Back in .34.11, I made a creature that could set itself on fire harmlessly. I did it by accident without really knowing what I was doing, and I've been trying to recreate the effect in the current version with little success. My idea was to give a creature a coating of slime with a low ignition point and no heatdam_point, so it would ignite and then burn for an arbitrarily long time. An innate reaction would release a separate material that should ignite this coating, since this material's temperature would be above the ignition temperature of the coating.
I once managed to get the creature to the point where going into magma would ignite the coating (or the tissue underneath), but the creature would then be unable to move without using "move carefully", it would fall over every step, and its teeth would become "mangled beyond recognition". The teeth thing I understand, but why did its movement change?
Is there something that would prevent a liquid coating from catching fire? Changing the flammable coating to a powder seemed to allow it to burn, but only by taking a dip in magma.
I seem to recall the Arena being colder than normal game temperatures, which may be preventing the ignition reaction from working properly. Even so, shouldn't a TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW of a material with MELTING_POINT:14000 and BOILING_POINT:15000 be hot enough to ignite a powder coating with an IGNITE_POINT:10200?
The original creature from .34.11 had its entire body made of a feather material with MAT_FIXED_TEMP:10067, which secreted the above powder. The same powder, released as a TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW, would ignite its entire body but do no damage. Am I completely missing the mark, and the powder coating actually has nothing to do with it? It would make sense that it was actually only the feathers that were catching fire. Does the fixed temp have anything to do with it?
The original creature:
[CREATURE:FLUFFBALL]
[DESCRIPTION:An adorable ball of fluff. Now you will know why you fear the day.]
[NAME:fluffball:fluffballs:fluffball]
[CASTE_NAME:fluffball:fluffballs:fluffball]
[CREATURE_TILE:'o'][COLOR:7:0:1]
[BIOME:ANY_LAND]
[BENIGN]
[LARGE_ROAMING]
[DIURNAL]
[MAXAGE:5:7]
[MUNDANE]
[NATURAL_SKILL:PROSE:10]
[PET][GOOD]
[CANNOT_UNDEAD]
[COMMON_DOMESTIC]
[PETVALUE:30]
[TRAINABLE]
[LITTERSIZE:2:4]
[CHILD:1]
[GENERAL_CHILD_NAME:fuzzball:fuzzballs]
[FREQUENCY:10][POPULATION_NUMBER:10:20][CLUSTER_NUMBER:3:7]
[EXTRAVISION]
[FLIER]
[WEBIMMUNE]
[NOPAIN][NOEXERT][NO_FEVERS][NOBREATHE][NOSTUN]
[NO_DRINK][NO_EAT][ALL_ACTIVE]
[NO_THOUGHT_CENTER_FOR_MOVEMENT][NOBONES]
[NOT_BUTCHERABLE]
[PREFSTRING:fluffyness]
[PREFSTRING:adorable cuteness]
[PREFSTRING:sleeping dust]
[BODY_SIZE:0:0:100]
[BODY_SIZE:0:100:250]
[BODY_SIZE:1:10:500]
[BODY:BASIC_1PARTBODY]
[SPEED:1750]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:FLUFF:FEATHER_TEMPLATE]
[MAT_FIXED_TEMP:10067]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:ALL:fluff]
[STATE_COLOR:ALL:WHITE]
[DISPLAY_COLOR:7:0:1]
[SOLID_DENSITY:1]
[COLDDAM_POINT:NONE]
[HEATDAM_POINT:NONE]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:POWDER:CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE]
[MAT_FIXED_TEMP:10067]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:ALL:powder]
[STATE_COLOR:ALL:WHITE]
