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[deepspaceprobe9]

Which tokens affect the damage done by claws and teeth? I think it may be in the size, but I'm not sure. If it is, then how would I change that?

[scamtank]

They're just cutting implements. The shear and edge values of the creature's NAIL and TOOTH material do a lot, but so do the properties of the attack itself. The velocity token (nothing to do with recovery times) is just a straight-up multiplier to the amount of exerted force.

[deepspaceprobe9]

Where would I find these tokens?

[deepspaceprobe9]

UPDATE: Where do I find the velocity token?

[scamtank]

Well, the materials of all creatures start out as templates in material_template_default.txt, but changing one of those would change them all. Instead, you should use the [SELECT_MATERIAL:] token inside the creature's own definition to overwrite the important bits with more appropriate values.

The attacks themselves are declared separately for every creature. Just scroll down until you start seeing stuff that starts with [ATTACK:]. I don't think many creatures have the velocity token by default, that's [ATTACK_VELOCITY_MODIFIER:xxxx] where 1000 equals 1x amount of force.

Look at how creatures do things with these tokens to see the pattern. The wiki's token listings are your other important tool.

[deepspaceprobe9]

Thamks, this is very helpful.

[Agent_Irons]

There are also ATTACK_CONTACT_PERC and ATTACK_PENETRATION_PERC, which will help. Lowering ATTACK_CONTACT_PERC will, I think, lower the contact area of the attack. Which increases puncture damage but makes it harder to lop things off, etc etc. ATTACK_PENETRATION_PERC is just a measure of how much of the bodypart goes into the target when you hit it. I think more penetration is always better?

See http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Creature_token#Attack_Tokens for more details. They don't know much about what these tags do, but we have guesses.

The sawr fortress mod gives appropriately outsized toes to raptors, but they're still called 'fifth toe's claw' instead of 'FOOTKNIFE' or something more dramatic.

[YAHG]

Lowering ATTACK_CONTACT_PERC

This seemed to help my Octorok bludgeon people better, I imagine them kinda stabbing people with their tentacles .