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A '''syndrome''' is a disease or effect that a poor hapless creature might get through encountering certain creatures, extracts or vindictive modders. They generally cause unpleasant and frequently fatal {{L|symptoms}} over a short to long period of time, but some will clear up over time or with the assistance of a {{L|doctor}}. A {{L|Hospital}} is required to diagnose and potentially treat the syndrome. [[File:Snakebite.png|200px|thumb|right|An example of a syndrome in effect. This hippo did not ultimately survive the encounter despite one bite being the only injury sustained.]]<br />
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==List of syndromes<sup><small>1</small></sup>==<br />
{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"<br />
! Syndrome<br />
! Venom<br />
! Acquired<br />
! Short-term Symptoms<br />
! Long-term Symptoms<br />
! Chronic Symptoms <br />
|-<br />
| Blob blisters<br />
| cave blob fluid<br />(contact)<br />
| Touching a {{L|cave blob}}<br />
| Mild pain<br/>Mild blisters<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Cave floater sickness<br />
| cave floater gas<br />(inhaled)<br />
| Expelled from {{L|cave floater}}<br />
| Mild nausea<br />
| Fever<br/>Strong drowsiness (delayed)<br/>Strong dizziness (delayed)<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Cave spider bite<br />
| cave spider venom<br />(injected)<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|cave spider}}<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
| Very mild dizziness<br />
|-<br />
| Giant cave spider bite<br />
| giant cave spider venom<br />(injected)<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|giant cave spider}}<br />
| Complete paralysis, suffocation<br/>'''Being eaten by the GCS'''<br />
| None, not that it really matters.<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Gnomeblight<br />
| {{L|gnomeblight}}<br />(contact, inhaled, or injected)<br />
| Unknown. Affects gnomes only<br />
| None<br />
| Severe systemic necrosis<br/>Death<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Giant desert scorpion sting<br />
| giant desert scorpion<br />(injected)<br />
| Being stung by a {{L|giant desert scorpion}}<br />
| None<br />
| Necrosis of the brain and nervous system<br/>Permanent paralysis, likely followed by death<br />
| None<br />
|- <br />
| Helmet snake bite<br />
| helmet snake venom<br />(injected)<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|helmet snake}}<br />
| Minor bleeding<br />
| Fever<br/>Nausea<br/>Dizziness<br/>Localized swelling<br/>Localized oozing<br/>Localized bruising<br/>Strong pain<br/>Intense localized necrosis<br/>Possible loss of limb <br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Iron man cough<br />
| iron man gas<br />(inhaled)<br />
| Expelled by {{L|iron man}}<br />
| Coughing blood<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Serpent man bite<br />
| serpent man venom<br />(injected)<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|serpent man}}<br />
| Complete paralysis<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|}<br />
<small>1. {{L|Titan}}s have a chance to have a randomized syndrome. These range from pointless (mild blisters from inhaling boiling blood) to instantly deadly (Severe necrosis from a contact poison attached to a breath weapon/titan made of blood.</small><br />
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==Treating syndromes==<br />
When a dwarf is infected with a syndrome he will be unaware of it until the first symptoms strike. At this point if he is still able to move he'll seek out a hospital where a doctor will use {{L|diagnosis}} to determine the syndrome. The most potent treatment for any syndrome is the application of the '''antivenin'''. Antivenin can be made at a {{L|butcher's shop}} by a dwarf with the {{L|animal dissector}} skill provided you have a living creature that produces venom on hand (note: This kills the creature in the process). Because of this requirement you likely won't have the antivenin during your dwarf's first encounter with the offending monster.<br />
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If the doctor has the antivenin he will apply it to the wound, and the syndrome will be cured. This won't reverse any damage already caused however so time is of the essence. This also means that some antivenins (like giant cave spider antivenin) will never be used because they will completely resolve before a doctor will even see the victim.<br />
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If the doctor doesn't have the antivenin care will become supportive, the wound will be disinfected and dressed to prevent bleeding, and if necrosis begins to set in the doctor will attempt {{L|surgery}} to remove the offending tissue. Mild necrosis can be excised without removing the limb, which will heal over time, but heavier necrosis can only be "cured" by amputation. This will still be necessary though, as heavily necrotic tissue will begin to bleed persistently until the dwarf either bleeds out or the limb is removed.<br />
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==The anatomy of a syndrome==<br />
Mechanically, syndromes are bundles of tokens attached to a material - they're confined to creature materials in vanilla DF, but it's a simple matter to add them to inorganic materials. When the material is injected, touched or inhaled (depending on the syndrome), the creature suffers the predations of a nasty disease or poison. Here's an example syndrome, taken from the Giant Cave Spider raws.<br />
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[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:POISON:CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE]<br />
[STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:frozen giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_NAME:LIQUID:giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_NAME:GAS:boiling giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:GAS:boiling giant cave spider venom]<br />
[PREFIX:NONE]<br />
[ENTERS_BLOOD]<br />
[SYNDROME]<br />
[SYN_NAME:giant cave spider bite]<br />
[SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]<br />
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:SPIDER_CAVE:ALL]<br />
[SYN_INJECTED]<br />
[CE_PARALYSIS:SEV:100:PROB:100:RESISTABLE:SIZE_DILUTES:START:5:PEAK:10:END:20]<br />
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The first line, USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE, is creating a new material, called POISON, using the CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE as the basis. After this, the STATE_NAME and STATE_ADJ tokens are used to define the names and adjectives assigned to different states of the material - GAS, LIQUID and ALL_SOLID, in this case, though ALL is also a valid token. At this stage, you can use any material tags like MAT_FIXED_TEMP or similar to set further material properties, though this usually isn't necessary.<br />
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ENTERS_BLOOD<br />
This tag determines whether a poison enters the blood or not. If it is not included, the poison will splatter (if liquid) or flow (if gas) over the affected body part instead when injected. If you're using a contact poison, leave this out. Necessary for injected poisons.<br />
SYNDROME<br />
This tag ends the material details and begins the definition of the actual syndrome.<br />
SYN_NAME<br />
This one is self-explanatory - the name of the syndrome as it will appear in-game.<br />
SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS<br />
This token defines what CREATURE_CLASS will be affected by the syndrome. Most creatures are classed under GENERAL_POISON. Multiple tokens can be used in a single syndrome.<br />
SYN_IMMUNE_CLASS<br />
As above, but makes class immune.<br />
SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE<br />
This token defines which creatures CANNOT be affected by the syndrome - useful for addressing specific instances within a population, such as a specific caste or an individual creature that falls under GENERAL_POISON. Syntax is [SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:creature:caste]. ALL can be used for the caste.<br />
SYN_AFFECTED_CREATURE<br />
As above, but makes creature or caste susceptible.<br />
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SYN_INJECTED, SYN_CONTACT, SYN_INHALED<br />
This token determines the method of infection - injected syndromes must be injected via a creature attack, while contact syndromes result from any contamination of a creature by material splatter (such as blood) and inhaled syndromes must be inhaled in gaseous form, such as from boiling or a creature breath attack. Any combination of these tags can be used. A fun variation on the usual creature injection routine is to create a material with a SYN_CONTACT syndrome and have a creature use it for blood - this tends to end poorly for any predator that chooses to attack them.<br />
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[SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:VENOM:LIQUID:100:100]<br />
This is one method for getting a poison into a creature. If [ENTERS_BLOOD] is applied, it will be injected into the bloodstream. Otherwise, it will just splatter over the area. Put this on a creature attack. Substance type (gas, liquid, solid) does not appear to have an effect. The numbers on the end are minimum and maximum.<br />
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CE_X, or creature effect tokens, are the real meat and bones of your syndrome. They're detailed below.<br />
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==Creature effect tokens==<br />
Each and every syndrome has a number of creature effect tokens, represented by CE_X - these lovely little beauties determine exactly how the poor creature suffering from the syndrome is affected. An example CE token is as follows:<br />
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[CE_NECROSIS:SEV:100:PROB:100:LOCALIZED:VASCULAR_ONLY:RESISTABLE:START:50:PEAK:1000:END:2000]<br />
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In this example, we have an effect that will always cause severe necrosis in whichever bodypart it touches, so long as that bodypart is vascular and that the creature is not able to resist it in some manner. The effect begins shortly after the syndrome is contracted, peaks 1000 time units afterwards, and finally ceases another 1000 time units later.<br />
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As a general rule of thumb, so long as CE_X starts the string and START/PEAK/END end it, the order of the intervening tokens isn't important.<br />
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CE_X<br />
The effect type. This can be a number of different tokens, as detailed in the table below this list.<br />
SEV:X<br />
The severity of the effect. Higher values appear to be worse, with SEV:1000 CE_NECROSIS causing a part to near-instantly become rotten.<br />
PROB:X<br />
The probability of the effect actually manifesting in the victim, as a percentage. 100 means always, 1 means a 1 in 100 chance.<br />
LOCALIZED (Optional if the BP:BY_CATEGORY/BY_TYPE token is present)<br />
This tag causes the effect to be restricted to the limb that came into contact with the contagion - ie. the part that was bitten by the creature injecting the syndrome material, or the one that was splattered by a contact contagion. It's unclear how this tag functions in syndromes contracted by inhalation.<br />
BP:BY_CATEGORY/BY_TYPE:BODYPART:TISSUE (Optional if the LOCALIZED token is present)<br />
Specifies a target or range of targets for the effect to manifest in. For example, if you wanted to target the lungs of a creature, you would use BP:BY_CATEGORY:LUNG:ALL. The syndrome would act on all bodyparts within the creature with the CATEGORY tag LUNG and affect all tissue layers. For another example, say you wanted to cause the skin to rot off a creature - you could use BP:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:SKIN, targeting the SKIN tissue on all bodyparts. This is one of the most powerful and useful aspects of the syndrome system, as it allows you to selectively target bodyparts relevant to the contagion, like lungs for coal dust inhalation, or the eyes for exposure to an acid gas. Not everything takes a target!<br />
VASCULAR_ONLY (Optional)<br />
This syndrome only affects tissue layers with the VASCULAR token.<br />
MUSCULAR_ONLY (Optional)<br />
This syndrome only affects tissue layers with the MUSCULAR token. Are you seeing a trend here?<br />
SIZE_DILUTES (Optional)<br />
This token presumably causes the effects of the syndrome to scale with the size of the creature compared to the size of the dose of contagion they received, but has yet to be extensively tested.<br />
SIZE_DELAYS (Optional)<br />
As above, this token has yet to be tested by presumably delays the onset of a syndrome according to the size of the victim.<br />
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The details of this table are still being thrashed out by modders, so if you have anything to add, please don't hesitate to hit the edit button!<br />
{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#ddd"<br />
! | Token<br />
! | Accepts Target<br />
! | Description<br />
|-<br />
| CE_FEVER<br />
| No<br />
| Causes the Fever condition.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_NAUSEA<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the Nausea condition, and heavy vomiting. Can eventually lead to dehydration and death.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_DIZZINESS<br />
| No<br />
| Inflicts the Dizziness condition, occasional fainting and a general slowdown in movement and work speed.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_SWELLING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targeted bodypart to swell up.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_OOZING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes pus to ooze from the afflicted bodypart.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BRUISING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targeted bodypart to undergo bruising.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BLEEDING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targeted bodypart to start bleeding, with heavy enough bleeding resulting in the death of the sufferer. Some conditions seem to cause bleeding to be fatal no matter how weak.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_NECROSIS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targeted bodypart to rot, with associated tissue damage and miasma. Badly necrotic limbs will require amputation and heavy rot will eventually result in bleeding. Necrosis has some strange behavior involving bleeding to death that isn't fully understood; a 100% necrotic creature can survive fine with no non-yellow bodyparts but will die of bleeding as soon as they end a round of combat, even if they never take a hit. Because of this, fairly useless unless targeting the lungs or eyes.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_DROWSINESS<br />
| No<br />
| Causes the Drowsiness condition.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_PAIN<br />
| Yes<br />
| Afflicts the targeted bodypart with intense pain.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BLISTERS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Covers the targeted bodypart with blisters.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_COUGH_BLOOD<br />
| No<br />
| This effect results in the sufferer periodically coughing blood, which stains the tile they're on and requires cleanup. It doesn't appear to be lethal, but may cause minor bleeding damage.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_VOMIT_BLOOD<br />
| No<br />
| This effect results in the sufferer periodically vomiting blood, which stains the tile they're on and requires cleanup. It doesn't appear to be lethal, but may cause minor bleeding damage.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_IMPAIR_FUNCTION<br />
| Yes<br />
| An organ afflicted with this CE is rendered inoperable - for example, if both lungs are impaired the creature can't breathe and will suffocate. This token only affects organs, not limbs.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_UNCONSCIOUSNESS<br />
| No<br />
| Renders unconscious.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_PARALYSIS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes paralysis in the affected body part. Targeted causes sluggishness and significantly reduces speed. Untargeted paralysis is 'complete paralysis' and will cause suffocation.<br />
|}<br />
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==Inorganic syndromes and you!==<br />
It's perfectly possible - and quite simple - to add a nasty syndrome to a type of rock or metal - you simply add the syndrome tokens to the material definition in the same manner that you would add them to a creature material definition. The only catch is that since your hapless dwarves will only normally encounter the material in metal, gem or boulder form, a bit of creativity must be used to actually get them inside your citizens - that is, you need to make them 'explosively boil' as soon as they're mined or produced. This has the sad side effect of destroying the actual item - sorry, no highly radioactive uranium this release. <br />
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The easiest way to accomplish this is to assign the material a low boiling point, usually just under room temperature, and make sure its temperature is fixed to a point above it.<br />
[MAT_FIXED_TEMP:9001]<br />
[BOILING POINT:9000]<br />
Now, as soon as this substance hits the open air - by being mined, smelted or reaction-produced at a custom workshop - it will EXPLOSIVELY BOIL, flooding a small area with delicious syndrome-rich gas. Creatures who inhale the gas will be immediately hit with the syndrome you thoughtfully attached to the material definition earlier!<br />
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There are a number of other tokens you can use to control the colour and naming conventions of your syndrome material, referred to as MATERIAL tokens.<br />
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==Breath attacks==<br />
If you want to really make a creature deadly, you can give it a breath attack to shoot your neurotoxin at your hapless dwarves from range. Some of these attacks have the unfortunate side effect of preventing a critter from using its regular attacks unless the enemy is ''on the same tile.'' You decide if it's worth it.<br />
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To use a breath attack, place something like the following anywhere in your creature entry:<br />
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[MATERIAL_BREATH_ATTACK:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SPITTER_SPIT:SOLID_GLOB]<br />
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The second token, LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT, references the fact that the material is defined inside the creature entry. SPITTER_SPIT is the name of the material, '''not the syndrome'''.<br />
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===Breath Attack Types===<br />
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{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#ddd"<br />
! | Token<br />
! | Description<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_GAS_FLOW<br />
| Shoots a trail of gas substance at the creature. Fairly easy to dodge. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW<br />
| Similar to the trailing gas, but easier to breathe in, and condensed, so it will collect on creatures. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_DUST_FLOW<br />
| Lets out a cloud of solid dust. Buggy(?) physics cause this to fling around anything it comes in contact with, making it capable of smashing creatures into the ground and flinging them over walls. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| SOLID_GLOB<br />
| Shoots a solid glob of spinning substance at the creature, leaving symbols similar to broken arrows. Essentially a projectile weapon. Some creatures with this breath attack will not move, preferring instead to stay and shoot globs at you, even when you are literally right next to them.<br />
|-<br />
| LIQUID_GLOB<br />
| Shoots a '''solid''' glob of spinning substance at the creature. Essentially the same as SOLID_GLOB. May do less damage.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_GAS<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a cloud of substance. Similar to TRAILING_GAS_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_VAPOR<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a cloud of substance. Similar to TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_DUST<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a large cloud of substance, which will spread and dissipate. Similar to TRAILING_DUST_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal. DO NOT USE THIS TAG UNLESS YOU WANT TO KILL THE CREATURE AND EVERYTHING NEAR IT AND SEND PEOPLE FLYING.<br />
|}<br />
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Keep in mind that you can use multiple breath attacks, which appear to be used at the same time. Using LIQUID_GLOB and TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW will shoot a glob of liquid, with a trail of vapor marking the path. Combine and experiment!<br />
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[[Category:Modding]]</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=v0.31:Syndrome&diff=86350v0.31:Syndrome2010-04-07T21:09:57Z<p>Squeegy: /* Breath Attack Types */</p>
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<div>{{av}}<br />
A '''syndrome''' is a disease or effect that a poor hapless creature might get through encountering certain creatures, extracts or vindictive modders. They generally cause unpleasant and frequently fatal {{L|symptoms}} over a short to long period of time, but some will clear up over time or with the assistance of a {{L|doctor}}. A {{L|Hospital}} is required to diagnose and potentially treat the syndrome. [[File:Snakebite.png|200px|thumb|right|An example of a syndrome in effect. This hippo did not ultimately survive the encounter despite one bite being the only injury sustained.]]<br />
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==List of syndromes in Vanilla<sup><small>1</small></sup>==<br />
{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"<br />
! | Syndrome<br />
! | Acquired<br />
! | Short-term Symptoms<br />
! | Long-term Symptoms<br />
! | Chronic Symptoms <br />
|-<br />
| Blob blisters<br />
| Direct skin contact with a {{L|cave blob}}<br />
| Mild pain<br/>Mild blisters<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Cave floater sickness<br />
| Expelled from a {{L|cave floater}}.<br />
| Mild nausea<br />
| Fever<br/>Strong drowsiness (delayed)<br/>Strong dizziness (delayed)<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Cave spider bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|cave spider}}<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
| Very mild dizziness<br />
|-<br />
| Giant cave spider bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|giant cave spider}}<br />
| Complete paralysis<br/>'''Being eaten by the GCS'''<br />
| None, not that it really matters.<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Gnomeblight<br />
| Touching, breathing or injecting {{L|gnomeblight}}<br/>Gnomes only.<br />
| None<br />
| Severe systemic necrosis<br/>Death<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Giant desert scorpion sting<br />
| Being stung by a {{L|giant desert scorpion}}<br />
| None<br />
| Necrosis of the brain and nervous system<br/>Permanent paralysis, likely followed by death<br />
| None<br />
|- <br />
| Helmet snake bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|helmet snake}}.<br />
| Minor bleeding<br />
| Fever<br/>Nausea<br/>Dizziness<br/>Localized swelling<br/>Localized oozing<br/>Localized bruising<br/>Strong pain<br/>Intense localized necrosis<br/>Possible loss of limb <br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Iron Man Cough<br />
| Expelled by {{L|iron man}}<br />
| Severe cough<br/>Bleeding (from the cough)<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Serpent man bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|serpent man}}<br />
| Complete paralysis<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|}<br />
<small>1. [[Titan]]s have a chance to have a randomized syndrome. These range from pointless (mild blisters from inhaling boiling blood) to instantly deadly (Severe necrosis from a contact poison attached to a breath weapon/titan made of blood.</small><br />
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==The anatomy of a syndrome==<br />
Mechanically, syndromes are bundles of tokens attached to a material - they're confined to creature materials in vanilla DF, but it's a simple matter to add them to inorganic materials. When the material is injected, touched or inhaled (depending on the syndrome), the creature suffers the predations of a nasty disease or poison. Here's an example syndrome, taken from the Giant Cave Spider raws.<br />
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[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:POISON:CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE]<br />
[STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:frozen giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_NAME:LIQUID:giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_NAME:GAS:boiling giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:GAS:boiling giant cave spider venom]<br />
[PREFIX:NONE]<br />
[ENTERS_BLOOD]<br />
[SYNDROME]<br />
[SYN_NAME:giant cave spider bite]<br />
[SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]<br />
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:SPIDER_CAVE:ALL]<br />
[SYN_INJECTED]<br />
[CE_PARALYSIS:SEV:100:PROB:100:RESISTABLE:SIZE_DILUTES:START:5:PEAK:10:END:20]<br />
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The first line, USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE, is creating a new material, called POISON, using the CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE as the basis. After this, the STATE_NAME and STATE_ADJ tokens are used to define the names and adjectives assigned to different states of the material - GAS, LIQUID and ALL_SOLID, in this case, though ALL is also a valid token. At this stage, you can use any material tags like MAT_FIXED_TEMP or similar to set further material properties, though this usually isn't necessary.<br />
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ENTERS_BLOOD<br />
This tag determines whether a poison enters the blood or not. If it is not included, the poison will splatter (if liquid) or flow (if gas) over the affected body part instead when injected. If you're using a contact poison, leave this out. Necessary for injected poisons.<br />
SYNDROME<br />
This tag ends the material details and begins the definition of the actual syndrome.<br />
SYN_NAME<br />
This one is self-explanatory - the name of the syndrome as it will appear in-game.<br />
SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS<br />
This token defines what CREATURE_CLASS will be affected by the syndrome. Most creatures are classed under GENERAL_POISON. Multiple tokens can be used in a single syndrome.<br />
SYN_IMMUNE_CLASS<br />
As above, but makes class immune.<br />
SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE<br />
This token defines which creatures CANNOT be affected by the syndrome - useful for addressing specific instances within a population, such as a specific caste or an individual creature that falls under GENERAL_POISON. Syntax is [SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:creature:caste]. ALL can be used for the caste.<br />
SYN_AFFECTED_CREATURE<br />
As above, but makes creature or caste susceptible.<br />
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SYN_INJECTED, SYN_CONTACT, SYN_INHALED<br />
This token determines the method of infection - injected syndromes must be injected via a creature attack, while contact syndromes result from any contamination of a creature by material splatter (such as blood) and inhaled syndromes must be inhaled in gaseous form, such as from boiling or a creature breath attack. Any combination of these tags can be used. A fun variation on the usual creature injection routine is to create a material with a SYN_CONTACT syndrome and have a creature use it for blood - this tends to end poorly for any predator that chooses to attack them.<br />
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[SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:VENOM:LIQUID:100:100]<br />
This is one method for getting a poison into a creature. If [ENTERS_BLOOD] is applied, it will be injected into the bloodstream. Otherwise, it will just splatter over the area. Put this on a creature attack. Substance type (gas, liquid, solid) does not appear to have an effect. The numbers on the end are minimum and maximum.<br />
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CE_X, or creature effect tokens, are the real meat and bones of your syndrome. They're detailed below.<br />
<br />
==Creature effect tokens==<br />
Each and every syndrome has a number of creature effect tokens, represented by CE_X - these lovely little beauties determine exactly how the poor creature suffering from the syndrome is affected. An example CE token is as follows:<br />
<br />
[CE_NECROSIS:SEV:100:PROB:100:LOCALIZED:VASCULAR_ONLY:RESISTABLE:START:50:PEAK:1000:END:2000]<br />
<br />
<br />
In this example, we have an effect that will always cause severe necrosis in whichever bodypart it touches, so long as that bodypart is vascular and that the creature is not able to resist it in some manner. The effect begins shortly after the syndrome is contracted, peaks 1000 time units afterwards, and finally ceases another 1000 time units later.<br />
<br />
As a general rule of thumb, so long as CE_X starts the string and START/PEAK/END end it, the order of the intervening tokens isn't important.<br />
<br />
CE_X<br />
The effect type. This can be a number of different tokens, as detailed in the table below this list.<br />
SEV:X<br />
The severity of the effect. Higher values appear to be worse, with SEV:1000 CE_NECROSIS causing a part to near-instantly become rotten.<br />
PROB:X<br />
The probability of the effect actually manifesting in the victim, as a percentage. 100 means always, 1 means a 1 in 100 chance.<br />
LOCALIZED (Optional if the BP:BY_CATEGORY/BY_TYPE token is present)<br />
This tag causes the effect to be restricted to the limb that came into contact with the contagion - ie. the part that was bitten by the creature injecting the syndrome material, or the one that was splattered by a contact contagion. It's unclear how this tag functions in syndromes contracted by inhalation.<br />
BP:BY_CATEGORY/BY_TYPE:BODYPART:TISSUE (Optional if the LOCALIZED token is present)<br />
Specifies a target or range of targets for the effect to manifest in. For example, if you wanted to target the lungs of a creature, you would use BP:BY_CATEGORY:LUNG:ALL. The syndrome would act on all bodyparts within the creature with the CATEGORY tag LUNG and affect all tissue layers. For another example, say you wanted to cause the skin to rot off a creature - you could use BP:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:SKIN, targeting the SKIN tissue on all bodyparts. This is one of the most powerful and useful aspects of the syndrome system, as it allows you to selectively target bodyparts relevant to the contagion, like lungs for coal dust inhalation, or the eyes for exposure to an acid gas. Not everything takes a target!<br />
VASCULAR_ONLY (Optional)<br />
This syndrome only affects tissue layers with the VASCULAR token.<br />
MUSCULAR_ONLY (Optional)<br />
This syndrome only affects tissue layers with the MUSCULAR token. Are you seeing a trend here?<br />
SIZE_DILUTES (Optional)<br />
This token presumably causes the effects of the syndrome to scale with the size of the creature compared to the size of the dose of contagion they received, but has yet to be extensively tested.<br />
SIZE_DELAYS (Optional)<br />
As above, this token has yet to be tested by presumably delays the onset of a syndrome according to the size of the victim.<br />
<br />
The details of this table are still being thrashed out by modders, so if you have anything to add, please don't hesitate to hit the edit button!<br />
{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#ddd"<br />
! | Token<br />
! | Accepts Target<br />
! | Description<br />
|-<br />
| CE_FEVER<br />
| No<br />
| Causes the Fever condition.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_NAUSEA<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the Nausea condition, and heavy vomiting. Can eventually lead to dehydration and death.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_DIZZINESS<br />
| No<br />
| Inflicts the Dizziness condition, occasional fainting and a general slowdown in movement and work speed.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_SWELLING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targeted bodypart to swell up.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_OOZING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes pus to ooze from the afflicted bodypart.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BRUISING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targeted bodypart to undergo bruising.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BLEEDING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targeted bodypart to start bleeding, with heavy enough bleeding resulting in the death of the sufferer. Some conditions seem to cause bleeding to be fatal no matter how weak.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_NECROSIS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targeted bodypart to rot, with associated tissue damage and miasma. Badly necrotic limbs will require amputation and heavy rot will eventually result in bleeding. Necrosis has some strange behavior involving bleeding to death that isn't fully understood; a 100% necrotic creature can survive fine with no non-yellow bodyparts but will die of bleeding as soon as they end a round of combat, even if they never take a hit. Because of this, fairly useless unless targeting the lungs or eyes.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_DROWSINESS<br />
| No<br />
| Causes the Drowsiness condition.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_PAIN<br />
| Yes<br />
| Afflicts the targeted bodypart with intense pain.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BLISTERS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Covers the targeted bodypart with blisters.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_COUGH_BLOOD<br />
| No<br />
| This effect results in the sufferer periodically coughing blood, which stains the tile they're on and requires cleanup. It doesn't appear to be lethal, but may cause minor bleeding damage.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_VOMIT_BLOOD<br />
| No<br />
| This effect results in the sufferer periodically vomiting blood, which stains the tile they're on and requires cleanup. It doesn't appear to be lethal, but may cause minor bleeding damage.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_IMPAIR_FUNCTION<br />
| Yes<br />
| An organ afflicted with this CE is rendered inoperable - for example, if both lungs are impaired the creature can't breathe and will suffocate. This token only affects organs, not limbs.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_UNCONSCIOUSNESS<br />
| No<br />
| Renders unconscious.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_PARALYSIS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes paralysis in the affected body part. Targeted causes sluggishness and significantly reduces speed. Untargeted paralysis is 'complete paralysis' and will cause suffocation.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Inorganic syndromes and you!==<br />
It's perfectly possible - and quite simple - to add a nasty syndrome to a type of rock or metal - you simply add the syndrome tokens to the material definition in the same manner that you would add them to a creature material definition. The only catch is that since your hapless dwarves will only normally encounter the material in metal, gem or boulder form, a bit of creativity must be used to actually get them inside your citizens - that is, you need to make them 'explosively boil' as soon as they're mined or produced. This has the sad side effect of destroying the actual item - sorry, no highly radioactive uranium this release. <br />
<br />
The easiest way to accomplish this is to assign the material a low boiling point, usually just under room temperature, and make sure its temperature is fixed to a point above it.<br />
[MAT_FIXED_TEMP:9001]<br />
[BOILING POINT:9000]<br />
Now, as soon as this substance hits the open air - by being mined, smelted or reaction-produced at a custom workshop - it will EXPLOSIVELY BOIL, flooding a small area with delicious syndrome-rich gas. Creatures who inhale the gas will be immediately hit with the syndrome you thoughtfully attached to the material definition earlier!<br />
<br />
There are a number of other tokens you can use to control the colour and naming conventions of your syndrome material, referred to as MATERIAL tokens.<br />
<br />
==Breath attacks==<br />
If you want to really make a creature deadly, you can give it a breath attack to shoot your neurotoxin at your hapless dwarves from range. Some of these attacks have the unfortunate side effect of preventing a critter from using its regular attacks unless the enemy is ''on the same tile.'' You decide if it's worth it.<br />
<br />
To use a breath attack, place something like the following anywhere in your creature entry:<br />
<br />
[MATERIAL_BREATH_ATTACK:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SPITTER_SPIT:SOLID_GLOB]<br />
<br />
The second token, LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT, references the fact that the material is defined inside the creature entry. SPITTER_SPIT is the name of the material, '''not the syndrome'''.<br />
<br />
===Breath Attack Types===<br />
<br />
{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#ddd"<br />
! | Token<br />
! | Description<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_GAS_FLOW<br />
| Shoots a trail of gas substance at the creature. Fairly easy to dodge. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW<br />
| Similar to the trailing gas, but easier to breathe in, and condensed, so it will collect on creatures. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_DUST_FLOW<br />
| Lets out a cloud of solid dust. Buggy(?) physics cause this to fling around anything it comes in contact with, making it capable of smashing creatures into the ground and flinging them over walls. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| SOLID_GLOB<br />
| Shoots a solid glob of spinning substance at the creature, leaving symbols similar to broken arrows. Essentially a projectile weapon. Creatures with this breath attack will not move, preferring instead to stay and shoot globs at you, even when you are literally right next to them.<br />
|-<br />
| LIQUID_GLOB<br />
| Shoots a '''solid''' glob of spinning substance at the creature. Essentially the same as SOLID_GLOB. May do less damage.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_GAS<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a cloud of substance. Similar to TRAILING_GAS_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_VAPOR<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a cloud of substance. Similar to TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_DUST<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a large cloud of substance, which will spread and dissipate. Similar to TRAILING_DUST_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal. DO NOT USE THIS TAG UNLESS YOU WANT TO KILL THE CREATURE AND EVERYTHING NEAR IT AND SEND PEOPLE FLYING.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
Keep in mind that you can use multiple breath attacks, which appear to be used at the same time. Using LIQUID_GLOB and TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW will shoot a glob of liquid, with a trail of vapor marking the path. Combine and experiment!</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=v0.31:Syndrome&diff=85755v0.31:Syndrome2010-04-07T01:03:31Z<p>Squeegy: /* Creature effect tokens */</p>
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<div>{{av}}<br />
A '''syndrome''' is a disease or effect that a poor hapless creature might get through encountering certain creatures, extracts or vindictive modders. They generally cause unpleasant and frequently fatal {{L|symptoms}} over a short to long period of time, but some will clear up over time or with the assistance of a {{L|doctor}}. A {{L|Hospital}} is required to diagnose and potentially treat the syndrome. [[File:Snakebite.png|200px|thumb|right|An example of a syndrome in effect. This hippo did not ultimately survive the encounter despite one bite being the only injury sustained.]]<br />
<br />
==List of syndromes in Vanilla<sup><small>1</small></sup>==<br />
{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"<br />
! | Syndrome<br />
! | Acquired<br />
! | Short-term Symptoms<br />
! | Long-term Symptoms<br />
! | Chronic Symptoms <br />
|-<br />
| Blob blisters<br />
| Direct skin contact with a {{L|cave blob}}<br />
| Mild pain<br/>Mild blisters<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Cave floater sickness<br />
| Expelled from a {{L|cave floater}}.<br />
| Mild nausea<br />
| Fever<br/>Strong drowsiness (delayed)<br/>Strong dizziness (delayed)<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Cave spider bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|cave spider}}<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
| Very mild dizziness<br />
|-<br />
| Giant cave spider bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|giant cave spider}}<br />
| Complete paralysis<br/>'''Being eaten by the GCS'''<br />
| None, not that it really matters.<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Gnomeblight<br />
| Touching, breathing or injecting {{L|gnomeblight}}<br/>Gnomes only.<br />
| None<br />
| Severe systemic necrosis<br/>Death<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Giant desert scorpion sting<br />
| Being stung by a {{L|giant desert scorpion}}<br />
| None<br />
| Necrosis of the brain and nervous system<br/>Permanent paralysis, likely followed by death<br />
| None<br />
|- <br />
| Helmet snake bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|helmet snake}}.<br />
| Minor bleeding<br />
| Fever<br/>Nausea<br/>Dizziness<br/>Localized swelling<br/>Localized oozing<br/>Localized bruising<br/>Strong pain<br/>Intense localized necrosis<br/>Possible loss of limb <br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Iron Man Cough<br />
| Expelled by {{L|iron man}}<br />
| Severe cough<br/>Bleeding (from the cough)<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Serpent man bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|serpent man}}<br />
| Complete paralysis<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|}<br />
<small>1. [[Titan]]s have a chance to have a randomized syndrome. These range from pointless (mild blisters from inhaling boiling blood) to instantly deadly (Severe necrosis from a contact poison attached to a breath weapon/titan made of blood.</small><br />
<br />
==The anatomy of a syndrome==<br />
Mechanically, syndromes are bundles of tokens attached to a material - they're confined to creature materials in vanilla DF, but it's a simple matter to add them to inorganic materials. When the material is injected, touched or inhaled (depending on the syndrome), the creature suffers the predations of a nasty disease or poison. Here's an example syndrome, taken from the Giant Cave Spider raws.<br />
<br />
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:POISON:CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE]<br />
[STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:frozen giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_NAME:LIQUID:giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_NAME:GAS:boiling giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:GAS:boiling giant cave spider venom]<br />
[PREFIX:NONE]<br />
[ENTERS_BLOOD]<br />
[SYNDROME]<br />
[SYN_NAME:giant cave spider bite]<br />
[SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]<br />
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:SPIDER_CAVE:ALL]<br />
[SYN_INJECTED]<br />
[CE_PARALYSIS:SEV:100:PROB:100:RESISTABLE:SIZE_DILUTES:START:5:PEAK:10:END:20]<br />
<br />
The first line, USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE, is creating a new material, called POISON, using the CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE as the basis. After this, the STATE_NAME and STATE_ADJ tokens are used to define the names and adjectives assigned to different states of the material - GAS, LIQUID and ALL_SOLID, in this case, though ALL is also a valid token. At this stage, you can use any material tags like MAT_FIXED_TEMP or similar to set further material properties, though this usually isn't necessary.<br />
<br />
ENTERS_BLOOD<br />
This tag determines whether a poison enters the blood or not. If it is not included, the poison will splatter (if liquid) or flow (if gas) over the affected body part instead when injected. If you're using a contact poison, leave this out. Necessary for injected poisons.<br />
SYNDROME<br />
This tag ends the material details and begins the definition of the actual syndrome.<br />
SYN_NAME<br />
This one is self-explanatory - the name of the syndrome as it will appear in-game.<br />
SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS<br />
This token defines what CREATURE_CLASS will be affected by the syndrome. Most creatures are classed under GENERAL_POISON. Multiple tokens can be used in a single syndrome.<br />
SYN_IMMUNE_CLASS<br />
As above, but makes class immune.<br />
SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE<br />
This token defines which creatures CANNOT be affected by the syndrome - useful for addressing specific instances within a population, such as a specific caste or an individual creature that falls under GENERAL_POISON. Syntax is [SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:creature:caste]. ALL can be used for the caste.<br />
SYN_AFFECTED_CREATURE<br />
As above, but makes creature or caste susceptible.<br />
<br />
SYN_INJECTED, SYN_CONTACT, SYN_INHALED<br />
This token determines the method of infection - injected syndromes must be injected via a creature attack, while contact syndromes result from any contamination of a creature by material splatter (such as blood) and inhaled syndromes must be inhaled in gaseous form, such as from boiling or a creature breath attack. Any combination of these tags can be used. A fun variation on the usual creature injection routine is to create a material with a SYN_CONTACT syndrome and have a creature use it for blood - this tends to end poorly for any predator that chooses to attack them.<br />
<br />
<br />
[SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:VENOM:LIQUID:100:100]<br />
This is one method for getting a poison into a creature. If [ENTERS_BLOOD] is applied, it will be injected into the bloodstream. Otherwise, it will just splatter over the area. Put this on a creature attack. Substance type (gas, liquid, solid) does not appear to have an effect. The numbers on the end are minimum and maximum.<br />
<br />
<br />
CE_X, or creature effect tokens, are the real meat and bones of your syndrome. They're detailed below.<br />
<br />
==Creature effect tokens==<br />
Each and every syndrome has a number of creature effect tokens, represented by CE_X - these lovely little beauties determine exactly how the poor creature suffering from the syndrome is affected. An example CE token is as follows:<br />
<br />
[CE_NECROSIS:SEV:100:PROB:100:LOCALIZED:VASCULAR_ONLY:RESISTABLE:START:50:PEAK:1000:END:2000]<br />
<br />
<br />
In this example, we have an effect that will always cause severe necrosis in whichever bodypart it touches, so long as that bodypart is vascular and that the creature is not able to resist it in some manner. The effect begins shortly after the syndrome is contracted, peaks 1000 time units afterwards, and finally ceases another 1000 time units later.<br />
<br />
As a general rule of thumb, so long as CE_X starts the string and START/PEAK/END end it, the order of the intervening tokens isn't important.<br />
<br />
CE_X<br />
The effect type. This can be a number of different tokens, as detailed in the table below this list.<br />
SEV:X<br />
The severity of the effect. Higher values appear to be worse, with SEV:1000 CE_NECROSIS causing a part to near-instantly become rotten.<br />
PROB:X<br />
The probability of the effect actually manifesting in the victim, as a percentage. 100 means always, 1 means a 1 in 100 chance.<br />
LOCALIZED (Optional if the BP:BY_CATEGORY/BY_TYPE token is present)<br />
This tag causes the effect to be restricted to the limb that came into contact with the contagion - ie. the part that was bitten by the creature injecting the syndrome material, or the one that was splattered by a contact contagion. It's unclear how this tag functions in syndromes contracted by inhalation.<br />
BP:BY_CATEGORY/BY_TYPE:BODYPART:TISSUE (Optional if the LOCALIZED token is present)<br />
Specifies a target or range of targets for the effect to manifest in. For example, if you wanted to target the lungs of a creature, you would use BP:BY_CATEGORY:LUNG:ALL. The syndrome would act on all bodyparts within the creature with the CATEGORY tag LUNG and affect all tissue layers. For another example, say you wanted to cause the skin to rot off a creature - you could use BP:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:SKIN, targeting the SKIN tissue on all bodyparts. This is one of the most powerful and useful aspects of the syndrome system, as it allows you to selectively target bodyparts relevant to the contagion, like lungs for coal dust inhalation, or the eyes for exposure to an acid gas. Not everything takes a target!<br />
VASCULAR_ONLY (Optional)<br />
This syndrome only affects tissue layers with the VASCULAR token.<br />
MUSCULAR_ONLY (Optional)<br />
This syndrome only affects tissue layers with the MUSCULAR token. Are you seeing a trend here?<br />
SIZE_DILUTES (Optional)<br />
This token presumably causes the effects of the syndrome to scale with the size of the creature compared to the size of the dose of contagion they received, but has yet to be extensively tested.<br />
SIZE_DELAYS (Optional)<br />
As above, this token has yet to be tested by presumably delays the onset of a syndrome according to the size of the victim.<br />
<br />
The details of this table are still being thrashed out by modders, so if you have anything to add, please don't hesitate to hit the edit button!<br />
{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#ddd"<br />
! | Token<br />
! | Accepts Target<br />
! | Description<br />
|-<br />
| CE_FEVER<br />
| No<br />
| Causes the Fever condition.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_NAUSEA<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the Nausea condition, and heavy vomiting. Can eventually lead to dehydration and death.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_DIZZINESS<br />
| No<br />
| Inflicts the Dizziness condition, occasional fainting and a general slowdown in movement and work speed.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_SWELLING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targeted bodypart to swell up.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_OOZING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes pus to ooze from the afflicted bodypart.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BRUISING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targeted bodypart to undergo bruising.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BLEEDING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targeted bodypart to start bleeding, with heavy enough bleeding resulting in the death of the sufferer. Some conditions seem to cause bleeding to be fatal no matter how weak.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_NECROSIS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targeted bodypart to rot, with associated tissue damage and miasma. Badly necrotic limbs will require amputation and heavy rot will eventually result in bleeding. Necrosis has some strange behavior involving bleeding to death that isn't fully understood; a 100% necrotic creature can survive fine with no non-yellow bodyparts but will die of bleeding as soon as they end a round of combat, even if they never take a hit. Because of this, fairly useless unless targeting the lungs or eyes.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_DROWSINESS<br />
| No<br />
| Causes the Drowsiness condition.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_PAIN<br />
| Yes<br />
| Afflicts the targeted bodypart with intense pain.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BLISTERS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Covers the targeted bodypart with blisters.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_COUGH_BLOOD<br />
| No<br />
| This effect results in the sufferer periodically coughing blood, which stains the tile they're on and requires cleanup. It doesn't appear to be lethal, but may cause minor bleeding damage.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_VOMIT_BLOOD<br />
| No<br />
| This effect results in the sufferer periodically vomiting blood, which stains the tile they're on and requires cleanup. It doesn't appear to be lethal, but may cause minor bleeding damage.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_IMPAIR_FUNCTION<br />
| Yes<br />
| An organ afflicted with this CE is rendered inoperable - for example, if both lungs are impaired the creature can't breathe and will suffocate. This token only affects organs, not limbs.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_UNCONSCIOUSNESS<br />
| No<br />
| Renders unconscious.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_PARALYSIS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes paralysis in the affected body part. Targeted causes sluggishness and significantly reduces speed. Untargeted paralysis is 'complete paralysis' and will cause suffocation.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Inorganic syndromes and you!==<br />
It's perfectly possible - and quite simple - to add a nasty syndrome to a type of rock or metal - you simply add the syndrome tokens to the material definition in the same manner that you would add them to a creature material definition. The only catch is that since your hapless dwarves will only normally encounter the material in metal, gem or boulder form, a bit of creativity must be used to actually get them inside your citizens - that is, you need to make them 'explosively boil' as soon as they're mined or produced. This has the sad side effect of destroying the actual item - sorry, no highly radioactive uranium this release. <br />
<br />
The easiest way to accomplish this is to assign the material a low boiling point, usually just under room temperature, and make sure its temperature is fixed to a point above it.<br />
[MAT_FIXED_TEMP:9001]<br />
[BOILING POINT:9000]<br />
Now, as soon as this substance hits the open air - by being mined, smelted or reaction-produced at a custom workshop - it will EXPLOSIVELY BOIL, flooding a small area with delicious syndrome-rich gas. Creatures who inhale the gas will be immediately hit with the syndrome you thoughtfully attached to the material definition earlier!<br />
<br />
There are a number of other tokens you can use to control the colour and naming conventions of your syndrome material, referred to as MATERIAL tokens.<br />
<br />
==Breath attacks==<br />
If you want to really make a creature deadly, you can give it a breath attack to shoot your neurotoxin at your hapless dwarves from range. Some of these attacks have the unfortunate side effect of preventing a critter from using its regular attacks unless the enemy is ''on the same tile.'' You decide if it's worth it.<br />
<br />
To use a breath attack, place something like the following anywhere in your creature entry:<br />
<br />
[MATERIAL_BREATH_ATTACK:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SPITTER_SPIT:SOLID_GLOB]<br />
<br />
The second token, LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT, references the fact that the material is defined inside the creature entry. SPITTER_SPIT is the name of the material, '''not the syndrome'''.<br />
<br />
===Breath Attack Types===<br />
<br />
{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#ddd"<br />
! | Token<br />
! | Description<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_GAS_FLOW<br />
| Shoots a trail of gas substance at the creature. Fairly easy to dodge. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW<br />
| Similar to the trailing gas, but easier to breathe in, and condensed, so it will collect on creatures. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_DUST_FLOW<br />
| Lets out a cloud of solid dust. Buggy(?) physics cause this to fling around anything it comes in contact with, making it capable of smashing creatures into the ground and flinging them over walls. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| SOLID_GLOB<br />
| Shoots a solid glob of spinning substance at the creature, leaving symbols similar to broken arrows. Essentially a projectile weapon. Creatures with this breath attack will not move, preferring instead to stay and shoot globs at you, even when you are literally right next to them.<br />
|-<br />
| LIQUID_GLOB<br />
| Shoots a liquid glob of spinning substance at the creature. Essentially the same as SOLID_GLOB. May do less damage.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_GAS<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a cloud of substance. Similar to TRAILING_GAS_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_VAPOR<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a cloud of substance. Similar to TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_DUST<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a large cloud of substance, which will spread and dissipate. Similar to TRAILING_DUST_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal. DO NOT USE THIS TAG UNLESS YOU WANT TO KILL THE CREATURE AND EVERYTHING NEAR IT AND SEND PEOPLE FLYING.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
Keep in mind that you can use multiple breath attacks, which appear to be used at the same time. Using LIQUID_GLOB and TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW will shoot a glob of liquid, with a trail of vapor marking the path. Combine and experiment!</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=v0.31:Syndrome&diff=85750v0.31:Syndrome2010-04-07T00:52:38Z<p>Squeegy: /* List of syndromes in Vanilla1 */</p>
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<div>{{av}}<br />
A '''syndrome''' is a disease or effect that a poor hapless creature might get through encountering certain creatures, extracts or vindictive modders. They generally cause unpleasant and frequently fatal {{L|symptoms}} over a short to long period of time, but some will clear up over time or with the assistance of a {{L|doctor}}. A {{L|Hospital}} is required to diagnose and potentially treat the syndrome. [[File:Snakebite.png|200px|thumb|right|An example of a syndrome in effect. This hippo did not ultimately survive the encounter despite one bite being the only injury sustained.]]<br />
<br />
==List of syndromes in Vanilla<sup><small>1</small></sup>==<br />
{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"<br />
! | Syndrome<br />
! | Acquired<br />
! | Short-term Symptoms<br />
! | Long-term Symptoms<br />
! | Chronic Symptoms <br />
|-<br />
| Blob blisters<br />
| Direct skin contact with a {{L|cave blob}}<br />
| Mild pain<br/>Mild blisters<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Cave floater sickness<br />
| Expelled from a {{L|cave floater}}.<br />
| Mild nausea<br />
| Fever<br/>Strong drowsiness (delayed)<br/>Strong dizziness (delayed)<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Cave spider bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|cave spider}}<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
| Very mild dizziness<br />
|-<br />
| Giant cave spider bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|giant cave spider}}<br />
| Complete paralysis<br/>'''Being eaten by the GCS'''<br />
| None, not that it really matters.<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Gnomeblight<br />
| Touching, breathing or injecting {{L|gnomeblight}}<br/>Gnomes only.<br />
| None<br />
| Severe systemic necrosis<br/>Death<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Giant desert scorpion sting<br />
| Being stung by a {{L|giant desert scorpion}}<br />
| None<br />
| Necrosis of the brain and nervous system<br/>Permanent paralysis, likely followed by death<br />
| None<br />
|- <br />
| Helmet snake bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|helmet snake}}.<br />
| Minor bleeding<br />
| Fever<br/>Nausea<br/>Dizziness<br/>Localized swelling<br/>Localized oozing<br/>Localized bruising<br/>Strong pain<br/>Intense localized necrosis<br/>Possible loss of limb <br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Iron Man Cough<br />
| Expelled by {{L|iron man}}<br />
| Severe cough<br/>Bleeding (from the cough)<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Serpent man bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|serpent man}}<br />
| Complete paralysis<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|}<br />
<small>1. [[Titan]]s have a chance to have a randomized syndrome. These range from pointless (mild blisters from inhaling boiling blood) to instantly deadly (Severe necrosis from a contact poison attached to a breath weapon/titan made of blood.</small><br />
<br />
==The anatomy of a syndrome==<br />
Mechanically, syndromes are bundles of tokens attached to a material - they're confined to creature materials in vanilla DF, but it's a simple matter to add them to inorganic materials. When the material is injected, touched or inhaled (depending on the syndrome), the creature suffers the predations of a nasty disease or poison. Here's an example syndrome, taken from the Giant Cave Spider raws.<br />
<br />
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:POISON:CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE]<br />
[STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:frozen giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_NAME:LIQUID:giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_NAME:GAS:boiling giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:GAS:boiling giant cave spider venom]<br />
[PREFIX:NONE]<br />
[ENTERS_BLOOD]<br />
[SYNDROME]<br />
[SYN_NAME:giant cave spider bite]<br />
[SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]<br />
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:SPIDER_CAVE:ALL]<br />
[SYN_INJECTED]<br />
[CE_PARALYSIS:SEV:100:PROB:100:RESISTABLE:SIZE_DILUTES:START:5:PEAK:10:END:20]<br />
<br />
The first line, USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE, is creating a new material, called POISON, using the CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE as the basis. After this, the STATE_NAME and STATE_ADJ tokens are used to define the names and adjectives assigned to different states of the material - GAS, LIQUID and ALL_SOLID, in this case, though ALL is also a valid token. At this stage, you can use any material tags like MAT_FIXED_TEMP or similar to set further material properties, though this usually isn't necessary.<br />
<br />
ENTERS_BLOOD<br />
This tag determines whether a poison enters the blood or not. If it is not included, the poison will splatter (if liquid) or flow (if gas) over the affected body part instead when injected. If you're using a contact poison, leave this out. Necessary for injected poisons.<br />
SYNDROME<br />
This tag ends the material details and begins the definition of the actual syndrome.<br />
SYN_NAME<br />
This one is self-explanatory - the name of the syndrome as it will appear in-game.<br />
SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS<br />
This token defines what CREATURE_CLASS will be affected by the syndrome. Most creatures are classed under GENERAL_POISON. Multiple tokens can be used in a single syndrome.<br />
SYN_IMMUNE_CLASS<br />
As above, but makes class immune.<br />
SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE<br />
