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Saving and sharing dragons
🕑 Added 2025-11-03 01:40:13 +0000 UTCOne thing I've been looking into this week is making it possible to share dragons that were made in the dragon creator so that they can be loaded up by someone else, possibly for further modification. At this stage, having a full blown workshop with server hosted files and in-game browser is outside the scope of the initial dragon creator release at least, but I wanted to see if I could make something simpler that still gets the job done. What I came up with is a custom .dragon file type that contains only the information needed for the dragon creator system to reconstruct a specific design, similar to how a human can be constructed from just its DNA.
When saving a dragon in the game, it creates a dragon file for it that one can optionally share by sending it to someone or uploading it somewhere for people to download. You can then drag and drop the file directly into the game to create an identical dragon on your end, which you can then modify or pose as you see fit. The file size is actually very small since it doesn't contain the real dragon (just the "DNA"), so you can even send it over Discord for example. Later on I will also look into having a channel in the Discord server where they can be exchanged!
Comments
Gustaf
Health yes, whether it is represented by bars or something else isn't set yet. Kingdom customization like banner and name is definitely part of the grand vision, but whether or not it makes it into the game in the end will depend on how the project evolves, funding, etc
Gustaf
If co-op is added at some point (big if), that'd definitely be looked into
Yinny
when the game is finished, will your dragon and the rider have a health bar? also will you be able to customize your own house banner and name?
star2011
What if we could allow to ride the dragon with ur friend like two ppl on one dragon
