Tissue definition token

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Token	Arguments	Description
TISSUE_NAME	name plural	plural can alternatively be NP (No Plural) or STP (Standard Plural, adds an 's' on the end).
TISSUE_MATERIAL	material token	Defines the tissue material.
RELATIVE_THICKNESS	value	The relative thickness of the tissue. A higher thickness is harder to penetrate, but raising a tissue's relative thickness decreases the thickness of all other tissues.
HEALING_RATE	value	Lower is faster. Omitting the token will result in a tissue that never heals.
VASCULAR	value	Related to how much said tissue bleeds. Higher = More bleeding (Which is why the heart has the highest value.)
PAIN_RECEPTORS	value	Related to how much pain your character will suffer when said tissue is damaged. Higher = More pain when damaged (Which is why the bone tissue has a much higher value than other tissues. A broken bone hurts a lot more than a flesh cut.)
THICKENS_ON_STRENGTH	N/A	The thickness of the tissue increases when character strength increases.
THICKENS_ON_ENERGY_STORAGE	N/A	Thickness of said tissue increases when the character eats and doesn't exercise sufficiently.
ARTERIES	N/A	The tissue contains arteries. Edged attacks have the chance to break an artery, increasing blood loss.
SCARS	N/A	Simply, whether or not the tissue will be scarred once healed.
STRUCTURAL	N/A	Holds the body part together. A cut or a fracture disables the body part it's in.
CONNECTIVE_TISSUE_ANCHOR	N/A	Any ligaments or tendons are part of this tissue. Vulnerable to edged attacks, damage disables the limb.
SETTABLE	N/A	The tissue will not heal, or heals slower, until it is set by a bone doctor.
SPLINTABLE	N/A	The broken tissue can be fixed with a cast or a splint to restore function while it heals.
FUNCTIONAL	N/A	The tissue performs some sort of special function (e.g. sight, hearing, breathing, etc.) An organ with such a function will stop working if a sufficient amount of damage is sustained by its FUNCTIONAL tissues. If an organ has no FUNCTIONAL tissues, it will stop working only if it is severed or destroyed entirely by heat or cold.
NERVOUS	N/A	Unknown - not used.
THOUGHT	N/A	If a creature has no functioning parts with the THOUGHT token, it will be unable to move or breathe. NO_THOUGHT_CENTER_FOR_MOVEMENT bypasses this limitation.
MUSCULAR	N/A	Seems to affect where sensory or motor nerves are located, and whether damage to this tissue will render a limb useless.
SMELL	N/A	Unknown - not used.
HEAR	N/A	Unknown - not used.
FLIGHT	N/A	Unknown - not used.
BREATHE	N/A	Unknown - not used.
SIGHT	N/A	Unknown - not used.
CONNECTS	N/A	Holds body parts together. A body part will not be severed unless all of its component tissues with the CONNECTS tag are severed.
MAJOR_ARTERIES	N/A	Causes tissue to sometimes severely bleed when damaged. This is independent of its VASCULAR value.
INSULATION	value	Tissue supplies the creature with heat insulation. Higher values result in more insulation.
COSMETIC	N/A	?
STYLEABLE	N/A	The tissue can be styled as per a tissue style (defined in an entity entry)
TISSUE_SHAPE	value	Value can be one of the following: LAYER Regular layer tissue. STRANDS Can be spun into thread at a farmer's workshop. Edge attacks will pass right through the tissue. FEATHERS Edge attacks will pass right through the tissue. SCALES ? CUSTOM ?
SUBORDINATE_TO_TISSUE	value	Tissue is implicitly attached to another tissue and will fall off if that tissue layer is destroyed. Used for hair and feathers, which are subordinate to skin.
TISSUE_MAT_STATE	SOLID, SOLID_POWDER, LIQUID, or GAS (possibly others, as well. Needs testing.)	Sets/forces a default material state for the selected tissue.
TISSUE_LEAKS	N/A	The selected tissue leaks out of the creature when the layers above it are pierced.

Tissue layer tokens

These are used in creature raws to override the above for whatever reason.

Token	Arguments	Description
SET_LAYER_TISSUE	tissue	Sets a tissue layer to be made of a different tissue.
TL_RELATIVE_THICKNESS	value	Sets a new relative thickness for selected tissue layers.
TL_CONNECTS		Gives the CONNECTS attribute to selected layers.
TL_MAJOR_ARTERIES		Gives Major Artery attribute to selected layers.
TL_HEALING_RATE	value	Sets a new HEALING_RATE of the selected tissue layers.
TL_VASCULAR		Sets a new VASCULAR value (which modulates bleeding) for selected tissue layers.
TL_PAIN_RECEPTORS		Sets a new number of pain receptors for selected tissue layers.

Default tissues

Values

TISSUE_TEMPLATE	TISSUE_NAME	TISSUE_MATERIAL	TISSUE_MAT_STATE	RELATIVE_THICKNESS	HEALING_RATE	VASCULAR	PAIN_RECEPTORS	SUBORDINATE_TO_TISSUE	INSULATION	TISSUE_SHAPE
SKIN_TEMPLATE	skin:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SKIN		1	100	1	5			LAYER
FAT_TEMPLATE	fat:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:FAT		1	100	3	5		100	LAYER
MUSCLE_TEMPLATE	muscle:muscles	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:MUSCLE		3	100	5	5			LAYER
BONE_TEMPLATE	bone:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:BONE		2	1000	3	50			LAYER
SHELL_TEMPLATE	shell:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SHELL		2	1000					LAYER
HORN_TEMPLATE	horn:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:HORN		2						LAYER
HOOF_TEMPLATE	hoof:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:HOOF		2						LAYER
CARTILAGE_TEMPLATE	cartilage:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:CARTILAGE		2						LAYER
HAIR_TEMPLATE	hair:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:HAIR		1				SKIN	100	STRANDS
CHEEK_WHISKERS_TEMPLATE	cheek whisker:STP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:HAIR		2				SKIN		STRANDS
CHIN_WHISKERS_TEMPLATE	chin whisker:STP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:HAIR		2				SKIN		STRANDS
MOUSTACHE_TEMPLATE	moustache:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:HAIR		2				SKIN		STRANDS
SIDEBURNS_TEMPLATE	sideburns:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:HAIR		2				SKIN		STRANDS
EYEBROW_TEMPLATE	eyebrow:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:HAIR		2				SKIN		STRANDS
EYELASH_TEMPLATE	eyelash:eyelashes	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:HAIR		2				SKIN		STRANDS
FEATHER_TEMPLATE	feather:STP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:FEATHER		2				SKIN	100	FEATHERS
SCALE_TEMPLATE	scale:STP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SCALE		1	100	1	5			SCALES
NAIL_TEMPLATE	nail:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:NAIL		2						LAYER
CLAW_TEMPLATE	claw:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:CLAW		2						LAYER
TALON_TEMPLATE	talon:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:TALON		2						LAYER
TOOTH_TEMPLATE	tooth:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:TOOTH		2						LAYER
IVORY_TEMPLATE	ivory:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:IVORY		2						LAYER
EYE_TEMPLATE	eye tissue:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:EYE		1	100	3	5			LAYER
NERVE_TEMPLATE	nervous tissue:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:NERVE		1		3				LAYER
BRAIN_TEMPLATE	brain tissue:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:BRAIN		1		3				LAYER
LUNG_TEMPLATE	lung tissue:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:LUNG		1	100	8	5			LAYER
HEART_TEMPLATE	heart tissue:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:HEART		1	100	10	5			LAYER
LIVER_TEMPLATE	liver tissue:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:LIVER		1	100	8	5			LAYER
GUT_TEMPLATE	gut:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:GUT		1	100	3	5			LAYER
STOMACH_TEMPLATE	stomach tissue:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:STOMACH		1	100	3	5			LAYER
PANCREAS_TEMPLATE	pancreatic tissue:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:PANCREAS		1	100	3	5			LAYER
SPLEEN_TEMPLATE	spleen tissue:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SPLEEN		1	100	5	5			LAYER
KIDNEY_TEMPLATE	kidney tissue:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:KIDNEY		1	100	8	5			LAYER
FLAME_TEMPLATE	flames:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:FLAME	GAS	1						LAYER
CHITIN_TEMPLATE	chitin:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:CHITIN		1	100	1	5			LAYER
SPINE_TEMPLATE	spine:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SPINE		2						LAYER
SPONGE_TEMPLATE	sponge:NP	LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SPONGE		1	100	3	5		100	LAYER
TISSUE_TEMPLATE	TISSUE_NAME	TISSUE_MATERIAL	TISSUE_MAT_STATE	RELATIVE_THICKNESS	HEALING_RATE	VASCULAR	PAIN_RECEPTORS	SUBORDINATE_TO_TISSUE	INSULATION	TISSUE_SHAPE

Flags

TISSUE_TEMPLATE	THICKENS_ON_ENERGY_STORAGE	THICKENS_ON_STRENGTH	ARTERIES	SCARS	MUSCULAR	FUNCTIONAL	STRUCTURAL	CONNECTIVE_TISSUE_ANCHOR	CONNECTS	SETTABLE	SPLINTABLE	COSMETIC	STYLEABLE
SKIN_TEMPLATE				X					X
FAT_TEMPLATE	X			X					X
MUSCLE_TEMPLATE		X	X	X	X				X
BONE_TEMPLATE							X	X	X	X	X
SHELL_TEMPLATE							X		X	X	X
HORN_TEMPLATE							X		X
HOOF_TEMPLATE							X		X
CARTILAGE_TEMPLATE							X		X
HAIR_TEMPLATE												X	X
CHEEK_WHISKERS_TEMPLATE												X	X
CHIN_WHISKERS_TEMPLATE												X	X
MOUSTACHE_TEMPLATE												X	X
SIDEBURNS_TEMPLATE												X	X
EYEBROW_TEMPLATE												X	X
EYELASH_TEMPLATE												X	X
FEATHER_TEMPLATE
SCALE_TEMPLATE				X					X
NAIL_TEMPLATE							X		X
CLAW_TEMPLATE							X		X
TALON_TEMPLATE							X		X
TOOTH_TEMPLATE							X		X
IVORY_TEMPLATE							X		X
EYE_TEMPLATE				X		X	X		X
NERVE_TEMPLATE				X		X			X
BRAIN_TEMPLATE				X		X	X		X
LUNG_TEMPLATE				X		X	X		X
HEART_TEMPLATE				X		X	X		X
LIVER_TEMPLATE				X		X	X		X
GUT_TEMPLATE				X		X	X		X
STOMACH_TEMPLATE				X		X	X		X
PANCREAS_TEMPLATE				X		X	X		X
SPLEEN_TEMPLATE				X		X	X		X
KIDNEY_TEMPLATE				X		X	X		X
FLAME_TEMPLATE					X	X	X		X
CHITIN_TEMPLATE				X			X	X	X	X	X
SPINE_TEMPLATE							X		X
SPONGE_TEMPLATE				X					X
TISSUE_TEMPLATE	THICKENS_ON_ENERGY_STORAGE	THICKENS_ON_STRENGTH	ARTERIES	SCARS	MUSCULAR	FUNCTIONAL	STRUCTURAL	CONNECTIVE_TISSUE_ANCHOR	CONNECTS	SETTABLE	SPLINTABLE	COSMETIC	STYLEABLE

See Also

• Material definition token