This token defines which creatures CANNOT be affected by the syndrome - useful for addressing specific instances within a population, such as a specific caste or an individual creature that falls under GENERAL_POISON. Syntax is [SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:creature:caste]. ALL can be used for the caste.<br />
SYN_AFFECTED_CREATURE<br />
As above, but makes creature or caste susceptible.<br />
<br />
SYN_INJECTED, SYN_CONTACT, SYN_INHALED<br />
This token determines the method of infection - injected syndromes must be injected via a creature attack, while contact syndromes result from any contamination of a creature by material splatter (such as blood) and inhaled syndromes must be inhaled in gaseous form, such as from boiling or a creature breath attack. Any combination of these tags can be used. A fun variation on the usual creature injection routine is to create a material with a SYN_CONTACT syndrome and have a creature use it for blood - this tends to end poorly for any predator that chooses to attack them.<br />
<br />
<br />
[SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:VENOM:LIQUID:100:100]<br />
This is one method for getting a poison into a creature. If [ENTERS_BLOOD] is applied, it will be injected into the bloodstream. Otherwise, it will just splatter over the area. Put this on a creature attack. Substance type (gas, liquid, solid) does not appear to have an effect. The numbers on the end are minimum and maximum.<br />
<br />
<br />
CE_X, or creature effect tokens, are the real meat and bones of your syndrome. They're detailed below.<br />
<br />
==Creature effect tokens==<br />
Each and every syndrome has a number of creature effect tokens, represented by CE_X - these lovely little beauties determine exactly how the poor creature suffering from the syndrome is affected. An example CE token is as follows:<br />
<br />
[CE_NECROSIS:SEV:100:PROB:100:LOCALIZED:VASCULAR_ONLY:RESISTABLE:START:50:PEAK:1000:END:2000]<br />
<br />
<br />
In this example, we have an effect that will always cause severe necrosis in whichever bodypart it touches, so long as that bodypart is vascular and that the creature is not able to resist it in some manner. The effect begins shortly after the syndrome is contracted, peaks 1000 time units afterwards, and finally ceases another 1000 time units later.<br />
<br />
As a general rule of thumb, so long as CE_X starts the string and START/PEAK/END end it, the order of the intervening tokens isn't important.<br />
<br />
CE_X<br />
The effect type. This can be a number of different tokens, as detailed in the table below this list.<br />
SEV:X<br />
The severity of the effect. Higher values appear to be worse, with SEV:1000 CE_NECROSIS causing a part to near-instantly become rotten.<br />
PROB:X<br />
The probability of the effect actually manifesting in the victim, as a percentage. 100 means always, 1 means a 1 in 100 chance.<br />
LOCALIZED (Optional if the BP:BY_CATEGORY/BY_TYPE token is present)<br />
This tag causes the effect to be restricted to the limb that came into contact with the contagion - ie. the part that was bitten by the creature injecting the syndrome material, or the one that was splattered by a contact contagion. It's unclear how this tag functions in syndromes contracted by inhalation.<br />
BP:BY_CATEGORY/BY_TYPE:BODYPART:TISSUE (Optional if the LOCALIZED token is present)<br />
Specifies a target or range of targets for the effect to manifest in. For example, if you wanted to target the lungs of a creature, you would use BP:BY_CATEGORY:LUNG:ALL. The syndrome would act on all bodyparts within the creature with the CATEGORY tag LUNG and affect all tissue layers. For another example, say you wanted to cause the skin to rot off a creature - you could use BP:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:SKIN, targeting the SKIN tissue on all bodyparts. This is one of the most powerful and useful aspects of the syndrome system, as it allows you to selectively target bodyparts relevant to the contagion, like lungs for coal dust inhalation, or the eyes for exposure to an acid gas. Not everything takes a target!<br />
VASCULAR_ONLY (Optional)<br />
This syndrome only affects tissue layers with the VASCULAR token.<br />
MUSCULAR_ONLY (Optional)<br />
This syndrome only affects tissue layers with the MUSCULAR token. Are you seeing a trend here?<br />
SIZE_DILUTES (Optional)<br />
This token presumably causes the effects of the syndrome to scale with the size of the creature compared to the size of the dose of contagion they received, but has yet to be extensively tested.<br />
SIZE_DELAYS (Optional)<br />
As above, this token has yet to be tested by presumably delays the onset of a syndrome according to the size of the victim.<br />
<br />
The details of this table are still being thrashed out by modders, so if you have anything to add, please don't hesitate to hit the edit button!<br />
{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#ddd"<br />
! | Token<br />
! | Accepts Target<br />
! | Description<br />
|-<br />
| CE_FEVER<br />
| No<br />
| Causes the Fever condition.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_NAUSEA<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the Nausea condition, and heavy vomiting. Can eventually lead to dehydration and death.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_DIZZINESS<br />
| No<br />
| Inflicts the Dizziness condition, occasional fainting and a general slowdown in movement and work speed.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_SWELLING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targeted bodypart to swell up.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_OOZING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes pus to ooze from the afflicted bodypart.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BRUISING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targeted bodypart to undergo bruising.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BLEEDING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targeted bodypart to start bleeding, with heavy enough bleeding resulting in the death of the sufferer. Some conditions seem to cause bleeding to be fatal no matter how weak.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_NECROSIS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targeted bodypart to rot, with associated tissue damage and miasma. Badly necrotic limbs will require amputation and heavy rot will eventually result in bleeding. Necrosis has some strange behavior involving bleeding to death that isn't fully understood; a 100% necrotic creature can survive fine with no non-yellow bodyparts but will die of bleeding as soon as they end a round of combat, even if they never take a hit. Because of this, fairly useless unless targeting the lungs or eyes.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_DROWSINESS<br />
| No<br />
| Causes the Drowsiness condition.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_PAIN<br />
| Yes<br />
| Afflicts the targeted bodypart with intense pain.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BLISTERS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Covers the targeted bodypart with blisters.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_COUGH_BLOOD<br />
| No<br />
| This effect results in the sufferer periodically coughing blood, which stains the tile they're on and requires cleanup. It doesn't appear to be lethal, but may cause minor bleeding damage.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_VOMIT_BLOOD<br />
| No<br />
| This effect results in the sufferer periodically vomiting blood, which stains the tile they're on and requires cleanup. It doesn't appear to be lethal, but may cause minor bleeding damage.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_IMPAIR_FUNCTION<br />
| Yes<br />
| An organ afflicted with this CE is rendered inoperable - for example, if both lungs are impaired the creature can't breathe and will suffocate. This token only affects organs, not limbs.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_UNCONSCIOUSNESS<br />
| No<br />
| Renders unconscious.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_PARALYSIS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes paralysis in the affected body part. Paralysis of the legs causes sluggishness and significantly reduces speed. Untargeted paralysis is 'complete paralysis' and can cause suffocation.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Inorganic syndromes and you!==<br />
It's perfectly possible - and quite simple - to add a nasty syndrome to a type of rock or metal - you simply add the syndrome tokens to the material definition in the same manner that you would add them to a creature material definition. The only catch is that since your hapless dwarves will only normally encounter the material in metal, gem or boulder form, a bit of creativity must be used to actually get them inside your citizens - that is, you need to make them 'explosively boil' as soon as they're mined or produced. This has the sad side effect of destroying the actual item - sorry, no highly radioactive uranium this release. <br />
<br />
The easiest way to accomplish this is to assign the material a low boiling point, usually just under room temperature, and make sure its temperature is fixed to a point above it.<br />
[MAT_FIXED_TEMP:9001]<br />
[BOILING POINT:9000]<br />
Now, as soon as this substance hits the open air - by being mined, smelted or reaction-produced at a custom workshop - it will EXPLOSIVELY BOIL, flooding a small area with delicious syndrome-rich gas. Creatures who inhale the gas will be immediately hit with the syndrome you thoughtfully attached to the material definition earlier!<br />
<br />
There are a number of other tokens you can use to control the colour and naming conventions of your syndrome material, referred to as MATERIAL tokens.<br />
<br />
==Breath attacks==<br />
If you want to really make a creature deadly, you can give it a breath attack to shoot your neurotoxin at your hapless dwarves from range. Some of these attacks have the unfortunate side effect of preventing a critter from using its regular attacks unless the enemy is ''on the same tile.'' You decide if it's worth it.<br />
<br />
To use a breath attack, place something like the following anywhere in your creature entry:<br />
<br />
[MATERIAL_BREATH_ATTACK:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SPITTER_SPIT:SOLID_GLOB]<br />
<br />
The second token, LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT, references the fact that the material is defined inside the creature entry. SPITTER_SPIT is the name of the material, '''not the syndrome'''.<br />
<br />
===Breath Attack Types===<br />
<br />
{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#ddd"<br />
! | Token<br />
! | Description<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_GAS_FLOW<br />
| Shoots a trail of gas substance at the creature. Fairly easy to dodge. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW<br />
| Similar to the trailing gas, but easier to breathe in, and condensed, so it will collect on creatures. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_DUST_FLOW<br />
| Lets out a cloud of solid dust. Buggy(?) physics cause this to fling around anything it comes in contact with, making it capable of smashing creatures into the ground and flinging them over walls. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| SOLID_GLOB<br />
| Shoots a solid glob of spinning substance at the creature, leaving symbols similar to broken arrows. Essentially a projectile weapon. Creatures with this breath attack will not move, preferring instead to stay and shoot globs at you, even when you are literally right next to them.<br />
|-<br />
| LIQUID_GLOB<br />
| Shoots a liquid glob of spinning substance at the creature. Essentially the same as SOLID_GLOB. May do less damage.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_GAS<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a cloud of substance. Similar to TRAILING_GAS_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_VAPOR<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a cloud of substance. Similar to TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_DUST<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a large cloud of substance, which will spread and dissipate. Similar to TRAILING_DUST_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal. DO NOT USE THIS TAG UNLESS YOU WANT TO KILL THE CREATURE AND EVERYTHING NEAR IT AND SEND PEOPLE FLYING.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
Keep in mind that you can use multiple breath attacks, which appear to be used at the same time. Using LIQUID_GLOB and TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW will shoot a glob of liquid, with a trail of vapor marking the path. Combine and experiment!</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=v0.31:Syndrome&diff=85749v0.31:Syndrome2010-04-07T00:52:18Z<p>Squeegy: /* List of syndromes in Vanilla1 */ Chronic means recurring, death only happens once</p>
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<div>{{av}}<br />
A '''syndrome''' is a disease or effect that a poor hapless creature might get through encountering certain creatures, extracts or vindictive modders. They generally cause unpleasant and frequently fatal {{L|symptoms}} over a short to long period of time, but some will clear up over time or with the assistance of a {{L|doctor}}. A {{L|Hospital}} is required to diagnose and potentially treat the syndrome. [[File:Snakebite.png|200px|thumb|right|An example of a syndrome in effect. This hippo did not ultimately survive the encounter despite one bite being the only injury sustained.]]<br />
<br />
==List of syndromes in Vanilla<sup><small>1</small></sup>==<br />
{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"<br />
! | Syndrome<br />
! | Acquired<br />
! | Short-term Symptoms<br />
! | Long-term Symptoms<br />
! | Chronic Symptoms <br />
|-<br />
| Blob blisters<br />
| Direct skin contact with a {{L|cave blob}}<br />
| Mild pain<br/>Mild blisters<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Cave floater sickness<br />
| Expelled from a {{L|cave floater}}.<br />
| Mild nausea<br />
| Fever<br/>Strong drowsiness (delayed)<br/>Strong dizziness (delayed)<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Cave spider bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|cave spider}}<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
| Very mild dizziness<br />
|-<br />
| Giant cave spider bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|giant cave spider}}<br />
| Complete paralysis<br/>'''Being eaten by the GCS'''<br />
| None, not that it really matters.<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Gnomeblight<br />
| Touching, breathing or injecting {{L|gnomeblight}}<br/>Gnomes only.<br />
| None<br />
| Severe systemic necrosis<br/>Death<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Giant desert scorpion sting<br />
| Being stung by a {{L|giant desert scorpion}}<br />
| None<br />
| Necrosis of the brain and nervous system<br/>Permanent paralysis, likely followed by death<br />
| None<br />
|- <br />
| Helmet snake bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|helmet snake}}.<br />
| Minor bleeding<br />
| Fever<br/>Nausea<br/>Dizziness<br/>Localized swelling<br/>Localized oozing<br/>Localized bruising<br/>Strong pain<br/>Intense localized necrosis<br/>Possible loss of limb <br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Iron Man Cough<br />
| Expelled by {{L|iron man}}<br />
| Severe cough<br/>Bleeding (from the cough)<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Serpent man bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|serpent man}}<br />
| Complete paralysis<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|}<br />
<small>1. [[Titan]]s have a chance to have a randomized syndrome. These range from pointless (mild blisters from inhaling boiling blood) to instantly deadly (Severe necrosis from a contact poison attached to a breath weapon/titan made of blood.</small><br />
<br />
==The anatomy of a syndrome==<br />
Mechanically, syndromes are bundles of tokens attached to a material - they're confined to creature materials in vanilla DF, but it's a simple matter to add them to inorganic materials. When the material is injected, touched or inhaled (depending on the syndrome), the creature suffers the predations of a nasty disease or poison. Here's an example syndrome, taken from the Giant Cave Spider raws.<br />
<br />
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:POISON:CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE]<br />
[STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:frozen giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_NAME:LIQUID:giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_NAME:GAS:boiling giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:GAS:boiling giant cave spider venom]<br />
[PREFIX:NONE]<br />
[ENTERS_BLOOD]<br />
[SYNDROME]<br />
[SYN_NAME:giant cave spider bite]<br />
[SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]<br />
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:SPIDER_CAVE:ALL]<br />
[SYN_INJECTED]<br />
[CE_PARALYSIS:SEV:100:PROB:100:RESISTABLE:SIZE_DILUTES:START:5:PEAK:10:END:20]<br />
<br />
The first line, USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE, is creating a new material, called POISON, using the CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE as the basis. After this, the STATE_NAME and STATE_ADJ tokens are used to define the names and adjectives assigned to different states of the material - GAS, LIQUID and ALL_SOLID, in this case, though ALL is also a valid token. At this stage, you can use any material tags like MAT_FIXED_TEMP or similar to set further material properties, though this usually isn't necessary.<br />
<br />
ENTERS_BLOOD<br />
This tag determines whether a poison enters the blood or not. If it is not included, the poison will splatter (if liquid) or flow (if gas) over the affected body part instead when injected. If you're using a contact poison, leave this out. Necessary for injected poisons.<br />
SYNDROME<br />
This tag ends the material details and begins the definition of the actual syndrome.<br />
SYN_NAME<br />
This one is self-explanatory - the name of the syndrome as it will appear in-game.<br />
SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS<br />
This token defines what CREATURE_CLASS will be affected by the syndrome. Most creatures are classed under GENERAL_POISON. Multiple tokens can be used in a single syndrome.<br />
SYN_IMMUNE_CLASS<br />
As above, but makes class immune.<br />
SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE<br />
This token defines which creatures CANNOT be affected by the syndrome - useful for addressing specific instances within a population, such as a specific caste or an individual creature that falls under GENERAL_POISON. Syntax is [SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:creature:caste]. ALL can be used for the caste.<br />
SYN_AFFECTED_CREATURE<br />
As above, but makes creature or caste susceptible.<br />
<br />
SYN_INJECTED, SYN_CONTACT, SYN_INHALED<br />
This token determines the method of infection - injected syndromes must be injected via a creature attack, while contact syndromes result from any contamination of a creature by material splatter (such as blood) and inhaled syndromes must be inhaled in gaseous form, such as from boiling or a creature breath attack. Any combination of these tags can be used. A fun variation on the usual creature injection routine is to create a material with a SYN_CONTACT syndrome and have a creature use it for blood - this tends to end poorly for any predator that chooses to attack them.<br />
<br />
<br />
[SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:VENOM:LIQUID:100:100]<br />
This is one method for getting a poison into a creature. If [ENTERS_BLOOD] is applied, it will be injected into the bloodstream. Otherwise, it will just splatter over the area. Put this on a creature attack. Substance type (gas, liquid, solid) does not appear to have an effect. The numbers on the end are minimum and maximum.<br />
<br />
<br />
CE_X, or creature effect tokens, are the real meat and bones of your syndrome. They're detailed below.<br />
<br />
==Creature effect tokens==<br />
Each and every syndrome has a number of creature effect tokens, represented by CE_X - these lovely little beauties determine exactly how the poor creature suffering from the syndrome is affected. An example CE token is as follows:<br />
<br />
[CE_NECROSIS:SEV:100:PROB:100:LOCALIZED:VASCULAR_ONLY:RESISTABLE:START:50:PEAK:1000:END:2000]<br />
<br />
<br />
In this example, we have an effect that will always cause severe necrosis in whichever bodypart it touches, so long as that bodypart is vascular and that the creature is not able to resist it in some manner. The effect begins shortly after the syndrome is contracted, peaks 1000 time units afterwards, and finally ceases another 1000 time units later.<br />
<br />
As a general rule of thumb, so long as CE_X starts the string and START/PEAK/END end it, the order of the intervening tokens isn't important.<br />
<br />
CE_X<br />
The effect type. This can be a number of different tokens, as detailed in the table below this list.<br />
SEV:X<br />
The severity of the effect. Higher values appear to be worse, with SEV:1000 CE_NECROSIS causing a part to near-instantly become rotten.<br />
PROB:X<br />
The probability of the effect actually manifesting in the victim, as a percentage. 100 means always, 1 means a 1 in 100 chance.<br />
LOCALIZED (Optional if the BP:BY_CATEGORY/BY_TYPE token is present)<br />
This tag causes the effect to be restricted to the limb that came into contact with the contagion - ie. the part that was bitten by the creature injecting the syndrome material, or the one that was splattered by a contact contagion. It's unclear how this tag functions in syndromes contracted by inhalation.<br />
BP:BY_CATEGORY/BY_TYPE:BODYPART:TISSUE (Optional if the LOCALIZED token is present)<br />
Specifies a target or range of targets for the effect to manifest in. For example, if you wanted to target the lungs of a creature, you would use BP:BY_CATEGORY:LUNG:ALL. The syndrome would act on all bodyparts within the creature with the CATEGORY tag LUNG and affect all tissue layers. For another example, say you wanted to cause the skin to rot off a creature - you could use BP:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:SKIN, targeting the SKIN tissue on all bodyparts. This is one of the most powerful and useful aspects of the syndrome system, as it allows you to selectively target bodyparts relevant to the contagion, like lungs for coal dust inhalation, or the eyes for exposure to an acid gas. Not everything takes a target!<br />
VASCULAR_ONLY (Optional)<br />
This syndrome only affects tissue layers with the VASCULAR token.<br />
MUSCULAR_ONLY (Optional)<br />
This syndrome only affects tissue layers with the MUSCULAR token. Are you seeing a trend here?<br />
SIZE_DILUTES (Optional)<br />
This token presumably causes the effects of the syndrome to scale with the size of the creature compared to the size of the dose of contagion they received, but has yet to be extensively tested.<br />
SIZE_DELAYS (Optional)<br />
As above, this token has yet to be tested by presumably delays the onset of a syndrome according to the size of the victim.<br />
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The details of this table are still being thrashed out by modders, so if you have anything to add, please don't hesitate to hit the edit button!<br />
{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#ddd"<br />
! | Token<br />
! | Accepts Target<br />
! | Description<br />
|-<br />
| CE_FEVER<br />
| No<br />
| Causes the Fever condition.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_NAUSEA<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the Nausea condition, and heavy vomiting. Can eventually lead to dehydration and death.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_DIZZINESS<br />
| No<br />
| Inflicts the Dizziness condition, occasional fainting and a general slowdown in movement and work speed.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_SWELLING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targeted bodypart to swell up.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_OOZING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes pus to ooze from the afflicted bodypart.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BRUISING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targeted bodypart to undergo bruising.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BLEEDING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targeted bodypart to start bleeding, with heavy enough bleeding resulting in the death of the sufferer. Some conditions seem to cause bleeding to be fatal no matter how weak.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_NECROSIS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targeted bodypart to rot, with associated tissue damage and miasma. Badly necrotic limbs will require amputation and heavy rot will eventually result in bleeding. Necrosis has some strange behavior involving bleeding to death that isn't fully understood; a 100% necrotic creature can survive fine with no non-yellow bodyparts but will die of bleeding as soon as they end a round of combat, even if they never take a hit. Because of this, fairly useless unless targeting the lungs or eyes.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_DROWSINESS<br />
| No<br />
| Causes the Drowsiness condition.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_PAIN<br />
| Yes<br />
| Afflicts the targeted bodypart with intense pain.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BLISTERS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Covers the targeted bodypart with blisters.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_COUGH_BLOOD<br />
| No<br />
| This effect results in the sufferer periodically coughing blood, which stains the tile they're on and requires cleanup. It doesn't appear to be lethal, but may cause minor bleeding damage.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_VOMIT_BLOOD<br />
| No<br />
| This effect results in the sufferer periodically vomiting blood, which stains the tile they're on and requires cleanup. It doesn't appear to be lethal, but may cause minor bleeding damage.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_IMPAIR_FUNCTION<br />
| Yes<br />
| An organ afflicted with this CE is rendered inoperable - for example, if both lungs are impaired the creature can't breathe and will suffocate. This token only affects organs, not limbs.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_UNCONSCIOUSNESS<br />
| No<br />
| Renders unconscious.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_PARALYSIS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes paralysis in the affected body part. Paralysis of the legs causes sluggishness and significantly reduces speed. Untargeted paralysis is 'complete paralysis' and can cause suffocation.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Inorganic syndromes and you!==<br />
It's perfectly possible - and quite simple - to add a nasty syndrome to a type of rock or metal - you simply add the syndrome tokens to the material definition in the same manner that you would add them to a creature material definition. The only catch is that since your hapless dwarves will only normally encounter the material in metal, gem or boulder form, a bit of creativity must be used to actually get them inside your citizens - that is, you need to make them 'explosively boil' as soon as they're mined or produced. This has the sad side effect of destroying the actual item - sorry, no highly radioactive uranium this release. <br />
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The easiest way to accomplish this is to assign the material a low boiling point, usually just under room temperature, and make sure its temperature is fixed to a point above it.<br />
[MAT_FIXED_TEMP:9001]<br />
[BOILING POINT:9000]<br />
Now, as soon as this substance hits the open air - by being mined, smelted or reaction-produced at a custom workshop - it will EXPLOSIVELY BOIL, flooding a small area with delicious syndrome-rich gas. Creatures who inhale the gas will be immediately hit with the syndrome you thoughtfully attached to the material definition earlier!<br />
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There are a number of other tokens you can use to control the colour and naming conventions of your syndrome material, referred to as MATERIAL tokens.<br />
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==Breath attacks==<br />
If you want to really make a creature deadly, you can give it a breath attack to shoot your neurotoxin at your hapless dwarves from range. Some of these attacks have the unfortunate side effect of preventing a critter from using its regular attacks unless the enemy is ''on the same tile.'' You decide if it's worth it.<br />
<br />
To use a breath attack, place something like the following anywhere in your creature entry:<br />
<br />
[MATERIAL_BREATH_ATTACK:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SPITTER_SPIT:SOLID_GLOB]<br />
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The second token, LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT, references the fact that the material is defined inside the creature entry. SPITTER_SPIT is the name of the material, '''not the syndrome'''.<br />
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===Breath Attack Types===<br />
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{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#ddd"<br />
! | Token<br />
! | Description<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_GAS_FLOW<br />
| Shoots a trail of gas substance at the creature. Fairly easy to dodge. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW<br />
| Similar to the trailing gas, but easier to breathe in, and condensed, so it will collect on creatures. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_DUST_FLOW<br />
| Lets out a cloud of solid dust. Buggy(?) physics cause this to fling around anything it comes in contact with, making it capable of smashing creatures into the ground and flinging them over walls. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| SOLID_GLOB<br />
| Shoots a solid glob of spinning substance at the creature, leaving symbols similar to broken arrows. Essentially a projectile weapon. Creatures with this breath attack will not move, preferring instead to stay and shoot globs at you, even when you are literally right next to them.<br />
|-<br />
| LIQUID_GLOB<br />
| Shoots a liquid glob of spinning substance at the creature. Essentially the same as SOLID_GLOB. May do less damage.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_GAS<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a cloud of substance. Similar to TRAILING_GAS_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_VAPOR<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a cloud of substance. Similar to TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_DUST<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a large cloud of substance, which will spread and dissipate. Similar to TRAILING_DUST_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal. DO NOT USE THIS TAG UNLESS YOU WANT TO KILL THE CREATURE AND EVERYTHING NEAR IT AND SEND PEOPLE FLYING.<br />
|}<br />
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Keep in mind that you can use multiple breath attacks, which appear to be used at the same time. Using LIQUID_GLOB and TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW will shoot a glob of liquid, with a trail of vapor marking the path. Combine and experiment!</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=v0.31:Syndrome&diff=84261v0.31:Syndrome2010-04-05T17:39:33Z<p>Squeegy: </p>
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A '''syndrome''' is a disease or effect that a poor hapless creature might get through encountering certain creatures, extracts or vindictive modders. They generally cause unpleasant and frequently fatal {{L|symptoms}} over a short to long period of time, but some will clear up over time or with the assistance of a {{L|doctor}}. A {{L|Hospital}} is required to diagnose and potentially treat the syndrome. [[File:Snakebite.png|200px|thumb|right|An example of a syndrome in effect. This hippo did not ultimately survive the encounter despite one bite being the only injury sustained.]]<br />
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==List of syndromes in Vanilla<sup><small>1</small></sup>==<br />
{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#ddd"<br />
! | Syndrome<br />
! | Accquired<br />
! | Short-term Symptoms<br />
! | Long-term Symptoms<br />
! | Chronic Symptoms <br />
|-<br />
| Blob blisters<br />
| Direct skin contact with a {{L|cave blob}}<br />
| Mild pain<br/>Mild blisters<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Cave floater sickness<br />
| Expelled from a {{L|cave floater}}.<br />
| Mild nausea<br />
| Fever<br/>Strong drowsiness (delayed)<br/>Strong dizziness (delayed)<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Cave spider bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|cave spider}}<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
| Very mild dizziness<br />
|-<br />
| Giant cave spider bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|giant cave spider}}<br />
| Complete paralysis<br/>'''Being eaten by the GCS'''<br />
| None, not that it really matters.<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Gnomeblight<br />
| Touching, breathing or injecting {{L|gnomeblight}}<br/>Gnomes only.<br />
| None<br />
| Severe systemic necrosis<br/>Death<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Giant desert scorpion sting<br />
| Being stung by a {{L|giant desert scorpion}}<br />
| None<br />
| Necrosis of the brain and nervous system<br/>Permanent paralysis, likely followed by death<br />
| None<br />
|- <br />
| Helmet snake bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|helmet snake}}.<br />
| Minor bleeding<br />
| Fever<br/>Nausea<br/>Dizziness<br/>Localized swelling<br/>Localized oozing<br/>Localized bruising<br/>Strong pain<br/>Intense localized necrosis<br/>Possible loss of limb <br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Iron Man Cough<br />
| Expelled by {{L|iron man}}<br />
| Severe cough<br/>Bleeding (from the cough)<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Serpent man bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|serpent man}}<br />
| Complete paralysis<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|}<br />
<small>1. [[Titan]]s have a chance to have a randomized syndrome. These range from pointless (mild blisters from inhaling boiling blood) to instantly deadly (Severe necrosis from a contact poison attached to a breath weapon/titan made of blood.</small><br />
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==The anatomy of a syndrome==<br />
Mechanically, syndromes are bundles of tokens attatched to a material - they're confined to creature materials in vanilla DF, but it's a simple matter to add them to inorganic materials. When the material is injected, touched or inhaled (depending on the syndrome), the creature suffers the predations of a nasty disease or poison. Here's an example syndrome, taken from the Giant Cave Spider raws.<br />
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[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:POISON:CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE]<br />
[STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:frozen giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_NAME:LIQUID:giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_NAME:GAS:boiling giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:GAS:boiling giant cave spider venom]<br />
[PREFIX:NONE]<br />
[ENTERS_BLOOD]<br />
[SYNDROME]<br />
[SYN_NAME:giant cave spider bite]<br />
[SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]<br />
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:SPIDER_CAVE:ALL]<br />
[SYN_INJECTED]<br />
[CE_PARALYSIS:SEV:100:PROB:100:RESISTABLE:SIZE_DILUTES:START:5:PEAK:10:END:20]<br />
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The first line, USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE, is creating a new material, called POISON, using the CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE as the basis. After this, the STATE_NAME and STATE_ADJ tokens are used to define the names and adjectives assigned to different states of the material - GAS, LIQUID and ALL_SOLID, in this case, though ALL is also a valid token. At this stage, you can use any material tags like MAT_FIXED_TEMP or similar to set further material properties, though this usually isn't necessary.<br />
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ENTERS_BLOOD<br />
This tag determines whether a poison enters the blood or not. If it is not included, the poison will splatter (if liquid) or flow (if gas) over the affected body part instead when injected. If you're using a contact poison, leave this out. Necessary for injected poisons.<br />
SYNDROME<br />
This tag ends the material details and begins the definition of the actual syndrome.<br />
SYN_NAME<br />
This one is self-explanatory - the name of the syndrome as it will appear in-game.<br />
SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS<br />
This token defines what CREATURE_CLASS will be affected by the syndrome. Most creatures are classed under GENERAL_POISON. Multiple tokens can be used in a single syndrome.<br />
SYN_IMMUNE_CLASS<br />
As above, but makes class immune.<br />
SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE<br />
This token defines which creatures CANNOT be affected by the syndrome - useful for addressing specific instances within a population, such as a specific caste or an individual creature that falls under GENERAL_POISON. Syntax is [SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:creature:caste]. ALL can be used for the caste.<br />
SYN_AFFECTED_CREATURE<br />
As above, but makes creature or caste susceptible.<br />
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SYN_INJECTED, SYN_CONTACT, SYN_INHALED<br />
This token determines the method of infection - injected syndromes must be injected via a creature attack, while contact syndromes result from any contamination of a creature by material splatter (such as blood) and inhaled syndromes must be inhaled in gaseous form, such as from boiling or a creature breath attack. Any combination of these tags can be used. A fun variation on the usual creature injection routine is to create a material with a SYN_CONTACT syndrome and have a creature use it for blood - this tends to end poorly for any predator that chooses to attack them.<br />
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[SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:VENOM:LIQUID:100:100]<br />
This is one method for getting a poison into a creature. If [ENTERS_BLOOD] is applied, it will be injected into the bloodstream. Otherwise, it will just splatter over the area. Put this on a creature attack. Substance type (gas, liquid, solid) does not appear to have an effect. The numbers on the end are minimum and maximum.<br />
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CE_X, or creature effect tokens, are the real meat and bones of your syndrome. They're detailed below.<br />
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==Creature effect tokens==<br />
Each and every syndrome has a number of creature effect tokens, represented by CE_X - these lovely little beauties determine exactly how the poor creature suffering from the syndrome is affected. An example CE token is as follows:<br />
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[CE_NECROSIS:SEV:100:PROB:100:LOCALIZED:VASCULAR_ONLY:RESISTABLE:START:50:PEAK:1000:END:2000]<br />
<br />
<br />
In this example, we have an effect that will always cause severe necrosis in whichever bodypart it touches, so long as that bodypart is vascular and that the creature is not able to resist it in some manner. The effect begins shortly after the syndrome is contracted, peaks 1000 time units afterwards, and finally ceases another 1000 time units later.<br />
<br />
As a general rule of thumb, so long as CE_X starts the string and START/PEAK/END end it, the order of the intervening tokens isn't important.<br />
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CE_X<br />
The effect type. This can be a number of different tokens, as detailed in the table below this list.<br />
SEV:X<br />
The severity of the effect. Higher values appear to be worse, with SEV:1000 CE_NECROSIS causing a part to near-instantly become rotten.<br />
PROB:X<br />
The probability of the effect actually manifesting in the victim, as a percentage. 100 means always, 1 means a 1 in 100 chance.<br />
LOCALIZED (Optional if the BP:BY_CATEGORY/BY_TYPE token is present)<br />
This tag causes the effect to be restricted to the limb that came into contact with the contagion - ie. the part that was bitten by the creature injecting the syndrome material, or the one that was splattered by a contact contagion. It's unclear how this tag functions in syndromes contracted by inhalation.<br />
BP:BY_CATEGORY/BY_TYPE:BODYPART:TISSUE (Optional if the LOCALIZED token is present)<br />
Specifies a target or range of targets for the effect to manifest in. For example, if you wanted to target the lungs of a creature, you would use BP:BY_CATEGORY:LUNG:ALL. The syndrome would act on all bodyparts within the creature with the CATEGORY tag LUNG and affect all tissue layers. For another example, say you wanted to cause the skin to rot off a creature - you could use BP:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:SKIN, targetting the SKIN tissue on all bodyparts. This is one of the most powerful and useful aspects of the syndrome system, as it allows you to selectively target bodyparts relevant to the contagion, like lungs for coal dust inhalation, or the eyes for exposure to an acid gas. Not everything takes a target!<br />
VASCULAR_ONLY (Optional)<br />
This syndrome only affects tissue layers with the VASCULAR token.<br />
MUSCULAR_ONLY (Optional)<br />
This syndrome only affects tissue layers with the MUSCULAR token. Are you seeing a trend here?<br />
SIZE_DILUTES (Optional)<br />
This token presumably causes the effects of the syndrome to scale with the size of the creature compared to the size of the dose of contagion they recieved, but has yet to be extensively tested.<br />
SIZE_DELAYS (Optional)<br />
As above, this token has yet to be tested by presumably delays the onset of a syndrome according to the size of the victim.<br />
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The details of this table are still being thrashed out by modders, so if you have anything to add, please don't hesitate to hit the edit button!<br />
{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#ddd"<br />
! | Token<br />
! | Accepts Target<br />
! | Description<br />
|-<br />
| CE_FEVER<br />
| No<br />
| Causes the Fever condition.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_NAUSEA<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the Nausea condition, and heavy vomiting. Can eventually lead to dehydration and death.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_DIZZINESS<br />
| No<br />
| Inflicts the Dizziness condition, occasional fainting and a general slowdown in movement and work speed.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_SWELLING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targeted bodypart to swell up.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_OOZING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes pus to ooze from the afflicted bodypart.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BRUISING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targetted bodypart to undergo bruising.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BLEEDING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targetted bodypart to start bleeding, with heavy enough bleeding resulting in the death of the sufferer. Some conditions seem to cause bleeding to be fatal no matter how weak.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_NECROSIS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targetted bodypart to rot, with associated tissue damage and miasma. Badly necrotic limbs will require amputation and heavy rot will eventually result in bleeding. Necrosis has some strange behavior involving bleeding to death that isn't fully understood; a 100% necrotic creature can survive fine with no non-yellow bodyparts but will die of bleeding as soon as they end a round of combat, even if they never take a hit. Because of this, fairly useless unless targeting the lungs or eyes.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_DROWSINESS<br />
| No<br />
| Causes the Drowsiness condition.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_PAIN<br />
| Yes<br />
| Afflicts the targetted bodypart with intense pain.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BLISTERS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Covers the targetted bodypart with blisters.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_COUGH_BLOOD<br />
| No<br />
| This effect results in the sufferer periodically coughing blood, which stains the tile they're on and requires cleanup. It doesn't appear to be lethal, but may cause minor bleeding damage.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_VOMIT_BLOOD<br />
| No<br />
| This effect results in the sufferer periodically vomiting blood, which stains the tile they're on and requires cleanup. It doesn't appear to be lethal, but may cause minor bleeding damage.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_IMPAIR_FUNCTION<br />
| Yes<br />
| An organ afflicted with this CE is rendered inoperable - for example, if both lungs are impaired the creature can't breathe and will suffocate. This token only affects organs, not limbs.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_UNCONSCIOUSNESS<br />
| No<br />
| Renders unconscious.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_PARALYSIS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes paralyzation in the affected body part. Paralysis of the legs causes sluggishness and significantly reduces speed. Untargeted paralysis is 'complete paralysis' and can cause suffocation.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Inorganic syndromes and you!==<br />
It's perfectly possible - and quite simple - to add a nasty syndrome to a type of rock or metal - you simply add the syndrome tokens to the material definition in the same manner that you would add them to a creature material definition. The only catch is that since your hapless dwarves will only normally encounter the material in metal, gem or boulder form, a bit of creativity must be used to actually get them inside your citizens - that is, you need to make them 'explosively boil' as soon as they're mined or produced. This has the sad side effect of destroying the actual item - sorry, no highly radioactive uranium this release. <br />
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The easiest way to accomplish this is to assign the material a low boiling point, usually just under room temperature, and make sure its temperature is fixed to a point above it.<br />
[MAT_FIXED_TEMP:9001]<br />
[BOILING POINT:9000]<br />
Now, as soon as this substance hits the open air - by being mined, smelted or reaction-produced at a custom workshop - it will EXPLOSIVELY BOIL, flooding a small area with delicious syndrome-rich gas. Creatures who inhale the gas will be immediately hit with the syndrome you thoughtfully attatched to the material definition earlier!<br />
<br />
There are a number of other tokens you can use to control the colour and naming conventions of your syndrome material, referred to as MATERIAL tokens.<br />
<br />
==Breath attacks==<br />
If you want to really make a creature deadly, you can give it a breath attack to shoot your neurotoxin at your hapless dwarves from range. Some of these attacks have the unfortunate side effect of preventing a critter from using its regular attacks unless the enemy is ''on the same tile.'' You decide if it's worth it.<br />
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To use a breath attack, place something like the following anywhere in your creature entry:<br />
<br />
[MATERIAL_BREATH_ATTACK:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SPITTER_SPIT:SOLID_GLOB]<br />
<br />
The second token, LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT, references the fact that the material is defined inside the creature entry. SPITTER_SPIT is the name of the material, '''not the syndrome'''.<br />
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===Breath Attack Types===<br />
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{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#ddd"<br />
! | Token<br />
! | Description<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_GAS_FLOW<br />
| Shoots a trail of gas substance at the creature. Fairly easy to dodge. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW<br />
| Similar to the trailing gas, but easier to breathe in, and condensed, so it will collect on creatures. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_DUST_FLOW<br />
| Lets out a cloud of solid dust. Buggy(?) physics cause this to fling around anything it comes in contact with, making it capable of smashing creatures into the ground and flinging them over walls. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| SOLID_GLOB<br />
| Shoots a solid glob of spinning substance at the creature, leaving symbols similar to broken arrows. Essentially a projectile weapon. Creatures with this breath attack will not move, preferring instead to stay and shoot globs at you, even when you are literally right next to them.<br />
|-<br />
| LIQUID_GLOB<br />
| Shoots a liquid glob of spinning substance at the creature. Essentially the same as SOLID_GLOB. May do less damage.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_GAS<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a cloud of substance. Similar to TRAILING_GAS_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_VAPOR<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a cloud of substance. Similar to TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_DUST<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a large cloud of substance, which will spread and dissipate. Similar to TRAILING_DUST_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal. DO NOT USE THIS TAG UNLESS YOU WANT TO KILL THE CREATURE AND EVERYTHING NEAR IT AND SEND PEOPLE FLYING.<br />
|}<br />
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Keep in mind that you can use multiple breath attacks, which appear to be used at the same time. Using LIQUID_GLOB and TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW will shoot a glob of liquid, with a trail of vapor marking the path. Combine and experiment!</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=v0.31:Syndrome&diff=84259v0.31:Syndrome2010-04-05T17:33:12Z<p>Squeegy: /* Breath Attack Types */</p>
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A '''syndrome''' is a disease or effect that a poor hapless creature might get through encountering certain creatures, extracts or vindictive modders. They generally cause unpleasant and frequently fatal {{L|symptoms}} over a short to long period of time, but some will clear up over time or with the assistance of a {{L|doctor}}. A {{L|Hospital}} is required to diagnose and potentially treat the syndrome. [[File:Snakebite.png|200px|thumb|right|An example of a syndrome in effect. This hippo did not ultimately survive the encounter despite one bite being the only injury sustained.]]<br />
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==List of syndromes in Vanilla<sup><small>1</small></sup>==<br />
{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#ddd"<br />
! | Syndrome<br />
! | Accquired<br />
! | Short-term Symptoms<br />
! | Long-term Symptoms<br />
! | Chronic Symptoms <br />
|-<br />
| Blob blisters<br />
| Direct skin contact with a {{L|cave blob}}<br />
| Mild pain<br/>Mild blisters<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Cave floater sickness<br />
| Expelled from a {{L|cave floater}}.<br />
| Mild nausea<br />
| Fever<br/>Strong drowsiness (delayed)<br/>Strong dizziness (delayed)<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Cave spider bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|cave spider}}<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
| Very mild dizziness<br />
|-<br />
| Giant cave spider bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|giant cave spider}}<br />
| Complete paralysis<br/>'''Being eaten by the GCS'''<br />
| None, not that it really matters.<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Gnomeblight<br />
| Touching, breathing or injecting {{L|gnomeblight}}<br/>Gnomes only.<br />
| None<br />
| Severe systemic necrosis<br/>Death<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Giant desert scorpion sting<br />
| Being stung by a {{L|giant desert scorpion}}<br />
| None<br />
| Necrosis of the brain and nervous system<br/>Permanent paralysis, likely followed by death<br />
| None<br />
|- <br />
| Helmet snake bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|helmet snake}}.<br />
| Minor bleeding<br />
| Fever<br/>Nausea<br/>Dizziness<br/>Localized swelling<br/>Localized oozing<br/>Localized bruising<br/>Strong pain<br/>Intense localized necrosis<br/>Possible loss of limb <br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Iron Man Cough<br />
| Expelled by {{L|iron man}}<br />
| Severe cough<br/>Bleeding (from the cough)<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Serpent man bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|serpent man}}<br />
| Complete paralysis<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|}<br />
<small>1. [[Titan]]s have a chance to have a randomized syndrome. These range from pointless (mild blisters from inhaling boiling blood) to instantly deadly (Severe necrosis from a contact poison attached to a breath weapon/titan made of blood.</small><br />
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==The anatomy of a syndrome==<br />
Mechanically, syndromes are bundles of tokens attatched to a material - they're confined to creature materials in vanilla DF, but it's a simple matter to add them to inorganic materials. When the material is injected, touched or inhaled (depending on the syndrome), the creature suffers the predations of a nasty disease or poison. Here's an example syndrome, taken from the Giant Cave Spider raws.<br />
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[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:POISON:CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE]<br />
[STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:frozen giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_NAME:LIQUID:giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_NAME:GAS:boiling giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:GAS:boiling giant cave spider venom]<br />
[PREFIX:NONE]<br />
[ENTERS_BLOOD]<br />
[SYNDROME]<br />
[SYN_NAME:giant cave spider bite]<br />
[SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]<br />
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:SPIDER_CAVE:ALL]<br />
[SYN_INJECTED]<br />
[CE_PARALYSIS:SEV:100:PROB:100:RESISTABLE:SIZE_DILUTES:START:5:PEAK:10:END:20]<br />
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The first line, USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE, is creating a new material, called POISON, using the CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE as the basis. After this, the STATE_NAME and STATE_ADJ tokens are used to define the names and adjectives assigned to different states of the material - GAS, LIQUID and ALL_SOLID, in this case, though ALL is also a valid token. At this stage, you can use any material tags like MAT_FIXED_TEMP or similar to set further material properties, though this usually isn't necessary.<br />
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ENTERS_BLOOD<br />
This tag determines whether a poison enters the blood or not. If it is not included, the poison will splatter (if liquid) or flow (if gas) over the affected body part instead when injected. If you're using a contact poison, leave this out. Necessary for injected poisons.<br />
SYNDROME<br />
This tag ends the material details and begins the definition of the actual syndrome.<br />
SYN_NAME<br />
This one is self-explanatory - the name of the syndrome as it will appear in-game.<br />
SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS<br />
This token defines what CREATURE_CLASS will be affected by the syndrome. Most creatures are classed under GENERAL_POISON. Multiple tokens can be used in a single syndrome.<br />
SYN_IMMUNE_CLASS<br />
As above, but makes class immune.<br />
SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE<br />
This token defines which creatures CANNOT be affected by the syndrome - useful for addressing specific instances within a population, such as a specific caste or an individual creature that falls under GENERAL_POISON. Syntax is [SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:creature:caste]. ALL can be used for the caste.<br />
SYN_AFFECTED_CREATURE<br />
As above, but makes creature or caste susceptible.<br />
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SYN_INJECTED, SYN_CONTACT, SYN_INHALED<br />
This token determines the method of infection - injected syndromes must be injected via a creature attack, while contact syndromes result from any contamination of a creature by material splatter (such as blood) and inhaled syndromes must be inhaled in gaseous form, such as from boiling or a creature breath attack. Any combination of these tags can be used. A fun variation on the usual creature injection routine is to create a material with a SYN_CONTACT syndrome and have a creature use it for blood - this tends to end poorly for any predator that chooses to attack them.<br />
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CE_X, or creature effect tokens, are the real meat and bones of your syndrome. They're detailed below.<br />
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==Creature effect tokens==<br />
Each and every syndrome has a number of creature effect tokens, represented by CE_X - these lovely little beauties determine exactly how the poor creature suffering from the syndrome is affected. An example CE token is as follows:<br />
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[CE_NECROSIS:SEV:100:PROB:100:LOCALIZED:VASCULAR_ONLY:RESISTABLE:START:50:PEAK:1000:END:2000]<br />
<br />
<br />
In this example, we have an effect that will always cause severe necrosis in whichever bodypart it touches, so long as that bodypart is vascular and that the creature is not able to resist it in some manner. The effect begins shortly after the syndrome is contracted, peaks 1000 time units afterwards, and finally ceases another 1000 time units later.<br />
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As a general rule of thumb, so long as CE_X starts the string and START/PEAK/END end it, the order of the intervening tokens isn't important.<br />
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CE_X<br />
The effect type. This can be a number of different tokens, as detailed in the table below this list.<br />
SEV:X<br />
The severity of the effect. Higher values appear to be worse, with SEV:1000 CE_NECROSIS causing a part to near-instantly become rotten.<br />
PROB:X<br />
The probability of the effect actually manifesting in the victim, as a percentage. 100 means always, 1 means a 1 in 100 chance.<br />
LOCALIZED (Optional if the BP:BY_CATEGORY/BY_TYPE token is present)<br />
This tag causes the effect to be restricted to the limb that came into contact with the contagion - ie. the part that was bitten by the creature injecting the syndrome material, or the one that was splattered by a contact contagion. It's unclear how this tag functions in syndromes contracted by inhalation.<br />
BP:BY_CATEGORY/BY_TYPE:BODYPART:TISSUE (Optional if the LOCALIZED token is present)<br />
Specifies a target or range of targets for the effect to manifest in. For example, if you wanted to target the lungs of a creature, you would use BP:BY_CATEGORY:LUNG:ALL. The syndrome would act on all bodyparts within the creature with the CATEGORY tag LUNG and affect all tissue layers. For another example, say you wanted to cause the skin to rot off a creature - you could use BP:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:SKIN, targetting the SKIN tissue on all bodyparts. This is one of the most powerful and useful aspects of the syndrome system, as it allows you to selectively target bodyparts relevant to the contagion, like lungs for coal dust inhalation, or the eyes for exposure to an acid gas. Not everything takes a target!<br />
VASCULAR_ONLY (Optional)<br />
This syndrome only affects tissue layers with the VASCULAR token.<br />
MUSCULAR_ONLY (Optional)<br />
This syndrome only affects tissue layers with the MUSCULAR token. Are you seeing a trend here?<br />
SIZE_DILUTES (Optional)<br />
This token presumably causes the effects of the syndrome to scale with the size of the creature compared to the size of the dose of contagion they recieved, but has yet to be extensively tested.<br />
SIZE_DELAYS (Optional)<br />
As above, this token has yet to be tested by presumably delays the onset of a syndrome according to the size of the victim.<br />
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The details of this table are still being thrashed out by modders, so if you have anything to add, please don't hesitate to hit the edit button!<br />
{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#ddd"<br />
! | Token<br />
! | Accepts Target<br />
! | Description<br />
|-<br />
| CE_FEVER<br />
| No<br />
| Causes the Fever condition.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_NAUSEA<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the Nausea condition, and heavy vomiting. Can eventually lead to dehydration and death.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_DIZZINESS<br />
| No<br />
| Inflicts the Dizziness condition, occasional fainting and a general slowdown in movement and work speed.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_SWELLING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targeted bodypart to swell up.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_OOZING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes pus to ooze from the afflicted bodypart.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BRUISING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targetted bodypart to undergo bruising.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BLEEDING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targetted bodypart to start bleeding, with heavy enough bleeding resulting in the death of the sufferer. Some conditions seem to cause bleeding to be fatal no matter how weak.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_NECROSIS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targetted bodypart to rot, with associated tissue damage and miasma. Badly necrotic limbs will require amputation and heavy rot will eventually result in bleeding. Necrosis has some strange behavior involving bleeding to death that isn't fully understood; a 100% necrotic creature can survive fine with no non-yellow bodyparts but will die of bleeding as soon as they end a round of combat, even if they never take a hit. Because of this, fairly useless unless targeting the lungs or eyes.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_DROWSINESS<br />
| No<br />
| Causes the Drowsiness condition.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_PAIN<br />
| Yes<br />
| Afflicts the targetted bodypart with intense pain.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BLISTERS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Covers the targetted bodypart with blisters.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_COUGH_BLOOD<br />
| No<br />
| This effect results in the sufferer periodically coughing blood, which stains the tile they're on and requires cleanup. It doesn't appear to be lethal, but may cause minor bleeding damage.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_VOMIT_BLOOD<br />
| No<br />
| This effect results in the sufferer periodically vomiting blood, which stains the tile they're on and requires cleanup. It doesn't appear to be lethal, but may cause minor bleeding damage.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_IMPAIR_FUNCTION<br />
| Yes<br />
| An organ afflicted with this CE is rendered inoperable - for example, if both lungs are impaired the creature can't breathe and will suffocate. This token only affects organs, not limbs.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_UNCONSCIOUSNESS<br />
| No<br />
