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| − | '''Color''' is used to express various information, from a dwarf's | + | '''Color''' is used to express various information, from a dwarf's {{L|profession}} to the natural color of a terrain feature to the material an item is made of. |
| − | :* ''If looking for different colors for the game as seen on your computer screen, see | + | :* ''If looking for different colors for the game as seen on your computer screen, see {{L|color schemes}}.'' |
| − | :* ''If looking for the different colors used to represent different dwarves, see | + | :* ''If looking for the different colors used to represent different dwarves, see {{L|Skill#Professions, colors, & skill categories|Skill categories}}.)'' |
| − | :* ''If looking for colors of items listed in the z-stocks menu, see | + | :* ''If looking for colors of items listed in the z-stocks menu, see {{L|Stocks#Color_Code|Stocks}}.'' |
==Wall vs. floor color== | ==Wall vs. floor color== | ||
| − | [[image:Towercaps-sandy.jpg|thumb| | + | [[image:Towercaps-sandy.jpg|thumb|{{L|phyllite}} (to the left) has COLOR:0:7:1 and BASIC_COLOR:7:0. The {{L|white sand}} present has COLOR:7:6:1 and so the actual floor color is 7:1 (white).]] |
| − | While the foreground, background and brightness shown in the | + | While the foreground, background and brightness shown in the {{L|Matgloss token|MATGLOSS}} files will be applied to {{L|wall}}s, the {{L|stone|mineral}}'s "secondary" color will end up different. Here is how it works: |
* If the BASIC_COLOR tag is specified, it will use that color. Note that the BASIC_COLOR tag only has foreground and brightness as arguments. | * If the BASIC_COLOR tag is specified, it will use that color. Note that the BASIC_COLOR tag only has foreground and brightness as arguments. | ||
* If BASIC_COLOR is left out: | * If BASIC_COLOR is left out: | ||
** The background color is forced to 0 (effectively stripping it). | ** The background color is forced to 0 (effectively stripping it). | ||
** If the foreground color is 0, the game will display it as dark grey, color 8 (in other words, color 0 with brightness 1). | ** If the foreground color is 0, the game will display it as dark grey, color 8 (in other words, color 0 with brightness 1). | ||
| − | This is effective for | + | This is effective for {{L|stairs}}, {{L|floor|floors}}, {{L|ramp|ramps}}, and {{L|construction|constructions}} (in the case of stone). When stone is {{L|engraving|engraved}}, it returns to the original color specified in MATGLOSS. The relevant matgloss files are the ones that begin with "<tt>matgloss_stone_</tt>". |
== Modding color == | == Modding color == | ||
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| − | ::::''(* See | + | ::::''(* See {{L|color scheme}} for information about how to change the actual various colors as displayed.)'' |
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=== Color tokens === | === Color tokens === | ||
| − | + | {{L|Dye}}s do not use color flags, they reference color tokens defined in descriptor_color_standard.txt. Color tokens are simply referenced by the token name, e.g. <code>[MILL_DYE:EMERALD]</code>. However, the defined RGB values are never actually displayed in-game - instead, the game uses one of the above 16 colors, choosing the one with the closest RGB values. | |
The following colors are defined via tokens: | The following colors are defined via tokens: | ||