v0.31:Plant token

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The default plants are stored in the plant_standard.txt file.

Basic Tokens

Token	Arguments	Description
PLANT	name	The ID of this plant used by the game. Required.
NAME	name	The singular form of the plants name as seen in game. Required.
NAME_PLURAL	name	The plural form of the plants name as seen in game. Required.
ADJ	adjective	The word or phrase used to describe items made from this plant.
PREFSTRING	reason	What dwarves can like this object for (e.g. "Urist likes plump helmets for their rounded tops.")
VALUE	value	Value of harvested plant.
PICKED_TILE	tile	The tile used when harvested. May either be a number or letter within apostrophes(confirm?).Required. See character table.
PICKED_COLOR	foreground background bright	The Template:L of the plant in farms.
SHRUB_TILE	tile	What tile is used for shrubs bearing this plant. Can be either a number or a character inside apostrophes.
DEAD_SHRUB_TILE	tile	What tile is used when the plant has withered. Can be either a number or a character inside apostrophes.
SHRUB_COLOR	foreground background bright	The color of shrubs bearing this plant.
DEAD_SHRUB_COLOR	foreground background bright	The color of dead shrubs that bore this plant.

Plant Materials

Materials defined within a plant can be modified by all valid material tokens and may only be accessed by the local plant.

Token	Arguments	Description
USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE	material_name template_name	Starts defining a new local plant material with the given name using the specified template. material_name is used to reference the newly created material from the same plant.
BASIC_MAT	material_type material name	Sets the basic(structural) material of the plant. material_type is LOCAL_PLANT_MAT for materials defined inside the plant. According to Toady, you can use other materials (for instance, iron) but the game may hiccup on plants that aren't structurally plants.
TREE	material_type material_name	The material to use for trees made of this plant. material_type is LOCAL_PLANT_MAT for materials defined in the plant.
LEAVES	name name_plural tile foreground background bright wilt_foreground wilt_background wilt_bright material_type material_name	The material used by the leaves of this plant. material_type is LOCAL_PLANT_MAT for materials defined in the plant.
SEED	name name_plural foreground background bright material_type material_name	The material used by the seeds of this plant, as well as the singular and plural forms of the name for the seeds and their color. material_type is LOCAL_PLANT_MAT for materials defined in the plant.
DRINK	material_type material_name	The material to be used for drinks made from this plant. material_type is LOCAL_PLANT_MAT for materials defined in the plant.
MILL	material_type material_name	The material to be used by the ground version of this plant. material_type is LOCAL_PLANT_MAT for materials defined in the plant.
THREAD	material_type material_name	The material of threads made from this plant. material_type is LOCAL_PLANT_MAT for materials defined in the plant.
EXTRACT_BARREL	material_type material_name	The material that is used for the extract put into barrels. Should correspond to a material with the [EXTRACT_STORAGE:BARREL] token. material_type is LOCAL_PLANT_MAT for materials defined in the plant.
EXTRACT_VIAL	material_type material_name	The material that is used for the extract put into vials. Should correspond to a material with the [EXTRACT_STORAGE:FLASK] token. material_type is LOCAL_PLANT_MAT for materials defined in the plant. These are extracted at a Template:L, not a Template:L.
EXTRACT_STILL_VIAL	material_type material_name	The material that is used for the extract put into vials. Should correspond to a material with the [EXTRACT_STORAGE:FLASK] token. material_type is LOCAL_PLANT_MAT for materials defined in the plant. These are extracted at a Template:L, not a Template:L.
EXTRACT_STORAGE	storage_type (BARREL or FLASK)	Used in material definitions, defines where the new material is stored.
EDIBLE_VERMIN		Used in material definitions, lets vermin eat this part of the plant.
EDIBLE_RAW		Used in material definitions, lets entities eat this part of the plant raw. Not mutually exclusive with EDIBLE_COOKED.
EDIBLE_COOKED		Used in material definition, allows entities to cook this part of the plant. Not mutually exclusive with EDIBLE_RAW.

Growing Tokens

Token	Arguments	Description
GROWDUR	time	How long the plant takes to grow. See Template:L.
BIOME	biome	What Template:L this plant appears in.
SPRING		This plant may be planted and will grow in the spring. Not mutually exclusive with other season tokens.
SUMMER		This plant may be planted and will grow during the summer. Not mutually exclusive with other season tokens.
AUTUMN		This plant may be planted and will grow during the autumn. Not mutually exclusive with other season tokens.
WINTER		This plant may be planted and will grow during the winter. Not mutually exclusive with other season tokens.
WET		This plant appears near water features. Not mutually exclusive with the DRY token.
DRY		This plant appears away from water features. Not mutually exclusive with the WET token.
EVIL		This plant appears only in evil biomes. Mutually exclusive with GOOD.
GOOD		This plant appears only in good biomes. Mutually exclusive with EVIL.
SAVAGE		This plant appears only in savage biomes. Not mutually exclusive with GOOD or EVIL.
FREQUENCY	freq (0-100)	How frequently shrubs of this plant are generated in a particular area.
CLUSTERSIZE	size	The maximum stack size collected when gathered or harvested.
UNDERGROUND_DEPTH	minimum maximum	Designates the highest and lowest levels that the plant can appear in if its Template:L is subterranean. Dwarven civilizations will only export (via the embark screen or caravans) things that available at depth 1.

Tree Tokens

Trees cannot be used for seeds/food/drink/thread at this point, however, the structural material is designated in the same way. Trees now appear under plant_standard instead of matgloss_wood.

Token	Arguments	Description
AUTUMNCOLOR	foreground background bright	The color that this tree turns in Autumn.
TREE_TILE	tile	The tile used for the tree on the map. May be a number or a character inside apostrophes.
TREE_COLOR	foreground background bright	The color of the tree on the map.
DEAD_TREE_COLOR	foreground background bright	The color of the tree on the map when dead.
SAPLING		Marks this tree as having a sapling stage(?).
SAPLING_COLOR	foreground background bright	The color of the tree when it is a sapling.
DEAD_SAPLING_COLOR	foreground background bright	The color of the tree when it is a dead sapling.

Grass Tokens

Token	Arguments	Description
GRASS		Plant is a type of grass.
GRASS_TILES	tile tile tile tile	Tiles for a surface covered in grass.
ALT_GRASS_TILES	tile tile tile tile	Grass tiles will alternate between these and GRASS_TILES. Currently used for wormy tendrils and eyeballs.
GRASS_COLORS	foreground background bright foreground background bright foreground background bright foreground background bright	Colors of grass tiles.
ALT_PERIOD	number? number?	How often the grass switches between alternate tiles?