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== Training == | == Training == | ||
{{main|Cross-training#Renovation|Engraving#Process|l1=Cross-training|l2=Engraving}} | {{main|Cross-training#Renovation|Engraving#Process|l1=Cross-training|l2=Engraving}} | ||
− | Having engravers smooth large areas can be a good way to train them since it doesn’t consume resources, doesn’t create garbage and will not produce low quality results. It also builds experience very quickly at higher skill levels and is a great way to utilize idlers in a less busy fort for its low level of designating needed. | + | Having engravers smooth large areas can be a good way to train them since it doesn’t consume resources, doesn’t create garbage and will not produce low quality results. It also builds experience very quickly at higher skill levels and is a great way to utilize idlers in a less busy fort for its low level of designating needed. However, since only natural stone surfaces can be smoothed, there is a limited (albeit huge) surface to train engravers on. |
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Players concerned with using as few non-renewable resources as possible can instead resort to building constructed walls, designating them for fortification engraving via {{k|d}}-{{k|a}}, and de-constructing them afterwards. Since fortifications don’t have quality, this will never cause a negative [[thought]] for the engraver. | Players concerned with using as few non-renewable resources as possible can instead resort to building constructed walls, designating them for fortification engraving via {{k|d}}-{{k|a}}, and de-constructing them afterwards. Since fortifications don’t have quality, this will never cause a negative [[thought]] for the engraver. | ||
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