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#REDIRECT [[On break]]
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Dwarves would occasionally go '''on break'''. Breaks lasted about 14 days and dwarves tended to take breaks every few months. Dwarves on break would behave as though they were jobless, and would wander between their [[bedroom]]s and public meeting places. There was no way to force a dwarf to work while on break, therefore the best use of this time was reducing the stress of said dwarf. A high [[quality]] [[dining room]], [[statue|statuary]], [[zoo]], or [[Activity zone#Meeting Area|meeting area]] would help in this respect. If a dwarf could be confined there by [[burrow]]s, a [[danger room]] could still be used while the dwarf was on break, making this another productive use of the time spent on break.
 
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Breaks probably did you more bad than good. Idling dwarves were never a good thing, as they did no work, only built [[social skill]]s, and tended to build friendships which would make them happier at the moment but could lead to temper [[tantrum]]s later on if someone really well-liked passed away. On the other hand, they did give dwarves time to examine [[furniture]] and lower their [[stress]].
 
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Only civilians could properly be on break: members of the militia would interrupt a break to follow military orders; they would go back to their break if relieved from duty. No other duties seemed to override breaks - e.g., doctors would remain on break even if their spouse was dying in the hospital.
 
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[[Personality trait|Disciplined]] dwarves were theorized to take either shorter or less frequent breaks.
 
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Dwarves no longer go on breaks as of [[DF2014:Release information/0.42.01|version 0.42.01]], with them being replaced by the [[need]] system.
 
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[[ru:On break]]
 

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