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v0.31:Thought
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Over time dwarves will experience things that makes them more or less happy, with each experience being recorded as a thought (in the latest version of DF, the rate at which a dwarf gains certain thoughts is controlled by personality modifiers). If a dwarf becomes unhappy enough, s/he might Template:L. If the overall happiness level of your fortress is low enough then a single tantruming dwarf can trigger a dreaded "tantrum spiral". A separate article has advice on Template:L.
The change in Template:L that triggers bad thoughts about thirst, hunger, and fatigue can also slow the speed at which a dwarf works and moves.
To view a dwarf's recent thoughts and current happiness level, press k, move the cursor to the dwarf, and press enter twice. (Or v, move to the dwarf, then z and enter.) Now you will see a page describing the dwarf's feelings and thoughts, physical description, and a set of phrases describing personality traits.
Happy Thoughts
| Thought | Triggered by |
|---|---|
| Slept in a (good quality) Template:L recently | doesn't have to be the dwarf's assigned quarters |
| Dined in a (good quality) Template:L lately | self-explaining |
| Admired a (good quality) (object) lately | Passed right next to or over a constructed piece of Template:L and noticed it (what are the chances of noticing an object?) |
| Talked with a spouse lately | Married dwarves idling in the same room |
| Talked with a friend lately | Idling in the same room with a friend |
| Talked with a child recently | When talking to the dwarf's own son or daughter (whether a child or adult) |
| Made a friend recently | Idling in the same room with a dwarf who prefers socializing |
| Had a Template:L recently | usually from Template:L |
| Was comforted by a lovely Template:L lately | Sprayed by mist from a waterfall. |
| Was glad to have Template:L (delayed/reduced) recently | No one around to execute the dwarf's punishment |
| Satisfied at work lately | When the dwarf works with materials, items or animals he/she likes. |
| Took someone to Template:L recently | Moved an unconscious (usually injured) dwarf to a bed. |
| Enjoyed throwing something recently | Threw an item during a Template:L |
| Enjoyed smashing a building recently | Destroyed a building or piece of furniture during a Template:L |
| Enjoyed starting a fist fight recently | Attacked another dwarf during a Template:L |
| Is quite pleased with making an Template:L | Crafted an artifact |
| Took joy in slaughter lately | Had a fight with an enemy |
| Adopted a new pet recently | self-explaining |
| Was pleased to have been able to give somebody (food/water) lately | When a dwarf with a kind personality feeds or gives water to another. |
| Gave somebody (food/water) lately | When a dwarf feeds or gives water to another. |
| Ate a legendary meal lately | Dwarf ate a prepared meal of Legendary quality. Might be influenced by preferences. |
| Was able to rest and recuperate lately | Self-explanatory |
| Had a (fine/wonderful/truly decadent) drink lately | Dwarf drank alcohol of the relevant quality. Might be influenced by preferences. |
| Beat somebody recently | Administering Template:L |
Unhappy Thoughts
| Thought | Triggered by |
|---|---|
| Has complained of (hunger|thirst) lately | Got hungry/thirsty and didn't reach food immediately (how long?) |
| Has been starved recently | Got hungry and didn't reach food for a long (how long?) time |
| Has complained of the nasty water lately | Got thirsty and had to drink from open water because no alcohol or at least a well was available |
| Has accidentally killed somebody in a fit of rage lately | Killed a dwarf or someone's pet during a tantrum |
| Has been tired lately | Became sleepy but wasn't able to sleep because a task had to be completed |
| Complained of the lack of chairs lately | Was eating and couldn't find an unoccupied Template:L |
| Complained of the lack of dining tables lately | Was eating and couldn't find an unused Template:L next to the chair it sat on while eating |
| Slept uneasily due to noise lately | Was sleeping in the zone of influence of a Template:L source |
