function simple_embark(num) local stoff=dfhack.internal.getAddress('start_dwarf_count') print("Starting dwarves found:"..df.reinterpret_cast('int32_t', stoff).value) local tmp_val=df.new('int32_t') local size,pos=tmp_val:sizeof() tmp_val.value=num local ret=dfhack.internal.patchMemory(stoff,tmp_val,size) if ret then print("Success!") else qerror("Failed to patch in number") end end if not(FILE) then print("Type in new ammount (more than 6, less than 15000):") repeat ans=tonumber(io.read()) if ans==nil or not(ans<=15000 and ans>0) then print("incorrect choice") end until ans~=nil and (ans<=15000 and ans>0) simple_embark(ans) end