| Renders unconscious.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_PARALYSIS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes paralyzation in the affected body part. Paralysis of the legs causes sluggishness and significantly reduces speed. Untargeted paralysis is 'complete paralysis' and can cause suffocation.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Inorganic syndromes and you!==<br />
It's perfectly possible - and quite simple - to add a nasty syndrome to a type of rock or metal - you simply add the syndrome tokens to the material definition in the same manner that you would add them to a creature material definition. The only catch is that since your hapless dwarves will only normally encounter the material in metal, gem or boulder form, a bit of creativity must be used to actually get them inside your citizens - that is, you need to make them 'explosively boil' as soon as they're mined or produced. This has the sad side effect of destroying the actual item - sorry, no highly radioactive uranium this release. <br />
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The easiest way to accomplish this is to assign the material a low boiling point, usually just under room temperature, and make sure its temperature is fixed to a point above it.<br />
[MAT_FIXED_TEMP:9001]<br />
[BOILING POINT:9000]<br />
Now, as soon as this substance hits the open air - by being mined, smelted or reaction-produced at a custom workshop - it will EXPLOSIVELY BOIL, flooding a small area with delicious syndrome-rich gas. Creatures who inhale the gas will be immediately hit with the syndrome you thoughtfully attatched to the material definition earlier!<br />
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There are a number of other tokens you can use to control the colour and naming conventions of your syndrome material, referred to as MATERIAL tokens.<br />
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==Breath attacks==<br />
If you want to really make a creature deadly, you can give it a breath attack to shoot your neurotoxin at your hapless dwarves from range. Some of these attacks have the unfortunate side effect of preventing a critter from using its regular attacks unless the enemy is on the same tile. You decide if it's worth it.<br />
<br />
To use a breath attack, place something like the following anywhere in your creature entry:<br />
<br />
[MATERIAL_BREATH_ATTACK:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SPITTER_SPIT:SOLID_GLOB]<br />
<br />
The second token, LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT, references the fact that the material is defined inside the creature entry. SPITTER_SPIT is the name of the material, '''not the syndrome'''.<br />
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===Breath Attack Types===<br />
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{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#ddd"<br />
! | Token<br />
! | Description<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_GAS_FLOW<br />
| Shoots a trail of gas substance at the creature. Fairly easy to dodge. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW<br />
| Similar to the trailing gas, but easier to breathe in, and condensed, so it will collect on creatures. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_DUST_FLOW<br />
| Lets out a cloud of solid dust. Buggy(?) physics cause this to fling around anything it comes in contact with, making it capable of smashing creatures into the ground and flinging them over walls. Creature will attack as normal. Not an effective trail. Substance will collect on creatures.<br />
|-<br />
| SOLID_GLOB<br />
| Shoots a solid glob of spinning substance at the creature, leaving symbols similar to broken arrows. Essentially a projectile weapon. Creatures with this breath attack will not move, preferring instead to stay and shoot globs at you, even when you are literally right next to them.<br />
|-<br />
| LIQUID_GLOB<br />
| Shoots a liquid glob of spinning substance at the creature. Essentially the same as SOLID_GLOB. May do less damage.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_GAS<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a cloud of substance. Similar to TRAILING_GAS_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_VAPOR<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a cloud of substance. Similar to TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_DUST<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a large cloud of substance, which will spread and dissipate. Similar to TRAILING_DUST_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal. Substance will collect on creatures. DO NOT USE THIS TAG UNLESS YOU WANT TO KILL THE CREATURE AND EVERYTHING NEAR IT AND SEND PEOPLE FLYING.<br />
|}<br />
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Keep in mind that you can use multiple breath attacks, which appear to be used at the same time. Using LIQUID_GLOB and TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW will shoot a glob of liquid, with a trail of vapor marking the path. Combine and experiment!</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=v0.31:Syndrome&diff=84258v0.31:Syndrome2010-04-05T17:32:30Z<p>Squeegy: /* Breath Attack Types */</p>
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<div>{{av}}<br />
A '''syndrome''' is a disease or effect that a poor hapless creature might get through encountering certain creatures, extracts or vindictive modders. They generally cause unpleasant and frequently fatal {{L|symptoms}} over a short to long period of time, but some will clear up over time or with the assistance of a {{L|doctor}}. A {{L|Hospital}} is required to diagnose and potentially treat the syndrome. [[File:Snakebite.png|200px|thumb|right|An example of a syndrome in effect. This hippo did not ultimately survive the encounter despite one bite being the only injury sustained.]]<br />
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==List of syndromes in Vanilla<sup><small>1</small></sup>==<br />
{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#ddd"<br />
! | Syndrome<br />
! | Accquired<br />
! | Short-term Symptoms<br />
! | Long-term Symptoms<br />
! | Chronic Symptoms <br />
|-<br />
| Blob blisters<br />
| Direct skin contact with a {{L|cave blob}}<br />
| Mild pain<br/>Mild blisters<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Cave floater sickness<br />
| Expelled from a {{L|cave floater}}.<br />
| Mild nausea<br />
| Fever<br/>Strong drowsiness (delayed)<br/>Strong dizziness (delayed)<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Cave spider bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|cave spider}}<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
| Very mild dizziness<br />
|-<br />
| Giant cave spider bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|giant cave spider}}<br />
| Complete paralysis<br/>'''Being eaten by the GCS'''<br />
| None, not that it really matters.<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Gnomeblight<br />
| Touching, breathing or injecting {{L|gnomeblight}}<br/>Gnomes only.<br />
| None<br />
| Severe systemic necrosis<br/>Death<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Giant desert scorpion sting<br />
| Being stung by a {{L|giant desert scorpion}}<br />
| None<br />
| Necrosis of the brain and nervous system<br/>Permanent paralysis, likely followed by death<br />
| None<br />
|- <br />
| Helmet snake bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|helmet snake}}.<br />
| Minor bleeding<br />
| Fever<br/>Nausea<br/>Dizziness<br/>Localized swelling<br/>Localized oozing<br/>Localized bruising<br/>Strong pain<br/>Intense localized necrosis<br/>Possible loss of limb <br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Iron Man Cough<br />
| Expelled by {{L|iron man}}<br />
| Severe cough<br/>Bleeding (from the cough)<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Serpent man bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|serpent man}}<br />
| Complete paralysis<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|}<br />
<small>1. [[Titan]]s have a chance to have a randomized syndrome. These range from pointless (mild blisters from inhaling boiling blood) to instantly deadly (Severe necrosis from a contact poison attached to a breath weapon/titan made of blood.</small><br />
<br />
==The anatomy of a syndrome==<br />
Mechanically, syndromes are bundles of tokens attatched to a material - they're confined to creature materials in vanilla DF, but it's a simple matter to add them to inorganic materials. When the material is injected, touched or inhaled (depending on the syndrome), the creature suffers the predations of a nasty disease or poison. Here's an example syndrome, taken from the Giant Cave Spider raws.<br />
<br />
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:POISON:CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE]<br />
[STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:frozen giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_NAME:LIQUID:giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_NAME:GAS:boiling giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:GAS:boiling giant cave spider venom]<br />
[PREFIX:NONE]<br />
[ENTERS_BLOOD]<br />
[SYNDROME]<br />
[SYN_NAME:giant cave spider bite]<br />
[SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]<br />
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:SPIDER_CAVE:ALL]<br />
[SYN_INJECTED]<br />
[CE_PARALYSIS:SEV:100:PROB:100:RESISTABLE:SIZE_DILUTES:START:5:PEAK:10:END:20]<br />
<br />
The first line, USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE, is creating a new material, called POISON, using the CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE as the basis. After this, the STATE_NAME and STATE_ADJ tokens are used to define the names and adjectives assigned to different states of the material - GAS, LIQUID and ALL_SOLID, in this case, though ALL is also a valid token. At this stage, you can use any material tags like MAT_FIXED_TEMP or similar to set further material properties, though this usually isn't necessary.<br />
<br />
ENTERS_BLOOD<br />
This tag determines whether a poison enters the blood or not. If it is not included, the poison will splatter (if liquid) or flow (if gas) over the affected body part instead when injected. If you're using a contact poison, leave this out. Necessary for injected poisons.<br />
SYNDROME<br />
This tag ends the material details and begins the definition of the actual syndrome.<br />
SYN_NAME<br />
This one is self-explanatory - the name of the syndrome as it will appear in-game.<br />
SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS<br />
This token defines what CREATURE_CLASS will be affected by the syndrome. Most creatures are classed under GENERAL_POISON. Multiple tokens can be used in a single syndrome.<br />
SYN_IMMUNE_CLASS<br />
As above, but makes class immune.<br />
SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE<br />
This token defines which creatures CANNOT be affected by the syndrome - useful for addressing specific instances within a population, such as a specific caste or an individual creature that falls under GENERAL_POISON. Syntax is [SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:creature:caste]. ALL can be used for the caste.<br />
SYN_AFFECTED_CREATURE<br />
As above, but makes creature or caste susceptible.<br />
<br />
SYN_INJECTED, SYN_CONTACT, SYN_INHALED<br />
This token determines the method of infection - injected syndromes must be injected via a creature attack, while contact syndromes result from any contamination of a creature by material splatter (such as blood) and inhaled syndromes must be inhaled in gaseous form, such as from boiling or a creature breath attack. Any combination of these tags can be used. A fun variation on the usual creature injection routine is to create a material with a SYN_CONTACT syndrome and have a creature use it for blood - this tends to end poorly for any predator that chooses to attack them.<br />
<br />
CE_X, or creature effect tokens, are the real meat and bones of your syndrome. They're detailed below.<br />
<br />
==Creature effect tokens==<br />
Each and every syndrome has a number of creature effect tokens, represented by CE_X - these lovely little beauties determine exactly how the poor creature suffering from the syndrome is affected. An example CE token is as follows:<br />
<br />
[CE_NECROSIS:SEV:100:PROB:100:LOCALIZED:VASCULAR_ONLY:RESISTABLE:START:50:PEAK:1000:END:2000]<br />
<br />
<br />
In this example, we have an effect that will always cause severe necrosis in whichever bodypart it touches, so long as that bodypart is vascular and that the creature is not able to resist it in some manner. The effect begins shortly after the syndrome is contracted, peaks 1000 time units afterwards, and finally ceases another 1000 time units later.<br />
<br />
As a general rule of thumb, so long as CE_X starts the string and START/PEAK/END end it, the order of the intervening tokens isn't important.<br />
<br />
CE_X<br />
The effect type. This can be a number of different tokens, as detailed in the table below this list.<br />
SEV:X<br />
The severity of the effect. Higher values appear to be worse, with SEV:1000 CE_NECROSIS causing a part to near-instantly become rotten.<br />
PROB:X<br />
The probability of the effect actually manifesting in the victim, as a percentage. 100 means always, 1 means a 1 in 100 chance.<br />
LOCALIZED (Optional if the BP:BY_CATEGORY/BY_TYPE token is present)<br />
This tag causes the effect to be restricted to the limb that came into contact with the contagion - ie. the part that was bitten by the creature injecting the syndrome material, or the one that was splattered by a contact contagion. It's unclear how this tag functions in syndromes contracted by inhalation.<br />
BP:BY_CATEGORY/BY_TYPE:BODYPART:TISSUE (Optional if the LOCALIZED token is present)<br />
Specifies a target or range of targets for the effect to manifest in. For example, if you wanted to target the lungs of a creature, you would use BP:BY_CATEGORY:LUNG:ALL. The syndrome would act on all bodyparts within the creature with the CATEGORY tag LUNG and affect all tissue layers. For another example, say you wanted to cause the skin to rot off a creature - you could use BP:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:SKIN, targetting the SKIN tissue on all bodyparts. This is one of the most powerful and useful aspects of the syndrome system, as it allows you to selectively target bodyparts relevant to the contagion, like lungs for coal dust inhalation, or the eyes for exposure to an acid gas. Not everything takes a target!<br />
VASCULAR_ONLY (Optional)<br />
This syndrome only affects tissue layers with the VASCULAR token.<br />
MUSCULAR_ONLY (Optional)<br />
This syndrome only affects tissue layers with the MUSCULAR token. Are you seeing a trend here?<br />
SIZE_DILUTES (Optional)<br />
This token presumably causes the effects of the syndrome to scale with the size of the creature compared to the size of the dose of contagion they recieved, but has yet to be extensively tested.<br />
SIZE_DELAYS (Optional)<br />
As above, this token has yet to be tested by presumably delays the onset of a syndrome according to the size of the victim.<br />
<br />
The details of this table are still being thrashed out by modders, so if you have anything to add, please don't hesitate to hit the edit button!<br />
{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#ddd"<br />
! | Token<br />
! | Accepts Target<br />
! | Description<br />
|-<br />
| CE_FEVER<br />
| No<br />
| Causes the Fever condition.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_NAUSEA<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the Nausea condition, and heavy vomiting. Can eventually lead to dehydration and death.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_DIZZINESS<br />
| No<br />
| Inflicts the Dizziness condition, occasional fainting and a general slowdown in movement and work speed.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_SWELLING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targeted bodypart to swell up.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_OOZING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes pus to ooze from the afflicted bodypart.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BRUISING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targetted bodypart to undergo bruising.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BLEEDING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targetted bodypart to start bleeding, with heavy enough bleeding resulting in the death of the sufferer. Some conditions seem to cause bleeding to be fatal no matter how weak.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_NECROSIS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targetted bodypart to rot, with associated tissue damage and miasma. Badly necrotic limbs will require amputation and heavy rot will eventually result in bleeding. Necrosis has some strange behavior involving bleeding to death that isn't fully understood; a 100% necrotic creature can survive fine with no non-yellow bodyparts but will die of bleeding as soon as they end a round of combat, even if they never take a hit. Because of this, fairly useless unless targeting the lungs or eyes.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_DROWSINESS<br />
| No<br />
| Causes the Drowsiness condition.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_PAIN<br />
| Yes<br />
| Afflicts the targetted bodypart with intense pain.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BLISTERS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Covers the targetted bodypart with blisters.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_COUGH_BLOOD<br />
| No<br />
| This effect results in the sufferer periodically coughing blood, which stains the tile they're on and requires cleanup. It doesn't appear to be lethal, but may cause minor bleeding damage.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_VOMIT_BLOOD<br />
| No<br />
| This effect results in the sufferer periodically vomiting blood, which stains the tile they're on and requires cleanup. It doesn't appear to be lethal, but may cause minor bleeding damage.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_IMPAIR_FUNCTION<br />
| Yes<br />
| An organ afflicted with this CE is rendered inoperable - for example, if both lungs are impaired the creature can't breathe and will suffocate. This token only affects organs, not limbs.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_UNCONSCIOUSNESS<br />
| No<br />
| Renders unconscious.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_PARALYSIS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes paralyzation in the affected body part. Paralysis of the legs causes sluggishness and significantly reduces speed. Untargeted paralysis is 'complete paralysis' and can cause suffocation.<br />
|}<br />
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==Inorganic syndromes and you!==<br />
It's perfectly possible - and quite simple - to add a nasty syndrome to a type of rock or metal - you simply add the syndrome tokens to the material definition in the same manner that you would add them to a creature material definition. The only catch is that since your hapless dwarves will only normally encounter the material in metal, gem or boulder form, a bit of creativity must be used to actually get them inside your citizens - that is, you need to make them 'explosively boil' as soon as they're mined or produced. This has the sad side effect of destroying the actual item - sorry, no highly radioactive uranium this release. <br />
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The easiest way to accomplish this is to assign the material a low boiling point, usually just under room temperature, and make sure its temperature is fixed to a point above it.<br />
[MAT_FIXED_TEMP:9001]<br />
[BOILING POINT:9000]<br />
Now, as soon as this substance hits the open air - by being mined, smelted or reaction-produced at a custom workshop - it will EXPLOSIVELY BOIL, flooding a small area with delicious syndrome-rich gas. Creatures who inhale the gas will be immediately hit with the syndrome you thoughtfully attatched to the material definition earlier!<br />
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There are a number of other tokens you can use to control the colour and naming conventions of your syndrome material, referred to as MATERIAL tokens.<br />
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==Breath attacks==<br />
If you want to really make a creature deadly, you can give it a breath attack to shoot your neurotoxin at your hapless dwarves from range. Some of these attacks have the unfortunate side effect of preventing a critter from using its regular attacks unless the enemy is on the same tile. You decide if it's worth it.<br />
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To use a breath attack, place something like the following anywhere in your creature entry:<br />
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[MATERIAL_BREATH_ATTACK:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SPITTER_SPIT:SOLID_GLOB]<br />
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The second token, LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT, references the fact that the material is defined inside the creature entry. SPITTER_SPIT is the name of the material, '''not the syndrome'''.<br />
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===Breath Attack Types===<br />
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{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#ddd"<br />
! | Token<br />
! | Description<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_GAS_FLOW<br />
| Shoots a trail of gas substance at the creature. Fairly easy to dodge. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW<br />
| Similar to the trailing gas, but easier to breathe in, and condensed, so it will collect on creatures. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_DUST_FLOW<br />
| Lets out a cloud of solid dust. Buggy(?) physics cause this to fling around anything it comes in contact with, making it capable of smashing creatures into the ground and flinging them over walls. Creature will attack as normal. Not an effective trail.<br />
|-<br />
| SOLID_GLOB<br />
| Shoots a solid glob of spinning substance at the creature, leaving symbols similar to broken arrows. Essentially a projectile weapon. Creatures with this breath attack will not move, preferring instead to stay and shoot globs at you, even when you are literally right next to them.<br />
|-<br />
| LIQUID_GLOB<br />
| Shoots a liquid glob of spinning substance at the creature. Essentially the same as SOLID_GLOB. May do less damage.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_GAS<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a cloud of substance. Similar to TRAILING_GAS_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_VAPOR<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a cloud of substance. Similar to TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_DUST<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a large cloud of substance, which will spread and dissipate. Similar to TRAILING_DUST_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal. DO NOT USE THIS TAG UNLESS YOU WANT TO KILL THE CREATURE AND EVERYTHING NEAR IT AND SEND PEOPLE FLYING.<br />
|}<br />
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Keep in mind that you can use multiple breath attacks, which appear to be used at the same time. Using LIQUID_GLOB and TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW will shoot a glob of liquid, with a trail of vapor marking the path. Combine and experiment!</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=v0.31:Syndrome&diff=84257v0.31:Syndrome2010-04-05T17:31:05Z<p>Squeegy: </p>
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A '''syndrome''' is a disease or effect that a poor hapless creature might get through encountering certain creatures, extracts or vindictive modders. They generally cause unpleasant and frequently fatal {{L|symptoms}} over a short to long period of time, but some will clear up over time or with the assistance of a {{L|doctor}}. A {{L|Hospital}} is required to diagnose and potentially treat the syndrome. [[File:Snakebite.png|200px|thumb|right|An example of a syndrome in effect. This hippo did not ultimately survive the encounter despite one bite being the only injury sustained.]]<br />
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==List of syndromes in Vanilla<sup><small>1</small></sup>==<br />
{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#ddd"<br />
! | Syndrome<br />
! | Accquired<br />
! | Short-term Symptoms<br />
! | Long-term Symptoms<br />
! | Chronic Symptoms <br />
|-<br />
| Blob blisters<br />
| Direct skin contact with a {{L|cave blob}}<br />
| Mild pain<br/>Mild blisters<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Cave floater sickness<br />
| Expelled from a {{L|cave floater}}.<br />
| Mild nausea<br />
| Fever<br/>Strong drowsiness (delayed)<br/>Strong dizziness (delayed)<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Cave spider bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|cave spider}}<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
| Very mild dizziness<br />
|-<br />
| Giant cave spider bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|giant cave spider}}<br />
| Complete paralysis<br/>'''Being eaten by the GCS'''<br />
| None, not that it really matters.<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Gnomeblight<br />
| Touching, breathing or injecting {{L|gnomeblight}}<br/>Gnomes only.<br />
| None<br />
| Severe systemic necrosis<br/>Death<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Giant desert scorpion sting<br />
| Being stung by a {{L|giant desert scorpion}}<br />
| None<br />
| Necrosis of the brain and nervous system<br/>Permanent paralysis, likely followed by death<br />
| None<br />
|- <br />
| Helmet snake bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|helmet snake}}.<br />
| Minor bleeding<br />
| Fever<br/>Nausea<br/>Dizziness<br/>Localized swelling<br/>Localized oozing<br/>Localized bruising<br/>Strong pain<br/>Intense localized necrosis<br/>Possible loss of limb <br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Iron Man Cough<br />
| Expelled by {{L|iron man}}<br />
| Severe cough<br/>Bleeding (from the cough)<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|-<br />
| Serpent man bite<br />
| Being bitten by a {{L|serpent man}}<br />
| Complete paralysis<br />
| None<br />
| None<br />
|}<br />
<small>1. [[Titan]]s have a chance to have a randomized syndrome. These range from pointless (mild blisters from inhaling boiling blood) to instantly deadly (Severe necrosis from a contact poison attached to a breath weapon/titan made of blood.</small><br />
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==The anatomy of a syndrome==<br />
Mechanically, syndromes are bundles of tokens attatched to a material - they're confined to creature materials in vanilla DF, but it's a simple matter to add them to inorganic materials. When the material is injected, touched or inhaled (depending on the syndrome), the creature suffers the predations of a nasty disease or poison. Here's an example syndrome, taken from the Giant Cave Spider raws.<br />
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[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:POISON:CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE]<br />
[STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:frozen giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_NAME:LIQUID:giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_NAME:GAS:boiling giant cave spider venom]<br />
[STATE_ADJ:GAS:boiling giant cave spider venom]<br />
[PREFIX:NONE]<br />
[ENTERS_BLOOD]<br />
[SYNDROME]<br />
[SYN_NAME:giant cave spider bite]<br />
[SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]<br />
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:SPIDER_CAVE:ALL]<br />
[SYN_INJECTED]<br />
[CE_PARALYSIS:SEV:100:PROB:100:RESISTABLE:SIZE_DILUTES:START:5:PEAK:10:END:20]<br />
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The first line, USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE, is creating a new material, called POISON, using the CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE as the basis. After this, the STATE_NAME and STATE_ADJ tokens are used to define the names and adjectives assigned to different states of the material - GAS, LIQUID and ALL_SOLID, in this case, though ALL is also a valid token. At this stage, you can use any material tags like MAT_FIXED_TEMP or similar to set further material properties, though this usually isn't necessary.<br />
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ENTERS_BLOOD<br />
This tag determines whether a poison enters the blood or not. If it is not included, the poison will splatter (if liquid) or flow (if gas) over the affected body part instead when injected. If you're using a contact poison, leave this out. Necessary for injected poisons.<br />
SYNDROME<br />
This tag ends the material details and begins the definition of the actual syndrome.<br />
SYN_NAME<br />
This one is self-explanatory - the name of the syndrome as it will appear in-game.<br />
SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS<br />
This token defines what CREATURE_CLASS will be affected by the syndrome. Most creatures are classed under GENERAL_POISON. Multiple tokens can be used in a single syndrome.<br />
SYN_IMMUNE_CLASS<br />
As above, but makes class immune.<br />
SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE<br />
This token defines which creatures CANNOT be affected by the syndrome - useful for addressing specific instances within a population, such as a specific caste or an individual creature that falls under GENERAL_POISON. Syntax is [SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:creature:caste]. ALL can be used for the caste.<br />
SYN_AFFECTED_CREATURE<br />
As above, but makes creature or caste susceptible.<br />
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SYN_INJECTED, SYN_CONTACT, SYN_INHALED<br />
This token determines the method of infection - injected syndromes must be injected via a creature attack, while contact syndromes result from any contamination of a creature by material splatter (such as blood) and inhaled syndromes must be inhaled in gaseous form, such as from boiling or a creature breath attack. Any combination of these tags can be used. A fun variation on the usual creature injection routine is to create a material with a SYN_CONTACT syndrome and have a creature use it for blood - this tends to end poorly for any predator that chooses to attack them.<br />
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CE_X, or creature effect tokens, are the real meat and bones of your syndrome. They're detailed below.<br />
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==Creature effect tokens==<br />
Each and every syndrome has a number of creature effect tokens, represented by CE_X - these lovely little beauties determine exactly how the poor creature suffering from the syndrome is affected. An example CE token is as follows:<br />
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[CE_NECROSIS:SEV:100:PROB:100:LOCALIZED:VASCULAR_ONLY:RESISTABLE:START:50:PEAK:1000:END:2000]<br />
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In this example, we have an effect that will always cause severe necrosis in whichever bodypart it touches, so long as that bodypart is vascular and that the creature is not able to resist it in some manner. The effect begins shortly after the syndrome is contracted, peaks 1000 time units afterwards, and finally ceases another 1000 time units later.<br />
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As a general rule of thumb, so long as CE_X starts the string and START/PEAK/END end it, the order of the intervening tokens isn't important.<br />
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CE_X<br />
The effect type. This can be a number of different tokens, as detailed in the table below this list.<br />
SEV:X<br />
The severity of the effect. Higher values appear to be worse, with SEV:1000 CE_NECROSIS causing a part to near-instantly become rotten.<br />
PROB:X<br />
The probability of the effect actually manifesting in the victim, as a percentage. 100 means always, 1 means a 1 in 100 chance.<br />
LOCALIZED (Optional if the BP:BY_CATEGORY/BY_TYPE token is present)<br />
This tag causes the effect to be restricted to the limb that came into contact with the contagion - ie. the part that was bitten by the creature injecting the syndrome material, or the one that was splattered by a contact contagion. It's unclear how this tag functions in syndromes contracted by inhalation.<br />
BP:BY_CATEGORY/BY_TYPE:BODYPART:TISSUE (Optional if the LOCALIZED token is present)<br />
Specifies a target or range of targets for the effect to manifest in. For example, if you wanted to target the lungs of a creature, you would use BP:BY_CATEGORY:LUNG:ALL. The syndrome would act on all bodyparts within the creature with the CATEGORY tag LUNG and affect all tissue layers. For another example, say you wanted to cause the skin to rot off a creature - you could use BP:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:SKIN, targetting the SKIN tissue on all bodyparts. This is one of the most powerful and useful aspects of the syndrome system, as it allows you to selectively target bodyparts relevant to the contagion, like lungs for coal dust inhalation, or the eyes for exposure to an acid gas. Not everything takes a target!<br />
VASCULAR_ONLY (Optional)<br />
This syndrome only affects tissue layers with the VASCULAR token.<br />
MUSCULAR_ONLY (Optional)<br />
This syndrome only affects tissue layers with the MUSCULAR token. Are you seeing a trend here?<br />
SIZE_DILUTES (Optional)<br />
This token presumably causes the effects of the syndrome to scale with the size of the creature compared to the size of the dose of contagion they recieved, but has yet to be extensively tested.<br />
SIZE_DELAYS (Optional)<br />
As above, this token has yet to be tested by presumably delays the onset of a syndrome according to the size of the victim.<br />
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The details of this table are still being thrashed out by modders, so if you have anything to add, please don't hesitate to hit the edit button!<br />
{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#ddd"<br />
! | Token<br />
! | Accepts Target<br />
! | Description<br />
|-<br />
| CE_FEVER<br />
| No<br />
| Causes the Fever condition.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_NAUSEA<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the Nausea condition, and heavy vomiting. Can eventually lead to dehydration and death.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_DIZZINESS<br />
| No<br />
| Inflicts the Dizziness condition, occasional fainting and a general slowdown in movement and work speed.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_SWELLING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targeted bodypart to swell up.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_OOZING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes pus to ooze from the afflicted bodypart.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BRUISING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targetted bodypart to undergo bruising.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BLEEDING<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targetted bodypart to start bleeding, with heavy enough bleeding resulting in the death of the sufferer. Some conditions seem to cause bleeding to be fatal no matter how weak.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_NECROSIS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes the targetted bodypart to rot, with associated tissue damage and miasma. Badly necrotic limbs will require amputation and heavy rot will eventually result in bleeding. Necrosis has some strange behavior involving bleeding to death that isn't fully understood; a 100% necrotic creature can survive fine with no non-yellow bodyparts but will die of bleeding as soon as they end a round of combat, even if they never take a hit. Because of this, fairly useless unless targeting the lungs or eyes.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_DROWSINESS<br />
| No<br />
| Causes the Drowsiness condition.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_PAIN<br />
| Yes<br />
| Afflicts the targetted bodypart with intense pain.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_BLISTERS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Covers the targetted bodypart with blisters.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_COUGH_BLOOD<br />
| No<br />
| This effect results in the sufferer periodically coughing blood, which stains the tile they're on and requires cleanup. It doesn't appear to be lethal, but may cause minor bleeding damage.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_VOMIT_BLOOD<br />
| No<br />
| This effect results in the sufferer periodically vomiting blood, which stains the tile they're on and requires cleanup. It doesn't appear to be lethal, but may cause minor bleeding damage.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_IMPAIR_FUNCTION<br />
| Yes<br />
| An organ afflicted with this CE is rendered inoperable - for example, if both lungs are impaired the creature can't breathe and will suffocate. This token only affects organs, not limbs.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_UNCONSCIOUSNESS<br />
| No<br />
| Renders unconscious.<br />
|-<br />
| CE_PARALYSIS<br />
| Yes<br />
| Causes paralyzation in the affected body part. Paralysis of the legs causes sluggishness and significantly reduces speed. Untargeted paralysis is 'complete paralysis' and can cause suffocation.<br />
|}<br />
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==Inorganic syndromes and you!==<br />
It's perfectly possible - and quite simple - to add a nasty syndrome to a type of rock or metal - you simply add the syndrome tokens to the material definition in the same manner that you would add them to a creature material definition. The only catch is that since your hapless dwarves will only normally encounter the material in metal, gem or boulder form, a bit of creativity must be used to actually get them inside your citizens - that is, you need to make them 'explosively boil' as soon as they're mined or produced. This has the sad side effect of destroying the actual item - sorry, no highly radioactive uranium this release. <br />
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The easiest way to accomplish this is to assign the material a low boiling point, usually just under room temperature, and make sure its temperature is fixed to a point above it.<br />
[MAT_FIXED_TEMP:9001]<br />
[BOILING POINT:9000]<br />
Now, as soon as this substance hits the open air - by being mined, smelted or reaction-produced at a custom workshop - it will EXPLOSIVELY BOIL, flooding a small area with delicious syndrome-rich gas. Creatures who inhale the gas will be immediately hit with the syndrome you thoughtfully attatched to the material definition earlier!<br />
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There are a number of other tokens you can use to control the colour and naming conventions of your syndrome material, referred to as MATERIAL tokens.<br />
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==Breath attacks==<br />
If you want to really make a creature deadly, you can give it a breath attack to shoot your neurotoxin at your hapless dwarves from range. Some of these attacks have the unfortunate side effect of preventing a critter from using its regular attacks unless the enemy is on the same tile. You decide if it's worth it.<br />
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To use a breath attack, place something like the following anywhere in your creature entry:<br />
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[MATERIAL_BREATH_ATTACK:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SPITTER_SPIT:SOLID_GLOB]<br />
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The second token, LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT, references the fact that the material is defined inside the creature entry. SPITTER_SPIT is the name of the material, '''not the syndrome'''.<br />
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===Breath Attack Types===<br />
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{| {{prettytable}}<br />
|- bgcolor="#ddd"<br />
! | Token<br />
! | Description<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_GAS_FLOW<br />
| Shoots a trail of gas substance at the creature. Fairly easy to dodge. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW<br />
| Similar to the trailing gas, but easier to breathe in, and condensed, so it will collect on creatures. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| TRAILING_DUST_FLOW<br />
| Lets out a cloud of solid dust. Buggy(?) physics cause this to fling around anything it comes in contact with, making it capable of smashing creatures into the ground and flinging them over walls. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| SOLID_GLOB<br />
| Shoots a solid glob of spinning substance at the creature, leaving symbols similar to broken arrows. Essentially a projectile weapon. Creatures with this breath attack will not move, preferring instead to stay and shoot globs at you, even when you are literally right next to them.<br />
|-<br />
| LIQUID_GLOB<br />
| Shoots a liquid glob of spinning substance at the creature. Essentially the same as SOLID_GLOB. May do less damage.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_GAS<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a cloud of substance. Similar to TRAILING_GAS_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_VAPOR<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a cloud of substance. Similar to TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal.<br />
|-<br />
| UNDIRECTED_DUST<br />
| Creature occasionally releases a large cloud of substance, which will spread and dissipate. Similar to TRAILING_DUST_FLOW, but undirected, thus affecting a larger area but losing the distance. Creature will attack as normal. DO NOT USE THIS TAG UNLESS YOU WANT TO KILL THE CREATURE AND EVERYTHING NEAR IT AND SEND PEOPLE FLYING.<br />
|}<br />
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Keep in mind that you can use multiple breath attacks, which appear to be used at the same time. Using LIQUID_GLOB and TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW will shoot a glob of liquid, with a trail of vapor marking the path. Combine and experiment!</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=User:Squeegy&diff=47112User:Squeegy2009-07-13T23:17:31Z<p>Squeegy: </p>
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<div>The userpage of a DF player named Squeegy (AKA Snowden).<br />
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Also made the [[User:Squeegy/KNG|Kobold Name Generator]].</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=User:Squeegy/KNG&diff=49994User:Squeegy/KNG2009-07-13T23:16:59Z<p>Squeegy: Created page with 'Homepage of the '''Kobold Name Generator'''. Scripted in Ruby, it randomly generates a name in Kobold using an algorithim generously donated by ToadyOne himself.<br><br> [[File:K...'</p>
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[[File:Kobold2.png|500px|thumb|KNG code.]]<br />
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[http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=38739.0 B12G Forums Thread]<br><br />
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<div>According to an old dev log, [APERTURE] means it can't be gouged out (to prevent mouths from falling off). Updating the wiki description. --[[User:Untelligent|Untelligent]] 21:03, 1 November 2008 (EDT)<br />
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Does [EMBEDDED] make a body part invisible or not? [EMBEDDED] says it does not; [SMALL] says it does.--[[User:Drake1500|Drake1500]] 04:17, 6 May 2009 (UTC)<br />
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== double check CONTYPE example ==<br />
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Hi, I added an example as to how CONTYPE works because I think it is confusing. I am pretty sure I got it right, but please feel free to double check and correct me if I am wrong. As I understand, CONTYPE will connect any A body part to all other body parts in the creature that match the CONTYPE. So effectively, you can use CONTYPE effectively for upper and lower body, but not for things like hands. In order to keep a right and left hand from connecting to BOTH the right and left arm (like some weird straight-jacket creature with fused crossed arms), you need to use CON and BP ids.<br />
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Again, please correct me if I am wrong. I am new to this but want to help others avoid the confusions that I had (and perhaps am still having) when starting off.<br />
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--[[User:Jpwrunyan|Jpwrunyan]] 05:35, 27 March 2009 (UTC)<br />
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== internal connections? ==<br />
<br />
Does anybody know if internal organs can connect to each other? (example: lower spine connected to upper spine)<br />
Also, can external organs connect to internal organs? (example: head connected to [INTERNAL]neck)<br />
<br />
I am about to do a test of these, in case they haven't been done before.<br />
<br />
One more question: can a body part connect to more than one other part?--[[User:Drake1500|Drake1500]] 04:05, 6 May 2009 (UTC)<br />
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== Speaking of internal connections... ==<br />
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<br />
I've expanded upon the respiratory system. I connected the oral cavity to the mouth, the pharynx to the oral cavity, the larynx to the pharynx... and the bronchi are connected to the lungs. Can I slap two CONTYPES onto the bronchi so that I can complete the link or should I scrap this? --[[User:Squeegy|Squeegy]] 02:25, 13 July 2009 (UTC)</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d_Talk:Body_token&diff=4560840d Talk:Body token2009-07-13T02:19:56Z<p>Squeegy: /* Speaking of internal connections... */ new section</p>
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<div>According to an old dev log, [APERTURE] means it can't be gouged out (to prevent mouths from falling off). Updating the wiki description. --[[User:Untelligent|Untelligent]] 21:03, 1 November 2008 (EDT)<br />
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Does [EMBEDDED] make a body part invisible or not? [EMBEDDED] says it does not; [SMALL] says it does.--[[User:Drake1500|Drake1500]] 04:17, 6 May 2009 (UTC)<br />
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== double check CONTYPE example ==<br />
<br />
Hi, I added an example as to how CONTYPE works because I think it is confusing. I am pretty sure I got it right, but please feel free to double check and correct me if I am wrong. As I understand, CONTYPE will connect any A body part to all other body parts in the creature that match the CONTYPE. So effectively, you can use CONTYPE effectively for upper and lower body, but not for things like hands. In order to keep a right and left hand from connecting to BOTH the right and left arm (like some weird straight-jacket creature with fused crossed arms), you need to use CON and BP ids.<br />
<br />
Again, please correct me if I am wrong. I am new to this but want to help others avoid the confusions that I had (and perhaps am still having) when starting off.<br />
<br />
--[[User:Jpwrunyan|Jpwrunyan]] 05:35, 27 March 2009 (UTC)<br />
<br />
== internal connections? ==<br />
<br />
Does anybody know if internal organs can connect to each other? (example: lower spine connected to upper spine)<br />
Also, can external organs connect to internal organs? (example: head connected to [INTERNAL]neck)<br />
<br />
I am about to do a test of these, in case they haven't been done before.<br />
<br />
One more question: can a body part connect to more than one other part?--[[User:Drake1500|Drake1500]] 04:05, 6 May 2009 (UTC)<br />
<br />
== Speaking of internal connections... ==<br />
<br />
<br />
I've expanded upon the respiratory system. I connected the oral cavity to the mouth, the pharynx to the oral cavity, the larynx to the pharynx... and the bronchi are connected to the lungs. Can I slap two CONTYPES onto the bronchi so that I can complete the link or should I scrap this?</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=Main_Page/Quote&diff=36676Main Page/Quote2009-01-26T00:35:10Z<p>Squeegy: </p>
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<div>{{Choose|c={{#if: {{{1|}}}|{{rand|59}}|{{#expr: ({{rand2|10}}+49)}} }}<br />
|<!--1-->I can't put my finger on it. Something about this [[Fire|‼]]Cat tallow roast[[Fire|‼]] tastes funny.<br />
|<!--2-->Toady withdraws from society. Toady has begun a [[Strange_mood|mysterious]] construction!<br />
|<!--3-->Let us never forget the last words of Inod the Stoker, [http://archive.dwarffortresswiki.net/index.php/Fortress_Paintrag#1056 "Aaah! Gorillas!"]<br />
|<!--4-->[[Children|Newborn]] Zuglar Baldnessgranite prefers to consume Gorilla. A sure sign of his unparalleled strength!<br />
|<!--5-->[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/video-game-article/duke-nukem-image.php In an unrelated article] - I had no idea elephants could bounce that high!<br />
|<!--6-->[[Toady]] looses a roaring laughter, [[Fey|fell]] and terrible! Toady has butchered a spammer!<br />
|<!--7-->The critical question is this''':''' do elf bones yield more crossbow bolts than the average number of bolts necessary to kill an elf?<br />
|<!--8-->"Dwarf Fortress" ... "Like chess, only with short people that can catch on [[fire]] like [[clothing|rags]] soaked in tar, and lots of [[booze]]." ... "Like chess."<br />
|<!--9-->Dwarf Fortress has taught me that all the world's problems would be substantially reduced had our parent civilizations never minted more than four stacks of [[coins]].<br />
|<!--10-->Booze does all the work in forts. Dwarves are just booze exoskeletons.<br />
|<!--11-->My unconscious and bleeding [[mayor]] just mandated the construction of some goods.<br />
|<!--12-->I can just imagine a wagon throwing a tantrum and tossing all its contents at people.<br />
|<!--13-->Döbesh Udosdeb has been ecstatic lately. He was forced to eat a friend to survive. He enjoyed a truly decadent meal.<br />
|<!--14-->Iron [[screw pump]] exercise equipment. Pump iron and get superdwarvenly strong!<br />
|<!--15-->The violence, aggression, pain, madness, sadness of the ASCII characters never ceases to amaze me...<br />
|<!--16-->Wait, you're MAKING animals?<br>&mdash;''Torak''<br>At this moment, yes, I am smelting cows.<br>&mdash;''Spiders Everywhere''<br />
|<!--17-->"Didn't you read the manual? He he he he... the manual... ..."<br>--[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--18-->(Compared to real-world years) Dwarven years are shorter.<br>--Sowelu<br><br>Very fitting to dwarves, I must add.<br>--Sean Mirrsen<br />
|<!--19-->[[Magma]] is not a [[water]] source. Dwarves can't drink it or supply it to their wounded.<br>--[[User:AlienChickenPie|AlienChickenPie]]<br />
|<!--20-->"<nowiki>[B]</nowiki>oats are the enemy of tiles. And tiles are the enemy of boats."<br>--[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--21-->"I went through and fixed a few places where forbidden/on fire weren't being respected for next time. Burning milkable creatures were still a problem for example."<br>--[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--22-->"You have been processed! Go forth, now, and edit!"<br>--[[User:Savok|Savok]]<br />
|<!--23-->"What happened in 1048?" "Jreengus occurred."<br />
|<!--24-->Making rock instruments isn't nearly as awesome as it sounds --Shandrunn<br />
|<!--25-->The cyclops I was quested to kill had a thousand year history of badassery, and all of that without the leg it lost in the Year 3 (a dwarf bit it off... I should probably deal with that). --[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--26-->[FIREIMMUNE] makes them think that [[magma]] is safe but doesn't actually make them fireproof. This can lead to some rather interesting results.<br />
|<!--27-->Endok Cerolneth has begun a mysterious construction!<br />
Endok Cerolneth, Planter has given birth to a girl.<br />
|<!--28-->"Incendia sunt socia vestra, armaque vestra, fortesque Montis Domi." "Magma is your ally, your weapon, the strength of the Mountain-Home." --Eita<br />
|<!--29-->"Stopped people from giving quests to kill themselves." --[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--30-->"...And I simply doubt we have a need for 7 fishery workers. On top of that, a second soap maker. The hell IS soap?!" --Zero<br />
|<!--31-->"This is a terrible pun. All craftsdwarfship is of the poorest quality." - [http://tinyurl.com/6yruly Soup_alex]<br />
|<!--32-->"The default mental state of a dwarf is madness. Sanity is a temporary condition - a PRIVILEGE you have to EARN!" --[[User:Fedor|Fedor]]<br />
|<!--33-->"Why get normal cats? I buy lolcats in the embark screen. Much more fun to engrave about them." --Yanlin<br />
|<!--34-->"Dwarf Fortress taught me it was okay to make a suit out of my neighbour's skin, as long as I gave it a name." <br />
|<!--35-->"Got rid of world gen crash during succession after death of prolific long-standing position holders with inbred descendants" --[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--36-->"There was a typo in the siegers' campfire code. When the fires went out, so did the game." --[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--37-->"Hey, what does that flashing red and orange text mean? What? Why is there smoke everywhere? Oh god, are those BABIES on fire?" --[[User:StrawberryBunny|StrawberryBunny]]<br />
|<!--38-->"It's never 'just a game' when you're losing."<br>--George Carlin (if he played Dwarf Fortress)<br />
|<!--39-->Not that building a bridge out of soap makes much sense to begin with anyway.<br />
|<!--40-->Note that while you cannot milk larger animals yourself, civilizations can still milk animals "off screen" for your benefit.<br />
|<!--41-->Tosid Idenarzes likes tentacle demons for their corrupt intentions. "There! Now we've covered all of the seven deadly sins."<br />
|<!--42-->"Litast Idenudesh, baby, is throwing a tantrum! Inod Litastrilem, Mayor, has lost consciousness. Inod Litastrilem, Mayor, has bled to death."<br />
|<!--43-->"Known bug #780: Town guard becomes a criminal after getting an adventurer's stolen weapon stuck in his body."<br />
|<!--44-->"Udib Toblumaid, Axedwarf, cancels sparring in Barracks: too insane." [[User:Ben jamm1n|Ben jamm1n]]<br />
|<!--45-->Kosoth Cilobonol, Bone Carver cancels Drink: Unconscious.<br />
|<!--46-->Sizir the Snail of Bait is a deity of The Fresh Towers. Sizir most often takes the form of a female dwarf and is associated with jealousy.<br />
|<!--47-->Sibrek Tanbim likes Limestone, Tin, Smoky Quartz, the color crimson, bolts, scepters, anvils, and rock blocks for their lack of quality levels.<br />
|<!--48-->Most vermin teleport, so nothing actually contains them. -[[User:Fuzzy|Fuzzy]]<br />
|<!--49-->There are 5 articles in category Lore: Armok, Cave Adaptation, Elephant, Philosopher, and Vomit.<br />
|<!--50-->Fixed Bug #888: There was an alligator drunk<br />
|<!--51-->Fixed Bug #563: Mayor ordered himself beaten for failing to make crystal glass<br />
|<!--52-->If cow cheese is made from cow's milk, what is dwarven cheese made of?<br />
|<!--53-->What constitutes "sunday best" for dwarves? Is that when they actually wipe some of the blood and vomit off their clothes? --Kuli<br />
|<!--54-->Bugs are opportunities to cause unprecedented amounts of destruction. --Zorgn<br />
|<!--55-->"You know, Urist, You've got a mind like an +Ash Trap+."--[[User:Destor|Destor]]<br />
|<!--56-->Worst animal rights defense: "I had to [http://www.mkv25.net/dfma/movie-355-bodypartexplosion kill off most of my animals] because my FPS was suffering." --steb<br />
|<!--57-->Nothing a magma bath won't fix. Magma: nature's fix it all --Luke_Prowler<br />
|<!--58-->'''Zander J:''' "Is there a way to stop immigration without setting the population cap?"<br>'''Yanlin:''' "Magma."<br />
|<!--59-->[16:08] <[[User:Squeegy|Snowden]]> the merchants won't leave because I killed their guys<br>[16:08] <[[User:Squeegy|Snowden]]> and I can't lock them in and drown them because there's shoes on the floodgate<br />
}}<!--WARNING:EQUALS SIGNS BREAK THINGS<br />
NOTICE: If you are editing this and you have not read the instructions on the talk page, your quote will probably not appear.--><noinclude>[[Category:Humor and stories]]</noinclude></div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d:Gneiss&diff=1681140d:Gneiss2009-01-26T00:22:10Z<p>Squeegy: </p>
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<div>It's a gneiss white color.<br />
{{Stone_layer|name=Gneiss|tile=&#61;|color=#FFF|basic_color=#FFF<br />
|properties=<br />
* [[Metamorphic layer]]<br />
* [[Material value]] 1<br />
|contains=<br />
* [[Native silver]]<br />
:*[[Horn silver]]<br />
{{list|metamorphic ore}}<br />
* [[Graphite]]<br />
{{list|metamorphic stone}}<br />
{{list|metamorphic gem}}<br />
}}<br />
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{{Rocks}}<br />
[[Category:Stone]]<br />
[[Category:Metamorphic Stone Layers]]</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=Main_Page/Quote&diff=36674Main Page/Quote2009-01-26T00:16:05Z<p>Squeegy: </p>
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<div>{{Choose|c={{#if: {{{1|}}}|{{rand|59}}|{{#expr: ({{rand2|10}}+49)}} }}<br />
|<!--1-->I can't put my finger on it. Something about this [[Fire|‼]]Cat tallow roast[[Fire|‼]] tastes funny.<br />
|<!--2-->Toady withdraws from society. Toady has begun a [[Strange_mood|mysterious]] construction!<br />
|<!--3-->Let us never forget the last words of Inod the Stoker, [http://archive.dwarffortresswiki.net/index.php/Fortress_Paintrag#1056 "Aaah! Gorillas!"]<br />
|<!--4-->[[Children|Newborn]] Zuglar Baldnessgranite prefers to consume Gorilla. A sure sign of his unparalleled strength!<br />
|<!--5-->[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/video-game-article/duke-nukem-image.php In an unrelated article] - I had no idea elephants could bounce that high!<br />
|<!--6-->[[Toady]] looses a roaring laughter, [[Fey|fell]] and terrible! Toady has butchered a spammer!<br />
|<!--7-->The critical question is this''':''' do elf bones yield more crossbow bolts than the average number of bolts necessary to kill an elf?<br />
|<!--8-->"Dwarf Fortress" ... "Like chess, only with short people that can catch on [[fire]] like [[clothing|rags]] soaked in tar, and lots of [[booze]]." ... "Like chess."<br />
|<!--9-->Dwarf Fortress has taught me that all the world's problems would be substantially reduced had our parent civilizations never minted more than four stacks of [[coins]].<br />
|<!--10-->Booze does all the work in forts. Dwarves are just booze exoskeletons.<br />
|<!--11-->My unconscious and bleeding [[mayor]] just mandated the construction of some goods.<br />
|<!--12-->I can just imagine a wagon throwing a tantrum and tossing all its contents at people.<br />
|<!--13-->Döbesh Udosdeb has been ecstatic lately. He was forced to eat a friend to survive. He enjoyed a truly decadent meal.<br />
|<!--14-->Iron [[screw pump]] exercise equipment. Pump iron and get superdwarvenly strong!<br />
|<!--15-->The violence, aggression, pain, madness, sadness of the ASCII characters never ceases to amaze me...<br />
|<!--16-->Wait, you're MAKING animals?<br>&mdash;''Torak''<br>At this moment, yes, I am smelting cows.<br>&mdash;''Spiders Everywhere''<br />
|<!--17-->"Didn't you read the manual? He he he he... the manual... ..."<br>--[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--18-->(Compared to real-world years) Dwarven years are shorter.<br>--Sowelu<br><br>Very fitting to dwarves, I must add.<br>--Sean Mirrsen<br />
|<!--19-->[[Magma]] is not a [[water]] source. Dwarves can't drink it or supply it to their wounded.<br>--[[User:AlienChickenPie|AlienChickenPie]]<br />
|<!--20-->"<nowiki>[B]</nowiki>oats are the enemy of tiles. And tiles are the enemy of boats."<br>--[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--21-->"I went through and fixed a few places where forbidden/on fire weren't being respected for next time. Burning milkable creatures were still a problem for example."<br>--[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--22-->"You have been processed! Go forth, now, and edit!"<br>--[[User:Savok|Savok]]<br />
|<!--23-->"What happened in 1048?" "Jreengus occurred."<br />
|<!--24-->Making rock instruments isn't nearly as awesome as it sounds --Shandrunn<br />
|<!--25-->The cyclops I was quested to kill had a thousand year history of badassery, and all of that without the leg it lost in the Year 3 (a dwarf bit it off... I should probably deal with that). --[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--26-->[FIREIMMUNE] makes them think that [[magma]] is safe but doesn't actually make them fireproof. This can lead to some rather interesting results.<br />
|<!--27-->Endok Cerolneth has begun a mysterious construction!<br />
Endok Cerolneth, Planter has given birth to a girl.<br />
|<!--28-->"Incendia sunt socia vestra, armaque vestra, fortesque Montis Domi." "Magma is your ally, your weapon, the strength of the Mountain-Home." --Eita<br />
|<!--29-->"Stopped people from giving quests to kill themselves." --[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--30-->"...And I simply doubt we have a need for 7 fishery workers. On top of that, a second soap maker. The hell IS soap?!" --Zero<br />
|<!--31-->"This is a terrible pun. All craftsdwarfship is of the poorest quality." - [http://tinyurl.com/6yruly Soup_alex]<br />
|<!--32-->"The default mental state of a dwarf is madness. Sanity is a temporary condition - a PRIVILEGE you have to EARN!" --[[User:Fedor|Fedor]]<br />
|<!--33-->"Why get normal cats? I buy lolcats in the embark screen. Much more fun to engrave about them." --Yanlin<br />
|<!--34-->"Dwarf Fortress taught me it was okay to make a suit out of my neighbour's skin, as long as I gave it a name." <br />
|<!--35-->"Got rid of world gen crash during succession after death of prolific long-standing position holders with inbred descendants" --[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--36-->"There was a typo in the siegers' campfire code. When the fires went out, so did the game." --[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--37-->"Hey, what does that flashing red and orange text mean? What? Why is there smoke everywhere? Oh god, are those BABIES on fire?" --[[User:StrawberryBunny|StrawberryBunny]]<br />
|<!--38-->"It's never 'just a game' when you're losing."<br>--George Carlin (if he played Dwarf Fortress)<br />
|<!--39-->Not that building a bridge out of soap makes much sense to begin with anyway.<br />
|<!--40-->Note that while you cannot milk larger animals yourself, civilizations can still milk animals "off screen" for your benefit.<br />
|<!--41-->Tosid Idenarzes likes tentacle demons for their corrupt intentions. "There! Now we've covered all of the seven deadly sins."<br />
|<!--42-->"Litast Idenudesh, baby, is throwing a tantrum! Inod Litastrilem, Mayor, has lost consciousness. Inod Litastrilem, Mayor, has bled to death."<br />
|<!--43-->"Known bug #780: Town guard becomes a criminal after getting an adventurer's stolen weapon stuck in his body."<br />
|<!--44-->"Udib Toblumaid, Axedwarf, cancels sparring in Barracks: too insane." [[User:Ben jamm1n|Ben jamm1n]]<br />
|<!--45-->Kosoth Cilobonol, Bone Carver cancels Drink: Unconscious.<br />
|<!--46-->Sizir the Snail of Bait is a deity of The Fresh Towers. Sizir most often takes the form of a female dwarf and is associated with jealousy.<br />
|<!--47-->Sibrek Tanbim likes Limestone, Tin, Smoky Quartz, the color crimson, bolts, scepters, anvils, and rock blocks for their lack of quality levels.<br />
|<!--48-->Most vermin teleport, so nothing actually contains them. -[[User:Fuzzy|Fuzzy]]<br />
|<!--49-->There are 5 articles in category Lore: Armok, Cave Adaptation, Elephant, Philosopher, and Vomit.<br />
|<!--50-->Fixed Bug #888: There was an alligator drunk<br />
|<!--51-->Fixed Bug #563: Mayor ordered himself beaten for failing to make crystal glass<br />
|<!--52-->If cow cheese is made from cow's milk, what is dwarven cheese made of?<br />
|<!--53-->What constitutes "sunday best" for dwarves? Is that when they actually wipe some of the blood and vomit off their clothes? --Kuli<br />
|<!--54-->Bugs are opportunities to cause unprecedented amounts of destruction. --Zorgn<br />
|<!--55-->"You know, Urist, You've got a mind like an +Ash Trap+."--[[User:Destor|Destor]]<br />
|<!--56-->Worst animal rights defense: "I had to [http://www.mkv25.net/dfma/movie-355-bodypartexplosion kill off most of my animals] because my FPS was suffering." --steb<br />
