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A '''gait''' is a mode of movement which a creature can use. In real life, the word only applies to movement on land; but in ''Dwarf Fortress'', the term describes any mode of movement by a creature, including [[swimming]], [[flying]], and [[climbing]].
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A '''gait''' is a mode of movement which a creature can use. In real life, the word only applies to movement on land; but in Dwarf Fortress, the term describes any mode of movement by a creature, including swimming, flying, and climbing.
  
 
== Gait Types ==
 
== Gait Types ==
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There are 5 different types of gaits: walking, crawling, climbing, swimming, and flying.
 
There are 5 different types of gaits: walking, crawling, climbing, swimming, and flying.
  
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* Walking gaits are land-based gaits which require the creature to be standing up, and have more than half of their {{token|STANCE|body}} body parts, e.g. legs, intact and working. They can be used to move across flat ground, and go up and down ramps and stairs.
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* Walking gaits are land-based gaits which require the creature to be standing up, and have more than half of their [STANCE] body parts, e.g. legs, intact and working. They can be used to move across flat ground, and go up and down ramps and stairs.
  
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* Crawling gaits are like walking gaits, except that they require neither standing up nor {{token|STANCE|body}} body parts. They are much slower than walking gaits. Please note that an uninjured, slithering snake is considered to be using a walking gait, not a crawling gait: its body is its {{token|STANCE|body}} body part. If a snake is injured in the body, it will revert to a crawling gait.
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* Crawling gaits are like walking gaits, except that they require neither standing up nor [STANCE] body parts. They are much slower than walking gaits. Please note that an uninjured, slithering snake is considered to be using a walking gait, not a crawling gait: its body is its [STANCE] body part. If a snake is injured in the body, it will revert to a crawling gait.
  
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* Climbing gaits are used for moving up and down vertical surfaces, such as trees or walls, as well as for moving horizontally while supporting oneself against a vertical surface. In order to climb, a creature needs intact body parts to climb with: {{token|GRASP|body}} body parts by default, or [STANCE] body parts if the creature has the {{token|STANCE_CLIMBER|Creature}} token. Stance climbers include cats and giant cave spiders.
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* Climbing gaits are used for moving up and down vertical surfaces, such as trees or walls, as well as for moving horizontally while supporting oneself against a vertical surface. In order to climb, a creature needs intact body parts to climb with: [GRASP] body parts by default, or [STANCE] body parts if the creature has the [STANCE_CLIMBER] token. Stance climbers include cats and giant cave spiders.
  
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* Swimming gaits are used for moving in the water. In order to swim, a creature needs either the {{token|SWIMS_INNATE|Creature}} tag, or {{token|SWIMS_LEARNED|Creature}}, {{token|CAN_LEARN|Creature}} and skill in swimming.
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* Swimming gaits are used for moving in the water. In order to swim, a creature needs either the [SWIMS_INNATE] tag, or [SWIMS_LEARNED], [CAN_LEARN] and skill in swimming.
  
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* Flying gaits are used for moving in the air. In order to fly, a creature needs the {{token|FLIER|Creature}} tag, and for enough of its body parts tagged {{token|FLIER|body}} (e.g. wings) to be intact, if applicable. Flying does not require a minimum speed to stay airborne, and turning while flying is no more difficult than turning while walking.
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* Flying gaits are used for moving in the air. In order to fly, a creature needs the [FLIER] tag, and for enough of its body parts tagged [FLIER] (e.g. wings) to be intact, if applicable. Flying does not require a minimum speed to stay airborne, and turning while flying is no more difficult than turning while walking.
  
 
== Speed ==
 
== Speed ==
  
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Gait speeds are expressed in [[time|tick]]s/100 tiles. This means that "larger" speeds are '''slower''' than "smaller" speeds. Currently, the maximum allowed speed is 100 ticks/100 tiles, or 1 tick per tile.
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Gait speeds are expressed in ticks/100 tiles. This means that "larger" speeds are '''slower''' than "smaller" speeds. Currently, the maximum allowed speed is 100 ticks/100 tiles, or 1 tick per tile.
  
 
The speeds of each gait are only a baseline for how fast a creature of that species will move. In practice, speed can also be affected by factors such as what a creature is wearing or carrying, as well as its [[skills]], [[attributes]], and even its [[personality]]{{verify}}.
 
The speeds of each gait are only a baseline for how fast a creature of that species will move. In practice, speed can also be affected by factors such as what a creature is wearing or carrying, as well as its [[skills]], [[attributes]], and even its [[personality]]{{verify}}.
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! Gait Speed !! kph !! mph !! Example
 
! Gait Speed !! kph !! mph !! Example
 
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| 8775 || 1 || 0.6 || average [[giant earthworm]]'s top speed
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| 8775 || 1 || 0.6 || average giant earthworm's top speed
 
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| 6561 || 1.3 || 0.8 || normal [[human]]/[[goblin]] climbing speed
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| 100 || 87 || 54 || maximum allowed gait speed
 
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| 5951 || 1.5 || 0.9 || normal [[dwarf|dwarven]] climbing speed
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| 900 || 9.6 || 6 || normal walking speed
 
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| 3512 || 2.5 || 1.5 || normal [[kobold]] climbing speed
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| 293 || 30 || 19 || average dwarf's top speed
 
