So I've been wanting to do some things with frost breath/ice breath for a while now, and I have seen several other mods featuring creatures with that kind of attack, but I cannot for the life of me figure out
why they are working. For example, I've posted the raw entry for the blue dragon from genesis here:
Creature:
[CREATURE:DRAGON_BLUE]
[DESCRIPTION:A gigantic reptilian creature. It is magical and can breath freezing ice. These monsters can live for thousands of years.]
[NAME:frost wyrm:frost wyrms:frost wyrm]
[CASTE_NAME:frost wyrm:frost wyrms:frost wyrm]
[CREATURE_TILE:255][COLOR:7:0:1]
[PETVALUE:10000]
[SPEED:700]
[PET]
[TRAINABLE]
[MOUNT]
[BIOME:ANY_LAND]
[FREQUENCY:7]
[FANCIFUL]
[TRAPAVOID]
[MEGABEAST][DIFFICULTY:10]
[ATTACK_TRIGGER:30:0:100000]
[SPHERE:FIRE]
[SPHERE:WEALTH]
--CURIOUSBEAST_ITEM]
[NOFEAR][NOPAIN][NOEXERT]
[BUILDINGDESTROYER:2]
[LIKES_FIGHTING]
[GRASSTRAMPLE:50]
[BONECARN]
[PREFSTRING:terrible majesty]
[BODY:QUADRUPED:QUADRUPED_JOINTS:TAIL:2EYES:NOSE:2LUNGS:HEART:GUTS:ORGANS:THROAT:NECK:SPINE:BRAIN:SKULL:4TOES_FQ:4TOES_RQ:MOUTH:GENERIC_TEETH_WITH_LARGE_EYE_TEETH:RIBCAGE]
[BODYGLOSS:CLAW_FOOT]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:TOUGHSTANDARD_MATERIALS]
[REMOVE_MATERIAL:HAIR]
[REMOVE_MATERIAL:LEATHER]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:SKIN:TOUGHSKIN_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:dragonskin]
[STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:dragonskin]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:LEATHER:TOUGHLEATHER_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:dragonscale]
[STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:dragonscale]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:STANDARD_TISSUES]
[REMOVE_TISSUE:HAIR]
[USE_TISSUE_TEMPLATE:SKIN:SKIN_TEMPLATE]
[TISSUE_NAME:dragonscale:NP]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:VERTEBRATE_TISSUE_LAYERS:SKIN:FAT:MUSCLE:BONE:CARTILAGE]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:TOOTH_BEAST:TOOTH_BEAST_TEMPLATE]
[USE_TISSUE_TEMPLATE:TOOTH_BEAST:TOOTH_TEMPLATE]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:TALON_BEAST:NAIL_BEAST_TEMPLATE]
[USE_TISSUE_TEMPLATE:TALON_BEAST:NAIL_TEMPLATE]
[TISSUE_LAYER:BY_CATEGORY:TOOTH:TOOTH_BEAST]
[TISSUE_LAYER:BY_CATEGORY:TOE:TALON_BEAST:FRONT]
[SELECT_TISSUE_LAYER:HEART:BY_CATEGORY:HEART]
[PLUS_TISSUE_LAYER:SCALE:BY_CATEGORY:THROAT]
[TL_MAJOR_ARTERIES]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:STANDARD_HEAD_POSITIONS]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:HUMANOID_RIBCAGE_POSITIONS]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:SINEW:TOUGHSINEW_TEMPLATE]
[TENDONS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SINEW:200]
[LIGAMENTS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SINEW:200]
[HAS_NERVES]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:BLOOD:BLOOD_TEMPLATE]
[BLOOD:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:BLOOD:LIQUID]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:ICEBREATH:COLDBREATH_TEMPLATE]
[MATERIAL_BREATH_ATTACK:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:ICEBREATH:TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW]
[CREATURE_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]
[GETS_WOUND_INFECTIONS]
[GETS_INFECTIONS_FROM_ROT]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:PUS:PUS_TEMPLATE]
