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Skills are used by dwarves to accomplish almost every task.  Higher skills allows dwarves to accomplish tasks more quickly, but also more effectively (for example mining and crafting).  Using a skill will grant '''[[experience]]''' in that skill, allowing the dwarf to reach higher skill levels.
 
Skills are used by dwarves to accomplish almost every task.  Higher skills allows dwarves to accomplish tasks more quickly, but also more effectively (for example mining and crafting).  Using a skill will grant '''[[experience]]''' in that skill, allowing the dwarf to reach higher skill levels.
 
Skills now become '''rusty''' and eventually '''very rusty''' after a certain period of time. The exact effects of this are unknown, but skills remaining at "very rusty" for prolonged periods of time will gradually suffer '''permanent''' experience loss.
 
 
 
To determine what skills a dwarf has, press {{K|v}} and highlight the dwarf, then press {{K|g}} to ensure you are on the general information page. The skills will be grouped in to three toggleable types, {{K|c}}ombat, la{{K|b}}or and {{K|m}}iscellaneous skills. The list will include the level of each skill and a note if it is rusty or very rusty in parentheses if applicable.
 
To determine what skills a dwarf has, press {{K|v}} and highlight the dwarf, then press {{K|g}} to ensure you are on the general information page. The skills will be grouped in to three toggleable types, {{K|c}}ombat, la{{K|b}}or and {{K|m}}iscellaneous skills. The list will include the level of each skill and a note if it is rusty or very rusty in parentheses if applicable.
  
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==Skills first introduced in version 0.31.01==
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==Skill Rust==
 
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Every skill has the following set of improvement and decay counters, which are caste specific:
Combat:
 
 
 
[[Fighter]], [[Archer]], [[Striker]], [[Kicker]], [[Biter]], [[Dodger]]
 
 
 
Healthcare:
 
 
 
[[Wound dresser]], [[Diagnostician]], [[Surgeon]], [[Bone doctor|Bone Doctor]], [[Suturer]] ''(stitching wounds)'', [[Crutch walker|Crutch Walker]] ''(this is for patients rather than doctors)''
 
 
 
Other:
 
 
 
[[Misc. object user]], [[Student]], [[Concentration]], [[Observer]], [[Leader]], [[Teacher]],
 
 
 
==Skills first observed in version 0.31.14==
 
Combat:
 
 
 
[[Military tactics]]
 
 
 
==Skills first introduced in version 0.31.19==
 
  
Farming:
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{{token|SKILL_RATE|c}} (Default is {{token|SKILL_RATE|cr|100:8:16:16}})
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* % of improvement points you get (Default 100)
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* unused counter cap (Default 8)
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* rust counter cap (Default 16)
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* demotion counter cap (Default 16)
  
[[Shearer]], [[Spinner]], [[Presser]], [[Beekeeper]]
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Once per day, each skill's "unused" counter increments by 1, and if it reaches the cap (without the skill ever being used), it resets to zero and increments the rust counter. Once the rust counter reaches its cap, it resets to zero, adds a "layer" of rust to the skill (to a maximum of 6), and increments the demotion counter. When the demotion counter reaches its cap, it resets to zero and the skill level is ''permanently'' reduced by 1 (and must be re-earned). With the default numbers, it takes about 4 and a half months before rust sets in, 2 years and 3 months before rust maxes out, and 6 years before actual skill levels begin to decay.
  
Crafting:
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The {{DFtext|Rusty}} and {{DFtext|V.Rusty}} descriptions which are appended to a skill within ''Dwarf Fortress'' are determined by the following conditions:
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*Rusty: A skill level greater than 0, and the number of rust layers is at least 50% of the original skill level.
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*Very Rusty: A skill level greater than or equal to 4, and the number of rust layers is at least 75% of the original skill level.
  
[[Potter]], [[Glazer]], [[Wax worker]]
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Since a skill can never gain more than 6 levels of rust, only skills between "Skilled" and "Expert" can ever show as "V. Rusty", and only skills at "Master" or lower can ever show as "Rusty" - higher level skills will silently accumulate rust until they are eventually demoted below "High Master", then the rust will become visible.
  
 
{{Skills}}
 
{{Skills}}
 
{{Category|Skills}}
 
{{Category|Skills}}

Revision as of 01:43, 15 September 2024

This article is about an older version of DF.