|<!--57-->Nothing a magma bath won't fix. Magma: nature's fix it all --Luke_Prowler<br />
|<!--58-->'''Zander J:''' "Is there a way to stop immigration without setting the population cap?"<br />
|<!--59-->[16:08] <[[User:Squeegy|Snowden]]> the merchants won't leave because I killed their guys and I can't lock them in and drown them because there's shoes on the floodgate<br />
}}<!--WARNING:EQUALS SIGNS BREAK THINGS<br />
NOTICE: If you are editing this and you have not read the instructions on the talk page, your quote will probably not appear.--><noinclude>[[Category:Humor and stories]]</noinclude></div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=User:Squeegy&diff=47111User:Squeegy2009-01-26T00:14:42Z<p>Squeegy: New page: The userpage of a DF player named Squeegy (AKA Snowden).</p>
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<div>The userpage of a DF player named Squeegy (AKA Snowden).</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=Main_Page/Quote&diff=36673Main Page/Quote2009-01-26T00:14:10Z<p>Squeegy: </p>
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<div>{{Choose|c={{#if: {{{1|}}}|{{rand|59}}|{{#expr: ({{rand2|10}}+48)}} }}<br />
|<!--1-->I can't put my finger on it. Something about this [[Fire|‼]]Cat tallow roast[[Fire|‼]] tastes funny.<br />
|<!--2-->Toady withdraws from society. Toady has begun a [[Strange_mood|mysterious]] construction!<br />
|<!--3-->Let us never forget the last words of Inod the Stoker, [http://archive.dwarffortresswiki.net/index.php/Fortress_Paintrag#1056 "Aaah! Gorillas!"]<br />
|<!--4-->[[Children|Newborn]] Zuglar Baldnessgranite prefers to consume Gorilla. A sure sign of his unparalleled strength!<br />
|<!--5-->[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/video-game-article/duke-nukem-image.php In an unrelated article] - I had no idea elephants could bounce that high!<br />
|<!--6-->[[Toady]] looses a roaring laughter, [[Fey|fell]] and terrible! Toady has butchered a spammer!<br />
|<!--7-->The critical question is this''':''' do elf bones yield more crossbow bolts than the average number of bolts necessary to kill an elf?<br />
|<!--8-->"Dwarf Fortress" ... "Like chess, only with short people that can catch on [[fire]] like [[clothing|rags]] soaked in tar, and lots of [[booze]]." ... "Like chess."<br />
|<!--9-->Dwarf Fortress has taught me that all the world's problems would be substantially reduced had our parent civilizations never minted more than four stacks of [[coins]].<br />
|<!--10-->Booze does all the work in forts. Dwarves are just booze exoskeletons.<br />
|<!--11-->My unconscious and bleeding [[mayor]] just mandated the construction of some goods.<br />
|<!--12-->I can just imagine a wagon throwing a tantrum and tossing all its contents at people.<br />
|<!--13-->Döbesh Udosdeb has been ecstatic lately. He was forced to eat a friend to survive. He enjoyed a truly decadent meal.<br />
|<!--14-->Iron [[screw pump]] exercise equipment. Pump iron and get superdwarvenly strong!<br />
|<!--15-->The violence, aggression, pain, madness, sadness of the ASCII characters never ceases to amaze me...<br />
|<!--16-->Wait, you're MAKING animals?<br>&mdash;''Torak''<br>At this moment, yes, I am smelting cows.<br>&mdash;''Spiders Everywhere''<br />
|<!--17-->"Didn't you read the manual? He he he he... the manual... ..."<br>--[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--18-->(Compared to real-world years) Dwarven years are shorter.<br>--Sowelu<br><br>Very fitting to dwarves, I must add.<br>--Sean Mirrsen<br />
|<!--19-->[[Magma]] is not a [[water]] source. Dwarves can't drink it or supply it to their wounded.<br>--[[User:AlienChickenPie|AlienChickenPie]]<br />
|<!--20-->"<nowiki>[B]</nowiki>oats are the enemy of tiles. And tiles are the enemy of boats."<br>--[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--21-->"I went through and fixed a few places where forbidden/on fire weren't being respected for next time. Burning milkable creatures were still a problem for example."<br>--[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--22-->"You have been processed! Go forth, now, and edit!"<br>--[[User:Savok|Savok]]<br />
|<!--23-->"What happened in 1048?" "Jreengus occurred."<br />
|<!--24-->Making rock instruments isn't nearly as awesome as it sounds --Shandrunn<br />
|<!--25-->The cyclops I was quested to kill had a thousand year history of badassery, and all of that without the leg it lost in the Year 3 (a dwarf bit it off... I should probably deal with that). --[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--26-->[FIREIMMUNE] makes them think that [[magma]] is safe but doesn't actually make them fireproof. This can lead to some rather interesting results.<br />
|<!--27-->Endok Cerolneth has begun a mysterious construction!<br />
Endok Cerolneth, Planter has given birth to a girl.<br />
|<!--28-->"Incendia sunt socia vestra, armaque vestra, fortesque Montis Domi." "Magma is your ally, your weapon, the strength of the Mountain-Home." --Eita<br />
|<!--29-->"Stopped people from giving quests to kill themselves." --[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--30-->"...And I simply doubt we have a need for 7 fishery workers. On top of that, a second soap maker. The hell IS soap?!" --Zero<br />
|<!--31-->"This is a terrible pun. All craftsdwarfship is of the poorest quality." - [http://tinyurl.com/6yruly Soup_alex]<br />
|<!--32-->"The default mental state of a dwarf is madness. Sanity is a temporary condition - a PRIVILEGE you have to EARN!" --[[User:Fedor|Fedor]]<br />
|<!--33-->"Why get normal cats? I buy lolcats in the embark screen. Much more fun to engrave about them." --Yanlin<br />
|<!--34-->"Dwarf Fortress taught me it was okay to make a suit out of my neighbour's skin, as long as I gave it a name." <br />
|<!--35-->"Got rid of world gen crash during succession after death of prolific long-standing position holders with inbred descendants" --[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--36-->"There was a typo in the siegers' campfire code. When the fires went out, so did the game." --[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--37-->"Hey, what does that flashing red and orange text mean? What? Why is there smoke everywhere? Oh god, are those BABIES on fire?" --[[User:StrawberryBunny|StrawberryBunny]]<br />
|<!--38-->"It's never 'just a game' when you're losing."<br>--George Carlin (if he played Dwarf Fortress)<br />
|<!--39-->Not that building a bridge out of soap makes much sense to begin with anyway.<br />
|<!--40-->Note that while you cannot milk larger animals yourself, civilizations can still milk animals "off screen" for your benefit.<br />
|<!--41-->Tosid Idenarzes likes tentacle demons for their corrupt intentions. "There! Now we've covered all of the seven deadly sins."<br />
|<!--42-->"Litast Idenudesh, baby, is throwing a tantrum! Inod Litastrilem, Mayor, has lost consciousness. Inod Litastrilem, Mayor, has bled to death."<br />
|<!--43-->"Known bug #780: Town guard becomes a criminal after getting an adventurer's stolen weapon stuck in his body."<br />
|<!--44-->"Udib Toblumaid, Axedwarf, cancels sparring in Barracks: too insane." [[User:Ben jamm1n|Ben jamm1n]]<br />
|<!--45-->Kosoth Cilobonol, Bone Carver cancels Drink: Unconscious.<br />
|<!--46-->Sizir the Snail of Bait is a deity of The Fresh Towers. Sizir most often takes the form of a female dwarf and is associated with jealousy.<br />
|<!--47-->Sibrek Tanbim likes Limestone, Tin, Smoky Quartz, the color crimson, bolts, scepters, anvils, and rock blocks for their lack of quality levels.<br />
|<!--48-->Most vermin teleport, so nothing actually contains them. -[[User:Fuzzy|Fuzzy]]<br />
|<!--49-->There are 5 articles in category Lore: Armok, Cave Adaptation, Elephant, Philosopher, and Vomit.<br />
|<!--50-->Fixed Bug #888: There was an alligator drunk<br />
|<!--51-->Fixed Bug #563: Mayor ordered himself beaten for failing to make crystal glass<br />
|<!--52-->If cow cheese is made from cow's milk, what is dwarven cheese made of?<br />
|<!--53-->What constitutes "sunday best" for dwarves? Is that when they actually wipe some of the blood and vomit off their clothes? --Kuli<br />
|<!--54-->Bugs are opportunities to cause unprecedented amounts of destruction. --Zorgn<br />
|<!--55-->"You know, Urist, You've got a mind like an +Ash Trap+."--[[User:Destor|Destor]]<br />
|<!--56-->Worst animal rights defense: "I had to [http://www.mkv25.net/dfma/movie-355-bodypartexplosion kill off most of my animals] because my FPS was suffering." --steb<br />
|<!--57-->Nothing a magma bath won't fix. Magma: nature's fix it all --Luke_Prowler<br />
|<!--58-->'''Zander J:''' "Is there a way to stop immigration without setting the population cap?"<br />
|<!--59-->[16:08] <[[User:Squeegy|Snowden]]> the merchants won't leave because I killed their guys and I can't lock them in and drown them because there's shoes on the floodgate<br />
}}<!--WARNING:EQUALS SIGNS BREAK THINGS<br />
NOTICE: If you are editing this and you have not read the instructions on the talk page, your quote will probably not appear.--><noinclude>[[Category:Humor and stories]]</noinclude></div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=Main_Page/Quote&diff=36672Main Page/Quote2009-01-26T00:12:42Z<p>Squeegy: </p>
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<div>{{Choose|c={{#if: {{{1|}}}|{{rand|59}}|{{#expr: ({{rand2|10}}+48)}} }}<br />
|<!--1-->I can't put my finger on it. Something about this [[Fire|‼]]Cat tallow roast[[Fire|‼]] tastes funny.<br />
|<!--2-->Toady withdraws from society. Toady has begun a [[Strange_mood|mysterious]] construction!<br />
|<!--3-->Let us never forget the last words of Inod the Stoker, [http://archive.dwarffortresswiki.net/index.php/Fortress_Paintrag#1056 "Aaah! Gorillas!"]<br />
|<!--4-->[[Children|Newborn]] Zuglar Baldnessgranite prefers to consume Gorilla. A sure sign of his unparalleled strength!<br />
|<!--5-->[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/video-game-article/duke-nukem-image.php In an unrelated article] - I had no idea elephants could bounce that high!<br />
|<!--6-->[[Toady]] looses a roaring laughter, [[Fey|fell]] and terrible! Toady has butchered a spammer!<br />
|<!--7-->The critical question is this''':''' do elf bones yield more crossbow bolts than the average number of bolts necessary to kill an elf?<br />
|<!--8-->"Dwarf Fortress" ... "Like chess, only with short people that can catch on [[fire]] like [[clothing|rags]] soaked in tar, and lots of [[booze]]." ... "Like chess."<br />
|<!--9-->Dwarf Fortress has taught me that all the world's problems would be substantially reduced had our parent civilizations never minted more than four stacks of [[coins]].<br />
|<!--10-->Booze does all the work in forts. Dwarves are just booze exoskeletons.<br />
|<!--11-->My unconscious and bleeding [[mayor]] just mandated the construction of some goods.<br />
|<!--12-->I can just imagine a wagon throwing a tantrum and tossing all its contents at people.<br />
|<!--13-->Döbesh Udosdeb has been ecstatic lately. He was forced to eat a friend to survive. He enjoyed a truly decadent meal.<br />
|<!--14-->Iron [[screw pump]] exercise equipment. Pump iron and get superdwarvenly strong!<br />
|<!--15-->The violence, aggression, pain, madness, sadness of the ASCII characters never ceases to amaze me...<br />
|<!--16-->Wait, you're MAKING animals?<br>&mdash;''Torak''<br>At this moment, yes, I am smelting cows.<br>&mdash;''Spiders Everywhere''<br />
|<!--17-->"Didn't you read the manual? He he he he... the manual... ..."<br>--[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--18-->(Compared to real-world years) Dwarven years are shorter.<br>--Sowelu<br><br>Very fitting to dwarves, I must add.<br>--Sean Mirrsen<br />
|<!--19-->[[Magma]] is not a [[water]] source. Dwarves can't drink it or supply it to their wounded.<br>--[[User:AlienChickenPie|AlienChickenPie]]<br />
|<!--20-->"<nowiki>[B]</nowiki>oats are the enemy of tiles. And tiles are the enemy of boats."<br>--[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--21-->"I went through and fixed a few places where forbidden/on fire weren't being respected for next time. Burning milkable creatures were still a problem for example."<br>--[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--22-->"You have been processed! Go forth, now, and edit!"<br>--[[User:Savok|Savok]]<br />
|<!--23-->"What happened in 1048?" "Jreengus occurred."<br />
|<!--24-->Making rock instruments isn't nearly as awesome as it sounds --Shandrunn<br />
|<!--25-->The cyclops I was quested to kill had a thousand year history of badassery, and all of that without the leg it lost in the Year 3 (a dwarf bit it off... I should probably deal with that). --[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--26-->[FIREIMMUNE] makes them think that [[magma]] is safe but doesn't actually make them fireproof. This can lead to some rather interesting results.<br />
|<!--27-->Endok Cerolneth has begun a mysterious construction!<br />
Endok Cerolneth, Planter has given birth to a girl.<br />
|<!--28-->"Incendia sunt socia vestra, armaque vestra, fortesque Montis Domi." "Magma is your ally, your weapon, the strength of the Mountain-Home." --Eita<br />
|<!--29-->"Stopped people from giving quests to kill themselves." --[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--30-->"...And I simply doubt we have a need for 7 fishery workers. On top of that, a second soap maker. The hell IS soap?!" --Zero<br />
|<!--31-->"This is a terrible pun. All craftsdwarfship is of the poorest quality." - [http://tinyurl.com/6yruly Soup_alex]<br />
|<!--32-->"The default mental state of a dwarf is madness. Sanity is a temporary condition - a PRIVILEGE you have to EARN!" --[[User:Fedor|Fedor]]<br />
|<!--33-->"Why get normal cats? I buy lolcats in the embark screen. Much more fun to engrave about them." --Yanlin<br />
|<!--34-->"Dwarf Fortress taught me it was okay to make a suit out of my neighbour's skin, as long as I gave it a name." <br />
|<!--35-->"Got rid of world gen crash during succession after death of prolific long-standing position holders with inbred descendants" --[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--36-->"There was a typo in the siegers' campfire code. When the fires went out, so did the game." --[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--37-->"Hey, what does that flashing red and orange text mean? What? Why is there smoke everywhere? Oh god, are those BABIES on fire?" --[[User:StrawberryBunny|StrawberryBunny]]<br />
|<!--38-->"It's never 'just a game' when you're losing."<br>--George Carlin (if he played Dwarf Fortress)<br />
|<!--39-->Not that building a bridge out of soap makes much sense to begin with anyway.<br />
|<!--40-->Note that while you cannot milk larger animals yourself, civilizations can still milk animals "off screen" for your benefit.<br />
|<!--41-->Tosid Idenarzes likes tentacle demons for their corrupt intentions. "There! Now we've covered all of the seven deadly sins."<br />
|<!--42-->"Litast Idenudesh, baby, is throwing a tantrum! Inod Litastrilem, Mayor, has lost consciousness. Inod Litastrilem, Mayor, has bled to death."<br />
|<!--43-->"Known bug #780: Town guard becomes a criminal after getting an adventurer's stolen weapon stuck in his body."<br />
|<!--44-->"Udib Toblumaid, Axedwarf, cancels sparring in Barracks: too insane." [[User:Ben jamm1n|Ben jamm1n]]<br />
|<!--45-->Kosoth Cilobonol, Bone Carver cancels Drink: Unconscious.<br />
|<!--46-->Sizir the Snail of Bait is a deity of The Fresh Towers. Sizir most often takes the form of a female dwarf and is associated with jealousy.<br />
|<!--47-->Sibrek Tanbim likes Limestone, Tin, Smoky Quartz, the color crimson, bolts, scepters, anvils, and rock blocks for their lack of quality levels.<br />
|<!--48-->Most vermin teleport, so nothing actually contains them. -[[User:Fuzzy|Fuzzy]]<br />
|<!--49-->There are 5 articles in category Lore: Armok, Cave Adaptation, Elephant, Philosopher, and Vomit.<br />
|<!--50-->Fixed Bug #888: There was an alligator drunk<br />
|<!--51-->Fixed Bug #563: Mayor ordered himself beaten for failing to make crystal glass<br />
|<!--52-->If cow cheese is made from cow's milk, what is dwarven cheese made of?<br />
|<!--53-->What constitutes "sunday best" for dwarves? Is that when they actually wipe some of the blood and vomit off their clothes? --Kuli<br />
|<!--54-->Bugs are opportunities to cause unprecedented amounts of destruction. --Zorgn<br />
|<!--55-->"You know, Urist, You've got a mind like an +Ash Trap+."--[[User:Destor|Destor]]<br />
|<!--56-->Worst animal rights defense: "I had to [http://www.mkv25.net/dfma/movie-355-bodypartexplosion kill off most of my animals] because my FPS was suffering." --steb<br />
|<!--57-->Nothing a magma bath won't fix. Magma: nature's fix it all --Luke_Prowler<br />
|<!--58-->'''Zander J:''' "Is there a way to stop immigration without setting the population cap?"<br />
|<!--59-->[16:08] <Snowden> the merchants won't leave because I killed their guys and I can't lock them in and drown them because there's shoes on the floodgate<br />
}}<!--WARNING:EQUALS SIGNS BREAK THINGS<br />
NOTICE: If you are editing this and you have not read the instructions on the talk page, your quote will probably not appear.--><noinclude>[[Category:Humor and stories]]</noinclude></div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=Main_Page/Quote&diff=36671Main Page/Quote2009-01-26T00:11:48Z<p>Squeegy: </p>
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<div>{{Choose|c={{#if: {{{1|}}}|{{rand|58}}|{{#expr: ({{rand2|10}}+48)}} }}<br />
|<!--1-->I can't put my finger on it. Something about this [[Fire|‼]]Cat tallow roast[[Fire|‼]] tastes funny.<br />
|<!--2-->Toady withdraws from society. Toady has begun a [[Strange_mood|mysterious]] construction!<br />
|<!--3-->Let us never forget the last words of Inod the Stoker, [http://archive.dwarffortresswiki.net/index.php/Fortress_Paintrag#1056 "Aaah! Gorillas!"]<br />
|<!--4-->[[Children|Newborn]] Zuglar Baldnessgranite prefers to consume Gorilla. A sure sign of his unparalleled strength!<br />
|<!--5-->[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/video-game-article/duke-nukem-image.php In an unrelated article] - I had no idea elephants could bounce that high!<br />
|<!--6-->[[Toady]] looses a roaring laughter, [[Fey|fell]] and terrible! Toady has butchered a spammer!<br />
|<!--7-->The critical question is this''':''' do elf bones yield more crossbow bolts than the average number of bolts necessary to kill an elf?<br />
|<!--8-->"Dwarf Fortress" ... "Like chess, only with short people that can catch on [[fire]] like [[clothing|rags]] soaked in tar, and lots of [[booze]]." ... "Like chess."<br />
|<!--9-->Dwarf Fortress has taught me that all the world's problems would be substantially reduced had our parent civilizations never minted more than four stacks of [[coins]].<br />
|<!--10-->Booze does all the work in forts. Dwarves are just booze exoskeletons.<br />
|<!--11-->My unconscious and bleeding [[mayor]] just mandated the construction of some goods.<br />
|<!--12-->I can just imagine a wagon throwing a tantrum and tossing all its contents at people.<br />
|<!--13-->Döbesh Udosdeb has been ecstatic lately. He was forced to eat a friend to survive. He enjoyed a truly decadent meal.<br />
|<!--14-->Iron [[screw pump]] exercise equipment. Pump iron and get superdwarvenly strong!<br />
|<!--15-->The violence, aggression, pain, madness, sadness of the ASCII characters never ceases to amaze me...<br />
|<!--16-->Wait, you're MAKING animals?<br>&mdash;''Torak''<br>At this moment, yes, I am smelting cows.<br>&mdash;''Spiders Everywhere''<br />
|<!--17-->"Didn't you read the manual? He he he he... the manual... ..."<br>--[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--18-->(Compared to real-world years) Dwarven years are shorter.<br>--Sowelu<br><br>Very fitting to dwarves, I must add.<br>--Sean Mirrsen<br />
|<!--19-->[[Magma]] is not a [[water]] source. Dwarves can't drink it or supply it to their wounded.<br>--[[User:AlienChickenPie|AlienChickenPie]]<br />
|<!--20-->"<nowiki>[B]</nowiki>oats are the enemy of tiles. And tiles are the enemy of boats."<br>--[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--21-->"I went through and fixed a few places where forbidden/on fire weren't being respected for next time. Burning milkable creatures were still a problem for example."<br>--[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--22-->"You have been processed! Go forth, now, and edit!"<br>--[[User:Savok|Savok]]<br />
|<!--23-->"What happened in 1048?" "Jreengus occurred."<br />
|<!--24-->Making rock instruments isn't nearly as awesome as it sounds --Shandrunn<br />
|<!--25-->The cyclops I was quested to kill had a thousand year history of badassery, and all of that without the leg it lost in the Year 3 (a dwarf bit it off... I should probably deal with that). --[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--26-->[FIREIMMUNE] makes them think that [[magma]] is safe but doesn't actually make them fireproof. This can lead to some rather interesting results.<br />
|<!--27-->Endok Cerolneth has begun a mysterious construction!<br />
Endok Cerolneth, Planter has given birth to a girl.<br />
|<!--28-->"Incendia sunt socia vestra, armaque vestra, fortesque Montis Domi." "Magma is your ally, your weapon, the strength of the Mountain-Home." --Eita<br />
|<!--29-->"Stopped people from giving quests to kill themselves." --[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--30-->"...And I simply doubt we have a need for 7 fishery workers. On top of that, a second soap maker. The hell IS soap?!" --Zero<br />
|<!--31-->"This is a terrible pun. All craftsdwarfship is of the poorest quality." - [http://tinyurl.com/6yruly Soup_alex]<br />
|<!--32-->"The default mental state of a dwarf is madness. Sanity is a temporary condition - a PRIVILEGE you have to EARN!" --[[User:Fedor|Fedor]]<br />
|<!--33-->"Why get normal cats? I buy lolcats in the embark screen. Much more fun to engrave about them." --Yanlin<br />
|<!--34-->"Dwarf Fortress taught me it was okay to make a suit out of my neighbour's skin, as long as I gave it a name." <br />
|<!--35-->"Got rid of world gen crash during succession after death of prolific long-standing position holders with inbred descendants" --[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--36-->"There was a typo in the siegers' campfire code. When the fires went out, so did the game." --[[Toady One]]<br />
|<!--37-->"Hey, what does that flashing red and orange text mean? What? Why is there smoke everywhere? Oh god, are those BABIES on fire?" --[[User:StrawberryBunny|StrawberryBunny]]<br />
|<!--38-->"It's never 'just a game' when you're losing."<br>--George Carlin (if he played Dwarf Fortress)<br />
|<!--39-->Not that building a bridge out of soap makes much sense to begin with anyway.<br />
|<!--40-->Note that while you cannot milk larger animals yourself, civilizations can still milk animals "off screen" for your benefit.<br />
|<!--41-->Tosid Idenarzes likes tentacle demons for their corrupt intentions. "There! Now we've covered all of the seven deadly sins."<br />
|<!--42-->"Litast Idenudesh, baby, is throwing a tantrum! Inod Litastrilem, Mayor, has lost consciousness. Inod Litastrilem, Mayor, has bled to death."<br />
|<!--43-->"Known bug #780: Town guard becomes a criminal after getting an adventurer's stolen weapon stuck in his body."<br />
|<!--44-->"Udib Toblumaid, Axedwarf, cancels sparring in Barracks: too insane." [[User:Ben jamm1n|Ben jamm1n]]<br />
|<!--45-->Kosoth Cilobonol, Bone Carver cancels Drink: Unconscious.<br />
|<!--46-->Sizir the Snail of Bait is a deity of The Fresh Towers. Sizir most often takes the form of a female dwarf and is associated with jealousy.<br />
|<!--47-->Sibrek Tanbim likes Limestone, Tin, Smoky Quartz, the color crimson, bolts, scepters, anvils, and rock blocks for their lack of quality levels.<br />
|<!--48-->Most vermin teleport, so nothing actually contains them. -[[User:Fuzzy|Fuzzy]]<br />
|<!--49-->There are 5 articles in category Lore: Armok, Cave Adaptation, Elephant, Philosopher, and Vomit.<br />
|<!--50-->Fixed Bug #888: There was an alligator drunk<br />
|<!--51-->Fixed Bug #563: Mayor ordered himself beaten for failing to make crystal glass<br />
|<!--52-->If cow cheese is made from cow's milk, what is dwarven cheese made of?<br />
|<!--53-->What constitutes "sunday best" for dwarves? Is that when they actually wipe some of the blood and vomit off their clothes? --Kuli<br />
|<!--54-->Bugs are opportunities to cause unprecedented amounts of destruction. --Zorgn<br />
|<!--55-->"You know, Urist, You've got a mind like an +Ash Trap+."--[[User:Destor|Destor]]<br />
|<!--56-->Worst animal rights defense: "I had to [http://www.mkv25.net/dfma/movie-355-bodypartexplosion kill off most of my animals] because my FPS was suffering." --steb<br />
|<!--57-->Nothing a magma bath won't fix. Magma: nature's fix it all --Luke_Prowler<br />
|<!--58-->'''Zander J:''' "Is there a way to stop immigration without setting the population cap?"<br />
|<!--59-->[16:08] <Snowden> the merchants won't leave because I killed their guys and I can't lock them in and drown them because there's shoes on the floodgate<br />
}}<!--WARNING:EQUALS SIGNS BREAK THINGS<br />
NOTICE: If you are editing this and you have not read the instructions on the talk page, your quote will probably not appear.--><noinclude>[[Category:Humor and stories]]</noinclude></div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d_Talk:Demon&diff=3138540d Talk:Demon2008-11-14T02:42:41Z<p>Squeegy: /* Ruling Demons */</p>
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<div>{{spoiler}}<br />
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== Additions ==<br />
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If anyone has tried other defenses against Demons and they either failed or they worked then please add it to the article.<br />
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== Thoughts on Demons ==<br />
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(from the raws) It seems that all demons can swim... except for spirits of fire (the only ones without lungs, heart, brain exc)... i see spirits of fire as the most dangerous for this reason... perhaps water puts them out? tentacal and frog demons seem a bit less of a threat, due to their lack of fire breath. Also, none of the Demons are fireImmune_super... which means dragonbreath hurts them... so... demons vs dragons anyone?--[[User:Pbhead|Pbhead]] 02:04, 13 December 2007 (EST)<br />
:I agree on spirits of fire being the most dangerous. From my experience with them they are quite vulnerable to crossbow bolts (killed a total of 16 exclusively this way). As giant cave spiders don't even try to shoot web trough fortifications I think that fortifications and marksdwarves are the way to deal with the demons. Melee champions in steel are way superior to any demons but the problem is that they are very vulnerable to fire ("bug 000001" in reported bugs) and are frequently not able to get close (even worse if there is at least 1 z-level up as spirits of fire WILL fly up). Piling spirits of fire with lots of wardogs or anything else is useless due to their firebreath attack. Don't even try to counter demons with less then 6-8 elite marksdwarves or 50-60 novice ones or an extremely long 1 tile wide corridor with a masterpiece ballista + 2 legendary siege operators + a ballista arrows stockpile. Crushing them with bridges could also work if you don't consider it a cheat and are sure that the demons won't have time to destroy the bridges as IMHO they will actively try to.--[[User:Another|Another]] 15:42, 13 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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== Possible defences? ==<br />
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when i breach my pit, (eventually) i hope to be able to A: seal it off quickly without losing too much admantine. B if that fails, have a large "dwarven toliet" (a artificial river with a large water fall...) if i am lucky, the water will be fast enough to sweep even the non-spirits of fire down the waterfall... where they will hopefully go *splat*. IF that fails... i plan to have a LOONG corridor, with fortifications on either side, and leet archers behind the fortifications and at the end of the tunnel, seige weapons, and spear masters hidden behind blind spots. and if that fails, hopefully by then i will have sealed my mines off from the main fortress. --[[User:Pbhead|Pbhead]] 02:04, 13 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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== Spoiler warning? ==<br />
We should probably have a spoiler warning for this page, especially for the picture of the pits. --[[User:Valdemar|Valdemar]] 10:05, 1 January 2008 (EST)<br />
:Agreed and added --[[User:N9103|Edward]] 16:16, 16 January 2008 (EST)<br />
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== Upright spear repeating traps ==<br />
I assume these work and are effective, I was wondering if this was considered too cheap to use or was known to be ineffectual (maybe they destroy them before they walk into them, as they are buildings). <br />
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This is my first demon attack since df-23a, and I've been preparing multiple types of active defense in different layers, (ballistas on z-8, spears on z-7, pit with fortifications and 18 elite/champion marks-dwarves on z-5/6/4 [with 3 open z-levels to see how they deal with spirits of fire], 7 mace dwarves and 7 sword-dwarves with 62 war dogs for lulz if they get to z-3 and re-walling at z-2) so it'll be a learning experience. My last successful demon defense hinged on a drawbridge...wasn't as fun as this should be.<br />
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The spoiler is there for the eerily glowing pits, so I think once more people post success/defeats on the demon page, or specific demon information, such as the different types and abilities, the spoiler should be here as well.<br />
:Spoiler Warning added --[[User:N9103|Edward]] 16:16, 16 January 2008 (EST)<br />
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== Cage Traps==<br />
has any one caught a demon in a cage trap? if you could catch them that would be the easest way to deal with them. --[[Rock n rat]]<br />
: I'm afraid demons are immune to cage, weapon, and stone-fall traps, although they will trigger pressure plates and the like. --[[User:Shadow archmagi|Shadow archmagi]] 14:00, 28 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== The Little Brother ==<br />
I have added my favorite anti-demon tactic; massed archers on a single tile, to the wiki. It works reliably for me. --[[User:Shadow archmagi|Shadow archmagi]] 14:00, 28 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== Ruling Demons ==<br />
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Anyone know what makes demons rule goblins? Hardcoded, maybe? --[[User:Squeegy|Squeegy]] 21:42, 13 November 2008 (EST)</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d_Talk:Demon&diff=3138440d Talk:Demon2008-11-14T02:40:56Z<p>Squeegy: Ruling Demons</p>
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<div>{{spoiler}}<br />
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== Additions ==<br />
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If anyone has tried other defenses against Demons and they either failed or they worked then please add it to the article.<br />
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== Thoughts on Demons ==<br />
<br />
(from the raws) It seems that all demons can swim... except for spirits of fire (the only ones without lungs, heart, brain exc)... i see spirits of fire as the most dangerous for this reason... perhaps water puts them out? tentacal and frog demons seem a bit less of a threat, due to their lack of fire breath. Also, none of the Demons are fireImmune_super... which means dragonbreath hurts them... so... demons vs dragons anyone?--[[User:Pbhead|Pbhead]] 02:04, 13 December 2007 (EST)<br />
:I agree on spirits of fire being the most dangerous. From my experience with them they are quite vulnerable to crossbow bolts (killed a total of 16 exclusively this way). As giant cave spiders don't even try to shoot web trough fortifications I think that fortifications and marksdwarves are the way to deal with the demons. Melee champions in steel are way superior to any demons but the problem is that they are very vulnerable to fire ("bug 000001" in reported bugs) and are frequently not able to get close (even worse if there is at least 1 z-level up as spirits of fire WILL fly up). Piling spirits of fire with lots of wardogs or anything else is useless due to their firebreath attack. Don't even try to counter demons with less then 6-8 elite marksdwarves or 50-60 novice ones or an extremely long 1 tile wide corridor with a masterpiece ballista + 2 legendary siege operators + a ballista arrows stockpile. Crushing them with bridges could also work if you don't consider it a cheat and are sure that the demons won't have time to destroy the bridges as IMHO they will actively try to.--[[User:Another|Another]] 15:42, 13 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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== Possible defences? ==<br />
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when i breach my pit, (eventually) i hope to be able to A: seal it off quickly without losing too much admantine. B if that fails, have a large "dwarven toliet" (a artificial river with a large water fall...) if i am lucky, the water will be fast enough to sweep even the non-spirits of fire down the waterfall... where they will hopefully go *splat*. IF that fails... i plan to have a LOONG corridor, with fortifications on either side, and leet archers behind the fortifications and at the end of the tunnel, seige weapons, and spear masters hidden behind blind spots. and if that fails, hopefully by then i will have sealed my mines off from the main fortress. --[[User:Pbhead|Pbhead]] 02:04, 13 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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== Spoiler warning? ==<br />
We should probably have a spoiler warning for this page, especially for the picture of the pits. --[[User:Valdemar|Valdemar]] 10:05, 1 January 2008 (EST)<br />
:Agreed and added --[[User:N9103|Edward]] 16:16, 16 January 2008 (EST)<br />
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== Upright spear repeating traps ==<br />
I assume these work and are effective, I was wondering if this was considered too cheap to use or was known to be ineffectual (maybe they destroy them before they walk into them, as they are buildings). <br />
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This is my first demon attack since df-23a, and I've been preparing multiple types of active defense in different layers, (ballistas on z-8, spears on z-7, pit with fortifications and 18 elite/champion marks-dwarves on z-5/6/4 [with 3 open z-levels to see how they deal with spirits of fire], 7 mace dwarves and 7 sword-dwarves with 62 war dogs for lulz if they get to z-3 and re-walling at z-2) so it'll be a learning experience. My last successful demon defense hinged on a drawbridge...wasn't as fun as this should be.<br />
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The spoiler is there for the eerily glowing pits, so I think once more people post success/defeats on the demon page, or specific demon information, such as the different types and abilities, the spoiler should be here as well.<br />
:Spoiler Warning added --[[User:N9103|Edward]] 16:16, 16 January 2008 (EST)<br />
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== Cage Traps==<br />
has any one caught a demon in a cage trap? if you could catch them that would be the easest way to deal with them. --[[Rock n rat]]<br />
: I'm afraid demons are immune to cage, weapon, and stone-fall traps, although they will trigger pressure plates and the like. --[[User:Shadow archmagi|Shadow archmagi]] 14:00, 28 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== The Little Brother ==<br />
I have added my favorite anti-demon tactic; massed archers on a single tile, to the wiki. It works reliably for me. --[[User:Shadow archmagi|Shadow archmagi]] 14:00, 28 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== Ruling Demons ==<br />
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Anyone know what makes demons rule goblins?</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d_Talk:Elf&diff=1810640d Talk:Elf2008-11-04T01:59:16Z<p>Squeegy: /* Last edit */</p>
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<div>==Trading==<br />
I have successfuly traded them Silk items in 0.27.169.32a--[[User:Draco18s|Draco18s]] 00:01, 4 November 2007 (EDT)<br />
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:Thanks for testing it, I removed the verify tag. --[[User:Turgid Bolk|Turgid Bolk]] 20:43, 4 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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I have to wonder why elves wouldn't accept anything made out of wood, when all they want to trade me is animals in wooden cages, and alcohol in wooden barrels and bows and bolts made out of wood...you know what, almost everything they wanted to trade me was made from wood... --[[User:UltimaGecko|UltimaGecko]] 01:32, 4 November 2007 (EDT)<br />
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:It's because the elves ask nicely when they take wood from a tree. Dwarves go out and TAKE IT!--[[User:Xazak|Xazak]] 14:38, 4 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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I accidentally tried to trade a wooden bucket with them. The elves scolded me, but still allowed me to trade my stone mugs and scepters. They don't leave straight away anymore.--[[User:Mechturk|Mechturk]] 01:44, 5 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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:Ah, I'm glad they're more forgiving now. Fixed. --[[User:Turgid Bolk|Turgid Bolk]] 02:14, 5 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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::They may rather be bugged now. There is a bug report that offering them something they don't like will make their mood maximally happy. --[[User:Geekwad|Geekwad]] 14:14, 19 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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:::Elfs are stupid. I traded some stone crafts for some of their wooden cages, and then i tryed to trade those same wooden cages back and they get angry at me for killing trees! [[User:Diabl0658|Diabl0658]] 12:09, 1 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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What about flours, syrups and the like? Food? The DO buy prepared meals.--[[User:Dorten|Dorten]] 00:32, 3 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
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I've noticed something new which may just be a coincidence - As I scale back my harvesting of wood from local sources (outside) the elves bring me a larger quantity of wood to trade. If I start chopping trees down for roads, etc. then they bring me less. Anyone else notice this? --[[User:Termitehead|Termitehead]] 08:49, 6 May 2008 (CST)<br />
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I accidentally offered an elf some wooden items, and after that the Trade option was disabled even after exiting out of the interface and starting a new trading session. Is that supposed to happen? Seems a little harsh to me... --[[User:Theory|Theory]] 14:12, 10 August 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== Fortress in Elf Territory ==<br />
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I set one up for fun, and so far (1st winter) there's been no effect. The weirdest part is the large number of named trees; I've avoided cutting them down, and the elves haven't bothered me. I've had hunters chase and kill deer right in their midst with no ill effect as well -- it remains to be seen what happens if he misses the deer and hits an elf, though. Will report back when I find something interesting. [[User:Dolohov|Dolohov]] 10:53, 12 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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==Pissed-off the elves...==<br />
They seem to be kinda wussy, considering that I confiscated all of their trade caravan's goods (3k in rope reed cloth of various colors and a little bit of alcohol and seeds) and I expected a siege (my fort is in a boring area, and losing is fun) but they won't attack me. I took their junk a season or two ago. When and how will they attack? --[[User:Penguinofhonor|Penguinofhonor]] 19:22, 27 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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:Elves are wusses now. It's not even known if non-evil races still siege, much less treehugging wusses like elves. -[[User:Kefkakrazy|Kefkakrazy]] 01:09, 28 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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::[[Siege]]s from non-evil races have been disabled for now. They'll be back once the war arc is complete. --[[User:Strangething|Strangething]] 15:10, 17 June 2008 (EDT)<br />
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:::I was sieged by humans in I think 39c after a merchant's guild representative was slaughtered by a goblin ambush. [[User:Mingebag|Mingebag]] 01:07, 26 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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==Elves bringing corpses==<br />
The elves usually bring an animal or two in cages to trade, but many times that bring cages full of corpses... It's either all alive, or all corpses. Maybe the animals died in transit? Anybody else have this happen to them?--[[User:Valdemar|Valdemar]] 22:11, 25 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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: "It's not dead, it's resting". Er, the humans do this to me too. Pretty sure it's on the known bug list. [[User:Acama|Acama]] 02:17, 30 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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:I'm rather certain that if you're in a climate that you can die from exposure, that this is what happens. Have you gotten a shipment of live animals and a shipment of dead ones while at the same site? If not, then this is almost certainly the case. If so, it's possibly a function of a random number and perhaps the extremeness of the climate. --[[User:N9103|Edward]] 04:11, 30 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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::I seem to recall it being stated that this was due to the caravan passing THROUGH climates where you can die of exposure on the way to your fortress. If the path a civ needs to take runs through freezing or scorching climates, the elves don't give the animals proper temperature care and they die. In contrast, the elves seem to make it through just fine--who knows, maybe the code is slightly different for caravan entities and separate creatures that happen to be carried along with the caravan. --[[User:Alfador|Alfador]] 12:03, 10 January 2008 (EST)<br />
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:I actually prefer this method. I like to trap stuff myself so it makes the cages much cheaper, and the corpse can still be butchered for meat, bones, fat, and skulls. Your butcher will grab the entire cage and take it to the butcher's shop to empty it. --[[User:Ikkonoishi|Ikkonoishi]] 11:20, 30 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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== Elves and Animals ==<br />
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Doing some testing with using Elves in fortress mode, it seems that they will NOT be attacked by animals. Do you think we might go as far as to write in this page that [NATURAL]creatures will not attack elves? [[User:Zonk|Zonk]] 11:57, 9 January 2008 (EST)<br />
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== Elven warnings ==<br />
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The elves just warned me about cutting too many trees... I didn't realize that was still in. --[[User:Bobson|Bobson]] 17:23, 27 February 2008 (EST)<br />
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== Elven traders ==<br />
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I have read that if the human caravans are attacked too many times, that the humans will wage war on you. I have also read that if you cut down too many trees, the elves will wage war on you. But if you let the elven traders die, will they also wage war on you? --[[User:Wafl|Wafl]] 22:14, 13 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
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:Don't think so, elves got ambushed by gobbies one year and I did nothing to help them. Accidentally saved one of the traders, though, but he starved to death. --[[User:Gh3yz0r|Gh3yz0r]] 19:17, 8 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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==Blood Covering?==<br />
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I have sold some items with blood covering with no negative effects... can anyone confirm if it's true or not? [[User:AlexFili|AlexFili]] 04:55, 8 May 2008 (EDT)<br />
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I cannot say firsthand, but I've heard in the forums and, I think, elsewhere in the Wiki that blood covering angers the elves.--[[User:RustyMcloon|Rusty Mcloon]] 23:24, 16 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== Speaking with Halfmen ==<br />
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What exactly is the tag that lets you speak with snakemen, ratmen, etcetera? I haven't been able to figure it out as of yet, and I want to add it to a creature I'm making.<br />
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In addition, adding the [AT_PEACE_WITH_WILDLIFE] tag didn't stop wolves and bears from ambushing and attacking me; so judging from this that is not the tag that makes them 'immune' to attacks; either that, or the wolves/bears and other large predators ignore that tag. ~ [[User:Midna|Midna]] 15:59, 14 May 2008 (EDT) (Edited later due to forgetting to add nametag)<br />
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Animalmen are no longer wildlife in 39e, so they're hostile to elves. Someone should edit the article to express this. --[[User:Neoskel|Neoskel]] 21:40, 8 August 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== Elves as of .39c ==<br />
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I feel the Elves went under a pretty big overhaul in the latest version. They've turned into tree huggers who do little else but complain, to zerging cannibals who dominate worlds when given enough time. Also little things, like Elves regrowing trees around captured sites, in addition to the aforementioned personality changes, may warrant it's own section, and/or editing.<br />
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== Elven Ambushes ==<br />
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While they may not seige, They do preform Ambushes.<br />
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And I noticed something quite strange...<br />
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They ambushed with Mounts. I saw a swarm of Unicorns heading torwards my location. There where no unicorns on my map, so I sent my military to meet them, and when battle was engaged, it said "An Ambush!" And, for each Unicorn, there was also an elf (on the same square)<br />
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I'm not sure where to put this in the article though. I've been ambushed by non-mounted elves several times as well. Maybe a new section "Amubsh/Seige habits?"<br />
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:I've seen Elves ambush on unicorns too (version 0.28.181.39e), and they had no qualms about slaughtering the puppies I had tied to chains outside -[[User:Namako|Namako]] 14:09, 25 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== Elven Trading as of Latest Version ==<br />
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It seems to me that the elves are much, much more tolerant than before as to what items they will accept. So far I've successfully given them leather, bone, and shell crafts just fine. I have also tried offering them the same branch of items, and they will happily accept them. They even accept items that have blood on them. They will still reject pure wooden goods.<br />
I haven't fully tested skulls, soap, or other animal byproducts yet. But if I were to hazard a guess, I would say they still will reject any item that has wood involved in it's creation, or any item with decorations of wood.<br />
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== How do I kill elves? ==<br />
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I don't like elves in my fortress and I would like to kill them with my thirty axedwarfs, how would I go about doing this? <small>&ndash; [[template:unsigned|unsigned]] comment by [[User:TheLastBarber|TheLastBarber]]</small><br />
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:You can only attack people who have come to your fortress with ill intent. Anger them enough (cut down trees, take their stuff, involve their merchants in unfortunate "accidents", etc.) and they should send forces to attack you, whereupon you can finally take joy in the slaughter. --[[User:Raumkraut|Raumkraut]] 15:39, 5 August 2008 (EDT)<br />
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::You can also kill Elves that have gone insane, but that would require imprisoning them for a considerable length of time.--[[User:Stryc9fuego|Stryc9fuego]] 14:08, 20 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== Last edit ==<br />
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I've have heard extensive talking about how elves eat the dead. A note to this effect was removed in the last update, can anyone confirm/deny this behavior? [[User:HeWhoIsPale|HeWhoIsPale]] 18:45, 28 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
: No civ creature will eat the dead unless it's acceptable or such in entity_default.txt. --[[User:Squeegy|Squeegy]] 20:59, 3 November 2008 (EST)</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d_Talk:Ethics&diff=4365540d Talk:Ethics2008-11-04T01:40:49Z<p>Squeegy: Name added</p>
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<div>So, here's a list of the various ethics tags that I got a friend to dump for me, as I couldn't find them anywhere. If anyone else wants to make this page more pretty and better formatted that would be good, I can't get the hang of wikis --[[User:Lord.Nagash|Lord.Nagash]] 20:18, 21 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== Ethics ==<br />
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Do ethics have any effect on the game besides looking pretty and starting wars? I tried to make a race that thought slavery was perfectly acceptable but it wouldn't take any civilians prisoner after pillaging/destroying. Do I need [ABUSE_BODIES]? --[[User:Squeegy|Squeegy]] 20:40, 3 November 2008 (EST)</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d_Talk:Ethics&diff=4365440d Talk:Ethics2008-11-04T01:40:30Z<p>Squeegy: Ethics</p>
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<div>So, here's a list of the various ethics tags that I got a friend to dump for me, as I couldn't find them anywhere. If anyone else wants to make this page more pretty and better formatted that would be good, I can't get the hang of wikis --[[User:Lord.Nagash|Lord.Nagash]] 20:18, 21 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== Ethics ==<br />
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Do ethics have any effect on the game besides looking pretty and starting wars? I tried to make a race that thought slavery was perfectly acceptable but it wouldn't take any civilians prisoner after pillaging/destroying. Do I need [ABUSE_BODIES]?</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d:Ruin&diff=3205240d:Ruin2008-11-02T22:42:56Z<p>Squeegy: </p>
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<div>A '''ruin''' is a former settlement that has been destroyed in a war, rampage, or other reasons. As of 40d, there are no longer undead in ruins nor humanoid undead anywhere in the game.<br />
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A dwarven ruin is an empty mountainhome. Appears same as populated one, minus dwarves. {{Verify}}<br />
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<div>A '''ruin''' is a former settlement that has been destroyed in a war, rampage, or other reasons. As of {{current}} , there are no longer undead in ruins nor humanoid undead anywhere in the game.<br />
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A dwarven ruin is an empty mountainhome. Appears same as populated one, minus dwarves. {{Verify}}<br />
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Human ruins will be as generated, but buildings' floors and walls will be replaced with furrowed sand/dirt. {{Verify}}<br />
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<div>A '''ruin''' is a former settlement that has been destroyed in a war, rampage, or other reasons. As of {{current}}, there are no longer undead in ruins nor humanoid undead anywhere in the game.<br />
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A dwarven ruin is an empty mountainhome. Appears same as populated one, minus dwarves. {{Verify}}<br />
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Human ruins will be as generated, but buildings' floors and walls will be replaced with furrowed sand/dirt. {{Verify}}<br />
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<div>== Ruins ==<br />
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Ruins are no longer populated by undead. I'll update the article with what they're like now. --[[User:Squeegy|Squeegy]] 17:35, 2 November 2008 (EST)</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d:Siege&diff=1778740d:Siege2008-11-02T22:34:13Z<p>Squeegy: /* Megabeasts */</p>
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<div>A '''siege''' is a special time in [[Fortress mode]] when an army attempts to attack and kill all of your [[dwarves]]. It is at this time you should activate your [[military]], keep civilians indoors, raise the [[drawbridge]]s and pray you have your defenses ready.<br />
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During a siege, the option on the main menu 'Abandon Fortress' changes to 'Succumb to the Invasion'.<br />
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A siege is not to be confused with other types of hostile encounters - if you are besieged you will ''know''. If you are unsure, you are ''not'' under siege. When you receive a siege, you receive a full-screen message "a vile force of darkness has arrived!" and the top of the screen reads "SIEGE" in yellow and red. Siegers are immediately visible at the map edge, whereas [[ambush]]ers or [[thief|thieves]] are not.<br />
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== Siegers ==<br />
=== Goblins === <br />
[[Goblins]] will send kidnappers and ambushers once your fort's population or [[wealth]] reaches a certain amount, and will start sieging once your population reaches 80. Sieges will increase in intensity depending only on how many previous sieges you have survived - a population higher than 80 does not increase the number of goblin siegers.<br />
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They arrive in squads of about 15 goblins each, frequently led by individual goblin weapon masters (or even babysnatched/refugee [[human]]s) and sometimes mounted on [[beak dog]]s, and occasionally accompanied by up to 3 squads of 5-8 [[troll]]s. They frequently are split into separate squads placed on different map edges. The first siege you see with a given fort might consist of as little as a single unmounted squad with no trolls, but the goblin forces will escalate in size as the game progresses. Later on you may be seeing 100 or more goblins show up in a single siege, all mounted, with 10 to 20 trolls.<br />
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Trolls are the goblin "siege engines". They are faster than beak dogs, and will make for [[buildings]] and start demolishing. Locked [[door]]s will keep the goblins out, but can be demolished by trolls. Note that [[Constructions]] are treated as inert terrain objects and therefore can't be destroyed by trolls.<br />
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If you deflect enough sieges, the ruler of the goblin nation may lead a squad. He's equipped with extra-good quality equipment.<br />
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=== Humans ===<br />
Humans can siege your fortress, although the trigger is unclear. On entry to the map they will set up a Campfire and wait there for a while, making attacks of opportunity on dwarves that come to the surface, before taking the final headlong charge in much the same way as goblins. <br />
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The message is slightly different from the goblin sieges: "The enemy have come and are laying siege to the fortress".<br />
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=== Elves ===<br />
As of Version 39f it is possible for Elves to lay siege to your fortress. You will get the standard message notifying you of a Siege; however, you will not be able to see any enemy units and the SIEGE banner across the top will instantly disappear. This is because all elven siegers enter the map [[ambusher|sneaking]]; isn't that [[fun]]? The Elven squads typically consist of a mix of swordselves and wrestlers, all of whom will be using wooden equipment. Later sieges may also feature archers and spearelves, again with puny treebranches. The first time this happens, if your military consists entirely of prissy little girl cat-lovers (that is to say, Dwarves that might as well be Elves themselves), an Elven siege could be a problem. Otherwise, any reasonable and most unreasonable Dwarven (or, let's be honest, canine) military forces can knock the stick-wielding pansies halfway across the map. Difficulty may eventually increase, but '''come on''', they're ''Elves''.<br />
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=== Kobolds ===<br />
Similar to [[Goblins]], [[Kobolds]] will first send thieves dependent on your fort's population or, rather, [[wealth]]. Kobold archers will begin to arrive if the Kobold thieves successfully steal any items - the number of successive archers and thieves who arrive will depend on how many items were stolen previously.<br />
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Kobold archers tend not to directly siege your fort, but prefer to pick off individual Dwarves who may be working in the surrounding wilderness. They will leave once their [[arrow]]s have been exhausted.<br />
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Megabeasts are a siege consisting of one enemy. A certain wealth or a population of around 100 may trigger one.{{Verify}} A megabeast, such as a [[bronze colossus]], [[dragon]], or [[titan]], will arrive on the map and head towards your fortress.<br />
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Megabeasts rely entirely on [BUILDING_DESTROYER:2] to path to your fortress. Unlike other sieges, they can be stopped simply by shutting a door behind another door. Vanilla megabeasts are easy to defeat and by default only 20% will survive worldgen.{{current}} Can be set higher via /data/init/worldgen.txt.<br />
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== Defending against a Siege ==<br />
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===Active Defense===<br />
*Put your entire [[military]] on duty. With luck, most of them are not sleeping, eating, or drinking. If a [[squad]] leader is doing anything of that sort, replace him with a more alert squad member (the squad always clusters about the leader. If the leader's eating, the squad will guard the table). Place melee units at major choke points, so they can meet the enemy head on, but try to keep them out of direct fire from enemy missile users. Place your own [[marksdwarf|marksdwarves]] where they can rain death down on the enemies. They can also shoot from different Z levels, use this. (This is why you build [[fortifications]].)<br />
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*[[War dog]]s are valuable, but shouldn't be the first line of defense, because the enemy bowmen will quickly take care of them. Assign them to your military dwarves, or [[cage]] them before the siege, and [[Release the Hounds!|release]] them via [[lever]]/[[pressure plate]] as the enemy is rounding a blind corner. They're also useful for clearing the field once the siege ends.<br />
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*[[Siege weapon]]s, [[catapult]]s and [[ballista]]e, can be effective during a siege, but can also be entirely useless. They don't have a wide field of fire, so you'll need to design your fortress ahead of time to funnel your attackers into the [[weapons]]' field of fire and then delay them with winding passages while in range. To use them effectively, you really need trained Siege Operators for the task, since siege weapons take up to three real-time minutes for inexperienced operators to load, and the weapons cannot be fired at a precise time; they will fire whenever the operator shows up. Fire early and often: siege operators are civilians, and will run away once the oncoming hordes get too close.<br />
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===Passive Defense===<br />
*If you have no trust in your military's power, keep all the dwarves inside and draw the besiegers into corridors with [[traps]]. Stone-fall traps are cheap and easy, but work only once before needing to be reset; weapon traps require weapons (and ammunition, in the case of ranged weapon traps), but reload themselves after a few seconds, until their components eventually get stuck due to all the gore. A 10-square-long entry hall filled with weapon traps will break most [[goblin]] sieges without any help.<br />
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*A [[moat]] can provide a decent defense when combined with a drawbridge to either keep the goblins from entering, or to drop them right into the water. [[Magma]] may be substituted for far more lethal results. Even when not filled, a 1-tile wide [[channel]] is a fast and effective way of stopping besiegers or to guide them into areas you want.<br />
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== Civilians ==<br />
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Your dwarves will still attempt to do their jobs during a siege, including cutting down [[tree]]s or hauling in items and [[corpse]]s from outdoors. Dwarves will run from invaders, but only ''after'' getting within [[crossbow]]-range, so their self-preservation skills are lackluster when the enemy has ranged weapons, or moves more quickly than them. There are [[Help! My civilians keep running into combat!|several strategies]] to preserve your civilians' lives, none of them perfect.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Fortress defense]]<br />
*[[Help! My civilians keep running into combat!]]<br />
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[[Category:World]]<br />
[[Category:Military]]<br />
[[Category:Fortress defense]]</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d:Siege&diff=1778640d:Siege2008-11-02T22:32:16Z<p>Squeegy: /* Megabeasts */</p>
<hr />
<div>A '''siege''' is a special time in [[Fortress mode]] when an army attempts to attack and kill all of your [[dwarves]]. It is at this time you should activate your [[military]], keep civilians indoors, raise the [[drawbridge]]s and pray you have your defenses ready.<br />
<br />
During a siege, the option on the main menu 'Abandon Fortress' changes to 'Succumb to the Invasion'.<br />
<br />
A siege is not to be confused with other types of hostile encounters - if you are besieged you will ''know''. If you are unsure, you are ''not'' under siege. When you receive a siege, you receive a full-screen message "a vile force of darkness has arrived!" and the top of the screen reads "SIEGE" in yellow and red. Siegers are immediately visible at the map edge, whereas [[ambush]]ers or [[thief|thieves]] are not.<br />
<br />
== Siegers ==<br />
=== Goblins === <br />
[[Goblins]] will send kidnappers and ambushers once your fort's population or [[wealth]] reaches a certain amount, and will start sieging once your population reaches 80. Sieges will increase in intensity depending only on how many previous sieges you have survived - a population higher than 80 does not increase the number of goblin siegers.<br />
<br />
They arrive in squads of about 15 goblins each, frequently led by individual goblin weapon masters (or even babysnatched/refugee [[human]]s) and sometimes mounted on [[beak dog]]s, and occasionally accompanied by up to 3 squads of 5-8 [[troll]]s. They frequently are split into separate squads placed on different map edges. The first siege you see with a given fort might consist of as little as a single unmounted squad with no trolls, but the goblin forces will escalate in size as the game progresses. Later on you may be seeing 100 or more goblins show up in a single siege, all mounted, with 10 to 20 trolls.<br />
