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40d:Metal

2009-03-26T18:12:33Z

Norill: alternative recipes info

'''Metal''' is a [[material]] extracted from [[ore]] at a [[smelter]]. It is then sometimes combined with other materials to form an '''alloy''' metal. An alloy usually improves on the properties of its components to give more uses and [[Item value|value]]. The metal bars resulting from the [[smelting]] are used to make items such as [[weapon]]s, [[armor]], and [[furniture]] at a [[Metalsmith's forge|forge]]. Smelting pure ores into the corresponding bars raises the base value from 3 (for stone) to 5. This value is then multiplied against the base value of the metal (except adamantine, which produces wafers instead of bars).

==Alloys==
Many metals can be mixed together to create alloys. In a few cases these alloys will result in an overall increase in value, or the resultant alloy will be more powerful when used to forge weapons or armour. Many alloys result in no overall increase in wealth. The main use of these alloys is to allow you to dilute any valuable metals you import, or to create items with interesting colours: for instance, [[rose gold]] is purple. An additional benefit is reduced fuel use as in some cases you can create alloys from raw ores.

In terms of maximizing total material value, currently{{version|0.28.181.40d}} [[tin]] should be made into [[fine pewter]] or [[bronze]] (depending on availability of copper), and [[zinc]] should be made into [[brass]]. If [[copper]] is limited, it should be used for fine pewter. [[Nickel]] and [[lead]] do not form valuable alloys:

*2 tin, 1 copper, and 1 lead can form 4 [[lay pewter]] worth 12, or 3 [[trifle pewter]] and 1 lead worth 14.
*2 nickel, 1 copper, and 1 zinc can form 4 [[nickel silver]] worth 12, or 2 nickel and 2 [[brass]] worth 18.

On the other hand, nickel silver is [[magma-safe]], so it can be useful if you're short on nickel and [[iron]] and haven't found any [[bauxite]].

== List of metals ==

"Reaction" indicates the recipe for an alloy metal; this does not include the [[fuel]] used in their creation. "Difference" indicates the difference between the [[value]] of the resulting metal and the weighted average of the required metals. Unless otherwise noted, any metal that can be used for weapons can also be used to make ammo, picks, and ranged weapons.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Metal
! Colors
! Value
! Density
! Weapon/Armor
! Other uses
! Reaction
! Difference
|-
![[Copper]]
|{{Tile|*|#808000|#800000}}||2||8.93||66%/66%
|-
![[Nickel]]
|{{Tile|*|#c0c0c0|#008080}}||2||8.80
|-
![[Zinc]]
|{{Tile|*|#c0c0c0|#008080}}||2||7.13
|-
![[Tin]]
|{{Tile|*|#c0c0c0|#008080}}||2||7.28
|-
![[Lead]]
|{{Tile|*|#808080|#c0c0c0}}||2||11.34
|-
![[Bismuth]]
|{{Tile|*|#f0f|#800080}}||2||9.78||||Only used to make Bismuth Bronze
|-
![[Nickel silver]]
|{{Tile|*|#fff|#c0c0c0}}||3||8.65||||||Nickel x2 + Copper + Zinc||+1
|-
![[Lay pewter]]
|{{Tile|*|#008080|#c0c0c0}}||3||7.28||||||Tin x2 + Copper + Lead||+1
|-
![[Trifle pewter]]
|{{Tile|*|#c0c0c0|#008080}}||4||7.28||||||Tin x2 + Copper #||+2
|-
![[Fine pewter]]
|{{Tile|*|#fff|#c0c0c0}}||5||7.28||||||Tin x3 + Copper #||+3
|-
![[Bronze]]
|{{Tile|*|#808000|#800000}}||5||8.25||75%/75%||||Tin + Copper #||+3
|-
![[Billon]]
|{{Tile|*|#c0c0c0|#008080}}||6||8.93||||||Copper + Silver #||+0
|-
![[Bismuth bronze]]
|{{Tile|*|#ff0|#808000}}||6||8.25||75%/75%||||Tin + Copper x2 + Bismuth||+4
|-
![[Brass]]
|{{Tile|*|#ff0|#808000}}||7||8.55||||||Zinc + Copper #||+5
|-
![[Sterling silver]]
|{{Tile|*|#fff|#c0c0c0}}||8||10.49||||||Silver x3 + Copper||+0
|-
![[Pig iron]]
|{{Tile|*|#808080|#c0c0c0}}||10||7.85||||Only used to make steel||Iron + [[Flux]] stone + [[Coal]]||+0
|-
![[Iron]]
|{{Tile|*|#808080|#c0c0c0}}||10||7.85||100%/100%||Anvils
|-
![[Silver]]
|{{Tile|*|#fff|#c0c0c0}}||10||10.49||50%/*||No picks or ranged weapons
|-
![[Black bronze]]
|{{Tile|*|#800080|#808000}}||11||8.93||||||Copper x2 + Silver + Gold||+0
|-
![[Electrum]]
|{{Tile|*|#ff0|#808000}}||20||8.65||||||Silver + Gold #||+0
|-
![[Rose gold]]
|{{Tile|*|#f0f|#800080}}||23||19.32||||||Gold x3 + Copper||+0
|-
![[Steel]]
|{{Tile|*|#808080|#c0c0c0}}||30||7.85||133%/133%||Anvils||Iron + Pig iron + Flux stone + [[Coal]]||+20
|-
![[Gold]]
|{{Tile|*|#ff0|#808000}}||30||19.32
|-
![[Aluminum]]
|{{Tile|*|#fff|#c0c0c0}}||40||2.70
|-
![[Platinum]]
|{{Tile|*|#fff|#c0c0c0}}||40||21.40
|-
![[Adamantine]]
|{{Tile|*|#0ff|#008080}}||300||0.200||500%/500%||Everything except beds
|}

''*Silver has a 50% armor multiplier, but can't be used to make armor. However, a dwarf with a [[strange mood]] can forge a silver armor.'' 

''#You can use both bars or ores for this reaction

== Raw file ==

This is for reference until the metal articles are written. Then, it will be deleted.

<pre>matgloss_metal

[OBJECT:MATGLOSS]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:IRON]
[NAME:iron][ADJ:iron][COLOR:0:7:1]
[VALUE:10]
[SPEC_HEAT:450]
[MELTING_POINT:12768]
[BOILING_POINT:15150]
[WEAPON][WEAPON_RANGED][AMMO][DIGGER][ARMOR][ANVIL]
[DAMAGE_PERC:100]
[BLOCK_PERC:100]
[SOLID_DENSITY:7850]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:GOLD]
[NAME:gold][ADJ:golden][COLOR:6:6:1]
[VALUE:30]
[SPEC_HEAT:129]
[MELTING_POINT:11915]
[BOILING_POINT:15141]
[SOLID_DENSITY:19320]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:SILVER]
[NAME:silver][ADJ:silver][COLOR:7:7:1]
[VALUE:10]
[SPEC_HEAT:230]
[MELTING_POINT:11731]
[BOILING_POINT:13892]
[WEAPON][AMMO]
[SOLID_DENSITY:10490]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:COPPER]
[NAME:copper][ADJ:copper][COLOR:6:4:0]
[VALUE:2]
[SPEC_HEAT:385]
[MELTING_POINT:11952]
[BOILING_POINT:14611]
[WEAPON][WEAPON_RANGED][AMMO][DIGGER][ARMOR]
[DAMAGE_PERC:66]
[BLOCK_PERC:66]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8930]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:NICKEL]
[NAME:nickel][ADJ:nickel][COLOR:7:3:0]
[VALUE:2]
[SPEC_HEAT:444]
[MELTING_POINT:12619]
[BOILING_POINT:15243]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8800]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:ZINC]
[NAME:zinc][ADJ:zinc][COLOR:7:3:0]
[VALUE:2]
[SPEC_HEAT:390]
[MELTING_POINT:10755]
[BOILING_POINT:11633]
[SOLID_DENSITY:7135]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:BRONZE]
[NAME:bronze][ADJ:bronze][COLOR:6:4:0]
[VALUE:5]
[SPEC_HEAT:435]
[MELTING_POINT:11868]
[BOILING_POINT:14140]
[WEAPON][WEAPON_RANGED][AMMO][DIGGER][ARMOR]
[DAMAGE_PERC:75]
[BLOCK_PERC:75]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8250]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:BRASS]
[NAME:brass][ADJ:brass][COLOR:6:6:1]
[VALUE:7]
[SPEC_HEAT:377]
[MELTING_POINT:11656]
[BOILING_POINT:14068]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8550]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:STEEL]
[NAME:steel][ADJ:steel][COLOR:0:7:1]
[VALUE:30]
[SPEC_HEAT:500]
[MELTING_POINT:12718]
[BOILING_POINT:14968]
[WEAPON][WEAPON_RANGED][AMMO][DIGGER][ARMOR][ANVIL]
[DAMAGE_PERC:133]
[BLOCK_PERC:133]
[SOLID_DENSITY:7850]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:PIG_IRON]
[NAME:pig iron][ADJ:pig iron][COLOR:0:7:1]
[VALUE:10]
[SPEC_HEAT:500]
[MELTING_POINT:12106]
[BOILING_POINT:13968]
[BRITTLE]
[SOLID_DENSITY:7850]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:PLATINUM]
[NAME:platinum][ADJ:platinum][COLOR:7:7:1]
[VALUE:40]
[SPEC_HEAT:130]
[MELTING_POINT:13182]
[BOILING_POINT:16885]
[SOLID_DENSITY:21400]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:ELECTRUM]
[NAME:electrum][ADJ:electrum][COLOR:6:6:1]
[VALUE:20]
[SPEC_HEAT:180]
[MELTING_POINT:11828]
[BOILING_POINT:14968]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8650]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:TIN]
[NAME:tin][ADJ:tin][COLOR:7:3:0]
[VALUE:2]
[SPEC_HEAT:210]
[MELTING_POINT:10417]
[BOILING_POINT:14684]
[SOLID_DENSITY:7280]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:PEWTER_FINE]
[NAME:fine pewter][ADJ:fine pewter][COLOR:7:7:1]
[VALUE:5]
[SPEC_HEAT:210]
[MELTING_POINT:10417]
[BOILING_POINT:14684]
[SOLID_DENSITY:7280]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:PEWTER_TRIFLE]
[NAME:trifle pewter][ADJ:trifle pewter][COLOR:7:3:0]
[VALUE:4]
[SPEC_HEAT:210]
[MELTING_POINT:10417]
[BOILING_POINT:14684]
[SOLID_DENSITY:7280]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:PEWTER_LAY]
[NAME:lay pewter][ADJ:lay pewter][COLOR:3:7:0]
[VALUE:3]
[SPEC_HEAT:210]
[MELTING_POINT:10417]
[BOILING_POINT:14684]
[SOLID_DENSITY:7280]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:LEAD]
[NAME:lead][ADJ:lead][COLOR:0:7:1]
[VALUE:2]
[SPEC_HEAT:130]
[MELTING_POINT:10589]
[BOILING_POINT:13148]
[SOLID_DENSITY:11340]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:ALUMINUM]
[NAME:aluminum][ADJ:aluminum][COLOR:7:7:1]
[VALUE:40]
[SPEC_HEAT:900]
[MELTING_POINT:11188]
[BOILING_POINT:14534]
[SOLID_DENSITY:2700]

temperature values unknown, used nickel
[MATGLOSS_METAL:NICKEL_SILVER]
[NAME:nickel silver][ADJ:nickel silver][COLOR:7:7:1]
[VALUE:3]
[SPEC_HEAT:444]
[MELTING_POINT:12619]
[BOILING_POINT:15243]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8650]

temperature values unknown, used copper
[MATGLOSS_METAL:BILLON]
[NAME:billon][ADJ:billon][COLOR:7:3:0]
[VALUE:6]
[SPEC_HEAT:385]
[MELTING_POINT:11952]
[BOILING_POINT:14611]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8930] used copper

temperature values unknown, used silver
value is weighted average of 3 silver and 1 copper
[MATGLOSS_METAL:STERLING_SILVER]
[NAME:sterling silver][ADJ:sterling silver][COLOR:7:7:1]
[VALUE:8]
[SPEC_HEAT:230]
[MELTING_POINT:11731]
[BOILING_POINT:13892]
[SOLID_DENSITY:10490] used silver

temperature values unknown, used copper
also called shakudo or hepatizon depending on the proportions
(some have no silver)
got the name from black corinthian bronze, though these proportions
are more like regular corinthian bronze/brass
I just wanted the liver-colored one, dropped "corinthian"
because it sounds too location/culture specific
value of 11 is the weighted average value of 2copper/1silver/1gold components
[MATGLOSS_METAL:BLACK_BRONZE]
[NAME:black bronze][ADJ:black bronze][COLOR:5:6:0]
[VALUE:11]
[SPEC_HEAT:385]
[MELTING_POINT:11952]
[BOILING_POINT:14611]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8930]

temperature values unknown, used gold
value is weighted average of 3 gold and 1 copper
[MATGLOSS_METAL:ROSE_GOLD]
[NAME:rose gold][ADJ:rose gold][COLOR:5:5:1]
[VALUE:23]
[SPEC_HEAT:129]
[MELTING_POINT:11915]
[BOILING_POINT:15141]
[SOLID_DENSITY:19320] used gold

bismuth itself is brittle, but you can alloy it with tin/copper to make a light-colored bronze
[MATGLOSS_METAL:BISMUTH]
[NAME:bismuth][ADJ:bismuth][COLOR:5:5:1]
[VALUE:2]
[SPEC_HEAT:123]
[MELTING_POINT:10488]
[BOILING_POINT:12815]
[BRITTLE]
[SOLID_DENSITY:9780]

you can make a lighter colored bronze by adding bismuth,
used temp values from bronze, used by incas, at least according to one source ha ha
[MATGLOSS_METAL:BISMUTH_BRONZE]
[NAME:bismuth bronze][ADJ:bismuth bronze][COLOR:6:6:1]
[VALUE:6]
[SPEC_HEAT:435]
[MELTING_POINT:11868]
[BOILING_POINT:14140]
[WEAPON][WEAPON_RANGED][AMMO][DIGGER][ARMOR]
[DAMAGE_PERC:75]
[BLOCK_PERC:75]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8250] used bronze

[MATGLOSS_METAL:ADAMANTINE]
[NAME:adamantine][ADJ:adamantine][COLOR:3:3:1]
[VALUE:300]
[SPEC_HEAT:7500]
[MELTING_POINT:25000]
[BOILING_POINT:50000]
[WEAPON][WEAPON_RANGED][AMMO][DIGGER][ARMOR][ANVIL][ANY_USE]
[WAFERS]
[DAMAGE_PERC:500]
[BLOCK_PERC:500]
[SOLID_DENSITY:200]
[DEEP]</pre>
[[Category:Metals]][[Category:Materials]]

[[ru:Металл]]

40d:Item quality

2009-03-24T15:40:44Z

Norill:

All items in the game have a [[item value|base value]], which is multiplied by what [[material value|material]] the item is made of and by the item's '''quality'''. [[Decoration]]s (such as bone, gems, and studding) further increase the value.

Item quality can have an effect on an item's properties, especially [[armor]] and [[weapons]].

__TOC__
== Quality grades ==

All crafted items ([[furniture]], [[armor]], [[bolts]], etc.) – but not intermediate materials ([[bars]], [[blocks]], etc. except [[cloth]], which does have quality levels) – are bracketed by characters that show the quality of their craftsdwarfship. Dyeing also has a quality level, as does Decorating/Encrusting (with gems, leathers, cloth, etc). Prepared foods have quality levels. Alcohol has a hidden quality rating that controls the amount of happiness a dwarf gets from drinking it. It is not yet known whether the damage or destruction of masterful alcohol can cause tantrums.

