These tokens belong in an entity definition. These tokens apply to a position (such as monarch, dungeon master, etc) and should follow the [POSITION:POSITION_NAME] token.

{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! Token
! Arguments
! Description

|-
| APPOINTED_BY
| position
| The position used as an argument selects creatures to fill the role in question. For example, the GENERAL is [APPOINTED_BY:MONARCH].

|-
| BRAG_ON_KILL
|
| A creature that kills this position will be sure to talk about it a lot.

|-
| CHAT_WORTHY
|
| Unknown.{{verify}}

|-
| COLOR
| color
| Creatures of this position will have this colour, instead of their profession colour.

|-
| COMMANDER
| position:ALL
| This position will act as a commander of the specified position{{verify}}. E.g. GENERAL is [COMMANDER:LIEUTENANT:ALL]. Unknown if values other than ALL work.

|-
| CONQUERED_SITE
|
| This position will be available to creatures when the site has been taken over by another civilisation.

|-
| DEMAND_MAX
| number
| How many demands at one time the position can make of the population.

|-
| DETERMINES_COIN_DESIGN
|
|

|-
| DO_NOT_CULL
|
| The position won't be culled during world generation.{{verify}}

|-
| DUTY_BOUND
|
| Unknown, but every position in the raws has it.{{verify}}

|-
| ELECTED
|
| The population will periodically select the creature to fill this position.

|-
| EXPORTED_IN_LEGENDS
|
| The various members who have filled this role will be listed in the civilisation's history.

|-
| FEMALE
|
| Only a female creature can hold the position.

|-
| FLASHES
|
| The creature holding this position will flash on the display.

|-
| KILL_QUEST
|
| The position can assign quests to adventurers.

|-
| LAND_HOLDER
| number
| The position will arrive when the LAND_HOLDER_TRIGGER in the entity definition has been met.

|-
| LAND_NAME
| string
| The name the area takes on when under the control of a LAND_HOLDER. E.g. for the DUKE, [LAND_NAME:a duchy]

|-
| MALE
|
| Only a male creature can hold the position.

|-
| MANDATE_MAX
| number
| The maximum number of mandates the position can make at once.

|-
| MENIAL_WORK_EXEMPTION
|
| The position cannot be assigned labours, and will generally just lounge around like nobles do.

|-
| MENIAL_WORK_EXEMPTION_SPOUSE
|
| The lover of the position holder doesn't have to work, either.

|-
| NAME
| singular:plural
| The name of the position.

|-
| NAME_FEMALE
| singular:plural
| If the creature holding the position is female, this is the position's name. E.g. for MONARCH, [NAME_FEMALE:queen:queens]

|-
| NAME_MALE
| singular:plural
| If the creature holding the position is male, this is the position's name. E.g. for MONARCH, [NAME_MALE:king:kings]

|-
| NUMBER
| *number
*AS_NEEDED
| How many of the position there should be. If the [SITE] token exists, this is per site, otherwise this is per civilisation.

|-
| PRECEDENCE
| number
| How important the position is in society; a lower number is more important. For MONARCH it's 1, for MILITIA_CAPTAIN it's 200. Unknown if it accepts values greater than 200.{{verify}}

|-
| PUNISHMENT_EXEMPTION
|
| The position holder will not be held accountable for his or her crimes.

|-
| REPLACED_BY
| position
| For when one position is a lesser form of another. For example, expedition leader is [REPLACED_BY:MAYOR].

|-
| REQUIRED_
| number
| The number of

|}

== Responsibilities ==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! Argument
! Description

|-
| ACCOUNTING
| Found on bookkeeper. Position will keep track of stocks.

|-
| ATTACK_ENEMIES
| Found on elven ranger captain and human warrior. Effect{{verify}}

|-
| BUILD_MORALE
| Found on champion. Effect{{verify}}

|-
| COLLECT_TAXES
| Found on tax collector. Effect{{verify}}

|-
| EQUIPMENT_MANIFESTS
| Found on arsenal dwarf. Effect{{verify}}

|-
| ESCORT_TAX_COLLECTOR
| Found on hammerer. Position will accompiany the COLLECT_TAXES position{{verify}}

|-
| ESTABLISH_COLONY_TRADE_AGREEMENTS
| Found on outpost liaison. Position will make trade agreements with the civilisation's colonies.

|-
| EXECUTIONS
| Found on hammerer. Position will deliver beatings for great justice.

|-
| HEALTH_MANAGEMENT
| Found on chief medical dwarf. Enables the {{key|z}} menu health screen. Other effect{{verify}}

|-
| LAW_ENFORCEMENT
| Found on sheriff/captain of the guard. Position is in charge of imprisoning criminals.

|-
| LAW_MAKING
| Found on monarch/landholders. Effect{{verify}}

|-
| MAKE_INTRODUCTIONS
| Found on diplomat. Effect{{verify}}

|-
| MAKE_PEACE_AGREEMENTS
| Found on diplomat. Required for a civilisation to end a war{{verify}}

|-
| MAKE_TOPIC_AGREEMENTS
| Found on diplomat. Effect{{verify}}

|-
| MANAGE_PRODUCTION
| Found on manager. Position will verify work orders.

|-
| MEET_WORKERS
| Found on expedition leader/mayor. Dwarves want one of these around to complain to{{verify}}

|-
| MILITARY_GOALS
| Found on monarch/landholder/leaders. Effect{{verify}}

|-
| MILITARY STRATEGY
| Found on general/militia commander. Effect{{verify}}

|-
| PATROL_TERRITORY
| Found on elven ranger captain and human warrior. Effect{{verify}}

|-
| RECEIVE_DIPLOMATS
| Found on monarch/landholder/leaders. Position will hold meetings with incoming diplomats/liaisons.

|-
| RELIGION
| Found on elven druid. Effect{{verify}}

|-
| SORT_AMMUNITION
| Found on arsenal dwarf. Effect{{verify}}

|-
| TAME_EXOTICS
| Found on dungeon master. Position will tame creatures with the [PET_EXOTIC] token.

|-
| TRADE
| Found on broker. Position will trade at the depot when set to broker only.

|-
| UPGRADE_SQUAD_EQUIPMENT
| Found on arsenal dwarf. Effect{{verify}}

|}

v0.31:Position token

2010-04-15T15:04:42Z

Samthere: Created page with 'These tokens belong in an entity definition. These tokens apply to a position (such as monarch, dungeon master, etc) and should follow the [POSITION:POSITION_NAME] token. {| {{p…'

v0.31:Ambusher

2010-04-15T01:14:09Z

Samthere: /* Weapons and Tactics */ grammarfix

{{elven}}
{{av}}
{{buggy|bugsection=Bugs}}
{{Skill
| color = rgb(0,128,0)
| skill = Ambusher
| speciality = {{L|Hunter}}
| profession = {{L|Ranger}}
| job name = Hunting
| tasks =
* Hunt
}}
{{L|Dwarves}} with the '''hunting''' {{L|labor}} enabled automatically use the '''ambusher''' skill while hunting outside of the fortress, which allows them to sneak up on their prey. The ambusher skill is listed among the 'misc' skills. Dwarves using the ambush skill move more {{L|speed|slowly}}, but, if successful, cannot be seen by enemies. Once close enough, the ambusher skill is no longer relevant, and the hunter will engage in standard {{L|combat}} with their prey using their crossbow.

==Caveats==
A dwarf with the hunting labour enabled will sleep outside and drink water{{verify}}, causing unhappy thoughts{{verify}}. It may thus be necessary to watch the mood of a full-time hunter and take him off the job in time.

Animals will appear randomly on the edge of a map, especially once the map is cleared of all wildlife. This can result in your {{L|rabbit}} hunter suddenly having an unpleasant chitchat with an {{L|elephant}}, {{L|sasquatch}}, or worse.