<br />
Trolls are the goblin "siege engines". They are faster than beak dogs, and will make for [[buildings]] and start demolishing. Locked [[door]]s will keep the goblins out, but can be demolished by trolls. Note that [[Constructions]] are treated as inert terrain objects and therefore can't be destroyed by trolls.<br />
<br />
If you deflect enough sieges, the ruler of the goblin nation may lead a squad. He's equipped with extra-good quality equipment.<br />
<br />
=== Humans ===<br />
Humans can siege your fortress, although the trigger is unclear. On entry to the map they will set up a Campfire and wait there for a while, making attacks of opportunity on dwarves that come to the surface, before taking the final headlong charge in much the same way as goblins. <br />
<br />
The message is slightly different from the goblin sieges: "The enemy have come and are laying siege to the fortress".<br />
<br />
They may be mounted on horses.<br />
<br />
They may eventually send a diplomat, who will parley with your leader and offer a peace treaty.<br />
<br />
=== Elves ===<br />
As of Version 39f it is possible for Elves to lay siege to your fortress. You will get the standard message notifying you of a Siege; however, you will not be able to see any enemy units and the SIEGE banner across the top will instantly disappear. This is because all elven siegers enter the map [[ambusher|sneaking]]; isn't that [[fun]]? The Elven squads typically consist of a mix of swordselves and wrestlers, all of whom will be using wooden equipment. Later sieges may also feature archers and spearelves, again with puny treebranches. The first time this happens, if your military consists entirely of prissy little girl cat-lovers (that is to say, Dwarves that might as well be Elves themselves), an Elven siege could be a problem. Otherwise, any reasonable and most unreasonable Dwarven (or, let's be honest, canine) military forces can knock the stick-wielding pansies halfway across the map. Difficulty may eventually increase, but '''come on''', they're ''Elves''.<br />
<br />
=== Kobolds ===<br />
Similar to [[Goblins]], [[Kobolds]] will first send thieves dependent on your fort's population or, rather, [[wealth]]. Kobold archers will begin to arrive if the Kobold thieves successfully steal any items - the number of successive archers and thieves who arrive will depend on how many items were stolen previously.<br />
<br />
Kobold archers tend not to directly siege your fort, but prefer to pick off individual Dwarves who may be working in the surrounding wilderness. They will leave once their [[arrow]]s have been exhausted.<br />
<br />
=== Megabeasts ===<br />
Megabeasts are a siege consisting of one enemy. A certain wealth or a population of around 100 may trigger one.{{Verify}} A megabeast, such as a [[bronze colossus]], [[dragon]], or [[titan]], will arrive on the map and head towards your fortress.<br />
<br />
Megabeasts rely entirely on [BUILDING_DESTROYER:2] to path to your fortress. Unlike other sieges, they can be stopped simply by shutting a door behind another door. Vanilla megabeasts are easy to defeat and by default only 20% will survive worldgen. Can be set higher via /data/init/worldgen.txt.<br />
<br />
Increasing [DAMBLOCK] or [SIZE] can help buff up megabeasts, as well as editing their body to be more complex (realistic dragons with scales, for example) and setting them to be made out of certain materials (steel or adamantine, for example){{Verify}}<br />
<br />
== Defending against a Siege ==<br />
<br />
===Active Defense===<br />
*Put your entire [[military]] on duty. With luck, most of them are not sleeping, eating, or drinking. If a [[squad]] leader is doing anything of that sort, replace him with a more alert squad member (the squad always clusters about the leader. If the leader's eating, the squad will guard the table). Place melee units at major choke points, so they can meet the enemy head on, but try to keep them out of direct fire from enemy missile users. Place your own [[marksdwarf|marksdwarves]] where they can rain death down on the enemies. They can also shoot from different Z levels, use this. (This is why you build [[fortifications]].)<br />
<br />
*[[War dog]]s are valuable, but shouldn't be the first line of defense, because the enemy bowmen will quickly take care of them. Assign them to your military dwarves, or [[cage]] them before the siege, and [[Release the Hounds!|release]] them via [[lever]]/[[pressure plate]] as the enemy is rounding a blind corner. They're also useful for clearing the field once the siege ends.<br />
<br />
*[[Siege weapon]]s, [[catapult]]s and [[ballista]]e, can be effective during a siege, but can also be entirely useless. They don't have a wide field of fire, so you'll need to design your fortress ahead of time to funnel your attackers into the [[weapons]]' field of fire and then delay them with winding passages while in range. To use them effectively, you really need trained Siege Operators for the task, since siege weapons take up to three real-time minutes for inexperienced operators to load, and the weapons cannot be fired at a precise time; they will fire whenever the operator shows up. Fire early and often: siege operators are civilians, and will run away once the oncoming hordes get too close.<br />
<br />
===Passive Defense===<br />
*If you have no trust in your military's power, keep all the dwarves inside and draw the besiegers into corridors with [[traps]]. Stone-fall traps are cheap and easy, but work only once before needing to be reset; weapon traps require weapons (and ammunition, in the case of ranged weapon traps), but reload themselves after a few seconds, until their components eventually get stuck due to all the gore. A 10-square-long entry hall filled with weapon traps will break most [[goblin]] sieges without any help.<br />
<br />
*A [[moat]] can provide a decent defense when combined with a drawbridge to either keep the goblins from entering, or to drop them right into the water. [[Magma]] may be substituted for far more lethal results. Even when not filled, a 1-tile wide [[channel]] is a fast and effective way of stopping besiegers or to guide them into areas you want.<br />
<br />
== Civilians ==<br />
<br />
Your dwarves will still attempt to do their jobs during a siege, including cutting down [[tree]]s or hauling in items and [[corpse]]s from outdoors. Dwarves will run from invaders, but only ''after'' getting within [[crossbow]]-range, so their self-preservation skills are lackluster when the enemy has ranged weapons, or moves more quickly than them. There are [[Help! My civilians keep running into combat!|several strategies]] to preserve your civilians' lives, none of them perfect.<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Fortress defense]]<br />
*[[Help! My civilians keep running into combat!]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:World]]<br />
[[Category:Military]]<br />
[[Category:Fortress defense]]</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d:Siege&diff=1778540d:Siege2008-11-02T22:32:03Z<p>Squeegy: /* Megabeasts */</p>
<hr />
<div>A '''siege''' is a special time in [[Fortress mode]] when an army attempts to attack and kill all of your [[dwarves]]. It is at this time you should activate your [[military]], keep civilians indoors, raise the [[drawbridge]]s and pray you have your defenses ready.<br />
<br />
During a siege, the option on the main menu 'Abandon Fortress' changes to 'Succumb to the Invasion'.<br />
<br />
A siege is not to be confused with other types of hostile encounters - if you are besieged you will ''know''. If you are unsure, you are ''not'' under siege. When you receive a siege, you receive a full-screen message "a vile force of darkness has arrived!" and the top of the screen reads "SIEGE" in yellow and red. Siegers are immediately visible at the map edge, whereas [[ambush]]ers or [[thief|thieves]] are not.<br />
<br />
== Siegers ==<br />
=== Goblins === <br />
[[Goblins]] will send kidnappers and ambushers once your fort's population or [[wealth]] reaches a certain amount, and will start sieging once your population reaches 80. Sieges will increase in intensity depending only on how many previous sieges you have survived - a population higher than 80 does not increase the number of goblin siegers.<br />
<br />
They arrive in squads of about 15 goblins each, frequently led by individual goblin weapon masters (or even babysnatched/refugee [[human]]s) and sometimes mounted on [[beak dog]]s, and occasionally accompanied by up to 3 squads of 5-8 [[troll]]s. They frequently are split into separate squads placed on different map edges. The first siege you see with a given fort might consist of as little as a single unmounted squad with no trolls, but the goblin forces will escalate in size as the game progresses. Later on you may be seeing 100 or more goblins show up in a single siege, all mounted, with 10 to 20 trolls.<br />
<br />
Trolls are the goblin "siege engines". They are faster than beak dogs, and will make for [[buildings]] and start demolishing. Locked [[door]]s will keep the goblins out, but can be demolished by trolls. Note that [[Constructions]] are treated as inert terrain objects and therefore can't be destroyed by trolls.<br />
<br />
If you deflect enough sieges, the ruler of the goblin nation may lead a squad. He's equipped with extra-good quality equipment.<br />
<br />
=== Humans ===<br />
Humans can siege your fortress, although the trigger is unclear. On entry to the map they will set up a Campfire and wait there for a while, making attacks of opportunity on dwarves that come to the surface, before taking the final headlong charge in much the same way as goblins. <br />
<br />
The message is slightly different from the goblin sieges: "The enemy have come and are laying siege to the fortress".<br />
<br />
They may be mounted on horses.<br />
<br />
They may eventually send a diplomat, who will parley with your leader and offer a peace treaty.<br />
<br />
=== Elves ===<br />
As of Version 39f it is possible for Elves to lay siege to your fortress. You will get the standard message notifying you of a Siege; however, you will not be able to see any enemy units and the SIEGE banner across the top will instantly disappear. This is because all elven siegers enter the map [[ambusher|sneaking]]; isn't that [[fun]]? The Elven squads typically consist of a mix of swordselves and wrestlers, all of whom will be using wooden equipment. Later sieges may also feature archers and spearelves, again with puny treebranches. The first time this happens, if your military consists entirely of prissy little girl cat-lovers (that is to say, Dwarves that might as well be Elves themselves), an Elven siege could be a problem. Otherwise, any reasonable and most unreasonable Dwarven (or, let's be honest, canine) military forces can knock the stick-wielding pansies halfway across the map. Difficulty may eventually increase, but '''come on''', they're ''Elves''.<br />
<br />
=== Kobolds ===<br />
Similar to [[Goblins]], [[Kobolds]] will first send thieves dependent on your fort's population or, rather, [[wealth]]. Kobold archers will begin to arrive if the Kobold thieves successfully steal any items - the number of successive archers and thieves who arrive will depend on how many items were stolen previously.<br />
<br />
Kobold archers tend not to directly siege your fort, but prefer to pick off individual Dwarves who may be working in the surrounding wilderness. They will leave once their [[arrow]]s have been exhausted.<br />
<br />
=== Megabeasts ===<br />
Megabeasts are a siege consisting of one enemy. A certain wealth or a population of around 100 may trigger one.{{Verify}} A megabeast, such as a [[bronze colossus]], [[dragon]], or [[titan]], will arrive on the map and head towards your fortress.<br />
<br />
Megabeasts rely entirely on [BUILDING_DESTROYER:2] to path to your fortress. Unlike other sieges, they can be stopped simply by shutting a door behind another door. Vanilla megabeasts are easy to defeat and by default only 20% will survive worldgen.{{0.28.181.40d}} Can be set higher via /data/init/worldgen.txt.<br />
<br />
Increasing [DAMBLOCK] or [SIZE] can help buff up megabeasts, as well as editing their body to be more complex (realistic dragons with scales, for example) and setting them to be made out of certain materials (steel or adamantine, for example){{Verify}}<br />
<br />
== Defending against a Siege ==<br />
<br />
===Active Defense===<br />
*Put your entire [[military]] on duty. With luck, most of them are not sleeping, eating, or drinking. If a [[squad]] leader is doing anything of that sort, replace him with a more alert squad member (the squad always clusters about the leader. If the leader's eating, the squad will guard the table). Place melee units at major choke points, so they can meet the enemy head on, but try to keep them out of direct fire from enemy missile users. Place your own [[marksdwarf|marksdwarves]] where they can rain death down on the enemies. They can also shoot from different Z levels, use this. (This is why you build [[fortifications]].)<br />
<br />
*[[War dog]]s are valuable, but shouldn't be the first line of defense, because the enemy bowmen will quickly take care of them. Assign them to your military dwarves, or [[cage]] them before the siege, and [[Release the Hounds!|release]] them via [[lever]]/[[pressure plate]] as the enemy is rounding a blind corner. They're also useful for clearing the field once the siege ends.<br />
<br />
*[[Siege weapon]]s, [[catapult]]s and [[ballista]]e, can be effective during a siege, but can also be entirely useless. They don't have a wide field of fire, so you'll need to design your fortress ahead of time to funnel your attackers into the [[weapons]]' field of fire and then delay them with winding passages while in range. To use them effectively, you really need trained Siege Operators for the task, since siege weapons take up to three real-time minutes for inexperienced operators to load, and the weapons cannot be fired at a precise time; they will fire whenever the operator shows up. Fire early and often: siege operators are civilians, and will run away once the oncoming hordes get too close.<br />
<br />
===Passive Defense===<br />
*If you have no trust in your military's power, keep all the dwarves inside and draw the besiegers into corridors with [[traps]]. Stone-fall traps are cheap and easy, but work only once before needing to be reset; weapon traps require weapons (and ammunition, in the case of ranged weapon traps), but reload themselves after a few seconds, until their components eventually get stuck due to all the gore. A 10-square-long entry hall filled with weapon traps will break most [[goblin]] sieges without any help.<br />
<br />
*A [[moat]] can provide a decent defense when combined with a drawbridge to either keep the goblins from entering, or to drop them right into the water. [[Magma]] may be substituted for far more lethal results. Even when not filled, a 1-tile wide [[channel]] is a fast and effective way of stopping besiegers or to guide them into areas you want.<br />
<br />
== Civilians ==<br />
<br />
Your dwarves will still attempt to do their jobs during a siege, including cutting down [[tree]]s or hauling in items and [[corpse]]s from outdoors. Dwarves will run from invaders, but only ''after'' getting within [[crossbow]]-range, so their self-preservation skills are lackluster when the enemy has ranged weapons, or moves more quickly than them. There are [[Help! My civilians keep running into combat!|several strategies]] to preserve your civilians' lives, none of them perfect.<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Fortress defense]]<br />
*[[Help! My civilians keep running into combat!]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:World]]<br />
[[Category:Military]]<br />
[[Category:Fortress defense]]</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d:Siege&diff=1778440d:Siege2008-11-02T22:31:43Z<p>Squeegy: /* Megabeasts */</p>
<hr />
<div>A '''siege''' is a special time in [[Fortress mode]] when an army attempts to attack and kill all of your [[dwarves]]. It is at this time you should activate your [[military]], keep civilians indoors, raise the [[drawbridge]]s and pray you have your defenses ready.<br />
<br />
During a siege, the option on the main menu 'Abandon Fortress' changes to 'Succumb to the Invasion'.<br />
<br />
A siege is not to be confused with other types of hostile encounters - if you are besieged you will ''know''. If you are unsure, you are ''not'' under siege. When you receive a siege, you receive a full-screen message "a vile force of darkness has arrived!" and the top of the screen reads "SIEGE" in yellow and red. Siegers are immediately visible at the map edge, whereas [[ambush]]ers or [[thief|thieves]] are not.<br />
<br />
== Siegers ==<br />
=== Goblins === <br />
[[Goblins]] will send kidnappers and ambushers once your fort's population or [[wealth]] reaches a certain amount, and will start sieging once your population reaches 80. Sieges will increase in intensity depending only on how many previous sieges you have survived - a population higher than 80 does not increase the number of goblin siegers.<br />
<br />
They arrive in squads of about 15 goblins each, frequently led by individual goblin weapon masters (or even babysnatched/refugee [[human]]s) and sometimes mounted on [[beak dog]]s, and occasionally accompanied by up to 3 squads of 5-8 [[troll]]s. They frequently are split into separate squads placed on different map edges. The first siege you see with a given fort might consist of as little as a single unmounted squad with no trolls, but the goblin forces will escalate in size as the game progresses. Later on you may be seeing 100 or more goblins show up in a single siege, all mounted, with 10 to 20 trolls.<br />
<br />
Trolls are the goblin "siege engines". They are faster than beak dogs, and will make for [[buildings]] and start demolishing. Locked [[door]]s will keep the goblins out, but can be demolished by trolls. Note that [[Constructions]] are treated as inert terrain objects and therefore can't be destroyed by trolls.<br />
<br />
If you deflect enough sieges, the ruler of the goblin nation may lead a squad. He's equipped with extra-good quality equipment.<br />
<br />
=== Humans ===<br />
Humans can siege your fortress, although the trigger is unclear. On entry to the map they will set up a Campfire and wait there for a while, making attacks of opportunity on dwarves that come to the surface, before taking the final headlong charge in much the same way as goblins. <br />
<br />
The message is slightly different from the goblin sieges: "The enemy have come and are laying siege to the fortress".<br />
<br />
They may be mounted on horses.<br />
<br />
They may eventually send a diplomat, who will parley with your leader and offer a peace treaty.<br />
<br />
=== Elves ===<br />
As of Version 39f it is possible for Elves to lay siege to your fortress. You will get the standard message notifying you of a Siege; however, you will not be able to see any enemy units and the SIEGE banner across the top will instantly disappear. This is because all elven siegers enter the map [[ambusher|sneaking]]; isn't that [[fun]]? The Elven squads typically consist of a mix of swordselves and wrestlers, all of whom will be using wooden equipment. Later sieges may also feature archers and spearelves, again with puny treebranches. The first time this happens, if your military consists entirely of prissy little girl cat-lovers (that is to say, Dwarves that might as well be Elves themselves), an Elven siege could be a problem. Otherwise, any reasonable and most unreasonable Dwarven (or, let's be honest, canine) military forces can knock the stick-wielding pansies halfway across the map. Difficulty may eventually increase, but '''come on''', they're ''Elves''.<br />
<br />
=== Kobolds ===<br />
Similar to [[Goblins]], [[Kobolds]] will first send thieves dependent on your fort's population or, rather, [[wealth]]. Kobold archers will begin to arrive if the Kobold thieves successfully steal any items - the number of successive archers and thieves who arrive will depend on how many items were stolen previously.<br />
<br />
Kobold archers tend not to directly siege your fort, but prefer to pick off individual Dwarves who may be working in the surrounding wilderness. They will leave once their [[arrow]]s have been exhausted.<br />
<br />
=== Megabeasts ===<br />
Megabeasts are a siege consisting of one enemy. A certain wealth or a population of around 100 may trigger one.{{Verify}} A megabeast, such as a [[bronze colossus]], [[dragon]], or [[titan]], will arrive on the map and head towards your fortress.<br />
<br />
Megabeasts rely entirely on [BUILDING_DESTROYER:2] to path to your fortress. Unlike other sieges, they can be stopped simply by shutting a door behind another door. Vanilla megabeasts are easy to defeat and by default only 20% will survive worldgen.{{0.28.181.40c}} Can be set higher via /data/init/worldgen.txt.<br />
<br />
Increasing [DAMBLOCK] or [SIZE] can help buff up megabeasts, as well as editing their body to be more complex (realistic dragons with scales, for example) and setting them to be made out of certain materials (steel or adamantine, for example){{Verify}}<br />
<br />
== Defending against a Siege ==<br />
<br />
===Active Defense===<br />
*Put your entire [[military]] on duty. With luck, most of them are not sleeping, eating, or drinking. If a [[squad]] leader is doing anything of that sort, replace him with a more alert squad member (the squad always clusters about the leader. If the leader's eating, the squad will guard the table). Place melee units at major choke points, so they can meet the enemy head on, but try to keep them out of direct fire from enemy missile users. Place your own [[marksdwarf|marksdwarves]] where they can rain death down on the enemies. They can also shoot from different Z levels, use this. (This is why you build [[fortifications]].)<br />
<br />
*[[War dog]]s are valuable, but shouldn't be the first line of defense, because the enemy bowmen will quickly take care of them. Assign them to your military dwarves, or [[cage]] them before the siege, and [[Release the Hounds!|release]] them via [[lever]]/[[pressure plate]] as the enemy is rounding a blind corner. They're also useful for clearing the field once the siege ends.<br />
<br />
*[[Siege weapon]]s, [[catapult]]s and [[ballista]]e, can be effective during a siege, but can also be entirely useless. They don't have a wide field of fire, so you'll need to design your fortress ahead of time to funnel your attackers into the [[weapons]]' field of fire and then delay them with winding passages while in range. To use them effectively, you really need trained Siege Operators for the task, since siege weapons take up to three real-time minutes for inexperienced operators to load, and the weapons cannot be fired at a precise time; they will fire whenever the operator shows up. Fire early and often: siege operators are civilians, and will run away once the oncoming hordes get too close.<br />
<br />
===Passive Defense===<br />
*If you have no trust in your military's power, keep all the dwarves inside and draw the besiegers into corridors with [[traps]]. Stone-fall traps are cheap and easy, but work only once before needing to be reset; weapon traps require weapons (and ammunition, in the case of ranged weapon traps), but reload themselves after a few seconds, until their components eventually get stuck due to all the gore. A 10-square-long entry hall filled with weapon traps will break most [[goblin]] sieges without any help.<br />
<br />
*A [[moat]] can provide a decent defense when combined with a drawbridge to either keep the goblins from entering, or to drop them right into the water. [[Magma]] may be substituted for far more lethal results. Even when not filled, a 1-tile wide [[channel]] is a fast and effective way of stopping besiegers or to guide them into areas you want.<br />
<br />
== Civilians ==<br />
<br />
Your dwarves will still attempt to do their jobs during a siege, including cutting down [[tree]]s or hauling in items and [[corpse]]s from outdoors. Dwarves will run from invaders, but only ''after'' getting within [[crossbow]]-range, so their self-preservation skills are lackluster when the enemy has ranged weapons, or moves more quickly than them. There are [[Help! My civilians keep running into combat!|several strategies]] to preserve your civilians' lives, none of them perfect.<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Fortress defense]]<br />
*[[Help! My civilians keep running into combat!]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:World]]<br />
[[Category:Military]]<br />
[[Category:Fortress defense]]</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d:Siege&diff=1778340d:Siege2008-11-02T22:29:36Z<p>Squeegy: /* Megabeasts */</p>
<hr />
<div>A '''siege''' is a special time in [[Fortress mode]] when an army attempts to attack and kill all of your [[dwarves]]. It is at this time you should activate your [[military]], keep civilians indoors, raise the [[drawbridge]]s and pray you have your defenses ready.<br />
<br />
During a siege, the option on the main menu 'Abandon Fortress' changes to 'Succumb to the Invasion'.<br />
<br />
A siege is not to be confused with other types of hostile encounters - if you are besieged you will ''know''. If you are unsure, you are ''not'' under siege. When you receive a siege, you receive a full-screen message "a vile force of darkness has arrived!" and the top of the screen reads "SIEGE" in yellow and red. Siegers are immediately visible at the map edge, whereas [[ambush]]ers or [[thief|thieves]] are not.<br />
<br />
== Siegers ==<br />
=== Goblins === <br />
[[Goblins]] will send kidnappers and ambushers once your fort's population or [[wealth]] reaches a certain amount, and will start sieging once your population reaches 80. Sieges will increase in intensity depending only on how many previous sieges you have survived - a population higher than 80 does not increase the number of goblin siegers.<br />
<br />
They arrive in squads of about 15 goblins each, frequently led by individual goblin weapon masters (or even babysnatched/refugee [[human]]s) and sometimes mounted on [[beak dog]]s, and occasionally accompanied by up to 3 squads of 5-8 [[troll]]s. They frequently are split into separate squads placed on different map edges. The first siege you see with a given fort might consist of as little as a single unmounted squad with no trolls, but the goblin forces will escalate in size as the game progresses. Later on you may be seeing 100 or more goblins show up in a single siege, all mounted, with 10 to 20 trolls.<br />
<br />
Trolls are the goblin "siege engines". They are faster than beak dogs, and will make for [[buildings]] and start demolishing. Locked [[door]]s will keep the goblins out, but can be demolished by trolls. Note that [[Constructions]] are treated as inert terrain objects and therefore can't be destroyed by trolls.<br />
<br />
If you deflect enough sieges, the ruler of the goblin nation may lead a squad. He's equipped with extra-good quality equipment.<br />
<br />
=== Humans ===<br />
Humans can siege your fortress, although the trigger is unclear. On entry to the map they will set up a Campfire and wait there for a while, making attacks of opportunity on dwarves that come to the surface, before taking the final headlong charge in much the same way as goblins. <br />
<br />
The message is slightly different from the goblin sieges: "The enemy have come and are laying siege to the fortress".<br />
<br />
They may be mounted on horses.<br />
<br />
They may eventually send a diplomat, who will parley with your leader and offer a peace treaty.<br />
<br />
=== Elves ===<br />
As of Version 39f it is possible for Elves to lay siege to your fortress. You will get the standard message notifying you of a Siege; however, you will not be able to see any enemy units and the SIEGE banner across the top will instantly disappear. This is because all elven siegers enter the map [[ambusher|sneaking]]; isn't that [[fun]]? The Elven squads typically consist of a mix of swordselves and wrestlers, all of whom will be using wooden equipment. Later sieges may also feature archers and spearelves, again with puny treebranches. The first time this happens, if your military consists entirely of prissy little girl cat-lovers (that is to say, Dwarves that might as well be Elves themselves), an Elven siege could be a problem. Otherwise, any reasonable and most unreasonable Dwarven (or, let's be honest, canine) military forces can knock the stick-wielding pansies halfway across the map. Difficulty may eventually increase, but '''come on''', they're ''Elves''.<br />
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=== Kobolds ===<br />
Similar to [[Goblins]], [[Kobolds]] will first send thieves dependent on your fort's population or, rather, [[wealth]]. Kobold archers will begin to arrive if the Kobold thieves successfully steal any items - the number of successive archers and thieves who arrive will depend on how many items were stolen previously.<br />
<br />
Kobold archers tend not to directly siege your fort, but prefer to pick off individual Dwarves who may be working in the surrounding wilderness. They will leave once their [[arrow]]s have been exhausted.<br />
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=== Megabeasts ===<br />
Megabeasts are a siege consisting of one enemy. A certain wealth or a population of around 100 may trigger one.{{Verify}} A megabeast, such as a [[bronze colossus]], [[dragon]], or [[titan]], will arrive on the map and head towards your fortress.<br />
<br />
Megabeasts rely entirely on [BUILDING_DESTROYER:2] to path to your fortress. Unlike other sieges, they can be stopped simply by shutting a door behind another door. Vanilla megabeasts are easy to defeat and by default only 20% will survive worldgen. {{Verify}} Can be set higher via /data/init/worldgen.txt.<br />
<br />
Increasing [DAMBLOCK] or [SIZE] can help buff up megabeasts, as well as editing their body to be more complex (realistic dragons with scales, for example) and setting them to be made out of certain materials (steel or adamantine, for example){{Verify}}<br />
<br />
== Defending against a Siege ==<br />
<br />
===Active Defense===<br />
*Put your entire [[military]] on duty. With luck, most of them are not sleeping, eating, or drinking. If a [[squad]] leader is doing anything of that sort, replace him with a more alert squad member (the squad always clusters about the leader. If the leader's eating, the squad will guard the table). Place melee units at major choke points, so they can meet the enemy head on, but try to keep them out of direct fire from enemy missile users. Place your own [[marksdwarf|marksdwarves]] where they can rain death down on the enemies. They can also shoot from different Z levels, use this. (This is why you build [[fortifications]].)<br />
<br />
*[[War dog]]s are valuable, but shouldn't be the first line of defense, because the enemy bowmen will quickly take care of them. Assign them to your military dwarves, or [[cage]] them before the siege, and [[Release the Hounds!|release]] them via [[lever]]/[[pressure plate]] as the enemy is rounding a blind corner. They're also useful for clearing the field once the siege ends.<br />
<br />
*[[Siege weapon]]s, [[catapult]]s and [[ballista]]e, can be effective during a siege, but can also be entirely useless. They don't have a wide field of fire, so you'll need to design your fortress ahead of time to funnel your attackers into the [[weapons]]' field of fire and then delay them with winding passages while in range. To use them effectively, you really need trained Siege Operators for the task, since siege weapons take up to three real-time minutes for inexperienced operators to load, and the weapons cannot be fired at a precise time; they will fire whenever the operator shows up. Fire early and often: siege operators are civilians, and will run away once the oncoming hordes get too close.<br />
<br />
===Passive Defense===<br />
*If you have no trust in your military's power, keep all the dwarves inside and draw the besiegers into corridors with [[traps]]. Stone-fall traps are cheap and easy, but work only once before needing to be reset; weapon traps require weapons (and ammunition, in the case of ranged weapon traps), but reload themselves after a few seconds, until their components eventually get stuck due to all the gore. A 10-square-long entry hall filled with weapon traps will break most [[goblin]] sieges without any help.<br />
<br />
*A [[moat]] can provide a decent defense when combined with a drawbridge to either keep the goblins from entering, or to drop them right into the water. [[Magma]] may be substituted for far more lethal results. Even when not filled, a 1-tile wide [[channel]] is a fast and effective way of stopping besiegers or to guide them into areas you want.<br />
<br />
== Civilians ==<br />
<br />
Your dwarves will still attempt to do their jobs during a siege, including cutting down [[tree]]s or hauling in items and [[corpse]]s from outdoors. Dwarves will run from invaders, but only ''after'' getting within [[crossbow]]-range, so their self-preservation skills are lackluster when the enemy has ranged weapons, or moves more quickly than them. There are [[Help! My civilians keep running into combat!|several strategies]] to preserve your civilians' lives, none of them perfect.<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Fortress defense]]<br />
*[[Help! My civilians keep running into combat!]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:World]]<br />
[[Category:Military]]<br />
[[Category:Fortress defense]]</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d:Siege&diff=1778240d:Siege2008-11-02T22:27:51Z<p>Squeegy: /* Megabeasts */</p>
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<div>A '''siege''' is a special time in [[Fortress mode]] when an army attempts to attack and kill all of your [[dwarves]]. It is at this time you should activate your [[military]], keep civilians indoors, raise the [[drawbridge]]s and pray you have your defenses ready.<br />
<br />
During a siege, the option on the main menu 'Abandon Fortress' changes to 'Succumb to the Invasion'.<br />
<br />
A siege is not to be confused with other types of hostile encounters - if you are besieged you will ''know''. If you are unsure, you are ''not'' under siege. When you receive a siege, you receive a full-screen message "a vile force of darkness has arrived!" and the top of the screen reads "SIEGE" in yellow and red. Siegers are immediately visible at the map edge, whereas [[ambush]]ers or [[thief|thieves]] are not.<br />
<br />
== Siegers ==<br />
=== Goblins === <br />
[[Goblins]] will send kidnappers and ambushers once your fort's population or [[wealth]] reaches a certain amount, and will start sieging once your population reaches 80. Sieges will increase in intensity depending only on how many previous sieges you have survived - a population higher than 80 does not increase the number of goblin siegers.<br />
<br />
They arrive in squads of about 15 goblins each, frequently led by individual goblin weapon masters (or even babysnatched/refugee [[human]]s) and sometimes mounted on [[beak dog]]s, and occasionally accompanied by up to 3 squads of 5-8 [[troll]]s. They frequently are split into separate squads placed on different map edges. The first siege you see with a given fort might consist of as little as a single unmounted squad with no trolls, but the goblin forces will escalate in size as the game progresses. Later on you may be seeing 100 or more goblins show up in a single siege, all mounted, with 10 to 20 trolls.<br />
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Trolls are the goblin "siege engines". They are faster than beak dogs, and will make for [[buildings]] and start demolishing. Locked [[door]]s will keep the goblins out, but can be demolished by trolls. Note that [[Constructions]] are treated as inert terrain objects and therefore can't be destroyed by trolls.<br />
<br />
If you deflect enough sieges, the ruler of the goblin nation may lead a squad. He's equipped with extra-good quality equipment.<br />
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=== Humans ===<br />
Humans can siege your fortress, although the trigger is unclear. On entry to the map they will set up a Campfire and wait there for a while, making attacks of opportunity on dwarves that come to the surface, before taking the final headlong charge in much the same way as goblins. <br />
<br />
The message is slightly different from the goblin sieges: "The enemy have come and are laying siege to the fortress".<br />
<br />
They may be mounted on horses.<br />
<br />
They may eventually send a diplomat, who will parley with your leader and offer a peace treaty.<br />
<br />
=== Elves ===<br />
As of Version 39f it is possible for Elves to lay siege to your fortress. You will get the standard message notifying you of a Siege; however, you will not be able to see any enemy units and the SIEGE banner across the top will instantly disappear. This is because all elven siegers enter the map [[ambusher|sneaking]]; isn't that [[fun]]? The Elven squads typically consist of a mix of swordselves and wrestlers, all of whom will be using wooden equipment. Later sieges may also feature archers and spearelves, again with puny treebranches. The first time this happens, if your military consists entirely of prissy little girl cat-lovers (that is to say, Dwarves that might as well be Elves themselves), an Elven siege could be a problem. Otherwise, any reasonable and most unreasonable Dwarven (or, let's be honest, canine) military forces can knock the stick-wielding pansies halfway across the map. Difficulty may eventually increase, but '''come on''', they're ''Elves''.<br />
<br />
=== Kobolds ===<br />
Similar to [[Goblins]], [[Kobolds]] will first send thieves dependent on your fort's population or, rather, [[wealth]]. Kobold archers will begin to arrive if the Kobold thieves successfully steal any items - the number of successive archers and thieves who arrive will depend on how many items were stolen previously.<br />
<br />
Kobold archers tend not to directly siege your fort, but prefer to pick off individual Dwarves who may be working in the surrounding wilderness. They will leave once their [[arrow]]s have been exhausted.<br />
<br />
=== Megabeasts ===<br />
Megabeasts are a siege consisting of one enemy. A certain wealth or a population of around 100 may trigger one.{{Verify}} A megabeast, such as a [[bronze colossus]], [[dragon]], or [[titan]], will arrive on the map and head towards your fortress.<br />
<br />
Megabeasts rely entirely on [BUILDING_DESTROYER:2] to path to your fortress. Unlike other sieges, they can be stopped simply by shutting a door behind another door. Vanilla megabeasts are easy to defeat and by default only 20% will survive worldgen. {{Verify}} Can be set higher via /data/init/worldgen.txt.<br />
<br />
Captain Mayday's [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=19228.0 Legendary Lands] mod will buff up megabeasts to make them a challenge during fortress mode.<br />
<br />
== Defending against a Siege ==<br />
<br />
===Active Defense===<br />
*Put your entire [[military]] on duty. With luck, most of them are not sleeping, eating, or drinking. If a [[squad]] leader is doing anything of that sort, replace him with a more alert squad member (the squad always clusters about the leader. If the leader's eating, the squad will guard the table). Place melee units at major choke points, so they can meet the enemy head on, but try to keep them out of direct fire from enemy missile users. Place your own [[marksdwarf|marksdwarves]] where they can rain death down on the enemies. They can also shoot from different Z levels, use this. (This is why you build [[fortifications]].)<br />
<br />
*[[War dog]]s are valuable, but shouldn't be the first line of defense, because the enemy bowmen will quickly take care of them. Assign them to your military dwarves, or [[cage]] them before the siege, and [[Release the Hounds!|release]] them via [[lever]]/[[pressure plate]] as the enemy is rounding a blind corner. They're also useful for clearing the field once the siege ends.<br />
<br />
*[[Siege weapon]]s, [[catapult]]s and [[ballista]]e, can be effective during a siege, but can also be entirely useless. They don't have a wide field of fire, so you'll need to design your fortress ahead of time to funnel your attackers into the [[weapons]]' field of fire and then delay them with winding passages while in range. To use them effectively, you really need trained Siege Operators for the task, since siege weapons take up to three real-time minutes for inexperienced operators to load, and the weapons cannot be fired at a precise time; they will fire whenever the operator shows up. Fire early and often: siege operators are civilians, and will run away once the oncoming hordes get too close.<br />
<br />
===Passive Defense===<br />
*If you have no trust in your military's power, keep all the dwarves inside and draw the besiegers into corridors with [[traps]]. Stone-fall traps are cheap and easy, but work only once before needing to be reset; weapon traps require weapons (and ammunition, in the case of ranged weapon traps), but reload themselves after a few seconds, until their components eventually get stuck due to all the gore. A 10-square-long entry hall filled with weapon traps will break most [[goblin]] sieges without any help.<br />
<br />
*A [[moat]] can provide a decent defense when combined with a drawbridge to either keep the goblins from entering, or to drop them right into the water. [[Magma]] may be substituted for far more lethal results. Even when not filled, a 1-tile wide [[channel]] is a fast and effective way of stopping besiegers or to guide them into areas you want.<br />
<br />
== Civilians ==<br />
<br />
Your dwarves will still attempt to do their jobs during a siege, including cutting down [[tree]]s or hauling in items and [[corpse]]s from outdoors. Dwarves will run from invaders, but only ''after'' getting within [[crossbow]]-range, so their self-preservation skills are lackluster when the enemy has ranged weapons, or moves more quickly than them. There are [[Help! My civilians keep running into combat!|several strategies]] to preserve your civilians' lives, none of them perfect.<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Fortress defense]]<br />
*[[Help! My civilians keep running into combat!]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:World]]<br />
[[Category:Military]]<br />
[[Category:Fortress defense]]</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d:Creature_token&diff=2772740d:Creature token2008-11-02T21:51:05Z<p>Squeegy: /* A */</p>
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<div>Everything here can be applied to all creature files, e.g. creature_domestic, creature_standard, even creature_equipment.<br />
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Since the game is in the Alpha stage, consider everything '''tentative'''.<br />
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__TOC__<br />
=Tokens=<br />
==A==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| ADD_VERSION<br />
| version<br />
| In which version of the game said creature was introduced. Not used anymore in the 3D version.<br />
[ADD_VERSION:1069]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| ALCOHOL_DEPENDENT<br />
| <br />
| Creature needs alcohol to get through the working day.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| ALL_ACTIVE<br />
| <br />
| Sets if the creature is active in day, night, and twilight. Seems to be a separate value from DIURNAL/NOCTURNAL/CREPUSCULAR, rather than implying them.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| ALTTILE<br />
| [[Character Table|CP437 ordinal]] or 'character'<br />
| If set, the creature will blink between its [TILE] and its [ALTTILE].<br />
[ALTTILE:157] or [ALTTILE:'&']<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| AMBUSHPREDATOR<br />
| <br />
| Makes the creature start out hidden. Used by giant cave spiders. May make webs hidden too?<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| AMPHIBIOUS<br />
| <br />
| Allows a creature to breathe with or without water.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| AQUATIC<br />
| <br />
| Allows a creature to breathe underwater, but causes it to "drown" out of water.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| ATTACK<br />
| <br />
| See the [[#Attacks|Attacks section]].<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==B==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BABY<br />
| age<br />
| Age at which a baby becomes a child. Without this tag, all creatures born will skip the baby stage and be children upon birth.<br />
[BABY:1]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BEACH_FREQUENCY<br />
| value<br />
| Whales and jellyfish have this. Controls the beaching frequency of the creature.<br />
[BEACH_FREQUENCY:10]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BENIGN<br />
| <br />
| Determines whether creature can show up on "tame" maps (includes [[Elephants|elephants]]), which will generally avoid dwarves, although they may chase and/or attack them if they get too close).<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BIOME:*<br />
| <br />
| See [[Biome Tokens|biome tokens]].<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BLOODTYPE<br />
| type<br />
| Sets the creatures' blood type (default red):<br />
*R - Red blood<br />
*G - Green blood<br />
*B - Blue blood<br />
*M - Magenta blood<br />
*C - Cyan blood<br />
*Y - Yellow pus<br />
*W - White ichor<br />
*0 - Black goo<br />
*VOMIT<br />
*SLIME<br />
[BLOODTYPE:0]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BODY<br />
| parts[:...]<br />
| Sets the body parts a creature has. Can supply as many as you want.<br />
[BODY:HUMANOID:2EYES:2EARS]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| [[Bodygloss|BODYGLOSS]]<br />
| gloss<br />
| A body_default.txt function. It replaces a part's description with another. e.g. feet with hooves.<br />
[BODYGLOSS:HOOF]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BOILING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which the creature boils into goo. [[Temperature scale|DF temperature scale]]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BONE_BOILING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The boiling point of the creature's bones.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BONE_COLDDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The low temperature at which the creature's bones start getting damaged.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BONE_FIXED_TEMP<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature that the creature's bones give off.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BONE_HEATDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The high temperature where the bones start taking damage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BONE_IGNITE_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which point the creature's bones burst into flame.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BONE_MELTING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which the creature's bones melt.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| [[Creature_Tokens/SPEC_HEAT|BONE_SPEC_HEAT]]<br />
| <u>not</u> a temperature<br />
| Specific heat? (temperature difference required to change the temperature of the creature's bones?) {{verify}}<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BONECARN<br />
| <br />
| Creature 'eats' bones. Eating bones makes their happiness go up, but can cause death (suffocation). This tag implies CARNIVORE.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BUILDINGDESTROYER<br />
| value<br />
| Allows a creature to destroy furniture and buildings. Creatures with BUILDINGDESTROYER will actively seek out your constructions and destroy them. A creature can have this value at 1 or 2. When the value is 1, the creature will go after wooden hatches, wooden doors, supports, statues, windows and archery targets only. They can't destroy homes during world gen as (semi)megabeasts. <br />
When the value is 2 the creature will actively seek out most (all?) constructions and destroy them. They can also destroy buildings during world-gen with this tag. Megabeasts rely on this token for their pathing when attacking your fort.<br />
[BUILDINGDESTROYER:2]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BUTCHERABLE_NONSTANDARD<br />
|<br />
| If a creature has this tag, it may only be slaughtered (that is, the live creature is taken to the [[Butcher's Shop]] and slain). If it dies of any other cause, the corpse cannot be butchered.<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==C==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CAN_CIV<br />
| <br />
| Can create civilizations. This tag may activate hunger and thirst. {{verify}}<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CAN_LEARN<br />
| <br />
| A creature with this tag can gain skill experience.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CAN_SPEAK<br />
| <br />
| Can talk.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CANNOT_UNDEAD<br />
| <br />
| Cannot become undead.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CARNIVORE<br />
| <br />
| Creature only eats meat.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CANOPENDOORS<br />
| <br />
| Allows the creature to open doors.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CAVE_ADAPT<br />
| <br />
| Gives the creature a bonus in caves. Also causes [[Cave adaptation]].<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CHEESE_BOILING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which the creature's cheese (if any) boils away.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CHEESE_COLDDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which the creature's cheese (if any) starts taking cold damage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CHEESE_FIXED_TEMP<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature emitted by one unit of the creature's cheese (if any).<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CHEESE_HEATDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which the cheese made from the creature's milk starts taking heat damage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CHEESE_IGNITE_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which the creature's cheese bursts into flame.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CHEESE_MELTING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which the creature's cheese melts into goo.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| [[Creature_Tokens/SPEC_HEAT|CHEESE_SPEC_HEAT]]<br />
| <u>not</u> a temperature<br />
| Specific heat? (temperature difference required to change the temperature of the creature's cheese?) {{verify}}<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CHEESE_VALUE<br />
| value<br />
| The value per unit of cheese made from the creature's milk (if applicable). Note that only vermin as of current can be milked.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CHILD<br />
| age<br />
| Age at which a child becomes an adult.<br />
[CHILD:12]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CHILDNAME<br />
| <br />
* singular<br />
* plural<br />
| Gives the child a special name, eg "hippo calf" instead of "hippo child".<br />
[CHILDNAME:hippo calf:hippo calves]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CHITIN<br />
| <br />
| When the creature is butchered, it drops chitin, which functions as leather.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CRAFTSMAN_NAME<br />
| <br />
* singular<br />
* plural<br />
| Sets the name of the craftsman profession.<br />
[CRAFTSMAN_NAME:craftsdwarf:craftsdwarves]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CREPUSCULAR<br />
| <br />
| Sets if the creature is active in twilight.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CLUSTER_NUMBER<br />
| <br />
* minimum<br />
* maximum<br />
| The minimum/maximum numbers of how many creatures per spawned cluster.<br />
[CLUSTER_NUMBER:1:3]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| COLOR<br />
|<br />
* fg (foreground)<br />
* bg (background)<br />
* br (brightness)<br />
| [[Color]] of the creature's tile.<br />
[COLOR:3:0:0]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| COOKABLE_LIVE<br />
| <br />
| Set this to allow the creature to be cooked in meals without having to butcher it first.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CREATURE<br />
| name<br />
| What the game looks for when generating creatures.<br />
[CREATURE:DWARF]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| COLDDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The minimum temperature limit before the creature starts taking damage from freezing.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| COMMON_DOMESTIC<br />
| <br />
| Allows the creature to be brought with immigrants and when creating a new fortress, as long as the creature also includes at least one of the following tokens: PET, PACK_ANIMAL, WAGON_PULLER, MOUNT<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CURIOUSBEAST_EATER<br />
| <br />
| Allows a creature to eat edible items that it finds? (may imply CURIOUSBEAST_ITEM?) {{verify}}<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CURIOUSBEAST_ITEM<br />
| <br />
| Allows a creature to steal things (usually [[food]]?). <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CURIOUSBEAST_GUZZLER<br />
| <br />
| Will steal [[alcohol]]? Implies CURIOUSBEAST.<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==D==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| DAMBLOCK<br />
| value<br />
| How much natural armor a creature has. Can be set to negative numbers, so the creature takes more damage than usual.<br />
[DAMBLOCK:1]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| DEFENDER<br />
| <br />
| Appears from the glowing pits.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| DIFFICULTY<br />
| number<br />
| [[Toady]]: ''"Difficulty determines how deep it places them in adventure mode/reclaim caves, and the chance that they are wounded the first few river attacks."''<br />
[DIFFICULTY:2]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| DIURNAL<br />
| <br />
| Sets if the creature is active in day.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| DRAGONFIREBREATH<br />
| <br />
| Creature breathes dragon level fire.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| DRINK_BOILING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which a drink (milk?) produced from the creature will boil.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| DRINK_COLDDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which said drink will take cold damage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| DRINK_FIXED_TEMP<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature emitted by one unit of the creature's drink (if any).<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| DRINK_HEATDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which aforementioned drink will take heat damage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| DRINK_IGNITE_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which the drink will set your fort ablaze.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| DRINK_MELTING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| [[User:GreyMario]] sez: "Isn't this, like, redundant? It's ''already'' liquid. Perhaps it controls at which point the drink solidifies?" {{verify}}<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| [[Creature_Tokens/SPEC_HEAT|DRINK_SPEC_HEAT]]<br />
| <u>not</u> a temperature<br />
| The difference in temperature required to modify the temperature of the drink? {{verify}}<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==E==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| ENDING<br />
| <br />
| Will show up after your fortress went 'Too Deep'. Ceased functionality after the progression from 2D to 3D.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EQUIPMENT_WAGON<br />
| <br />
| Implies two unknown flags, NOSTUN, NONAUSEA, NOBLEED, NOEMOTION, NOSTUCKINS, SEVERONBREAKS, NOSKULL, NOSKIN, NOBONES, NOMEAT, PARALYZEIMMUNE, NOFEAR, NOSMELLYROT, NOTHOUGHT, NO_GENDER.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EQUIPS<br />
| <br />
| Allows the creature to wear or wield items.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EVIL<br />
| <br />
| Determines whether creature can show up on "evil" maps (see [[Creatures#Threat Matrix|Threat Matrix]]).<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT<br />
| <br />
* name<br />
* value<br />
* ?<br />
* ?<br />
| Determines what can be extracted from the creature, what it's called, how valuable it is, and what you can make from it. Note, it appears that the extraction process is hardcoded into the game, and can't be altered from objects/raw.<br />
[EXTRACT:cow's milk:7:0:1]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_ANTIDOTE<br />
| <br />
* name<br />
* value<br />
* ?<br />
* ?<br />
* ?<br />
| [EXTRACT_ANTIDOTE:cave spider antivenin:7:0:0:50]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_BOILING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature value at which a unit of the creature's extract boils away.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_CHEESE<br />
| <br />
* name<br />
* value<br />
* ?<br />
* ?<br />
| The extract gotten from the creature is a unit of cheese.<br />
[EXTRACT_CHEESE:cow cheese:6:0:1]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_COOKABLE<br />
| <br />
| Extract is cookable.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_COLDDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The low temperature value at which the creature's extract starts to take damage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_FIXED_TEMP<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature that the creature's extract generates on its own.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_HEATDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The high temperature value at which the creature's extract starts to take damage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_IGNITE_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which the creature's extract bursts into flame (NOT the container it's in).<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_MELTING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which the creature's extract melts into goo.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_PARALYZE<br />
| <br />
| (conjectural) Extract is poisonous, causing paralysis that lasts until the extract wears off. Can be delivered by SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_PARALYZE_INTERMITTENT<br />
| <br />
| (conjectural) Extract is poisonous, causing paralysis on occasional intervals until the extract wears off. Can be delivered by SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_PERMANENT<br />
| <br />
| (conjectural) The effects of the creature's extract are permanent once applied and do not wear off naturally.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_SIZE<br />
| size<br />
| <br />
[EXTRACT_SIZE:10]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| [[Creature_Tokens/SPEC_HEAT|EXTRACT_SPEC_HEAT]]<br />
| <u>not</u> a temperature<br />
| The difference in temperature required to modify the temperature of the creature's extract? {{verify}}<br />
<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_STUN<br />
| <br />
| (conjectural) Extract is poisonous, causing a permanent stun effect until the extract wears off. Can be delivered by SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_STUN_INTERMITTENT<br />
| <br />
| (verified) Extract is poisonous, causing temporary stuns on semi-occasional intervals. Can be delivered by SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_VALUE<br />
| value<br />
| The value per unit of the creature's extract.<br />
[EXTRACT_VALUE:20]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRAVISION<br />
| <br />
| Creature has enhanced vision (longer vision range, ie. at night).<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==F==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| FANCIFUL<br />
| <br />
| Makes every civilization know about the creature. The creature won't occur in regular material preference lists. The tag also adds some art value modifiers. Used for things like dragons and other legendary creatures.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| FAT<br />
| value<br />
| How much fat a creature produces when it is butchered.<br />
[FAT:3] <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| FEMALE<br />
| <br />
| The creature is always female.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| FIREBREATH<br />
| <br />
| The creature breathes fire.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| FIREIMMUNE<br />
| <br />
| The creature is immune to all forms of fire, except DRAGONFIREBREATH.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| FIREIMMUNE_SUPER<br />
| <br />
| The creature is immune to DRAGONFIREBREATH. AI acts as if FIREIMMUNE.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| FISHITEM<br />
| <br />
| Needs to be cleaned at a fishery.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| FIXED_TEMP<br />
| temperature<br />
| The natural heat generated by the creature. [FIXED_TEMP:1-?]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| FLEEQUICK<br />
| <br />
| Determines how soon a creature flees in a losing battle.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| FLIER<br />
| <br />
| Allows a creature to fly.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| FREQUENCY<br />
| time<br />
| Determines the time between creature spawns in Fortress Mode. Higher is more occurences per time unit{{verify}}. Creatures without a frequency statement appear to be on the map at all times. Almost all others have [FREQUENCY:5].<br />
[FREQUENCY:42]<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==G==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| GENPOWER<br />
| rate?<br />
| Not used anymore and can be removed safely. Was related to magic.<br />
[GENPOWER:3]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| GLOWCOLOR<br />
| <br />
* fg<br />
* bg<br />
* br<br />
| The colour of the GLOWTILE of the creature (see below).<br />
<br />
[GLOWCOLOR:4:0:1]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| GLOWTILE<br />
| ascii<br />
'character'<br />
| If present, the being glows in the dark (generally used for Adventure Mode). The tile is what replaces the being's current tile when it is obscured from your sight by darkness. The default setting for kobolds (a yellow quotation mark) provides a nice "glowing eyes" effect.<br />
<br />
[GLOWTILE:'"']<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| GNAWER<br />
| <br />
| The creature chews on food storage containers.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| GOOD<br />
| <br />
| Determines whether creature can show up on "good" maps (see [[Creatures#Threat Matrix|Threat Matrix]]).<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| GRASSTRAMPLE<br />
| amount<br />
| Determines how much grass is trampled when they walk on it. Set [GRASSTRAMPLE:0] to make grass never trampled by the creature. <br />
[GRASSTRAMPLE:42]<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==H==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| HAS_RACEGLOSS<br />
| gloss<br />
| Links a material glossary to the creature. It is hardcoded, and there is only 4 types of tag.<br />
[HAS_RACEGLOSS:WOOD]<br />
[HAS_RACEGLOSS:STONE]<br />
[HAS_RACEGLOSS:METAL]<br />
[HAS_RACEGLOSS:PLANT]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| HASSHELL<br />
| <br />
| Creature will leave behind a shell when eaten.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| HEATDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The maximum temperature limit before the creature will start recieving damage from heat. [[Temperature scale|DF temperature scale]]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| HOMEOTHERM<br />
| value<br />
| Default 'NONE'. The creature's normal body temperature. Combined with LAYERING, sets the temperature range under which it can live. [[Temperature scale|DF temperature scale]]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| HORN<br />
| <br />
| Creature drops a horn or horns when butchered, which presumably acts like bone. This tag is broken.<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==I==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| IGNITE_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which the creature will burst into flames. [[Temperature scale|DF temperature scale]]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| IMMOLATE<br />
