Creature token - Revision history

DarklingArcher: /* M */ link

2026-09-08T13:47:20Z

M: link

DarklingArcher: /* M */ link

2026-08-31T09:17:54Z

M: link

101.177.148.166: Missing bracket in link within the SLOW_LEARNER description

2026-08-25T10:45:51Z

Missing bracket in link within the SLOW_LEARNER description

ASpatula66: I'm not sure that's true, when I created a NIGHT_CREATURE_HUNTER that lacked LARGE_PREDATOR and visited its lair in adv mode, it wasn't hostile.

2026-07-26T19:17:55Z

I'm not sure that's true, when I created a NIGHT_CREATURE_HUNTER that lacked LARGE_PREDATOR and visited its lair in adv mode, it wasn't hostile.

Quietust: checked disassembly, and it still has the same effect as [SKILL_LEARN_RATES:50] in addition to setting the "SLOW_LEARNER" flag (but not CAN_LEARN)

2026-07-17T11:47:47Z

checked disassembly, and it still has the same effect as [SKILL_LEARN_RATES:50] in addition to setting the "SLOW_LEARNER" flag (but *not* CAN_LEARN)

ASpatula66: clarify again

2026-07-17T02:38:41Z

clarify again

ASpatula66: forgot the main reason i was making the edit...

2026-07-17T02:37:10Z

forgot the main reason i was making the edit...

ASpatula66: Corrected some stuff.

2026-07-17T02:34:15Z

Corrected some stuff.

DPhKraken: /* L */ Removed LIKES_FIGHTING, has never been available in a v50 version

2026-07-09T21:26:23Z

L: Removed LIKES_FIGHTING, has never been available in a v50 version

Quietust: /* C */ clarify that COOKABLE_LIVE only works on vermin, and use the 3 original live-cookable creatures as examples

2026-07-01T00:51:19Z

C: clarify that COOKABLE_LIVE only works on vermin, and use the 3 original live-cookable creatures as examples

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-| Creature may be used as a [[mount]]. No use for the player in fortress mode, but enemy sieging forces may arrive with cavalry. Mounts are usable in adventure mode.
+| Creature may be used as a [[mount]]. No use for the player in fortress mode, but enemy [[siege|sieging]] forces may arrive with cavalry. Mounts are usable in [[adventure mode]].
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-| Makes the creature slowly stroll around, unless it's in combat or performing a job. If combined with {{token|CAN_LEARN|c}}, will severely impact their [[pathfinding]] and lead the creature to move extremely slowly when not performing any task. <s>Problematically applies to animal people based on the animal, and war trained animals{{bug|9588}}</s> As of version 52.05, meandering behavior no longer applies to animal people and to animals that are trained for war or hunting..
+| Makes the creature slowly stroll around, unless it's in combat or performing a job. If combined with {{token|CAN_LEARN|c}}, will severely impact their [[pathfinding]] and lead the creature to move extremely slowly when not performing any task. <s>Problematically applies to animal people based on the animal, and war trained animals{{bug|9588}}</s> As of [[Release_information/52.05|version 52.05]], meandering behavior no longer applies to animal people and to animals that are trained for war or hunting..
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-| Allows the creature to learn skills without making the creature be considered sapient, though only at half of the normal rate (equivalent to {{token|SKILL_LEARN_RATES|c|50}}). All creatures that use this token in vanilla use it alongside {{token|CAN_LEARN|c}}, so it is not well known what it does by itself. Used by a number of 'primitive' creatures (like [[ogre]]s, [[giant]]s and [[troglodyte]]s) in the vanilla game. Prevents a player from recruiting nobility, even basic ones. (clarify?) Creatures with this token combined with {{token|EVIL|c}} can become domesticated by civilizations with {{token|USE_EVIL_ANIMALS|e}}, as seen commonly with goblin civilizations domesticating [[troll]s.
+| Allows the creature to learn skills without making the creature be considered sapient, though only at half of the normal rate (equivalent to {{token|SKILL_LEARN_RATES|c|50}}). All creatures that use this token in vanilla use it alongside {{token|CAN_LEARN|c}}, so it is not well known what it does by itself. Used by a number of 'primitive' creatures (like [[ogre]]s, [[giant]]s and [[troglodyte]]s) in the vanilla game. Prevents a player from recruiting nobility, even basic ones. (clarify?) Creatures with this token combined with {{token|EVIL|c}} can become domesticated by civilizations with {{token|USE_EVIL_ANIMALS|e}}, as seen commonly with goblin civilizations domesticating [[troll]]s.
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-| Found on [[night troll]]s and [[werebeast]]s. Implies that the creature is a [[night creature]], and shows its description in [[legends mode]] entry. The creature is always hostile and will start [[no quarter]] combat with any nearby creatures, except for members of its own race. Note that this tag does not override the creature's normal behavior in [[fortress mode]] except for the aforementioned aggression, and doesn't prevent the creature from fleeing the battles it started. It also removes the creature's materials from stockpile settings list, making them be stored there regardless of settings.
+| Found on [[night troll]]s and [[werebeast]]s. Implies that the creature is a [[night creature]], and shows its description in [[legends mode]] entry. The creature is always hostile and will start [[no quarter]] combat with any nearby creatures, except for members of its own race.{{verify}} Note that this tag does not override the creature's normal behavior in [[fortress mode]] except for the aforementioned aggression, and doesn't prevent the creature from fleeing the battles it started. It also removes the creature's materials from stockpile settings list, making them be stored there regardless of settings.
 Does stack with {{token|LARGE_ROAMING|c}} and if both are used the creature will spawn as both historical hunters and as wild animals; this requires specifying a {{token|BIOME|c}} in which the creature will live, and subterranean biomes are allowed.