| Slept without a proper room recently | Was sleeping and couldn't find a bed designated as a Template:L not assigned to someone else |
| Slept in the mud recently | Could not find any Template:L for sleeping |
| Was caught in the rain recently | Went outside while it was Template:L |
| Was irritated by the sun lately | Is suffering from Template:L and went outside |
| Was annoyed by flies/Has been accosted by terrible vermin | Exposed to Template:L |
| Had a miscarriage recently | pregnant dwarfs that lose their baby before birth (like female military getting too much damage to the lower body) |
| Has witnessed death | Present while another dwarf died. |
| Lost a friend/pet to tragedy recently | A dwarf with relationship status "Friend" or a pet died |
| Forced to endure the decay of a friend/pet | The body of a dead friend/pet wasn't buried in a Template:L before generating miasma |
| Was unable to find somebody in charge to cry on lately | (Dwarf couldn't complain to the Expedition Leader/Mayor, either because they are inaccessible or busy. This may also include other nobles.) |
| Was upset that a criminal could not be properly punished | Crimes always have an "injured" party (the noble who assigns the mandate), and a "criminal" party (the dorf who breaks the mandate). The injured party gets this thought if the criminal goes unpunished. |
| Sustained (minor/major) injuries recently | What counts as minor or major? |
| Was beaten recently | Template:L served |
| Was irritated at having to haul somebody to bed lately | Selfish dwarves will be annoyed at needing to help others |
| Was irritated at having to give somebody (food/water) lately | As above |
| Was knocked out during a cave-in lately | Being caught in a cave-in |
| Has suffered the travesty of art defacement | Loss of a masterpiece, (usually destroyed or stolen. this is a pretty major hit.) Can include mining through an engraved wall as well. |
| Has complained about the draft lately | Newly drafted into a military squad as a recruit |
Negative Thought Modifiers
- "is quick to tire"
Positive Thought Modifiers
Effects of Thoughts
The mechanics of thoughts
A dwarf's emotional state is quantified in a single number which is influenced by recent thoughts in an unknown manner.
| Number | Happiness |
|---|---|
| 151 or more | ecstatic |
| 126 to 150 | happy |
| 76 to 125 | quite content |
| 51 to 75 | fine |
| 26 to 50 | unhappy |
| 1 to 25 | very unhappy |
| 0 | miserable |
Thoughts Experienced
There are 221 thoughts that a dwarf can experience in this version of Dwarf Fortress. Many of these thoughts never actually occur, but are placeholders for things that have yet to be implemented (or were present in earlier versions but subsequently removed):
| Index | Value | Thought | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | -? | had a miscarriage recently | |
| 1 | -? | has been evicted lately | |
| 2 | -? | has been tired lately | |
| 3 | -? | has been exhausted lately | |
| 4 | -? | has complained of hunger lately | |
| 5 | -? | has complained of thirst lately | |
| 6 | -? | has been starving lately | |
| 7 | -? | has been dehydrated lately | |
| 8 | -? | was worried by the scarcity of tax collection escorts lately | |
| 9 | -? | was worried by the scarcity of guards lately | |
| 10 | -? | was worried by the scarcity of cages and chains lately | |
| 11 | -? | has been attacked lately | |
| 12 | -? | has been attacked by the dead lately | |
| 12a | -? | has been attacked by a dead pet lately | |
| 12b | -? | has been attacked by a dead spouse lately | |
| 12c | -? | has been attacked by own dead mother lately | |
| 12d | -? | has been attacked by own dead father lately | |
| 12j | -? | has been attacked by a dead lover lately | |
| 12l | -? | has been attacked by a dead sibling lately | |
| 12m | -? | has been attacked by own dead child lately | |
| 12n | -? | has been attacked by a dead friend lately | |
| 12o | -? | has been attacked by a dead and still annoying acquaintance lately | |
| 13 | -? | was unable to reach a room for tax collection lately | |
| 14 | -? | was misinformed about a room for tax collection lately | |
| 15 | -? | was upset that the tax collection didn't go smoothly lately | |