{|
! style="padding-right: 35px;" | '''Designation''' || style="text-align: left;" | '''Description''' || style="padding-right: 20px; padding-left: 15px; text-align: center;" | '''Value Modifier''' || style="text-align: center;" | ''' Damage / To-Hit / Armor Modifier'''
|-
|  Item Name || style="text-align: center;" | —     || style="text-align: center;" | ×1  || style="text-align: center;" | ×1.0 
|-
| -Item Name- || Well-crafted || style="text-align: center;" | ×2  || style="text-align: center;" | ×1.2 
|-
| +Item Name+ || Finely-crafted || style="text-align: center;" | ×3  || style="text-align: center;" | ×1.4 
|-
| *Item Name* || Superior quality || style="text-align: center;" | ×4  || style="text-align: center;" | ×1.6 
|-
| ≡Item Name≡ || Exceptional || style="text-align: center;" | ×5  || style="text-align: center;" | ×1.8 
|-
| ☼Item Name☼ || Masterful || style="text-align: center;" | ×12  || style="text-align: center;" | ×2.0 
|-
| ''Unique name'' || Artifact || style="text-align: center;" | ×120  || style="text-align: center;" | ×2.0 
|}

When a masterful quality item is created, the game will announce, "<dwarf> has created a masterpiece!" The destruction or theft of such a masterpiece will cause the dwarf that created it an unhappy thought. [[Trading]] a masterpiece item to merchants is always safe. Masterpiece meals can be eaten safely, although allowing the food to rot will provoke the same response as theft or destruction. Using masterpiece bolts will not cause a tantrum, even if the bolts break. However, if a kobold or wild animal steals a used masterpiece bolt which was lying around, then the maker's mood will decrease. If a bolt misses its target and falls into the [[chasm]] or is melted by "the impertinent [[magma]]", this also counts as defacement.

The magnitude of the unhappy thought is equal to 1000 divided by the number of masterworks the dwarf has created{{verify}}. So a engraver with hundreds of masterwork images on the walls of the fortress will be merely irked by the destruction of a one, while a a dwarf who has only made a single masterwork item would become deeply upset.

Since legendary dwarves are most likely to be the ones creating masterpieces, keeping these creations safe should be high priority; tantruming legendary dwarves can be very difficult to subdue.

[[Artifact]] items have a unique name instead of bracketing symbols and are worth 120x base value. Artifacts, like masterpiece items, will cause a significant mood drop in the creator when destroyed or stolen. According to inspections of the memory values, it seems that artifacts have the same quality value as masterpiece items, with presumably the same armor/weapon modifiers (×2.0){{verify}}.

== Skill and quality levels ==

Tradesdwarves of different [[skill]] levels will produce items of differing quality. "Dabbling" dwarves never (without applicable preference) produce anything above a basic quality item, [[legendary]] dwarves usually produce Exceptional items, and the best legendary dwarves produce Masterful items approximately 27% of the time.

Preferences for particular materials and objects make a considerable difference. Although the exact adjustment is unknown, preliminary testing indicates that they can boost effective skill (not quality) by one to three levels (if the craftdwarf likes the item type, subtype and material).

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" valign="bottom"
|-
!Chance for !!No quality!!Well-crafted!!Finely-crafted!!Superior quality!!Exceptional!!Masterful!!Average [[Value]] Multiplier!!Jump in Average Value
|-
|Dabbling|| 100.0% || || || || || ||1.000||
|-
|Novice|| 63.0% || 31.4% || 5.2% || 0.38% || 0.01% || 0.000089% ||1.430||0.430
|-
|No|| 36.4% || 44.1% || 16.7% || 2.6% || 0.16% || 0.0028% ||1.860||0.430
|-
|Competent|| 18.3% || 43.8% || 29.4% || 7.7% || 0.79% || 0.022% ||2.291||0.431
|-
|Skilled|| 6.7% || 35.6% || 39.4% || 15.8% || 2.4% || 0.091% ||2.725||0.434
|-
|Proficient|| || 23.3% || 44.4% || 26.4% || 5.6% || 0.28% ||3.167||0.441
|-
|Talented|| || 15.5% || 41.5% || 33.3% || 9.2% || 0.58% ||3.415||0.248
|-
|Adept|| || 9.4% || 36.3% || 39.2% || 14.0% || 1.1% ||3.674||0.259
|-
|Expert|| || 5.0% || 29.7% || 43.5% || 20.0% || 1.8% ||3.949||0.275
|-
|Professional|| || 1.9% || 22.2% || 45.8% || 27.2% || 2.9% ||4.245||0.296
|-
|Accomplished|| || || 14.4% || 45.6% || 35.6% || 4.4% ||4.567||0.322
|-
|Great|| || || 10.2% || 42.4% || 41.4% || 5.9% ||4.785||0.218
|-
|Master|| || || 6.7% || 38.2% || 47.4% || 7.7% ||5.021||0.236
|-
|High Master|| || || 3.9% || 33.0% || 53.3% || 9.8% ||5.276||0.255
|-
|Grand Master|| || || 1.6% || 26.9% || 59.2% || 12.2% ||5.552||0.276
|-
|Legendary|| || || || 20.0% || 65.0% || 15.0% ||5.850||0.298
|-
|Legendary+1|| || || || 15.7% || 67.2% || 17.1% ||6.037||0.187
|-
|Legendary+2|| || || || 11.6% || 69.1% || 19.3% ||6.233||0.195
|-
|Legendary+3|| || || || 7.6% || 70.8% || 21.6% ||6.436||0.203
|-
|Legendary+4|| || || || 3.7% || 72.2% || 24.1% ||6.647||0.211
|-
|Legendary+5|| || || || || 73.3% || 26.7% ||6.867||0.219
|-

|}

The above table is based on the formula discovered by [[User:0x517A5D|0x517A5D]]:

First, a skill level is computed, directly related to the dabbling...legendary indicators and likes of the particular crafter. No skill or dabbling is 0, legendary is 15. It is capped at 20.

Item quality is set to 0.

Then dice are rolled. Each roll is independent; all rolls are made even if a previous roll fails.

* If d5 < skill level, quality is bumped.
* If d10 < skill level, quality is bumped.
* If d15 < skill level, quality is bumped.
* If d20 < skill level, quality is bumped.
* If d25 < skill level and d3 == 1, quality is bumped.
This gives the 6 quality levels (0 to 5).


According to inspections of the memory values, it seems that artifacts have a quality of 5.

== Effect of quality on weapon skill {{ver|0.23.130.23a}} ==

To quote Toady:
<div style="width: 50em; padding: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; border: 1px solid #ccc; background: #eee;">
The quality of any weapon, including crossbows used as launchers, affects the skill of the shooter. I think this even leads to obscene things like master crossbows + master bolts causing recruits to shoot like legends. In general, if the quality Q is from 0 to 5, the skill is modified according to

Skillnew = Skilloriginal × (1.0 + 0.2 × Q) + Q

This is pretty extreme and will probably be reduced for all weapons.
</div>

while equipped with a single masterpiece weapon, dwarves have skill increase to Accomplished, not Legendary. Still, the bonus is way too high. See this chart for the exact levels:

Note: This chart is out of date/wrong due to the facts that the integer that represents a specific skill level is not known, how the formula rounds is not known, and the fact that higher legendaries exist is known.

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" valign="bottom"
|-
!Result for !!Well-crafted!!Finely-crafted!!Superior quality!!Exceptional!!Masterful
|-
|Dabbling ||No label ||Skilled ||Talented ||Expert ||Accomplished
|-
|Novice ||Competent ||Proficient ||Expert ||Accomplished||Master
|-
|No label ||Skilled ||Adept ||Professional ||Master ||Grand Master
|-
|Competent ||Talented ||Expert ||Great ||High Master||Legendary
|-
|Skilled ||Adept ||Accomplished ||Master ||Legendary ||Legendary
|-
|Proficient ||Expert ||Great ||Grand Master ||Legendary ||Legendary
|-
|Talented ||Professional||Master ||Legendary ||Legendary ||Legendary
|-
|Adept ||Accomplished||Grand Master ||Legendary ||Legendary ||Legendary
|-
|Expert ||Master ||Legendary ||Legendary ||Legendary ||Legendary
|-
|Professional||High Master ||Legendary ||Legendary ||Legendary ||Legendary
|-
|Accomplished||Grand Master||Legendary ||Legendary ||Legendary ||Legendary
|-
|Great and better||Legendary||Legendary ||Legendary ||Legendary ||Legendary
|}

If this is true, then it would be possible to:

# Train a couple dozen skilled miners
# Give them exceptional picks
# Draft them and give them decent armor
# Kill a goblin siege with a couple dozen legendary speardwarves (picks = 70% damage spears) as long as there are no enemy champions to destroy your armour/shield/wrestling inept speardwarves

[[Category:Items|*Quality]]

Template:Mineral

2009-03-18T18:35:58Z

Norill: Undo revision 41274198 by Norill (Talk)//fail//

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{{{uses|}}}
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|-
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Usage:
<pre><nowiki>
{{Mineral|name=Bituminous Coal|tile=☼|icon=☼|color=#888
|uses =
* 3 coke at [[smelter]]
* [[mason's workshop|Masonry]]
* [[craftsdwarf's workshop|Stone crafting]]
* [[Construction]]
|location =
* [[Sedimentary layer]]s
* Found as veins
|properties =
* Can [[ignite]]
* [[Economic stone]]
* [[Material value]] 1}}
</nowiki></pre>
{{Mineral|name=Bituminous Coal|tile=☼|icon=☼|color=#888
|uses =
* 3 coke at [[smelter]]
* [[mason's workshop|Masonry]]
* [[craftsdwarf's workshop|Stone crafting]]
* [[Construction]]
|location =
* [[Sedimentary layer]]s
* Found as veins
|properties =
* Can [[ignite]]
* [[Economic stone]]
* [[Material value]] 1}}
[[Category:materials templates]]

</noinclude>

Template:Mineral

2009-03-18T18:35:17Z

Norill: Undo revision 41274081 by Hairy Dude (Talk)

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Usage:
<pre><nowiki>
{{Mineral|name=Bituminous Coal|tile=☼|icon=☼|color=#888
|uses =
* 3 coke at [[smelter]]
* [[mason's workshop|Masonry]]
* [[craftsdwarf's workshop|Stone crafting]]
* [[Construction]]
|location =
* [[Sedimentary layer]]s
* Found as veins
|properties =
* Can [[ignite]]
* [[Economic stone]]
* [[Material value]] 1}}
</nowiki></pre>
{{Mineral|name=Bituminous Coal|tile=☼|icon=☼|color=#888
|uses =
* 3 coke at [[smelter]]
* [[mason's workshop|Masonry]]
* [[craftsdwarf's workshop|Stone crafting]]
* [[Construction]]
|location =
* [[Sedimentary layer]]s
* Found as veins
|properties =
* Can [[ignite]]
* [[Economic stone]]
* [[Material value]] 1}}
[[Category:materials templates]]

</noinclude>

40d:Farming

2009-03-04T17:37:01Z

Norill:

[[Image:Df-crops-diagram.png|thumb|200px|General farming flowchart.]]
'''Farming''' is the most universal source of [[food]] in Dwarf Fortress. On maps with plentiful [[shrub]]s, [[animal]]s or bodies of [[water]], [[plant gathering]], [[hunting]] or [[fishing]] can also produce a lot of food; however, these practices often do not scale to the level needed to feed a full-sized fortress. Farming is a highly efficient, reliable, renewable and scalable source of food -- and, after [[cooking]], of compact but valuable trade goods. [[Plants]] are also the only source of [[alcohol]] and [[dye]] other than [[trading]]. Some can be turned into [[clothing]].

== Finding farmland ==

You cannot plant seeds on a bare rock floor, only on [[mud]] or [[soil]]. The easiest way to farm, by far, is to find some soft, arable soil, which is available in great quantity outside the fortress on most maps (the notable exceptions being mountainous maps). If arable soil is unavailable, you will need to set up an [[irrigation]] scheme to deposit mud on the bare rock, which can then have farm plots placed upon it.

== Aboveground or underground? ==

You can plant either underground or aboveground, depending on the type of [[plant]]s you want to grow. The starting [[seed]]s your dwarves may bring with them can only be planted underground. If you want to farm aboveground, you will need to gather seeds from outdoor [[shrub]]s, which can then be planted. Caravans will also sometimes bring additional bags of seeds.

The farm plot should be either entirely above ground or entirely subterranean. A mixed-class farm plot will allow you to choose any crop for planting, but the chosen crop will be planted only on tiles capable of growing it. Worse, planters will not skip over the infertile tiles, leaving the rest of the plot fallow whether it can support the crop or not.

Also, some biomes such as mountains will not support outdoor farming, even when irrigated. You can build a farm on muddy ground, but no seed types will be available for planting there. If you wish to dig a secure outdoor farming area into your underground fort, make sure it's on a biome that supports outdoor farming.

=== Greenhouses ===

If you want a secure way to farm outdoor plants indoors build a greenhouse! 
[[Channel]] out a square area, you can also use the remains of a dried up pond. 
Now build [[floor]]s out of [[Glass]] [[block]]s, this will allow light to pass through, but not invaders. This can in fact be done with any kind of floor, including raw [[stone]], since the area beneath the floor will still receive light and while still being indoors. This may be an exploit. Though to legitimately get some of the security benefit if you have no access to glass or sand, you could consider using grates 
You can now Plant above ground plants like strawberries or Long Land grass in the light, underground. 
CAUTION,
You must channel out the area first then make the floor, it won't work if you make the block floor and mine underneath.

== Defining the farm plot ==

Once you have a suitable location for farming you can have your farmer(s) prepare a [[farm plot]]. That's the actual bit of soil to be tilled.

Enter the {{k|b}}uild menu and place farm {{k|p}}lots. Use {{k|u}} and {{k|k}} to increase the size of the plot, and {{k|m}} and {{k|h}} to decrease it. When the plot is sized and positioned correctly, pressing {{k|Enter}} will place it. Your grower(s) will now rush in and prepare the field, clearing out rubble and other impediments when necessary.

How much farm space do you need? Surprisingly little. A 5x5 plot manned by dabbling farmers will provide enough food to feed and water 30 dwarves. The use of [[Exploits#Cooking_alcohol|boozecooking]] will stretch this to 75 dwarves. If you have decently skilled farmers, the same 5x5 plot (with boozecooking) will feed over 200 dwarves! However, you may wish to increase food production way beyond anything your dwarves could ever consume to create large amounts of valuable trade goods.

== Planting ==

Once a farmer builds the plots, it's time to plant. Go into the plot's {{k|q}} menu and select the type of seed to plant. Your farmers will then take care of the rest. Note that your farmers will not work the plot the whole year without being told to do so: you must designate a crop for ''each'' season. You can designate each season ahead of time by using {{k|a}}, {{k|b}}, {{k|c}}, {{k|d}} from the plot selection screen. You do not have to plant the same thing each season and can change planting orders at anytime, even mid-season. Some plants are only available during certain seasons.

On a farm that is built but not planted, each tile will look like a solid (not blinking) double tilde (~). Once a square has been planted, it will look like a double line. Once the square has been harvested, it will return to the previous state (double tilde).

In the first year, you may want to focus your production on berries aboveground, or fast growing [[plump helmets]] underground, because they can be brewed and eaten raw or cooked. [[Quarry bush]]es, [[cave wheat]] and [[sweet pod]]s require processing before they can be eaten and take longer to grow. [[Pig tail]]s and [[dimple cup]]s can produce cloth and dye respectively, so grow these later. Dimple cups are the only underground crop that can neither be brewed nor otherwise processed into food (except for its seed, which can be cooked). Consider processing and cooking (and adjusted farming) as soon as possible since it adds quality levels to your food and in the case of quarry bushes and sweet pods quintuples the amount of food. Also, if you want to cater for the preferences of your dwarves, you will likely grow all types of crops sooner or later.

