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Kraos

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Coated ammo question
« on: August 30, 2011, 04:46:38 am »

Tools can be used as weapons in item_tool.txt in the raw files. They could probably be used as ammo too. If I put in a bolt with [TOOL_USE:LIQUID_CONTAINER] and then make a reaction that fills it with poison would the poison be splattered if the bolt breaks on impact?
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Re: Coated ammo question
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2011, 07:17:52 am »

Tools cannot be used as weapons, and cannot be used as ammo.

Tools are ITEM_TOOL while weapons are ITEM_WEAPON and ammo is ITEM_AMMO.
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Re: Coated ammo question
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2011, 07:21:46 am »

I put [TOOL_USE:LIQUID_CONTAINER] in the bolt item and embarked with bolts. the game didn't crash. Also made plump helmet extract to be put in ammo containers. Farmers didn't do it tho. Oh well.
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Re: Coated ammo question
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2011, 10:16:29 am »

If you check your errorlog.txt, it will say that TOOL_USE is not a valid ammo token. Check that file often.
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Re: Coated ammo question
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2011, 12:31:10 pm »

If you check your errorlog.txt, it will say that TOOL_USE is not a valid ammo token. Check that file often.

Then how come this has weapon tags?

Spoiler: Tool Carving Knife (click to show/hide)

But for poison stuff check out this thread the bottom of the page and page 2 at the top explains how-to poison weapons.

Useful Poison?
« Last Edit: August 30, 2011, 12:33:54 pm by Hugo_The_Dwarf »
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Re: Coated ammo question
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2011, 01:20:20 pm »

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Then how come this has weapon tags?
I will try to explain it: if a bird has legs it doesn't mean that a dog has wings just because it has legs too.

Tools have some similar to weapons tokens, while it's not the opposite.

And none of that applies to ammo.
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