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[Truean]

The following are useless, because they don't exist.

"Horn, amber, ivory"

IF I'm going to mod those out, is there a way to make dwarves prefer a certain thing over another? I'd prefer to have an armorsmith at start that prefered things like

Steel, dog leather, shields, etc

I"d like a weaponsmith with similar preferences, etc.

It's just a thought.

[KaelGotDwarves]

You can't mod a single dwarf's preference directly, but the items preferred are the result of the civ's [METAL_PREF] and etc. tags in the entity_default file. You can make them like different types of gems, stone, wood, and metal as a civ.

[Truean]

You can't mod a single dwarf's preference directly, but the items preferred are the result of the civ's [METAL_PREF] and etc. tags in the entity_default file. You can make them like different types of gems, stone, wood, and metal as a civ.

Fantastic, how? Please:).

I tried

[METAL_PREF: STEEL], as an experiment.

no luck.

[3]

Yeah, a specific [METAL_PREF:x] should work... how many dwarfs have you checked after trying this? Generated a new world?

[Truean]

I've tried two test embarks (14 dwarves) on a newly genned world.

Not a single Dwarf liked steel.

[Deon]

What is [METAL_PREF:x]? It's some kind of nonexistant token.

[Truean]

What is [METAL_PREF:x]? It's some kind of nonexistant token.

Does that mean that there is no way to make a dwarf or a dwarven civ through the entity file, prefer a certain metal?

If nothing else, can I please make sure I never have another noble mandate for ivory goods 3/3? That just sucks and is unfair (literally impossible to fill the order).

[darkflagrance]

The only thing [Metal_pref] seems to do is allow the entity to use the best kind of metal available, as far as I know. It doesn't even seem to limit the kinds of metals that the members of the entity favor.

[mission0]

The only thing [Metal_pref] seems to do is allow the entity to use the best kind of metal available, as far as I know. It doesn't even seem to limit the kinds of metals that the members of the entity favor.

I will second this, [Metal_pref] along with the other pref tags only allow certain items be taken on embark, whether limiting them or adding some to the embark screen.

[NecroRebel]

The only thing [Metal_pref] seems to do is allow the entity to use the best kind of metal available, as far as I know. It doesn't even seem to limit the kinds of metals that the members of the entity favor.

The wiki's article on entity tokens suggests that METAL_PREF also allows the entity to "have a preference for one or more advanced metals." This might mean that not having it actually limits the civ members' likes, though it's difficult to say. That phrase is more than a little ambiguous, IMO.

Also, I will say that the [METAL_PREF:x] tag works exactly like the [METAL_PREF] tag. Dyansauri, from the Civilization Forge mod, have [METAL_PREF:CRYSTAL_BLOOD] specifically, I believe, but use steel exclusively, while I'm pretty sure the High Elves have [METAL_PREF:SILVER_BRIGHT], but, again, use steel exclusively. Traders from entities with such tags will still bring weapons made from other metals, as the dwarves do, but I have not seen any exceptional tendency towards blood crystal or bright silver weapons in either of their cases.

[Deon]

Are you sure your [METAL_PREF:x] is working? If I do so, it generates an error.

Also, don't believe LITERALLY anything that's written in the wiki. It has a lot of false information here and there,

[NecroRebel]

Are you sure your [METAL_PREF:x] is working? If I do so, it generates an error.

Also, don't believe LITERALLY anything that's written in the wiki. It has a lot of false information here and there,

I am sure it is working. I've removed much of CivForge for work on some mods I'm attempting, but the High Elves, and their [METAL_PREF:SILVER_BRIGHT] and [METAL_PREF:MITHRIL] tags, are still in the game. They use the same sorts of metals as the dwarves, mostly steel, but with the occasional weapon of other metals.

Curiously, I get an error related to the SILVER_BRIGHT material, probably since it's not actually in my raws anywhere, but nothing about mithril. Also, the error is simply "Unrecognized Metal Token: SILVER_BRIGHT." It doesn't seem to actually affect the entity.



Also, I know not to trust a wiki entirely. I just felt it wise to mention something of that nature in case it might help with the OP's goals 

[G-Flex]

So are you sure those tags are actually DOING anything?

[Innominate]

My guess is that [METAL_PREF] just means that the entity uses the best available non-[DEEP] metal for their equipment.

[Deon]

OK I've just tested it a few times and it seems that [METAL_PREF:whatever] makes the same thing as [METAL_PREF] and rarely generates an error, it means that the game culls everything that is after METAL_PREF.

They use the same sorts of metals as the dwarves, mostly steel, but with the occasional weapon of other metals.

This is how METAL_PREF works in vanilla. They get mostly steel with occasional iron pieces of armor and silver/gold/copper picks and crossbows.

My guess is that [METAL_PREF] just means that the entity uses the best available non-[DEEP] metal for their equipment.

Just my point. People discuss the same thing over and over in this topic .