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| 2206 || 4 || 2.5 || normal [[elf|elven]] climbing speed
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| 5951 || 1.5 || 0.9 || normal dwarven climbing speed
 
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| 1422 || 6.2 || 3.9 || normal [[ogre]] walking speed
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| 225 || 39 || 24 || average human's/goblin's top speed
 
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| 900 || 9.6 || 6 || normal walking speed
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| 6561 || 1.3 || 0.8 || normal human/goblin climbing speed
 
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| 488 || 18 || 11 || average ogre's top speed
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| 214 || 41 || 25 || average elf's top speed
 
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| 439 || 20 || 12 || average [[troll]]'s top speed
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| 2206 || 4 || 2.5 || normal elven climbing speed
 
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| 351 || 25 || 16 || average [[dragon]]'s top speed
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| 251 || 35 || 22 || average kobold's top speed
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| 293 || 30 || 19 || average dwarf's top speed
 
 
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| 293 || 30 || 19 || average [[giant cave spider]]'s top running '''and climbing''' speed
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| 3512 || 2.5 || 1.5 || normal kobold climbing speed
 
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| 251 || 35 || 22 || average kobold's top speed
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| 439 || 20 || 12 || average troll's top speed
 
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| 225 || 39 || 24 || average human's/goblin's top speed
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| 1422 || 6.2 || 3.9 || normal ogre walking speed
 
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| 219 || 40 || 25 || average [[bronze colossus]]'s top speed
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| 488 || 18 || 11 || average ogre's top speed
 
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| 214 || 41 || 25 || average elf's top speed
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| 125 || 70 || 43 || average horse's top speed
 
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| 195 || 45 || 28 || average [[beak dog]]'s top speed
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| 351 || 25 || 16 || average dragon's top speed
 
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| 183 || 48 || 30 || average [[cat]]'s top speed
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| 219 || 40 || 25 || average bronze colossus's top speed
 
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| 176 || 50 || 31 || average [[roc]]'s top speed
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| 390 || 45 || 28 || average beak dog's top speed
 
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| 157 || 56 || 35 || average [[gibbon]]'s top climbing speed
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| 176 || 50 || 31 || average roc's top speed
 
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| 149 || 59 || 37 || average [[dog]]'s top speed
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| 149 || 59 || 37 || average dog's top speed
 
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| 125 || 70 || 43 || average [[horse]]'s top speed
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| 183 || 48 || 30 || average cat's top speed
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| 293 || 30 || 19 || average giant cave spider's top running '''and climbing''' speed
 
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| 109 || 80 || 50 || average [[gazelle]]'s top speed
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| 109 || 80 || 50 || average gazelle's top speed
 
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| 100 || 87 || 54 || maximum allowed gait speed, average [[peregrine falcon]]'s top speed
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| 157 || 56 || 35 || average gibbon's top climbing speed
 
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== Standard Gaits ==
 
== Standard Gaits ==
  
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The vast majority of standard DF creatures use predefined gait patterns. While their gaits vary in speed from type to type and from creature to creature, the gaits' relations to each other are mostly uniform.
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The grand majority of standard DF creatures use predefined gait patterns. While their gaits vary in speed from type to type and from creature to creature, the gaits' relations to each other are mostly uniform.
  
 
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== Gaits and Modding ==
 
== Gaits and Modding ==
  
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In the vanilla game, gait templates are specified as [[creature variation token|creature variations]] in the c_variation_default.txt raw file. These standard templates, each pertaining to a specific [[#Gait_Types|gait type]], contain 6 individual gaits which detail the different movement speeds available for that gait type.
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In the raw files, gaits are specified in c_variation_default.  A better understanding of how creature gaits work can be found under [CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_BIPED_GAITS] (in c_variation_default.txt), where brief information pertaining to their syntax is found. 
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To specify one of these predefined gaits,the tag [APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION] should be used.
  
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To specify one of these predefined gaits, the token {{token|APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION|c}} should be used. Within this token, specify the desired gait template, and include maximum [[#speed|speed]] values (which will be inserted into the template in place of its !ARG1, !ARG2, etc. tokens, where the first value specified replaces !ARG1) in this order:<br>
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Example, taken from the dwarf:
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Example, taken from the dwarf: <code>[APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_BIPED_GAITS:900:711:521:293:1900:2900]</code> where the speeds are: "walk:jog:run:sprint:stroll:creep". Sprint and run start at jog's max speed and gradually build up to their own, whereas the rest start off at max immediately.
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[APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_BIPED_GAITS:900:711:521:293:1900:2900] 30 kph
  
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Of course, it's entirely possible to write your own custom gait templates. Note that it isn't necessary to strictly mimic the predefined gaits; your templates can contain any number and mixture of individual gaits (including those of different gait types), and you can place argument tags (!ARG1, !ARG2, etc.) wherever you want to. It's also possible to do away with templates altogether and build up gaits from scratch within an individual creature's raw definition, if you're so inclined. See {{token|GAIT|c}} for more information.
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where the speeds are: "GAIT:type:name:full speed:build up time:turning max:start speed:energy use"
  
 
{{Category|Game mechanics}}
 
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{{Category|Modding}}
 
 
[[ru:Gait]]
 
[[ru:Gait]]

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