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(Making an example, and removing the old one. Sorry whoever made the first one, but dwarves don't tantrum from a failed artifact. They go insane. Please fix it and add it back.)
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When a dwarf has been [[thought|unhappy]] enough, he'll decide it has been enough for him and throw a tantrum.  Tantruming dwarves will cancel any job they may be doing at the moment and will start misbehaving, which includes starting fist fights (with the possibility of severely [[injury|injuring]] other dwarves), toppling and destroying buildings or hurting [[pet|pets]]. This is of course [[justice|illegal]], and they will be imprisoned or flogged for their behaviour. But even though they are punished, if their punishment is [[hammerer|more harsh than usual]] their death (or the results of their misbehaviour) can cause another wave of tantrums, and your dwarves will begin a process known as a tantrum spiral which will almost certainly destroy your fotress.
 
When a dwarf has been [[thought|unhappy]] enough, he'll decide it has been enough for him and throw a tantrum.  Tantruming dwarves will cancel any job they may be doing at the moment and will start misbehaving, which includes starting fist fights (with the possibility of severely [[injury|injuring]] other dwarves), toppling and destroying buildings or hurting [[pet|pets]]. This is of course [[justice|illegal]], and they will be imprisoned or flogged for their behaviour. But even though they are punished, if their punishment is [[hammerer|more harsh than usual]] their death (or the results of their misbehaviour) can cause another wave of tantrums, and your dwarves will begin a process known as a tantrum spiral which will almost certainly destroy your fotress.
  
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Anatomy of a tantrum spiral (In extreme circumstances, usually.)  
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===Example 1===
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(In extreme circumstances, usually.)  
 
Dwarf A, a [[DF2010:Craftsdwarf|craftsdwarf]] gets the urge to build a mysterious construction, but alas, there is no cloth and aluminum to be had.  
 
Dwarf A, a [[DF2010:Craftsdwarf|craftsdwarf]] gets the urge to build a mysterious construction, but alas, there is no cloth and aluminum to be had.  
  
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Dwarf A throws a tantrum, punching out dwarf B and destroying the bed of Dwarf C.  
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Dwarf A goes berserk and kills dwarf B, and wounding dwarf C. However, dwarf A is struck down by the military, making a unhappy thought for dwarf E.
  
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Dwarf B, now slightly injured, is in his bed resting.  
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Dwarf B's loved one, dwarf D, and friends, dwarf E and F get a strong unhappy thought.
  
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Dwarf C, now angry, throws a tantrum and punches dwarf D and E
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Dwarf D, going to help dwarf C, throws a tantrum. Killing dwarf C, giving another unhappy thought to C's friend dwarf F.
  
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Dwarf D, now angry throws a tantrum, destroying the craftsdwarf's [[DF2010:Workshop|workshop]] of dwarf F.  
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Dwarf F, now horribly unhappy from the death of two of his friends, throws a tantrum destroying dwarf E and D's beds.
  
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Dwarf E, a noble has charges brought upon dwarves C, who punched him and dwarf A, who started this. As a result, dwarf A was badly injured by the hammerdwarf, and dwarf C shall be locked up for the next 6 months.  
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Dwarf E, now ''quite unhappy'' from two of his friends dieing and losing a bed, goes Melancholy and commits suicide in a murky pool. Giving an unhappy thought for Dwarf D and J.
  
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Dwarf F, who had his craftsdwarf workshop destroyed, throws an tantrum outside and proceeds to beat up dwarf G, but is interrupted by a goblin siege which kills them both.
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Dwarf D, despite the happy thought for fighting (and killing) C, is overwhelmed by unhappy thoughts. And tantrums again. destroying a bridge, drowning dwarf F in the moat (with no ramps) and then punching dwarf G.
  
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Dwarf H, the wife of dwarf G, is troubled by her husband's death, goes into melancholy and attempts to commit suicide, badly injuring herself.  
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Dwarf F's friends, I and J both get an unhappy thought.
  
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Dwarves I and J, the closest friends of dwarf G are also greatly troubled by his death.  
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Dwarf E's body rots, and Causes J to tantrum. He punches G. Hospitalizing G.
  
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Dwarf I tantrums and beats up dwarf K, who is now badly injured.  
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Dwarf D, once again, punches someone, this time I.
  
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Dwarf J, a [[DF2010:Soldier|champion]] soldier tantrums and kills dwarves K,L and a the pet dog of dwarf O.  
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Dwarf I, even more angry due to being punched. Punches D back.
  