| <br />
| Will ignite, and potentially completely destroy, items the creature is standing on. Keep booze away from critters with this tag.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| IMMOBILE_LAND<br />
|<br />
| The creature is immobile while on land<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| INTELLIGENT<br />
| <br />
| Implies CAN_CIV, CAN_SPEAK, CAN_LEARN.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| ITEMCORPSE<br />
| <br />
* [[Item Tokens|item token]]<br />
* subtype<br />
NO_SUBTYPE<br />
* [[Material_Tokens|material token]]<br />
* NO_RACEGLOSS<br />
USE_RACEGLOSS<br />
USE_SHARPSTONE<br />
| Determines if the creature leaves behind a non-standard corpse (i.e. wood, statue, bars, etc). The first parameter determines the item type; the second parameter is the subtype indicated in the raw file (such as WEAPON_WHIP); the third indicates the material type if the item type takes a specific material (e.g. "IRON" if the corpse type is "STATUE"). USE_RACEGLOSS applies if the creature has a material glossary assigned by the "HAS_RACEGLOSS:" flag and will select neccesary adjectives and material from that glossary.<br />
[ITEMCORPSE:[[Tokens#Item_Tokens|WOOD]]:NO_SUBTYPE:[[Tokens#Material_Tokens|WOOD]]:USE_RACEGLOSS]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| ITEMCORPSE_QUALITY<br />
| quality<br />
| The quality of an item-type corpse left behind; 5 is masterpiece-level.<br />
[ITEMCORPSE_QUALITY:5]<br />
<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| IVORY<br />
| <br />
| Creature will produce ivory when butchered. Currently doesn't work.<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==L==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LARGE_CAVERIVER<br />
| <br />
| In Fortress Mode, spawns from/near cave rivers.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LARGE_CHASM<br />
| <br />
| In Fortress Mode, spawns from/near chasms.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LARGE_LAVA<br />
| <br />
| In Fortress Mode, spawns from/near magma.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LARGE_PREDATOR<br />
| <br />
| Will attack things that are smaller than it (like dwarves). Only one group of "large predators" will appear on any given map (possibly two groups on "savage" maps). In adventure mode, large predators will try to ambush and attack you (and your party will attack them back). Also, they can be mentioned in the intro paragraph when starting a fortress e.g. "ere the wolves get hungry."<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LARGE_ROAMING<br />
| <br />
| In Fortress Mode, spawns outdoors and is not a vermin creature.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LAYERING<br />
| value<br />
| How well-protected the creature is from low temperatures. If this number is too high, it will confine a creature to only arctic areas. If it is even higher it will prevent the creature from spawning at all.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LEATHER_BOILING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which leather made from the creature's skins will boil away.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LEATHER_COLDDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which leather made from the creature's skins will take damage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LEATHER_FIXED_TEMP<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature that leather made from the creature's skins generates.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LEATHER_HEATDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which leather made from the creature's skins will take damage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LEATHER_IGNITE_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which leather made from the creature's skins will burst into flames.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LEATHER_MELTING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which leather made from the creature's skins will melt away.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| [[Creature_Tokens/SPEC_HEAT|LEATHER_SPEC_HEAT]]<br />
| <u>not</u> a temperature<br />
| The difference in temperature required to modify the temperature of the creature's leather? {{verify}}<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LIGHT_GEN<br />
| <br />
| The creature will generate light, such as in adventurer mode at night.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LIKES_FIGHTING<br />
| <br />
| Determines whether creature "takes pleasure in slaughter" (after killing something in battle).<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LISP<br />
| <br />
| Creature multiplies 'S' when talking. Ex: "My name isss Recisssiz."<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LITTERSIZE<br />
| <br />
* minumum<br />
* maximum<br />
| Determines the random chance of how many creatures are generated when giving birth. [LITTERSIZE:1:2]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LOCKPICKER<br />
| <br />
| Lets a creature open doors that are set to forbidden in Fortress Mode. Implies [TRAPAVOID]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LOOSE_CLUSTERS<br />
| <br />
| The creatures will scatter if they have this tag, or form tight packs if they don't.<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==M==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MAGICAL<br />
| <br />
| Allows a creature to use magic? However, magic isn't implemented yet.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MAGMA_VISION<br />
|<br />
|Creature's able to see while covered in magma.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MALE<br />
| <br />
| The creature is always male.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MATERIAL<br />
| <br />
* [[Material Tokens|Material token]]<br />
* USE_RACEGLOSS<br />
| <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MATUTINAL<br />
| <br />
| Sets if the creature is active in dawn.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MAXAGE<br />
| <br />
* minimum<br />
* maximum<br />
| Sets the Min Max age for a creature. Used in world generating and Fortress Mode.<br />
[MAXAGE:150:170]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MEANDERER<br />
| <br />
| Gives a creature random movement.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MEGABEAST<br />
| <br />
| Appears on fortress territory in Fortress Mode occasionally. Implies SEMIMEGABEAST.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MELTING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which the creature will melt into goo.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MILKABLE<br />
| frequency?<br />
| Allows the creature to be milked. Currently only works with vermin creatures.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MISCHIEVIOUS<br />
| <br />
| Will pull any levers it comes across. (requires confirmation)<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MODVALUE<br />
| number<br />
| Multiplies the value of items made from the creature by the number in the tag.<br />
[MODVALUE:2]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MOUNT<br />
| <br />
| Allows the creature to be mounted.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MOUNT_EXOTIC<br />
| <br />
| You need the [[Dungeon master]] noble to mount the creature.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MULTIPLE_LITTER_RARE<br />
| <br />
| Makes litters with more than one offspring rare.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MUNDANE<br />
| <br />
| Marks if the creature is an actual real-life creature. Only used for age-names at present.<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==N==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NAME<br />
| <br />
* singular noun<br />
* plural noun<br />
* adjective<br />
| What the creature is actually called in game. Make sure there is no space around the ":".<br />
[NAME:dwarf:dwarves:dwarven]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NARROW<br />
| <br />
| The creature can only wear things that have the narrow tag on it.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NATURAL<br />
| <br />
| Animal<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NO_AUTUMN<br />
| <br />
| Will not show up during the Autumn season.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NO_DRINK<br />
| <br />
| Creature does not need to drink.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NO_EAT<br />
| <br />
| Creature does not need to eat.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NO_GENDER<br />
| <br />
| No gender will be selected for the creature.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NO_SLEEP<br />
|<br />
| Creature does not need to sleep. <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NO_SPRING<br />
| <br />
| Will not show up during the Spring season.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NO_SUMMER<br />
| <br />
| Will not show up during the Summer season.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NO_WINTER<br />
| <br />
| Will not show up during the Winter season.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOBREATHE<br />
| <br />
| Creature doesn't need to breathe or have [BREATHE] parts in body. Cannot drown or be strangled.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOBLEED<br />
| <br />
| Creature doesn't bleed.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOBONES<br />
| <br />
| Creature will not drop bones on butcher, rot, or decay of severed body parts.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOCTURNAL<br />
| <br />
| Sets if the creature is active in night.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOEMOTION<br />
| <br />
| The creature has no emotions, and does not rage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOEXERT<br />
| <br />
| Creature can't become tired or over-exerted.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOFEAR<br />
| <br />
| Creature doesn't feel fear and will never run away from battle.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOMEAT<br />
| <br />
| Creature will not drop meat on butcher.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NONAUSEA<br />
| <br />
| Creature can't vomit.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOPAIN<br />
| <br />
| Creature doesn't feel pain.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOSKIN<br />
| <br />
| Creature will not drop skin on butcher.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOSKULL<br />
| <br />
| Creature will not drop skull on butcher, rot, or decay of severed head.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOSMELLYROT<br />
| <br />
| Creatures' corpse does not create miasma.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOSTUCKINS<br />
| <br />
| Weapons can't be stuck in creature.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOSTUN<br />
| <br />
| Creature can't be stunned.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOTHOUGHT<br />
| <br />
| Creature doesn't think, or doesn't require a [BRAIN] body part.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOT_BUTCHERABLE<br />
| <br />
| Creature can't be butchered.<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==P==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| PARALYZEIMMUNE<br />
| <br />
| The creature is immune to all paralyzing special attacks.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| PATTERNFLIER<br />
| <br />
| Flies in a semi-predictable pattern? {{verify}}<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| PEARL<br />
| <br />
| Creature will generate pearls.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| PENETRATEPOWER<br />
| value<br />
|Controls the ability of vermin to find a way into containers when they are eating food from your stockpiles. Wood and cloth objects roll a 0-9 and if it greater than the penetrate power, their contents escape for the time being. Other objects roll a 0-99. <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| PERSONALITY<br />
|<br />
* token<br />
* lowest % chance<br />
* median<br />
* highest % chance<br />
| Determines chance of personality traits. Standard is 0:50:100. See [[Personality traits]] for more info.<br />
[PERSONALITY:IMAGINATION:0:55:100]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| PET<br />
| <br />
| Allows the creature to be tamed.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| PET_EXOTIC<br />
| <br />
| You need the [[Dungeon master]] noble to tame the creature.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| PETVALUE<br />
| value<br />
| How valuable a tamed animal/pet is. Actual cost in points in the embarking screen is (PETVALUE/2)+1 for an untrained animal, PETVALUE+1 for a trained(War or Hunting) one. Note that for an animal to be selectable in this screen, it must have the COMMON_DOMESTIC token.<br />
[PETVALUE:42]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| POPULATION_NUMBER<br />
|<br />
* minimum<br />
* maximum<br />
| The minimum/maximum numbers of how many of these creatures can show up on a map per year.<br />
[POPULATION_NUMBER:42:42]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| POWER<br />
| <br />
| Allows the creature to be worshiped by entities with the RELIGION:ANY_APPROPRIATE_POWER tag.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| PREFSTRING<br />
| object<br />
| Sets what other creatures like about this creature. "Blarghh likes dwarves for their beards."<br />
[PREFSTRING:beards]<br />
Multiple entries will be chosen from at random.<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==R==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| REMAINS_COLOR<br />
| <br />
* fg<br />
* bg<br />
* br<br />
| [REMAINS_COLOR:6:0:0]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| REMAINS_UNDETERMINED<br />
| <br />
| <br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==S==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SAVAGE<br />
| <br />
| Determines whether creature can show up on "savage" maps.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SEMIMEGABEAST<br />
| <br />
| Appears as boss creature in quests.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SESSILE_LAND<br />
| <br />
| Obsolete. Use [[#I|[IMMOBILE_LAND]]].<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SEVERONBREAKS<br />
| <br />
| Limbs and body parts sever on breakage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SILK_BOILING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| Temperature at which silk made from this creature's webs boils away.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SILK_COLDDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| Temperature at which silk made from this creature's webs takes damage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SILK_FIXED_TEMP<br />
| temperature<br />
| Temperature generated by the creature's web silk.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SILK_HEATDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| Temperature at which silk made from this creature's webs takes damage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SILK_IGNITE_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| Temperature at which silk made from this creature's webs bursts into flame.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SILK_MELTING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| Temperature at which silk made from this creature's webs melts away.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| [[Creature_Tokens/SPEC_HEAT|SILK_SPEC_HEAT]]<br />
| <u>not</u> a temperature<br />
| The difference in temperature required to modify the temperature of the creature's silk? {{verify}}<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SIZE<br />
| value<br />
| How big a creature is. 6 is for dwarf like creatures, 7 is for human like creatures. 16 is for giants. Larger creatures are far more dangerous in combat. Also equals the amount of Meat/Chunks/Bones you get from the beast.<br />
[SIZE:6]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SLOW_LEARNER<br />
| <br />
| Presumably similar to [CAN_LEARN], but slower. Present in the entries for ogres and giants<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SMALLAQUATIC_CAVERIVER<br />
| <br />
| <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SMALLAQUATIC_OCEAN<br />
| <br />
| <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SMALLAQUATIC_RIVER<br />
| <br />
| <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SMALLAQUATIC_SWAMP<br />
| <br />
| <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SMALL_REMAINS<br />
| <br />
| If a creature has this tag, it'll leave a small corpse that only rots once, such as vermin.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SPECNAME<br />
|<br />
*token<br />
*singular noun<br />
*plural noun<br />
*adjective<br />
| Sets a special name for certain instances.<br />
[SPECNAME:MALE:bull:bulls:bull]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| [[Creature_Tokens/SPEC_HEAT|SPEC_HEAT]]<br />
| <u>not</u> a temperature<br />
| The specific heat of a creature? {{verify}}<br />
[SPEC_HEAT:409]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SPEECH<br />
| filename<br />
| Sets what speech.txt do use for the creature.<br />
[SPEECH:dwarf.txt]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SPEED<br />
| value<br />
| Sets the creatures' movement and work speed, 1000/[SPEED X] is the resulting effect on creatures movement and workrates from default. See [[Speed]] for more information.<br />
[SPEED:400]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SPHERE<br />
|<br />
| Something related to [[Demon|hidden fun stuff]]. {{verify}}<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| STOUT<br />
| <br />
| Creature has a resistance to being knocked over.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| STANDARD_FLESH<br />
|<br />
|<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SWIMS_INNATE<br />
|<br />
| The creature naturally knows how to swim, as opposed to [SWIMS_LEARNED] below.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SWIMS_LEARNED<br />
|<br />
| The creature must learn to swim. Requires [CAN_LEARN], obviously.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SWIM_SPEED<br />
| value<br />
| How fast the creature swims.<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==T==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| THICKWEB<br />
| <br />
| The creature's webs can catch larger creatures.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| TILE<br />
| CP437 ordinal or 'character'<br />
| The graphical representation of the creature.<br />
[TILE:157] or [TILE:'&']<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| TRADE_CAPACITY<br />
| weight<br />
| How much the creature can carry when used by merchants.<br />
[TRADE_CAPACITY:2000]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| TRAINABLE<br />
| <br />
| Allows a tame creature to be trained into a "War" or "Hunting" variation by way of [[Kennels]].<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| TRANCES<br />
| <br />
| Allows the creature to go into martial trances, and to create artifacts via moods.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| TRAPAVOID<br />
| <br />
| The creature is immune to traps.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| TRIGGERABLE_GROUP<br />
| <br />
* minimum?<br />
* maximum?<br />
| [TRIGGERABLE_GROUP:5:50]<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==U==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| UNDERSWIM<br />
| <br />
| Creature swims under the water and can't be seen.<br />
|-<br />
| UTTERANCES<br />
|<br />
| Changes the language of the creature into an unintelligible mess.<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==V==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VEGETATION<br />
| <br />
| <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VERMINHUNTER<br />
| <br />
| A creature with this tag will hunt down vermin and kill them. Sometimes they will eat the vermin, but most of the time they will bring it to their owner. This tag also makes impossible to assign an owner to the animal. The animal chooses it's own owner instead (like a cat).<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VERMIN_BITE<br />
| <br />
* amount injected?<br />
* name<br />
* effect (USE_EXTRACT)<br />
| [VERMIN_BITE:10:bitten:USE_EXTRACT]<br />
On very rare occasions, someone who remains in the same tile as this creature will be bitten by that creature, and the effect will be applied to the offender. Used by (tiny) cave spiders to inject their venom into the occasional dwarf.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VERMIN_EATER<br />
| <br />
| The creature can eat your food.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VERMIN_GROUNDER<br />
| <br />
| The creature can be picked up if you stand over it. (Requires confirmation)<br />
:I think this is a habitat flag like VERMIN_SOIL, VERMIN_CHASM, etc. It seems to appear on creatures that don't otherwise have one. &ndash; [[User:Peristarkawan|Peristarkawan]] 17:27, 24 May 2007 (EDT)<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VERMIN_HATEABLE<br />
| <br />
| Some dwarves will hate the creature and get unhappy thoughts when around it.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VERMIN_NOFISH<br />
| <br />
| The creature cannot be caught by fishing.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VERMIN_NOROAM<br />
| <br />
| The creature will not be observed randomly roaming about the map.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VERMIN_NOTRAP<br />
| <br />
| The creature cannot be caught by trappers or animal traps.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VERMIN_SOIL<br />
|<br />
| The creature randomly appears near dirt or mud.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VERMIN_SOIL_COLONY<br />
|<br />
| The vermin will appear in a single tile cluster of many vermin, such as a colony of ants.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VESPERTINE<br />
| <br />
| Sets if the creature is active in evening.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VIEWRANGE<br />
| value<br />
| How far the creature can see?<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==W==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| WAGON_PULLER<br />
| <br />
| Allows the creature to pull caravan wagons.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| WEBBER<br />
| <br />
| The creature will create webs. It also seems to make creatures flying. More testing is needed.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| WEBIMMUNE<br />
| <br />
| The creature will not get caught in webs.<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=Attacks=<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
!width="50"|Tag<br />
!width="225"|What It Does<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|[ATTACK:MAIN:BYTYPE:GRASP:punch:punches:1:2:BLUDGEON][ATTACKFLAG_WITH]<br />
<br />
''Format:''<br />
[ATTACK:''priority'':(BYTYPE:''type'' || BYTOKEN:''bodypart''):''"verb"'':''"conjugate verb"'':''min dmg'':''max dmg'':''dmg type'']([(ATTACKFLAG_WITH || ATTACKFLAG_CANLATCH)])([SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT:''min'':''max''])<br />
|Sets what natural attacks a creature has.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|MAIN<br />
SECOND<br />
|''MAIN'': Sets the attack to act as the creatures' main attack.<br />
''SECOND'': The creature will only use this attack if it can't use the MAIN attack(s).<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|BYTYPE:GRASP<br />
BYTOKEN:TAIL_STINGER<br />
|''BYTYPE'': Sets what body part type to use for the attack. Possible values for "type" are GRASP, MOUTH, STANCE, THOUGHT, BREATHE, and the like. See [[Body Tokens]].<br />
''BYTOKEN'': Sets the explicit body part ID to use for the attack. The token must exist as part of the creature's [[Creature Tokens#B|BODY]] token.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|punch:punches<br />
|Sets the verb for the attack.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|1:2<br />
|Sets the Min Max for the damage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|BLUDGEON, PIERCE, SLASH, GORE, BURN, HEAT, COLD<br />
|Sets the damage type for the attack.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|[ATTACKFLAG_WITH]<br />
|Attacks in combat inform which body part was used in the attack. <br />
"Ratman punches Blargg with his right hand."<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|[ATTACKFLAG_CANLATCH]<br />
|Allows the creature to latch on with the attack. "Crocodile latches on Blargg's head firmly."<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|[SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT:50:100]<br />
|The creature injects an amount of its extract into a victim upon successfully using this attack. The significance of the amount is unknown (but probably determines duration before the extract wears off).<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|[SPECIALATTACK_SUCK_BLOOD:50:100]<br />
|When blood is drained from a creature, it causes heavy bleeding (depending on the attacking creatures ability to suck blood). It's unknown if blood suckers feed or regain health while doing this. (Numbers affect amount of blood drawn?)<br />
|}<br />
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[[Category:Modding]]<br />
[[Category:Tokens]]</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d_Talk:Siege&diff=2418140d Talk:Siege2008-11-01T20:30:07Z<p>Squeegy: Megabeasts</p>
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<div>===Trigger?===<br />
Just noticed that I got my first (Goblin) siege at 100000 wealth. Anyone else confirm that this is the trigger? [[User:Runspotrun|Runspotrun]] 00:06, 9 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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:I had my first goblin siege at about 600k wealth. They sieged me at 15 levels above ground level, where I had a stairway to my fortress. They loitered around for a season and left. [[User:Kaivosukeltaja|Kaivosukeltaja]] 07:31, 9 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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::Thanks. I removed my addition from the article. [[User:Runspotrun|Runspotrun]] 09:35, 9 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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I think part of the trigger is killing a Goblin. I'd captured several Goblin thieves, but it was only after I'd dispatched them that I was besieged. So, (wealth > certain amount) and (has killed Goblins) maybe? [[User:Runspotrun|Runspotrun]] 23:09, 12 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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Actually, according to Toady (http://www.bay12games.com/cgi-local/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=10&t=000033), Goblins will start sieging now roughly around 80 dwarves and/or some odd amount of wealth.<br />
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:I had 3 goblin snatchers show up at a population of 40 dwarves and created wealth of 63,793 (v0.27.169.33g). --[[User:Frond|Frond]] 22:17, 16 January 2008 (EST)<br />
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I think that the trigger amount is off by a bit- I just received my first siege, by goblins, at 57 population and about 411,000 wealth. --[[User:Linktoreality|Linktoreality]] 04:58, 18 February 2008 (EST)<br />
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== Troll squads ==<br />
<br />
I had 3 troll squads of exactly 8 trolls in each during a siege. Had a goblin king that time but no beak dogs. Can it be that no beak dogs in goblin civ=better chance for trolls?<br />
:I been sieged at least half a dozain time in my current fortress, and I've never encountered trolls or anything bigger than skilled goblins. In my latest siege, all the goblins are specialised in something but I have no trolls or wolves or whatever to show for. Any idea on this behavior? --[[User:Eagle of Fire|Eagle of Fire]] 14:16, 26 November 2007 (EST)<br />
::Apperently they haven't access to any chasm biome for trolls and to whatever biome for beak dogs.--[[User:Another|Another]] 15:42, 26 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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== Mounts ==<br />
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Woe betide those who anger humans. I added a second human race with [BABYSNATCHER] instead of [SIEGER] for barbarian raiding action. When they sieged, every last one of them was riding a horse. When I approached the buggers kept running away and going all Parthian shot on me, too. It was pretty bad ass. -[[User:EarthquakeDamage|EarthquakeDamage]] 02:23, 10 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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== Still bugged? ==<br />
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Are sieges still bugged in 33b? If someone knows for certain, could they add the version number to the statement in the article? Ta. [[User:Runspotrun|Runspotrun]] 19:52, 18 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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i just got siege and i think the bug is still there cause just redownloaded it for erroring reasons...the goblins just sit there and wait for something...<br />
im wondering if (thanks to the bug) the goblins well just die of thirst or something?? or well just o away?<br />
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:Yup, still bugged. Toady needs to rewrite the siege AI, 'tis not a simple bug. Goblins will go away on their own after a while, but that beats all the fun. [[User:Noctis|Noctis]] 15:04, 21 November 2007 (EST)<br />
::Some people suggested on the forum building siege engines near the golin groups and fire to them to death. I'm trying to do just that in my current game. Alternatively, I think there is a flag in the init file where you can disable sieges. --[[User:Eagle of Fire|Eagle of Fire]] 16:33, 21 November 2007 (EST)<br />
:Has anyone looked into changing the raws for the goblins to have them a similar behavior to werewolves and other predatory creatures? They roam around the map looking for something to kill, and while they might not stay together in a squad, or move toward your base directly, at least they would do *something*... if it works. Any thoughts? --Gotthard 12:24, 30 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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:As of 33g I think they're still somewhat bugged. They will charge but if they find something to attack, it seems like their AI turns off and they stop on the spot. So I guess as long as you don't give them anything to attack on the way to your front gate, they will work fine. [[User:Lightning4|Lightning4]] 22:45, 30 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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== Siege as a blockade == <br />
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"A siege is a military blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition, often accompanied by an assault. The term derives from the Latin word for "seat" or "sitting."[1] A siege occurs when an attacker encounters a city or fortress that refuses to surrender and cannot be easily taken by a frontal assault." --wikipedia <br />
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A siege isn't just a blind charge into your cage traps, either. <br />
[[User:Moller|Moller]] 14:38, 3 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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My last few goblin seiges, have been actual seiges, instead of running around into my traps. The first of 3 squads ran in, about half fell victim to my traps, then ran, then the other 2 squads have been just waiting outside my fort, for 3 months and counting. [[User:OmegaX]] 15-September-2008<br />
:Just to check, you didn't do anything that would break their pathfinding like triggering cave-ins, locking doors, or raising bridges? -[[User:Fuzzy|Fuzzy]] 14:41, 15 September 2008 (EDT)<br />
They left after a season, but there were no pathfinding issues, the fort was open, just waiting for them. --[[User:OmegaX|OmegaX]] 21:10, 15 September 2008 (EDT)<br />
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==Best way to counter sieges?==<br />
So far, the best way I've found to counter sieges is to create a line of traps all around the map. You can't build them just next to the border of the map, only 5 or 6 squares away from it... However, goblins still walks around a little and often hit the traps. It's hard to create enough casualties in this way to stop them, but they hardly ever leave without giving me free stuff and free kills. :) <br />
Alternatively, setting up balistas or catapults in front of them and firing away is also very rewarding. Too bad it's almost impossible to do without forbidding your dwarves from fetching everything outside, which usually mean that they'll get in the way even if you manage to forbid everything in time. I wish there was a way to allow military dwarves to operate siege engines...--[[User:Eagle of Fire|Eagle of Fire]] 14:47, 3 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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: I agree. Traps are a great thing. I also save VERY often, and when a siege occurs, I will 'force quit' and revert to a previously saved game. Then I make all my dwarves soldiers and give them time to pick up their equipment. This has proven very successful.--[[User:Keesto|Keesto]] 23:46, 5 September 2008 (EDT) Later...I have found that traps are the best/only defense. I have set up about 200 cage traps around the map, and also 20 stone fall traps around the entrances. Soldiers are only useful to me now when I release the goblins from their cages- in confined spaces -for a mass slaughter. Very satisfying.<br />
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== Human Leader / Mercenary? ==<br />
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I got my third or fourth goblin siege in the current game, and they arrived with a Human Spearmaster in one of their squads. Anyone else got this? Is it worth mentioning in this page?<br />
:Confirmed: third siege. One of invaders is Human Macelord. He is a best attraction at my zoo right now :). Think, i'll add this. Whoops... someone already has :)--[[User:Dorten|Dorten]] 23:33, 16 January 2008 (EST)<br />
::My roommate had one in a group of ambushers. He was wearing a human leather earring, so that's lovely ;) --[[User:FloodSpectre|FloodSpectre]] 20:04, 6 September 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== Nifty defense plan ==<br />
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On an unrelated note, I figured a pretty nifty way to kill a lot (or all) of a siege by making an outdoors gatehouse with marksdwarves on the battlements... except instead of making it face OUT, I make it face IN, so I let the enemy inside and they get totally annihilated, as they are shot as soon as they appear :)<br />
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Something like this:<br />
<pre><br />
########<br />
=bolts=#<br />
######@#<br />
+@# g<br />
+@# g<br />
g +@# <- goblins on ground floor come this way<br />
+@# g<br />
+@# g<br />
######@# g<br />
=bolts=#<br />
########<br />
</pre><br />
This work specially well again enemy shooters, they don't even get a chance to shoot back (and it seems it's nearly impossible to hit my dwarves on higher ground AND behind fortifications).<br />
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--[[User:Sergius|Sergius]] 23:23, 11 January 2008 (EST)<br />
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:Yeah, I recently tried a system like that, where the entrance hall is two floors tall, and I have a marksdwarf barracks on the floor above. They shoot plenty of goblins, and of course I have about 60 stonefall traps there too. I watched laughing as 66% of the goblins thought "AAAH RUN AWAY" and they retreated like sissies :D --[[User:AlexFili|AlexFili]] 11:25, 4 June 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== Stealth Sieges ==<br />
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It seems that in the new version that sieges don't give announcements anymore. I was still getting my fortress together when one of my woodcutters was ambushed by 10 or so goblins. They proceeded to charge my fort and get killed by the merchants and dogs. Then like 30 seconds later the second wave appeared unannouced at my door. The merchants were in no shape to stand against them and the dogs were all dead. --[[User:Ikkonoishi|Ikkonoishi]] 15:31, 8 February 2008 (EST)<br />
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:This sounds more like an [[Ambush|ambush]] than a siege. I've had four seemingly seperate goblin ambush squads all assault my fortress at the same time (four seperate "An ambush! Curse them!"s), each of which was a lot more dangerous than my first siege! -- [[User:Raumkraut|Raumkraut]] 13:00, 2 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== quote from toady, december 27 ==<br />
(so maybe parts of it changed)<br />
<br />
"Humans and elves will come some time after they are angry enough at you.<br />
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Kobolds will start sending thieves once your pop hits 20 or you've traded a bit (value 500) or you've produced a bit more (value 5000). If they successfully steal objects, they'll come back with more thieves, and if they continue to be successful, they'll bring (buggy) archers. The power of the next attack is based only on how many objects were stolen during the last raid. They'll start sending archers if three or more objects are stolen.[]..they can send as many as 17 thieves and 36 archers, but this is incredibly unlikely. If the stolen object number is five or more, they'll start sending important historical figures.<br />
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Goblins start sending kidnappers when your population has hit 50 or you have traded a bit or produced a bit more (5x the kobold numbers). Once your population hits 80, they'll start to send more serious attacks instead of kidnappers on occasion. The numbers sent during the serious attacks depend only on how many attacks you've been through. If they have mounts or monsters(trolls?), they'll start using them on the second attack, with multiple monster packs on the third. Important historical figures also come with the third attack, but master weapon users can come on the second. Important kidnappers come on the second kidnapping attempt.<br />
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All of this will be obsolete once I get the armies working properly on the world map, though there will still have to be some artificial mechanism in place to stop early forts from being wiped out."<br />
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:Good, then I shall start war with the elves because there are no goblins.--[[User:CrazyMcfobo|CrazyMcfobo]] 18:22, 12 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== Human Sieges ==<br />
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I am, right now in v0.28.181.39b, being besieged by about 14 humans, one of which is on a horse carrying a bow. "An enemy is laying siege" or some such came up instead of the usual "A vile force of darkness has arrived". Even stranger is that they built ''A Campfire'' and are just milling about around it. There is a clear path straight into the heart of my fortress. There is no sign of war on the civ screen. -[[User:Namako|Namako]] 09:21, 22 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
<br/>It's even worse than that! They're actually doing siege tactics - they sit in their camp until someone goes outside, at which point they all set off to kill that poor sot. Then they return to camp. If it's not outside, they don't care. They also don't seem to be affected by any of my traps. -[[User:Namako|Namako]] 11:52, 22 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
:just wait until the campfire has burned down and then they will move to the fortress as the goblins do. It might take a while, so no need for hurry. I only had two human sieges in my current fortress until now, but they seem to increase in numbers as the goblins do.<br />
:*first year: ~10 humans, not mounted, campfire<br />
:*second year: ~20 humans, 2 squads, mounted. 1 squad with campfire, the second one just waited and had no campfire. After a while, they moved to the fortress, but not both squads at once.<br />
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:In my case (v0.28.181.39c), they were affected by my 2 weapon traps. At least at the second siege when they were mounted, during the first one when they had no horses, I had no traps, so I don't know if this has an effect.<br />
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:The text of the human siege is "The enemy have come and are laying siege to the fortress"<br />
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: In my fort the human guild representative died and once a caravan was slaughtered by an ambush. <br />
:[[User:Imajia|Imajia]] 18:24, 22 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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::now in the 3rd year, a human diplomat arrived instead of the next siege and he offers the following options:<br />
::''Peace is calling out to us. How do you respond?''<br />
::Enter: ''I hear her voice. Let us stop this war.''<br />
::Space: ''We will drown her out with the screams of your dying. Begone.''<br />
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::As I'm a beginner, as far as wikis are concerned, it would be nice if someone could update the article. <br />
::[[User:Imajia|Imajia]] 12:34, 24 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
:::I've added it in, although I'm also a n00b at this wiki stuff, and kept forgetting important stuff. -[[User:Namako|Namako]] 14:22, 25 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
::::thanks. As there aren't many reports about human sieges right now, it is a good start. -[[User:Imajia|Imajia]] 03:09, 28 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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: I have also received a human siege (v0.28.181.39e). Accidentally had the merchant diplomat locked in my fort - he 'left unhappy' (but he and the caravan were otherwise unscathed.) First summer - 10 unmounted humans; second summer - 50 humans, all mounted. Their campfire died down in Fall - it is now mid-Winter and they still haven't entered my fort. Instead they ride their horses in circles outside my gate. I have tried to bait them with expendable dwarfs but they just take them out with crossbows. Dwarven caravan did not even attempt to come in the Fall; also, no goblins or kobolds have dared to raid during the siege. All in all, a pretty effective siege as I do not have yet a military capable of attacking. (3rd year of fort). By the way, when the first siege force arrived I had fewer than 80 dwarves.<br />
:[[User:Pavlov|Pavlov]] 21:27, 28 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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My guild rep died somehow, not really sure what caused it, though my relations before that were fairly good with the humans, aside from a caravan seize once, and when they came back I gave them gifts and large profit margins. Anyways, now theres a seige, I dont see a campfire, but they're definately waiting, eventually they marched into my fort, AVOIDING all the non-cage TRAPS. Cage traps got a few, but they evaded my corridor with 20 weapon traps, and 40+ Stone-fall traps, all loaded and ready. Without a single injury. --[[User:OmegaX|OmegaX]] 02:13, 22 September 2008 (EDT)<br />
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:: I remember something about the human merchants and/or guild representatives looking at traps when visiting the fortress, and making them useless against the human siegers. Great ! Now we have Human spies and diplomats, Goblins blitzkrieg, Kobold snipers and Elven commando. Can't wait for Elephant paratroopers and Giant cave spider artillery. [[User:Timst|Timst]] 16:21, 25 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
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:::Operation Dumbo Drop and Starship Troopers?--[[User:Maximus|Maximus]] 17:27, 25 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== Avoidable? ==<br />
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I just had my first siege in my current fortress, and happened to save right before it started, like 1 or 2 steps before. The goblins killed all of the dwarven caravan that they arrived with, so I reloaded and there was no siege. I haven't been very long in this no-siege alternative univers, so I want to know if it will happen slightly later, or if I have avoided it completely. [[User:Destor|Destor]] 21:39, 19 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
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I just got ambushed, with an elite bowman along with the group, nut definitely not as many goblins as the siege.this is kinda weird. [[User:Destor|Destor]] 21:48, 19 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== What about constructed walls? ==<br />
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The page says trolls will smash all buildings. But what about constructed walls? The Construction page says constructed walls/floors act as inert terrain objects. --[[User:Xonara|Xonara]] 05:10, 24 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
:[Building Destroyer]s like trolls ignore constructs like walls and floors, they only smash things like doors and bridges. [[User:HeWhoIsPale|HeWhoIsPale]] 09:22, 24 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
::Ok, thanks. That was causing me some confusion. --[[User:Xonara|Xonara]] 17:34, 24 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== Megabeasts ==<br />
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Could someone update my add-on about megabeasts? It was lacking info about them but it's pretty general right now. --[[User:Squeegy|Squeegy]] 16:30, 1 November 2008 (EDT)</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d_Talk:Skill&diff=254540d Talk:Skill2008-11-01T20:28:48Z<p>Squeegy: /* Legendary +# */</p>
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<div>==Skill Notes==<br />
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;Miner<br />
:Allows a Dwarf to strike the earth at a more rapid pace.<br />
;Wood Cutter<br />
;Carpenter<br />
;Mason<br />
;Engraver<br />
;Building Designer<br />
;Weaponsmith<br />
;Bowyer<br />
;Armorsmith<br />
;Metalsmith<br />
;Furnace Operator<br />
;Wood Burner<br />
;Metal Crafter<br />
;Stone Crafter<br />
;Wood Crafter<br />
;Bone Carver<br />
;Gem Cutter<br />
;Gem Setter<br />
;Mechanic<br />
;Fisherdwarf<br />
;Miller<br />
;Thresher<br />
;Grower<br />
;Herbalist<br />
;Brewer<br />
;Cook<br />
;Weaver<br />
;Clothier<br />
;Dyer<br />
:Allows a dwarf to dye with honor.<br />
;Trapper<br />
;Ambusher<br />
;Butcher<br />
;Tanner<br />
;Leatherworker<br />
;Fish Dissector<br />
;Animal Dissector<br />
;Fish Cleaner<br />
;Cheese Maker<br />
;Milker<br />
;Animal Trainer<br />
;Animal Caretaker<br />
;Soaper<br />
;Lye Maker<br />
;Potash Maker<br />
;Glassmaker<br />
;Wrestler<br />
;Axedwarf<br />
;Swordsdwarf<br />
;Macedwarf<br />
;Hammerdwarf<br />
;Speardwarf<br />
;Marksdwarf<br />
;Shield User<br />
;Armor User<br />
;Siege Engineer<br />
;Siege Operator<br />
;Pump Operator<br />
;Swimmer<br />
:Gives you a small amount of hope that this dwarf will not drown.<br />
;Persuader<br />
;Negociator<br />
:Typo in the game: ought to be "Negotiator." ''(Note: Toady has openly noted to fixing this on his dev log.)''<br />
;Liar<br />
: "It's not a [[carp]], it's a gibbon, I swear!"<br />
;Intimidator<br />
;Judge of Intent<br />
;Appraiser<br />
;Organizer<br />
;Record Keeper<br />
;Conversationalist<br />
;Comedian<br />
;Flatterer<br />
;Consoler<br />
;Pacifier<br />
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==Skill Ranks Notes==<br />
#Not Skilled, Dabbling<br />
#Novice<br />
#Named, Titular<br />
#Competent<br />
#Proficient<br />
#etc.<br />
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:It's looking like it's the same as before for rank names. --[[User:Shades|Shades]] 05:01, 1 November 2007 (EDT)<br />
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===User Notes and Changes===<br />
[[User:Renditelitan|Renditelitan]] 22:01, 29 October 2007 (EDT)<br />
:Moved this to the talk page for discussion on what should go on the main skills page [[User:Alfador]]. I hope you don't mind. Anyone have ideas on how to categorize the all the skills? Also, would making the list of skills in their place in the game time frame make since? Like founding skills vs. town skills?<br />
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::It would make sense; Proficient and below are founding skills, Dabbling and anything above Proficient are fortress skills. (Also anything Adamantine-oriented if that's still in.) And of COURSE I don't mind, I'm ecstatic that someone more skilled in wiki format than I took it upon themselves to make something more useful out of my rudimentary list! [[User:Alfador|Alfador]] 23:02, 29 October 2007 (EDT)<br />
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Should we put lists of activities that improve a skill for every skill, or just for the ones that aren't immediately obvious like those new noble skills? --[[User:BahamutZERO|BahamutZERO]] 16:13, 30 October 2007 (EDT)<br />
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I think it's important to enumerate all the activities that give skill, and it would be nice to get numbers on the skill increases for these actions as well. It's especially important to note ALL information for what gives or doesn't give skill points for the new noble skills, but everything is useful. Like, for a miner, do ramps and channels give mining skill? Do floodgates? Does a fisherdwarf get fisherdwarf skill for constructing a fishery? If we can enumerate all possible sources of skill points for a given skill, I think we should definately do so. --[[User:Sowelu|Sowelu]] 16:52, 30 October 2007 (EDT)<br />
:One thing we might also want is a listing of what skills are USED by what job tasks. For example: whatever skill is used by the "Strand Extraction" labor, which presumably fulfills "Extract Metal Strands" manager tasks... well, presumably that's the new version of the old Adamantine skills, Adamantine Smelting having been assumed to have been unified with other smelting skill. But whatever skill that is, it can't be had from the starting screen, and so is not listed here. This will naturally require LOTS of testing on the part of all of us, since we're no longer guaranteed to even have a magma flow in a given region, much less pits and adamantine. --[[User:Alfador|Alfador]] 10:20, 31 October 2007 (EDT)<br />
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:I almost think that that kind of data should be made into a separate list, as well as listed under each skill's individual page. Lets's not clutter this one up that much. Also, anyone FOUND pits/addy yet? I'm almost certain it's too early for that, but one never knows.--[[User:Draco18s|Draco18s]] 05:07, 1 November 2007 (EDT)<br />
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:: "Also, anyone FOUND pits/addy yet?" [http://www.bay12games.com/cgi-local/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=11&t=000793&p=3 Yes.] --[[User:Alfador|Alfador]] 09:10, 1 November 2007 (EDT)<br />
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::: Yes, and there's horrible things under it. Possibly also the adamantine-triggered monarch. --[[User:BahamutZERO|BahamutZERO]] 15:38, 1 November 2007 (EDT)<br />
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Should skills be a category?--[[User:BahamutZERO|BahamutZERO]] 19:43, 31 October 2007 (EDT)<br />
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: I made one anyway. --[[User:JT|JT]] 21:31, 31 October 2007 (EDT)<br />
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====This is too specific====<br />
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This list is specific to Fortress Mode. It's missing some of the Adventure Mode skills, like [[Bowman]] and such, and lists the dwarven names for skills. --[[User:JT|JT]] 21:31, 31 October 2007 (EDT)<br />
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== administrator ==<br />
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Is there really such a profession? I have been trying to get a dwarf to gain this job title without luck so far. Has anyone managed to do it? [[User:VengefulDonut|VengefulDonut]] 15:22, 20 December 2007 (EST)<br />
::Yes, my leader got the title Administrator briefly from raising his Organizer skill. However, he became a Clerk once his Record Keeping skill surpassed it. --[[User:Doniazade|Doniazade]] 13:54, 10 May 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== military skills ==<br />
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Shouldn't the weapon skills be classified under their own color/military profession? A swordsdwarf is not a blue peasant, it's a colored military unit. Or is this only for un-drafted military units? It might confuse a newbie. --[[User:DDouble|DDouble]] 23:43, 3 January 2008 (EST)<br />
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== Trader ==<br />
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Dwarves which have Appraise (probably others too) skill is called a Trader. It's written in purple, like administrator. --[[User:Someone-else|Someone-else]]<br />
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The four "admin" jobs don't really have a single "super"-profession like the others. A dwarf that has those skills is called either<br />
* Architect (Building Designer)<br />
* Trader (Appraiser) aka the Broker<br />
* Administrator (Organizer) aka the Manager<br />
* Clerk (Record Keeper) aka the Bookkeeper<br />
In that order (I may have Administrator and Clerk the other way around). This means that one with all 4 skills on novice, will be called an Architect. If he only had the bottom 3 skills, he'd be called a Trader. And so on. [[User:Sergius|Sergius]] 21:19, 30 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== Legendary +# ==<br />
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I thought this was totally unnecessary, and it off-balanced the chart anyway. I left the comment about legendary past the first but got rid of it in the skill chart. If it's not displayed anyway, why bother including it?<br />
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--[[User:Squeegy|Squeegy]]<br />
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:There is a definite in-game difference between Legendary and Legendary+x, just as there is a difference between all other skill levels. ''Especially'' because it isn't displayed in-game, it's critical to document here that actual maxed-out skills require 60% more experience than just "legendary".--[[User:Maximus|Maximus]] 01:21, 14 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
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::Well, if you find a way to even the chart, feel free to add it. I just thought it looked bad and wasn't that necessary. --[[User:Squeegy|Squeegy]]<br />
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:::Luckily, the total number is evenly divisible by three, so, done.--[[User:Maximus|Maximus]] 11:34, 14 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
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:::: Okay, looks much better now. I liked it before because I switch weapons when my guys hit Adept Wrestler, and it's easier to look at it that way. --[[User:Squeegy|Squeegy]] 16:28, 1 November 2008 (EDT)</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d:Duke&diff=3887540d:Duke2008-10-28T02:36:58Z<p>Squeegy: </p>
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<div>{{Noble<br />
| noble=Duke<br />
| quarters=Grand Bedroom<br />
| dining=Grand Dining Room<br />
| office=Opulent Throne Room<br />
| tomb=Grand Mausoleum<br />
| stands=3<br />
| racks=3<br />
| chests=5<br />
| cabinets=3<br />
| arrival=<br />
* 30,000 exported{{verify}}<br />
| function=<br />
* Promote [[fortress]] to Duchy capital<br />
}}<br />
Your '''Duke''' (or Duchess) arrives with her/his [[Duke/Duchess Consort|consort]].<br />
A [[count]] who is resident in the fortress may be promoted to duke instead.<br />
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[[Category:Nobles]]</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d_Talk:Wound&diff=2914840d Talk:Wound2008-10-21T23:53:07Z<p>Squeegy: /* healing speed */</p>
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<div>==.33c bug==<br />
My miner had a broken arm and was "resting" even though all he did was move back and forth on the screen and submit to starvation and dehydration. I set a dwarf to Health Care only, had buckets to spare, and nothing was done to care for the dwarf. As far as I'm concerned, in v.33c. Check out the pic below and the [http://mkv25.net/dfma/movie-184-restlesswoundedminer movie] I have.<br />
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[[Image:Injury.png | none | frame | 500px | Injured dwarf spam.]]<br />
[[User:Schm0|Schm0]] 18:31, 24 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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Happened to me too, also v.33c [[User:Klada|Klada]] 23:49, 1 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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:This bug has been fixed --[[User:Karlito|Karlito]] 23:50, 1 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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same thing is happening to me so i dont think it has... [[User:Twiggie|Twiggie]] 12:54, 7 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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:Actually it has, as of 33d. You may need to download a new version. [[User:Klada|Klada]] 13:17, 7 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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== Priority of [[health care]] task ==<br />
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I think the game is a bit broken in that I can have a dwarf set with [[health care]] (I know it's a redlink) as their only active task, and rather than bring food to a dwarf who seems to only be moderately injured, but is now about to die from starvation - even though there is a stockpile of prepared meals 6 tiles away, and the other dwarves are resting in the same barracks![[User:GarrieIrons|GarrieIrons]] 04:56, 12 February 2008 (EST)<br />
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== Brown Wounds ==<br />
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my legendary miner will not heal his brown wounds he must have been resting for a year now. What should I do? --[[User:Hoborobo|Hoborobo]] 06:54, 10 August 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== healing speed ==<br />
it seems that in the newest version(.38c) wounds heal at incredible speed - I watched my woodcutter fight batmen and get lightly wounded, was relieved that it was nothing worse, but when I checked back on him he was uninjured. So when my miner took on a wolf I kept a very close eye on him, and indeed he suffered moderate wounds and got a "rest" job, but the wound healed to lightly wounded before he even got back into the fortress and was gone by the time he reached his bed.--[[User:Syndic|Syndic]] 00:30, 13 March 2008 (EDT)<br />
: chances are they have a (very) high toughness? - this will cause exactly what you describe. Send a peasant recruit into battle and you will see the difference ;) --[[User:Koltom|Koltom]] 07:20, 13 March 2008 (EDT)<br />
::Given that they were miners and woodcutters, they would become tough before they become even [[proficient]] in their trade. As mentioned by Koltom and indeed in the article, toughness has a huge effect both on the impact of being wounded (ie tough dwarves carry on regardless) AND on the rate of healing (they get better before they make it to their bed to rest).[[User:GarrieIrons|GarrieIrons]] 07:24, 26 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
: I only had this once when I started a fortress in a desert without any water resources. Maybe this is a hack to prevent dwarves from dying from thirst? [[User:Qwertyu|Qwertyu]] 05:20, 26 August 2008 (EDT)<br />
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I've noticed something similar to this in .40c as well. One of my miners in a new fortress, who was at best merely 'tough' sustained a red injury to his hip which had completely disappeared a few minutes later. The only unusual thing I did was draft all seven dwarves into the army first and then make them civilians after the skeletal goat was dead. I don't think the miner had even made his way to a bed to rest before this miraculous healing.[[User:Extar|Extar]] 16:06, 25 August 2008 (EDT)<br />
: I believe every season there is a chance of a red wound healing. Perhaps he had extraordinarily high toughness and you got lucky? --[[User:Squeegy|Squeegy]] 19:53, 21 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== Nervous system damage ==<br />
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I have a guard with minor neck and brain injuries, so he won't spar any more. However, he is a Talented Hammerdwarf, Skilled Armor User, and Proficient Shield User (only Novice Wrestler), so I reallocated him to use a crossbow and he does infact shoot at the archery range. This could be a good way to improve troops and get Marksdwarves that might be vaguely effective in melee combat should it come to that. He's also already Mighty, Very Agile, and Tough.<br />
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I'm thinking of adding the following to the Healing section of this page, at the end of the paragraph starting with "Wounds to the nervous system...":<br />
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"A hammerdwarf with light injuries to the nervous system may no longer spar, but will train as a Marksdwarf if allocated to use a crossbow. This can be useful given that a Marksdwarf entering melee combat uses the hammerdwarf skill to bash enemies with their crossbow. They hopefully would have also trained as Wrestlers, Armor Users, and Shield Users which will help their survival rate."<br />
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Thoughts? --[[User:TimE|TimE]]<br />
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:Seems a bit too niche to be in the article as general advice. Perhaps a generality made from that idea would be appropriate however. something like "dwarves with nervous injuries too severe to be a melee fighter may still be valulable as a Marksdwarf." --[[User:N9103|Edward]] 03:59, 4 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
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:: I think this applies to dwarves with ''any'' nervous injuries. I like the concise version though, I'll add that. --[[User:TimE|TimE]] 00:56, 3 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== Color of Wounds ==<br />
I think that lightly wounded and lopped off are too close of a color. The lopped off color should be pink, a nice bright color with eye attracting color. This way I can tell whether or not to pay attention to that individual.--[[User:CrazyMcfobo|CrazyMcfobo]] 19:44, 15 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
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:I agree with you on that, try making a topic in the forums about it. Toady might change it.--[[User:Richards|Richards]] 21:18, 15 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== Spleen, kidney etc. ==<br />
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What about spleen, liver, kidneys etc ? Do they belong to "guts" ? [[User:Timst|Timst]] 10:19, 13 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== New version and light wounds ==<br />
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The new version and its possibility for messed up temps means that all organs can now be in all states of wounded-ness. That means you can get lightly wounded hearts and guts and lungs... etc. <br />
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Note that this is due to extreme frostbite, not heat. <br />
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[[User:Logical2u|Logical2u]] 23:36, 19 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== wounded but not resting ==<br />
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I have a dwarf who has a yellow head wound and a red upper leg wound. In the {{k|u}} screen he shows as '''No job''', on his wound status screek ({{k|v}}{{k|w}}) he is unconscious, hungry, dehydrated and drowsy.<br />
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If he is unconscious then he is not resting. I take it he is not going to trigger any health care jobs: so does this mean he is doomed?<br />
[[User:GarrieIrons|GarrieIrons]] 07:29, 26 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