==Adventurer mode {{verify}} ==
In {{L|adventurer mode}}, ambusher skill is gained by moving around while {{key|S}}neaking. This will greatly reduce your {{L|speed}} just as it does in dwarf mode, but will cause hostile {{L|creatures}} to not attack you. Until you un{{key|S}}neak or someone spots you, you will gain a small amount of {{L|experience}} in ambushing with every step. Presently, smashing a creature's skull in with your bare hands does not count as being spotted, so the best way to tell if you're still sneaking is to check your speed in the bottom right of the screen. Ambusher also helps prevent encounters from enemies while travelling on the world map{{verify}}.

== Hunting ==
A hunter picks a mark at random, which he then pursues, ignoring other animals and enemies{{verify}}. Hunters seem to switch marks under certain circumstances. As an ambusher gets closer to his prey, there is a greater and greater chance he or she will be spotted by the animal and stop ambushing. Higher skill allows dwarves to get closer before being spotted, and also increases the speed at which a dwarf can move while sneaking.

Generally, though not always(?), when the dwarf is within shooting range she will move to engage. From there, the ambusher skill has no effect, and only combat skills are used.

Upon killing the prey, a hunter will usually, though not always, carry it home{{verify}} to the {{L|butcher's shop}}{{verify}}. A hunter may kill other {{L|creatures}} that are closer to them than the fleeing mark he is intent on catching{{verify}}. They will ignore the accidental carcass and only bring home a carcass they have marked beforehand{{verify}}. This means that sometimes multiple dead critters per hunt will be lying about and start rotting around the map if you do not set the refuse orders to 'gather refuse from outside' ({{L|corpse}}s count as refuse). If you do this and have a good system of {{L|stockpile}}s, available dwarf haulers and a map free of menacing critters (like with calm {{L|surroundings}}), then you should have the outside of your fort just as tidy as the inside, and will be able to salvage the corpses. If you do that on the wrong map, you will see some dwarf carcasses added instead.

==Postprocessing==
The same caution is advised to the slaughtering process. Hunters will drop carcasses directly into the butchery{{verify}}, which will make it cluttered very fast. Animals upon being butchered explode into many many parts, and the clutter will make the {{L|butcher}} work many times slower. {{L|Stockpiles}} and {{L|haulers}} are required, or your animal corpses will rot even while in the butchery and you will lose the {{L|skin}}, {{L|meat}}, {{L|fat}} and ({{L|food}}). Bones and skulls can be salvaged even from rotting corpses{{verify}}. It can also happen that your butcher is not fast enough and some hauler takes a corpse from the butchery and puts it on a refuse pile{{verify}}. Usually this shouldn't be a problem as your butcher will pick it up from there - if the refuse pile is close by.

If you don't have a good stocking and hauling system, you will not get all of the kill, and the {{L|craftsdwarf}} unfortunate enough to need the bones from the rotted critters will have to go out alone several times to get them every time which places a huge strain on production speed and safety.

==Dogs==
You can assign {{L|Dog#Hunting_Dogs|hunting dog}}s to your {{L|hunter|hunter}}s, which can sneak alongside their masters and attack the hunter's prey. You can also assign {{L|Dog#War_Dogs|War dog}}s, which are much stronger and can help take down bigger game, but cannot sneak and may rush into combat early.

== Weapons and Tactics ==
You should consider training hunters in wrestling in order for them to defend themselves. Wrestling will help them to break the jaw-grips that the enemy critter places on him, and will help the dwarf wrestle on his own and even place his own jaw grips if both of his hands are incapacitated, and is the only option if a weapon is dropped or stuck in the animal. You should also consider training them in the {{L|Weapon skill|hammerdwarf}} skill, as a crossbow is used with this skill if an animal engages in melee against a marksdwarf, and hunters will fight to the death even if they run out of {{L|bolt}}s{{verify}}. Without bolts, he must fight with the butt of the crossbow, which functions similarly to a {{L|Dwarven_weapon#War_hammer|hammer}}.

Using your military to hunt can be safer and more efficient than using hunters, particularly if they are agile enough to simply outrun the creatures.

Be warned that hunters will not stop their current hunt if you disable their hunting labor; hence, your dwarf may end up hunting whatever creatures spawn next, with potentially suicidal results. This may be avoidable by disabling the labor while hunting or returning the kill.

== Free equipment ==
Any dwarf given ambusher skill at Novice level or better before embarking will get a free set of leather armor (leather armor, leather leggings, leather low or high boots, and leather helm or steel cap){{verify}}; a crossbow (made of copper, bronze, bismuth bronze, iron, or steel){{verify}}; and a quiver with 30-40 steel bolts{{verify}}. All of these items will be of ordinary {{L|quality|quality}}.

This equipment will only be given if ambusher is the dwarf's highest skill{{verify}}; a Proficient Ambusher/Proficient Cook will have {{L|farmer}} as a profession, and will not receive any equipment. However, ambushers with other {{L|ranger}} skills, even ones higher than their ambusher skill, will still receive this equipment{{verify}}, as will ambushers with {{L|military}} skills at any level{{verify}}. (Separately, military skills will not influence what equipment is given: speardwarves will arrive at the site carrying nothing, and speardwarf/ambushers will arrive with the crossbow given to all ambushers. {{L|Armor user|Armor user}} and {{L|shield user|shield user}} have no effect either.)

You can also get the freebies by giving a social/administration skilled dwarf a point in ambusher{{verify}}.

Any {{L|immigration|immigrating}} hunters will receive a full set of proper equipment.

A hunter armed with a {{L|crossbow}} will increase both his {{L|Marksman|marksdwarf}} and ambusher {{L|skill}}s.

==Bugs==
As of 31.01 there are several severe bugs logged in the bug tracker associated with the hunting labor.
* Hunters refuse to wear armor [http://bay12games.com/dwarves/mantisbt/view.php?id=76] {{verify}}
* When hunters run out of ammo, they will not re-equip. The hunting labor must be turned off and back on for them to do so [http://bay12games.com/dwarves/mantisbt/view.php?id=76] {{verify}}
* Migrant hunters sometimes arrive with the hunting labor turned off, causing them to drop their equipment at the edge of the map [http://bay12games.com/dwarves/mantisbt/view.php?id=110] {{verify}}

{{Skills}}
[[Category:Skills]]
[[Category:Jobs]]

v0.31:Ambusher

2010-04-15T01:13:02Z

Samthere: /* Weapons and Tactics */ See talk page for the research

{{elven}}
{{av}}
{{buggy|bugsection=Bugs}}
{{Skill
| color = rgb(0,128,0)
| skill = Ambusher
| speciality = {{L|Hunter}}
| profession = {{L|Ranger}}
| job name = Hunting
| tasks =
* Hunt
}}
{{L|Dwarves}} with the '''hunting''' {{L|labor}} enabled automatically use the '''ambusher''' skill while hunting outside of the fortress, which allows them to sneak up on their prey. The ambusher skill is listed among the 'misc' skills. Dwarves using the ambush skill move more {{L|speed|slowly}}, but, if successful, cannot be seen by enemies. Once close enough, the ambusher skill is no longer relevant, and the hunter will engage in standard {{L|combat}} with their prey using their crossbow.

==Caveats==
A dwarf with the hunting labour enabled will sleep outside and drink water{{verify}}, causing unhappy thoughts{{verify}}. It may thus be necessary to watch the mood of a full-time hunter and take him off the job in time.

Animals will appear randomly on the edge of a map, especially once the map is cleared of all wildlife. This can result in your {{L|rabbit}} hunter suddenly having an unpleasant chitchat with an {{L|elephant}}, {{L|sasquatch}}, or worse.

==Adventurer mode {{verify}} ==
In {{L|adventurer mode}}, ambusher skill is gained by moving around while {{key|S}}neaking. This will greatly reduce your {{L|speed}} just as it does in dwarf mode, but will cause hostile {{L|creatures}} to not attack you. Until you un{{key|S}}neak or someone spots you, you will gain a small amount of {{L|experience}} in ambushing with every step. Presently, smashing a creature's skull in with your bare hands does not count as being spotted, so the best way to tell if you're still sneaking is to check your speed in the bottom right of the screen. Ambusher also helps prevent encounters from enemies while travelling on the world map{{verify}}.

