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Trapper

2020-11-09T03:56:10Z

Automeris:

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{{Skill
| color = #080
| skill = Trapper
| profession = [[Ranger]]
| job name = [[Trapping]]
| tasks =
* Capture a live land animal
* Trap construction
* Bait trap
| workshop =
* [[Kennel]]
* [[Butcher's shop]]
| attributes =
* Agility
* Analytical Ability
* Creativity
* Spatial Sense
}}
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'''Trapper''' is the skill associated with the '''trapping''' labor. Trappers are involved in trapping [[vermin]] through the use of [[animal trap|animal traps]].

To trap an animal, either {{k|q}}uery a [[kennel]] or [[Butcher's shop]] and {{k|a}}dd the {{k|a}} 'Capture a live land animal' task, or {{k|b}} - {{k|m}} build an animal trap, which must then be baited with meat or fish. Many vermin animals are tameable and can be [[animal training|tamed]] at the kennel.

Trappers will pursue and catch tame vermin that's outside of a container.

The trapper skill is also used in creating animal traps. Wooden traps are made at the [[carpenter's workshop]], while metal ones are constructed at a [[metalsmith's forge]], or a [[magma forge]].

Trappers can be used to control the vermin population and/or acquire fancy creatures to put in cages and place in your fortress. In the first function, they are easily outperformed by cats (although cats will create vermin remains that need a Refuse Hauling task), and the second is mainly attractive to boost dwarf mood if they encounter an animal they particularity like. Of course many vermin are hateable so it is questionable how effective this may be. There are also a few vermin such as [[fire snake]]s that can be used to make extracts, but extracts currently have no use except as a trade good. [[Creepy crawler]]s are the only vermin that can be [[butcher]]ed so trapping a lot of them can help train your butchers. As one of the Ranger professions, skilled trappers often have other, more useful skills such as marksdwarf or [[ambusher]].

Successfully completing the 'capture a live land animal' task fulfills a dwarf's 'do something exciting' [[need]]

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Moth

2020-11-09T03:44:29Z

Automeris: clarifying and recorrecting

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'''Moths''' are a species of unremarkable [[above ground]] [[vermin]] who may be found in any non-freezing [[biome]]. They may be caught by [[trapper]]s in [[animal trap]]s, but will not stumble into baited ones. They do not appear during the [[winter]].

Technically, moths possess Legendary [[skill]] in [[Climber|climbing]], though only for [[moth man|moth men]] and [[giant moth]]s to inherit - being vermin, moths themselves have no skills at all.

Some dwarves [[Preferences|like]] moths for their ''coloration''.

{{Translation
| dwarven = alen
| elvish = ìnevi
| goblin = atan
| human = dunem
}}
[[File:Silkmoth.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Admired for its ''coloration''.]]

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DF2014 Talk:Moth

2020-11-09T03:34:39Z

Automeris: Created page with "I discovered that moths could be caught by a trapper. I edited the page to reflect this. My edit was reverted, with the following comment: > (It cannton be true, moths have..."

I discovered that moths could be caught by a trapper. I edited the page to reflect this. My edit was reverted, with the following comment:

> (It cannton be true, moths have a DF2014:Creature_token#VERMIN_NOTRAP. "...however, a "catch live land animal"
> task may still be able to capture one if a dwarf finds one roaming around.")

Which seems to indicate that the person who reverted the page also believes trappers can catch moths when out trapping.

As far as I can determine, the VERMIN_NOTRAP token applies only to baited traps, not to trapping (or did in previous versions, and I can see no indication that the current version has changed that.) I am restoring my edit, with a clarification that a moth will not stumble into a baited trap on its own. [[User:Automeris|Automeris]] ([[User talk:Automeris|talk]]) 03:34, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

DF2014 Talk:Bridge

2020-11-08T09:57:01Z

Automeris: /* Misinformation */

== Missing Information ==

From the Pressure Plate page: "(See the individual device pages for complete details of how open and close signals affect each device.)"