You cannot buy outdoor seeds upon embarking. If you choose to plant outdoor crops, designate a dwarf with [[plant gathering]] to gather plants outside until you get some suitable plants, then brew them to get the seeds. You may also [[trading|trade]] for outdoor seeds directly from a non-dwarven [[caravan]], which can be a very effective way of getting a lot very quickly. The biome the farm plot is in might have an effect on the plants permitted in the plot.{{verify}}

Should you wish to plant nothing for a season, you can select {{k|z}} "fallow" from the farm plot menu; this is useful when your larder is overful. If you possess [[potash]], you can fertilize the field to increase yield (see below).

== Increasing yield ==

Any crop may bear more or less fruit, or (as is sometimes the case with unskilled growers) it may even bear no fruit at all, thus wasting the seed. A higher yield will have many benefits along the whole assembly line of further food processing: workers will always work on one "stack" at a time – if (for example) a brewer has "sweet pod [5]" to work with, he will produce "dwarven rum [25]" and somehow squeeze it all into a single barrel.

The yield from a single seed depends on the farmers' [[skill]] and, if above ground, on whether the plot was fertilized.

* '''skill''': no particular skill is checked when harvesting. Only the [[grower]] skill of the farmer who '''planted''' the seed is taken into account. Dabbling planters will frequently produce stacks of only one, and sometimes even zero plants. Legendary growers will often produce "plant name [5]" and rarely even "plant name [6]" stacks from a single seed on a non fertilized field.

*'''fertilization''': Fertilization increases yield up to about 1.5 times{{Verify}}. The amount of [[potash]] needed to fully fertilize a field depends on its size and whether it is indoor or outdoor. Outdoor farms require much more fertilizer. Using {{k|q}} to view the farm plot, look for the field that looks like "''n''/''N'' ft." ''n'' is the amount of fertilizer applied so far, while ''N'' is the maximum amount that may be applied. To fertilize the field choose the {{k|f}}'''ertilize''' command. The {{k|s}}'''eas Fert''' option tells your dwarves to automatically fertilize a field after each season change. You can only fertilize some farming set ups: muddy farm plots, [[light|light above ground]] plots, [[irrigation]]-enhanced farms. The exact parameters are unknown.{{verify}} One potash is required for every three squares of plot (with fractions ignored).

In a discussion concerning the chances to get stacks of 6 plants, [[Toady]] has mentioned:
Yeah, even a novice farmer will get 6 of them once out of every 12000000 attempts.
I think the most you can get is 11 with full fertilization and good farming skill rolls (and some luck).

== Harvesting ==

A few weeks after planting a seed, a crop will sprout on that spot. Crops must be harvested within another few weeks or they will wither. By default, all dwarves will harvest, including [[children]] and even [[nobles]]. This may or may not be desirable: on the one hand, it makes sure that no crops will wither; on the other, it may lead to far away dwarves interrupting their work and running a long way in order to harvest a single plant and less skill gains for your planters.

Harvesting plants earns dwarves [[experience]] in the "growing" [[skill]], so do not be surprised if all your dwarves soon become "dabbling" (or better) growers. Because of that, peasants with no other occupation become farmers almost automatically. Do not be afraid that they might trample your fields: the skill is of no importance during harvest, and no matter how much skill they earn they will still only plant crops if you allow them to in their individual "labor" menu.

If you chose to turn off "All dwarves harvest" in your {{k|o}}rders menu, only dwarves with the "Farming (Fields)" labor enabled will harvest. However, they will often choose to plant new seeds instead of reaping the existing crop, so you risk that some amount may wither. After harvesting a plant (plucking it out of the ground), dwarves will carry it to the nearest [[stockpile]] unless you have "Dwarves ignore food" set in your {{k|o}}rders menu, in which case they will leave the plant blinking on the field. If not moved to a stockpile within a few weeks, it will wither.

== Caveats (warnings) ==

=== Food hauling ===

If you manage to get large-scale farming up and running, you will need to employ many food haulers in order for the food produced on your farms to be edible, even if it has already been harvested. This is because in the current version of the game, items tagged for pending tasks (including Move to Stockpile and Store in Barrel) are unavailable for any other use -- such as eating. An entire fortress of dwarves can starve while they wait for somebody to ''move the food''.

One way to deal with this problem (at least during the heavy farming/harvesting seasons) is to disable hauling of both stone and wood in the top-level {{k|o}}rders menu. This way, most of those jobs will clear out of the job queue, and you will be left mostly with "Store in Barrel" type jobs. You can also increase the number of dedicated food haulers.

=== Storage ===

It can be difficult to manage barrels to store food and drink, and bags to store seeds and processed foods. Combat this by [[Cooking|cooking]] food to consolidate it into larger stacks that won't rot outside of a barrel (it just needs to be indoors on a food stockpile). In the {{k|p}} menu, you can also reserve some empty barrels that will not be used for food storage; instead, they will only be used for brewing and syrup processing tasks. Leaves, sugar, and flour are not edible; to use them up and free their bags, you must cook. You can also cook excess seeds (albeit only up to 4 at a time), to reclaim the bags they occupy. Make sure not to cook your last crop seed!

== See also ==

* [[Crops]]
* [[Irrigation]]
* [[Grower]]

[[Category:Agriculture]]
[[Category:Jobs]]
[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Guides]]

40d Talk:Knife user

2009-02-25T17:40:46Z

Norill: New page: One of my cooks became dabbling knife user after killing a kobold thief. :D

One of my cooks became dabbling knife user after killing a kobold thief. :D

40d:Wrestling

2009-02-16T21:01:18Z

Norill:

The text below applies to using wrestling in [[Adventure Mode]]. Wrestling in [[Fortress Mode]] is presumed to use the same mechanics, although the player has no direct control over how the wrestling is performed.

== Initiating wrestling ==

While standing next to an opponent, the "Attack" key {{K|Shift}}+{{K|a}} by default will give you a list of targets, and allow you to switch modes by pressing {{K|Enter}}.
Press enter until you are in wrestling mode, then chose your opponent as you would for a normal attack.
You should now be on the wrestling screen ready to initiate a wrestle.

== Wrestling screen ==

The wrestling screen is divided into the current holds at the top of the screen and the wrestling options at the bottom.

== Current holds ==

The current holds are displayed at the top of the screen in the following format

You <Your Limb> <direction> <Hold Type> <direction> <Their Limb> Them

the two direction symbols are always either pointing from you toward them to indicate that you are holding them, or from them toward you, indicating that they are holding you.

The Hold Type progresses from holds to locks, and the limbs includes all sorts of limbs appendages, and also weapons.

== Wrestling technique ==

Wrestling generally progresses over a number of actions.

The first step to wrestling is to get a grip on your opponent.

From here, you can either attempt to throw or "take down" your opponent (take down meaning forcefully place on the floor) or progress to a lock.

From a lock you can attempt to do some serious damage.

== Training strategies ==

You can train up quickly by breaking a zombie's limbs, then choking it repeatedly. Take a break from time to time, because you will get tired. (Oddly enough, walking will cause you to become less tired.)
Alternatively you can train wrestling along with your weapon skill by doing a single takedown, or breaking a single joint before finishing an enemy.

== Wrestling strategies ==

If your enemy is wielding a weapon, it is a good idea to break his weapon arm.

Knocking them down without breaking their legs is rather sneaky, as you can wait for them to get up, then charge at them again and keep alternating moves.

You can also use it to grab worn items (including weapons) to prevent them being used against you, and even snatch them away. Beating an [[undead]] pike master with his own weapon is always fun. (Press "shift + i". It displays the inventory. Select the object written in red : It is the one that both you and your opponent are holding)

Due to a bug in the current version{{version|0.28.181.40d}}, you can {{k|r}}emove several things from your backpack into your hands, allowing you to use each held item to grab at an opponent, essentially giving you an extra limb to grapple with.

== What grabs do ==

Breaking joints disables limbs and does not cause bleeding.
* Arm will stop the opponent from using that arm to attack (at least effectively)
* Leg will cause the opponent to fall to the floor and dramatically reduce their movement speed
* Strangling an opponent damages the throat location. A red throat injury is a mortal wound which will inevitably cause the victim to bleed to death. Also makes them winded, which lowers movement speed and may cause suffocation.
* Gouging eyes out will cause incredible pain as well as blinding opponents or at least greatly reducing accuracy and vision. (also causes heavy bleeding)
* Pinching will cause pain/unconsiousness to an opponent without wounding them. You can pinch any part of an opponent, as long as you are using a hand to grab that part.

{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
|+ '''How To Hurt People Limb By Limb'''
|- style="background: grey; color: black;"
! Limb !! Held By !! Grip Actions !! Lock Actions
|- style="background: #eee; padding: 1px;"
|| Head || Hand || Pinch, Gouge,Take down || None
|- style="padding: 1px;"
|| Neck || Any || None || Strangle
|- style="background: #eee; padding: 1px;"
|| Upper Arm || Any || Throw, Take Down || Break Shoulder
|- style="padding: 1px;"
|| Lower Arm || Any || None || Break Elbow
|- style="background: #eee; padding: 1px;"
|| Hand || Any || None || Break Wrist
|- style="padding: 1px;"
|| Upper Body || Any || Take Down, Throw || None
|- style="background: #eee; padding: 1px;"
|| Lower Body || Any || Take Down, Throw || None
|- style="padding: 1px;"
|| Upper Leg || Any || None || Break Hip
|- style="background: #eee; padding: 1px;"
|| Lower Leg || Any || None || Break Knee
|- style="padding: 1px;"
|| Foot || Any || None || Break Ankle
|}

== Changes in the future ==

[[Toady One]]'s mentioned that the system's going to be changed at some point; I can only assume (without looking at his dev/bloat lists) that means the menu will be changed so have you to work by the limb you want to use and the part you want to grab in turn, not all in a list at once. There's the promise of 'dirty' moves he mentioned too, such as slitting your foes throat. That one I’m looking forward to most. I mean... err...

I hope that helps you some.

[[Category:Guides]]

[[Category:Adventurer mode]]

40d:Creature token

2009-02-12T00:38:41Z

Norill: little reaserch

Everything here can be applied to all creature files, e.g. creature_domestic, creature_standard, even creature_equipment.

Since the game is in the Alpha stage, consider everything '''tentative'''.

{| id="toc"
|
* Tokens
** [[#A|A]] [[#B|B]] [[#C|C]] [[#D|D]] [[#E|E]] [[#F|F]] [[#G|G]] [[#H|H]] [[#I|I]] [[#J|J]] [[#K|K]] [[#L|L]] [[#M|M]]
** [[#N|N]] [[#O|O]] [[#P|P]] [[#Q|Q]] [[#R|R]] [[#S|S]] [[#T|T]] [[#U|U]] [[#V|V]] [[#W|W]] [[#X|X]] [[#Y|Y]] [[#Z|Z]]
|}
__NOTOC__

=Tokens=
==A==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| ADD_VERSION
| version
| In which version of the game said creature was introduced. Not used anymore in the 3D version.
[ADD_VERSION:1069]

|-
| ALCOHOL_DEPENDENT
|
| Creature needs alcohol to get through the working day.

|-
| ALL_ACTIVE
|
| Sets if the creature is active in day, night, and twilight. Seems to be a separate value from DIURNAL/NOCTURNAL/CREPUSCULAR/MATUTINAL, rather than implying them.

|-
| ALTTILE
| [[Character Table|CP437 ordinal]] or 'character'
| If set, the creature will blink between its [TILE] and its [ALTTILE].
[ALTTILE:157] or [ALTTILE:'&']

|-
| AMBUSHPREDATOR
|
| Makes the creature start out hidden. Used by giant cave spiders. May make webs hidden too?

|-
| AMPHIBIOUS
|
| Allows a creature to breathe with or without water.

|-
| AQUATIC
|
| Allows a creature to breathe underwater, but causes it to "drown" out of water.

|-
| ATTACK
|
| See the [[#Attacks|Attacks section]].

|}

==B==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
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! width="20%" | Arguments
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|-
| BABY
| age
| Age at which a baby becomes a child. Without this tag, all creatures born will skip the baby stage and be children upon birth.
[BABY:1]

|-
| BEACH_FREQUENCY
| value
| Whales and jellyfish have this. Controls the beaching frequency of the creature.
[BEACH_FREQUENCY:10]

|-
| BENIGN
|
| 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).

|-
| BIOME:*
|
| See [[Biome Tokens|biome tokens]].

|-
| BLOODTYPE
| type
| Sets the creatures' blood type (default red):
*R - Red blood
*G - Green blood
*B - Blue blood
*M - Magenta blood
*C - Cyan blood
*Y - Yellow pus
*W - White ichor
*0 - Black goo
*VOMIT
*SLIME
[BLOODTYPE:0]

|-
| [[Body_tokens|BODY]]
| parts[:...]
| Sets the body parts a creature has. Can supply as many as you want.
[BODY:HUMANOID:2EYES:2EARS]

|-
| [[Bodygloss|BODYGLOSS]]
| gloss
| A body_default.txt function. It replaces a part's description with another. e.g. feet with hooves.
[BODYGLOSS:HOOF]

|-
| BOILING_POINT
| temperature
| The temperature at which the creature boils into goo. [[Temperature scale|DF temperature scale]]

|-
| BONE_BOILING_POINT
| temperature
| The boiling point of the creature's bones.

|-
| BONE_COLDDAM_POINT
| temperature
| The low temperature at which the creature's bones start getting damaged.

|-
| BONE_FIXED_TEMP
| temperature
| The temperature that the creature's bones give off.

|-
| BONE_HEATDAM_POINT
| temperature
| The high temperature where the bones start taking damage.

|-
| BONE_IGNITE_POINT
| temperature
| The temperature at which point the creature's bones burst into flame.

|-
| BONE_MELTING_POINT
| temperature
| The temperature at which the creature's bones melt.

|-
| [[Creature_Tokens/SPEC_HEAT|BONE_SPEC_HEAT]]
| not a temperature
| Specific heat? (temperature difference required to change the temperature of the creature's bones?) {{verify}}

|-
| BONECARN
|
| Creature 'eats' bones. Eating bones makes their happiness go up, but can cause death (suffocation). This tag implies CARNIVORE.

|-
| BUILDINGDESTROYER
| value
| 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.
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.
[BUILDINGDESTROYER:2]

|-
| BUTCHERABLE_NONSTANDARD
|
| (old) 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.

|}

==C==
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| CAN_CIV
|
| Can create civilizations. This tag may activate hunger and thirst. {{verify}}

|-
| CAN_LEARN
|
| A creature with this tag can gain skill experience.

|-
| CAN_SPEAK
|
| Can talk.

|-
| CANNOT_UNDEAD
|
| Cannot become undead.

|-
| CARNIVORE
|
| Creature only eats meat.

|-
| CANOPENDOORS
|
| Allows the creature to open doors.

|-
| CAVE_ADAPT
|
| Gives the creature a bonus in caves. Also causes [[Cave adaptation]].

|-
| CHEESE_BOILING_POINT
| temperature
| The temperature at which the creature's cheese (if any) boils away.

|-
| CHEESE_COLDDAM_POINT
| temperature
| The temperature at which the creature's cheese (if any) starts taking cold damage.

|-
| CHEESE_FIXED_TEMP
| temperature
| The temperature emitted by one unit of the creature's cheese (if any).

|-
| CHEESE_HEATDAM_POINT
| temperature
| The temperature at which the cheese made from the creature's milk starts taking heat damage.