[DISPLAY_COLOR:7:0:1]
[SOLID_DENSITY:1]
[MELTING_POINT:10000]
[BOILING_POINT:10002]
[SYNDROME]
[SYN_NAME:fluffy comfyness]
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:FLUFFBALL:ALL]
[SYN_CONTACT][SYN_INGESTED][SYN_INHALED]
[CE_DROWSINESS:SEV:300:PROB:100:START:0:PEAK:10:END:3000]
[CE_DROWSINESS:SEV:300:PROB:100:START:0:PEAK:2990:END:3000]
[CE_DIZZINESS:SEV:300:PROB:100:START:3000:PEAK:3100:END:3800]
[CE_IMPAIR_FUNCTION:SEV:300:PROB:100:BP:BY_TYPE:SIGHT:ALL:START:0:PEAK:10:END:3000]
[CE_UNCONSCIOUSNESS:SEV:300:PROB:100:START:0:PEAK:10:END:200]
[CE_PHYS_ATT_CHANGE:STRENGTH:1:0:AGILITY:1:0:TOUGHNESS:1:0:START:0:END:3000]
[CE_SPEED_CHANGE:SPEED_PERC:1:START:0:END:3000]
[CE_ADD_TAG:NOTHOUGHT:NOEXERT:NOPAIN:NONAUSEA:NO_FEVERS:START:0:END:3000]
[CE_REMOVE_TAG:NO_SLEEP:EXTRAVISION:START:0:END:3000]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:DUST:CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:ALL:dust]
[STATE_COLOR:ALL:WHITE]
[DISPLAY_COLOR:7:0:1]
[SOLID_DENSITY:1]
[IGNITE_POINT:10200]
[MELTING_POINT:14000]
[BOILING_POINT:15000]
[SYNDROME]
[SYN_NAME:fluffy annihilation]
[SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:FLUFFBALL]
[SYN_CONTACT]
[SYN_INHALED]
[CE_DROWSINESS:SEV:300:PROB:90:START:5:PEAK:10:END:1000]
[CE_DIZZINESS:SEV:300:PROB:60:START:5:PEAK:30:END:1500]
[CE_NUMBNESS:SEV:300:PROB:30:START:5:PEAK:200:END:1500]
[CE_PARALYSIS:SEV:100:PROB:1:START:5:PEAK:300:END:5000]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:ICESTUFF:STONE_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:ice]
[STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:ice]
[STATE_COLOR:LIQUID:BLUE]
[STATE_NAME:LIQUID:freezing spray]
[STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:freezing spray]
[STATE_COLOR:GAS:BLUE]
[STATE_NAME:GAS:vapor]
[STATE_ADJ:GAS:vapor]
[MELTING_POINT:250]
[BOILING_POINT:2500]
[SOLID_DENSITY:12670]
[LIQUID_DENSITY:13300]
[SYNDROME]
[SYN_NAME:frostbite]
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:FLUFFBALL:ALL]
[SYN_INJECTED]
[SYN_INHALED]
[SYN_CONTACT]
[CE_PARALYSIS:SEV:50:PROB:100:LOCALIZED:SIZE_DILUTES:START:1:PEAK:10:END:20]
[CE_BLEEDING:SEV:20:PROB:100:LOCALIZED:SIZE_DILUTES:START:1:PEAK:50:END:300]
[CE_NECROSIS:SEV:50:PROB:100:LOCALIZED:SIZE_DILUTES:START:1:PEAK:50:END:300]
[TISSUE:FLUFF]
[TISSUE_NAME:fluff:NP]
[TISSUE_MATERIAL:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:FLUFF]
[RELATIVE_THICKNESS:1]
[TISSUE_LEAKS]
[TISSUE_SHAPE:FEATHERS]
[VASCULAR:1]
[TISSUE_LAYER:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:FLUFF]
[ATTACK:FLUFF:BODYPART:BY_TOKEN:UB]
[ATTACK_SKILL:PROSE]
[ATTACK_VERB:fluff:fluffs]
[ATTACK_CONTACT_PERC:100]
[ATTACK_PRIORITY:MAIN]
[SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:POWDER:POWDER:100:100]
[ATTACK_VELOCITY_MODIFIER:1]
[SECRETION:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:POWDER:POWDER:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:ALL]
[CAN_DO_INTERACTION:MATERIAL_EMISSION]
[CDI:ADV_NAME:release sleep dust]
[CDI:USAGE_HINT:ATTACK]
[CDI:MATERIAL:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:POWDER:TRAILING_GAS_FLOW]
[CDI:TARGET:C:LINE_OF_SIGHT]
[CDI:TARGET_RANGE:C:10]
[CDI:MAX_TARGET_NUMBER:C:1]
[CDI:VERB:release sleeping dust:releases sleeping dust:NA]
[CDI:WAIT_PERIOD:75]
[SOUND:ALERT:200:1000:VOCALIZATION:squeak:squeaks:an alarmed squeak]
