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Octopus
| This article was migrated from DF2014:Octopus and may be inaccurate for the current version of DF (v50.14). See this page for more information. |
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| Urist likes octopuses for their intelligence. | |
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| Cannot be tamed | |
| Size | |
| Birth: | 20 cm3 |
| Max: | 5,000 cm3
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| Adult at: | Birth |
| Max age: | 2-3 |
| Butchering returns | |
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Food items | |
| Meat | 2-10 |
| Fat | 2-10 |
| Brain | 0-1 |
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| Skin | |
v50.14 · v0.47.05 This article is about the current version of DF.Note that some content may still need to be updated. |
- A medium-sized underwater mollusk with eight arms. It is the most clever of its kind.
Octopuses (the correct in-game term) are notable for their ecru skin color. They can produce chitin when butchered, but only occasionally.
Combat
Octopuses can squirt ink when threatened (or when controlled in the arena by using x-a). This has the effect of hiding the octopus from view (due to its interaction token), as well as preventing it from being viewed or listed in the units menu. Octopus ink turns water a dark grey, similar to other contaminants.
When controlling an octopus, venturing too close to another creature will reveal your location, displaying the You've been spotted! message.
When controlling another creature, the You've spotted an octopus! message will appear. This is usually not good, as this means the octopus is only a step or two away.
In fortress mode (or in the main arena view), the appearance of an octopus will trigger the An octopus has sprung from ambush! message. This is also not good for your dwarves – unless they are well-trained, they can easily be drowned.
Cheating
DFHack can reveal hidden creatures with the slayrace command.
See also
Other creatures that produce ink:
- Octopus man, Giant octopus
- Cuttlefish , Cuttlefish man , Giant cuttlefish
- The
I_EFFECTtoken, which is used in theMATERIAL_EMISSION_WITH_HIDE_EFFECTinteraction.
Octopuses were sponsored by the generous contributions of the Bay 12 community.
David Kidd
Willis
Gigalith
[CREATURE:OCTOPUS]
[DESCRIPTION:A medium-sized underwater mollusk with eight arms. It is the most clever of its kind.]
[NAME:octopus:octopuses:octopus]
[CASTE_NAME:octopus:octopuses:octopus]
[CREATURE_TILE:'o'][COLOR:7:0:0]
[PETVALUE:10]
[LARGE_ROAMING]
[FREQUENCY:100]
[CARNIVORE]
[AQUATIC][NOBONES][IMMOBILE_LAND][UNDERSWIM]
[NATURAL]
[BIOME:ANY_OCEAN]
[NO_DRINK]
[POPULATION_NUMBER:50:100]
[PREFSTRING:intelligence]
[PREFSTRING:many arms]
[BODY:BASIC_1PARTBODY:BASIC_HEAD:2EYES:BEAK:8_SIMPLE_HEAD_ARMS:BRAIN]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:STANDARD_MATERIALS]
[REMOVE_MATERIAL:HAIR]
[REMOVE_MATERIAL:BONE]
[REMOVE_MATERIAL:CARTILAGE]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:CHITIN:CHITIN_TEMPLATE]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:STANDARD_TISSUES]
[REMOVE_TISSUE:HAIR]
[REMOVE_TISSUE:BONE]
[REMOVE_TISSUE:CARTILAGE]
[USE_TISSUE_TEMPLATE:CHITIN:CHITIN_TEMPLATE]
[ATTACK:BITE:BODYPART:BY_CATEGORY:BEAK]
[ATTACK_SKILL:BITE]
[ATTACK_VERB:bite:bites]
[ATTACK_CONTACT_PERC:100]
[ATTACK_PENETRATION_PERC:100]
[ATTACK_FLAG_EDGE]
[ATTACK_PREPARE_AND_RECOVER:3:3]
[ATTACK_PRIORITY:MAIN]
[ATTACK_FLAG_CANLATCH]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:VERTEBRATE_TISSUE_LAYERS:SKIN:FAT:MUSCLE:CHITIN:CHITIN]
[HAS_NERVES]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:BLOOD:BLOOD_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_COLOR:ALL:BLUE] copper not iron based
[BLOOD:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:BLOOD:LIQUID]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:INK:INK_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:frozen octopus ink]
[STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen octopus ink]
[STATE_NAME:LIQUID:octopus ink]
[STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:octopus ink]
[STATE_NAME:GAS:boiling octopus ink]
[STATE_ADJ:GAS:boiling octopus ink]
[PREFIX:NONE]
[STATE_COLOR:ALL:BLACK]
[CREATURE_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]
[GETS_WOUND_INFECTIONS]
[GETS_INFECTIONS_FROM_ROT]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:PUS:PUS_TEMPLATE]
[PUS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:PUS:LIQUID]
[APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_SWIMMING_GAITS:900:657:438:219:1900:2900] 40 kph
[SWIMS_INNATE]
[CANNOT_JUMP]
[MUNDANE]
[BODY_SIZE:0:0:20]
[BODY_SIZE:0:168:5000]
[BODY_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:BROADNESS:90:95:98:100:102:105:110]
[CAN_DO_INTERACTION:MATERIAL_EMISSION_WITH_HIDE_EFFECT]
[CDI:ADV_NAME:Squirt ink]
[CDI:USAGE_HINT:FLEEING]
[CDI:LOCATION_HINT:IN_WATER]
[CDI:BP_REQUIRED:BY_TYPE:UPPERBODY]
[CDI:MATERIAL:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:INK:SPATTER_LIQUID]
[CDI:VERB:squirt ink:squirts ink:NA]
[CDI:TARGET:C:SELF_ONLY]
[CDI:TARGET:D:SELF_ONLY]
[CDI:WAIT_PERIOD:200]
[CDI:FREE_ACTION]
[MAXAGE:2:3]
[CREPUSCULAR]
[NO_SLEEP]
[NO_DIZZINESS]
[CASTE:FEMALE]
[FEMALE]
[CASTE:MALE]
[MALE]
[SELECT_CASTE:ALL]
[SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:SKIN]
[TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:ECRU:1] should be able to change its color
[TLCM_NOUN:skin:SINGULAR] |