This page is lacking *complete* details about how signals effect bridges. I'm not sure myself so would prefer someone else add the information. -[[User:AnnanFay|AnnanFay]] ([[User talk:AnnanFay|talk]]) 01:24, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
: Most of the information seems to be on [[Lever#On.2FOff_states]]. I am uncertain if there are any differences or the best way to solve the above inconsistency. -[[User:AnnanFay|AnnanFay]] ([[User talk:AnnanFay|talk]]) 01:28, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

== Value calculation ==

It would be interesting to add something about value calculation of bridges. Does someone know what multipliers are used? In my case for example, my finely-designed and finely-built bridge had 25 displayed added (5*stone blocks) and 125 architecture. Is that simply x5 for the design then? I personally don't know, otherwise I'd add it myself.--[[User:Afghani84|Afghani84]] ([[User talk:Afghani84|talk]]) 07:11, 12 March 2015 (UTC)

== Misinformation ==

> While bridges do not provide structural support, the game will still allow you to place unsupported
> constructions adjacent to them which will result in an immediate cave-in once completed, often tossing
> the unlucky mason off the edge, to a horrible death any bystanders' great entertainment. However, extending
> a supported construction alongside a bridge will not cause a cave-in.

You definitely cannot safely extend an otherwise supported C-menu construction alongside a bridge safely in version 0.47.04. You must still build it in sections, extending out from already built parts, same as you always had to, to avoid unsupported portions adjacent to the bridge being built before the parts that support them.

I've been playing Dwarf Fortress on and off since the days when you needed to make sure you didn't excavate too large an underground area to avoid it caving it, so I am well versed in avoiding cave-ins. I have just started playing 0.47.04. I had this exact situation come up. I figured there was no reason for me to be micromanaging things I no longer needed to micromanage if the game had advanced, which it has in so many ways.

Here is what I had:

> ╚══════╝
> +++++xxx
> +...+xxx
> +...+xxx
> +...+xxx
> +++++xxx

The south end of the bridge is to the north of a constructed floor, actually the top of a wall around a windmill. The squares marked x are where I wanted to build a 3x5 constructed floor, which would have been perfectly safe to designate all at once if the bridge were not there (except I would have needed to build a ramp by the wall for dwarf access). In older versions with the bridge there I would have had to carefully designate and build the five sections to the west, then designate the middle five once those were finished, and finally the last five. That was how I was going to do it, but then I remembered reading something about how it was now safe to extend otherwise supported constructions alongside a bridge. So I reread this page, then confidently designated the entire floor.

I figured the worst that would happen is that I would learn the wiki was wrong. Which is exactly what happened.

I have generally found this wiki to be reliable. Could someone versed in editing here please fix this, amending the cited section so it says whatever it was supposed to say--I'm not even sure what the intent of the last sentence of my quoted passage is if not sabotage, though I trust someone wrote it with a valid reason--but without conveying misinformation?

[[Special:Contributions/108.48.179.167|108.48.179.167]] 16:34, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

:The article wording dates back to the [[v0.34:Bridge|v0.34 version of the article]], and hasn't changed much since then. I think these two statements are saying the same thing (or are intended to):
:* From the article: "extending a supported construction alongside a bridge will not cause a cave-in"
:* From you: "You must still build it in sections, extending out from already built parts"
:I'm guessing what happened is that your dwarves tried to build sections of the floor that were accessible from the bridge, but were not yet connected to a supported construction, thus causing a cave-in. If this is what happened, the issue was that you were connecting the floors next to the bridge to an ''uncompleted'' construction, not a ''supported'' construction (which must be completed by definition). At any rate, the statement in the article is not "sabotage" or "misinformation". It could be clarified that constructions actually need to be built to provide support, so I'll try to add some wording to emphasize this. —[[User:Lethosor|Lethosor]] ([[User talk:Lethosor|talk]]) 20:29, 25 October 2020 (UTC)