| 16 | -? | has been taxed recently | |
| 17 | -? | has lost property to the tax collector's escorts recently | |
| 18 | -? | was upset to have disappointed a noble lately | |
| 19 | -? | has complained of the lack of chairs lately | |
| 20 | -? | has complained of the crowded tables lately | |
| 21 | -? | has complained of the lack of dining tables lately | |
| 22 | -? | was forced to eat vermin to survive lately | |
| 23 | -? | was forced to eat a beloved creature to survive lately | |
| 24 | -? | was forced to eat a treasured pet to survive lately | |
| 25 | -? | has complained of the lack of a well lately | |
| 26 | -? | has complained of the nasty water lately | |
| 27 | -? | was forced to drink slime lately | |
| 28 | -? | was forced to drink vomit lately | |
| 29 | -? | was forced to drink bloody water lately | |
| 30 | -? | was forced to drink gooey water lately | |
| 31 | -? | was forced to drink ichorous water lately | |
| 32 | -? | was forced to drink purulent water lately | |
| 33 | -? | slept uneasily due to noise lately | |
| 34 | -? | slept very uneasily due to noise lately | |
| 35 | -? | was woken by noise while sleeping lately | |
| 36 | -? | was worried not to have adequate protection lately | |
| 37 | -? | has complained about the draft lately | |
| 38 | -? | was upset about being relieved from duty | |
| 39 | -? | has suffered the travesty of art defacement | |
| 40 | -? | has been annoyed by flies | |
| 41 | -? | has been accosted by terrible vermin | |
| 42 | -? | saw something unpleasant in a cage recently | |
| 43 | -? | saw something unpleasant in a pond recently | |
| 44 | -? | has witnessed death | |
| 45 | -? | has lost a pet recently | |
| 46 | -? | has lost a pet recently | |
| 47 | -? | accidentally killed somebody in a fit of rage recently | |
| 48 | -? | killed somebody by accident while sparring recently | |
| 49 | -? | has lost a spouse to tragedy recently | |
| 50 | -? | has lost a friend to tragedy recently | |
| 51 | -? | has lost a sibling to tragedy recently | |
| 52 | -? | has lost a child to tragedy recently | |
| 53 | -? | has lost a mother to tragedy recently | |
| 54 | -? | has lost a father to tragedy recently | |
| 55a | -? | was forced to endure the decay of a pet | |
| 55b | -? | was forced to endure the decay of a spouse | |
| 55c | -? | was forced to endure the decay of a mother | |
| 55d | -? | was forced to endure the decay of a father | |
| 55j | -? | was forced to endure the decay of a lover | |
| 55l | -? | was forced to endure the decay of a sibling | |
| 55m | -? | was forced to endure the decay of a child | |
| 55n | -? | was forced to endure the decay of a friend | |
| 55o | -? | was forced to endure the decay of an annoying acquaintance | |
| 56 | -? | ate rotten food lately | |
| 57 | -? | drank something spoiled lately | |
| 58a | -? | was grumbling about long patrol duty lately | |
| 58b | -? | was depressed by long patrol duty lately | |
| 58c | -? | was angered by long patrol duty lately | |
| 58d | -? | was enraged by long patrol duty lately | |
| 59 | -? | was disgusted by a miasma lately | |
| 60 | -? | choked on smoke underground lately | |
| 61 | -? | choked on dust underground lately | |
| 62 | -? | was knocked out during a cave-in lately | |
| 63 | -? | was embarrassed to have to conduct an official meeting in a dining room | |
| 64 | -? | was very embarrassed to have to conduct an official meeting in a bedroom | |
| 65 | -? | was incredibly embarrassed not to have any rooms lately | |
| 66 | -? | sustained major injuries recently | |
| 67 | -? | sustained minor injuries recently | |
| 68 | -? | slept in the mud recently | |
| 69 | -? | slept in the grass recently | |
| 70 | -? | slept in the dirt recently | |
| 71 | -? | slept on rocks recently | |
| 72 | -? | slept on a rough cave floor recently | |
| 73 | -? | slept on the floor recently | |
| 74 | -? | slept on ice recently | |
| 75 | -? | slept on a pile of driftwood recently | |
| 76 | -? | slept without a proper room recently | |
| 77 | -? | slept in a horribly substandard bedroom recently | |
| 78 | -? | slept in a horrible bedroom recently | |
| 79 | -? | slept in an awful bedroom recently | |
| 80 | -? | slept in a very poor bedroom recently | |
