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A '''grate''' is a {{L|furniture}}-type item. It is used as a construction material for wall grates and floor grates. Grates can be constructed from {{L|stone}} or {{L|ore}} (with the {{L|masonry}} {{L|labor}} at a {{L|mason's workshop}}), wood (with the {{L|carpentry}} labor in a {{L|carpenter's workshop}}), {{L|Metal|metal bar}}s (with the {{L|blacksmithing}} labor at a {{L|forge}}), or {{L|glass}} (with the {{L|glassmaking}} labor at a {{L|glass furnace}}).
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A '''grate''' is a [[furniture]]-type item. It is used as a construction material for wall grates and floor grates. Grates can be constructed from [[stone]] or [[ore]] (with the [[masonry]] [[labor]] at a [[mason's workshop]]), wood (with the [[carpentry]] labor in a [[carpenter's workshop]]), [[Metal|metal bar]]s (with the [[blacksmithing]] labor at a [[forge]]), or [[glass]] (with the [[glassmaking]] labor at a [[glass furnace]]).
  
 
== Wall Grate ==
 
== Wall Grate ==
  
A wall grate is basically a {{L|fortification}}, but with 2 differences:
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A wall grate is basically a [[fortification]], but with 2 differences:
* It is a {{L|building}} instead of a {{L|construction}}. It doesn't overwrite the tile below it, and it can be smashed by building destroyers.
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* It is a [[building]] instead of a [[construction]]. It doesn't overwrite the tile below it, and it can be smashed by building destroyers.
* It can be linked to a {{L|lever}} or {{L|pressure plate}}. Once linked, it works like a linked {{L|door}} which doesn't stop fluids or {{L|arrow}}s when closed.
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* It can be linked to a [[lever]] or [[pressure plate]]. Once linked, it works like a linked [[door]] which doesn't stop fluids, [[arrow]]s or [[Miasma]] when closed.
 
Wall grates set the boundary for the room being resized, but they do not provide support for the doors construction.   
 
Wall grates set the boundary for the room being resized, but they do not provide support for the doors construction.   
 
Unlike a constructed wall, the grate has some quality level and can be decorated.
 
Unlike a constructed wall, the grate has some quality level and can be decorated.
  
 
== Floor Grate ==
 
== Floor Grate ==
A floor grate blocks {{L|creatures|creature}} and item movement like a {{L|floor hatch}}, but it lets {{L|water}}, {{L|magma}}, and ranged attacks through like an open tile. It doesn't block line of sight. It can be linked. Triggered, it opens like a hatch, but with a 100-tick delay.
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A floor grate blocks [[creature]] and item movement like a [[floor hatch]], but it lets [[water]], [[magma]], <s>and ranged attacks</s> through like an open tile. <s>It doesn't block line of sight</s>. It can be linked. Triggered, it opens like a hatch, but with a 100-tick delay.
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Floor grates must be attached [[orthogonal]]ly (i.e. not diagonally) to firm ground or some solid construction (a [[wall]], [[floor]], etc) if they are to be supported over empty space, not (just) other grates.  Floor grates can also be placed directly on top of a non-constructed floor or [[stair]]case, rather than empty space, in which case it doesn't need any support next to it.
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A floor grate does NOT count as solid construction. It will not support any buildings or constructions. However, you can designate a construction to be built orthogonally to it with no other supports. This will cause the construction to [[cave-in]] immediately after being completed. This can be useful for controlled cave-ins.
  
Floor grates must be attached {{L|orthogonal|orthogonally}} (i.e. not diagonally) to firm ground or some solid construction (a wall, floor, etc), not (just) other grates.
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[[Stockpile]]s cannot be placed over floor grates.
  
A floor grate does NOT count as solid construction. It will not support any buildings or constructions. However, you can designate a construction to be built orthogonally to it with no other supports. This will cause the construction to cave-in immediately after being completed. This can be useful for controlled cave-ins.
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Like [[bridge]]s and [[floor hatch]]es, floor grates will mark areas beneath them as being "inside", even if they are retracted.
  