:He ended up dying. It seemed inevitable given that becoming unconscious seems to cancel resting.[[User:GarrieIrons|GarrieIrons]] 04:28, 1 August 2008 (EDT)<br />
:I have a guard who's doing the same. Red lung wound and he's still trying to make his rounds as a guard. On the other hand, his toughness seems to be high enough that he's not dying from it... He rested when he was initially wounded (sparring) but got up because he was thirsty. He fell unconscious once in the process, but managed to slake his thirst. And then got up and grabbed his equipment. -[[User:Fuzzy|Fuzzy]] 21:27, 5 September 2008 (EDT)<br />
::FWIW, this guard lasted two more years limping along with a red lung until he finally died making a suicidal charge during a goblin siege. Îton Koganûker earned himself his own little decorated burial niche for his hardheaded service. Incidentally, I looked back at him and he actually had not toughness mods, so a regular dwarf survived three years with a red lung and might have survived longer if not for the charge. -[[User:Fuzzy|Fuzzy]] 12:43, 11 September 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== broken leg ==<br />
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can a dwarf with a broken leg still get around to work?<br />
:Unfortunately, no. Anything worse then moderately wounded causes the dwarf to go sleep it off until its healed. However, ''eventually'' it will heal up and he can go back to work. --[[User:Toloran|Toloran]] 02:32, 10 August 2008 (EDT)<br />
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I have 3 dwarves who are very injured, and seem to be refusing to move, I deactivated their squad status, but none are unconcious, and none of the dwarves at ALL are helping them for some reason, they just keep walking over them, ignoring them.<br />
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== Broken brain? ==<br />
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I just got a kobold trapped in my hall of spiky death, and on its wound list was a yellow(broken) brain. I suppose that means it's going to die very soon, but it seems to be fine to me... --[[User:Cypress|Cypress]] 18:21, 30 August 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== Blind dwarf suffers nightmares of constant attack ==<br />
I have a dwarf with a lopped off left eye and right eye (and throat? how's he still suffering??) that is convinced that he's still under attack.<br />
He's litterally spamming with over 1000 messages that he's canceling rest: interrupted by goblin crossbowman. In the 200-300 message range it was amusing. At this point, I'm only hoping that he shuts up when another dwarf drags him off to a bed for some rest. [[User:AmisiBastet|AmisiBastet]] 14:29, 4 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
:Put him out of his misery. In style. --[[User:GreyMario|GreyMaria]] 21:43, 4 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
::How? The last of the goblin ambushes for that season shut him up for me. But I don't know how to kill off one of my own dwarves. Well... not intentionally anyway. Especially when he's so busy being unconsious that he's constantly interrupting his rest due to the memory of being shot at by a goblin. I think he got up to about 3000 messages. All his minor wounds healed up too. His head was still mangled (red) with his eyes & throat lopped off (grey). Well, until the goblin finished him off anyway. [[User:AmisiBastet|AmisiBastet]] 22:50, 5 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
:::For future reference, you can kill one of your dwarves off by dropping a constructed floor on him. Thus, it makes some sense to make bedrooms with a way to drop floor tiles on the beds. --[[User:GreyMario|GreyMaria]] 23:32, 5 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
::::Two words: Lava. Failing that, I usually went with GreyMaria's method and just tunnel out over the head of the wounded dwarf, and built/demolished floors atop him until dead. Too bad you can't build on bridges...I'd have an infirmary kept niiice and warm by a lava pit. --[[User:Eddie|Eddie]] 00:47, 6 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
:::::LOL I wish! Poor guy collapsed above ground, about 7 steps away from the entrance to the fortress. And as for dealing with any other dwarves... I've found the lava, but they're pretty stubborn about not wanting to dig anywhere near it anymore. These bunch also seem to be only seasonal-miners too. They practically refuse to dig durring the winter & are reluctant to dig in the fall. Which leaves me to spring & summer for any fortress improvements that don't involve construction or engraving. They like farming and they like engraving. Canceling those tasks doesn't even seem to encourage them to dig. They'd rather sit around with no job than go dig out rooms near the lava. Boy, ya loose 1 dwarf to a random fire-man and the dig designations never get worked on! [[User:AmisiBastet|AmisiBastet]] 00:46, 7 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
: As fun as it is to off wounded dwarves [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=25815.0 this thread on the message board] alleges that destroying the bed may end the message spam. -[[User:Fuzzy|Fuzzy]] 17:41, 7 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
:: Thanks for the link. I'd post there but for some odd reason my browsers won't let me register on that forum. I keep getting redirected back to the index. I can't even read the help on registering because that also redirects me back to the index. Regardless, you are correct that in my case the dwarf had not reached a bed. I think in my case it was that the goblin crossbowman that had attacked that dwarf, had later fallen into a cage trap and hadn't been killed (or left the map) yet. I've a bit of a backlog on goblins waiting to use my drowning rooms.<br />
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==Animal Wounds==<br />
How fast can animals (e.g. leopards) heal wounds? Because I have a leopard which has minor injuries on the brain, heart, lungs and guts, and I want to use it to guard my fort (i feel like im gonna be sieged soon).--[[User:Stinhad Limarezum|Stinhad Limarezum]] 08:34, 21 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
:I'm fairly certain animals can only be healed via the animal caretaker labor. I had a cat with a mangled leg for 3 years before it stumbled into a weapon trap full of looted pikes. If the creature isn't assigned to anyone, the dwarf that trained the leopard can caretake it. [[User:HeWhoIsPale|HeWhoIsPale]] 08:44, 21 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
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:I've never studied the mechanics of animal caretaking, but I've gotten the impression that it's a "free" task -- any time your caretaker crosses paths with a wounded animal, the animal has a chance to get better. Try turning on caretaking on all your dwarves. The leopard might need to be uncaged in order for the caretaking to take place. <br />
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:But a guardian leopard alone is not going to be enough against a siege. For that, you want at least a dozen wardogs, or a set of traps at least six deep at all entrances (ten deep if they're "mere" stone traps), or some decent marksdwarves -- five or more is best, because at just the wrong moment, half of them will wander off to drink or sleep (or reload). A single champion with top-quality armor and weapon and very high shield user, armor user, and wrestling skills can potentially take out a whole squad by him or herself, but that takes about two or three years worth of sparring (with another champion) and you better hope they don't get spinal injuries or they'll stop training altogether.<br />
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:Barring that, use dogs if you got 'em, traps if you don't. And build traps anyway. You can secure a fortress in a couple of months using a couple of mechanics. And you won't get hit by an actual goblin siege until you have 80 dwarves, supposedly, though "ambushes" of about 8 goblins can come much sooner.--[[User:Maximus|Maximus]] 19:29, 21 October 2008 (EDT)</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d_Talk:Skill&diff=254340d Talk:Skill2008-10-14T14:44:12Z<p>Squeegy: /* Legendary +# */</p>
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<div>==Skill Notes==<br />
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;Miner<br />
:Allows a Dwarf to strike the earth at a more rapid pace.<br />
;Wood Cutter<br />
;Carpenter<br />
;Mason<br />
;Engraver<br />
;Building Designer<br />
;Weaponsmith<br />
;Bowyer<br />
;Armorsmith<br />
;Metalsmith<br />
;Furnace Operator<br />
;Wood Burner<br />
;Metal Crafter<br />
;Stone Crafter<br />
;Wood Crafter<br />
;Bone Carver<br />
;Gem Cutter<br />
;Gem Setter<br />
;Mechanic<br />
;Fisherdwarf<br />
;Miller<br />
;Thresher<br />
;Grower<br />
;Herbalist<br />
;Brewer<br />
;Cook<br />
;Weaver<br />
;Clothier<br />
;Dyer<br />
:Allows a dwarf to dye with honor.<br />
;Trapper<br />
;Ambusher<br />
;Butcher<br />
;Tanner<br />
;Leatherworker<br />
;Fish Dissector<br />
;Animal Dissector<br />
;Fish Cleaner<br />
;Cheese Maker<br />
;Milker<br />
;Animal Trainer<br />
;Animal Caretaker<br />
;Soaper<br />
;Lye Maker<br />
;Potash Maker<br />
;Glassmaker<br />
;Wrestler<br />
;Axedwarf<br />
;Swordsdwarf<br />
;Macedwarf<br />
;Hammerdwarf<br />
;Speardwarf<br />
;Marksdwarf<br />
;Shield User<br />
;Armor User<br />
;Siege Engineer<br />
;Siege Operator<br />
;Pump Operator<br />
;Swimmer<br />
:Gives you a small amount of hope that this dwarf will not drown.<br />
;Persuader<br />
;Negociator<br />
:Typo in the game: ought to be "Negotiator." ''(Note: Toady has openly noted to fixing this on his dev log.)''<br />
;Liar<br />
: "It's not a [[carp]], it's a gibbon, I swear!"<br />
;Intimidator<br />
;Judge of Intent<br />
;Appraiser<br />
;Organizer<br />
;Record Keeper<br />
;Conversationalist<br />
;Comedian<br />
;Flatterer<br />
;Consoler<br />
;Pacifier<br />
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==Skill Ranks Notes==<br />
#Not Skilled, Dabbling<br />
#Novice<br />
#Named, Titular<br />
#Competent<br />
#Proficient<br />
#etc.<br />
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:It's looking like it's the same as before for rank names. --[[User:Shades|Shades]] 05:01, 1 November 2007 (EDT)<br />
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===User Notes and Changes===<br />
[[User:Renditelitan|Renditelitan]] 22:01, 29 October 2007 (EDT)<br />
:Moved this to the talk page for discussion on what should go on the main skills page [[User:Alfador]]. I hope you don't mind. Anyone have ideas on how to categorize the all the skills? Also, would making the list of skills in their place in the game time frame make since? Like founding skills vs. town skills?<br />
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::It would make sense; Proficient and below are founding skills, Dabbling and anything above Proficient are fortress skills. (Also anything Adamantine-oriented if that's still in.) And of COURSE I don't mind, I'm ecstatic that someone more skilled in wiki format than I took it upon themselves to make something more useful out of my rudimentary list! [[User:Alfador|Alfador]] 23:02, 29 October 2007 (EDT)<br />
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Should we put lists of activities that improve a skill for every skill, or just for the ones that aren't immediately obvious like those new noble skills? --[[User:BahamutZERO|BahamutZERO]] 16:13, 30 October 2007 (EDT)<br />
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I think it's important to enumerate all the activities that give skill, and it would be nice to get numbers on the skill increases for these actions as well. It's especially important to note ALL information for what gives or doesn't give skill points for the new noble skills, but everything is useful. Like, for a miner, do ramps and channels give mining skill? Do floodgates? Does a fisherdwarf get fisherdwarf skill for constructing a fishery? If we can enumerate all possible sources of skill points for a given skill, I think we should definately do so. --[[User:Sowelu|Sowelu]] 16:52, 30 October 2007 (EDT)<br />
:One thing we might also want is a listing of what skills are USED by what job tasks. For example: whatever skill is used by the "Strand Extraction" labor, which presumably fulfills "Extract Metal Strands" manager tasks... well, presumably that's the new version of the old Adamantine skills, Adamantine Smelting having been assumed to have been unified with other smelting skill. But whatever skill that is, it can't be had from the starting screen, and so is not listed here. This will naturally require LOTS of testing on the part of all of us, since we're no longer guaranteed to even have a magma flow in a given region, much less pits and adamantine. --[[User:Alfador|Alfador]] 10:20, 31 October 2007 (EDT)<br />
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:I almost think that that kind of data should be made into a separate list, as well as listed under each skill's individual page. Lets's not clutter this one up that much. Also, anyone FOUND pits/addy yet? I'm almost certain it's too early for that, but one never knows.--[[User:Draco18s|Draco18s]] 05:07, 1 November 2007 (EDT)<br />
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:: "Also, anyone FOUND pits/addy yet?" [http://www.bay12games.com/cgi-local/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=11&t=000793&p=3 Yes.] --[[User:Alfador|Alfador]] 09:10, 1 November 2007 (EDT)<br />
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::: Yes, and there's horrible things under it. Possibly also the adamantine-triggered monarch. --[[User:BahamutZERO|BahamutZERO]] 15:38, 1 November 2007 (EDT)<br />
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Should skills be a category?--[[User:BahamutZERO|BahamutZERO]] 19:43, 31 October 2007 (EDT)<br />
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: I made one anyway. --[[User:JT|JT]] 21:31, 31 October 2007 (EDT)<br />
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====This is too specific====<br />
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This list is specific to Fortress Mode. It's missing some of the Adventure Mode skills, like [[Bowman]] and such, and lists the dwarven names for skills. --[[User:JT|JT]] 21:31, 31 October 2007 (EDT)<br />
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== administrator ==<br />
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Is there really such a profession? I have been trying to get a dwarf to gain this job title without luck so far. Has anyone managed to do it? [[User:VengefulDonut|VengefulDonut]] 15:22, 20 December 2007 (EST)<br />
::Yes, my leader got the title Administrator briefly from raising his Organizer skill. However, he became a Clerk once his Record Keeping skill surpassed it. --[[User:Doniazade|Doniazade]] 13:54, 10 May 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== military skills ==<br />
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Shouldn't the weapon skills be classified under their own color/military profession? A swordsdwarf is not a blue peasant, it's a colored military unit. Or is this only for un-drafted military units? It might confuse a newbie. --[[User:DDouble|DDouble]] 23:43, 3 January 2008 (EST)<br />
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== Trader ==<br />
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Dwarves which have Appraise (probably others too) skill is called a Trader. It's written in purple, like administrator. --[[User:Someone-else|Someone-else]]<br />
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The four "admin" jobs don't really have a single "super"-profession like the others. A dwarf that has those skills is called either<br />
* Architect (Building Designer)<br />
* Trader (Appraiser) aka the Broker<br />
* Administrator (Organizer) aka the Manager<br />
* Clerk (Record Keeper) aka the Bookkeeper<br />
In that order (I may have Administrator and Clerk the other way around). This means that one with all 4 skills on novice, will be called an Architect. If he only had the bottom 3 skills, he'd be called a Trader. And so on. [[User:Sergius|Sergius]] 21:19, 30 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== Legendary +# ==<br />
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I thought this was totally unnecessary, and it off-balanced the chart anyway. I left the comment about legendary past the first but got rid of it in the skill chart. If it's not displayed anyway, why bother including it?<br />
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--[[User:Squeegy|Squeegy]]<br />
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:There is a definite in-game difference between Legendary and Legendary+x, just as there is a difference between all other skill levels. ''Especially'' because it isn't displayed in-game, it's critical to document here that actual maxed-out skills require 60% more experience than just "legendary".--[[User:Maximus|Maximus]] 01:21, 14 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
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::Well, if you find a way to even the chart, feel free to add it. I just thought it looked bad and wasn't that necessary. --[[User:Squeegy|Squeegy]]</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d:Siege&diff=1778040d:Siege2008-10-14T02:54:51Z<p>Squeegy: </p>
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<div>A '''siege''' is a special time in [[Fortress mode]] when an army attempts to attack and kill all of your [[dwarves]]. It is at this time you should activate your [[military]], keep civilians indoors, raise the [[drawbridge]]s and pray you have your defenses ready.<br />
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During a siege, the option on the main menu 'Abandon Fortress' changes to 'Succumb to the Invasion'.<br />
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A siege is not to be confused with other types of hostile encounters - if you are besieged you will ''know''. If you are unsure, you are ''not'' under siege. When you receive a siege, you receive a full-screen message "a vile force of darkness has arrived!" and the top of the screen reads "SIEGE" in yellow and red. Siegers are immediately visible at the map edge, whereas [[ambush]]ers or [[thief|thieves]] are not.<br />
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== Siegers ==<br />
=== Goblins === <br />
[[Goblins]] will send kidnappers and ambushers once your fort's population or [[wealth]] reaches a certain amount, and will start sieging once your population reaches 80. Sieges will increase in intensity depending only on how many previous sieges you have survived - a population higher than 80 does not increase the number of goblin siegers.<br />
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They arrive in squads of about 15 goblins each, frequently led by individual goblin weapon masters (or even babysnatched/refugee [[human]]s) and sometimes mounted on [[beak dog]]s, and occasionally accompanied by up to 3 squads of 5-8 [[troll]]s. They frequently are split into separate squads placed on different map edges. The first siege you see with a given fort might consist of as little as a single unmounted squad with no trolls, but the goblin forces will escalate in size as the game progresses. Later on you may be seeing 100 or more goblins show up in a single siege, all mounted, with 10 to 20 trolls.<br />
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Trolls are the goblin "siege engines". They are faster than beak dogs, and will make for [[buildings]] and start demolishing. Locked [[door]]s will keep the goblins out, but can be demolished by trolls.<br />
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If you deflect enough sieges, the ruler of the goblin nation may lead a squad. He's equipped with extra-good quality equipment.<br />
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=== Humans ===<br />
Humans can siege your fortress, although the trigger is unclear. On entry to the map they will set up a Campfire and wait there for a while, making attacks of opportunity on dwarves that come to the surface, before taking the final headlong charge in much the same way as goblins. <br />
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The message is slightly different from the goblin sieges: "The enemy have come and are laying siege to the fortress".<br />
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They may be mounted on horses.<br />
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They may eventually send a diplomat, who will parley with your leader and offer a peace treaty.<br />
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=== Elves ===<br />
As of Version 39f it is possible for Elves to lay siege to your fortress. You will get the standard message notifying you of a Siege; however, you will not be able to see any enemy units and the SIEGE banner across the top will instantly disappear. This is because all elven siegers enter the map [[ambusher|sneaking]]; isn't that [[fun]]? The Elven squads typically consist of a mix of swordselves and wrestlers, all of whom will be using wooden equipment. Later sieges may also feature archers and spearelves, again with puny treebranches. The first time this happens, if your military consists entirely of prissy little girl cat-lovers (that is to say, Dwarves that might as well be Elves themselves), an Elven siege could be a problem. Otherwise, any reasonable and most unreasonable Dwarven (or, let's be honest, canine) military forces can knock the stick-wielding pansies halfway across the map. Difficulty may eventually increase, but '''come on''', they're ''Elves''.<br />
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=== Kobolds ===<br />
Similar to [[Goblins]], [[Kobolds]] will first send thieves dependent on your fort's population or, rather, [[wealth]]. Kobold archers will begin to arrive if the Kobold thieves successfully steal any items - the number of successive archers and thieves who arrive will depend on how many items were stolen previously.<br />
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Kobold archers tend not to directly siege your fort, but prefer to pick off individual Dwarves who may be working in the surrounding wilderness. They will leave once their [[arrow]]s have been exhausted.<br />
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=== Megabeasts ===<br />
Megabeasts are a siege consisting of one enemy. A certain wealth or a population of around 100 may trigger one.{{Verify}} A megabeast, such as a [[bronze colossus]], [[dragon]], or [[titan]], will arrive on the map and head towards your fortress.<br />
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Megabeasts rely entirely on [BUILDING_DESTROYER:2] to path to your fortress. Unlike other sieges, they can be stopped simply by shutting a door behind another door. Vanilla megabeasts are easy to defeat and only two of ten will survive the world gen.{{Verify}}<br />
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Captain Mayday's [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=19228.0 Legendary Lands] mod will buff up megabeasts to make them a challenge during fortress mode.<br />
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== Defending against a Siege ==<br />
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===Active Defense===<br />
*Put your entire [[military]] on duty. With luck, most of them are not sleeping, eating, or drinking. If a [[squad]] leader is doing anything of that sort, replace him with a more alert squad member (the squad always clusters about the leader. If the leader's eating, the squad will guard the table). Place melee units at major choke points, so they can meet the enemy head on, but try to keep them out of direct fire from enemy missile users. Place your own [[marksdwarf|marksdwarves]] where they can rain death down on the enemies. They can also shoot from different Z levels, use this. (This is why you build [[fortifications]].)<br />
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*[[War dog]]s are valuable, but shouldn't be the first line of defense, because the enemy bowmen will quickly take care of them. Assign them to your military dwarves, or [[cage]] them before the siege, and [[Release the Hounds!|release]] them via [[lever]]/[[pressure plate]] as the enemy is rounding a blind corner. They're also useful for clearing the field once the siege ends.<br />
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*[[Siege weapon]]s, [[catapult]]s and [[ballista]]e, can be effective during a siege, but can also be entirely useless. They don't have a wide field of fire, so you'll need to design your fortress ahead of time to funnel your attackers into the [[weapons]]' field of fire and then delay them with winding passages while in range. To use them effectively, you really need trained Siege Operators for the task, since siege weapons take up to three real-time minutes for inexperienced operators to load, and the weapons cannot be fired at a precise time; they will fire whenever the operator shows up. Fire early and often: siege operators are civilians, and will run away once the oncoming hordes get too close.<br />
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===Passive Defense===<br />
*If you have no trust in your military's power, keep all the dwarves inside and draw the besiegers into corridors with [[traps]]. Stone-fall traps are cheap and easy, but work only once before needing to be reset; weapon traps require weapons (and ammunition, in the case of ranged weapon traps), but reload themselves after a few seconds, until their components eventually get stuck due to all the gore. A 10-square-long entry hall filled with weapon traps will break most [[goblin]] sieges without any help.<br />
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*A [[moat]] can provide a decent defense when combined with a drawbridge to either keep the goblins from entering, or to drop them right into the water. [[Magma]] may be substituted for far more lethal results. Even when not filled, a 1-tile wide [[channel]] is a fast and effective way of stopping besiegers or to guide them into areas you want.<br />
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== Civilians ==<br />
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Your dwarves will still attempt to do their jobs during a siege, including cutting down [[tree]]s or hauling in items and [[corpse]]s from outdoors. Dwarves will run from invaders, but only ''after'' getting within [[crossbow]]-range, so their self-preservation skills are lackluster when the enemy has ranged weapons, or moves more quickly than them. There are [[Help! My civilians keep running into combat!|several strategies]] to preserve your civilians' lives, none of them perfect.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Fortress defense]]<br />
*[[Help! My civilians keep running into combat!]]<br />
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[[Category:World]]<br />
[[Category:Military]]<br />
[[Category:Fortress defense]]</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d_Talk:Skill&diff=254140d Talk:Skill2008-10-14T02:31:37Z<p>Squeegy: Legendary +#</p>
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<div>==Skill Notes==<br />
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;Miner<br />
:Allows a Dwarf to strike the earth at a more rapid pace.<br />
;Wood Cutter<br />
;Carpenter<br />
;Mason<br />
;Engraver<br />
;Building Designer<br />
;Weaponsmith<br />
;Bowyer<br />
;Armorsmith<br />
;Metalsmith<br />
;Furnace Operator<br />
;Wood Burner<br />
;Metal Crafter<br />
;Stone Crafter<br />
;Wood Crafter<br />
;Bone Carver<br />
;Gem Cutter<br />
;Gem Setter<br />
;Mechanic<br />
;Fisherdwarf<br />
;Miller<br />
;Thresher<br />
;Grower<br />
;Herbalist<br />
;Brewer<br />
;Cook<br />
;Weaver<br />
;Clothier<br />
;Dyer<br />
:Allows a dwarf to dye with honor.<br />
;Trapper<br />
;Ambusher<br />
;Butcher<br />
;Tanner<br />
;Leatherworker<br />
;Fish Dissector<br />
;Animal Dissector<br />
;Fish Cleaner<br />
;Cheese Maker<br />
;Milker<br />
;Animal Trainer<br />
;Animal Caretaker<br />
;Soaper<br />
;Lye Maker<br />
;Potash Maker<br />
;Glassmaker<br />
;Wrestler<br />
;Axedwarf<br />
;Swordsdwarf<br />
;Macedwarf<br />
;Hammerdwarf<br />
;Speardwarf<br />
;Marksdwarf<br />
;Shield User<br />
;Armor User<br />
;Siege Engineer<br />
;Siege Operator<br />
;Pump Operator<br />
;Swimmer<br />
:Gives you a small amount of hope that this dwarf will not drown.<br />
;Persuader<br />
;Negociator<br />
:Typo in the game: ought to be "Negotiator." ''(Note: Toady has openly noted to fixing this on his dev log.)''<br />
;Liar<br />
: "It's not a [[carp]], it's a gibbon, I swear!"<br />
;Intimidator<br />
;Judge of Intent<br />
;Appraiser<br />
;Organizer<br />
;Record Keeper<br />
;Conversationalist<br />
;Comedian<br />
;Flatterer<br />
;Consoler<br />
;Pacifier<br />
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==Skill Ranks Notes==<br />
#Not Skilled, Dabbling<br />
#Novice<br />
#Named, Titular<br />
#Competent<br />
#Proficient<br />
#etc.<br />
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:It's looking like it's the same as before for rank names. --[[User:Shades|Shades]] 05:01, 1 November 2007 (EDT)<br />
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===User Notes and Changes===<br />
[[User:Renditelitan|Renditelitan]] 22:01, 29 October 2007 (EDT)<br />
:Moved this to the talk page for discussion on what should go on the main skills page [[User:Alfador]]. I hope you don't mind. Anyone have ideas on how to categorize the all the skills? Also, would making the list of skills in their place in the game time frame make since? Like founding skills vs. town skills?<br />
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::It would make sense; Proficient and below are founding skills, Dabbling and anything above Proficient are fortress skills. (Also anything Adamantine-oriented if that's still in.) And of COURSE I don't mind, I'm ecstatic that someone more skilled in wiki format than I took it upon themselves to make something more useful out of my rudimentary list! [[User:Alfador|Alfador]] 23:02, 29 October 2007 (EDT)<br />
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Should we put lists of activities that improve a skill for every skill, or just for the ones that aren't immediately obvious like those new noble skills? --[[User:BahamutZERO|BahamutZERO]] 16:13, 30 October 2007 (EDT)<br />
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I think it's important to enumerate all the activities that give skill, and it would be nice to get numbers on the skill increases for these actions as well. It's especially important to note ALL information for what gives or doesn't give skill points for the new noble skills, but everything is useful. Like, for a miner, do ramps and channels give mining skill? Do floodgates? Does a fisherdwarf get fisherdwarf skill for constructing a fishery? If we can enumerate all possible sources of skill points for a given skill, I think we should definately do so. --[[User:Sowelu|Sowelu]] 16:52, 30 October 2007 (EDT)<br />
:One thing we might also want is a listing of what skills are USED by what job tasks. For example: whatever skill is used by the "Strand Extraction" labor, which presumably fulfills "Extract Metal Strands" manager tasks... well, presumably that's the new version of the old Adamantine skills, Adamantine Smelting having been assumed to have been unified with other smelting skill. But whatever skill that is, it can't be had from the starting screen, and so is not listed here. This will naturally require LOTS of testing on the part of all of us, since we're no longer guaranteed to even have a magma flow in a given region, much less pits and adamantine. --[[User:Alfador|Alfador]] 10:20, 31 October 2007 (EDT)<br />
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:I almost think that that kind of data should be made into a separate list, as well as listed under each skill's individual page. Lets's not clutter this one up that much. Also, anyone FOUND pits/addy yet? I'm almost certain it's too early for that, but one never knows.--[[User:Draco18s|Draco18s]] 05:07, 1 November 2007 (EDT)<br />
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:: "Also, anyone FOUND pits/addy yet?" [http://www.bay12games.com/cgi-local/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=11&t=000793&p=3 Yes.] --[[User:Alfador|Alfador]] 09:10, 1 November 2007 (EDT)<br />
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::: Yes, and there's horrible things under it. Possibly also the adamantine-triggered monarch. --[[User:BahamutZERO|BahamutZERO]] 15:38, 1 November 2007 (EDT)<br />
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Should skills be a category?--[[User:BahamutZERO|BahamutZERO]] 19:43, 31 October 2007 (EDT)<br />
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: I made one anyway. --[[User:JT|JT]] 21:31, 31 October 2007 (EDT)<br />
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====This is too specific====<br />
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This list is specific to Fortress Mode. It's missing some of the Adventure Mode skills, like [[Bowman]] and such, and lists the dwarven names for skills. --[[User:JT|JT]] 21:31, 31 October 2007 (EDT)<br />
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== administrator ==<br />
<br />
Is there really such a profession? I have been trying to get a dwarf to gain this job title without luck so far. Has anyone managed to do it? [[User:VengefulDonut|VengefulDonut]] 15:22, 20 December 2007 (EST)<br />
::Yes, my leader got the title Administrator briefly from raising his Organizer skill. However, he became a Clerk once his Record Keeping skill surpassed it. --[[User:Doniazade|Doniazade]] 13:54, 10 May 2008 (EDT)<br />
<br />
== military skills ==<br />
<br />
Shouldn't the weapon skills be classified under their own color/military profession? A swordsdwarf is not a blue peasant, it's a colored military unit. Or is this only for un-drafted military units? It might confuse a newbie. --[[User:DDouble|DDouble]] 23:43, 3 January 2008 (EST)<br />
<br />
== Trader ==<br />
<br />
Dwarves which have Appraise (probably others too) skill is called a Trader. It's written in purple, like administrator. --[[User:Someone-else|Someone-else]]<br />
<br />
The four "admin" jobs don't really have a single "super"-profession like the others. A dwarf that has those skills is called either<br />
* Architect (Building Designer)<br />
* Trader (Appraiser) aka the Broker<br />
* Administrator (Organizer) aka the Manager<br />
* Clerk (Record Keeper) aka the Bookkeeper<br />
In that order (I may have Administrator and Clerk the other way around). This means that one with all 4 skills on novice, will be called an Architect. If he only had the bottom 3 skills, he'd be called a Trader. And so on. [[User:Sergius|Sergius]] 21:19, 30 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
<br />
== Legendary +# ==<br />
<br />
I thought this was totally unnecessary, and it off-balanced the chart anyway. I left the comment about legendary past the first but got rid of it in the skill chart. If it's not displayed anyway, why bother including it?<br />
<br />
--[[User:Squeegy|Squeegy]]</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d:Skill&diff=232340d:Skill2008-10-14T02:29:11Z<p>Squeegy: /* Skill ranks */</p>
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<div>The '''skill''' a person has in an area determines how well that person accomplishes tasks in that area. Skills increase in rank with [[experience]]: every time a person completes a task successfully, the corresponding skill will increase by an amount of experience points (XP). Once the XP reach the amount required for the next level, the rank will increase.<br />
<br />
The highest skill or skills of a [[dwarf]] determines their [[jobs|profession]].<br />
<br />
== Skill ranks ==<br />
<br />
To reach Novice level in any skill requires 500 XP. Reaching each successive level requires an additional 100 XP, so to go from Novice to ''No label'' requires 600 XP; ''No label'' to Competent requires 700 XP, and so on. The following figures are the ''cumulative'' XP needed to go from unskilled to any given skill level. <br />
<br />
[[Legendary]] is not the highest possible skill level; skills are capped at five levels beyond legendary, although they are all displayed as "legendary". [[Experience]] is not capped at any level; a dwarf can keep gaining [[attributes]] by using a skill that has long since topped out.<br />
<br />
{| style="margin: 0 auto; border: 1px solid black; border-spacing: 0"<br />
|-<br />
| width="50%" style="border-right: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;" |<br />
{| width="100%"<br />
! Level !! XP<br />
|-<br />
| Dabbling || align="right" | 1<br />
|-<br />
| Novice || align="right" | 500<br />
|-<br />
| ''No label'' || align="right" | 1100<br />
|-<br />
| Competent || align="right" | 1800<br />
|-<br />
| Skilled || align="right" | 2600<br />
|-<br />
| Proficient || align="right" | 3500<br />
|-<br />
| Talented || align="right" | 4500<br />
|-<br />
| Adept || align="right" | 5600<br />
|}<br />
| width="50%" style="vertical-align: top;" |<br />
{| width="100%"<br />
! Level !! XP<br />
|-<br />
| Expert || align="right" | 6800<br />
|-<br />
| Professional || align="right" | 8100<br />
|-<br />
| Accomplished || align="right" | 9500<br />
|-<br />
| Great || align="right" | 11000<br />
|-<br />
| Master || align="right" | 12600<br />
|-<br />
| High Master || align="right" | 14300<br />
|-<br />
| Grand Master || align="right" | 16100<br />
|-<br />
| Legendary || align="right" | 18000<br />
|}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== List of fortress mode skills ==<br />
<br />
The following list of skills is grouped by the professions they fall in.<br />
<br />
"Professions" determine only the color of the [[dwarf]] and their profession name if you haven't set it yourself.<br />
<br />
{| style="margin: 0 auto"<br />
|-<br />
| valign='top' |<br />
<br />
{{Skill Box|Miner|#bbb|#bbb|<br />
* [[Miner]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Skill Box|Woodworker|#ff2|#ff6|<br />
* [[Bowyer]]<br />
* [[Carpenter]]<br />
* [[Wood cutter]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Skill Box|Stoneworker|#fff|#fff|<br />
* [[Engraver]]<br />
* [[Mason]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Skill Box|Ranger|#282|#484|<br />
* [[Ambusher]]<br />
* [[Animal caretaker]]<br />
* [[Animal dissector]]<br />
* [[Animal trainer]]<br />
* [[Trapper]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Skill Box|Metalsmith|#888|#888|<br />
* [[Armorsmith]]<br />
* [[Furnace operator]]<br />
* [[Metal crafter]]<br />
* [[Blacksmith]]<br />
* [[Weaponsmith]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Skill Box|Jeweler|#2f2|#6f6|<br />
* [[Gem cutter]]<br />
* [[Gem setter]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Skill Box|Craftsdwarf|#22f|#66f|<br />
* [[Bone carver]]<br />
* [[Clothier]]<br />
* [[Glassmaker]]<br />
* [[Leatherworker]]<br />
* [[Stone crafter]]<br />
* [[Weaver]]<br />
* [[Wood crafter]]<br />
* [[Strand extractor]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
| valign='top' |<br />
<br />
{{Skill Box|Administrator|#828|#848|<br />
* [[Appraiser]]<br />
* [[Building designer]]<br />
* [[Organizer]]<br />
* [[Record keeper]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Skill Box|Fishery Worker|#228|#448|<br />
* [[Fish cleaner]]<br />
* [[Fish dissector]]<br />
* [[Fisherdwarf]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Skill Box|Farmer|#882|#884|<br />
* [[Brewer]]<br />
* [[Butcher]]<br />
* [[Cheese maker]]<br />
* [[Cook]]<br />
* [[Dyer]]<br />
* [[Grower]]<br />
* [[Herbalist]]<br />
* [[Lye maker]]<br />
* [[Milker]]<br />
* [[Miller]]<br />
* [[Potash maker]]<br />
* [[Soaper]]<br />
* [[Tanner]]<br />
* [[Thresher]]<br />
* [[Wood burner]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Skill Box|Engineer|#f22|#f66|<br />
* [[Mechanic]]<br />
* [[Pump operator]]<br />
* [[Siege engineer]]<br />
* [[Siege operator]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
| valign='top' |<br />
<br />
{{Skill Box|''No profession''|#288|#488|<br />
* [[Swimmer]]<br />
<br />
''Military skills''<br />
* [[Armor user]]<br />
* [[Axedwarf]]<br />
* [[Hammerdwarf]]<br />
* [[Macedwarf]]<br />
* [[Marksdwarf]]<br />
* [[Shield user]]<br />
* [[Speardwarf]]<br />
* [[Swordsdwarf]]<br />
* [[Wrestler]]<br />
* [[Thrower]]<br />
<br />
''Social skills''<br />
* [[Comedian]]<br />
* [[Consoler]]<br />
* [[Conversationalist]]<br />
* [[Flatterer]]<br />
* [[Intimidator]]<br />
* [[Judge of intent]]<br />
* [[Liar]]<br />
* [[Negotiator]]<br />
* [[Pacifier]]<br />
* [[Persuader]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Job Management ==<br />
To view a list of every [[dwarf]] and significant creature ([[Elf]], [[Goblin]], [[dog]], livestock, etc.) and the job they are currently performing, press {{k|u}} and from there, if you want to order specific jobs to be done in bigger amounts, press {{k|m}}. You can order up to 30 of single job from the manager screen. To see a list of all jobs and [[dwarves]] doing them press {{k|j}}.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Skills|*]]</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d:Creature_token&diff=2772240d:Creature token2008-10-03T02:33:46Z<p>Squeegy: /* E */</p>
<hr />
<div>Everything here can be applied to all creature files, e.g. creature_domestic, creature_standard, even creature_equipment.<br />
<br />
Since the game is in the Alpha stage, consider everything '''tentative'''.<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
=Tokens=<br />
==A==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| ADD_VERSION<br />
| version<br />
| In which version of the game said creature was introduced. Not used anymore in the 3D version.<br />
[ADD_VERSION:1069]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| ALCOHOL_DEPENDENT<br />
| <br />
| Creature needs alcohol to get through the working day.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| ALL_ACTIVE<br />
| <br />
| Sets if the creature is active in day, night, and twilight. Seems to be a separate value from DIURNAL/NOCTURNAL/CREPUSCULAR, rather than implying them.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| ALTTILE<br />
| [[Character Table|CP437 ordinal]] or 'character'<br />
| If set, the creature will blink between its [TILE] and its [ALTTILE].<br />
[ALTTILE:157] or [ALTTILE:'&']<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| AMBUSHPREDATOR<br />
| <br />
| <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| AMPHIBIOUS<br />
| <br />
| Allows a creature to breathe with or without water.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| AQUATIC<br />
| <br />
| Allows a creature to breathe underwater, but causes it to "drown" out of water.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| ATTACK<br />
| <br />
| See the [[#Attacks|Attacks section]].<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==B==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BABY<br />
| age<br />
| Age at which a baby becomes a child. Without this tag, all creatures born will skip the baby stage and be children upon birth.<br />
[BABY:1]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BEACH_FREQUENCY<br />
| value<br />
| Whales and jellyfish have this.<br />
[BEACH_FREQUENCY:10]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BENIGN<br />
| <br />
| Determines whether creature can show up on "tame" maps (includes [[Elephants|elephants]]), which will generally avoid dwarves, although they may chase and/or attack them if they get too close).<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BIOME:*<br />
| <br />
| See [[Biome Tokens|biome tokens]].<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BLOODTYPE<br />
| type<br />
| Sets the creatures' blood type (default red):<br />
*R - Red blood<br />
*G - Green blood<br />
*B - Blue blood<br />
*M - Magenta blood<br />
*C - Cyan blood<br />
*Y - Yellow pus<br />
*W - White ichor<br />
*0 - Black goo<br />
*VOMIT<br />
*SLIME<br />
[BLOODTYPE:0]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BODY<br />
| parts[:...]<br />
| Sets the body parts a creature has. Can supply as many as you want.<br />
[BODY:HUMANOID:2EYES:2EARS]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| [[Bodygloss|BODYGLOSS]]<br />
| gloss<br />
| A body_default.txt function. It replaces a part's description with another. e.g. feet with hooves.<br />
[BODYGLOSS:HOOF]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BOILING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which the creature boils into goo. [[Temperature scale|DF temperature scale]]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BONE_BOILING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The boiling point of the creature's bones.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BONE_COLDDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The low temperature at which the creature's bones start getting damaged.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BONE_FIXED_TEMP<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature that the creature's bones give off.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BONE_HEATDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The high temperature where the bones start taking damage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BONE_IGNITE_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which point the creature's bones burst into flame.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BONE_MELTING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which the creature's bones melt.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| [[Creature_Tokens/SPEC_HEAT|BONE_SPEC_HEAT]]<br />
| <u>not</u> a temperature<br />
| <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BONECARN<br />
| <br />
| Creature 'eats' bones. Eating bones makes their happiness go up, but can cause death (suffocation). This tag implies CARNIVORE.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BUILDINGDESTROYER<br />
| value<br />
| Allows a creature to destroy furniture and buildings. Creatures with BUILDINGDESTROYER will actively seek out your constructions and destroy them. A creature can have this value at 1 or 2. When the value is 1, the creature will go after wooden hatches, wooden doors, supports, statues, windows and archery targets only. They can't destroy homes during world gen as (semi)megabeasts. <br />
When the value is 2 the creature will actively seek out most (all?) constructions and destroy them. They can also destroy buildings during world-gen with this tag. Megabeasts rely on this token for their pathing when attacking your fort.<br />
[BUILDINGDESTROYER:2]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| BUTCHERABLE_NONSTANDARD<br />
|<br />
| If a creature has this tag, it may only be slaughtered (that is, the live creature is taken to the [[Butcher's Shop]] and slain). If it dies of any other cause, the corpse cannot be butchered.<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==C==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CAN_CIV<br />
| <br />
| Can create civilizations. This tag may activate hunger and thirst. Needs confirmation.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CAN_LEARN<br />
| <br />
| A creature with this tag can gain skill experience.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CAN_SPEAK<br />
| <br />
| Can talk.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CANNOT_UNDEAD<br />
| <br />
| Cannot become undead.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CARNIVORE<br />
| <br />
| Creature only eats meat.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CANOPENDOORS<br />
| <br />
| Allows the creature to open doors.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CAVE_ADAPT<br />
| <br />
| Gives the creature a bonus in caves. Also causes [[Cave adaptation]].<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CHEESE_BOILING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which the creature's cheese (if any) boils away.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CHEESE_COLDDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which the creature's cheese (if any) starts taking cold damage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CHEESE_FIXED_TEMP<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature emitted by one unit of the creature's cheese (if any).<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CHEESE_HEATDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which the cheese made from the creature's milk starts taking damage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CHEESE_IGNITE_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which the creature's cheese bursts into flame.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CHEESE_MELTING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which the creature's cheese melts into goo.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| [[Creature_Tokens/SPEC_HEAT|CHEESE_SPEC_HEAT]]<br />
| <u>not</u> a temperature<br />
| <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CHEESE_VALUE<br />
| value<br />
| The value per unit of cheese made from the creature's milk (if applicable). Note that only vermin as of current can be milked.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CHILD<br />
| age<br />
| Age at which a child becomes an adult.<br />
[CHILD:12]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CHILDNAME<br />
| <br />
* singular<br />
* plural<br />
| Gives the child a special name, eg "hippo calf" instead of "hippo child".<br />
[CHILDNAME:hippo calf:hippo calves]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CHITIN<br />
| <br />
| When the creature is butchered, it drops chitin, which functions as leather.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CRAFTSMAN_NAME<br />
| <br />
* singular<br />
* plural<br />
| Sets the name of the craftsman profession.<br />
[CRAFTSMAN_NAME:craftsdwarf:craftsdwarves]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CREPUSCULAR<br />
| <br />
| Sets if the creature is active in twilight.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CLUSTER_NUMBER<br />
| <br />
* minimum<br />
* maximum<br />
| The minimum/maximum numbers of how many creatures per spawned cluster.<br />
[CLUSTER_NUMBER:1:3]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| COLOR<br />
|<br />
* fg (foreground)<br />
* bg (background)<br />
* br (brightness)<br />
| [[Color]] of the creature's tile.<br />
[COLOR:3:0:0]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| COOKABLE_LIVE<br />
| <br />
| Set this to allow the creature to be cooked in meals without having to butcher it first.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CREATURE<br />
| name<br />
| What the game looks for when generating creatures.<br />
[CREATURE:DWARF]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| COLDDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The minimum temperature limit before the creature starts taking damage from freezing.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| COMMON_DOMESTIC<br />
| <br />
| Allows the creature to be brought with immigrants and when creating a new fortress, as long as the creature also includes at least one of the following tokens: PET, PACK_ANIMAL, WAGON_PULLER, MOUNT<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CURIOUSBEAST_EATER<br />
| <br />
| <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CURIOUSBEAST_ITEM<br />
| <br />
| Allows a creature to steal things (usually [[food]]?). <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| CURIOUSBEAST_GUZZLER<br />
| <br />
| Will steal [[alcohol]]? Implies CURIOUSBEAST.<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==D==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| DAMBLOCK<br />
| value<br />
| How much natural armor a creature has. Can be set to negative numbers, so the creature takes more damage than usual.<br />
[DAMBLOCK:1]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| DEFENDER<br />
| <br />
| Appears from the glowing pits.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| DIFFICULTY<br />
| number<br />
| [[Toady]]: ''"Difficulty determines how deep it places them in adventure mode/reclaim caves, and the chance that they are wounded the first few river attacks."''<br />
[DIFFICULTY:2]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| DIURNAL<br />
| <br />
| Sets if the creature is active in day.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| DRAGONFIREBREATH<br />
| <br />
| Creature breathes dragon level fire.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| DRINK_BOILING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| DRINK_COLDDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| DRINK_FIXED_TEMP<br />
| temperature<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| DRINK_HEATDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| DRINK_IGNITE_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| DRINK_MELTING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| [[Creature_Tokens/SPEC_HEAT|DRINK_SPEC_HEAT]]<br />
| <u>not</u> a temperature<br />
| <br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==E==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| ENDING<br />
| <br />
| Will show up after your fortress went 'Too Deep'. No longer in effect, no need for confirmation.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EQUIPMENT_WAGON<br />
| <br />
| Implies two unknown flags, NOSTUN, NONAUSEA, NOBLEED, NOEMOTION, NOSTUCKINS, SEVERONBREAKS, NOSKULL, NOSKIN, NOBONES, NOMEAT, PARALYZEIMMUNE, NOFEAR, NOSMELLYROT, NOTHOUGHT, NO_GENDER.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EQUIPS<br />
| <br />
| Allows the creature to wear or wield items.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EVIL<br />
| <br />
| Determines whether creature can show up on "evil" maps (see [[Creatures#Threat Matrix|Threat Matrix]]).<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT<br />
| <br />
* name<br />
* value<br />
* ?<br />
* ?<br />
| Determines what can be extracted from the creature, what it's called, how valuable it is, and what you can make from it. Note, it appears that the extraction process is hardcoded into the game, and can't be altered from objects/raw.<br />
[EXTRACT:cow's milk:7:0:1]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_ANTIDOTE<br />
| <br />
* name<br />
* value<br />
* ?<br />
* ?<br />
* ?<br />
| [EXTRACT_ANTIDOTE:cave spider antivenin:7:0:0:50]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_BOILING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature value at which a unit of the creature's extract boils away.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_CHEESE<br />
| <br />
* name<br />
* value<br />
* ?<br />
* ?<br />
| The extract gotten from the creature is a unit of cheese.<br />
[EXTRACT_CHEESE:cow cheese:6:0:1]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_COOKABLE<br />
| <br />
| Extract is cookable.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_COLDDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The low temperature value at which the creature's extract starts to take damage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_FIXED_TEMP<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature that the creature's extract generates on its own.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_HEATDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The high temperature value at which the creature's extract starts to take damage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_IGNITE_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which the creature's extract bursts into flame (NOT the container it's in).<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_MELTING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which the creature's extract melts into goo.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_PARALYZE<br />
| <br />
| (conjectural) Extract is poisonous, causing paralysis that lasts until the extract wears off. Can be delivered by SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_PARALYZE_INTERMITTENT<br />
| <br />
| (conjectural) Extract is poisonous, causing paralysis on occasional intervals until the extract wears off. Can be delivered by SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_PERMANENT<br />
| <br />
| (conjectural) The effects of the creature's extract are permanent once applied and do not wear off naturally.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_SIZE<br />
| size<br />
| <br />
[EXTRACT_SIZE:10]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| [[Creature_Tokens/SPEC_HEAT|EXTRACT_SPEC_HEAT]]<br />
| <u>not</u> a temperature<br />
| <br />
<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_STUN<br />
| <br />
| (conjectural) Extract is poisonous, causing a permanent stun effect until the extract wears off. Can be delivered by SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_STUN_INTERMITTENT<br />
| <br />
| (verified) Extract is poisonous, causing temporary stuns on semi-occasional intervals. Can be delivered by SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRACT_VALUE<br />
| value<br />
| The value per unit of the creature's extract.<br />
[EXTRACT_VALUE:20]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| EXTRAVISION<br />
| <br />
| Creature has enhanced vision (longer vision range, ie. at night).<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==F==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| FANCIFUL<br />
| <br />
| Makes every civilization know about the creature. The creature won't occur in regular material preference lists. The tag also adds some art value modifiers. Used for things like dragons and other legendary creatures.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| FAT<br />
| value<br />
| How much fat a creature has when it is butchered.<br />
[FAT:3] <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| FEMALE<br />
| <br />
| The creature is always female.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| FIREBREATH<br />
| <br />
| The creature breathes fire.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| FIREIMMUNE<br />
| <br />
| The creature is immune to all forms of fire, except DRAGONFIREBREATH.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| FIREIMMUNE_SUPER<br />
| <br />
| The creature is immune to DRAGONFIREBREATH. AI acts as if FIREIMMUNE.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| FISHITEM<br />
| <br />
| Needs to be cleaned at a fishery.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| FIXED_TEMP<br />
| temperature<br />
| The natural heat generated by the creature. [FIXED_TEMP:1-?]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| FLEEQUICK<br />
| <br />
| Determines how soon a creature flees in a losing battle.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| FLIER<br />
| <br />
| Allows a creature to fly.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| FREQUENCY<br />
| time<br />
| Determines the time between creature spawns in Fortress Mode. Higher is more occurences per time unit (needs confirmation). Creatures without a frequency statement appear to be on the map at all times. Almost all others have [FREQUENCY:5].<br />
[FREQUENCY:42]<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==G==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| GENPOWER<br />
| rate?<br />
| Not used anymore and can be removed safely. Was related to magic.<br />
[GENPOWER:3]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| GLOWCOLOR<br />
| <br />
* fg<br />
* bg<br />
* br<br />
| The colour of the GLOWTILE of the creature (see below).<br />
<br />
[GLOWCOLOR:4:0:1]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| GLOWTILE<br />
| ascii<br />
'character'<br />
| If present, the being glows in the dark (generally used for Adventure Mode). The tile is what replaces the being's current tile when it is obscured from your sight by darkness. The default setting for kobolds (a yellow quotation mark) provides a nice "glowing eyes" effect.<br />
<br />
[GLOWTILE:'"']<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| GNAWER<br />
| <br />
| The creature chews on food storage containers.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| GOOD<br />
| <br />
| Determines whether creature can show up on "good" maps (see [[Creatures#Threat Matrix|Threat Matrix]]).<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| GRASSTRAMPLE<br />
| amount<br />
| Determines how much grass is trampled when they walk on it. Set [GRASSTRAMPLE:0] to make grass never trampled by the creature. <br />
[GRASSTRAMPLE:42]<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==H==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| HAS_RACEGLOSS<br />
| gloss<br />
| Links a material glossary to the creature. It is hardcoded, and there is only 4 types of tag.<br />
[HAS_RACEGLOSS:WOOD]<br />
[HAS_RACEGLOSS:STONE]<br />
[HAS_RACEGLOSS:METAL]<br />
[HAS_RACEGLOSS:PLANT]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| HASSHELL<br />
| <br />
| Creature will leave behind a shell when eaten.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| HEATDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The maximum temperature limit before the creature will start recieving damage from heat. [[Temperature scale|DF temperature scale]]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| HOMEOTHERM<br />
| value<br />
| Default 'NONE'. The creature's normal body temperature. Combined with LAYERING, sets the temperature range under which it can live. [[Temperature scale|DF temperature scale]]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| HORN<br />
| <br />
| Creature drops a horn or horns when butchered, which presumably acts like bone. This tag is broken.<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==I==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| IGNITE_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which the creature will burst into flames. [[Temperature scale|DF temperature scale]]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| IMMOLATE<br />
| <br />
| Possessed by fire snake. Allows them to burn items they are standing on (food stockpile infested with fire snakes will be covered in spilled booze)?<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| IMMOBILE_LAND<br />
|<br />
| The creature is immobile while on land<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| INTELLIGENT<br />
| <br />
| Implies CAN_CIV, CAN_SPEAK, CAN_LEARN.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| ITEMCORPSE<br />
| <br />
* [[Item Tokens|item token]]<br />
* subtype<br />
NO_SUBTYPE<br />
* [[Material_Tokens|material token]]<br />
* NO_RACEGLOSS<br />
USE_RACEGLOSS<br />
USE_SHARPSTONE<br />
| Determines if the creature leaves behind a non-standard corpse (i.e. wood, statue, bars, etc). The first parameter determines the item type; the second parameter is the subtype indicated in the raw file (such as WEAPON_WHIP); the third indicates the material type if the item type takes a specific material (e.g. "IRON" if the corpse type is "STATUE"). USE_RACEGLOSS applies if the creature has a material glossary assigned by the "HAS_RACEGLOSS:" flag and will select neccesary adjectives and material from that glossary.<br />
[ITEMCORPSE:[[Tokens#Item_Tokens|WOOD]]:NO_SUBTYPE:[[Tokens#Material_Tokens|WOOD]]:USE_RACEGLOSS]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| ITEMCORPSE_QUALITY<br />
| quality<br />
| The quality of an item-type corpse left behind; 5 is masterpiece-level.<br />
[ITEMCORPSE_QUALITY:5]<br />
<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| IVORY<br />
| <br />
| Creature will produce ivory when butchered. Currently doesn't work.<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==L==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LARGE_CAVERIVER<br />
| <br />
| In Fortress Mode, spawns from/near cave rivers.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LARGE_CHASM<br />
| <br />
| In Fortress Mode, spawns from/near chasms.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LARGE_LAVA<br />
| <br />
| In Fortress Mode, spawns from/near magma.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LARGE_PREDATOR<br />
| <br />
| Will attack things that are smaller than it (like dwarves). Only one group of "large predators" will appear on any given map (possibly two groups on "savage" maps). In adventure mode, large predators will try to ambush and attack you (and your party will attack them back). Also, they can be mentioned in the intro paragraph when starting a fortress("ere the wolves get hungry.")<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LARGE_ROAMING<br />
| <br />
| In Fortress Mode, spawns outdoors and is not a vermin creature.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LAYERING<br />
| value<br />