== Hunting ==
A hunter picks a mark at random, which he then pursues, ignoring other animals and enemies{{verify}}. Hunters seem to switch marks under certain circumstances. As an ambusher gets closer to his prey, there is a greater and greater chance he or she will be spotted by the animal and stop ambushing. Higher skill allows dwarves to get closer before being spotted, and also increases the speed at which a dwarf can move while sneaking.

Generally, though not always(?), when the dwarf is within shooting range she will move to engage. From there, the ambusher skill has no effect, and only combat skills are used.

Upon killing the prey, a hunter will usually, though not always, carry it home{{verify}} to the {{L|butcher's shop}}{{verify}}. A hunter may kill other {{L|creatures}} that are closer to them than the fleeing mark he is intent on catching{{verify}}. They will ignore the accidental carcass and only bring home a carcass they have marked beforehand{{verify}}. This means that sometimes multiple dead critters per hunt will be lying about and start rotting around the map if you do not set the refuse orders to 'gather refuse from outside' ({{L|corpse}}s count as refuse). If you do this and have a good system of {{L|stockpile}}s, available dwarf haulers and a map free of menacing critters (like with calm {{L|surroundings}}), then you should have the outside of your fort just as tidy as the inside, and will be able to salvage the corpses. If you do that on the wrong map, you will see some dwarf carcasses added instead.

==Postprocessing==
The same caution is advised to the slaughtering process. Hunters will drop carcasses directly into the butchery{{verify}}, which will make it cluttered very fast. Animals upon being butchered explode into many many parts, and the clutter will make the {{L|butcher}} work many times slower. {{L|Stockpiles}} and {{L|haulers}} are required, or your animal corpses will rot even while in the butchery and you will lose the {{L|skin}}, {{L|meat}}, {{L|fat}} and ({{L|food}}). Bones and skulls can be salvaged even from rotting corpses{{verify}}. It can also happen that your butcher is not fast enough and some hauler takes a corpse from the butchery and puts it on a refuse pile{{verify}}. Usually this shouldn't be a problem as your butcher will pick it up from there - if the refuse pile is close by.

If you don't have a good stocking and hauling system, you will not get all of the kill, and the {{L|craftsdwarf}} unfortunate enough to need the bones from the rotted critters will have to go out alone several times to get them every time which places a huge strain on production speed and safety.

==Dogs==
You can assign {{L|Dog#Hunting_Dogs|hunting dog}}s to your {{L|hunter|hunter}}s, which can sneak alongside their masters and attack the hunter's prey. You can also assign {{L|Dog#War_Dogs|War dog}}s, which are much stronger and can help take down bigger game, but cannot sneak and may rush into combat early.

== Weapons and Tactics ==
You should consider training hunters in wrestling in order for them to defend themselves. Wrestling will help them to break the jaw-grips that the enemy critter places on him, and will help the dwarf wrestle on his own and even place his own jaw grips if both of his hands are incapacitated, and is the only option if a weapon is dropped or stuck in the animal. You should also consider training them in the {{L|Weapon skill|hammerdwarf}} skill, as a crossbow is used with this skill if an animal engages in melee against a marksdwarf, and hunters will fight to the death even if they run out of {{L|bolt}}s{{verify}}. Without bolts, he must fight with the butt of the crossbow which functions very similar to a {{L|Dwarven_weapon#War_hammer|hammer}}.

Using your military to hunt can be safer and more efficient than using hunters, particularly if they are agile enough to simply outrun the creatures.

Be warned that hunters will not stop their current hunt if you disable their hunting labor; hence, your dwarf may end up hunting whatever creatures spawn next, with potentially suicidal results. This may be avoidable by disabling the labor while hunting or returning the kill.

== Free equipment ==
Any dwarf given ambusher skill at Novice level or better before embarking will get a free set of leather armor (leather armor, leather leggings, leather low or high boots, and leather helm or steel cap){{verify}}; a crossbow (made of copper, bronze, bismuth bronze, iron, or steel){{verify}}; and a quiver with 30-40 steel bolts{{verify}}. All of these items will be of ordinary {{L|quality|quality}}.

This equipment will only be given if ambusher is the dwarf's highest skill{{verify}}; a Proficient Ambusher/Proficient Cook will have {{L|farmer}} as a profession, and will not receive any equipment. However, ambushers with other {{L|ranger}} skills, even ones higher than their ambusher skill, will still receive this equipment{{verify}}, as will ambushers with {{L|military}} skills at any level{{verify}}. (Separately, military skills will not influence what equipment is given: speardwarves will arrive at the site carrying nothing, and speardwarf/ambushers will arrive with the crossbow given to all ambushers. {{L|Armor user|Armor user}} and {{L|shield user|shield user}} have no effect either.)

You can also get the freebies by giving a social/administration skilled dwarf a point in ambusher{{verify}}.

Any {{L|immigration|immigrating}} hunters will receive a full set of proper equipment.

A hunter armed with a {{L|crossbow}} will increase both his {{L|Marksman|marksdwarf}} and ambusher {{L|skill}}s.

==Bugs==
As of 31.01 there are several severe bugs logged in the bug tracker associated with the hunting labor.
* Hunters refuse to wear armor [http://bay12games.com/dwarves/mantisbt/view.php?id=76] {{verify}}
* When hunters run out of ammo, they will not re-equip. The hunting labor must be turned off and back on for them to do so [http://bay12games.com/dwarves/mantisbt/view.php?id=76] {{verify}}
* Migrant hunters sometimes arrive with the hunting labor turned off, causing them to drop their equipment at the edge of the map [http://bay12games.com/dwarves/mantisbt/view.php?id=110] {{verify}}

{{Skills}}
[[Category:Skills]]
[[Category:Jobs]]

v0.31:Creature token

2010-04-15T01:11:23Z

Samthere: /* C */ Spelling - VEPERTINE -> VESPERTINE

{{av}}

Tentative at best in some cases. Legacy stuff unlisted.

__NOTOC__

==A==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description
|-
| 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, rather than implying them.

|-
| ALTTILE
|
| If set, the creature will blink between its [TILE] and its [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.

|-
| APP_MOD_GENETIC_MODEL
|
|

|-
| APP_MOD_IMPORTANCE
|
*number
| Determines how important the appearance modifier is, for determining whether it shows up in the creature description.{{verify}}

|-
| APP_MOD_NOUN
|
*noun
*SINGULAR or PLURAL
| creates a noun for the appearance and whether it is singular or plural

|-
| APP_MOD_RATE
|
*Rate (integer)
*Scale (DAILY, YEARLY)
*min:max of growth
*start year:end year
| setting the growth rate of the modifier

|-
| APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION
|
*CV TEMPLATE NAME
| Loads the [[Creature Variation]] Template specified.

|-
| APPLY_CURRENT_CREATURE_VARIATION
|
| Applies loaded [[Creature Variation]]

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

|-
| ARENA_RESTRICTED
|
| Does not appear in arena mode list

|-
| ATTACK
|
*token
*bodypart
*selection criteria
*location
| Defines the attack name, and the body part used.

|-
| ATTACK_CONTACT_PERC
|
*% value
| amount of available tissue used in attack

|-
| ATTACK_FLAG_CANLATCH
|
| amount of material that makes contact when attack is made.

|-
| ATTACK_FLAG_EDGE
|
| attack type

|-
| ATTACK_FLAG_WITH
|
| attack type

|-
| ATTACK_PENETRATION_PERC
|
*% value
| probably amount of material that makes contact when penetration is done

|-
| ATTACK_PRIORITY
|
*MAIN or SECOND
| use of the attack in combat. Second attacks only used if main impossible.