| 81 | -? | slept in a poor bedroom recently | |
| 82 | -? | conducted a meeting in a horribly substandard setting recently | |
| 83 | -? | conducted a meeting in a horrible setting recently | |
| 84 | -? | conducted a meeting in an awful setting recently | |
| 85 | -? | conducted a meeting in a very poor setting recently | |
| 86 | -? | conducted a meeting in a poor setting recently | |
| 87 | -? | dined in a horribly substandard dining room recently | |
| 88 | -? | dined in a horrible dining room recently | |
| 89 | -? | dined in an awful dining room recently | |
| 90 | -? | dined in a very poor dining room recently | |
| 91 | -? | dined in a poor dining room recently | |
| 92 | -? | dined without a proper dining room recently | |
| 93 | -? | worried greatly about not having a tomb after gaining another year | |
| 94 | -? | worried about having a horribly substandard tomb after gaining another year | |
| 95 | -? | worried about having a horrible tomb after gaining another year | |
| 96 | -? | worried about having an awful tomb after gaining another year | |
| 97 | -? | worried about having a very poor tomb after gaining another year | |
| 98 | -? | worried about having a poor tomb after gaining another year | |
| 99 | -? | was greatly angered at the state of demands recently | |
| 100 | -? | was very angered at the state of demands recently | |
| 101 | -? | was angered at the state of demands recently | |
| 102 | -? | was upset by not having enough chests lately | |
| 103 | -? | was upset by not having enough cabinets lately | |
| 104 | -? | was upset by not having enough armor stands lately | |
| 105 | -? | was upset by not having enough weapon racks lately | |
| 106 | -? | was upset to be wearing old clothing lately | |
| 107 | -? | was upset to be wearing tattered clothing lately | |
| 108 | -? | was very upset to have worn clothes rot away lately | |
| 109 | -? | was very embarrassed to be uncovered lately | |
| 110 | -? | was embarrassed to have no shirt lately | |
| 111 | -? | was embarrassed to have no shoes lately | |
| 112 | -? | was very embarrassed to be uncloaked lately | |
| 113 | -? | was caught in the rain recently | |
| 114 | -? | was caught in a snow storm recently | |
| 115 | -? | was (put off/flustered/upset/very upset/greatly upset/angered/enraged/shattered/traumatized/utterly traumatized) by a lesser's pretentious (office/sleeping/dining/burial) arrangements lately | |
| 116 | -? | was unable to find an available hammer lately | |
| 117 | -? | was upset by having a mandate ignored lately | |
| 118 | -? | was upset by having a mandate deadline missed lately | |
| 119 | -? | was upset by having a request ignored lately | |
| 120 | -? | was angered that nobody could be punished for a recent failure | |
| 121 | -? | was upset that a criminal could not be properly punished | |
| 122 | -? | was upset by the delayed punishment of a criminal | |
| 123 | -? | was beaten recently | |
| 124 | -? | was beaten with a hammer recently | |
| 125 | -? | is depressed about being confined | |
| 126 | -? | was unhappy with the lack of work last season | |
| 127 | -? | had a terrifying nightmare about an army of the dead | |
| 128 | +? | admired own (fine/very fine/splendid/wonderful/completely sublime) (building) lately | |
| 129 | +? | admired a (fine/very fine/splendid/wonderful/completely sublime) (building) lately | |
| 130 | +? | admired own (fine/very fine/splendid/wonderful/completely sublime) tastefully arranged (building) lately | |
| 131 | +? | admired a (fine/very fine/splendid/wonderful/completely sublime) tastefully arranged (building) lately | |
| 132 | +? | was comforted by a wonderful creature in a cage recently | |
| 133 | +? | was comforted by a wonderful creature in a pond recently | |
| 134 | +? | was pleased by having a request approved lately | |
| 135 | +? | was glad to have punishment reduced recently | |
| 136 | +? | was glad to have punishment delayed recently | |
| 137 | +? | beat somebody recently | |
| 138 | +? | beat somebody with a hammer recently | |
| 139 | +? | has been satisfied at work lately | |
| 140 | +? | was happy to have pleased a noble lately | |
| 141 | +? | is quite pleased with making an artifact | |