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Dwarf M, the husband of dwarf L, tantrums and punches out dwarf A.  
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Dwarf D, finally being overwhelmed. Goes Stark raving mad.
  
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Dwarf A tantrums again and kills dwarf N.  
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Dwarf J punches I, I punches H.
  
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Dwarf O, disturbed by the lack of ale being produced as a result of all the fighting and the death of his pet tantrums next to a 7 story high staircase, throwing himself and dwarf M down the staircase to their deaths.  
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Dwarf D falls into magma. Creating a large unhappy thought for D's loved one; H.
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Dwarf H goes berserk and finishes the fortress off.
  
  
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Summary: Fortress at the start:  
 
Summary: Fortress at the start:  
  
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15 "normal" dwarves and a dog.  
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10 "normal" dwarves.  
  
  
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Fortress after tantrum spiral:
 
Fortress after tantrum spiral:
  
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1 dwarf is locked up in jail
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All dwarves are dead. (causing fortress stopping {{l|fun}}.)
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3 dwarves are injured
 
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6 dwarves are dead  
 
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5 dwarves are unaffected, for the moment, but they will probably tantrum later.  
 
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The dog died.  
 
  
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As a result of not having cloth and aluminum, 2/5 of your dwarves have died, and almost 1/2 of your remaining dwarves can not work. Tantrum spirals are your dwarves way of saying that you need to try giving your dwarves what they want next time. However, if you give your dwarves a nice bedroom, dining hall, nice food and make sure they don't die to often, you can almost certainly avoid this source of incurable source of [[DF2010:Losing|fun]]!
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As a result of not having cloth and aluminum, your fortress falls. The main thing that started this mess was Dwarf B's death. And bad luck, isn't losing [[DF2010:Losing|fun]]?

Revision as of 23:54, 28 April 2010

v50.14 · v0.47 · v0.34 · v0.31.25 · v0.28 · v0.23
This article is about an older version of DF.

Template:Elven When a dwarf has been unhappy enough, he'll decide it has been enough for him and throw a tantrum. Tantruming dwarves will cancel any job they may be doing at the moment and will start misbehaving, which includes starting fist fights (with the possibility of severely injuring other dwarves), toppling and destroying buildings or hurting pets. This is of course illegal, and they will be imprisoned or flogged for their behaviour. But even though they are punished, if their punishment is more harsh than usual their death (or the results of their misbehaviour) can cause another wave of tantrums, and your dwarves will begin a process known as a tantrum spiral which will almost certainly destroy your fotress.

Example 1

(In extreme circumstances, usually.) Dwarf A, a craftsdwarf gets the urge to build a mysterious construction, but alas, there is no cloth and aluminum to be had.

Dwarf A goes berserk and kills dwarf B, and wounding dwarf C. However, dwarf A is struck down by the military, making a unhappy thought for dwarf E.

Dwarf B's loved one, dwarf D, and friends, dwarf E and F get a strong unhappy thought.

Dwarf D, going to help dwarf C, throws a tantrum. Killing dwarf C, giving another unhappy thought to C's friend dwarf F.

Dwarf F, now horribly unhappy from the death of two of his friends, throws a tantrum destroying dwarf E and D's beds.

Dwarf E, now quite unhappy from two of his friends dieing and losing a bed, goes Melancholy and commits suicide in a murky pool. Giving an unhappy thought for Dwarf D and J.

Dwarf D, despite the happy thought for fighting (and killing) C, is overwhelmed by unhappy thoughts. And tantrums again. destroying a bridge, drowning dwarf F in the moat (with no ramps) and then punching dwarf G.

Dwarf F's friends, I and J both get an unhappy thought.

Dwarf E's body rots, and Causes J to tantrum. He punches G. Hospitalizing G.

Dwarf D, once again, punches someone, this time I.

Dwarf I, even more angry due to being punched. Punches D back.

Dwarf D, finally being overwhelmed. Goes Stark raving mad.

Dwarf J punches I, I punches H.

Dwarf D falls into magma. Creating a large unhappy thought for D's loved one; H.

Dwarf H goes berserk and finishes the fortress off.



Summary: Fortress at the start:

10 "normal" dwarves.


Fortress after tantrum spiral:

All dwarves are dead. (causing fortress stopping Template:L.)

As a result of not having cloth and aluminum, your fortress falls. The main thing that started this mess was Dwarf B's death. And bad luck, isn't losing fun?

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