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-| Allows the creature to learn skills much like with {{token|CAN_LEARN|c}}, but without making the creature be considered sapient, and at a reduced (likely half) rate. If combined with the {{token|CAN_LEARN|c}}, only the lattermost effect applies. All creatures that use this token in vanilla use it alongside {{token|CAN_LEARN|c}}, so it is not well known what it does by itself. Used by a number of 'primitive' creatures (like [[ogre]]s, [[giant]]s and [[troglodyte]]s) in the vanilla game. Prevents a player from recruiting nobility, even basic ones. (clarify?) Creatures with this token combined with {{token|EVIL|c}} can become domesticated by civilizations with <code>[[Entity_token#USE_EVIL_ANIMALS|[USE_EVIL_ANIMALS]]]</code>, as seen commonly with goblin civilizations domesticating [[troll]s.
+| Allows the creature to learn skills without making the creature be considered sapient, though only at half of the normal rate (equivalent to {{token|SKILL_LEARN_RATES|c|50}}). All creatures that use this token in vanilla use it alongside {{token|CAN_LEARN|c}}, so it is not well known what it does by itself. Used by a number of 'primitive' creatures (like [[ogre]]s, [[giant]]s and [[troglodyte]]s) in the vanilla game. Prevents a player from recruiting nobility, even basic ones. (clarify?) Creatures with this token combined with {{token|EVIL|c}} can become domesticated by civilizations with {{token|USE_EVIL_ANIMALS|e}}, as seen commonly with goblin civilizations domesticating [[troll]s.
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-| Allows the creature to learn skills as with {{token|CAN_LEARN|c}}, but at a reduced (likely half) rate. If combined with the {{token|CAN_LEARN|c}}, only the latter effect applies. All creatures that use this token in vanilla use it alongside {{token|CAN_LEARN|c}}, so it is not well known what it does by itself. Used by a number of 'primitive' creatures (like [[ogre]]s, [[giant]]s and [[troglodyte]]s) in the vanilla game. Prevents a player from recruiting nobility, even basic ones. (clarify?) Creatures with this token combined with {{token|EVIL|c}} can become domesticated by civilizations with <code>[[Entity_token#USE_EVIL_ANIMALS|[USE_EVIL_ANIMALS]]]</code>, as seen commonly with [[troll]s.
+| Allows the creature to learn skills much like with {{token|CAN_LEARN|c}}, but without making the creature be considered sapient, and at a reduced (likely half) rate. If combined with the {{token|CAN_LEARN|c}}, only the lattermost effect applies. All creatures that use this token in vanilla use it alongside {{token|CAN_LEARN|c}}, so it is not well known what it does by itself. Used by a number of 'primitive' creatures (like [[ogre]]s, [[giant]]s and [[troglodyte]]s) in the vanilla game. Prevents a player from recruiting nobility, even basic ones. (clarify?) Creatures with this token combined with {{token|EVIL|c}} can become domesticated by civilizations with <code>[[Entity_token#USE_EVIL_ANIMALS|[USE_EVIL_ANIMALS]]]</code>, as seen commonly with [[troll]s.
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-| Shorthand for {{token|CAN_LEARN|c}} + <code>[[Creature_token#SKILL_LEARN_RATES|[SKILL_LEARN_RATES:50]]]</code>.{{verify}} Used by a number of 'primitive' creatures (like [[ogre]]s, [[giant]]s and [[troglodyte]]s) in the vanilla game. Applicable to player races. Prevents a player from recruiting nobility, even basic ones. Subterranean creatures with this token combined with {{token|EVIL|c}} will become servants of goblins in their civilizations, in the style of [[troll]]s.
+| Allows the creature to learn skills as with {{token|CAN_LEARN|c}}, but at a reduced (likely half) rate. If combined with the {{token|CAN_LEARN|c}}, only the latter effect applies. All creatures that use this token in vanilla use it alongside {{token|CAN_LEARN|c}}, so it is not well known what it does by itself. Used by a number of 'primitive' creatures (like [[ogre]]s, [[giant]]s and [[troglodyte]]s) in the vanilla game. Prevents a player from recruiting nobility, even basic ones. (clarify?) Creatures with this token combined with {{token|EVIL|c}} can become domesticated by civilizations with <code>[[Entity_token#USE_EVIL_ANIMALS|[USE_EVIL_ANIMALS]]]</code>, as seen commonly with [[troll]s.
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+|
 *Integer
-| Found on generated [[angel]]s. This is the historical figure ID of the deity with which the angel is associated. Since HFIDs are not predictable before worldgen, this isn't terribly usable in mods.
+| Found on generated [[angel]]s. This is the historical figure ID of the deity with which the angel is associated. Since HFIDs are not predictable before worldgen, this isn't terribly usable in non-lua mods.
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	Subterranean vermin which feature this token will flicker in unexposed and unrevealed cavern layers while playing in Fortress Mode.		Subterranean vermin which feature this token will flicker in unexposed and unrevealed cavern layers while playing in Fortress Mode.
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−	~~\| {{text anchor\|LIKES_FIGHTING}}~~
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−	\| The creature will attack enemies rather than flee from them. This tag has the same effect on player-controlled creatures - including modded dwarves. Retired as of v0.40.14 in favor of {{token\|LARGE_PREDATOR\|c}}.

