Token

In Dwarf Fortress, a token is a game code tag that adds information, restrictions or behaviour to a creature, object, material, terrain feature or other part of the game. Tokens are visible in the RAW .txt files, and can often be modified to create some interesting results - some useful, some not so much.

Examples of tokens include...

• Ammo tokens, used for ammo.
• Armor tokens define armor.
• Biome tokens are used in creature, entity and plant definitions for placement.
• Building tokens define buildings, their tiles, hotkeys, and how they block movement.
• Body tokens determine bodily structure, both body templates (BODY) and body parts
• Body detail plan token Like the above but for detail.
• Bodygloss change how body parts appear.
• Creature tokens determine the properties of creatures.
• Creature variation token change the properties of creatures.
• Entity token defines entities, or civilizations, in entity_*.txt files.
• Item tokens are used in reactions, creatures and entities to refer to specific items.
• Item definition token is used in item definitions in the raws.
• Interaction token is used by interactions.
• Labor token define labors.
• Language token define language.
• Material tokens are the same as item tokens, but for materials.
• Material definition tokens are used to define materials, like item definitions.
• Plant tokens define what plants are made of, where they grow, what can be made out of them, etc.
• Profession tokens are referred to by tilesets and entities for purposes of nobility and the like.
• Position tokens define positions in entity_*.txt files.
• Skill tokens are referred to by creatures for natural skills and such.
• Syndrome tokens define syndromes.
• Tissue definition token is used to define tissues.
• Tool token define tools. They're a lot like weapon tokens.
• Trap component tokens define traps. A bit like weapon tokens.
• Weapon tokens define weapons. They're fairly simple, so it's a good place to start with DF modding.
• World tokens are used in custom world generation.
• Unit type tokens are used with various entity tokens, as well as in graphical tilesets.

Also note Reactions, which are a little more complicated than simple tokens.

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See Also:

• Bodygloss
• Raw file
• Modding