|-
| CHEESE_IGNITE_POINT
| temperature
| The temperature at which the creature's cheese bursts into flame.

|-
| CHEESE_MELTING_POINT
| temperature
| The temperature at which the creature's cheese melts into goo.

|-
| [[Creature_Tokens/SPEC_HEAT|CHEESE_SPEC_HEAT]]
| not a temperature
| Specific heat? (temperature difference required to change the temperature of the creature's cheese?) {{verify}}

|-
| CHEESE_VALUE
| value
| The value per unit of cheese made from the creature's milk (if applicable). Note that only vermin as of current can be milked.

|-
| CHILD
| age
| Age at which a child becomes an adult.
[CHILD:12]

|-
| CHILDNAME
|
* singular
* plural
| Gives the child a special name, eg "hippo calf" instead of "hippo child".
[CHILDNAME:hippo calf:hippo calves]

|-
| CHITIN
|
| When the creature is butchered, it drops chitin, which functions as leather.

|-
| CRAFTSMAN_NAME
|
* singular
* plural
| Sets the name of the craftsman profession.
[CRAFTSMAN_NAME:craftsdwarf:craftsdwarves]

|-
| CREPUSCULAR
|
| Sets if the creature is active in twilight.

|-
| CLUSTER_NUMBER
|
* minimum
* maximum
| The minimum/maximum numbers of how many creatures per spawned cluster.
[CLUSTER_NUMBER:1:3]

|-
| COLOR
|
* fg (foreground)
* bg (background)
* br (brightness)
| [[Color]] of the creature's tile.
[COLOR:3:0:0]

|-
| COOKABLE_LIVE
|
| Set this to allow the creature to be cooked in meals without having to butcher it first.

|-
| CREATURE
| name
| What the game looks for when generating creatures.
[CREATURE:DWARF]

|-
| COLDDAM_POINT
| temperature
| The minimum temperature limit before the creature starts taking damage from freezing.

|-
| COMMON_DOMESTIC
|
| 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

|-
| CURIOUSBEAST_EATER
|
| Allows a creature to eat edible items that it finds? (may imply CURIOUSBEAST_ITEM?) {{verify}}

|-
| CURIOUSBEAST_ITEM
|
| Allows a creature to steal things (usually [[food]]?).

|-
| CURIOUSBEAST_GUZZLER
|
| Will steal [[alcohol]]? Implies CURIOUSBEAST.

|}

==D==
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| DAMBLOCK
| value
| How much natural armor a creature has. Can be set to negative numbers, so the creature takes more damage than usual.
[DAMBLOCK:1]

|-
| DEFENDER
|
| Appears from the glowing pits in a group.

|-
| DIFFICULTY
| number
| [[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."''
[DIFFICULTY:2]

|-
| DIURNAL
|
| Sets if the creature is active in day.

|-
| DRAGONFIREBREATH
|
| Creature breathes dragon level fire.

|-
| DRINK_BOILING_POINT
| temperature
| The temperature at which a drink (milk?) produced from the creature will boil.

|-
| DRINK_COLDDAM_POINT
| temperature
| The temperature at which said drink will take cold damage.

|-
| DRINK_FIXED_TEMP
| temperature
| The temperature emitted by one unit of the creature's drink (if any).

|-
| DRINK_HEATDAM_POINT
| temperature
| The temperature at which aforementioned drink will take heat damage.

|-
| DRINK_IGNITE_POINT
| temperature
| The temperature at which the drink will set your fort ablaze.

|-
| DRINK_MELTING_POINT
| temperature
| [[User:GreyMario]] sez: "Isn't this, like, redundant? It's ''already'' liquid. Perhaps it controls at which point the drink solidifies?" {{verify}}

|-
| [[Creature_Tokens/SPEC_HEAT|DRINK_SPEC_HEAT]]
| not a temperature
| The difference in temperature required to modify the temperature of the drink? {{verify}}

|}

==E==
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| ENDING
|
| Will show up as a leader (only one of them) in a group from the glowing pits.

|-
| EQUIPMENT_WAGON
|
| Implies two unknown flags, NOSTUN, NONAUSEA, NOBLEED, NOEMOTION, NOSTUCKINS, SEVERONBREAKS, NOSKULL, NOSKIN, NOBONES, NOMEAT, PARALYZEIMMUNE, NOFEAR, NOSMELLYROT, NOTHOUGHT, NO_GENDER.

|-
| EQUIPS
|
| Allows the creature to wear or wield items.

|-
| EVIL
|
| Determines whether creature can show up on "evil" maps (see [[Creatures#Threat Matrix|Threat Matrix]]).

|-
| EXTRACT
|
* name
* value
* ? (always 0)
* ? (0 on venoms exception: giant desert scorpion venom)
| 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.
[EXTRACT:cow's milk:7:0:1]

|-
| EXTRACT_ANTIDOTE
|
* name
* value
* ? (always 0)
* ? (always 0)
* ? (always 50 or 100)
| [EXTRACT_ANTIDOTE:cave spider antivenin:7:0:0:50]

|-
| EXTRACT_BOILING_POINT
| temperature
| The temperature value at which a unit of the creature's extract boils away.

|-
| EXTRACT_CHEESE
|
* name
* value
* ?
* ?
| The extract gotten from the creature is a unit of cheese.
[EXTRACT_CHEESE:cow cheese:6:0:1]

|-
| EXTRACT_COOKABLE
|
| Extract is cookable.

|-
| EXTRACT_COLDDAM_POINT
| temperature
| The low temperature value at which the creature's extract starts to take damage.

|-
| EXTRACT_FIXED_TEMP
| temperature
| The temperature that the creature's extract generates on its own.

|-
| EXTRACT_HEATDAM_POINT
| temperature
| The high temperature value at which the creature's extract starts to take damage.

|-
| EXTRACT_IGNITE_POINT
| temperature
| The temperature at which the creature's extract bursts into flame (NOT the container it's in).

|-
| EXTRACT_MELTING_POINT
| temperature
| The temperature at which the creature's extract melts into goo.

|-
| EXTRACT_PARALYZE
|
| (conjectural) Extract is poisonous, causing paralysis that lasts until the extract wears off. Can be delivered by SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT.

|-
| EXTRACT_PARALYZE_INTERMITTENT
|
| (conjectural) Extract is poisonous, causing paralysis on occasional intervals until the extract wears off. Can be delivered by SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT.

|-
| EXTRACT_PERMANENT
|
| (conjectural) The effects of the creature's extract are permanent once applied and do not wear off naturally.

|-
| EXTRACT_SIZE
| size
|
[EXTRACT_SIZE:10]

|-
| [[Creature_Tokens/SPEC_HEAT|EXTRACT_SPEC_HEAT]]
| not a temperature
| The difference in temperature required to modify the temperature of the creature's extract? {{verify}}

|-
| EXTRACT_STUN
|
| (conjectural) Extract is poisonous, causing a permanent stun effect until the extract wears off. Can be delivered by SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT.

|-
| EXTRACT_STUN_INTERMITTENT
|
| (verified) Extract is poisonous, causing temporary stuns on semi-occasional intervals. Can be delivered by SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT.

|-
| EXTRACT_VALUE
| value
| The value per unit of the creature's extract.
[EXTRACT_VALUE:20]

|-
| EXTRAVISION
|
| Creature has enhanced vision (longer vision range, ie. at night).

|}

==F==
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| FANCIFUL
|
| 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.

|-
| FAT
| value
| How much fat a creature produces when it is butchered.
[FAT:3]

|-
| FEMALE
|
| The creature is always female.

|-
| FIREBREATH
|
| The creature breathes fire.

|-
| FIREIMMUNE
|
| The creature is immune to all forms of fire, except DRAGONFIREBREATH.

|-
| FIREIMMUNE_SUPER
|
| The creature is immune to DRAGONFIREBREATH. AI acts as if FIREIMMUNE. Does NOT imply FIREIMMUNE.

|-
| FISHITEM
|
| Needs to be cleaned at a fishery.

|-
| FIXED_TEMP
| temperature
| The natural heat generated by the creature. [FIXED_TEMP:1-?]

|-
| FLEEQUICK
|
| Determines how soon a creature flees in a losing battle.

|-
| FLIER
|
| Allows a creature to fly.

|-
| FREQUENCY
| time
| 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].
[FREQUENCY:42]

|}

==G==
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| GENPOWER
| rate?
| Not used anymore and can be removed safely. Was related to magic.
[GENPOWER:3]

|-
| GLOWCOLOR
|
* fg
* bg
* br
| The colour of the GLOWTILE of the creature (see below).

[GLOWCOLOR:4:0:1]

|-
| GLOWTILE
| ascii
'character'
| 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.

[GLOWTILE:'"']

|-
| GNAWER
|
| The creature chews on food storage containers.

|-
| GOOD
|
| Determines whether creature can show up on "good" maps (see [[Creatures#Threat Matrix|Threat Matrix]]).

|-
| GRASSTRAMPLE
| amount
| Determines the percentage chance of trampling and killing grass when a creature steps on it. Set [GRASSTRAMPLE:0] to make grass never trampled by the creature.
[GRASSTRAMPLE:42]

|}

==H==
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| HAS_RACEGLOSS
| gloss
| Links a material glossary to the creature. It is hardcoded, and there is only 4 types of tag.
[HAS_RACEGLOSS:WOOD]
[HAS_RACEGLOSS:STONE]
[HAS_RACEGLOSS:METAL]
[HAS_RACEGLOSS:PLANT]

|-
| HASSHELL
|
| Creature will leave behind a shell when eaten.

|-
| HEATDAM_POINT
| temperature
| The maximum temperature limit before the creature will start recieving damage from heat. [[Temperature scale|DF temperature scale]]

|-
| HOMEOTHERM
| value
| 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]]

|-
| HORN
|
| Creature drops a horn or horns when butchered, which presumably acts like bone. This tag is broken.

|}

==I==
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| IGNITE_POINT
| temperature
| The temperature at which the creature will burst into flames. [[Temperature scale|DF temperature scale]]

|-
| IMMOLATE
|
| Will ignite, and potentially completely destroy, items the creature is standing on. Keep booze away from critters with this tag.

|-
| IMMOBILE_LAND
|
| The creature is immobile while on land

|-
| INTELLIGENT
|
| Implies CAN_CIV, CAN_SPEAK, CAN_LEARN.

|-
| ITEMCORPSE
|
* [[Item Tokens|item token]]
* subtype
NO_SUBTYPE
* [[Matgloss_tokens|matgloss token]]
* NO_RACEGLOSS
USE_RACEGLOSS
USE_SHARPSTONE
| 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.
[ITEMCORPSE:[[Tokens#Item_Tokens|WOOD]]:NO_SUBTYPE:[[Tokens#Material_Tokens|WOOD]]:USE_RACEGLOSS]

|-
| ITEMCORPSE_QUALITY
| quality
| The quality of an item-type corpse left behind; 5 is masterpiece-level.
[ITEMCORPSE_QUALITY:5]

|-
| IVORY
|
| Creature will produce ivory when butchered. Currently doesn't work.

|}

==L==
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|-
| LARGE_CAVERIVER
|
| In Fortress Mode, spawns from/near cave rivers.

|-
| LARGE_CHASM
|
| In Fortress Mode, spawns from/near chasms.

|-
| LARGE_LAVA
|
| In Fortress Mode, spawns from/near magma.

|-
| LARGE_PREDATOR
|
| 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."

|-
| LARGE_ROAMING
|
| In Fortress Mode, spawns outdoors and is not a vermin creature.

|-
| LAYERING
| value
| 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.

|-
| LEATHER_BOILING_POINT
| temperature
| The temperature at which leather made from the creature's skins will boil away.

|-
| LEATHER_COLDDAM_POINT
| temperature
| The temperature at which leather made from the creature's skins will take damage.

|-
| LEATHER_FIXED_TEMP
| temperature
| The temperature that leather made from the creature's skins generates.

|-
| LEATHER_HEATDAM_POINT
| temperature
| The temperature at which leather made from the creature's skins will take damage.

|-
| LEATHER_IGNITE_POINT
| temperature
| The temperature at which leather made from the creature's skins will burst into flames.

|-
| LEATHER_MELTING_POINT
| temperature
| The temperature at which leather made from the creature's skins will melt away.

|-
| [[Creature_Tokens/SPEC_HEAT|LEATHER_SPEC_HEAT]]
| not a temperature
| The difference in temperature required to modify the temperature of the creature's leather? {{verify}}

|-
| LIGHT_GEN
|
| The creature will generate light, such as in adventurer mode at night.

|-
| LIKES_FIGHTING
|
| Determines whether creature "takes pleasure in slaughter" (after killing something in battle).

|-
| LISP
|
| Creature multiplies 'S' when talking. Ex: "My name isss Recisssiz."

|-
| LITTERSIZE
|
* minumum
* maximum
| Determines the random chance of how many creatures are generated when giving birth. [LITTERSIZE:1:2]

|-
| LOCKPICKER
|
| Lets a creature open doors that are set to forbidden in Fortress Mode. Implies [TRAPAVOID]

|-
| LOOSE_CLUSTERS
|
| The creatures will scatter if they have this tag, or form tight packs if they don't.

|}

==M==
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| MAGICAL
|
| Allows a creature to use magic? However, magic isn't implemented yet.

|-
| MAGMA_VISION
|
|Creature's able to see while covered in magma.

|-
| MALE
|
| The creature is always male.

|-
| MATERIAL
|
* [[Matgloss_tokens|Matgloss token]]
* USE_RACEGLOSS
|

|-
| MATUTINAL
|
| Sets if the creature is active in dawn.

|-
| MAXAGE
|
* minimum
* maximum
| Sets the Min Max age for a creature. Used in world generating and Fortress Mode.
[MAXAGE:150:170]

|-
| MEANDERER
|
| Gives a creature random movement.

|-
| MEGABEAST
|
| Appears on fortress territory in Fortress Mode occasionally. Implies SEMIMEGABEAST.

|-
| MELTING_POINT
| temperature
| The temperature at which the creature will melt into goo.

|-
| MILKABLE
| frequency?
| Allows the creature to be milked. Currently only works with vermin creatures.

|-
| MISCHIEVIOUS
|
| Will pull any levers it comes across. (requires confirmation)

|-
| MODVALUE
| number
| Multiplies the value of items made from the creature by the number in the tag.
[MODVALUE:2]

|-
| MOUNT
|
| Allows the creature to be mounted.

|-
| MOUNT_EXOTIC
|
| You need the [[Dungeon master]] noble to mount the creature.

|-
| MULTIPLE_LITTER_RARE
|
| Makes litters with more than one offspring rare.

|-
| MUNDANE
|
| Marks if the creature is an actual real-life creature. Only used for age-names at present.

|}

==N==
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| NAME
|
* singular noun
* plural noun
* adjective
| What the creature is actually called in game. Make sure there is no space around the ":".
[NAME:dwarf:dwarves:dwarven]

|-
| NARROW
|
| The creature can only wear things that have the narrow tag on it.

|-
| NATURAL
|
| Animal

|-
| NO_AUTUMN
|
| Will not show up during the Autumn season.

|-
| NO_DRINK
|
| Creature does not need to drink.

|-
| NO_EAT
|
| Creature does not need to eat.

|-
| NO_GENDER
|
| No gender will be selected for the creature.

|-
| NO_SLEEP
|
| Creature does not need to sleep.

|-
| NO_SPRING
|
| Will not show up during the Spring season.

|-
| NO_SUMMER
|
| Will not show up during the Summer season.

|-
| NO_WINTER
|
| Will not show up during the Winter season.

|-
| NOBREATHE
|
| Creature doesn't need to breathe or have [BREATHE] parts in body. Cannot drown or be strangled.