:: Thank you. The previous wording made it seem that a designation that was safe in the absence of the bridge would also be safe in its presence, which isn't true. Your wording is clear. I've signed up, as you can see, and have contributed some new text and corrected clear errors, but I am still reluctant to change things where I am uncertain of what was meant without a much better feel for the community. [[User:Automeris|Automeris]] ([[User talk:Automeris|talk]]) 09:57, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

Temple

2020-11-08T09:42:03Z

Automeris: /* Fortress mode */

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[[File:dwarf_temple.jpg|thumb|350px|right|A dwarven temple. ''Art by Kim Sung Min'']]A '''temple''' is a structure devoted to an object of worship, which, typically, is any [[sphere]]-aligned being, such as a [[deity]], [[megabeast]], or [[titan]].

==Fortress mode==
In [[fortress mode]], temples are [[locations]] ({{K|l}}) that can be created from [[Activity zone#Meeting area|meeting area]]s ({{K|i}} - {{K|m}}). Temples can be dedicated either to any deity worshipped by at least one of your [[dwarves]] (not necessarily from the world's dwarven pantheon), or to "no particular deity", making it a place for anyone to meditate or to worship whomever they want. However, some dwarves* seem to need specific rather than generic temples to avoid [[unhappy]] thoughts{{Verify}}.

: ''(* If you read the thoughts of certain dwarves, you can note that some have been "unable to pray to (x deity)". If you designate a temple to that specific deity, they will then go pray or meditate with purple text and satisfy their religious needs. This mechanic needs more research. In some cases a dwarf who worships multiple deities may not ever pray to them all. Using burrows to force these dwarves to pray only in generic temples will usually make them eventually (sequentially) satisfy all their needs to pray, given no other tasks.)''

Temples require [[instrument]]s for their music and, thus, need [[container]]s to store them, although a temple created with no instruments will still be used by citizens and visitors. Temples also require an empty floor space (called ''dance floor'') with a minimum surface of 25 tiles, the same as [[tavern]]s. [[Performer]]s can also be assigned to temples to perform sacred dances. Beyond being religious activity, dances and poetry in temples fulfil same functions as they do in tavern, with the caveat of being limited to followers of said faith.

Being able to commune with their deity or meditate gives a serious ''enraptured'' [[stress]] decrease to the dwarves. Not having a designated place to pray, on the other hand, makes them sad or [[Need|distracted]]. Thus, making a temple early on might be a good investment for your fortress, even more so if you're going through difficult times. Simply designating any meeting area as a place to pray is enough to initially satisfy most of your dwarves, you do not need to provide instruments or containers for your dwarves to pray.

When one of your fortress's religious organisations (sects) has sufficient (10 by default in d_init.txt) members, they may [[petition]] for the creation of a temple specific to their faith. Once established, these worshippers may congregate at the new temple, though it does not stop them from using temples to no particular deity; the temple dedicated to their deity existing at all is sufficient to please them. If the petition is ignored for too long, it is eventually abandoned, and the petitioners will receive unhappy thoughts.{{version|0.47.01}} The petition is satisfied when the temple has a minimum value of 2000 and when [[priest]]hood is recognised. A temple with a value lower than 2000 is called a '''shrine'''. With a value of 10000 or higher, it becomes a '''temple complex''', which is needed to recognise [[priest|high priesthood]]

[[Pilgrim]]s will visit fortresses specifically to hang out in temples. Other [[visitor]]s may pass by the temple and socialize with the dwarves there if they came to visit a tavern or [[library]].

As in adventure mode, worshippers of the temple's deity that topple a [[statue]] (or anything else that's been {{k|b}}uilt) in a temple will be cursed as a [[vampire]] or [[werebeast]] {{cite forum|160118/7144627}}{{cite reddit|8l8x7i}}.

