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In your mod directory, create a folder called <code>Textures/</code>; in that folder, create a subfolder called <code>Pyovya_SnapjawMage/</code>; and in there, create another subfolder called <code>Creatures/</code>. Save <code>snapjaw_mage.png</code> there, so that your mod folder now looks like this:

Now let's fill out some more details about our furry friend.

We'll keep adding stuff to our snapjaw mage to round them out a bit more. First of all, like any good mage, they need a {{favilink|walking stick}} and some [[book|books]]. Let's give them some clothes to equip while we're at it. Add the following XML to your creature:

So far, we've sketched out most of the properties, skills, and stats that a snapjaw mage should have. Now we're going to create two types of mages: '''''fire mages''''' and '''''ice mages'''''. The first thing we're going to do is mark the snapjaw mage as a "base object", i.e. an object that doesn't appear in-game but which instead serves as the basis for other objects. Add the following tag to the <code>Pyovya_SnapjawMage_Snapjaw Mage</code> creature:

Now try wishing for a <code>Pyovya_SnapjawMage_Fire Mage</code> and a <code>Pyovya_SnapjawMage_Ice Mage</code>. You should get two creatures that appear like the ones below (and they should immediately start attacking you with {{favilink|Pyrokinesis}} and {{favilink|Cryokinesis}}):

We've already seen the <code>Description</code> part before. The <code>Physics</code> part is a common part used by items to determine how much they weight, whether they are equipped in one or two slots, and what category they appear under in the inventory screen. Finally, the <code>Commerce</code> part defines how valuable the item is.

That should be enough for our base object. Now, let's create a fire tome and an ice tome by inherting from <code>Pvovya_SnapjawMage_Magic Tome</code>. While we're at it, let's add some tiles to render each of them:

Now, we know that we want these items to function like a {{favilink|flamethrower}} and {{favilink|freeze ray}}, but we probably need to iron out some more details first.

From this, we can see that there is a <code>ProjectileFreezeRay</code> object that freeze rays shoot, and a <code>ProjectileFlamethrower</code> object that flamethrowers shoot.

Ah, hm, yeah, maybe using the same projectile that {{favilink|flamethrower}} and {{favilink|freeze ray}} use isn't the greatest idea. Those are both mid- to late-game items, and we want our new snapjaws to be early-game enemies.

Let's fix that by creating some new projectile types that operate in the same way as <code>ProjectileFlamethrower</code> and <code>FreezeRayProjectile</code>, but are a little bit weaker. First, let's look up how these projectiles are defined in the game's data files, and then copy that over to our <code>Items.xml</code>. We'll rename these projectiles <code>Pyovya_SnapjawMage_FireTomeProjectile</code> and <code>Pyovya_SnapjawMage_IceTomeProjectile</code>.

Let's make some changes to the penetration, base damage, and temperature changes of each of these items. Here's what I set mine to, but go ahead and try tweaking these numbers to different values:

Now you can change the <code>CooldownAmmoLoader</code> part of your {{qud text|&Ytome of &Rfire}} and {{qud text|&Ytome of &Cice}} objects to use this new projectile.

In your <code>Snapjaw-Mage</code> mod folder, create a new file called <code>PopulationTables.xml</code>: