v0.31:Material definition token

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The following tokens can be used in material templates, as well as materials defined in other raw files.

Token	Arguments	Description
MATERIAL_TEMPLATE	id	The name of the material template. Used when defining a template in material template files; the id is used as an argument when calling for material templates elsewhere.
STATE_COLOR	state color	The state may be SOLID, LIQUID, GAS, POWDER/SOLID_POWDER, PASTE/SOLID_PASTE, PRESSED/SOLID_PRESSED, ALL_SOLID, or ALL. Color comes from descriptor_color_standard.txt and is used to indicate the color of the material. The nearest color value is used to display contaminants made of this material. [STATE_COLOR:ALL_SOLID:GREY]
STATE_NAME	state name	The name of the material as displayed in-game. [STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:stone]
STATE_ADJ	state adjective	Like STATE_NAME, but used in different situations. Equipment made from the material uses the adjective.
STATE_NAME_ADJ	state name/adjective	Sets both STATE_NAME and STATE_ADJ at the same time.
DISPLAY_COLOR	foreground color background color foreground brightness	The on-screen color of the material. Uses a standard 3-digit Template:L. Equivalent to [TILE_COLOR:a:b:c], [BUILD_COLOR:b:a:X] (X = 1 if 'a' equals 'b', 0 otherwise), and [BASIC_COLOR:a:c]
TILE_COLOR	foreground color background color foreground brightness	The color of unmined tiles containing this material (for stone and soil), as well as Template:Ls in this material.
BUILD_COLOR	foreground color background color foreground brightness	The color of objects made of this material which use both the foreground and background color: Template:Ls, Template:Ls, Template:Ls, Template:Ls, Template:Ls, and Template:Ls.
BASIC_COLOR	color brightness	The color of objects made of this material which use only the foreground color, including workshops, floors and boulders, and smoothed walls.
MATERIAL_VALUE	value	Value modifier for the material.
SPEC_HEAT	specific heat capacity	See Template:L
IGNITE_POINT	temperature	Temperature at which the material will catch fire. May be set to NONE.
MELTING_POINT	temperature	Temperature at which the material melts. May be set to NONE.
BOILING_POINT	temperature	Temperature at which the material boils. May be set to NONE.
HEATDAM_POINT	temperature	Temperature above which the material takes damage from heat. May be set to NONE. If the material has an ignite point but no heatdam point it may burn for very long time (around 9-10 months).
COLDDAM_POINT	temperature	Temperature below which the material takes damage from cold. May be set to NONE.
MAT_FIXED_TEMP	temperature	Constant temperature of the material. May be set to NONE.
SOLID_DENSITY	density	Affects the weight of the material. Also affects combat calculations; affects blunt-force damage and ability of edged weapons to pierce tissue layers.[Verify] It is displayed as a 4 or more digit number such as 11340 for lead. 11340 kg·m^3 = 11340
LIQUID_DENSITY	density	It works the same as above, except it is for the liquid state.
MOLAR_MASS	value	Supposedly not used.
IMPACT_YIELD	value	Used for blunt-force combat.
IMPACT_FRACTURE	value	Used for blunt-force combat.
IMPACT_STRAIN_AT_YIELD or IMPACT_ELASTICITY	value	Used for blunt-force combat.
COMPRESSIVE_YIELD	value	Supposedly used only during wrestling.
COMPRESSIVE_FRACTURE	value	Supposedly used only during wrestling.
COMPRESSIVE_STRAIN_AT_YIELD or COMPRESSIVE_ELASTICITY	value	Supposedly used only during wrestling.
TENSILE_YIELD	value	Supposedly used only during wrestling.
TENSILE_FRACTURE	value	Supposedly used only during wrestling.
TENSILE_STRAIN_AT_YIELD or TENSILE_ELASTICITY	value	Supposedly used only during wrestling.
TORSION_YIELD	value	Supposedly used only during wrestling.
TORSION_FRACTURE	value	Supposedly used only during wrestling.
TORSION_STRAIN_AT_YIELD or TORSION_ELASTICITY	value	Supposedly used only during wrestling.
SHEAR_YIELD	value	Used for cutting calculations.
SHEAR_FRACTURE	value	Used for cutting calculations.
SHEAR_STRAIN_AT_YIELD or SHEAR_ELASTICITY	value	Used for cutting calculations.
BENDING_YIELD	value	Supposedly used only during wrestling.
BENDING_FRACTURE	value	Supposedly used only during wrestling.
BENDING_STRAIN_AT_YIELD or BENDING_ELASTICITY	value	Supposedly used only during wrestling.
MAX_EDGE	value	How sharp the material is. Used in cutting calculations. Applying a value of at least 10000 to a stone will allow weapons made from that stone.
ABSORPTION	value	Supposedly not used.
ITEMS_HARD	none
ITEMS_QUERN	none
ITEMS_WEAPON	none	Melee Template:L can be made out of this material.