[SOUND:PEACEFUL_INTERMITTENT:10:1000:VOCALIZATION:purr:purrs:deep purring]
[CASTE:FEMALE]
[FEMALE]
[POP_RATIO:100]
[CASTE:MALE]
[MALE]
[POP_RATIO:500]
[CASTE:FIREMALE]
[CASTE_NAME:flameball:flameballs:flameball]
[MALE]
[POP_RATIO:5]
[SECRETION:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:DUST:POWDER:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:ALL]
[CAN_DO_INTERACTION:MATERIAL_EMISSION]
[CDI:ADV_NAME:Ignite]
[CDI:USAGE_HINT:ATTACK]
[CDI:MATERIAL:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:DUST:TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW]
[CDI:TARGET:C:LINE_OF_SIGHT]
[CDI:TARGET_RANGE:C:10]
[CDI:MAX_TARGET_NUMBER:C:1]
[CDI:VERB:release dust:releases dust:NA]
[CDI:WAIT_PERIOD:75]
[CASTE:FIREFEMALE]
[CASTE_NAME:flameball:flameballs:flameball]
[FEMALE]
[POP_RATIO:1]
[SECRETION:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:DUST:POWDER:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:ALL]
[CAN_DO_INTERACTION:MATERIAL_EMISSION]
[CDI:ADV_NAME:Ignite]
[CDI:USAGE_HINT:ATTACK]
[CDI:MATERIAL:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:DUST:TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW]
[CDI:TARGET:C:LINE_OF_SIGHT]
[CDI:TARGET_RANGE:C:10]
[CDI:MAX_TARGET_NUMBER:C:2]
[CDI:VERB:release dust:releases dust:NA]
[CDI:WAIT_PERIOD:75]
[CASTE:ICEMALE]
[CASTE_NAME:iceball:iceballs:iceball]
[MALE]
[POP_RATIO:1]
[CAN_DO_INTERACTION:MATERIAL_EMISSION]
[CDI:ADV_NAME:Freeze]
[CDI:USAGE_HINT:ATTACK]
[CDI:MATERIAL:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:ICESTUFF:TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW]
[CDI:TARGET:C:LINE_OF_SIGHT]
[CDI:TARGET_RANGE:C:10]
[CDI:MAX_TARGET_NUMBER:C:2]
[CDI:VERB:release dust:releases dust:NA]
[CDI:WAIT_PERIOD:75]
[CASTE:ICEFEMALE]
[CASTE_NAME:iceball:iceballs:iceball]
[FEMALE]
[POP_RATIO:1]
[CAN_DO_INTERACTION:MATERIAL_EMISSION]
[CDI:ADV_NAME:Freeze]
[CDI:USAGE_HINT:ATTACK]
[CDI:MATERIAL:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:ICESTUFF:TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW]
[CDI:TARGET:C:LINE_OF_SIGHT]
[CDI:TARGET_RANGE:C:10]
[CDI:MAX_TARGET_NUMBER:C:1]
[CDI:VERB:release dust:releases dust:NA]
[CDI:WAIT_PERIOD:75]
[SELECT_CASTE:FEMALE]
[SELECT_ADDITIONAL_CASTE:FIREFEMALE]
[SELECT_ADDITIONAL_CASTE:ICEFEMALE]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:MILK:MILK_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:frozen fluff milk]
[STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen fluff milk]
[STATE_NAME:LIQUID:fluff milk]
[STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:fluff milk]
[STATE_NAME:GAS:boiling fluff milk]
[STATE_ADJ:GAS:boiling fluff milk]
[PREFIX:NONE]
[MILKABLE:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:MILK:200]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:CHEESE:CREATURE_CHEESE_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME:SOLID:fluff cheese]
[STATE_ADJ:SOLID:fluff cheese]
[STATE_NAME:SOLID_POWDER:fluff cheese powder]
[STATE_ADJ:SOLID_POWDER:fluff cheese powder]
[STATE_NAME:LIQUID:melted fluff cheese]
[STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:melted fluff cheese]
[STATE_NAME:GAS:boiling fluff cheese]
[STATE_ADJ:GAS:boiling fluff cheese]
[PREFIX:NONE]
I don't have the new creature's raws available, but I can post them when I get home.