|-
| NOBLEED
|
| Creature doesn't bleed.

|-
| NOBONES
|
| Creature will not drop bones on butcher, rot, or decay of severed body parts.

|-
| NOCTURNAL
|
| Sets if the creature is active in night.

|-
| NOEMOTION
|
| The creature has no emotions, and does not rage.

|-
| NOEXERT
|
| Creature can't become tired or over-exerted.

|-
| NOFEAR
|
| Creature doesn't feel fear and will never run away from battle.

|-
| NOMEAT
|
| Creature will not drop meat on butcher.

|-
| NONAUSEA
|
| Creature can't vomit.

|-
| NOPAIN
|
| Creature doesn't feel pain.

|-
| NOSKIN
|
| Creature will not drop skin on butcher.

|-
| NOSKULL
|
| Creature will not drop skull on butcher, rot, or decay of severed head.

|-
| NOSMELLYROT
|
| Creatures' corpse does not create miasma.

|-
| NOSTUCKINS
|
| Weapons can't be stuck in creature.

|-
| NOSTUN
|
| Creature can't be stunned.

|-
| NOTHOUGHT
|
| Creature doesn't think, or doesn't require a [BRAIN] body part.

|-
| NOT_BUTCHERABLE
|
| Creature can't be butchered.

|}

==P==
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|-
| PARALYZEIMMUNE
|
| The creature is immune to all paralyzing special attacks.

|-
| PATTERNFLIER
|
| Flies in a semi-predictable pattern? {{verify}}

|-
| PEARL
|
| Creature will generate pearls.

|-
| PENETRATEPOWER
| value
|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.

|-
| PERSONALITY
|
* token
* lowest % chance
* median
* highest % chance
| Determines chance of personality traits. Standard is 0:50:100. See [[Personality traits]] for more info.
[PERSONALITY:IMAGINATION:0:55:100]

|-
| PET
|
| Allows the creature to be tamed.

|-
| PET_EXOTIC
|
| You need a [[Dungeon master]] noble in your fortress for the creature to be tamable (but any [[Animal trainer]] can do the taming).

|-
| PETVALUE
| value
| 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.
[PETVALUE:42]

|-
| POPULATION_NUMBER
|
* minimum
* maximum
| The minimum/maximum numbers of how many of these creatures can show up on a map per year.
[POPULATION_NUMBER:42:42]

|-
| POWER
|
| Allows the creature to be worshiped by entities with the RELIGION:ANY_APPROPRIATE_POWER tag.

|-
| PREFSTRING
| object
| Sets what other creatures like about this creature. "Blarghh likes dwarves for their beards."
[PREFSTRING:beards]
Multiple entries will be chosen from at random.

|}

==R==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| REMAINS
| <''singular''>:<''plural''>
| ??? Used by treants along with [REMAINS_UNDETERMINED], appears to change the name of a creatures remains.

|-
| REMAINS_COLOR
|
* fg
* bg
* br
| The color of the creature's remains. Used by treants.

[REMAINS_COLOR:6:0:0]
|-
| REMAINS_UNDETERMINED
|
|

|}

==S==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| SAVAGE
|
| Determines whether creature can show up on "savage" maps.

|-
| SEMIMEGABEAST
|
| Appears as boss creature in quests.

|-
| SESSILE_LAND
|
| Obsolete. Use [[#I|[IMMOBILE_LAND]]].

|-
| SEVERONBREAKS
|
| Limbs and body parts sever on breakage.

|-
| SILK_BOILING_POINT
| temperature
| Temperature at which silk made from this creature's webs boils away.

|-
| SILK_COLDDAM_POINT
| temperature
| Temperature at which silk made from this creature's webs takes damage.

|-
| SILK_FIXED_TEMP
| temperature
| Temperature generated by the creature's web silk.

|-
| SILK_HEATDAM_POINT
| temperature
| Temperature at which silk made from this creature's webs takes damage.

|-
| SILK_IGNITE_POINT
| temperature
| Temperature at which silk made from this creature's webs bursts into flame.

|-
| SILK_MELTING_POINT
| temperature
| Temperature at which silk made from this creature's webs melts away.

|-
| [[Creature_Tokens/SPEC_HEAT|SILK_SPEC_HEAT]]
| not a temperature
| The difference in temperature required to modify the temperature of the creature's silk? {{verify}}

|-
| SIZE
| value
| 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.
[SIZE:6]

|-
| SLOW_LEARNER
|
| Presumably similar to [CAN_LEARN], but slower. Present in the entries for ogres and giants

|-
| SMALLAQUATIC_CAVERIVER
|
|

|-
| SMALLAQUATIC_OCEAN
|
|

|-
| SMALLAQUATIC_RIVER
|
|

|-
| SMALLAQUATIC_SWAMP
|
|

|-
| SMALL_REMAINS
|
| If a creature has this tag, it'll leave a small corpse that only rots once, such as vermin.

|-
| SPECNAME
|
*token
*singular noun
*plural noun
*adjective
| Sets a special name for certain instances.
[SPECNAME:MALE:bull:bulls:bull]

|-
| [[Creature_Tokens/SPEC_HEAT|SPEC_HEAT]]
| not a temperature
| The specific heat of a creature? {{verify}}
[SPEC_HEAT:409]

|-
| SPEECH
| filename
| Sets what speech.txt do use for the creature.
[SPEECH:dwarf.txt]

|-
| SPEED
| value
| 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.
[SPEED:400]

|-
| SPHERE
|
| Something related to [[Demon|hidden fun stuff]]. {{verify}} Also if used in combination with the [POWER] token than it sets what religious spheres a creature is aligned to.

|-
| STOUT
|
| Creature has a resistance to being knocked over.

|-
| STANDARD_FLESH
|
|

|-
| SWIMS_INNATE
|
| The creature naturally knows how to swim, as opposed to [SWIMS_LEARNED] below.

|-
| SWIMS_LEARNED
|
| The creature must learn to swim. Requires [CAN_LEARN], obviously.

|-
| SWIM_SPEED
| value
| How fast the creature swims.

|}

==T==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| THICKWEB
|
| The creature's webs can catch larger creatures.

|-
| TILE
| CP437 ordinal or 'character'
| The graphical representation of the creature.
[TILE:157] or [TILE:'&']

|-
| TRADE_CAPACITY
| weight
| How much the creature can carry when used by merchants.
[TRADE_CAPACITY:2000]

|-
| TRAINABLE
|
| Allows a tame creature to be trained into a "War" or "Hunting" variation by way of [[Kennels]].

|-
| TRANCES
|
| Allows the creature to go into martial trances, and to create artifacts via moods.

|-
| TRAPAVOID
|
| The creature is immune to traps.

|-
| TRIGGERABLE_GROUP
|
* minimum?
* maximum?
| [TRIGGERABLE_GROUP:5:50]

|}

==U==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| UNDERSWIM
|
| Creature swims under the water and can't be seen.
|-
| UTTERANCES
|
| Changes the language of the creature into an unintelligible mess.

|}

==V==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| VEGETATION
|
|

|-
| VERMINHUNTER
|
| 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). If assigned to a playable race, members of that race will ONLY be able to eat vermin.

|-
| VERMIN_BITE
|
* amount injected?
* name
* effect (USE_EXTRACT)
| [VERMIN_BITE:10:bitten:USE_EXTRACT]
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.

|-
| VERMIN_EATER
|
| The creature can eat your food.

|-
| VERMIN_GROUNDER
|
| The creature can be picked up if you stand over it. (Requires confirmation)
: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. – [[User:Peristarkawan|Peristarkawan]] 17:27, 24 May 2007 (EDT)

|-
| VERMIN_HATEABLE
|
| Some dwarves will hate the creature and get unhappy thoughts when around it.

|-
| VERMIN_NOFISH
|
| The creature cannot be caught by fishing.

|-
| VERMIN_NOROAM
|
| The creature will not be observed randomly roaming about the map.

|-
| VERMIN_NOTRAP
|
| The creature cannot be caught by trappers or animal traps.

|-
| VERMIN_SOIL
|
| The creature randomly appears near dirt or mud.

|-
| VERMIN_SOIL_COLONY
|
| The vermin will appear in a single tile cluster of many vermin, such as a colony of ants.

|-
| VESPERTINE
|
| Sets if the creature is active in evening.

|-
| VIEWRANGE
| value
| How far the creature can see?

|}

==W==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| WAGON_PULLER
|
| Allows the creature to pull caravan wagons.

|-
| WEBBER
|
| The creature will create webs. It also seems to make creatures flying. More testing is needed.

|-
| WEBIMMUNE
|
| The creature will not get caught in webs.

|}

=Attacks=
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
!width="50"|Tag
!width="225"|What It Does

|-
|[ATTACK:MAIN:BYTYPE:GRASP:punch:punches:1:2:BLUDGEON][ATTACKFLAG_WITH]

''Format:''
[ATTACK:''priority'':(BYTYPE:''type'' || BYTOKEN:''bodypart''):''"verb"'':''"conjugate verb"'':''min dmg'':''max dmg'':''dmg type'']([(ATTACKFLAG_WITH || ATTACKFLAG_CANLATCH)])([SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT:''min'':''max''])
|Sets what natural attacks a creature has.

|-
|MAIN
SECOND
|''MAIN'': Sets the attack to act as the creatures' main attack.
''SECOND'': The creature will only use this attack if it can't use the MAIN attack(s).

|-
|BYTYPE:GRASP
BYTOKEN:TAIL_STINGER
|''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]].
''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.

|-
|punch:punches
|Sets the verb for the attack.

|-
|1:2
|Sets the Min Max for the damage.

|-
|BLUDGEON, PIERCE, SLASH, GORE, BURN, HEAT, COLD
|Sets the damage type for the attack.

|-
|[ATTACKFLAG_WITH]
|Attacks in combat inform which body part was used in the attack.
"Ratman punches Blargg with his right hand."

|-
|[ATTACKFLAG_CANLATCH]
|Allows the creature to latch on with the attack. "Crocodile latches on Blargg's head firmly."

|-
|[SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT:50:100]
|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).

|-
|[SPECIALATTACK_SUCK_BLOOD:50:100]
|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?)
|}

[[Category:Modding]]
[[Category:Tokens]]

40d:Trading

2009-02-06T20:08:40Z

Norill: /* Seizing items */

{{Building|name=Trade depot|key=D
|job=
1 of:
* [[Broker]] noble
* None (See description)
|construction=
3 of
* [[Block]]
* [[Metal bar]]
* [[Stone]]
* [[Wood]]
|construction_job=
* [[Architecture]]
* and 1 of:
** [[Metalsmithing]]
** [[Masonry]]
** [[Carpentry]]
|purpose=
Trade goods with other races.
}}
'''Trading''' in Dwarf Fortress first occurs in the first [[autumn]] after establishing your fortress, with the arrival of the [[dwarf|Dwarven]] [[Trading#Caravans|caravan]]. Trading is a good way to acquire resources that are not available or are rare in the local area. It also allows for more freedom in selecting starting gear, because items can always be obtained through trade later, e.g. one can drop the expensive [[anvil]] to bring 500 extra units of [[alcohol|booze]] or purchase additional skills for the expedition party. New players can [[Your_first_fortress#Trading|look here]] for advice on trading with the first caravan.

== Trade Depot ==
Building a '''Trade Depot''' ({{K|b}} - {{K|D}}) will allow you the opportunity to trade with caravans that arrive at your fortress. Trade depots can be created from almost any material, and construction requires the [[Architecture]] skill along with the appropriate craft labor ([[Carpentry]], [[Masonry]], or [[Metalsmithing]]).

While it may be convenient to build a Trade Depot outside first, it is usually a good idea to move it inside or build fortifications around it to protect caravans and your goods from [[thief|thieves]] and [[goblin]]s.

Hit {{K|q}} to bring up the building interaction mode, and then move your cursor over the Trade Depot to gain access to the following options.

=== Move Goods to/from Depot ===
{{K|g}}: This command becomes active when a caravan arrives on your map. Choosing items from this menu will mark them as [PENDING] and [[dwarves]] will begin moving them to the depot (all dwarves regardless of labor settings will move goods to the depot when necessary). Items that have been brought to the depot are ready for trade and will be marked as [TRADING]. Items nominated for trading will remain at the depot until the caravan leaves, or the [PENDING] / [TRADING] flag is cleared by choosing the item again. Once no longer required at the depot, items will be available for use or hauling to stockpiles as normal.

=== No trader needed at depot or Trader requested at depot ===
{{K|r}}: This requests a dwarf to come to the depot. To conduct trades with caravans, a trader must be present at the Trade Depot. Once requested, a dwarf will make their way to the depot, and remain there until released with this setting, or the dwarf decides to drink, sleep, or eat.

=== Only broker may trade or Anyone may trade ===
{{K|b}}: This setting determines who will perform the trade. If '''Only broker may trade''' is active, then only the [[Broker]] [[noble]] will respond to the trader request. This can become a problem when the broker is sleeping or otherwise occupied, but dwarves with low [[Broker skills]] will receive poorer deals when trading.

=== Trade ===
{{K|t}}: This option becomes available once the caravan and your trader are both at the depot. It begins trading.

==Trading==
{{:Trading/Flowchart}}
After entering the trade menu, select the items to offer from the right, and the desired items from the left. All caravans have a weight limit which cannot be exceeded, and the allowed additional weight is displayed in the lower right corner. If the acting broker has at least Novice or better [[Appraisal]] skill, the value of all items will be displayed. Once the proposal is ready, press {{K|t}} to make an offer, but merchants will not agree unless they make adequate profit. Be sure to use '''trade''', not '''offer''' {{K|o}}, as this will make a gift of the selected items. The amount of acceptable profit is determined by the broker's [[Broker skills|skills]] and the merchant's mood, described below. Merchants may attempt to propose counteroffers if they do not accept the proposal, which can then be accepted, rejected, or further amended by the broker.

A good rule of thumb for inexperienced brokers is to give merchants a 50% or better profit. For example, if the desired goods are worth 500☼, make sure their profit is at least 250☼ (which would make the total worth of the offered goods 750☼). This should ensure that the merchants are happy with the trading and that they accept the trade immediately without making ridiculous counteroffers. With more experienced brokers or pleased merchants, even marginally profitable trades can be successful, and counteroffers can be rejected safely, offering the same trade again.

=== Trading cue colors ===

* Items in brown have been created (or modified) by your fortress. They can be traded away or offered as a gift.
* Items in white were created by another source. They can be traded, but if one of these items has been selected, the entire selection cannot be offered as a gift.
* Items in purple are under a no-export mandate and should not be traded away unless exceptional circumstances (or masochism) push you to do this.

=== Merchant mood ===
If your broker has Novice or better [[Judge of Intent]] skill, there will be a line added below the merchant's dialogue describing the caravan's attitude. Their attitude rises with successful trades (especially if they get lots of profit) and falls when you propose deals they don't like.

* (trader) seems ecstatic with the trading
* (trader) seems very happy about the trading
* (trader) seems pleased with the trading
* (trader) seems willing to trade (Default, at least for humans)
* (trader) seems to be rapidly losing patience
* (trader) is not going to take much more of this
* (trader) is unwilling to trade

The happier you make a merchant, the less profit margin he will demand in a trade. If merchants reach the lowest level, no further trade will be possible, and they will immediately pack up and leave your depot. Since annoyed traders are more likely to reject deals, you should be generous in initial negotiations. Skilled negotiators seem less likely to offend traders with unsuccessful deals.

=== Seizing items ===

Pressing {{K|s}} from the trade menu will seize the selected items of the merchant's. If you seize goods from a caravan, the merchant will respond "Take what you want. I can't stop you." and then leave immediately without the seized goods. Items cannot be seized from the dwarven caravan, and other races will not buy stolen goods (marked in red) unless they are tricked into asking for them via counteroffer, or the items are "naturalized" by decoration or used to create other goods. Seizing goods will hurt diplomatic relations, but is not grounds for an automatic [[siege]].