==Adventure mode==
World-generated temples are visitable in [[adventurer mode]]. They are located in [[human]] towns and [[goblin]] fortresses, with smaller temples in [[monastery|monasteries]] and [[fort]]s, and are build when a given [[religion]] has enough followers in said site, or the site is dedicated to the religion. [[Priest]]s can be found in temples, and will allow you to join the local sect of their religion with the conversation topic 'Service'. In the current version, it is not possible to join a temple.

On first joining a sect dedicated to a particular object of worship, that entity will be added to the character's record. An adventurer can then converse ({{K|k}}) anywhere with any deific object of worship. Though the deity's only response is silence, repeated conversations can change the deity's 'object of worship' status from 'dubious' to 'casual', 'object', 'devoted' and 'ardent'. It's unknown whether conversing with other objects of worship can increase their worship status; megabeasts tend to be uniformly hostile, though titans may be flagged 'benign'{{verify}}.

Temples can have basements, sometimes extensive [[catacombs]], which may be crawling with enemies. These range from the typical [[kobold]]s and goblins, to the occasional lurking [[mummy]] (with assorted [[Undead|skeletal]] minions). [[Pedestal]]s will be found in these lower levels, and will sometimes contain holy [[artifact]]s.

You can defile a temple of your deity by toppling a [[statue]], which leads to being cursed by the patron deity with either [[vampire|vampirism]] or becoming a [[werebeast]]. For this, the temple must be actively used (i.e. not an old ruin).

=== Architecture ===
Each temple found in procedurally-generated towns will have its own architecture, where certain architectural elements are chosen depending on the spheres to which the temple belongs. A temple can use a certain architectural element because of its likeness to their worshipped spheres, but also because of an antithetical relationship to said spheres. A complete list of architectural elements, as well as their connection to different spheres, is given in the table below. Since the introduction of institutionalized [[religion]]s, this seems to have changed somewhat, with most such temples having a wide array of architectural elements.
[[File:Df temple.png|300px|thumb|6 level temple, showing water pool, detailed surfaces, paved indoor areas, lower floors, upper floors, pillars on the perimeter, and a paved outdoor area, with doors leading to the catacombs. Dedicated to the Bejeweled Creed, religion worshipping Ñor, deity of Birth and Youth. ]]
{| class="wikitable" cellspacing="0" border="1" cellpadding="5"
|-
! Architectural element
! Related spheres (incomplete)

|-
|Detailed surfaces||Art, Inspiration, Painting, Poetry
|-
|[[Magma|Lava]] pool||Volcanos
|-
|Lower floors||Caverns, Darkness, Earth
|-
|Open structure||Dawn, Day, Dusk, Freedom, Moon, Nature, Night, Rain, Seasons, Sky, Storms, Sun, Thunder, Twilight, Weather
|-
|Paved indoor areas||Fortresses
|-
|Paved outdoor area||Fortresses
|-
|Pillars on the perimeter||Boundaries, Fortresses
|-
|Square of pillars||Balance, Discipline, Laws, Order
|-
|Stagnant pool||Deformity, Disease, Muck, Sickness
|-
|Uneven pillars||Chaos, Deformity
|-
|Upper floors||Dawn, Dusk, Fortresses, Mountains, Thunder
|-
|Water pool||Fishing, Lakes, Oceans, Rivers, Water
|}

=== Shrines ===

Before a temple is built in a site, there will be shrines dedicated to a given religion, consisting of a small garden, a [[statue]], and either a [[pedestal]] or an [[altar]]. If the religion has a divination tradition, divination [[dice]] can be found in these shrines. '''(Not to be confused with the lairs of [[titan]]s, also called [[Shrine (megabeast)|shrine]]s.)'''
[[File:Df town shrines.png|thumb|800px|center|A selection of shrines in a town in adventure mode, from left to right: a shrine in a townplot, a shrine with a garden, a statue at crossroads and a shrine with dice.]]

=== Razing ===
Occasionally during worldgen, a site government may choose to raze an old temple and build a new one in its stead. The ruins of the old temple, as well as any catacombs it's connected to, will still be explorable in adventure mode.

