21), too.

The male has just received a few doses of Melhite by telling him "yes". That means he will live just a bit longer 
(unless you change that). 


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More information can be found in "ArimeidesManifesto.pdf" (needs AdobeReader) or at
http://creatures.wikia.com/wiki/Grendels_of_Minimordor 
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Thank you for downloading the Arimeides Starter Kit!
Fell free to distribute and modify it like you wish...

On 
http://alien.creaturesforum.de/nornhome/page.jsp?user=minisauron
and 
http://tcr.diagonalfish.net/index.php
more Arimeides can be found...

Enjoy the CCSF!
www.creatures.org.uk/ccsf2007

Greetings
Minisauron