| 142 | +? | made a satisfying acquisition lately | |
| 143 | +? | adopted a new pet recently | |
| 144 | +? | took joy in slaughter lately | |
| 145 | +? | ate a pretty decent meal lately | |
| 146 | +? | ate a fine dish lately | |
| 147 | +? | ate a wonderful dish lately | |
| 148 | +? | ate a truly decadent dish lately | |
| 149 | +? | ate a legendary meal lately | |
| 150 | +? | had a pretty decent drink lately | |
| 151 | +? | had a fine drink lately | |
| 152 | +? | had a wonderful drink lately | |
| 153 | +? | had a truly decadent drink lately | |
| 154 | +? | had a legendary drink lately | |
| 155 | +? | was comforted by a pet lately | |
| 156 | +? | saw a beloved creature lately | |
| 157 | +? | was pleased to have a mandate deadline met lately | |
| 158 | +? | talked with somebody lately | |
| 158a | +? | talked with a pet lately | |
| 158b | +? | talked with the spouse lately | |
| 158c | +? | talked with mother lately | |
| 158d | +? | talked with father lately | |
| 158j | +? | talked with a lover lately | |
| 158l | +? | talked with a sibling lately | |
| 158m | +? | talked with a child lately | |
| 158n | +? | talked with a friend lately | |
| 158o | -? | was forced to talk to somebody annoying lately | |
| 159 | +? | made a friend recently | |
| 160 | +? | was pleased that the tax collection went smoothly lately | |
| 161 | +? | was comforted by a lovely waterfall lately | |
| 162 | +? | conducted a meeting in a setting worthy of legends recently | |
| 163 | +? | conducted a meeting in a fantastic setting recently | |
| 164 | +? | conducted a meeting in a great setting recently | |
| 165 | +? | conducted a meeting in a very good setting recently | |
| 166 | +? | conducted a meeting in a good setting recently | |
| 167 | +? | dined in a legendary dining room recently | |
| 168 | +? | dined in a fantastic dining room recently | |
| 169 | +? | dined in a great dining room recently | |
| 170 | +? | dined in a very good dining room recently | |
| 171 | +? | dined in a good dining room recently | |
| 172 | +? | slept in a bedroom like a personal palace recently | |
| 173 | +? | slept in a fantastic bedroom recently | |
| 174 | +? | slept in a great bedroom recently | |
| 175 | +? | slept in a very good bedroom recently | |
| 176 | +? | slept in a good bedroom recently | |
| 177 | +? | was greatly pleased at the state of demands recently | |
| 178 | +? | was very pleased at the state of demands recently | |
| 179 | +? | was pleased at the state of demands recently | |
| 180 | +? | celebrated having a legendary tomb after gaining another year | |
| 181 | +? | celebrated having a fantastic tomb after gaining another year | |
| 182 | +? | celebrated having a great tomb after gaining another year | |
| 183 | +? | celebrated having a very good tomb after gaining another year | |
| 184 | +? | celebrated having a good tomb after gaining another year | |
| 185 | +? | enjoyed starting a fist fight recently | |
| 186 | +? | enjoyed smashing up a building recently | |
| 187 | +? | enjoyed toppling something over recently | |
| 188 | +? | enjoyed throwing something recently | |
| 189 | +? | had a satisfying sparring session recently | |
| 190 | +? | is happy to be free | |
| 191 | -? | was nauseated by the sun lately | |
| 192 | -? | was irritated by the sun lately | |
| 193 | +? | was able to rest and recuperate lately | |
| 194 | +? | received water recently | |
| 195 | +? | received food recently | |
| 196 | +? | was rescued recently | |
| 197a | -? | was unable to find somebody to complain to about job scarcity lately | |
| 197b | -? | was unable to make suggestions about work allocations lately | |
| 197c | -? | wwas unable to request weapon production lately | |
| 197d | -? | was unable to find somebody on charge to yell at lately | |
| 197e | -? | was unable to find somebody on charge to cry on lately | |
| 198d | -? | was yelled at by an unhappy citizen lately | |
| 198e | -? | was cried on by an unhappy citizen lately | |
| 199a | +? | was satisfied to bring up job scarcity in a meeting lately | |
| 199b | +? | was able to make suggestions about work allocations lately | |
| 199c | +? | was glad to request weapon production lately | |