Interestingly, the construction of the new temple will always coincide with the formation of a new religious order to utilize it. The order belonging to the old temple will remain on the site, but will move their offices to the keep. Due to this, leaders of "archaic" orders are often found in the keep.

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| dwarven = rath
| elvish = fothi
| goblin = spôgmuk
| human = olum
}}

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Need

2020-11-08T09:17:43Z

Automeris: /* Fortress actions per need */

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'''Needs''' affect a creature's focus - needs that are unmet for long enough will cause [[stress]], become bad [[thought]]s, and increasingly damage the creature's '''focus''', while sufficiently well-satisfied needs will improve it.

The need system replaces the generalized [[on break]] feature of previous versions. Dwarves will sometimes perform jobs that satisfy their personal needs, instead of working for the betterment of the fortress. These personal-fulfilment jobs generally come in two varieties: low-priority (indicated by green text, e.g. {{DFtext|Listen to Poetry|2:1}}), or high-priority (magenta text with an exclamation point, e.g. {{DFtext|Pray to Lorsïth!|5:1}}). Low-priority jobs may be cancelled to undertake a fortress job. High-priority jobs will not be cancelled for fortress jobs.

== Focus ==
:''Overall, Urist is unfocused by unmet needs.''
Focus affects a dwarf's ability to perform. A dwarf with high focus will work faster and produce better results, while a distracted dwarf will take longer to do everything poorly. Focus is separate and independent of overall mood; a dwarf can be happy even with largely-unmet needs, or unhappy yet focused. However, prolonged insufficiency in meeting needs is a cause for both low focus and bad thoughts. Thus, Focus can, with prudence, be used to predict future mood developments.

Focus represents the percentage of the combined totals of met over unmet need values. The ratio of 1:1 (100%) represents a neutral state.

Focus statuses:
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|-
| {{DFtext|Very focused|2:1}}|| + 140% (?)
|-
| {{DFtext|Quite focused|2:0}}|| 120-139% (-149%?)
|-
| {{DFtext|Focused|7:1}}|| 101-119%
|-
| {{DFtext|Untroubled|7:0}}|| 100%
|-
| {{DFtext|Unfocused|6:0}}|| 80-99%
|-
| {{DFtext|Distracted|6:1}}|| ...-79% (?)
|-
| {{DFtext|Badly distracted|4:1}}|| (?)
|}

A highly-focused dwarf can receive an effective-skill bonus of up to 50%; a badly distracted dwarf can receive an effective skill penalty of up to 50%.

== Diversity ==
:''She is unfocused by a lack of trouble-making.''

An individual creature's set of needs and their weights (levels) are affected by [[personality trait]]s. For instance, a dwarf that values romance will be unfocused "after being unable to make romance", while a dwarf that personally values nature will be unfettered "after seeing animals". Unreligious dwarves will have no need to pray or meditate; dubious and casual worshippers will have low or medium level needs to pray; committed believers will have high level need; and dwarves following multiple deities will have a separate prayer need with a separate level for each of their deities. Proposed weights per need level are 1, 2, 5, and 10.

As expected, high-level needs hold a much larger sway in a dwarf's overall focus than low-level needs. Curiously, the large majority of dwarves currently seem to only have low-level needs for [[alcohol]] and function quite well without it as long as they are otherwise satisfied. A small percentage have no need for alcohol at all, in effect being immune to alcohol withdrawal.

Needs are shown in a dwarf's [[thoughts and preferences]] description page, which can be accessed by {{k|v}}iewing that dwarf then {{k|z}}, {{k|Enter}}, or from the {{k|u}}nit menu with {{k|v}}iew, {{k|Enter}}.