|-
| ATTACK_SKILL
|
*skill used ({{L|Skill tokens}})
| defines the attack skill used

|-
| ATTACK_TRIGGER
| min:median:max{{verify}}
| Probably stages when a dragon will attack a site

|-
| ATTACK_VERB
| 2nd person:3rd person
| descriptive text for the attack

|}

==B==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description
|-
| BABY
| integer
| age at which creature is considered a child

|-
| BABYNAME
| singular:plural
| name at caste level

|-
| BEACH_FREQUENCY
|
| Whales and jellyfish have this. Controls the beaching frequency of the creature.

|-
| BENIGN
|
| Determines whether creature can show up on "tame" maps (includes elephants), which will generally avoid dwarves, although they may chase and/or attack them if they get too close).

|-
| BIOME
|
* biome token
| Select a {{L|Biome}} the creature may appear in. See {{L|Biome Tokens}}

|-
| BLOOD, PUS, OTHER MATERIAL state definition
|
*selection criteria. Often LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT, although other selection criteria may work too.
*selected material
*matter state (LIQUID, GAS, ALL_SOLID) | Controls bleeding behaviour

|-
| BODY
| body parts
| Draws body parts from OBJECT:BODY files (such as body_default.txt)

|-
| BODY_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER
|
*ATTRIBUTE
*lowest:lower:low:median:high:higher:highest | These body modifiers give individual dwarves different characteristics. In the case of HEIGHT, BROADNESS and LENGTH, the modifier is also a percentage change to the BODY_SIZE of the individual creature. The seven numbers afterward give a distribution of ranges. Each interval has an equal chance of occurring.

|-
| BODY_DETAIL_PLAN
| PlanName, PlanName:type:type:type:etc
| loads a plan listed OBJECT:BODY_DETAIL_PLAN files, such as b_detail_plan_default.txt. Mass applies USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE, mass alters RELSIZE, alters body part positions, and will allow tissue layers to be defined. Tissue layers are defined in order of skin to bone here.

|-
| BODY_SIZE
| years:days:size
| sets up size at a given time. Size is roughly equal to the creature's average weight in grams.

|-
| BODYGLOSS
| gloss
| Substitutes body part text with replacement text. Draws gloss information from OBJECT:BODY files (such as body_default.txt)

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

|-
| BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER
|
*QUALITY
*lowest:lower:low:median:high:higher:highest
| sets up the breadth of possibilities for appearance qualities for a selected BP group. EG. Eyes (CLOSE_SET, DEEP_SET, ROUND_VS_NARROW, LARGE_IRIS),Lips (THICKNESS), Nose (BROADNESS, LENGTH, UPTURNED, CONVEX), Ear (SPLAYED_OUT, HANGING_LOBES, BROADNESS, HEIGHT), Tooth (GAPS), Skull (HIGH_CHEEKBONES, BROAD_CHIN, JUTTING CHIN, SQUARE_CHIN), Neck (DEEP_VOICE, RASPY_VOICE), Head (BROADNESS, HEIGHT)

|-
| BUILDINGDESTROYER
| 1 or 2
| Allows a creature to destroy furniture and buildings. Value [1] targets mostly doors, hatches, furniture and the like. Value [2] targets anything not made with the b + C commands.
|}

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

|-
| CAN_SPEAK
|
| Can talk. Note that it is not necessary for a creature to gain social skills.

|-
| CANNOT_UNDEAD
|
| Cannot be turned into a zombie or skeletal undead

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

|-
| CARNIVORE
|
| Creature eats meat

|-
| CASTE
|
*name
| defines a caste

|-
| CASTE_ALTTILE
|
*tile number or "letter"
| Caste-specific alttile. Expects CASTE_TILE

|-
| CASTE_COLOR
|
*fg
*bg
*brightness
| Creature tile color of the caste.

|-
| CASTE_GLOWCOLOR
|
*fg
*bg
*brightness
| GLOWTILE color of the caste.

|-
| CASTE_GLOWTILE
|
*tile value or "letter"
| Caste-specific glowtile

|-
| CASTE_NAME
| singular:plural:adjective
| The name of the caste of the creature in the game.

|-
| CASTE_PROFESSION_NAME
|
*Profession
*singular
*plural
| alters the name of the given profession, caste-specific

|-
| CASTE_SPEECH
| speech file?
| Possibly a caste-specific instance of the SPEECH token

|-
| CASTE_TILE
|
* tile number or "letter"
| Caste-specific creature tile.

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

|-
| CE_X
|
*SEV:<value> (severity, higher is worse)
*PROB:<value(1-100)> (probability)
*RESISTABLE (optional) allows resistance
*SIZE_DILUTES (optional) lessens effect based on size
Place effected:
*LOCALIZED (optional)
*VASCULAR_ONLY (optional)
*MUSCULAR_ONLY (optional)
*BP:(select BY_CATEGORY, BY_TYPE, or BY_TOKEN):category, type or token:tissues affected (specific or ALL) (optional)
Timeline:
*Start:effect start time
*Peak:effect peak time
*End:effect end time
| Specifies the way that a syndrome affects a creature - more detail can be found on the [[Syndrome#Creature effect tokens|Syndromes page]]

|-
| CHANGE_BODY_SIZE_PERC
|
|

|-
| CHILD
| integer
| age at which creature is considered an adult

|-
| CHILD_BODYPART_GROUP
|
*master selection, BY_CATEGORY, BY_TYPE, BY_TOKEN.
*master location
*specific selection, BY_CATEGORY, BY_TYPE, BY_TOKEN.
*specific location
| selects all parts of a group to be used.

|-
| CHILDNAME
| singular:plural
| name at caste level

|-
| CLUSTER_NUMBER
|
*min
*max
| The minimum/maximum numbers of how many creatures per spawned cluster. Certain vermin fish use this token in combination with temperate ocean and river biome tokens to perform seasonal migrations.
e.g. [CLUSTER_NUMBER:1:3]

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

|-
| COLOR
| foreground:background:brightness
| Color of the creature's tile.

|-
| 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. In addition, the creature must be NATURAL rather than FANCIFUL

|-
| COOKABLE_LIVE
|
| Set this to allow the creature to be cooked in meals without first being cleaned.

|-
| COPY_TAGS_FROM
|
*CREATURE NAME
| Copies tags from another specified creature.

|-
| CREATURE
| name
| What the game looks for when generating creatures.

|-
| CREATURE_CLASS
|
*classname
| Creature class. Can be anything, but only existing use is GENERAL_POISON. Appears to only be used for Syndromes. Supposedly can also be used for entity positions.

|-
| CREATURE_TILE
| 'character' or tile number
| The symbol of the creature in ASCII mode.

|-
| CREPUSCULAR
|
| Sets if the creature is active in twilight. This tag functions as a combination of the two tags VESPERTINE and MATUTINAL.

|-
| CURIOUSBEAST_EATER
|
| Allows a creature to steal and eat edible items from you.

|-
| CURIOUSBEAST_GUZZLER
|
| Allows a creature to (very quickly) drink your alcohol. Also affects undead versions of the creature.

|-
| CURIOUSBEAST_ITEM
|
| Allows a creature to steal things (apparently the highest value it can find).

|-
| CV_ADD_TAG
|
*TAG NAME
| Adds a tag. Used in conjunction with creature variation templates.

|-
| CV_REMOVE_TAG
|
*TAG NAME
| Removes a tag. Used in conjunction with creature variation templates.
|}

==D==
{| {{prettytable}}
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! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| DESCRIPTION
| text
| A brief description of the creature type.

|-
| DIFFICULTY
| integer
| 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." Also increases experience gain during adventure mode.

