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Perhaps I should clarify. The problem with indirect breath attacks is that they don't trigger outside of combat, and initiating it at the right location is the problem.

It will however poison all weapons in the area.

Currently, the method I have discovered for applying poisons is to create a poisonous blob that sprays poison vapor in every direction in combat.

[MATERIAL_BREATH_ATTACK:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:FLUID:UNDIRECTED_VAPOR]

The vapor, however, is injection/blood-only so it will not harm creatures directly. The blob itself is also basically harmless.

The creature is then chained to an ammo store-room and all ammunition is now coated in poison. By making the poison fast-acting I then enable dwarves to have their own poisoned crossbows.


So far this has been the only way I can think to weaponize syndromes effectively. Has anyone else come up with other ideas?

BURN is not a valid attack type, therefore your weapons cannot perform the action.


I myself have experimented a great deal with hot and cold metals, and your weapons right now will probably cause mass-melting. You might not have noticed this because the game doesn't begin measuring temperature until the item comes in contact with something, therefore in arena mode you would need to have a dwarf drop then pick up a sword.

My heat-based metals were designed to be used with everything though, and were generated by expensive alchemy. The idea was that you could even create heat-traps with them, or use them as incredibly deadly weapons if you managed to get your dwarf to wear cold protection gear. Additionally, they are especially awesome because if you manage to get a bolt of the material stuck in the enemy then that enemy will ignite then melt away. Have yet to fully test consequences.