| 199d | +? | had a cathartic experience yelling at somebody in charge lately yelled at somebody in charge lately and felt (fantastic/great/a lot better/better/a little better) afterward yelled at somebody in charge lately (but only got angrier) | |
| 199e | +? | had a cathartic experience crying on somebody in charge lately cried on somebody in charge lately and felt (fantastic/great/a lot better/better/a little better) afterward cried on somebody in charge lately (but only felt more depressed) | |
| 200 | +? | was very happy to be elected mayor recently | |
| 201 | +? | was very happy to be re-elected mayor recently | |
| 202 | +? | was very satisfied to be chosen as the expedition leader recently | |
| 203 | +? | was very pleased to receive a higher rank of nobility recently | |
| 204 | +? | was greatly pleased to enter the nobility recently | |
| 205 | +? | was proud to have become a mayor recently | |
| 206 | +/-? | was (overjoyed to be/happy to have been/pleased to have been) able to give somebody water lately gave somebody water lately (was irritated at/was unhappy at/has suffered the pain of) having to give somebody water lately | |
| 207 | +/-? | was (overjoyed to be/happy to have been/pleased to have been) able to give somebody food lately gave somebody food lately (was irritated at/was unhappy at/has suffered the pain of) having to give somebody food lately | |
| 208 | +/-? | was (overjoyed to be/happy to have been/pleased to have been) able to help somebody to bed lately brought somebody to bed lately (was irritated at/was unhappy at/has suffered the pain of) having to haul somebody to bed lately | |
| 209 | +? | gave birth to (children) recently | |
| 210a | +? | got married recently | |
| 210i | +? | became caught up in a new romance recently | |
| 210k | +? | gained (a) sibling(s) recently | |
| 210l | +? | became a parent of (children) recently | |
| 211 | -? | formed a grudge recently | |
| 212 | -? | has lost a lover to tragedy recently | |
| 213 | +? | (has lost/was just a little happy to lose/was happy to lose/was thrilled to lose) an annoying acquaintance to tragedy recently | |
| 214 | -? | has been tired of eating the same old food lately | |
| 215 | -? | has been tired of drinking the same old booze lately | |
| 216 | +/-? | was (disgusted/upset/irritated) to be forced to talk to a pillar of society recently was (pleased/ecstatic) to be able to talk to a pillar of society recently was still bathing in awe after talking to a pillar of society recently | |
| 217 | -? | had a wonderful soapy bath recently | |
| 218 | -? | had a nice bath recently | |
| 219 | -? | has been (haunted/tormented/possessed/tortured) by the dead lately | |
| 219a | -? | has been (haunted/tormented/possessed/tortured) by a dead pet lately | |
| 219b | -? | has been (haunted/tormented/possessed/tortured) by a dead spouse lately | |
| 219c | -? | has been (haunted/tormented/possessed/tortured) by own dead mother lately | |
| 219d | -? | has been (haunted/tormented/possessed/tortured) by own dead father lately | |
| 219j | -? | has been (haunted/tormented/possessed/tortured) by a dead lover lately | |
| 219l | -? | has been (haunted/tormented/possessed/tortured) by a dead sibling lately | |
| 219m | -? | has been (haunted/tormented/possessed/tortured) by own dead child lately | |
| 219n | -? | has been (haunted/tormented/possessed/tortured) by a dead friend lately | |
| 219o | -? | has been (haunted/tormented/possessed/tortured) by a dead and still annoying acquaintance lately | |
| 220 | -? | has been tormented in nightmares by the dead lately | |
| 220a | -? | has been tormented in nightmares by a dead pet lately | |
| 220b | -? | has been tormented in nightmares by a dead spouse lately | |
| 220c | -? | has been tormented in nightmares by own dead mother lately | |
| 220d | -? | has been tormented in nightmares by own dead father lately | |
| 220j | -? | has been tormented in nightmares by a dead lover lately | |
| 220l | -? | has been tormented in nightmares by a dead sibling lately | |
| 220m | -? | has been tormented in nightmares by own dead child lately | |
| 220n | -? | has been tormented in nightmares by a dead friend lately | |
| 220o | -? | has been tormented in nightmares by a dead and still annoying acquaintance lately |