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

|-
| DOES_NOT_EXIST
|
| Creature does not actually exist; used for fanciful creatures.

|-
| DRAGONFIREBREATH
|
| Creature breathes fire in a cone.
|}

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

|-
| 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

|-
| EXTRAVISION
|
| Creature can see regardless of whether it has working eyes.
|}

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

|-
| FEATURE_ATTACK_GROUP
|
| Found on subterranean animalmen.

|-
| FEMALE
|
| all female

|-
| FIREBREATH
|
| The creature breathes fire projectiles (as opposed to DRAGONFIREBREATH, which is in a cone).

|-
| FIREIMMUNE
|
| As of versionv0.28.181.40d, the FIREIMMUNE token had no effect on a creature's resistance to flame or heat. However, it did affect ability to swim in magma in adventure mode, as well as display of "You are caught in a pool of magma!" warning messages. It is unknown if these effects persist in DF 2010.

|-
| FIREIMMUNE_SUPER
|
| The creature is immune to DRAGONFIREBREATH. AI acts as if FIREIMMUNE. May or may not imply FIREIMMUNE.

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

|-
| FIXED_TEMP
| temperature
| The natural heat generated by the creature.

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

|-
| FLIER
|
| Allows a creature to fly. Currently, an AI bug prevents this from being useful on PC races in fortress mode.

|-
| FREQUENCY
|
*number, max 100
| Determines the time between creature spawns in Fortress Mode. Higher is more occurrences per time unit. Creatures without a frequency statement default to 50. Almost all others have either [FREQUENCY:5] or [FREQUENCY:100].
|}

==G==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
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! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description
|-
| GENERAL_BABY_NAME
| singular:plural
| name at creature level

|-
| GENERAL_CHILD_NAME
| singular:plural
| name at creature level

|-
| GETS_INFECTIONS_FROM_ROT
|
| can be infected by rot

|-
| GETS_WOUND_INFECTIONS
|
| can be infected from wounds

|-
| GLOWCOLOR
|
*foreground
*background
*brightness
| The colour of the GLOWTILE of the creature

|-
| 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.

|-
| GNAWER
| verb (gnawed)
| The creature chews on food storage containers.

|-
| GO_TO_END
|
| uncertain use, definitely refers to Creature Variants template

|-
| GO_TO_START
|
| uncertain use, definitely refers to Creature Variants template

|-
| GOOD
|
| Determines whether creature can show up on "good" maps

|-
| GRASSTRAMPLE
| value
| 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.

|-
| GRAVITATE_BODY_SIZE
|
|
|}

==H==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
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! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description
|-
| HAS_NERVES
|
| This makes the creature susceptible to severed nerves when muscles are torn in limb, grasp and stance parts.

|-
| HEATDAM_POINT
| value
| The maximum temperature limit before the creature will start recieving damage from heat.

|-
| HOMEOTHERM
|
| Default 'NONE'. The creature's normal body temperature
|}

==I==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
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! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description
|-
| IF_EXISTS_SET_BOILING_POINT
| value
| The temperature at which the creature boils into goo.

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

|-
| IGNITE_POINT
| value
| The temperature at which the creature will burst into flames

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

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

|-
| INSULATION
| value
| increases the insulation of a selected material

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

|-
| ITEMCORPSE
|
* Item token
* subtype
NO_SUBTYPE
* 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.
As of 31_01, RACEGLOSS may no longer be in the game.{{verify}}

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

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

|-
| LIGAMENTS
|
*selection criteria. Often LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT, although other selection criteria may work too.
*selected material
*healing rate
| defines the qualities of ligaments"

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

|-
| LIKES_FIGHTING
|
| The creature will attack enemies rather than flee from them. This tag has the same effect on player-controlled creatures - included modded dwarves.

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

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

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

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

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

|-
| MALE
|
| all male

|-
| MANNERISM_??
|
*occassionally body part
| Adds a possible mannerism to the creature's profile.
Refer to {{L|Creature Token Mannerisms|Mannerisms}}

|-
| MATERIAL
|
*material id
| Begins defining a new material.{{verify}}

|-
| MATERIAL_BREATH_ATTACK
|
*MATERIAL TYPE (TISSUE, INORGANIC)
*MATERIAL NAME
*MATERIAL STATE (TRAILING_DUST_FLOW, TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW, TRAILING_GAS_FLOW, SOLID_GLOB, LIQUID_GLOB, UNDIRECTED_GAS, UNDIRECTED_VAPOR, UNDIRECTED_DUST)
| Creates an attack referencing a material, using a given type of breath attack.

|-
| MAXAGE
| min:max
| range of time in which death from old age may occur

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

|-
| MEGABEAST
|
| Appears on fortress territory in Fortress Mode occasionally. Implies SEMIMEGABEAST. Also can be worshipped

|-
|MENT_ATT_CAP_PERC
|
*ATTRIBUTE Token
*Cap %
|Default is 200. This means you can increase your attribute to 200% of its starting value (or the average value + your starting value if that is higher).

|-
| MENT_ATT_RANGE
|
*ATTRIBUTE
*lowest:lower:low:median:high:higher:highest | sets up a mental attribute's range of values. Max of 5000.

|-
| MENT_ATT_RATES
|
*ATTRIBUTE Token
*cost to improve
*unused counter rate
*rust counter rate
*demotion counter rate
| Attribute gain/decay rates. Defaults for are 500:2:3:2, except for RECUPERATION and DISEASE_RESISTANCE that don't have change rates. The last three slots may be replaced by NONE.

|-
| MILKABLE
|
*LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:MILK:amount
| Allows the creature to be milked.

|-
| MISCHIEVIOUS
|
| Will pull any levers it comes across (requires confirmation). "They go on little missions to mess with various fortress buildings, not just levers."

|-
| MOUNT
|
| Creature may be used as a mount

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

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

|-
| MULTIPLY_VALUE
|
*Multiplier
| multiplies value of materials

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

==N==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
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! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description
|-
| NAME
| singular:plural:adjective
| What the creature is actually called in game.

|-
| NATURAL
|
| Animal is considered to be natural.

|-
| NO_AUTUMN
|
| does not appear this season.

|-
| NO_DIZZINESS
|
| Creature cannot become dizzy

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

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

|-
| NO_FEVERS
|
| Creature cannot suffer fevers

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

|-
| NO_SPRING
|
| does not appear this season.

|-
| NO_SUMMER
|
| does not appear this season.

|-
| NO_THOUGHT_CENTER_FOR_MOVEMENT
|
| Probably shorthand for movement being unaffected by damage in general.

|-
| NO_WINTER
|
| does not appear this season.

|-
| NOBONES
|
| Creature has no bones.

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

|-
| 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
|
| Does not produce miasma when rotting

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

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

|-
| NOT_BUTCHERABLE
|
| Cannot be butchered

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

==P==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
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! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description
|-
| PACK_ANIMAL
|
| Allows the creature to be used as a pack animal. Currently only used by merchants.

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

|-
| PATTERNFLIER

|-
| 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
|
*ATTRIBUTE
*lowest:median:highest
| Determines chance of personality traits. Standard is 0:50:100. See Personality traits for more info.

|-
| 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.

|-
|PHYS_ATT_CAP_PERC
|
*ATTRIBUTE Token
*Cap %
|Default is 200. This means you can increase your attribute to 200% of its starting value (or the average value + your starting value if that is higher).

|-
| PHYS_ATT_RANGE
|
*ATTRIBUTE
*lowest
*lower
*low
*median
*high
*higher
*highest
| sets up a physical attribute's range of values. Max of 5000.

|-
| PHYS_ATT_RATES
|
*ATTRIBUTE Token
*cost to improve
*unused counter rate
*rust counter rate
*demotion counter rate
| Attribute gain/decay rates. Defaults for are 500:2:3:2, except for RECUPERATION and DISEASE_RESISTANCE that don't have change rates. The last three slots may be replaced by NONE.

|-
| PLUS_BP_GROUP
|
*BY_TYPE, BY_CATEGORY, or BY_TOKEN
*body type, category, or token
| Adds a body part group to selected body part group.

|-
| PLUS_MATERIAL
|
*material
| Adds a material to selected materials.

|-
| PLUS_TISSUE_LAYER
|
*TISSUE
*BY_CATEGORY, BY_TYPE, BY_TOKEN
*Location - category, type, or token
| Adds a tissue to those selected

|-
| PLUS_TL_GROUP
|
*TISSUE
*BY_CATEGORY, BY_TYPE, BY_TOKEN
*Location - category, type, or token
*tissue
| continues a selection of tissue layers

|-
| POP_RATIO
|
| Weighted population of caste

|-
| POPULATION_NUMBER
| min:max
| The minimum/maximum numbers of how many of these creatures can show up on a map per year.

|-
|POWER
|
|Allows the being to represent itself as a deity. Requires CAN_SPEAK to actually do anything more than settle at a location.