Degree of fulfillment:
{| class = "wikitable"
!Descriptor
!Range
|-
| {{DFtext|Unfettered|2:1}}|| 400 to 300
|-
| {{DFtext|Level-headed|2:0}}|| 299 to 200
|-
| {{DFtext|Untroubled|7:1}}|| 199 to 100
|-
| {{DFtext|Not distracted|7:0}}|| 99 to -999
|-
| {{DFtext|Unfocused|6:0}}|| -1,000 to -9,999
|-
| {{DFtext|Distracted|6:1}}|| -10,000 to -99,999
|-
| {{DFtext|Badly distracted|4:1}}|| -100,000 and below
|}

When a need is satisfied, its value is refreshed to maximum (400), regardless of previous value. There is no minimum to how {{DFtext|Badly distracted|4:1}} a need can get. A deeper negative value won't further reduce total Focus, which is based on a ratio of all needs' Focus rating.

In the absence of needs rated as "Badly distracted" the focus score is expressed as the ratio of:

[6 * number of Unfettered scores +
5 1/3 * number of Level-headed scores +
4 2/3 * number of Untroubled scores +
4 * number of Not distracted scores +
3 1/3 * number of Unfocused scores +
2 2/3 * number of Distracted scores] / (4 * number of scores total)

where the numerator is rounded down to a whole number.

It is currently unknown how "Badly distracted" needs contribute to focus, pending further science, but it is likely that they contribute 2 points each to the numerator.

== Fortress actions per need ==

{| class = "wikitable sortable"
!Positive
!Negative
!Related [[Belief]] or [[Facet]]
!Job
|-
|spending time with people
|being away from people
|GREGARIOUSNESS
|Socialize
|-
|drinking
|being kept from alcohol
|IMMODERATION, SELF-CONTROL
|drink alcohol
|-
|communing with [deity] / meditation
|being unable to pray (to [deity])
|
|Pray/meditate in a [[Temple]]
|-
|staying occupied
|being unoccupied
|HARD_WORK, ACTIVITY_LEVEL
|(assumedly a sufficient amount of fortress tasks*)
|-
|doing something creative
|doing nothing creative
|ARTWORK
|Create or perform any artistic work
|-
|doing something exciting
|leading an unexciting life
|EXCITEMENT_SEEKING
|Varied; including at least being in danger or catching a live vermin
|-
|learning something
|not learning anything
|KNOWLEDGE, CURIOUS
|Gain a rank in any Skill, learn a new subject from written content.
|-
|being with family
|being away from family
|FAMILY
|(Socialize with close family members?)
|-
|being with friends
|being away from friends
|FRIENDSHIP
|(Socialize with friends?)
|-
|hearing eloquent speech
|being unable to hear eloquent speech
|ELOQUENCE
|Hear or recite poetry
|-
|upholding tradition
|being away from traditions
|TRADITION
|(Perform any improvisational form?)
|-
|self-examination
|a lack of introspection
|INTROSPECTION
|read anything, compose song or poetry (automatically self-indulgent)
|-
|making merry
|being unable to make merry
|MERRIMENT, HUMOR
|(Recite any poem?)
|-
|practicing a craft
|being unable to practice a craft
|CRAFTMANSHIP
|Craft any item
|-
|practicing a martial art
|being unable to practice a martial art
|MARTIAL_PROWESS
|Gain a rank in any combat Skill
|-
|practicing a skill
|being unable to practice a skill
|SKILL
|Use any Skill (?)
|-
|taking it easy
|being unable to take it easy
|LEISURE_TIME
|(assumedly spending a sufficient time idle or self-fulfilling?)
|-
|making romance
|being unable to make romance
|ROMANCE, LOVE PROPENSITY
|(''interacting'' with spouse/partner)
|-
|seeing animals
|being away from animals
|NATURE
|Animal must also see the dwarf.*
|-
|seeing a great beast
|being away from great beasts
|EXCITEMENT_SEEKING, NATURE, CURIOSITY
|Uncertain, possibly encounter LARGE_ROAMING?
|-
|acquiring something
|being unable to acquire something
|GREED, COMMERCE
|Acquire any trinket (happens automatically when performing a "Store item in stockpile" job on an eligible [[trade good]])
|-
|eating a good meal
|a lack of decent meals
|IMMODERATION
|Eating a preferred food (or a preferred alcohol [[cook]]ed into a meal) {{bug|10262}}
|-
|fighting
|being unable to fight
|VIOLENT
|Partake in a fight or any combat.
|-
|causing trouble
|a lack of trouble-making
|HARMONY, DISCORD
|Fight or Argue
|-
|arguing
|being unable to argue
|FRIENDLINESS
|Argue
|-
|being extravagant
|being unable to be extravagant
|IMMODESTY
|Wear any item with a quality modifier
|-
|wandering
|being unable to wander
|NATURE, ACTIVITY LEVEL
|Complete a Fish, Return kill (hunt) or Gather plants job
|-
|helping somebody
|being unable to help anybody
|ALTRUISM, SACRIFICE
|Bring water or food to patient/prisoner/animal*; bring wounded units to rest; leading demonstration.
|-
|thinking abstractly
|a lack of abstract thinking
|ABSTRACT_INCLINED
|Read or write any written content, or compose music or a poem. Playing make-believe. (Using Architect skill does not satisfy this need.)
|-
|admiring art
|being unable to admire art
|ARTWORK
|Exposure to artful furniture, artistic crafts, or engravings. Watching certain performances.
|}
: (* See also [[animal caretaker]])