| How well-protected the creature is from low temperatures. If this number is too high, it will confine a creature to only arctic areas. If it is even higher it will prevent the creature from spawning at all.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LEATHER_BOILING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which leather made from the creature's skins will boil away.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LEATHER_COLDDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which leather made from the creature's skins will take damage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LEATHER_FIXED_TEMP<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature that leather made from the creature's skins generates.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LEATHER_HEATDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which leather made from the creature's skins will take damage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LEATHER_IGNITE_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which leather made from the creature's skins will burst into flames.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LEATHER_MELTING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which leather made from the creature's skins will melt away.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| [[Creature_Tokens/SPEC_HEAT|LEATHER_SPEC_HEAT]]<br />
| <u>not</u> a temperature<br />
| <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LIGHT_GEN<br />
| <br />
| The creature will generate light, such as in adventurer mode at night.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LIKES_FIGHTING<br />
| <br />
| Determines whether creature "takes pleasure in slaughter" (after killing something in battle).<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LISP<br />
| <br />
| Creature multiplies 'S' when talking. Ex: "My name isss Recisssiz."<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LITTERSIZE<br />
| <br />
* minumum<br />
* maximum<br />
| Determines the random chance of how many creatures are generated when giving birth. [LITTERSIZE:1:2]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LOCKPICKER<br />
| <br />
| Lets a creature open doors that are set to forbidden in Fortress Mode. Implies [TRAPAVOID]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| LOOSE_CLUSTERS<br />
| <br />
| The creatures will scatter if they have this tag, or form tight packs if they don't.<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==M==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MAGICAL<br />
| <br />
| Allows a creature to use magic? (Requires confirmation)<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MAGMA_VISION<br />
|<br />
|Creature's able to see while covered in magma.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MALE<br />
| <br />
| The creature is always male.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MATERIAL<br />
| <br />
* [[Material Tokens|Material token]]<br />
* USE_RACEGLOSS<br />
| <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MATUTINAL<br />
| <br />
| Sets if the creature is active in dawn.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MAXAGE<br />
| <br />
* minimum<br />
* maximum<br />
| Sets the Min Max age for a creature. Used in world generating and Fortress Mode.<br />
[MAXAGE:150:170]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MEANDERER<br />
| <br />
| Gives a creature random movement.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MEGABEAST<br />
| <br />
| Appears on fortress territory in Fortress Mode occasionally. Implies SEMIMEGABEAST.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MELTING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| The temperature at which the creature will melt into goo.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MILKABLE<br />
| frequency?<br />
| Allows the creature to be milked. Currently only works with vermin creatures.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MISCHIEVIOUS<br />
| <br />
| Will pull any levers it comes across. (requires confirmation)<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MODVALUE<br />
| number<br />
| Multiplies the value of items made from the creature by the number in the tag.<br />
[MODVALUE:2]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MOUNT<br />
| <br />
| Allows the creature to be mounted.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MOUNT_EXOTIC<br />
| <br />
| You need the [[Dungeon master]] noble to mount the creature.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MULTIPLE_LITTER_RARE<br />
| <br />
| Makes litters with more than one offspring rare.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| MUNDANE<br />
| <br />
| Marks if the creature is an actual real-life creature. Only used for age-names at present.<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==N==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NAME<br />
| <br />
* singular noun<br />
* plural noun<br />
* adjective<br />
| What the creature is actually called in game. Make sure there is no space around the ":".<br />
[NAME:dwarf:dwarves:dwarven]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NARROW<br />
| <br />
| The creature can only wear things that have the narrow tag on it.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NATURAL<br />
| <br />
| Animal<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NO_AUTUMN<br />
| <br />
| Will not show up during the Autumn season.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NO_DRINK<br />
| <br />
| Creature does not need to drink.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NO_EAT<br />
| <br />
| Creature does not need to eat.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NO_GENDER<br />
| <br />
| No gender will be selected for the creature.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NO_SLEEP<br />
|<br />
| Creature does not need to sleep. <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NO_SPRING<br />
| <br />
| Will not show up during the Spring season.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NO_SUMMER<br />
| <br />
| Will not show up during the Summer season.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NO_WINTER<br />
| <br />
| Will not show up during the Winter season.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOBREATHE<br />
| <br />
| Creature doesn't need to breathe or have [BREATHE] parts in body. Cannot drown or be strangled.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOBLEED<br />
| <br />
| Creature doesn't bleed.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOBONES<br />
| <br />
| Creature will not drop bones on death.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOCTURNAL<br />
| <br />
| Sets if the creature is active in night.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOEMOTION<br />
| <br />
| The creature has no emotions, and does not rage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOEXERT<br />
| <br />
| Creature can't become tired or over-exerted.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOFEAR<br />
| <br />
| Creature doesn't feel fear and will never run away from battle.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOMEAT<br />
| <br />
| Creature will not drop meat on death.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NONAUSEA<br />
| <br />
| Creature can't vomit.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOPAIN<br />
| <br />
| Creature doesn't feel pain.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOSKIN<br />
| <br />
| Creature will not drop skin on death.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOSKULL<br />
| <br />
| Creature will not drop skull on death.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOSMELLYROT<br />
| <br />
| Creatures' corpse does not create miasma.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOSTUCKINS<br />
| <br />
| Weapons can't be stuck in creature.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOSTUN<br />
| <br />
| Creature can't be stunned.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOTHOUGHT<br />
| <br />
| Creature doesn't think, or doesn't require a [BRAIN] body part.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| NOT_BUTCHERABLE<br />
| <br />
| Creature can't be butchered.<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==P==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| PARALYZEIMMUNE<br />
| <br />
| The creature is immune to all paralyzing special attacks.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| PATTERNFLIER<br />
| <br />
| <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| PEARL<br />
| <br />
| Creature will generate pearls.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| PENETRATEPOWER<br />
| value<br />
|Controls the ability of vermin to find a way into containers when they are eating food from your stockpiles. Wood and cloth objects roll a 0-9 and if it greater than the penetrate power, their contents escape for the time being. Other objects roll a 0-99. <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| PERSONALITY<br />
|<br />
* token<br />
* lowest % chance<br />
* median<br />
* highest % chance<br />
| Determines chance of personality traits. Standard is 0:50:100. See [[Personality traits]] for more info.<br />
[PERSONALITY:IMAGINATION:0:55:100]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| PET<br />
| <br />
| Allows the creature to be tamed.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| PET_EXOTIC<br />
| <br />
| You need the [[Dungeon master]] noble to tame the creature.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| PETVALUE<br />
| value<br />
| How valuable a tamed animal/pet is. Actual cost in points in the embarking screen is (PETVALUE/2)+1 for an untrained animal, PETVALUE+1 for a trained(War or Hunting) one. Note that for an animal to be selectable in this screen, it must have the COMMON_DOMESTIC token.<br />
[PETVALUE:42]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| POPULATION_NUMBER<br />
|<br />
* minimum<br />
* maximum<br />
| The minimum/maximum numbers of how many of these creatures can show up on a map per year.<br />
[POPULATION_NUMBER:42:42]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| POWER<br />
| <br />
| Allows the creature to be worshiped by entities with the RELIGION:ANY_APPROPRIATE_POWER tag.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| PREFSTRING<br />
| object<br />
| Sets what other creatures like about this creature. "Blarghh likes dwarves for their beards."<br />
[PREFSTRING:beards]<br />
Multiple entries will be chosen from at random.<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==R==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| REMAINS_COLOR<br />
| <br />
* fg<br />
* bg<br />
* br<br />
| [REMAINS_COLOR:6:0:0]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| REMAINS_UNDETERMINED<br />
| <br />
| <br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==S==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SAVAGE<br />
| <br />
| Determines whether creature can show up on "savage" maps.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SEMIMEGABEAST<br />
| <br />
| Appears as boss creature in quests.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SESSILE_LAND<br />
| <br />
| Cannot move on land. (Note: No longer valid. Use [IMMOBLE_LAND].<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SEVERONBREAKS<br />
| <br />
| Limbs and body parts sever on breakage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SILK_BOILING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| Temperature at which silk made from this creature's webs boils away.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SILK_COLDDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| Temperature at which silk made from this creature's webs takes damage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SILK_FIXED_TEMP<br />
| temperature<br />
| Temperature generated by the creature's web silk.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SILK_HEATDAM_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| Temperature at which silk made from this creature's webs takes damage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SILK_IGNITE_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| Temperature at which silk made from this creature's webs bursts into flame.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SILK_MELTING_POINT<br />
| temperature<br />
| Temperature at which silk made from this creature's webs melts away.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| [[Creature_Tokens/SPEC_HEAT|SILK_SPEC_HEAT]]<br />
| <u>not</u> a temperature<br />
| <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SIZE<br />
| value<br />
| How big a creature is. 6 is for dwarf like creatures, 7 is for human like creatures. 16 is for giants. Larger creatures are far more dangerous in combat. Also equals the amount of Meat/Chunks/Bones you get from the beast.<br />
[SIZE:6]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SLOW_LEARNER<br />
| <br />
| Presumably similar to [CAN_LEARN], but slower. Present in the entries for ogres and giants<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SMALLAQUATIC_CAVERIVER<br />
| <br />
| <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SMALLAQUATIC_OCEAN<br />
| <br />
| <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SMALLAQUATIC_RIVER<br />
| <br />
| <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SMALLAQUATIC_SWAMP<br />
| <br />
| <br />
<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SMALL_REMAINS<br />
| <br />
| If a creature has this tag, it'll leave a small corpse that only rots once, such as vermin.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SPECNAME<br />
|<br />
*token<br />
*singular noun<br />
*plural noun<br />
*adjective<br />
| Sets a special name for certain instances.<br />
[SPECNAME:MALE:bull:bulls:bull]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| [[Creature_Tokens/SPEC_HEAT|SPEC_HEAT]]<br />
| <u>not</u> a temperature<br />
| [SPEC_HEAT:409]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SPEECH<br />
| filename<br />
| Sets what speech.txt do use for the creature.<br />
[SPEECH:dwarf.txt]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SPEED<br />
| value<br />
| Sets the creatures' movement and work speed, 1000/[SPEED X] is the resulting effect on creatures movement and workrates from default. See [[Speed]] for more information.<br />
[SPEED:400]<br />
<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SPHERE<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| STOUT<br />
| <br />
| Creature has a resistance to being knocked over.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| STANDARD_FLESH<br />
|<br />
|<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SWIMS_INNATE<br />
|<br />
| The creature naturally knows how to swim, as opposed to swims_learned below.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SWIMS_LEARNED<br />
|<br />
| The creature must learn to swim (via. dabbling swimmer, novice, etc) rather than knowing how naturally.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| SWIM_SPEED<br />
| value<br />
| How fast the creature swims.<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==T==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| THICKWEB<br />
| <br />
| The creature's webs can catch larger creatures.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| TILE<br />
| CP437 ordinal or 'character'<br />
| The graphical representation of the creature.<br />
[TILE:157] or [TILE:'&']<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| TRADE_CAPACITY<br />
| weight<br />
| How much the creature can carry when used by merchants.<br />
[TRADE_CAPACITY:2000]<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| TRAINABLE<br />
| <br />
| Allows a tame creature to be trained into a "War" or "Hunting" variation by way of [[Kennels]].<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| TRANCES<br />
| <br />
| Allows the creature to go into martial trances, and to create artifacts via moods.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| TRAPAVOID<br />
| <br />
| The creature is immune to traps.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| TRIGGERABLE_GROUP<br />
| <br />
* minimum?<br />
* maximum?<br />
| [TRIGGERABLE_GROUP:5:50]<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==U==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| UNDERSWIM<br />
| <br />
| Creature swims under the water and can't be seen.<br />
|-<br />
|UTTERANCES<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==V==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VEGETATION<br />
| <br />
| <br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VERMINHUNTER<br />
| <br />
| A creature with this tag will hunt down vermin and kill them. Sometimes they will eat the vermin, but most of the time they will bring it to their owner. This tag also makes impossible to assign an owner to the animal. The animal chooses it's own owner instead (like a cat).<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VERMIN_BITE<br />
| <br />
* amount injected?<br />
* name<br />
* effect (USE_EXTRACT)<br />
| [VERMIN_BITE:10:bitten:USE_EXTRACT]<br />
On very rare occasions, someone who remains in the same tile as this creature will be bitten by that creature, and the effect will be applied to the offender. Used by (tiny) cave spiders to inject their venom into the occasional dwarf.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VERMIN_EATER<br />
| <br />
| The creature can eat your food.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VERMIN_GROUNDER<br />
| <br />
| The creature can be picked up if you stand over it. (Requires confirmation)<br />
:I think this is a habitat flag like VERMIN_SOIL, VERMIN_CHASM, etc. It seems to appear on creatures that don't otherwise have one. &ndash; [[User:Peristarkawan|Peristarkawan]] 17:27, 24 May 2007 (EDT)<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VERMIN_HATEABLE<br />
| <br />
| Some dwarves will hate the creature and get unhappy thoughts when around it.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VERMIN_NOFISH<br />
| <br />
| The creature cannot be caught by fishing.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VERMIN_NOROAM<br />
| <br />
| The creature will not be observed randomly roaming about the map.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VERMIN_NOTRAP<br />
| <br />
| The creature cannot be caught by trappers or animal traps.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VERMIN_SOIL<br />
|<br />
| The creature randomly appears near dirt or mud.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VERMIN_SOIL_COLONY<br />
|<br />
| The vermin will appear in a single tile cluster of many vermin, such as a colony of ants.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VESPERTINE<br />
| <br />
| Sets if the creature is active in evening.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| VIEWRANGE<br />
| value<br />
| How far the creature can see?<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==W==<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
! width="20%" | Token<br />
! width="20%" | Arguments<br />
! width="60%" | Description<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| WAGON_PULLER<br />
| <br />
| Allows the creature to pull caravan wagons.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| WEBBER<br />
| <br />
| The creature will create webs. It also seems to make creatures flying. More testing is needed.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
| WEBIMMUNE<br />
| <br />
| The creature will not get caught in webs.<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=Attacks=<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"<br />
!width="50"|Tag<br />
!width="225"|What It Does<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|[ATTACK:MAIN:BYTYPE:GRASP:punch:punches:1:2:BLUDGEON][ATTACKFLAG_WITH]<br />
<br />
''Format:''<br />
[ATTACK:''priority'':(BYTYPE:''type'' || BYTOKEN:''bodypart''):''"verb"'':''"conjugate verb"'':''min dmg'':''max dmg'':''dmg type'']([(ATTACKFLAG_WITH || ATTACKFLAG_CANLATCH)])([SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT:''min'':''max''])<br />
|Sets what natural attacks a creature has.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|MAIN<br />
SECOND<br />
|''MAIN'': Sets the attack to act as the creatures' main attack.<br />
''SECOND'': The creature will only use this attack if it can't use the MAIN attack(s).<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|BYTYPE:GRASP<br />
BYTOKEN:TAIL_STINGER<br />
|''BYTYPE'': Sets what body part type to use for the attack. Possible values for "type" are GRASP, MOUTH, STANCE, THOUGHT, BREATHE, and the like. See [[Body Tokens]].<br />
''BYTOKEN'': Sets the explicit body part ID to use for the attack. The token must exist as part of the creature's [[Creature Tokens#B|BODY]] token.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|punch:punches<br />
|Sets the verb for the attack.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|1:2<br />
|Sets the Min Max for the damage.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|BLUDGEON, PIERCE, SLASH, GORE, BURN, HEAT, COLD<br />
|Sets the damage type for the attack.<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|[ATTACKFLAG_WITH]<br />
|Attacks in combat inform which body part was used in the attack. <br />
"Ratman punches Blargg with his right hand."<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|[ATTACKFLAG_CANLATCH]<br />
|Allows the creature to latch on with the attack. "Crocodile latches on Blargg's head firmly."<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|[SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT:50:100]<br />
|The creature injects an amount of its extract into a victim upon successfully using this attack. The significance of the amount is unknown (but probably determines duration before the extract wears off).<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|[SPECIALATTACK_SUCK_BLOOD:50:100]<br />
|When blood is drained from a creature, it causes heavy bleeding (depending on the attacking creatures ability to suck blood). It's unknown if blood suckers feed or regain health while doing this. (Numbers affect amount of blood drawn?)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Modding]]<br />
[[Category:Tokens]]</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=40d:Demon&diff=3134340d:Demon2008-02-17T01:47:27Z<p>Squeegy: /* Defenses against Demons */</p>
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<div>{{spoiler}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:Mountain_air_pocket.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Here, demons appear as red and green ampersands.]]<br />
<br />
A Demon is an evil fast moving creature that will either severely wound or kill your dwarves and animals. Their attacks include projectile fireballs and hand to hand combat. Most are living and as such are especially vulnerable to weapons with high critical boost such as [[Spear|spears]] and [[Crossbow|crossbow]] bolts.<br />
<br />
Demons are immune to [[Trap#Stone-fall_Trap|stone-fall traps]], [[Trap#Weapon_Trap|weapon traps]], [[Trap#Cage_Trap|cage traps]] and will destroy your doors and floodgates. At least some of them are able to fly and survive under [[Water|water]] and [[Magma|magma]].<br />
<br />
==Defenses against Demons==<br />
<br />
The easiest way to deal with demons, of course, is the "dwarven atom smasher" - crushing demons under a drawbridge will completely destroy them (and anything else). However, this method is frequently seen as somewhat "cheap" and certainly by doing this you deny yourself one of the most fun encounters in Dwarf Fortress.{{verify}}<br />
<br />
Demons, as large, living enemies, are somewhat susceptible to piercing damage - spear and arrows work well. A well trained, well equipped speardwarf can mix it up with frog and tentacle demons, however will likely not get the chance to close with a Spirit of Fire before being immolated by the Spirit's ranged fire attack. Spirits also lack most vital organs that spears target in any case. Spirits can be reliably brought down by marksdwarves, but expect losses on both sides of that matchup. You can signifigantly improve your survival rate by placing the marksdwaves behind fortifications - the incoming fireballs have a chance to not penetrate the fortifications, which is higher the farther away the demon fired from.<br />
<br />
Finally, seige weapons can be useful against demons. A Ballistae bolt will kill a demon, and a ballistae fired down a narrow hallway to channel the demons into your field of fire will kill several. Use walls and fortifications to give your seige crew some protection from fireballs, and prepare a backup plan as your crew will panic and run once the demons get too close.<br />
<br />
==Types of Demons==<br />
'''Frog Demon''': Arguably the easiest demon. Powerful combatant and can swim.<br />
<br />
'''Tentacle Demon''': Corrupt intentions.<br />
<br />
'''Spirit of Fire''': Arguably the hardest demon. Cannot swim, launches fireballs, is surrounded by fire, a powerful combatant, and can fly. Limbs sever when broken.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Creatures]]</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Rick&diff=25141User talk:Rick2008-02-11T04:44:38Z<p>Squeegy: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Requests ==<br />
Hey there. Thanks for writing reveal.exe. It's made my dwarves' lives so much easier!<br />
<br />
Do you take requests?<br />
<br />
And is this the right place to ask? [[User:Runspotrun|Runspotrun]] 20:32, 10 November 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
: Yes, and yes. --[[User:Rick|Rick]] 20:49, 10 November 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
::Excellent! Now, I don't know how many people would use it, but I'd love to see a utility that would allow me to choose the temperature/forest/shrub/surroundings/neighbours when starting out. I like to stick to the same sort of areas, but it can be a pain finding them on the map - if they exist at all. Problem is, I think most people take what they're given, region-wise... so I don't think it'd have much of an audience. What do you think? [[User:Runspotrun|Runspotrun]] 20:55, 10 November 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
:: Er, I haven't just described startpoints.exe, have I? [[User:Runspotrun|Runspotrun]] 21:01, 10 November 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
::Well, if you're not averse to requests... A utility to activate the subterranean flag on indoor areas would be awesome for those of us who'd like to build surface castles in cold/freezing terrain without our dwarves dying of frostbite. -[[User:EarthquakeDamage|EarthquakeDamage]] 22:45, 10 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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::I'd like a rock/gem/ore tool. Would be really neat. Especially the ore/gem one. Also, maybe water/magma creation tools if possible?--[[User:Spelguru|Spelguru]] 01:29, 11 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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::Something similar to the old skills.exe would be great! --[[User:Vanan|Vanan]] 11:44, 19 November 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
::What I'd like is some way to search for a particular tile on the map. Probably the easiest thing for you to code is to have reveal.exe have an option where it prints the map data to a file in some simple text format (Just a simple list of 'Z,X,Y "tile code"' would be sufficient. mapping what tiles have what value would be nice, but not necessary.) I want to answer the question "Is the raw material for the item the possessed dwarf is asking for somewhere on my map, and if so, where?" --[[User:Warnold|Warnold]] 23:08, 9 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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::I would like to request something that teleports items. --[[User:Demosthenes|Demosthenes]] 02:05, 16 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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::Is it possible for a utility to remove excess stone? (name and amount in command line) --[[User:Jackard|Jackard]] 07:35, 16 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
== Wild Praise ==<br />
Thank you so much for your incredible work! Your applications add so much fun to the game! --[[User:Vanan|Vanan]] 13:56, 17 November 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
<br />
Astonishing response time for 33e! --[[User:Geofferic|Geofferic]] 01:04, 9 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
== In reply to ==<br />
Your statement to me on my page, "Don't subject your opinion unto others. (Though I think you were just trying to be funny...) --Rick 03:54, 31 October 2007 (EDT)"<br />
<br />
Of course I was. But some people have no real sense of humor. <br />
<br />
Also, some people believe they can do things they tell others NOT to do. Your statement is a perfect example of this. You tell me not to subject others to MY opinion, but in doing so you are subjecting me to YOUR opinion. Oh yes, you are one of the VIPs in the DF community, because you wrote a couple utilities. So I suppose I should be humble in your presence, and bow to someone so great. I would do that, but when I bow, I do it facing AWAY from that person, and I drop my trousers at the same time. Still want me to bow to your greatness?<br />
<br />
I read other contributions here that voice their opinions the same as I did. I wonder if you said the same thing to all of them as well? Tho since I was able to read the pages they wrote, you clearly did not delete their words as you did mine. And while other entries I made were either deleted or edited, as I expected them to be, since I am not a great wiki writer, you were the only one to send me a somewhat nasty note. <br />
<br />
Think whatever you like of me, but at least I was contributing, and trying to give a few smiles along the way. Seems to me tho, that DF is fun, and it's wiki should be too. And, from other pages I read, others feel the same way I do. Maybe you should take a look around at some of their pages, and lighten up yourself a bit? Maybe trade with the elves for a tame blue jay, and drop it down your shorts. If that doesnt get a giggle out of you, maybe you should go join the undead at one of their ruins?<br />
<br />
: Wow, way to blow up that up, I was just jesting. I think I'll leave your words here, [[User:Darknight|Darknight]]. --[[User:Rick|Rick]] 19:25, 17 November 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
: Oh, and for the record, I did not remove your message, someone else did that. Check the page history. --[[User:Rick|Rick]] 19:29, 17 November 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
== heal.exe bug? ==<br />
<br />
Hmm... I've found that heal -hurt doesn't work on fire men, at least in 33b. It sets all their body parts to red, but the fire man just keeps wandering around and scaring my poor witless dwarves. I haven't found a living fire man yet in 33c so I can't check. [[User:Runspotrun|Runspotrun]] 06:59, 28 November 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
: Are firemen immune to pain? Hurt just nukes bodyparts, not kills creatures, most creatures who feel pain will die from that, but I guess ones who don't won't. --[[User:Rick|Rick]] 12:08, 28 November 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
:: Just checked - yes they are. That'd explain it then, ta. [[User:Runspotrun|Runspotrun]] 14:38, 28 November 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
== INI? ==<br />
<br />
Does anyone see anything obviously wrong about this? I used various comparisons to come to these values (as well as what the hex fellow posted in the memory hacking section), and editing them as such into the reveal.exe allowed me to get that program to function, but the ini isn't reenabling the executables on its own:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
[address]<br />
DWARF_FORTRESS=0x0089C414 ; correct<br />
MENU_STATE=0x0124565C ; maybe<br />
FOCUSED_CREATURE=0x00C39548 ; correct<br />
CREATURE_VECTOR=0x01420A48 ; correct<br />
MOUSE_X=0x008FF290 ; pretty sure should be 008FF288<br />
MOUSE_Y=0x008FF294 ; pretty sure should be 008FF28C<br />
MOUSE_Z=0x008FF298 ; pretty sure should be 008FF290<br />
MAP_DATA=0x01462568 ; correct<br />
MAP_X_COUNT=0x01462580 ; correct<br />
MAP_Y_COUNT=0x01462584 ; correct<br />
MAP_Z_COUNT=0x01462588 ; correct<br />
STARTING_DWARF_COUNT=0x0078A54E ; wrong. 0078A554 (value actually is dword at 0078A555)<br />
STARTING_POINT_COUNT=0x00789703 ; correct (value actually is word at 0078970A)<br />
<br />
[offset]<br />
MAP_DATA_DESIGNATION_OFFSET=0x0260 ; dunno<br />
MAP_DATA_OCCUPANCY_OFFSET=0x660 ; dunno<br />
CREATURE_NAME_OFFSET=0x000 ; yes<br />
CREATURE_BODY_PART_HEALTH_VECTOR_OFFSET=0x308 ; probably<br />
CREATURE_X_OFFSET=0x0094 ; probably<br />
CREATURE_Y_OFFSET=0x0096 ; probably<br />
CREATURE_Z_OFFSET=0x0098 ; probably<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
[[User:Qalnor|Qalnor]] 14:05, 16 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
I commented the above. none of the corrections should affect reveal. I don't know what's going wrong.<br/>&mdash;[[User:0x517A5D|0x517A5D]] 19:53, 16 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
:: I made a few mistakes when documenting the existing data, which probably threw you guys off. My user page has been updated for 33f. --[[User:Rick|Rick]] 20:41, 16 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
:: Thanks, to both of you. I'll have to go over what I was doing when I get home to try and see where I was going wrong. [[User:Qalnor|Qalnor]] 15:11, 17 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
== Possible adjuststart enhancement ==<br />
Hi! Merry culturally-appropriate politically-correct generic holiday!<br />
<br />
I have found some interesting addresses that work well with adjuststart.<br />
<br />
In .33f, the byte at 0078654B holds a constant that is the upper limit that starting skills can be advanced to. It is normally 5 (proficient). If you change it to 15, skills can be advanced to legendary. If you change it to 20, skills can be advanced to legendary+5.<br />
<br />
Also in .33f, there's a pair of bytes at 00786466 and 00786608. If you set both to 0, then the 10 skills per dwarf limit is removed.<br />
<br />
I've found equivalant addresses for all the .33 releases. They're in the memory hacking subpages.<br />
<br />
<small>—Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:0x517A5D|0x517A5D]] ([[User talk:0x517A5D|talk]]{{!}}[[Special:Contributions/0x517A5D|contribs]]) {{{2|}}}</small><br />
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:Did I not sign that? Oops. Well, I was tired. Thank you, VengefulDonut.<br/>&mdash;[[User:0x517A5D|0x517A5D]] 22:02, 19 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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::Very cool, I'll probably add these for the next release then. --[[User:Rick|Rick]] 04:18, 20 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
== Update of utilities ==<br />
<br />
So how much longer do you suppose it might take to transition the utilities to 33f?--[[User:Heliopios|Heliopios]] 13:04, 19 December 2007 (EST)<br />
:With the .ini method there isnt really a need to rebuild the utilities for 32f. [[User:VengefulDonut|VengefulDonut]] 15:25, 19 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
:And how exactly do you use memory.ini? I've created a new ini file (yes, it's a .ini, not a .ini.txt) and pasted everything under [code] tags for .33f, and lugged it into the dir. with the required executable (heal.exe in this case) but when I run it it still says it was built for .33e. Should I put it somewhere else? In any case, instructions for use are either inexistent or pretty well hidden here in the wiki.<br />
:Cheers. [[User:N35t0r|N35t0r]] 21:45, 19 December 2007 (EST)<br />
::Did you name it "memory.ini"? This worked for me with reveal.exe [[User:VengefulDonut|VengefulDonut]] 01:52, 20 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
== Possible INI file syntax change ==<br />
<br />
I would like to suggest a change to the format of MEMORY.INI. Instead of the [generic], [address], and [offset] sections (which in my opinion buy you nothing), I would suggest using sections keyed off the PE header timestamp. (You have previously indicated that you plan to convert to that method anyway.) So a sample .INI file might look like this:<br />
<br />
<pre>; .33e<br />
[475B7526]<br />
MENU_STATE=0x01244654<br />
FOCUSED_CREATURE=0x00C38540<br />
CREATURE_VECTOR=0x0141FA40<br />
MOUSE_X=0x008FE288<br />
MOUSE_Y=0x008FE28C<br />
MOUSE_Z=0x008FE290<br />
MAP_DATA=0x01461560<br />
MAP_X_COUNT=0x01461578<br />
MAP_Y_COUNT=0x0146157C<br />
MAP_Z_COUNT=0x01461580<br />
STARTING_DWARF_COUNT=0x007893C5<br />
STARTING_POINT_COUNT=0x0078857A<br />
MAP_DATA_DESIGNATION_OFFSET=0x0260<br />
MAP_DATA_OCCUPANCY_OFFSET=0x660<br />
CREATURE_NAME_OFFSET=0x000<br />
CREATURE_BODY_PART_HEALTH_VECTOR_OFFSET=0x308<br />
CREATURE_X_OFFSET=0x0094<br />
CREATURE_Y_OFFSET=0x0096<br />
CREATURE_Z_OFFSET=0x0098<br />
<br />
; .33f<br />
[4763710C]<br />
MENU_STATE=0x0124565C<br />
FOCUSED_CREATURE=0x00C39548<br />
CREATURE_VECTOR=0x01420A48<br />
MOUSE_X=0x008FF288<br />
MOUSE_Y=0x008FF28C<br />
MOUSE_Z=0x008FF290<br />
MAP_DATA=0x01462568<br />
MAP_X_COUNT=0x01462580<br />
MAP_Y_COUNT=0x01462584<br />
MAP_Z_COUNT=0x01462588<br />
STARTING_DWARF_COUNT=0x0078A555<br />
STARTING_POINT_COUNT=0x0078970A<br />
MAP_DATA_DESIGNATION_OFFSET=0x0260<br />
MAP_DATA_OCCUPANCY_OFFSET=0x660<br />
CREATURE_NAME_OFFSET=0x000<br />
CREATURE_BODY_PART_HEALTH_VECTOR_OFFSET=0x308<br />
CREATURE_X_OFFSET=0x0094<br />
CREATURE_Y_OFFSET=0x0096<br />
CREATURE_Z_OFFSET=0x0098</pre><br />
<br />
The main reason to do this is to allow data for multiple versions to be in the .INI file.<br/>&mdash;[[User:0x517A5D|0x517A5D]] 18:22, 21 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
: Agreed, will do this. --[[User:Rick|Rick]] 15:28, 22 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
== 33g memory.ini ==<br />
<br />
0x517A5D looked these up and put them on the 33g memory hacking page, but did not actually put them in here. He copied/pasted from 33f. Mistake? I looked up the dwarf fortress tag and used his values for the ones I could see on the other page he posted (33g memory hacking page) and updated them. It works for reveal, but it's missing FOCUSED_CREATURE and CREATURE_VECTOR because I can't find them.<br />
--[[User:Paul|Paul]] 15:05, 22 December 2007 (CST)<br />
:I just cross-referenced those 2 values with the 33f memory location page and updated them. Should work now, though I haven't tested. --[[User:Janus|Janus]] 16:27, 22 December 2007 (EST)<br />
::The currently listed FOCUSED_CREATURE and CREATURE_VECTOR values don't appear to work. --[[User:Zurai|Zurai]] 22:20, 22 December 2007 (EST)<br />
:::Hi Zurai. Do to my blunder, there was a short period where those two values were incorrect. You probably hit that window. Check the values in your copy against the ones shown now.<br/>&mdash;[[User:0x517A5D|0x517A5D]] 22:59, 22 December 2007 (EST)<br />
::::Heal.exe and warp.exe (only when trying to warp a creature - warp to find the coords of a tile works fine) both give me "An error has occured: please select a unit in 'view units' mode" using FOCUSED_CREATURE=0x00C40540 and CREATURE_VECTOR=0x01427B60, which are the values listed at the time of this writing. I've redownloaded both executables and re-made the ini from scratch, copy-pasting the values from the 33g listing, and it still occurs. Is anyone else having the same issue? Maybe my computer doesn't like heal or warp any more. Reveal works fine, though. --[[User:Zurai|Zurai]] 18:45, 23 December 2007 (EST)<br />
:::::I found the problem. It was MENU_STATE. Yes, anyone else who tried to use these utils would experience the same problem. I have now edited the .33g memory.ini section again, and verified that warp.exe, heal.exe -hurt, and heal.exe all work. I'm really, really sorry for the mess up.<br/>&mdash;[[User:0x517A5D|0x517A5D]] 22:39, 23 December 2007 (EST)<br />
::::::I'm having this pop up with the new memory.ini info for warp.exe: "An error has occured:failed to read block pointer for to block". --[[User:Corbine|Corbine]] 03:19, 24 December 2007 (EST)<br />
:::::::Well, let's go down the checklist. Due to a blunder on my part, the .33g memory.ini file was wrong for several hours. One of the mistakes causes that error message. Try deleting memory.ini and making a new one with the [[User:Rick#v0.27.169.33g|current data]].<br/>&mdash;[[User:0x517A5D|0x517A5D]] 14:29, 24 December 2007 (EST)<br />
::::::::Deleted the memory.ini, made a new one and threw the new info into it, still same error. --[[User:Corbine|Corbine]] 01:28, 25 December 2007 (EST)<br />
:::::::::Corbine, are you still experiencing this? I just realized I've left this hanging for a week. Sorry. Okay, next. Previous versions of warp have worked for you with previous versions of DF? Do other of Rick's utilities work for you? My tentative diagnosis is that <u>part</u> of your INI file is wrong. If the whole thing was wrong, it would merely complain that it was built for version .33e. I don't know which particular key being wrong gives that error, and I don't have a .33g test fort at the moment, so I can't easily check right now. But I could when I have time. Really, I'm puzzled.<br/>&mdash;[[User:0x517A5D|0x517A5D]] 03:47, 31 December 2007 (EST)<br />
:Yes, mistake. Arrgh. I must have copied from the wrong editor window. Thank you both.<br/>&mdash;[[User:0x517A5D|0x517A5D]] 17:08, 22 December 2007 (EST)<br />
::No worries, and thanks for posting the new memory locations in the first place. I personally was looking forward to that info so I could use reveal.exe to examine potential fortress locations in newly created 33g worlds, so it is much appreciated. --[[User:Janus|Janus]] 18:07, 22 December 2007 (EST)<br />
::I was all excited when I saw the 33g info up, then went to paste it into my ini and realised the data was the same... I figured you just accidentally pasted the wrong thing in. The only thing I could figure out how to look up was the Dwarf Fortress tag location, so it is appreciated that you looked all the rest up. With the world generation changing, it's nice to have reveal available to search for new sites. [[User:Paul|Paul]] 21:20, 22 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
==38a==<br />
<br />
How would we update this? --[[User:Squeegy|Squeegy]] 20:22, 5 February 2008 (EST)<br />
<br />
<br />
we can start by finding the relevant mem locations for 88a<br /><br />
<br />
<blockquote><br />
[generic]<br /><br />
DWARF_FORTRESS=0x00C11218<br /><br />
<br /><br />
[address]<br /><br />
<br /><br />
MENU_STATE=<br /><br />
FOCUSED_CREATURE=<br />.<br />
CREATURE_VECTOR=<br /><br />
MOUSE_X=0x0092f288<br /><br />
MOUSE_Y=0x0092f28c<br /><br />
MOUSE_Z=0x0092f290<br /><br />
MAP_DATA=<br /><br />
MAP_X_COUNT=0x014929F0<br /><br />
MAP_Y_COUNT=0x014929F4<br /><br />
MAP_Z_COUNT=0x014929F8<br /><br />
STARTING_DWARF_COUNT=<br /><br />
STARTING_POINT_COUNT=<br /><br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
those are the easy ones.<br />
if we had map data and confirmed that the offset was correct at least Reveal.exe would work but I'm out of time today. --[[User:Shadetree|Shadetree]] 22:23, 6 February 2008 (EST)<br />
<br />
I've found the other addresses. I won't guarantee that the offsets other than MAP_DATA_DESIGNATION_OFFSET, MAP_DATA_OCCUPANCY_OFFSET, and CREATURE_BODY_PART_HEALTH_VECTOR_OFFSET are correct.<br />
[generic]<br />
DWARF_FORTRESS=0x00C11218<br />
<br />
[address]<br />
STARTING_POINT_COUNT=0x007AF4FA<br />
STARTING_DWARF_COUNT=0x007B0345<br />
MENU_STATE=0x0127599C<br />
FOCUSED_CREATURE=0x00C69888<br />
CREATURE_VECTOR=0x01450E98<br />
MOUSE_X=0x0092F288<br />
MOUSE_Y=0x0092F28C<br />
MOUSE_Z=0x0092F290<br />
MAP_DATA=0x014929CC<br />
MAP_X_COUNT=0x014929E4<br />
MAP_Y_COUNT=0x014929E8<br />
MAP_Z_COUNT=0x014929EC<br />
<br />
[offset]<br />
MAP_DATA_DESIGNATION_OFFSET=0x0260<br />
MAP_DATA_OCCUPANCY_OFFSET=0x660<br />
CREATURE_NAME_OFFSET=0x000<br />
CREATURE_BODY_PART_HEALTH_VECTOR_OFFSET=0x308<br />
CREATURE_X_OFFSET=0x0094<br />
CREATURE_Y_OFFSET=0x0096<br />
CREATURE_Z_OFFSET=0x0098<br />
If I understand how Rick's tools work, the offsets I've verified are the only offsets necessary.<br />
-- [[User:Jifodus|Jifodus]] 20:05, 7 February 2008 (EST)<br />
<br />
confirmed that this works with Reveal.exe --[[User:Shadetree|Shadetree]] 18:41, 8 February 2008 (EST)<br />
<br />
warp.exe and heal.exe do not work with this configuration. --[[User:Markham|Markham]] 11:28, 9 February 2008 (EST)<br />
<br />
The reason the creature tools will work is due to some issue with how FOCUSED_CREATURE now behaves. Assuming the address is correct, and I'm 99.9% positive it's the correct address, a new method will have to be determined which unit is focused. Also, did your map have existing creatures? -- [[User:Jifodus|Jifodus]] 17:39, 9 February 2008 (EST)<br />
<br />
Confirmed that adjuststart.exe works with this. --[[User:Squeegy|Squeegy]] 23:44, 10 February 2008 (EST)</div>Squeegyhttps://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Rick&diff=25140User talk:Rick2008-02-11T04:44:16Z<p>Squeegy: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Requests ==<br />
Hey there. Thanks for writing reveal.exe. It's made my dwarves' lives so much easier!<br />
<br />
Do you take requests?<br />
<br />
And is this the right place to ask? [[User:Runspotrun|Runspotrun]] 20:32, 10 November 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
: Yes, and yes. --[[User:Rick|Rick]] 20:49, 10 November 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
::Excellent! Now, I don't know how many people would use it, but I'd love to see a utility that would allow me to choose the temperature/forest/shrub/surroundings/neighbours when starting out. I like to stick to the same sort of areas, but it can be a pain finding them on the map - if they exist at all. Problem is, I think most people take what they're given, region-wise... so I don't think it'd have much of an audience. What do you think? [[User:Runspotrun|Runspotrun]] 20:55, 10 November 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
:: Er, I haven't just described startpoints.exe, have I? [[User:Runspotrun|Runspotrun]] 21:01, 10 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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::Well, if you're not averse to requests... A utility to activate the subterranean flag on indoor areas would be awesome for those of us who'd like to build surface castles in cold/freezing terrain without our dwarves dying of frostbite. -[[User:EarthquakeDamage|EarthquakeDamage]] 22:45, 10 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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::I'd like a rock/gem/ore tool. Would be really neat. Especially the ore/gem one. Also, maybe water/magma creation tools if possible?--[[User:Spelguru|Spelguru]] 01:29, 11 November 2007 (EST)<br />
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::Something similar to the old skills.exe would be great! --[[User:Vanan|Vanan]] 11:44, 19 November 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
::What I'd like is some way to search for a particular tile on the map. Probably the easiest thing for you to code is to have reveal.exe have an option where it prints the map data to a file in some simple text format (Just a simple list of 'Z,X,Y "tile code"' would be sufficient. mapping what tiles have what value would be nice, but not necessary.) I want to answer the question "Is the raw material for the item the possessed dwarf is asking for somewhere on my map, and if so, where?" --[[User:Warnold|Warnold]] 23:08, 9 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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::I would like to request something that teleports items. --[[User:Demosthenes|Demosthenes]] 02:05, 16 December 2007 (EST)<br />
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::Is it possible for a utility to remove excess stone? (name and amount in command line) --[[User:Jackard|Jackard]] 07:35, 16 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
== Wild Praise ==<br />
Thank you so much for your incredible work! Your applications add so much fun to the game! --[[User:Vanan|Vanan]] 13:56, 17 November 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
<br />
Astonishing response time for 33e! --[[User:Geofferic|Geofferic]] 01:04, 9 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
== In reply to ==<br />
Your statement to me on my page, "Don't subject your opinion unto others. (Though I think you were just trying to be funny...) --Rick 03:54, 31 October 2007 (EDT)"<br />
<br />
Of course I was. But some people have no real sense of humor. <br />
<br />
Also, some people believe they can do things they tell others NOT to do. Your statement is a perfect example of this. You tell me not to subject others to MY opinion, but in doing so you are subjecting me to YOUR opinion. Oh yes, you are one of the VIPs in the DF community, because you wrote a couple utilities. So I suppose I should be humble in your presence, and bow to someone so great. I would do that, but when I bow, I do it facing AWAY from that person, and I drop my trousers at the same time. Still want me to bow to your greatness?<br />
<br />
I read other contributions here that voice their opinions the same as I did. I wonder if you said the same thing to all of them as well? Tho since I was able to read the pages they wrote, you clearly did not delete their words as you did mine. And while other entries I made were either deleted or edited, as I expected them to be, since I am not a great wiki writer, you were the only one to send me a somewhat nasty note. <br />
<br />
Think whatever you like of me, but at least I was contributing, and trying to give a few smiles along the way. Seems to me tho, that DF is fun, and it's wiki should be too. And, from other pages I read, others feel the same way I do. Maybe you should take a look around at some of their pages, and lighten up yourself a bit? Maybe trade with the elves for a tame blue jay, and drop it down your shorts. If that doesnt get a giggle out of you, maybe you should go join the undead at one of their ruins?<br />
<br />
: Wow, way to blow up that up, I was just jesting. I think I'll leave your words here, [[User:Darknight|Darknight]]. --[[User:Rick|Rick]] 19:25, 17 November 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
: Oh, and for the record, I did not remove your message, someone else did that. Check the page history. --[[User:Rick|Rick]] 19:29, 17 November 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
== heal.exe bug? ==<br />
<br />
Hmm... I've found that heal -hurt doesn't work on fire men, at least in 33b. It sets all their body parts to red, but the fire man just keeps wandering around and scaring my poor witless dwarves. I haven't found a living fire man yet in 33c so I can't check. [[User:Runspotrun|Runspotrun]] 06:59, 28 November 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
: Are firemen immune to pain? Hurt just nukes bodyparts, not kills creatures, most creatures who feel pain will die from that, but I guess ones who don't won't. --[[User:Rick|Rick]] 12:08, 28 November 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
:: Just checked - yes they are. That'd explain it then, ta. [[User:Runspotrun|Runspotrun]] 14:38, 28 November 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
== INI? ==<br />
<br />
Does anyone see anything obviously wrong about this? I used various comparisons to come to these values (as well as what the hex fellow posted in the memory hacking section), and editing them as such into the reveal.exe allowed me to get that program to function, but the ini isn't reenabling the executables on its own:<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
[address]<br />
DWARF_FORTRESS=0x0089C414 ; correct<br />
MENU_STATE=0x0124565C ; maybe<br />
FOCUSED_CREATURE=0x00C39548 ; correct<br />
CREATURE_VECTOR=0x01420A48 ; correct<br />
MOUSE_X=0x008FF290 ; pretty sure should be 008FF288<br />
MOUSE_Y=0x008FF294 ; pretty sure should be 008FF28C<br />
MOUSE_Z=0x008FF298 ; pretty sure should be 008FF290<br />
MAP_DATA=0x01462568 ; correct<br />
MAP_X_COUNT=0x01462580 ; correct<br />
MAP_Y_COUNT=0x01462584 ; correct<br />
MAP_Z_COUNT=0x01462588 ; correct<br />
STARTING_DWARF_COUNT=0x0078A54E ; wrong. 0078A554 (value actually is dword at 0078A555)<br />
STARTING_POINT_COUNT=0x00789703 ; correct (value actually is word at 0078970A)<br />
<br />
[offset]<br />
MAP_DATA_DESIGNATION_OFFSET=0x0260 ; dunno<br />
MAP_DATA_OCCUPANCY_OFFSET=0x660 ; dunno<br />
CREATURE_NAME_OFFSET=0x000 ; yes<br />
CREATURE_BODY_PART_HEALTH_VECTOR_OFFSET=0x308 ; probably<br />
CREATURE_X_OFFSET=0x0094 ; probably<br />
CREATURE_Y_OFFSET=0x0096 ; probably<br />
CREATURE_Z_OFFSET=0x0098 ; probably<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
[[User:Qalnor|Qalnor]] 14:05, 16 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
I commented the above. none of the corrections should affect reveal. I don't know what's going wrong.<br/>&mdash;[[User:0x517A5D|0x517A5D]] 19:53, 16 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
:: I made a few mistakes when documenting the existing data, which probably threw you guys off. My user page has been updated for 33f. --[[User:Rick|Rick]] 20:41, 16 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
:: Thanks, to both of you. I'll have to go over what I was doing when I get home to try and see where I was going wrong. [[User:Qalnor|Qalnor]] 15:11, 17 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
== Possible adjuststart enhancement ==<br />
Hi! Merry culturally-appropriate politically-correct generic holiday!<br />
<br />
I have found some interesting addresses that work well with adjuststart.<br />
<br />
In .33f, the byte at 0078654B holds a constant that is the upper limit that starting skills can be advanced to. It is normally 5 (proficient). If you change it to 15, skills can be advanced to legendary. If you change it to 20, skills can be advanced to legendary+5.<br />
<br />
Also in .33f, there's a pair of bytes at 00786466 and 00786608. If you set both to 0, then the 10 skills per dwarf limit is removed.<br />
<br />
I've found equivalant addresses for all the .33 releases. They're in the memory hacking subpages.<br />
<br />
<small>—Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:0x517A5D|0x517A5D]] ([[User talk:0x517A5D|talk]]{{!}}[[Special:Contributions/0x517A5D|contribs]]) {{{2|}}}</small><br />
<br />
:Did I not sign that? Oops. Well, I was tired. Thank you, VengefulDonut.<br/>&mdash;[[User:0x517A5D|0x517A5D]] 22:02, 19 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
::Very cool, I'll probably add these for the next release then. --[[User:Rick|Rick]] 04:18, 20 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
== Update of utilities ==<br />
<br />
So how much longer do you suppose it might take to transition the utilities to 33f?--[[User:Heliopios|Heliopios]] 13:04, 19 December 2007 (EST)<br />
:With the .ini method there isnt really a need to rebuild the utilities for 32f. [[User:VengefulDonut|VengefulDonut]] 15:25, 19 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
:And how exactly do you use memory.ini? I've created a new ini file (yes, it's a .ini, not a .ini.txt) and pasted everything under [code] tags for .33f, and lugged it into the dir. with the required executable (heal.exe in this case) but when I run it it still says it was built for .33e. Should I put it somewhere else? In any case, instructions for use are either inexistent or pretty well hidden here in the wiki.<br />
:Cheers. [[User:N35t0r|N35t0r]] 21:45, 19 December 2007 (EST)<br />
::Did you name it "memory.ini"? This worked for me with reveal.exe [[User:VengefulDonut|VengefulDonut]] 01:52, 20 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
== Possible INI file syntax change ==<br />
<br />
I would like to suggest a change to the format of MEMORY.INI. Instead of the [generic], [address], and [offset] sections (which in my opinion buy you nothing), I would suggest using sections keyed off the PE header timestamp. (You have previously indicated that you plan to convert to that method anyway.) So a sample .INI file might look like this:<br />
<br />
<pre>; .33e<br />
[475B7526]<br />
MENU_STATE=0x01244654<br />
FOCUSED_CREATURE=0x00C38540<br />
CREATURE_VECTOR=0x0141FA40<br />
MOUSE_X=0x008FE288<br />
MOUSE_Y=0x008FE28C<br />
MOUSE_Z=0x008FE290<br />
MAP_DATA=0x01461560<br />
MAP_X_COUNT=0x01461578<br />
MAP_Y_COUNT=0x0146157C<br />
MAP_Z_COUNT=0x01461580<br />
STARTING_DWARF_COUNT=0x007893C5<br />
STARTING_POINT_COUNT=0x0078857A<br />
MAP_DATA_DESIGNATION_OFFSET=0x0260<br />
MAP_DATA_OCCUPANCY_OFFSET=0x660<br />
CREATURE_NAME_OFFSET=0x000<br />
CREATURE_BODY_PART_HEALTH_VECTOR_OFFSET=0x308<br />
CREATURE_X_OFFSET=0x0094<br />
CREATURE_Y_OFFSET=0x0096<br />
CREATURE_Z_OFFSET=0x0098<br />
<br />
; .33f<br />
[4763710C]<br />
MENU_STATE=0x0124565C<br />
FOCUSED_CREATURE=0x00C39548<br />
CREATURE_VECTOR=0x01420A48<br />
MOUSE_X=0x008FF288<br />
MOUSE_Y=0x008FF28C<br />
MOUSE_Z=0x008FF290<br />
MAP_DATA=0x01462568<br />
MAP_X_COUNT=0x01462580<br />
MAP_Y_COUNT=0x01462584<br />
MAP_Z_COUNT=0x01462588<br />
STARTING_DWARF_COUNT=0x0078A555<br />
STARTING_POINT_COUNT=0x0078970A<br />
MAP_DATA_DESIGNATION_OFFSET=0x0260<br />
MAP_DATA_OCCUPANCY_OFFSET=0x660<br />
CREATURE_NAME_OFFSET=0x000<br />
CREATURE_BODY_PART_HEALTH_VECTOR_OFFSET=0x308<br />
CREATURE_X_OFFSET=0x0094<br />
CREATURE_Y_OFFSET=0x0096<br />
CREATURE_Z_OFFSET=0x0098</pre><br />
<br />
The main reason to do this is to allow data for multiple versions to be in the .INI file.<br/>&mdash;[[User:0x517A5D|0x517A5D]] 18:22, 21 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
: Agreed, will do this. --[[User:Rick|Rick]] 15:28, 22 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
== 33g memory.ini ==<br />
<br />
0x517A5D looked these up and put them on the 33g memory hacking page, but did not actually put them in here. He copied/pasted from 33f. Mistake? I looked up the dwarf fortress tag and used his values for the ones I could see on the other page he posted (33g memory hacking page) and updated them. It works for reveal, but it's missing FOCUSED_CREATURE and CREATURE_VECTOR because I can't find them.<br />
--[[User:Paul|Paul]] 15:05, 22 December 2007 (CST)<br />
:I just cross-referenced those 2 values with the 33f memory location page and updated them. Should work now, though I haven't tested. --[[User:Janus|Janus]] 16:27, 22 December 2007 (EST)<br />
::The currently listed FOCUSED_CREATURE and CREATURE_VECTOR values don't appear to work. --[[User:Zurai|Zurai]] 22:20, 22 December 2007 (EST)<br />
:::Hi Zurai. Do to my blunder, there was a short period where those two values were incorrect. You probably hit that window. Check the values in your copy against the ones shown now.<br/>&mdash;[[User:0x517A5D|0x517A5D]] 22:59, 22 December 2007 (EST)<br />
::::Heal.exe and warp.exe (only when trying to warp a creature - warp to find the coords of a tile works fine) both give me "An error has occured: please select a unit in 'view units' mode" using FOCUSED_CREATURE=0x00C40540 and CREATURE_VECTOR=0x01427B60, which are the values listed at the time of this writing. I've redownloaded both executables and re-made the ini from scratch, copy-pasting the values from the 33g listing, and it still occurs. Is anyone else having the same issue? Maybe my computer doesn't like heal or warp any more. Reveal works fine, though. --[[User:Zurai|Zurai]] 18:45, 23 December 2007 (EST)<br />
:::::I found the problem. It was MENU_STATE. Yes, anyone else who tried to use these utils would experience the same problem. I have now edited the .33g memory.ini section again, and verified that warp.exe, heal.exe -hurt, and heal.exe all work. I'm really, really sorry for the mess up.<br/>&mdash;[[User:0x517A5D|0x517A5D]] 22:39, 23 December 2007 (EST)<br />
::::::I'm having this pop up with the new memory.ini info for warp.exe: "An error has occured:failed to read block pointer for to block". --[[User:Corbine|Corbine]] 03:19, 24 December 2007 (EST)<br />
:::::::Well, let's go down the checklist. Due to a blunder on my part, the .33g memory.ini file was wrong for several hours. One of the mistakes causes that error message. Try deleting memory.ini and making a new one with the [[User:Rick#v0.27.169.33g|current data]].<br/>&mdash;[[User:0x517A5D|0x517A5D]] 14:29, 24 December 2007 (EST)<br />
::::::::Deleted the memory.ini, made a new one and threw the new info into it, still same error. --[[User:Corbine|Corbine]] 01:28, 25 December 2007 (EST)<br />
:::::::::Corbine, are you still experiencing this? I just realized I've left this hanging for a week. Sorry. Okay, next. Previous versions of warp have worked for you with previous versions of DF? Do other of Rick's utilities work for you? My tentative diagnosis is that <u>part</u> of your INI file is wrong. If the whole thing was wrong, it would merely complain that it was built for version .33e. I don't know which particular key being wrong gives that error, and I don't have a .33g test fort at the moment, so I can't easily check right now. But I could when I have time. Really, I'm puzzled.<br/>&mdash;[[User:0x517A5D|0x517A5D]] 03:47, 31 December 2007 (EST)<br />
:Yes, mistake. Arrgh. I must have copied from the wrong editor window. Thank you both.<br/>&mdash;[[User:0x517A5D|0x517A5D]] 17:08, 22 December 2007 (EST)<br />
::No worries, and thanks for posting the new memory locations in the first place. I personally was looking forward to that info so I could use reveal.exe to examine potential fortress locations in newly created 33g worlds, so it is much appreciated. --[[User:Janus|Janus]] 18:07, 22 December 2007 (EST)<br />
::I was all excited when I saw the 33g info up, then went to paste it into my ini and realised the data was the same... I figured you just accidentally pasted the wrong thing in. The only thing I could figure out how to look up was the Dwarf Fortress tag location, so it is appreciated that you looked all the rest up. With the world generation changing, it's nice to have reveal available to search for new sites. [[User:Paul|Paul]] 21:20, 22 December 2007 (EST)<br />
<br />
==38a==<br />
<br />
How would we update this? --[[User:Squeegy|Squeegy]] 20:22, 5 February 2008 (EST)<br />
<br />
<br />
we can start by finding the relevant mem locations for 88a<br /><br />
<br />
<blockquote><br />
[generic]<br /><br />
DWARF_FORTRESS=0x00C11218<br /><br />
<br /><br />
[address]<br /><br />
<br /><br />
MENU_STATE=<br /><br />
FOCUSED_CREATURE=<br />.<br />
CREATURE_VECTOR=<br /><br />
MOUSE_X=0x0092f288<br /><br />
MOUSE_Y=0x0092f28c<br /><br />
MOUSE_Z=0x0092f290<br /><br />
MAP_DATA=<br /><br />
MAP_X_COUNT=0x014929F0<br /><br />
MAP_Y_COUNT=0x014929F4<br /><br />
MAP_Z_COUNT=0x014929F8<br /><br />
STARTING_DWARF_COUNT=<br /><br />
STARTING_POINT_COUNT=<br /><br />
</blockquote><br />
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those are the easy ones.<br />
if we had map data and confirmed that the offset was correct at least Reveal.exe would work but I'm out of time today. --[[User:Shadetree|Shadetree]] 22:23, 6 February 2008 (EST)<br />
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I've found the other addresses. I won't guarantee that the offsets other than MAP_DATA_DESIGNATION_OFFSET, MAP_DATA_OCCUPANCY_OFFSET, and CREATURE_BODY_PART_HEALTH_VECTOR_OFFSET are correct.<br />
[generic]<br />
DWARF_FORTRESS=0x00C11218<br />
<br />
[address]<br />
STARTING_POINT_COUNT=0x007AF4FA<br />
STARTING_DWARF_COUNT=0x007B0345<br />
MENU_STATE=0x0127599C<br />
FOCUSED_CREATURE=0x00C69888<br />
CREATURE_VECTOR=0x01450E98<br />
MOUSE_X=0x0092F288<br />
MOUSE_Y=0x0092F28C<br />
MOUSE_Z=0x0092F290<br />
MAP_DATA=0x014929CC<br />
MAP_X_COUNT=0x014929E4<br />
MAP_Y_COUNT=0x014929E8<br />
MAP_Z_COUNT=0x014929EC<br />
<br />
[offset]<br />
MAP_DATA_DESIGNATION_OFFSET=0x0260<br />
MAP_DATA_OCCUPANCY_OFFSET=0x660<br />
CREATURE_NAME_OFFSET=0x000<br />
CREATURE_BODY_PART_HEALTH_VECTOR_OFFSET=0x308<br />
CREATURE_X_OFFSET=0x0094<br />
CREATURE_Y_OFFSET=0x0096<br />
CREATURE_Z_OFFSET=0x0098<br />
If I understand how Rick's tools work, the offsets I've verified are the only offsets necessary.<br />
-- [[User:Jifodus|Jifodus]] 20:05, 7 February 2008 (EST)<br />
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confirmed that this works with Reveal.exe --[[User:Shadetree|Shadetree]] 18:41, 8 February 2008 (EST)<br />
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warp.exe and heal.exe do not work with this configuration. --[[User:Markham|Markham]] 11:28, 9 February 2008 (EST)<br />
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The reason the creature tools will work is due to some issue with how FOCUSED_CREATURE now behaves. Assuming the address is correct, and I'm 99.9% positive it's the correct address, a new method will have to be determined which unit is focused. Also, did your map have existing creatures? -- [[User:Jifodus|Jifodus]] 17:39, 9 February 2008 (EST)<br />
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Confirmed that adjuststart.exe works with this.</div>Squeegy