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

|-
| PROFESSION_NAME
|
*Profession
*singular
*plural
| alters the name of the given profession
|}

==R==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
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! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description
|-
| RELSIZE
|
*BY_CATEGORY, BY_TYPE, BY_TOKEN
*body category, type, or token
*Relsize
| Specifies a new relative size for a part than what is stated in the body plan. For example, Dwarves have larger livers.

|-
| REMAINS_COLOR
|
|

|-
| REMAINS_UNDETERMINED
|
|

|-
| REMOVE_MATERIAL
|
*material token
| Removes a material from a creature

|-
| REMOVE_TISSUE
|
*material token
| Removes a tissue from a creature.
|}

==S==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
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! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description
|-
| SAVAGE
|
| Allows creature to show up on (and limits it to) "savage" maps.

|-
| SECRETION
|
*MATERIAL REF (eg LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT
*Material name
*Material State
*location secreted from (by_type, by_category, by_token)
*body part
*tissue layer
| creates a secreted material on given tissue on a given part of the body."

|-
| SELECT_ADDITIONAL_CASTE
|
*caste name
| adds an additional previously defined caste to the selection

|-
| SELECT_CASTE
|
*caste name, or ALL
| selects a previously defined caste

|-
| SELECT_MATERIAL
|
*MATERIAL NAME
| Selects the material. Can be ALL.

|-
| SELECT_TISSUE
|
*tissue token
| Selects a tissue for editing.

|-
| SELECT_TISSUE_LAYER
|
*TISSUE
*BY_CATEGORY, BY_TYPE, BY_TOKEN
*Location - category, type, or token | Selects a tissue at a location
* (optional) FRONT, BACK, LEFT, RIGHT, TOP, BOTTOM, AROUND.
| Selects a tissue layer for descriptor and cosmetic purposes.

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

|-
| SET_BP_GROUP
|
*selection criteria BY_TYPE, BY_CATEGORY, BY_TOKEN
*category, type, or token
| selection token"

|-
| SET_TL_GROUP
|
*TISSUE
*BY_CATEGORY, BY_TYPE, BY_TOKEN
*Location - category, type, or token
*tissue
| begins a selection of tissue laters

|-
| SKILL_RATES
|
*% of improvement points you get
*unused counter rate
*rust counter rate
*demotion counter rate
| Affects skill gain and decay. Lower numbers in the last three slots make decay occur faster ([SKILL_RATES:100:1:1:1] would cause rapid decay). These slots may also be replaced with NONE. Cannot yet be applied to individual skills.
Default is [SKILL_RATES:100:8:8:16]. [SLOW_LEARNER] changes the 100 to a 50.

|-
| SLOW_LEARNER
|
| Similar to [CAN_LEARN], but slower; skills are gained at a fraction of the rate. Present in the entries for ogres and giants; can be applied to civ or player races.

|-
| SMALL_REMAINS
|
| If a creature has this token, it'll leave a small corpse that only rots once, and without miasma.

|-
| SPEC_HEAT
| value
| Amount of energy required for the creature to heat up or cool down.

|-
| SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT
|
*LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT
*MATERIAL eg.POISON
*MATTERSTATE (ALL_SOLID, LIQUID, GAS)
*min:max
| attack type addition that injects a material into the victim.

|-
| SPECIALATTACK_SUCK_BLOOD
| min:max
| Successful attack draws out an amount of blood randomised between the min and max value.

|-
| SPEECH
| speech file
| Boasting speeches relating to killing this creature. Examples include dwarf.txt and elf.txt in the Speech folder in Data.u

|-
| SPEED
| value
| Sets the creatures' movement and work speed, 1000/[100 + SPEED X] is the resulting effect on creatures movement and work rates from default. See Speed for more information.

|-
| SPHERE
|
*sphere name
| Sets what religious spheres the creature is aligned to, for purposes of being worshipped via the [POWER] token. Also affects the layout of hidden fun stuff, and the creature's name.

|-
| SWIM_SPEED
|
*speed
| How fast the creature swims. Typically 2500 (0.38 times the default speed).

|-
| SWIMS_INNATE
|
| The creature naturally knows how to swim, as opposed to [SWIMS_LEARNED] below. Currently, an AI bug prevents this from being useful on PC races in fortress mode.

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

|-
| SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS
|
| adds a class of creatures to those affected, such as CREATURE_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON

|-
| SYN_AFFECTED_CREATURE
| Creature Name
| adds a specific creature to those affected.

|-
| SYN_CONTACT
|
| syndrome can be contracted on contact

|-
| SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE
|
| creates an exception for the creature so that it not affected by the syndrome.

|-
| SYN_INHALED
|
| syndrome can be contracted by inhaled.

|-
| SYN_INJECTED
|
| syndrome can be contracted by injection.

|-
| SYN_NAME
| text
| defines the name of the syndrome

|-
| SYNDROME
|
| begins definition of a Syndrome for poison use
|}

==T==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description
|-
| TENDONS
|
*selection criteria. Often LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT, although other selection criteria may work too.
*selected tissue
*healing rate
| Defines the qualities of tendons

|-
| THICKWEB
|
| The creature's webs can catch larger creatures. May imply [AMBUSHPREDATOR]

|-
| TISSUE
| name
| Begins defining a tissue in the creature file.

|-
| TISSUE_LAYER
|
*BY_TYPE, BY_CATEGORY, BY_TOKEN
*TYPE,CATEGORY, or TOKEN
*TISSUE
*LOCATION
| Adds the tissue layer to wherever it is required.
Non-argument Locations can be FRONT, RIGHT, LEFT, TOP, BOTTOM. Argument locations are AROUND and CLEANS, requiring a further body part and a % of coverage/cleansing

|-
| TISSUE_LAYER_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER
|
*QUALITY
*lowest:lower:low:median:high:higher:highest
| sets the range of qualities, including LENGTH, DENSE, HIGH_POSITION, CURLY, GREASY, WRINKLY

|-
| TISSUE_STYLE_UNIT
|
*tissue
*shaping
| sets tissue to be in a certain shape"

|-
| TL_COLOR_MODIFIER
| COLOR:freq:COLOR:freq etc
| Creates a list of color patterns, giving each a frequency.

|-
| TL_MAJOR_ARTERIES
|
| Gives Major Artery attribute to selected layers.

|-
| TLCM_GENETIC_MODEL
|
|

|-
| TLCM_IMPORTANCE
|
*number
| Modifies the importance of the tissue layer color modifier, for description purposes.

|-
| TLCM_NOUN
|
*name
*SINGULAR or PLURAL
| names the tissue layer color modifier, and determines the noun"

|-
| TLCM_TIMING
|
*ROOT
*start change window years:days:end change window years:days | determines the point in the creature's life where the color change begins"

|-
| TRADE_CAPACITY
|
| How much the creature can carry when used by merchants.

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

|-
| TRAINABLE_HUNTING
|
| Can be trained as hunting beasts by way of kennels

|-
| TRAINABLE_WAR
|
| Can be trained as war beasts by way of kennels

|-
| TRANCES
|
| Allows the creature to go into martial trances.