You can not have a {{L|stockpile}} on floor grates.
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If a floor grate is place right on top of a [[soil]] floor or [[mud]]dy floor it will prevent [[grass]], [[shrub]]s and [[tree|saplings]] from growing.
  
Tiles below a floor grate do count as inside. They will not stop light.
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Floor grates do not block [[fishing]] or taking water directly from a [[activity zone#Water_Source|water source]], nor do they block collecting [[sand]] or [[clay]], though they do prevent [[well]]s from working if between the well and the water.
  
 
== Bars vs. Grates ==
 
== Bars vs. Grates ==
  
Vertical and horizontal {{L|bars}} seem to be functionally identical. The difference between grates and bars is that bars can only be made of metal (and other materials that come in {{L|bar}}s) but they can be constructed by any dwarf from {{L|bar|raw metal bars}} and do not require an intermediate production step.
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Vertical/horizontal [[bars]] seem to be functionally identical to wall/floor grates. The only notable difference between grates and bars is that grates are finished goods (which must be produced from raw materials) and have [[quality]] levels (and thus boost your fortress's architecture value significantly), while bars are simply raw materials that can be thrown into place at a moment's notice and then deconstructed later should they be needed later for other jobs.
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== Notes ==
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* If you wish to remove a floor piece that is linked to a grate, make sure that the dwarf that carries out the job does not stand on the grate, or remove all grates first. The grate will not be supported, and fall (with your uncareful dwarf on it), and you will experience the famous equation: "It's not the fall that kills you, it's the sudden stop at the end."
  
 
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{{buildings}}

Latest revision as of 15:46, 16 May 2024

This article is about an older version of DF.
Grate
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A grate is a furniture-type item. It is used as a construction material for wall grates and floor grates. Grates can be constructed from stone or ore (with the masonry labor at a mason's workshop), wood (with the carpentry labor in a carpenter's workshop), metal bars (with the blacksmithing labor at a forge), or glass (with the glassmaking labor at a glass furnace).

Wall Grate[edit]

A wall grate is basically a fortification, but with 2 differences:

Wall grates set the boundary for the room being resized, but they do not provide support for the doors construction. Unlike a constructed wall, the grate has some quality level and can be decorated.

Floor Grate[edit]

A floor grate blocks creature and item movement like a floor hatch, but it lets water, magma, and ranged attacks through like an open tile. It doesn't block line of sight. It can be linked. Triggered, it opens like a hatch, but with a 100-tick delay.

Floor grates must be attached orthogonally (i.e. not diagonally) to firm ground or some solid construction (a wall, floor, etc) if they are to be supported over empty space, not (just) other grates. Floor grates can also be placed directly on top of a non-constructed floor or staircase, rather than empty space, in which case it doesn't need any support next to it.

A floor grate does NOT count as solid construction. It will not support any buildings or constructions. However, you can designate a construction to be built orthogonally to it with no other supports. This will cause the construction to cave-in immediately after being completed. This can be useful for controlled cave-ins.

Stockpiles cannot be placed over floor grates.

Like bridges and floor hatches, floor grates will mark areas beneath them as being "inside", even if they are retracted.

If a floor grate is place right on top of a soil floor or muddy floor it will prevent grass, shrubs and saplings from growing.

Floor grates do not block fishing or taking water directly from a water source, nor do they block collecting sand or clay, though they do prevent wells from working if between the well and the water.

Bars vs. Grates[edit]

Vertical/horizontal bars seem to be functionally identical to wall/floor grates. The only notable difference between grates and bars is that grates are finished goods (which must be produced from raw materials) and have quality levels (and thus boost your fortress's architecture value significantly), while bars are simply raw materials that can be thrown into place at a moment's notice and then deconstructed later should they be needed later for other jobs.

Notes[edit]

  • If you wish to remove a floor piece that is linked to a grate, make sure that the dwarf that carries out the job does not stand on the grate, or remove all grates first. The grate will not be supported, and fall (with your uncareful dwarf on it), and you will experience the famous equation: "It's not the fall that kills you, it's the sudden stop at the end."

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