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'''Engraver''' is the skill used for [[smoothing]] or [[engraving]] the walls and floors of your fortress. It is only possible to smooth and engrave natural [[stone]] walls and floors, not constructed or soil ones. Engravers also carve  [[fortification]]s into constructed walls and [[minecart]] tracks into natural stone floors and [[ramp]]s. The skill of the engraver does not affect the [[quality]] of smoothed tiles, but does affect the quality of engraved tiles. It is a good idea to train engravers by having them smooth large areas before engraving anything. However, since smoothing can only be done on a natural surface, there is a limited (albeit huge) surface to train engravers. Players concerned with using as little 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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'''Engraver''' is the skill used for [[smoothing]] or [[engraving]] the walls and floors of your fortress. It is only possible to smooth and engrave natural [[stone]] walls and floors, not constructed or soil ones. Engravers also carve  [[fortification]]s into constructed walls and [[minecart]] tracks into natural stone floors and [[ramp]]s. The skill of the engraver does not affect the [[quality]] of smoothed tiles, but does affect the quality of engraved tiles. It is a good idea to train engravers by having them smooth large areas before engraving anything. However, since smoothing can only be done on a natural surface, there is a limited (albeit huge) surface to train engravers. 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.
  
 
Engraving is also used to inscribe memorial [[slab]]s.  Once a [[mason]] has prepared the slab, it can be inscribed with the victim's name at a [[craftsdwarf's workshop]].
 
Engraving is also used to inscribe memorial [[slab]]s.  Once a [[mason]] has prepared the slab, it can be inscribed with the victim's name at a [[craftsdwarf's workshop]].

Revision as of 11:12, 2 June 2012

Skill: Engraver
Association  
Profession Stoneworker
Job Title Engraver
Labor Stone detailing
Tasks
  • Smooth stone
  • Engrave stone
  • Carve fortifications
  • Engrave track
Workshop
None
Attributes
  • Agility
  • Creativity
  • Spatial Sense
  • Kinesthetic Sense
This article is about an older version of DF.

Engraver is the skill used for smoothing or engraving the walls and floors of your fortress. It is only possible to smooth and engrave natural stone walls and floors, not constructed or soil ones. Engravers also carve fortifications into constructed walls and minecart tracks into natural stone floors and ramps. The skill of the engraver does not affect the quality of smoothed tiles, but does affect the quality of engraved tiles. It is a good idea to train engravers by having them smooth large areas before engraving anything. However, since smoothing can only be done on a natural surface, there is a limited (albeit huge) surface to train engravers. Players concerned with using as few non-renewable resources as possible can instead resort to building constructed walls, designating them for fortification engraving via d-a, and de-constructing them afterwards; since fortifications don't have quality, this will never cause a negative thought for the engraver.

Engraving is also used to inscribe memorial slabs. Once a mason has prepared the slab, it can be inscribed with the victim's name at a craftsdwarf's workshop.

Engraving is a good way to gain experience. Smoothing improves your fortress, doesn't consume resources, doesn't create garbage and builds experience very quickly at the higher skill levels. It's also a wonderful way to utilize idlers, in a less-busy fort, for its low level of designating needed.

While experienced dwarves are more likely to engrave historical events than a novice, it is unclear if personality has any effect.

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