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

|-
| TRIGGERABLE_GROUP
| min:max
| A large swarm of vermin can be disturbed, usually in Adventure mode.{{verify}}

|-
| TSU_NOUN
|
*noun
*SINGULAR or PLURAL
| creates a noun for the tissue used and whether it is singular or plural"
|}

==U==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description
|-
| UNDERGROUND_DEPTH
|
*mindepth
*maxdepth
| Depth the creature appears underground. Numbers can be from 1 to 5. Only magma creatures use 4 or 5 in the default raws. A single argument may be used instead of min and max.

|-
| UNDERSWIM
|
| Creature swims under the water and can't be seen.{{verify}}

|-
| USE_CASTE
|
*caste token
|

|-
| USE_MATERIAL
|
*new material token
*old material id
| Uses a local creature mat to define a new material?{{verify}}

|-
| USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE
|
*new material token
*material template
| Loads a material, and gives it a shortname for later reference

|-
| USE_TISSUE
|
*new tissue token
*old tissue id
| Uses a local creature mat to define a new material?{{verify}}

|-
| USE_TISSUE_TEMPLATE
|
*new tissue token
*tissue template
| Loads a tissue template listed in OBJECT:TISSUE_TEMPLATE files, such as tissue_template_default.txt.

|-
| 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
|
| unknown

|-
| VIEWRANGE
| value
| Value should determine how close you have to get to a critter before it attacks (or prevents adv mode travel etc.) Default is 20.

|-
| VERMIN_BITE
|
*amount
*verb (bitten, stung)
*LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT
*MATERIAL
| vermin bites, and injects something.

|-
| VERMIN_EATER
|
| Vermin can nibble food?{{verify}}

|-
| VERMIN_FISH
|
| Acts like a fish

|-
| 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. – Peristarkawan 17:27, 24 May 2007 (EDT)'

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

|-
| VERMIN_MICRO
|
| This makes the creature move in a swarm of creatures of the same race as it. I.E. Swarm of flies, swarm of ants, etc.

|-
| 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. However, this may not work in all cases, as both dragonflies and fairies can be caught by trappers. This is possibly overridden by the VERMIN_GROUNDER token, allowing trappers set to Catch a Live Land Animal to pick up and thus trap the animal. (speculation by Flippantelf 04:45, 15 June 2009 (UTC))

|-
| VERMIN_ROTTER
|
| Present on flies, knuckle worms, acorn flies, and blood gnats. Probably means either the creature is attracted to rot, the creature speeds rotting, or both.

|-
| 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.

|-
| 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.

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

==W==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description
|-
| WAGON_PULLER
|
| Allows the creature to pull caravan wagons.

|-
| WEBBER
|
*LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT
*MATERIAL (eg SILK)
| allows the creature to web, and defines what the webs are made of.

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

[[Category:Modding]]

v0.31 Talk:Ambusher

2010-04-14T17:40:27Z

Samthere: /* Weapons and Tactics */

==Weapons and Tactics==
With regards to whether or not the crossbow is considered a weak hammer, I lava-forged 64 chambers in arena mode and pitted dwarves against each other - no skills, no armour, but of each pair of dwarves, one had a crossbow (without ammo) and the other had a warhammer of the same material. The first 25 trials were done with steel, the remaining 39 with iron.
Of the steel trials, 11 hammerdwarves killed their partner, and 14 crossbowdwarves bludgeoned their opponents to death (though one died shortly after).
Of the iron trials, 22 hammerers emerged victorious, while only 17 of those hirsute little crossbow-wielders could claim the same. And when I say 'emerged victorious', I mean I flooded each chamber with lava after the battle to sanitise the arena.
So we have, for the hammers vs crossbows - 33 vs 31. In other words, inconclusive.
It seems that, at least for the moment, beating things down with a crossbow is roughly as effective as with a warhammer.
I'll be testing hammers and crossbows each vs various kinds of monsters at some point, and I'll write up my results here.
--[[User:Samthere|Samthere]] 16:25, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
* So I fought 26 untrained dwarves against wolves; half of the dwarves had steel crossbows without ammo, the other half steel warhammers. In the end, 9 dwarves using each weapon survived, and 4 perished. Two dead hammerdwarves did enough damage for their wolves to die very shortly after them, and one crossbowdwarf did the same. A while later, two further wolves died from sustained wounds, one from each weapon. Extra note - mortal wounds (that weren't happening fast) were discovered on two additional wolves, one on each side. This leaves one wolf that could survive, who killed a crossbowdwarf.
--[[User:Samthere|Samthere]] 16:46, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

==Broken==
Isn't hunting currently somewhat broken? I'm going to add a warning to the top and a bugs section to the bottom. [[User:Garanis|Garanis]] 14:07, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

==Factual Changes==
There are some things that need to happen in the military screen to make hunting work now. I haven't played with hunting enough to know what they are. Can someone write a guide section for this? [[User:Garanis|Garanis]] 14:30, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

They need quivers as they cannot hold bolts in their hand any more. Also you need to assign them ammo from the military screen : m > f > hunters > c > bolts (or whatever)
Also they don't seem to start hunting most of the time but I have noticed that assigning a hunting dog helps.
Speed

==Old Information==
Hunting seems to have changed drastically, though it might be an effect of the bugs cursing the labor for the time being. So, I suggest not claiming that the old things havn't changed.
Those things that I have experienced (and can remember now) that this article might be incorrect in the article (Please confirm my experience, or the article) are as follows:
*Hunters seem to only use crossbows and bolts, they do not go at it with assigned weapons as in 40d, since weapons can only be assigned weapons if they are in a squad. The only thing you can assign your hunters is ammunition.
*Hunters will cancel hunting if they run out of bolts, and will not proceed to wrestle (or hammer, with crossbow) its prey down.
*Waterskins/flasks might not be that detrimental to hunters anymore, as dwarves in the military can be allowed alcohol in their waterskins/flasks, I'm not sure whether the same can be done for hunters, or whether they even carry waterskins/flasks. (This bullet is speculation)
--[[User:Ramperkash|Ramperkash]] 18:03, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
:Agreed. A lot of the stuff from the 40d article should just be culled. [[User:Garanis|Garanis]] 18:08, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
::This article just generally sucks. [[Special:Contributions/207.114.92.10|207.114.92.10]] 00:55, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

v0.31 Talk:Ambusher

2010-04-14T16:46:25Z

Samthere: /* Weapons and Tactics */ Further information on hammers vs crossbows

==Weapons and Tactics==
With regards to whether or not the crossbow is considered a weak hammer, I lava-forged 64 chambers in arena mode and pitted dwarves against each other - no skills, no armour, but of each pair of dwarves, one had a crossbow (without ammo) and the other had a warhammer of the same material. The first 25 trials were done with steel, the remaining 39 with iron.
Of the steel trials, 11 hammerdwarves killed their partner, and 14 crossbowdwarves bludgeoned their opponents to death (though one died shortly after).
Of the iron trials, 22 hammerers emerged victorious, while only 17 of those hirsute little crossbow-wielders could claim the same. And when I say 'emerged victorious', I mean I flooded each chamber with lava after the battle to sanitise the arena.
So we have, for the hammers vs crossbows - 33 vs 31. In other words, inconclusive.
It seems that, at least for the moment, beating things down with a crossbow is roughly as effective as with a warhammer.
I'll be testing hammers and crossbows each vs various kinds of monsters at some point, and I'll write up my results here.
--[[User:Samthere|Samthere]] 16:25, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
* So I fought 26 untrained dwarves against wolves; half of the dwarves had steel crossbows without ammo, the other half steel warhammers. In the end, 9 dwarves using each weapon survived, and 4 perished. Two dead hammerdwarves did enough damage for their wolves to die very shortly after them, and one crossbowdwarf did the same. A while later, two further wolves died from sustained wounds, one from each weapon.
--[[User:Samthere|Samthere]] 16:46, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

==Broken==
Isn't hunting currently somewhat broken? I'm going to add a warning to the top and a bugs section to the bottom. [[User:Garanis|Garanis]] 14:07, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

==Factual Changes==
There are some things that need to happen in the military screen to make hunting work now. I haven't played with hunting enough to know what they are. Can someone write a guide section for this? [[User:Garanis|Garanis]] 14:30, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

