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== Finding Size In-game ==
 
== Finding Size In-game ==
 
Is there a menu I'm missing that lets you see the size of something? Is there any way to find size through their weight? [[User:Aussiemon|Aussiemon]] 15:50, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 
Is there a menu I'm missing that lets you see the size of something? Is there any way to find size through their weight? [[User:Aussiemon|Aussiemon]] 15:50, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
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== "Size" is not a measure of mass ==
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I tested it myself. Size does not measure mass; it measures volume, for both creatures and items. You can trivially test this yourself by editing the densities of tissue materials, and noting that a creature's mass changes as well despite its size being identical. [[User:G-Flex|G-Flex]] 01:30, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

Latest revision as of 01:30, 16 August 2011

[BODY_SIZE:0:0:6000] [BODY_SIZE:1:168:30000] [BODY_SIZE:12:0:60000] 

(This is from a troglodyte) We have this numbers, but how big would be this creature? Is there any rule?--Niggy 22:05, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Sizes are in grams, 60000 is 60 kg (132.3 pounds). Cats are 6kg, dogs 30kg, dragon under 25000 kg.
Puny dragon takes 1000 years to grow to full size, 5-ton elephants grow to full size in real life in 15 years. --TomiTapio 20:39, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

Finding Size In-game[edit]

Is there a menu I'm missing that lets you see the size of something? Is there any way to find size through their weight? Aussiemon 15:50, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

"Size" is not a measure of mass[edit]

I tested it myself. Size does not measure mass; it measures volume, for both creatures and items. You can trivially test this yourself by editing the densities of tissue materials, and noting that a creature's mass changes as well despite its size being identical. G-Flex 01:30, 16 August 2011 (UTC)