As a side note, if you remove your trade depot, all the caravan's items will drop to the ground, to be readily hauled away by your dwarves. This does not mark the item as stolen, and the caravan will leave.

Another way to steal without marking as stolen is to forbid traders' goods. They will leave them in depot.

===Offering items===

{{key|o}} You can also give away items, as gifts to the leaders of the [[civilization]] you are trading with. This presumably helps relations between yourself and the other faction. The exact effects are unknown but it is believed that offering goods increases the quantity and variety of trade goods brought by next year's caravan. Also the [[King]] may require offerings before his arrival.

== Caravans ==
Each friendly race will send a caravan once per year, but only if that race considers the fortress site accessible (as denoted on the embark screen). The exception is dwarves, who always arrive. Caravans appear to enter the map from a random direction which does not coincide with the relative direction of the originating [[civilization]], and they may appear from different directions or z-levels each year. Caravans may leave without trading if it takes too long to reach the trade depot, and they cannot use stairs. Caravans will embark on their journey exactly one month after their arrival, whether they have succeeded in reaching the depot or not.

=== Wagons ===
[[Image:Depot alley.png|thumb|right|A depot in the fortress, with a narrow, trapped accessway.]]
[[Image:Depot accessible.png|thumb|right|Composite image of depot access screen. Strategically arranged walls and natural obstacles (boulders) force wagons to enter and exit the map immediately to the east of the depot.]]
All races except elves will send [[wagon]]s with their caravans, which have a much greater capacity for bringing foreign imports and accepting dwarven exports. Unfortunately, wagons require paths that are three tiles wide to pass. Wagons may enter the map in a location different from merchants with pack [[animals]], if the point the animals entered was inaccessible to the wagons. If wagons are unable to find an open path to your trade depot (or if you have not built a depot at all), they will bypass your site and you will only be able to trade for what is available on the pack animals.

Wagons cannot cross [[stair]]s or [[door]]s (even if the doors span an area ordinarily wide enough for the wagon to pass). Obstructing [[boulder]]s must be smoothed ( {{K|d}} - {{K|s}} ), and [[tree]]s must be cut down ( {{K|d}} - {{K|t}} ). [[Shrub]]s do not obstruct wagons, and neither do [[ramp]]s, [[bridge]]s, [[road]]s, or [[floor]] tiles. (However, ramps covered by a [[hatch]] do obstruct.) The impassable tiles of [[workshop]]s and other buildings will obstruct, but the passable tiles of those buildings will not. Any buildings which are normally passable, including [[restraint]]s and [[trap]]s, will not obstruct wagons either, nor will creatures, whether restrained or free.

To keep trees from growing and blocking a path, you should build roads, bridges, or floor tiles over any [[soil]] tiles that make up part of the path. Ramps must be used to adjust [[z-level]] elevation.

After a trade depot is built, you can use {{K|D}} to check wagon accessibility. The display is somewhat misleading: tiles marked in green mean a wagon can ''fit'' in that space, not that it can necessarily reach it from the edge of the map. Further, the green {{Raw Tile|W|{{COLOR:2:0:1}}|{{COLOR:2:0:0}}}}s only represent where the ''center'' of the wagon can fit -- so a three-tile wide path, which can fit a wagon, will only show up as one-tile wide line of {{Raw Tile|W|{{COLOR:2:0:1}}|{{COLOR:2:0:0}}}}s. When the route they would take goes over hills (ramps), it's hard to eye whether it is continuous all the way to the edge of the map, so be sure you see the words "depot accessible" on the depot access screen.

As long as you have a three-tile wide path to the depot that reaches ''any'' edge of the map, wagons will be able to reach the depot. If there is only one path they can take, they will take that path. You can force them to enter and exit the map in an exact spot -- preferably very near your depot -- by erecting walls or digging channels so that all paths but the one you want them to take are blocked.

=== Liaisons ===
[[Liaison]]s may be sent with caravans to speak to important dwarves. They will allow you to choose the type of items that your fortress is interested in, and will focus on bringing more of that kind of item on the next caravan (however those items will also be more expensive). They will also present you with a list of the items they're willing to pay more for, which will be effective upon their next arrival.

Trade agreements can be viewed at a later time through the Civilization menu ({{k|c}}). These trade agreements are cleared when a liason of the corresponding civilization enters the screen, so they are generally not accessible after the caravan has arrived.

=== Races ===
The following races send caravans.

==== [[Dwarves]] ====
The dwarven caravan:
* arrives in [[Calendar|autumn]].
* employs wagons to bring more goods.
* typically carries [[food]], [[alcohol|booze]], [[leather]], and supplies. Dwarves alone may carry [[steel]] and steel goods.
* tends to be well guarded.
* sends a liaison who will speak with the [[Expedition leader]] (or [[Mayor]]) to negotiate prices.
* is responsible for the number of immigrants received (when the caravan escapes alive).
* will not cause sieges when repeatedly destroyed or lost.
* is the only caravan to arrive during a fortress' first year.
* always arrives regardless of embark location.
* cannot have its goods seized from the trade menu.

==== [[elf|Elves]] ====
[[Image:Evil_elves.png|thumb|400px|A typical elven caravan.]]

The elven caravan:
* arrives in [[Calendar|spring]].
* does not send wagons.
* typically carries [[cloth]], [[rope]], various above ground [[plants]] and their byproducts, [[log]]s, [[wood]]en [[craft]]s & [[weapon]]s, large-sized clothing and [[armor]], and may carry tame [[creatures]].
* carries more wood logs the smaller a fort's wood stockpile.
* tends to be unguarded.
* may send a diplomat who imposes a tree cutting quota.
* does not accept some items in trade.

Elven traders do not like to be offered any tree byproducts. Forbidden items include{{ver|0.28.181.40d}}:

* [[Wood]]en items, and items derived from wood (including [[tower-cap]] logs), such as [[charcoal]] and [[pearlash]]
* Clear and crystal [[glass]] (because [[pearlash]] is used in their creation)
* Items [[decoration|decorated]] with any of the above materials
* [[Obsidian]] shortswords (since they have wooden handles)
* [[Soap]] (made with [[ash]])

Offering or trading forbidden items will cause the caravan to refuse to trade any more that season and will leave immediately. Additionally you will be called uncouth, crude, and barbaric for suggesting it. Tragic incidence can befall name callers which if repeated can lead to [[siege|interesting times]] and even great [[fun]]!

However, [[stone]] and [[metal]] items, even when [[charcoal]] is used in production, are acceptable. Items made from [[silk]] are acceptable, as are all non-wooden plant-derived products such as [[cloth]] and [[thread]]. Different from previous versions, items made of bone and shell are acceptable. You can also transport your goods to the [[trade depot]] in a wooden [[bin]], as long as you do not try to sell the bin. Living animals are acceptable, as long as the [[cage]] or [[trap]] is not made of [[wood]].

Be especially careful with reselling items from other caravans, as decorated items made out of a non-living material may include decorative materials that were made of living materials. All items that elven caravans sell are also unacceptable to sell back to elves, as the dwarves have no means of proving that they were made in an "elf kosher" way — and all dwarves know that elves have terrible memory.

==== [[Human]]s ====
The human caravan:
* arrives in [[Calendar|summer]].
* employs wagons to bring more goods.
* typically carries a very large quantity and variety of goods.
* tends to be moderately guarded.
* sends a liaison who will speak with the broker to negotiate prices.

==== [[Goblin]]s ====
A goblin caravan may arrive if your civilization is at peace with the goblins.

The goblin caravan:
*does not send wagons
*tends to be unguarded
*brings mostly food and cloth
*does not send a liaison or a guild representative
*does not make import/export agreements

=== Destruction ===
If caravans are destroyed (intentionally or unintentionally), the items may remain for use. Traders caught in a [[cave-in]] will flee as if they were attacked but will leave all the items dropped by the caravan behind. Pack animals carrying items are affected just like a normal tamed [[mule]] and must be killed in the cave-in for them to drop items on the ground. It is however much more likely that the pack animal(s) will only be stunned or rendered unconscious and flee shortly after recovering from the hit. Wagons will collapse if caught in a cave-in, leaving all that it was carrying on the ground as a result. Wagons can also be destroyed by [[ocean]] waves coming up onto the shore if you have settled in the appropriate area. The only difference between collapsing under waves or a cave-in is a higher probably of recovering items if the wagon is destroyed by a wave.

Repeated caravan destruction (intentional or unintentional) will strain diplomatic relations and may result in a [[siege]].

User talk:Norill

2009-02-06T17:24:30Z

Norill: Replacing page with 'blah!'

blah!

40d Talk:Metal

2009-02-06T17:22:29Z

Norill: /* USE THE FRIGGIN CALCULATOR!!! */

what does brittle mean. (For the game, I know what it means). --[[User:Soyweiser|Soyweiser]] 13:20, 6 November 2007 (EST)
:Hey Soyweiser, if you look at the Raw file below there are tags for [BRITTLE] on some of the metals. I can only assume that this increases the chances of a weapon or other object breaking when in use; but that's just a guess. --[[User:Markavian|Markavian]]
:: Yeah, I saw that in the raw files indeed. Perhaps it makes the items degrade faster. But we have no proof of this yet? nobody tested it? --[[User:Soyweiser|Soyweiser]] 06:47, 7 November 2007 (EST)

I'm pretty sure that the brittle flag means that you cannot make craft goods and furniture from it. Note that bismuth and pig iron cannot be made into any craft good or furniture item.

== Alloys ==

Alright, someone merged [[Alloy]] into this page, but there's also alloy information at [[smelting]]. If not its own page, where are we gonna put that info? --[[User:Turgid Bolk|Turgid Bolk]] 01:18, 7 November 2007 (EST)

== Counts ==

Is the number of resulting bars always the same as the one of used bars/ore pieces? There used to be some bugs, resulting in getting more or less bars, than expected. Has anyone checked this in the last version? [[User:Dorten|Dorten]] 04:06, 10 January 2008 (EST)
:[[Galena]]. [[Tetrahedrite]]. [[User:VengefulDonut|VengefulDonut]] 10:27, 10 January 2008 (EST)

== Graph ==

Anyone want to make a graph like http://archive.dwarffortresswiki.net/images/9/9c/Metalchart.png ? If nobody says yes, I might give it a try. --[[User:Savok|Savok]] 15:58, 2 February 2008 (EST)

:That's pretty awesome... t'would be quite the undertaking to get it fully updated and still understandable though. The fuel flow is a tad bit confusing, but not very much so. --[[User:N9103|Edward]] 21:56, 2 February 2008 (EST)

::Additionally, width would have to be less than about 781px, which was the width of the old image and nigh horizontal scrollbar width. --[[User:Savok|Savok]] 22:02, 2 February 2008 (EST)

== Pewter values ==

Just making sure my math is right...
Tin (2) Trifle pewter (4)
Tin (2) ==> Trifle pewter (4)
Copper (2) Trifle pewter (4)

6 units of wealth have been converted into 12 units of wealth. A 100% value increase.

Tin (2) Fine pewter (5)
Tin (2) ==> Fine pewter (5)
Tin (2) Fine pewter (5)
Copper (2) Fine pewter (5)

8 units of wealth have been converted into 20 units of wealth. A 150% value increase.

Tin (2) Lay pewter (3)
Tin (2) ==> Lay pewter (3)
Lead (2) Lay pewter (3)
Copper (2) Lay pewter (3)

8 units of wealth have been converted into 12 units of wealth. A 50% value increase.

The reason to do lay pewter over fine pewter or trifle pewter would be
* More bars per smelting over trifle pewter. Potentially important if no magma.
* Less tin consumption. Tin can be used for bronze alloys which are weapon capable.

Correct?
--[[User:Shagie|Shagie]] 14:35, 7 March 2008 (EST)

: 8 units of wealth into 20 units of wealth is 250%, not 150%. [[User:Emmanovi|Emmanovi]] 16:21, 22 November 2008 (EST)

:: If you go from 100% to 250%, that's called an increase of 150%. Shagie's math and terminology are both correct. --[[User:Sowelu|Sowelu]] 19:49, 26 November 2008 (EST)

::: Ah, point taken. I guess I shouldn't skim-read in future, heh. [[User:Emmanovi|Emmanovi]] 18:01, 28 November 2008 (EST)

== Bar count? ==

Is there a page that lists how many bars are needed to forge different things? There's some info at [[armor]]. But there's no info at [[weapon]], crafts, or [[furniture]]. Should there be a unified list here? --[[User:Strangething|Strangething]] 17:46, 16 July 2008 (EDT)

:"All metal furniture requires 3 bars to forge except for chains, animal traps, buckets and blocks." (not my quote) --[[User:AlexFili|AlexFili]] 03:59, 17 July 2008 (EDT)

:[[Metalsmith's forge]]. [[User:VengefulDonut|VengefulDonut]] 09:58, 18 July 2008 (EDT)

== alloys ==

is something required to make the fancier alloys like nickel-silver or electrum? i melted down some cages at my smelter but i couldn't make nickle silver or bronze – [[template:unsigned|unsigned]] comment by [[User:Eerr|Eerr]]
: [[Nickel silver]] requires 2 [[Nickel]] + 1 [[Copper]] + 1 [[Zinc]]. [[Electrum]] is 1 [[Gold]] and 1 [[Silver]]. For rough ideas in-game, go to the stones menu of the Stocks menu and click into stones to find what they can be used in. Or look up the reactions file in your data. -[[User:Fuzzy|Fuzzy]] 18:27, 22 November 2008 (EST)

== Profits ==

I added a 'Profit' column to the metal/reaction list. This shows the value added by performing the reaction: There's "profit per bar" if you want to make the most of limited bars, and "total profit" if you're worried about smelter time or limited fuel. Should make it easier to see which reactions are better at a glance, of course it doesn't take a lot of things into account...like "bismuth is otherwise useless". Pig iron and steel are a little weird because they have other inputs too. Hope you like it, revert if it sucks. --[[User:Sowelu|Sowelu]] 19:47, 26 November 2008 (EST)

:Recent changes to the profit column have been for the worse. Generally, the metal bars are used to make something and are not kept in bar form, so the value of the actual bars is much less important than the material multiplier. The profit column should (and at some point did) reflect the change in material multiplier. This can easily be used to compute the value difference of nickel silver doors vs doors of the base materials or similar for any other metal item. [[User:VengefulDonut|VengefulDonut]] 10:18, 23 January 2009 (EST)

::Agreed, and reverted. The pig iron entry looks funny to me, but the rest look right. --[[User:Squirrelloid|Squirrelloid]] 19:21, 23 January 2009 (EST)

==USE THE FRIGGIN CALCULATOR!!!==
Comparing values like that (i mean iron (10) + pig iron (14) + flux (2) + coal (2)) is absolutely inconvenient! Cause this way you get equal values for flux and coal for example, but in fact flux '''STONE''' worth 6 and coal '''BAR''' worth 10. This way you give absolutely wrong and irrelevant profits!--[[User:Dorten|Dorten]] 01:44, 6 February 2009 (EST)

:Dorten, stone and bar aren't products, they're just materials that need further processing. So the important thing is not how much a stone or bar is worth but it's material value(MV). Flux stone is flux MV (2)* stone modifier (3) = 6 and coal bar is 2*5=10 indeed, but when you decide to make, let's say, a statue from these, it's worth 60 for both coal and flux. The profit column contains the MV increase, not the bar/stone item's value increase. [[User:Norill|Norill]]

:The "real value profit" you end up getting with things made of steel is going to vary non-linearly based on what you make out of the steel. Perhaps we should just drop off all flux and coal costs from the profit calc and add a note about what is not included. [[User:VengefulDonut|VengefulDonut]] 10:26, 6 February 2009 (EST)

::I don't think we should drop that costs. When you do that, you recive a very simple equation which can be solved by anyone who dont care about coal's and flux's MV. Lets leave that ''harder'' math as is. [[User:Norill|Norill]]

40d:Dimple cup

2009-02-04T16:52:35Z

Norill:

{{Crop|color=#0000ff|seed_color=#ff00FF|character=♥|name=Dimple Cup|seed=Dimple Cup Spawn|edible=No|cookable=No|alcohol=None|rarity=Common|spring=1|summer=1|autumn=1|winter=1|habitat=Subterranean|uses=
|other_products=
<div style="text-align: center">''Dimple dye''</div>
}}

'''Dimple cups''' can be milled into dimple dye at a [[millstone]] or [[quern]]. They are not usable as food or alcohol.