ITEMS_WEAPON_RANGED	none	Ranged weapons can be made out of this material.
ITEMS_AMMO	none	Template:L can be made out of this material.
ITEMS_DIGGER	none	Template:L can be made out of this material.
ITEMS_ANVIL	none	Template:Ls can be made out of this material.
ITEMS_ARMOR	none	Template:L can be made out of this material.
ITEMS_SIEGE_ENGINE	none	Siege engine parts can be made out of this material.[Verify]
ITEMS_BARRED	none
ITEMS_SCALED	none
ITEMS_LEATHER	none	Template:L items can be made from this material.
ITEMS_SOFT	none
ITEMS_DELICATE	none
ITEMS_METAL	none
IS_STONE		Used to define that said material is stone.
IS_METAL		Used only in the metal template. Not used anywhere else.
IS_GLASS
IS_GEM	name plural state	Used to indicate that said material is a gemstone - when mined out, rough gems will be yielded instead of boulders. Plural can be STP to automatically append an "s" to the singular form, and OVERWRITE_SOLID will override the relevant STATE_NAME.
IMPLIES_ANIMAL_KILL		Lets the game know that an animal was likely killed in the production of this item. Elves (and other entities that are ethically opposed to killing animals) will not bring these for trade.
ALCOHOL_PLANT
ALCOHOL_CREATURE
CHEESE_PLANT
CHEESE_CREATURE
POWDER_MISC_PLANT
POWDER_MISC_CREATURE
STOCKPILE_GLOB
LIQUID_MISC_PLANT
LIQUID_MISC_CREATURE
LIQUID_MISC_OTHER
STRUCTURAL_PLANT_MAT
SEED_MAT
LEAF_MAT
BONE
THREAD_PLANT
TOOTH
PEARL
HORN
SHELL
LEATHER
SILK
WOOD
SOAP
MEAT
GENERATES_MIASMA
ROTS
BLOOD_MAP_DESCRIPTOR
ICHOR_MAP_DESCRIPTOR
GOO_MAP_DESCRIPTOR
SLIME_MAP_DESCRIPTOR
PUS_MAP_DESCRIPTOR
EDIBLE_VERMIN		Can be eaten by vermin.
EDIBLE_RAW		Can be eaten raw.
EDIBLE_COOKED		Can be cooked and then eaten.
CRYSTAL_GLASSABLE		Can be used in the production of crystal glass.
STONE_NAME		Name of stones mined out if material is a stone.
LAVA		Causes the material to seal magma pipes, be produced by the magma + water reaction and be used in the construction of Dark Fortresses
TEMP_DIET_INFO
SLIME
ICHOR
GOO
FILTH
POWDER_DYE
ITEM_SYMBOL
IF_EXISTS_SET_HEATDAM_POINT	temperature	Changes a material's HEATDAM_POINT, but only if it was not set to NONE.
IF_EXISTS_SET_COLDDAM_POINT	temperature	Changes a material's COLDDAM_POINT, but only if it was not set to NONE.
IF_EXISTS_SET_IGNITE_POINT	temperature	Changes a material's IGNITE_POINT, but only if it was not set to NONE.
IF_EXISTS_SET_MELTING_POINT	temperature	Changes a material's MELTING_POINT, but only if it was not set to NONE.
IF_EXISTS_SET_BOILING_POINT	temperature	Changes a material's BOILING_POINT, but only if it was not set to NONE.
IF_EXISTS_SET_MAT_FIXED_TEMP	temperature	Changes a material's MAT_FIXED_TEMP, but only if it was not set to NONE.
EXTRACT_STORAGE
BUTCHER_SPECIAL	item type valueONE	All instances in the material templates have NONE as the second argument. Possibly subtype? [BUTCHER_SPECIAL:MEAT:NONE] [BUTCHER_SPECIAL:GLOB:NONE]
MEAT_NAME	prefix name adjective?	When the creature is butchered, its organs will be named via this token.
REACTION_CLASS	*reaction reference	Used to classify all items made of the material so that reactions can use them as generic reagents.
MATERIAL_REACTION_PRODUCT	reaction reference material:subtype	Used with reaction raws to preserve material source from reagent to product. First argument comes from HAS_MATERIAL_REACTION_PRODUCT in reaction raws. Second argument is a material reference, generally LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SUBTYPE but potentially also LOCAL_PLANT_MAT:SUBTYPE or even CREATURE_MAT:CREATURE_ID:SUBTYPE, PLANT_MAT:PLANT_ID:SUBTYPE, or INORGANIC:STONETYPE. [MATERIAL_REACTION_PRODUCT:TAN_MAT:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:LEATHER]
HARDENS_WITH_WATER		Allows the material to be used to make Template:L.
SOAP_LEVEL	value
MULTIPLY_VALUE	value	Multiplies the value of the selected material. Seen in local creature materials.
SYNDROME		Begins defining a Template:L. Supposedly does not work with templates.[Verify]
UNDIGGABLE		Used for a stone that cannot be dug into.