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Non-humanlike Pawn Control

Name: Non-humanlike Pawn Control
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Author: 76561197996674071

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Simple Pawn Control Framework Custom control system for non-humanlike pawns.

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. --- 1. Define a Mod Extension Attach this extension to any `ThingDef` with a `race` element:

 

  
    
    
      
AllowWork_Construction
      AllowWork_Hauling
      BlockWork_Research
    

```

5
8


  Plants10



  PlantsMajor



true
true


PawnControl_ForceAnimalToHumanlike
```

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:

 PawnControl_ForceAnimalToHumanlike

4. Example Usage Want your dryad to haul, fight, and wear armor? Just define:

 true true true 

  AllowWork_Hauling
  AllowWork_Cleaning
  AllowWork_Firefight

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. Buy me a coffee if you wish