* Grow time: 500 
* Plant value: 4
* Mill value: 20
* [[Dye]] color: Midnight blue
* Seasons: All

==See Also==
*[[List of crops]]
*[[The clothing industry]]

[[Category:Indoor crops]]
[[Category:Spring crops]]
[[Category:Summer crops]]
[[Category:Autumn crops]]
[[Category:Winter crops]]
[[Category:Non-brewable plants]]
[[Category:Inedible plants]]
[[Category:crops]]

40d:Metal

2009-02-04T16:33:17Z

Norill:

'''Metal''' is a [[material]] extracted from [[ore]] at a [[smelter]]. It is then sometimes combined with other materials to form an '''alloy''' metal. An alloy usually improves on the properties of its components to give more uses and [[Item value|value]]. The metal bars resulting from the [[smelting]] are used to make items such as [[weapon]]s, [[armor]], and [[furniture]] at a [[Metalsmith's forge|forge]]. Smelting pure ores into the corresponding bars raises the base value from 3 (for stone) to 5. This value is then multiplied against the base value of the metal (except adamantine, which produces wafers instead of bars).

==Alloys==
Many metals can be mixed together to create alloys. In a few cases these alloys will result in an overall increase in value, or the resultant alloy will be more powerful when used to forge weapons or armour. Many alloys result in no overall increase in wealth. The main use of these alloys is to allow you to dilute any valuable metals you import, or to create items with interesting colours: for instance, [[rose gold]] is purple. An additional benefit is reduced fuel use as in some cases you can create alloys from raw ores.

In terms of maximizing total material value, currently{{version|0.28.181.40d}} [[tin]] should be made into [[fine pewter]] or [[bronze]] (depending on availability of copper), and [[zinc]] should be made into [[brass]]. If [[copper]] is limited, it should be used for fine pewter. [[Nickel]] and [[lead]] do not form valuable alloys:

*2 tin, 1 copper, and 1 lead can form 4 [[lay pewter]] worth 12, or 3 [[trifle pewter]] and 1 lead worth 14.
*2 nickel, 1 copper, and 1 zinc can form 4 [[nickel silver]] worth 12, or 2 nickel and 2 [[brass]] worth 18.

On the other hand, nickel silver is [[magma-safe]], so it can be useful if you're short on nickel and [[iron]] and haven't found any [[bauxite]].

== List of metals ==

"Reaction" indicates the recipe for an alloy metal; this does not include the [[fuel]] used in their creation. "Profit" indicates the value gained per bar of metal and total value gained by performing this reaction, without counting the fuel used.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Metal
! Colors
! Value
! Density
! Weapon/Armor
! Other uses
! Reaction
! Profit
|-
![[Copper]]
|{{Tile|*|#808000|#800000}}||2||8.93||66%/66%||Ranged weapons, ammo, picks
|-
![[Nickel]]
|{{Tile|*|#c0c0c0|#008080}}||2||8.80
|-
![[Zinc]]
|{{Tile|*|#c0c0c0|#008080}}||2||7.13
|-
![[Tin]]
|{{Tile|*|#c0c0c0|#008080}}||2||7.28
|-
![[Lead]]
|{{Tile|*|#808080|#c0c0c0}}||2||11.34
|-
![[Bismuth]]
|{{Tile|*|#f0f|#800080}}||2||9.78||||Only used to make Bismuth Bronze
|-
![[Nickel silver]]
|{{Tile|*|#fff|#c0c0c0}}||3||8.65||||||Nickel x2 + Copper + Zinc||+1/+4
|-
![[Lay pewter]]
|{{Tile|*|#008080|#c0c0c0}}||3||7.28||||||Tin x2 + Copper + Lead||+1/+4
|-
![[Trifle pewter]]
|{{Tile|*|#c0c0c0|#008080}}||4||7.28||||||Tin x2 + Copper||+2/+6
|-
![[Fine pewter]]
|{{Tile|*|#fff|#c0c0c0}}||5||7.28||||||Tin x3 + Copper||+3/+12
|-
![[Bronze]]
|{{Tile|*|#808000|#800000}}||5||8.25||75%/75%||Ranged weapons, ammo, picks||Tin + Copper||+3/+6
|-
![[Billon]]
|{{Tile|*|#c0c0c0|#008080}}||6||8.93||||||Copper + Silver||+0/+0
|-
![[Bismuth bronze]]
|{{Tile|*|#ff0|#808000}}||6||8.25||75%/75%||Ranged weapons, ammo, picks||Tin + Copper x2 + Bismuth||+4/+16
|-
![[Brass]]
|{{Tile|*|#ff0|#808000}}||7||8.55||||||Zinc + Copper||+5/+10
|-
![[Sterling silver]]
|{{Tile|*|#fff|#c0c0c0}}||8||10.49||||||Silver x3 + Copper||+0/+0
|-
![[Pig iron]]
|{{Tile|*|#808080|#c0c0c0}}||10||7.85||||Only used to make steel||Iron + [[Flux]] stone + Coal||-4/-4
|-
![[Iron]]
|{{Tile|*|#808080|#c0c0c0}}||10||7.85||100%/100%||Ranged weapons, ammo, picks, anvils
|-
![[Silver]]
|{{Tile|*|#fff|#c0c0c0}}||10||10.49||50%/*||
|-
![[Black bronze]]
|{{Tile|*|#800080|#808000}}||11||8.93||||||Copper x2 + Silver + Gold||+0/+0
|-
![[Electrum]]
|{{Tile|*|#ff0|#808000}}||20||8.65||||||Silver + Gold||+0/+0
|-
![[Rose gold]]
|{{Tile|*|#f0f|#800080}}||23||19.32||||||Gold x3 + Copper||+0/+0
|-
![[Steel]]
|{{Tile|*|#808080|#c0c0c0}}||30||7.85||133%/133%||Ranged weapons, ammo, picks, anvils||Iron + Pig iron + Flux stone + Coal||+16/+32‡ 
|-
![[Gold]]
|{{Tile|*|#ff0|#808000}}||30||19.32
|-
![[Aluminum]]
|{{Tile|*|#fff|#c0c0c0}}||40||2.70
|-
![[Platinum]]
|{{Tile|*|#fff|#c0c0c0}}||40||21.40
|-
![[Adamantine]]
|{{Tile|*|#0ff|#008080}}||300||0.200||500%/500%||Everything except beds
|}

''*Silver has a 50% armor multiplier, but can't be used to make armor. However, a dwarf with a [[strange mood]] can forge a silver armor.'' 

''‡This value applies when you make pig iron by yourself. If you buy it values are +18/+36''

== Raw file ==

This is for reference until the metal articles are written. Then, it will be deleted.

<pre>matgloss_metal

[OBJECT:MATGLOSS]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:IRON]
[NAME:iron][ADJ:iron][COLOR:0:7:1]
[VALUE:10]
[SPEC_HEAT:450]
[MELTING_POINT:12768]
[BOILING_POINT:15150]
[WEAPON][WEAPON_RANGED][AMMO][DIGGER][ARMOR][ANVIL]
[DAMAGE_PERC:100]
[BLOCK_PERC:100]
[SOLID_DENSITY:7850]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:GOLD]
[NAME:gold][ADJ:golden][COLOR:6:6:1]
[VALUE:30]
[SPEC_HEAT:129]
[MELTING_POINT:11915]
[BOILING_POINT:15141]
[SOLID_DENSITY:19320]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:SILVER]
[NAME:silver][ADJ:silver][COLOR:7:7:1]
[VALUE:10]
[SPEC_HEAT:230]
[MELTING_POINT:11731]
[BOILING_POINT:13892]
[WEAPON][AMMO]
[SOLID_DENSITY:10490]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:COPPER]
[NAME:copper][ADJ:copper][COLOR:6:4:0]
[VALUE:2]
[SPEC_HEAT:385]
[MELTING_POINT:11952]
[BOILING_POINT:14611]
[WEAPON][WEAPON_RANGED][AMMO][DIGGER][ARMOR]
[DAMAGE_PERC:66]
[BLOCK_PERC:66]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8930]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:NICKEL]
[NAME:nickel][ADJ:nickel][COLOR:7:3:0]
[VALUE:2]
[SPEC_HEAT:444]
[MELTING_POINT:12619]
[BOILING_POINT:15243]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8800]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:ZINC]
[NAME:zinc][ADJ:zinc][COLOR:7:3:0]
[VALUE:2]
[SPEC_HEAT:390]
[MELTING_POINT:10755]
[BOILING_POINT:11633]
[SOLID_DENSITY:7135]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:BRONZE]
[NAME:bronze][ADJ:bronze][COLOR:6:4:0]
[VALUE:5]
[SPEC_HEAT:435]
[MELTING_POINT:11868]
[BOILING_POINT:14140]
[WEAPON][WEAPON_RANGED][AMMO][DIGGER][ARMOR]
[DAMAGE_PERC:75]
[BLOCK_PERC:75]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8250]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:BRASS]
[NAME:brass][ADJ:brass][COLOR:6:6:1]
[VALUE:7]
[SPEC_HEAT:377]
[MELTING_POINT:11656]
[BOILING_POINT:14068]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8550]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:STEEL]
[NAME:steel][ADJ:steel][COLOR:0:7:1]
[VALUE:30]
[SPEC_HEAT:500]
[MELTING_POINT:12718]
[BOILING_POINT:14968]
[WEAPON][WEAPON_RANGED][AMMO][DIGGER][ARMOR][ANVIL]
[DAMAGE_PERC:133]
[BLOCK_PERC:133]
[SOLID_DENSITY:7850]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:PIG_IRON]
[NAME:pig iron][ADJ:pig iron][COLOR:0:7:1]
[VALUE:10]
[SPEC_HEAT:500]
[MELTING_POINT:12106]
[BOILING_POINT:13968]
[BRITTLE]
[SOLID_DENSITY:7850]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:PLATINUM]
[NAME:platinum][ADJ:platinum][COLOR:7:7:1]
[VALUE:40]
[SPEC_HEAT:130]
[MELTING_POINT:13182]
[BOILING_POINT:16885]
[SOLID_DENSITY:21400]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:ELECTRUM]
[NAME:electrum][ADJ:electrum][COLOR:6:6:1]
[VALUE:20]
[SPEC_HEAT:180]
[MELTING_POINT:11828]
[BOILING_POINT:14968]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8650]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:TIN]
[NAME:tin][ADJ:tin][COLOR:7:3:0]
[VALUE:2]
[SPEC_HEAT:210]
[MELTING_POINT:10417]
[BOILING_POINT:14684]
[SOLID_DENSITY:7280]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:PEWTER_FINE]
[NAME:fine pewter][ADJ:fine pewter][COLOR:7:7:1]
[VALUE:5]
[SPEC_HEAT:210]
[MELTING_POINT:10417]
[BOILING_POINT:14684]
[SOLID_DENSITY:7280]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:PEWTER_TRIFLE]
[NAME:trifle pewter][ADJ:trifle pewter][COLOR:7:3:0]
[VALUE:4]
[SPEC_HEAT:210]
[MELTING_POINT:10417]
[BOILING_POINT:14684]
[SOLID_DENSITY:7280]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:PEWTER_LAY]
[NAME:lay pewter][ADJ:lay pewter][COLOR:3:7:0]
[VALUE:3]
[SPEC_HEAT:210]
[MELTING_POINT:10417]
[BOILING_POINT:14684]
[SOLID_DENSITY:7280]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:LEAD]
[NAME:lead][ADJ:lead][COLOR:0:7:1]
[VALUE:2]
[SPEC_HEAT:130]
[MELTING_POINT:10589]
[BOILING_POINT:13148]
[SOLID_DENSITY:11340]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:ALUMINUM]
[NAME:aluminum][ADJ:aluminum][COLOR:7:7:1]
[VALUE:40]
[SPEC_HEAT:900]
[MELTING_POINT:11188]
[BOILING_POINT:14534]
[SOLID_DENSITY:2700]

temperature values unknown, used nickel
[MATGLOSS_METAL:NICKEL_SILVER]
[NAME:nickel silver][ADJ:nickel silver][COLOR:7:7:1]
[VALUE:3]
[SPEC_HEAT:444]
[MELTING_POINT:12619]
[BOILING_POINT:15243]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8650]

temperature values unknown, used copper
[MATGLOSS_METAL:BILLON]
[NAME:billon][ADJ:billon][COLOR:7:3:0]
[VALUE:6]
[SPEC_HEAT:385]
[MELTING_POINT:11952]
[BOILING_POINT:14611]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8930] used copper

temperature values unknown, used silver
value is weighted average of 3 silver and 1 copper
[MATGLOSS_METAL:STERLING_SILVER]
[NAME:sterling silver][ADJ:sterling silver][COLOR:7:7:1]
[VALUE:8]
[SPEC_HEAT:230]
[MELTING_POINT:11731]
[BOILING_POINT:13892]
[SOLID_DENSITY:10490] used silver

temperature values unknown, used copper
also called shakudo or hepatizon depending on the proportions
(some have no silver)
got the name from black corinthian bronze, though these proportions
are more like regular corinthian bronze/brass
I just wanted the liver-colored one, dropped "corinthian"
because it sounds too location/culture specific
value of 11 is the weighted average value of 2copper/1silver/1gold components
[MATGLOSS_METAL:BLACK_BRONZE]
[NAME:black bronze][ADJ:black bronze][COLOR:5:6:0]
[VALUE:11]
[SPEC_HEAT:385]
[MELTING_POINT:11952]
[BOILING_POINT:14611]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8930]

temperature values unknown, used gold
value is weighted average of 3 gold and 1 copper
[MATGLOSS_METAL:ROSE_GOLD]
[NAME:rose gold][ADJ:rose gold][COLOR:5:5:1]
[VALUE:23]
[SPEC_HEAT:129]
[MELTING_POINT:11915]
[BOILING_POINT:15141]
[SOLID_DENSITY:19320] used gold

bismuth itself is brittle, but you can alloy it with tin/copper to make a light-colored bronze
[MATGLOSS_METAL:BISMUTH]
[NAME:bismuth][ADJ:bismuth][COLOR:5:5:1]
[VALUE:2]
[SPEC_HEAT:123]
[MELTING_POINT:10488]
[BOILING_POINT:12815]
[BRITTLE]
[SOLID_DENSITY:9780]

you can make a lighter colored bronze by adding bismuth,
used temp values from bronze, used by incas, at least according to one source ha ha
[MATGLOSS_METAL:BISMUTH_BRONZE]
[NAME:bismuth bronze][ADJ:bismuth bronze][COLOR:6:6:1]
[VALUE:6]
[SPEC_HEAT:435]
[MELTING_POINT:11868]
[BOILING_POINT:14140]
[WEAPON][WEAPON_RANGED][AMMO][DIGGER][ARMOR]
[DAMAGE_PERC:75]
[BLOCK_PERC:75]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8250] used bronze

[MATGLOSS_METAL:ADAMANTINE]
[NAME:adamantine][ADJ:adamantine][COLOR:3:3:1]
[VALUE:300]
[SPEC_HEAT:7500]
[MELTING_POINT:25000]
[BOILING_POINT:50000]
[WEAPON][WEAPON_RANGED][AMMO][DIGGER][ARMOR][ANVIL][ANY_USE]
[WAFERS]
[DAMAGE_PERC:500]
[BLOCK_PERC:500]
[SOLID_DENSITY:200]
[DEEP]</pre>
[[Category:Metals]][[Category:Materials]]

[[ru:Металл]]

40d:Metal

2009-02-04T16:10:09Z

Norill: both coal and flux has MV of 2, so its 10 - 10 - 2 - 2 = -4

'''Metal''' is a [[material]] extracted from [[ore]] at a [[smelter]]. It is then sometimes combined with other materials to form an '''alloy''' metal. An alloy usually improves on the properties of its components to give more uses and [[Item value|value]]. The metal bars resulting from the [[smelting]] are used to make items such as [[weapon]]s, [[armor]], and [[furniture]] at a [[Metalsmith's forge|forge]]. Smelting pure ores into the corresponding bars raises the base value from 3 (for stone) to 5. This value is then multiplied against the base value of the metal (except adamantine, which produces wafers instead of bars).

