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40d:Metal token

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Metals are stored in the matgloss_metal.txt file.

Token Arguments Description
 NAME name The name of the metal.
 ADJ adj The adjective used to describe items made of this metal.
 COLOR
  • fg
  • bg
  • bright
Sets the color of the metal. Equivalent to [BUILD_COLOR:fg:bg:bright] and [BASIC_COLOR:fg:bright].
 BUILD_COLOR
  • fg
  • bg
  • bright
Sets the color of metal objects which use both the foreground and background color, such as bins, doors, floodgates, and cages. Defaults to 0:7:1 (dark gray with light gray background).
 BASIC_COLOR
  • fg
  • bright
Sets the color of metal objects which use only the foreground color, including workshops. Defaults to 0:1 (dark gray).
 VALUE num The value of the metal.
 DAMAGE_PERC num The weapon damage multiplier (times 100) for the metal. Defaults to 50.
 WEAPON Permits making melee weapons (excluding picks) and trap components from the metal.
 WEAPON_RANGED Permits making ranged weapons from the metal.
 BRITTLE Disallows making furniture or crafts out of the metal. Used for intermediate metals and alloys such as bismuth and pig iron.
 WAFERS Causes the metal to be produced in wafers instead of bars, tripling the amount normally needed to create items. May be required for making cloth out of the metal.
 ANY_USE Allows the metal to be made into miscellaneous items like mechanisms.
 DEEP Prevents any civilization from having access to the material. Intended for hidden fun stuff.
 AMMO Permits making ammunition from the metal.
 DIGGER Permits making mining picks from the metal.
 BLOCK_PERC num The armor blocking multiplier (times 100) for the metal. Defaults to 50.
 ARMOR Permits making armor from the metal.
 ANVIL Permits making anvils from the metal.
 SPEC_HEAT num The specific heat capacity of the metal. Defaults to 450.
 HEATDAM_POINT num The temperature at which heat will begin to damage the metal. Defaults to NONE.
 COLDDAM_POINT num The temperature at which frost will begin to damage the metal. Defaults to NONE.
 IGNITE_POINT num The temperature at which the metal will burst into flames. Defaults to NONE.
 MELTING_POINT num The temperature at which the metal will melt. Defaults to 12768.
 BOILING_POINT num The temperature at which the metal will boil into a cloud of vapor. Defaults to 15150.
 FIXED_TEMP num The temperature this metal emits naturally. Defaults to NONE.
 SOLID_DENSITY num The density of the metal when solid. Defaults to 5000.
 LIQUID_DENSITY num The density of the metal when molten. Defaults to 2600.