They need quivers as they cannot hold bolts in their hand any more. Also you need to assign them ammo from the military screen : m > f > hunters > c > bolts (or whatever)
Also they don't seem to start hunting most of the time but I have noticed that assigning a hunting dog helps.
Speed

==Old Information==
Hunting seems to have changed drastically, though it might be an effect of the bugs cursing the labor for the time being. So, I suggest not claiming that the old things havn't changed.
Those things that I have experienced (and can remember now) that this article might be incorrect in the article (Please confirm my experience, or the article) are as follows:
*Hunters seem to only use crossbows and bolts, they do not go at it with assigned weapons as in 40d, since weapons can only be assigned weapons if they are in a squad. The only thing you can assign your hunters is ammunition.
*Hunters will cancel hunting if they run out of bolts, and will not proceed to wrestle (or hammer, with crossbow) its prey down.
*Waterskins/flasks might not be that detrimental to hunters anymore, as dwarves in the military can be allowed alcohol in their waterskins/flasks, I'm not sure whether the same can be done for hunters, or whether they even carry waterskins/flasks. (This bullet is speculation)
--[[User:Ramperkash|Ramperkash]] 18:03, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
:Agreed. A lot of the stuff from the 40d article should just be culled. [[User:Garanis|Garanis]] 18:08, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
::This article just generally sucks. [[Special:Contributions/207.114.92.10|207.114.92.10]] 00:55, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

v0.31 Talk:Ambusher

2010-04-14T16:25:06Z

Samthere: Is a crossbow a less-effective hammer in melee? Not so sure

==Weapons and Tactics==
With regards to whether or not the crossbow is considered a weak hammer, I lava-forged 64 chambers in arena mode and pitted dwarves against each other - no skills, no armour, but of each pair of dwarves, one had a crossbow (without ammo) and the other had a warhammer of the same material. The first 25 trials were done with steel, the remaining 39 with iron.
Of the steel trials, 11 hammerdwarves killed their partner, and 14 crossbowdwarves bludgeoned their opponents to death (though one died shortly after).
Of the iron trials, 22 hammerers emerged victorious, while only 17 of those hirsute little crossbow-wielders could claim the same. And when I say 'emerged victorious', I mean I flooded each chamber with lava after the battle to sanitise the arena.
So we have, for the hammers vs crossbows - 33 vs 31. In other words, inconclusive.
It seems that, at least for the moment, beating things down with a crossbow is roughly as effective as with a warhammer.
I'll be testing hammers and crossbows each vs various kinds of monsters at some point, and I'll write up my results here.
--[[User:Samthere|Samthere]] 16:25, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

==Broken==
Isn't hunting currently somewhat broken? I'm going to add a warning to the top and a bugs section to the bottom. [[User:Garanis|Garanis]] 14:07, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

==Factual Changes==
There are some things that need to happen in the military screen to make hunting work now. I haven't played with hunting enough to know what they are. Can someone write a guide section for this? [[User:Garanis|Garanis]] 14:30, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

They need quivers as they cannot hold bolts in their hand any more. Also you need to assign them ammo from the military screen : m > f > hunters > c > bolts (or whatever)
Also they don't seem to start hunting most of the time but I have noticed that assigning a hunting dog helps.
Speed

==Old Information==
Hunting seems to have changed drastically, though it might be an effect of the bugs cursing the labor for the time being. So, I suggest not claiming that the old things havn't changed.
Those things that I have experienced (and can remember now) that this article might be incorrect in the article (Please confirm my experience, or the article) are as follows:
*Hunters seem to only use crossbows and bolts, they do not go at it with assigned weapons as in 40d, since weapons can only be assigned weapons if they are in a squad. The only thing you can assign your hunters is ammunition.
*Hunters will cancel hunting if they run out of bolts, and will not proceed to wrestle (or hammer, with crossbow) its prey down.
*Waterskins/flasks might not be that detrimental to hunters anymore, as dwarves in the military can be allowed alcohol in their waterskins/flasks, I'm not sure whether the same can be done for hunters, or whether they even carry waterskins/flasks. (This bullet is speculation)
--[[User:Ramperkash|Ramperkash]] 18:03, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
:Agreed. A lot of the stuff from the 40d article should just be culled. [[User:Garanis|Garanis]] 18:08, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
::This article just generally sucks. [[Special:Contributions/207.114.92.10|207.114.92.10]] 00:55, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

User:Samthere/monobook.js

2010-04-14T00:36:47Z

Samthere: Created page with 'importScript('User:Briess/hideAnnouncements.js');'

importScript('User:Briess/hideAnnouncements.js');

v0.31 Talk:Elephant

2010-04-11T22:04:42Z

Samthere: Created page with 'YES. YES! ELEPHANTS HAVE THE [TRAINABLE] TOKEN! --~~~~'

YES. YES! ELEPHANTS HAVE THE [TRAINABLE] TOKEN! --[[User:Samthere|Samthere]] 22:04, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

v0.31 Talk:Cheating

2010-04-11T01:30:56Z

Samthere: /* Help */

==Free Food==
Anyone know how to update my "Free Food" hack?--[[User:Aescula|Aescula]] 05:11, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

==Relevance==
Does the site finder stuff still have relevance? If not, I don't think it has any business being here. [[User:Deimos56|Deimos]] 21:33, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

==Help==
Anyone know why the pre-made rawhacks available on this page don't work for me? I've created a new world, everything...
*I believe you have to add the reaction to the civilisation's entity definition now - look in entity_default.txt --[[User:Samthere|Samthere]] 01:30, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

v0.31 Talk:Creature texture token

2010-04-10T23:46:41Z

Samthere:

The graphics_example.txt didn't get updated, which confused me when I tried adapting Mayday's graphics for 2010. This data is pulled from the executable: I'm assuming LAW_ENFORCE and TAX_ESCORT replace GUARD and ROYALGUARD from previous versions, as it were. --DeathLemur
*It throws errors with regards to the old ones, so I guess so. I just met a dwarf surgeon (using Mayday's graphics) and it decided he should look like a purple skeleton. I fixed it by removing the [DEFAULT:DORFS:11:0:AS_IS:SKELETON] line, which seems to ignore the SKELETON PART and assume that any default should have ADD_COLOR. --[[User:Samthere|Samthere]] 23:46, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

v0.31 Talk:Activity zone

2010-04-09T14:22:36Z

Samthere:

Dumping beds doesn't seem to work. The jobs are never generated in the que. The only thing I have successfully dumped is remains. You can mark things, but they won't be dumped. Could this be Toady's move against quantum dumping? I find it incredibly irritating to be unable to move my items to my elevator shaft and drop them down to the cavern! --[[User:The Architect|The Architect]] 03:42, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
* Does changing gather refuse from outside in orders make it work? I had dwarves refusing to dump a whole load of things from inside until I changed this. --[[User:Samthere|Samthere]] 14:22, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

==Flow-stylee activity zones?==
Does anyone know what this comment in the 0.31.02 changelog at [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=53505.0] means:
* fixed crash from doing a large flow-style activity zone

What is a flow-style activity zone?
--[[User:Altaree|Altaree]] 14:12, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

v0.31:Farming

2010-04-02T15:00:08Z

Samthere: /* Underground Farming */ Slight Rephrasing

{{AV}}

Farming is the action of growing crops for food, cloth or other uses. It is one of the main sources of food, especially in the late game, and it is critical to the clothing industry.

== Underground Farming ==

Underground farms are required to grow many plants, including the {{l|plump helmet}}. The only seeds available at embark are for underground crops.

In order to create a {{l|farm plot}} underground you must first muddy the ground by temporarily covering it with water (or find a muddied area in a [[DF2010:caverns|cavern]]). Any underground surface can be used to create a farm plot provided you muddy it first. Due to a bug, this currently includes soil layers, which would normally not require muddying.{{version|0.31.01}}