==Alloys==
Many metals can be mixed together to create alloys. In a few cases these alloys will result in an overall increase in value, or the resultant alloy will be more powerful when used to forge weapons or armour. Many alloys result in no overall increase in wealth. The main use of these alloys is to allow you to dilute any valuable metals you import, or to create items with interesting colours: for instance, [[rose gold]] is purple. An additional benefit is reduced fuel use as in some cases you can create alloys from raw ores.

In terms of maximizing total material value, currently{{version|0.28.181.40d}} [[tin]] should be made into [[fine pewter]] or [[bronze]] (depending on availability of copper), and [[zinc]] should be made into [[brass]]. If [[copper]] is limited, it should be used for fine pewter. [[Nickel]] and [[lead]] do not form valuable alloys:

*2 tin, 1 copper, and 1 lead can form 4 [[lay pewter]] worth 12, or 3 [[trifle pewter]] and 1 lead worth 14.
*2 nickel, 1 copper, and 1 zinc can form 4 [[nickel silver]] worth 12, or 2 nickel and 2 [[brass]] worth 18.

On the other hand, nickel silver is [[magma-safe]], so it can be useful if you're short on nickel and [[iron]] and haven't found any [[bauxite]].

== List of metals ==

"Reaction" indicates the recipe for an alloy metal; this does not include the [[fuel]] used in their creation. "Profit" indicates the value gained per bar of metal and total value gained by performing this reaction, without counting the fuel used.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Metal
! Colors
! Value
! Density
! Weapon/Armor
! Other uses
! Reaction
! Profit
|-
![[Copper]]
|{{Tile|*|#808000|#800000}}||2||8.93||66%/66%||Ranged weapons, ammo, picks
|-
![[Nickel]]
|{{Tile|*|#c0c0c0|#008080}}||2||8.80
|-
![[Zinc]]
|{{Tile|*|#c0c0c0|#008080}}||2||7.13
|-
![[Tin]]
|{{Tile|*|#c0c0c0|#008080}}||2||7.28
|-
![[Lead]]
|{{Tile|*|#808080|#c0c0c0}}||2||11.34
|-
![[Bismuth]]
|{{Tile|*|#f0f|#800080}}||2||9.78||||Only used to make Bismuth Bronze
|-
![[Nickel silver]]
|{{Tile|*|#fff|#c0c0c0}}||3||8.65||||||Nickel x2 + Copper + Zinc||+1/+4
|-
![[Lay pewter]]
|{{Tile|*|#008080|#c0c0c0}}||3||7.28||||||Tin x2 + Copper + Lead||+1/+4
|-
![[Trifle pewter]]
|{{Tile|*|#c0c0c0|#008080}}||4||7.28||||||Tin x2 + Copper||+2/+6
|-
![[Fine pewter]]
|{{Tile|*|#fff|#c0c0c0}}||5||7.28||||||Tin x3 + Copper||+3/+12
|-
![[Bronze]]
|{{Tile|*|#808000|#800000}}||5||8.25||75%/75%||Ranged weapons, ammo, picks||Tin + Copper||+3/+6
|-
![[Billon]]
|{{Tile|*|#c0c0c0|#008080}}||6||8.93||||||Copper + Silver||+0/+0
|-
![[Bismuth bronze]]
|{{Tile|*|#ff0|#808000}}||6||8.25||75%/75%||Ranged weapons, ammo, picks||Tin + Copper x2 + Bismuth||+4/+16
|-
![[Brass]]
|{{Tile|*|#ff0|#808000}}||7||8.55||||||Zinc + Copper||+5/+10
|-
![[Sterling silver]]
|{{Tile|*|#fff|#c0c0c0}}||8||10.49||||||Silver x3 + Copper||+0/+0
|-
![[Pig iron]]
|{{Tile|*|#808080|#c0c0c0}}||10||7.85||||Only used to make steel||Iron + [[Flux]] stone + Coal||-4/-4
|-
![[Iron]]
|{{Tile|*|#808080|#c0c0c0}}||10||7.85||100%/100%||Ranged weapons, ammo, picks, anvils
|-
![[Silver]]
|{{Tile|*|#fff|#c0c0c0}}||10||10.49||50%/-||
|-
![[Black bronze]]
|{{Tile|*|#800080|#808000}}||11||8.93||||||Copper x2 + Silver + Gold||+0/+0
|-
![[Electrum]]
|{{Tile|*|#ff0|#808000}}||20||8.65||||||Silver + Gold||+0/+0
|-
![[Rose gold]]
|{{Tile|*|#f0f|#800080}}||23||19.32||||||Gold x3 + Copper||+0/+0
|-
![[Steel]]
|{{Tile|*|#808080|#c0c0c0}}||30||7.85||133%/133%||Ranged weapons, ammo, picks, anvils||Iron + Pig iron + Flux stone + Coal||+12/+24
|-
![[Gold]]
|{{Tile|*|#ff0|#808000}}||30||19.32
|-
![[Aluminum]]
|{{Tile|*|#fff|#c0c0c0}}||40||2.70
|-
![[Platinum]]
|{{Tile|*|#fff|#c0c0c0}}||40||21.40
|-
![[Adamantine]]
|{{Tile|*|#0ff|#008080}}||300||0.200||500%/500%||Everything except beds
|}

''(Silver has a 50% armor multiplier, but can't be used to make armor. However, a dwarf with a [[strange mood]] can forge a silver armor.)'' 

== Raw file ==

This is for reference until the metal articles are written. Then, it will be deleted.

<pre>matgloss_metal

[OBJECT:MATGLOSS]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:IRON]
[NAME:iron][ADJ:iron][COLOR:0:7:1]
[VALUE:10]
[SPEC_HEAT:450]
[MELTING_POINT:12768]
[BOILING_POINT:15150]
[WEAPON][WEAPON_RANGED][AMMO][DIGGER][ARMOR][ANVIL]
[DAMAGE_PERC:100]
[BLOCK_PERC:100]
[SOLID_DENSITY:7850]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:GOLD]
[NAME:gold][ADJ:golden][COLOR:6:6:1]
[VALUE:30]
[SPEC_HEAT:129]
[MELTING_POINT:11915]
[BOILING_POINT:15141]
[SOLID_DENSITY:19320]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:SILVER]
[NAME:silver][ADJ:silver][COLOR:7:7:1]
[VALUE:10]
[SPEC_HEAT:230]
[MELTING_POINT:11731]
[BOILING_POINT:13892]
[WEAPON][AMMO]
[SOLID_DENSITY:10490]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:COPPER]
[NAME:copper][ADJ:copper][COLOR:6:4:0]
[VALUE:2]
[SPEC_HEAT:385]
[MELTING_POINT:11952]
[BOILING_POINT:14611]
[WEAPON][WEAPON_RANGED][AMMO][DIGGER][ARMOR]
[DAMAGE_PERC:66]
[BLOCK_PERC:66]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8930]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:NICKEL]
[NAME:nickel][ADJ:nickel][COLOR:7:3:0]
[VALUE:2]
[SPEC_HEAT:444]
[MELTING_POINT:12619]
[BOILING_POINT:15243]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8800]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:ZINC]
[NAME:zinc][ADJ:zinc][COLOR:7:3:0]
[VALUE:2]
[SPEC_HEAT:390]
[MELTING_POINT:10755]
[BOILING_POINT:11633]
[SOLID_DENSITY:7135]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:BRONZE]
[NAME:bronze][ADJ:bronze][COLOR:6:4:0]
[VALUE:5]
[SPEC_HEAT:435]
[MELTING_POINT:11868]
[BOILING_POINT:14140]
[WEAPON][WEAPON_RANGED][AMMO][DIGGER][ARMOR]
[DAMAGE_PERC:75]
[BLOCK_PERC:75]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8250]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:BRASS]
[NAME:brass][ADJ:brass][COLOR:6:6:1]
[VALUE:7]
[SPEC_HEAT:377]
[MELTING_POINT:11656]
[BOILING_POINT:14068]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8550]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:STEEL]
[NAME:steel][ADJ:steel][COLOR:0:7:1]
[VALUE:30]
[SPEC_HEAT:500]
[MELTING_POINT:12718]
[BOILING_POINT:14968]
[WEAPON][WEAPON_RANGED][AMMO][DIGGER][ARMOR][ANVIL]
[DAMAGE_PERC:133]
[BLOCK_PERC:133]
[SOLID_DENSITY:7850]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:PIG_IRON]
[NAME:pig iron][ADJ:pig iron][COLOR:0:7:1]
[VALUE:10]
[SPEC_HEAT:500]
[MELTING_POINT:12106]
[BOILING_POINT:13968]
[BRITTLE]
[SOLID_DENSITY:7850]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:PLATINUM]
[NAME:platinum][ADJ:platinum][COLOR:7:7:1]
[VALUE:40]
[SPEC_HEAT:130]
[MELTING_POINT:13182]
[BOILING_POINT:16885]
[SOLID_DENSITY:21400]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:ELECTRUM]
[NAME:electrum][ADJ:electrum][COLOR:6:6:1]
[VALUE:20]
[SPEC_HEAT:180]
[MELTING_POINT:11828]
[BOILING_POINT:14968]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8650]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:TIN]
[NAME:tin][ADJ:tin][COLOR:7:3:0]
[VALUE:2]
[SPEC_HEAT:210]
[MELTING_POINT:10417]
[BOILING_POINT:14684]
[SOLID_DENSITY:7280]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:PEWTER_FINE]
[NAME:fine pewter][ADJ:fine pewter][COLOR:7:7:1]
[VALUE:5]
[SPEC_HEAT:210]
[MELTING_POINT:10417]
[BOILING_POINT:14684]
[SOLID_DENSITY:7280]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:PEWTER_TRIFLE]
[NAME:trifle pewter][ADJ:trifle pewter][COLOR:7:3:0]
[VALUE:4]
[SPEC_HEAT:210]
[MELTING_POINT:10417]
[BOILING_POINT:14684]
[SOLID_DENSITY:7280]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:PEWTER_LAY]
[NAME:lay pewter][ADJ:lay pewter][COLOR:3:7:0]
[VALUE:3]
[SPEC_HEAT:210]
[MELTING_POINT:10417]
[BOILING_POINT:14684]
[SOLID_DENSITY:7280]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:LEAD]
[NAME:lead][ADJ:lead][COLOR:0:7:1]
[VALUE:2]
[SPEC_HEAT:130]
[MELTING_POINT:10589]
[BOILING_POINT:13148]
[SOLID_DENSITY:11340]

[MATGLOSS_METAL:ALUMINUM]
[NAME:aluminum][ADJ:aluminum][COLOR:7:7:1]
[VALUE:40]
[SPEC_HEAT:900]
[MELTING_POINT:11188]
[BOILING_POINT:14534]
[SOLID_DENSITY:2700]

temperature values unknown, used nickel
[MATGLOSS_METAL:NICKEL_SILVER]
[NAME:nickel silver][ADJ:nickel silver][COLOR:7:7:1]
[VALUE:3]
[SPEC_HEAT:444]
[MELTING_POINT:12619]
[BOILING_POINT:15243]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8650]

temperature values unknown, used copper
[MATGLOSS_METAL:BILLON]
[NAME:billon][ADJ:billon][COLOR:7:3:0]
[VALUE:6]
[SPEC_HEAT:385]
[MELTING_POINT:11952]
[BOILING_POINT:14611]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8930] used copper

temperature values unknown, used silver
value is weighted average of 3 silver and 1 copper
[MATGLOSS_METAL:STERLING_SILVER]
[NAME:sterling silver][ADJ:sterling silver][COLOR:7:7:1]
[VALUE:8]
[SPEC_HEAT:230]
[MELTING_POINT:11731]
[BOILING_POINT:13892]
[SOLID_DENSITY:10490] used silver

temperature values unknown, used copper
also called shakudo or hepatizon depending on the proportions
(some have no silver)
got the name from black corinthian bronze, though these proportions
are more like regular corinthian bronze/brass
I just wanted the liver-colored one, dropped "corinthian"
because it sounds too location/culture specific
value of 11 is the weighted average value of 2copper/1silver/1gold components
[MATGLOSS_METAL:BLACK_BRONZE]
[NAME:black bronze][ADJ:black bronze][COLOR:5:6:0]
[VALUE:11]
[SPEC_HEAT:385]
[MELTING_POINT:11952]
[BOILING_POINT:14611]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8930]

temperature values unknown, used gold
value is weighted average of 3 gold and 1 copper
[MATGLOSS_METAL:ROSE_GOLD]
[NAME:rose gold][ADJ:rose gold][COLOR:5:5:1]
[VALUE:23]
[SPEC_HEAT:129]
[MELTING_POINT:11915]
[BOILING_POINT:15141]
[SOLID_DENSITY:19320] used gold

bismuth itself is brittle, but you can alloy it with tin/copper to make a light-colored bronze
[MATGLOSS_METAL:BISMUTH]
[NAME:bismuth][ADJ:bismuth][COLOR:5:5:1]
[VALUE:2]
[SPEC_HEAT:123]
[MELTING_POINT:10488]
[BOILING_POINT:12815]
[BRITTLE]
[SOLID_DENSITY:9780]

you can make a lighter colored bronze by adding bismuth,
used temp values from bronze, used by incas, at least according to one source ha ha
[MATGLOSS_METAL:BISMUTH_BRONZE]
[NAME:bismuth bronze][ADJ:bismuth bronze][COLOR:6:6:1]
[VALUE:6]
[SPEC_HEAT:435]
[MELTING_POINT:11868]
[BOILING_POINT:14140]
[WEAPON][WEAPON_RANGED][AMMO][DIGGER][ARMOR]
[DAMAGE_PERC:75]
[BLOCK_PERC:75]
[SOLID_DENSITY:8250] used bronze

[MATGLOSS_METAL:ADAMANTINE]
[NAME:adamantine][ADJ:adamantine][COLOR:3:3:1]
[VALUE:300]
[SPEC_HEAT:7500]
[MELTING_POINT:25000]
[BOILING_POINT:50000]
[WEAPON][WEAPON_RANGED][AMMO][DIGGER][ARMOR][ANVIL][ANY_USE]
[WAFERS]
[DAMAGE_PERC:500]
[BLOCK_PERC:500]
[SOLID_DENSITY:200]
[DEEP]</pre>
[[Category:Metals]][[Category:Materials]]

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