[PUS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:PUS:LIQUID]
[BODY_SIZE:0:0:200000]
[BODY_SIZE:100:0:25000000]
[BODY_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:LENGTH:90:95:98:100:102:105:110]
[BODY_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:HEIGHT:90:95:98:100:102:105:110]
[BODY_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:BROADNESS:90:95:98:100:102:105:110]
[ATTACK:BITE:CHILD_BODYPART_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:BY_CATEGORY:TOOTH]
[ATTACK_SKILL:BITE]
[ATTACK_VERB:bite:bites]
[ATTACK_CONTACT_PERC:100]
[ATTACK_PENETRATION_PERC:100]
[ATTACK_FLAG_EDGE]
[ATTACK_PRIORITY:MAIN]
[ATTACK_FLAG_CANLATCH]
[ATTACK:PUNCH:BODYPART:BY_TYPE:STANCE]
[ATTACK_SKILL:STANCE_STRIKE]
[ATTACK_VERB:claw:claws]
[ATTACK_CONTACT_PERC:100]
[ATTACK_FLAG_WITH]
[ATTACK_FLAG_EDGE]
[ATTACK_PRIORITY:MAIN]
[ALL_ACTIVE]
[MENT_ATT_RANGE:WILLPOWER:3000:3500:3750:4000:4250:4500:5000]
[LAIR:SIMPLE_BURROW:100]
[LAIR_HUNTER]
[HABIT_NUM:TEST_ALL]
[HABIT:COLLECT_WEALTH:100]
[NATURAL_SKILL:BITE:6]
[NATURAL_SKILL:GRASP_STRIKE:6]
[NATURAL_SKILL:STANCE_STRIKE:6]
[NATURAL_SKILL:RANGED_COMBAT:6]
[NATURAL_SKILL:MELEE_COMBAT:6]
[NATURAL_SKILL:DODGING:6]
[NATURAL_SKILL:SITUATIONAL_AWARENESS:6]
[SWIMS_INNATE][SWIM_SPEED:2500]
[HOMEOTHERM:10040]
[CASTE:FEMALE]
[FEMALE]
[CASTE:MALE]
[MALE]
[SELECT_CASTE:ALL]
[SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:SKIN]
[TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:AZURE:1:AQUA:1:COBALT:1:CERULEAN:1:MEDNIGHT_BLUE:1]
[TLCM_NOUN:scales:PLURAL]
[SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:EYE:EYE]
[TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:BLACK:1]
[TLCM_NOUN:eyes:PLURAL]
[SELECT_MATERIAL:ALL]
[MULTIPLY_VALUE:15]
[COLDDAM_POINT:NONE]
[SELECT_MATERIAL:BLOOD]
[PLUS_MATERIAL:PUS]
[MELTING_POINT:5000]
Breath:
[MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:COLDBREATH_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_COLOR:ALL_SOLID:WHITE]
[STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:dragonbreath]
[STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:dragonbreath]
[STATE_COLOR:LIQUID:WHITE]
[STATE_NAME:LIQUID:dragonbreath]
[STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:dragonbreath]
[STATE_COLOR:GAS:WHITE]
[STATE_NAME:GAS:dragonbreath]
[STATE_ADJ:GAS:dragonbreath]
[DISPLAY_COLOR:3:0:1]
[MATERIAL_VALUE:1]
[SPEC_HEAT:NONE]
[IGNITE_POINT:20000]
[MELTING_POINT:5000]
[BOILING_POINT:15000]
[HEATDAM_POINT:NONE]
[COLDDAM_POINT:NONE]
[MAT_FIXED_TEMP:NONE]
[SOLID_DENSITY:1500]
[LIQUID_DENSITY:1500]
[MOLAR_MASS:20000]
[IMPACT_YIELD:50000]
[IMPACT_FRACTURE:50000]
[IMPACT_ELASTICITY:10000]
[COMPRESSIVE_YIELD:10000]
[COMPRESSIVE_FRACTURE:10000]
[COMPRESSIVE_ELASTICITY:100]
[TENSILE_YIELD:10000]
[TENSILE_FRACTURE:10000]
[TENSILE_ELASTICITY:100]
[TORSION_YIELD:10000]
[TORSION_FRACTURE:10000]
[TORSION_ELASTICITY:100]
[SHEAR_YIELD:10600]
[SHEAR_FRACTURE:10600]
[SHEAR_ELASTICITY:5000]
[BENDING_YIELD:10000]
[BENDING_FRACTURE:10000]
[BENDING_ELASTICITY:100]
[MAX_EDGE:100]
[ABSORPTION:6000]
[LIQUID_MISC_CREATURE]
Furthermore, at least in arena situations, I'm having trouble getting the effect to do anything (though I seem to remember the arena having temperature bugs...) but there are wide reports of this type of cold breath attack working.
What about this makes it cold? Why can't I get it to work in the arena?