Skills are used by dwarves to accomplish almost every task. Higher skills allows dwarves to accomplish tasks more quickly, but also more effectively (for example mining and crafting). Using a skill will grant experience in that skill, allowing the dwarf to reach higher skill levels. To determine what skills a dwarf has, press v and highlight the dwarf, then press g to ensure you are on the general information page. The skills will be grouped in to three toggleable types, combat, labor and miscellaneous skills. The list will include the level of each skill and a note if it is rusty or very rusty in parentheses if applicable.

Skill levels are as follows:

  • Dabbling
  • Novice
  • Adequate
  • Competent
  • Skilled
  • Proficient
  • Talented
  • Adept
  • Expert
  • Professional
  • Accomplished
  • Great
  • Master
  • High Master
  • Grand Master
  • Legendary

Skill penalties

Dwarves that are hungry, tired, or thirsty will work slower and produce lower quality goods. For some tasks like wood cutting or furnace operating this is unimportant, but you may wish to halt construction of aluminum statues, or remove the designation on those diamond or native aluminum clusters if your blacksmith or miner is famished and hollow-eyed from lack of sleep.

Skills

Miner
 
Woodworker
 
Stoneworker
 
Ranger
 
Doctor
 
Farmer
 
Fishery worker
 
Metalsmith
 
Jeweler
 
Craftsdwarf
 
Engineer
 
Other Jobs
 
Administrator
 
Military
 
Broker
 
Miscellaneous
 
Unused
 

Skills, Attributes and Traits

  • Skills:
    • are trained by being used in some activity.
    • train attributes.
    • the same attribute can be trained by various skills.
    • it's assumed that the skills also use some of the attributes that they train.
    • certain skills are required or important for certain noble, military and civilian professions.
    • certain professions require several skills.
    • the same skill can be used by various professions.
    • are increased by Preferences, but capped, so the dwarf will make items beyond its skill level but won't affect the chances of making more high value items at the highest skill level.
  • Traits:
    • cannot be modified in-game.[Verify]
    • affect which social skills gain experience (if the dwarf has X trait it will not gain experience in X skill) at all.
    • have other in-game effects that can be useful for certain professions.
    • give thoughts when performing certain activities.

To summarize it goes like this:

Trait --> Skill <--> Attribute
  |         ^
  v         |
effect      |
  |         v
  '-->  Profession

Since the same skills can be used by various professions, and the same attributes are trained by various skills, this allows for cross-training.

Being traits the unmodifiable[Verify], limiting factor on which skills can be learned or having useful effects, and certain professions requiring various skills, the need arises to:

  • avoid appointing a dwarf that will never learn a certain skill to a profession that uses it:
  • appoint a dwarf with an useful effect given by a trait to a profession that benefits from it:

The solution comes in the form of a nice sortable reference table:

coming soon! work in progress... please don't delete hidden comments... ;)

Skill Rust

Every skill has the following set of improvement and decay counters, which are caste specific:

[SKILL_RATE] (Default is [SKILL_RATE:100:8:16:16])

* % of improvement points you get (Default 100)
* unused counter cap (Default 8)
* rust counter cap (Default 16)
* demotion counter cap (Default 16)

Once per day, each skill's "unused" counter increments by 1, and if it reaches the cap (without the skill ever being used), it resets to zero and increments the rust counter. Once the rust counter reaches its cap, it resets to zero, adds a "layer" of rust to the skill (to a maximum of 6), and increments the demotion counter. When the demotion counter reaches its cap, it resets to zero and the skill level is permanently reduced by 1 (and must be re-earned). With the default numbers, it takes about 4 and a half months before rust sets in, 2 years and 3 months before rust maxes out, and 6 years before actual skill levels begin to decay.

The Rusty and V.Rusty descriptions which are appended to a skill within Dwarf Fortress are determined by the following conditions:

  • Rusty: A skill level greater than 0, and the number of rust layers is at least 50% of the original skill level.
  • Very Rusty: A skill level greater than or equal to 4, and the number of rust layers is at least 75% of the original skill level.

Since a skill can never gain more than 6 levels of rust, only skills between "Skilled" and "Expert" can ever show as "V. Rusty", and only skills at "Master" or lower can ever show as "Rusty" - higher level skills will silently accumulate rust until they are eventually demoted below "High Master", then the rust will become visible.

Miner
Woodworker
Stoneworker
Ranger
Doctor
Farmer
Fishery worker
Metalsmith
Jeweler
Craftsdwarf
Engineer

Administrator
Military
General
Weapon
Other
Social
Broker
Other

Other/Peasant
Unused