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-| Set this to allow the creature to be cooked in meals while it is still alive, as well as when it's dead but not yet [[fishery|cleaned]]. Used by some water-dwelling vermin such as [[mussel]]s, [[nautilus]]es and [[oyster]]s. Currently does not work correctly when applied to non-{{token|FISHITEM|c}} vermin.{{bug|13200}}
+| Set this on a vermin creature to allow it to be cooked in meals while it is still alive, as well as when it's dead but not yet [[fishery|cleaned]]. Used by some water-dwelling vermin such as [[mussel]]s, [[oyster]]s, and [[cave lobster]]s. Currently does not work correctly when applied to non-{{token|FISHITEM|c}} vermin.{{bug|13200}}
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Creature token - Revision history

DarklingArcher: /* M */ link

DarklingArcher: /* M */ link

101.177.148.166: Missing bracket in link within the SLOW_LEARNER description

ASpatula66: I'm not sure that's true, when I created a NIGHT_CREATURE_HUNTER that lacked LARGE_PREDATOR and visited its lair in adv mode, it wasn't hostile.

Quietust: checked disassembly, and it still has the same effect as [SKILL_LEARN_RATES:50] in addition to setting the "SLOW_LEARNER" flag (but *not* CAN_LEARN)

ASpatula66: clarify again

ASpatula66: forgot the main reason i was making the edit...

ASpatula66: Corrected some stuff.

DPhKraken: /* L */ Removed LIKES_FIGHTING, has never been available in a v50 version

Quietust: /* C */ clarify that COOKABLE_LIVE only works on vermin, and use the 3 original live-cookable creatures as examples

Quietust: checked disassembly, and it still has the same effect as [SKILL_LEARN_RATES:50] in addition to setting the "SLOW_LEARNER" flag (but not CAN_LEARN)