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In ''Dwarf Fortress'', a '''token''' is a piece of text that defines the properties of an object.  An "object" could be a material, a type of tissue, an organ, a piece of armor, a creature, a biome, a civilisation, or anything else in the game.  A "property" could be how large something is, what it is made from, its melting temperature, its name, its biome preference (for civilisations) or anything else that makes it unique.  All information associated with the properties of an object in the game is defined using tokens. Tokens are found in the [[raws]], and can be easily [[modding|modified]], allowing users to create (and distribute) new content.
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:* [[Ammo token]]s define ammunition, such as arrows and bolts.
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:* [[Armor token]]s define armor.
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:* [[Biome token]]s define environments for creatures, plants and entities (entities being civilisations).
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:* [[Building token]]s define buildings.
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:* [[Body token]]s determine bodily structure and materials.
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:* [[Body detail plan token]]s define some details of a body, similar to body tokens.
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:* [[Bodygloss]] tokens perform a single-word substitution of a creature's body parts.
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:* [[Creature token]]s determine the properties of creatures.
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:* [[Creature variation token]]s are used to create creatures derived from other already-existing creatures, without duplicating every single token.
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:* [[Descriptor color token]]s define colors used in text-based descriptions. Not to be confused with [[color scheme]]s.
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:* [[Descriptor pattern token]]s define color patterns.
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:* [[Descriptor shape token]]s define [[shape]]s.
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:* [[Entity token]]s define entities, or [[civilization]]s.
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:* [[Item token]]s define the most basic form of items (made specific by material tokens). Item tokens are mainly used in [[reactions]].
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:* [[Item definition token]]s are used for actual definitions of items.
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:* [[Instrument token]]s define instruments.
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:* [[Interaction token]]s define interactions.
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:* [[Labor token]]s define labors.
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:* [[Language token]]s define a language's vocabulary. Since fictional languages in ''Dwarf Fortress'' are currently only used in names, language tokens do not define grammar.
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:* [[Material token]]s are used to refer to materials, similar to item tokens.
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:* [[Material definition token]]s are used to define materials, similar to item definition tokens.
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:* [[Inorganic material definition token]]s are used to define inorganic materials, similar to material definition tokens.
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:* [[Plant token]]s define plants.
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:* [[Position token]]s define positions in entities.
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:* [[Skill token]]s reference skills.
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:* [[Syndrome token]]s define syndromes.
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:* [[Tissue definition token]]s define tissues.
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:* [[Tool token]]s define tools, similar to weapon tokens.
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:* [[Trap component token]]s define traps.
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:* [[Unit type token]]s are referred to by tilesets and entities, for purposes of nobility and the like.
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:* [[Weapon token]]s define weapons.
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:* [[World token]]s are used in custom world generation.
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Also note [[reactions]], which are a little more complicated than simple tokens.
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This [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?board=13.0 forum] is the official DF subforum dedicated to discussions about modding.
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== See also ==
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{{catbox|DF2014:Tokens}}
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* [[Raw file]]
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* [[Modding]]
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* [[Dipscript]]
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* [[Speech file]]
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{{Category|Modding}}
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[[ru:Token]]

Latest revision as of 13:05, 4 January 2023

This article is about an older version of DF.

In Dwarf Fortress, a token is a piece of text that defines the properties of an object. An "object" could be a material, a type of tissue, an organ, a piece of armor, a creature, a biome, a civilisation, or anything else in the game. A "property" could be how large something is, what it is made from, its melting temperature, its name, its biome preference (for civilisations) or anything else that makes it unique. All information associated with the properties of an object in the game is defined using tokens. Tokens are found in the raws, and can be easily modified, allowing users to create (and distribute) new content.

Also note reactions, which are a little more complicated than simple tokens.

This forum is the official DF subforum dedicated to discussions about modding.

See also[edit]