Satisfying any need will result in a good thought and a decrease in stress.

== Adventurer actions per need ==

{| class = "wikitable sortable"
!Positive
!Negative
!Related [[Belief]] or [[Facet]]
!Adventurer activity
|-
|spending time with people
|being away from people
|GREGARIOUSNESS
|Spea{{k|k}} to anyone or reply to greeting
|-
|drinking
|being kept from alcohol
|IMMODERATION, SELF-CONTROL
|drink alcohol
|-
|communing with [deity] / meditation
|being unable to pray (to [deity])
|
|Spea{{k|k}}, Pray to <Deity> or Begin a performance, Give a sermon
|-
|staying occupied
|being unoccupied
|HARD_WORK, ACTIVITY_LEVEL
|Very wide variety of actions
|-
|doing something creative
|doing nothing creative
|ARTWORK
|Perform or compose any work
|-
|doing something exciting
|leading an unexciting life
|EXCITEMENT_SEEKING
|A wide variety of actions
|-
|learning something
|not learning anything
|KNOWLEDGE, CURIOUS
|Gain a rank in any Skill, learn a new subject from written content.
|-
|being with family
|being away from family
|FAMILY
|Unimplemented
|-
|being with friends
|being away from friends
|FRIENDSHIP
|Unimplemented
|-
|hearing eloquent speech
|being unable to hear eloquent speech
|ELOQUENCE
|Hear or recite poetry
|-
|upholding tradition
|being away from traditions
|TRADITION
|Perform any improvisational form
|-
|self-examination
|a lack of introspection
|INTROSPECTION
|read anything, compose song or poetry (automatically self-indulgent), craft a figurine of yourself
|-
|making merry
|being unable to make merry
|MERRIMENT, HUMOR
|Recite any poem
|-
|practicing a craft
|being unable to practice a craft
|CRAFTMANSHIP
|Craft an item (ie, Knapping, Bone Carving)
|-
|practicing a martial art
|being unable to practice a martial art
|MARTIAL_PROWESS
|Gain a rank in any combat Skill
|-
|practicing a skill
|being unable to practice a skill
|SKILL
|Use any Skill
|-
|taking it easy
|being unable to take it easy
|LEISURE_TIME
|Unknown
|-
|making romance
|being unable to make romance
|ROMANCE, LOVE PROPENSITY
|Unimplemented
|-
|seeing animals
|being away from animals
|NATURE
|Animal must also see you
|-
|seeing a great beast
|being away from great beasts
|EXCITEMENT_SEEKING, NATURE, CURIOSITY
|Uncertain, possibly encounter LARGE_ROAMING?
|-
|acquiring something
|being unable to acquire something
|GREED, COMMERCE
|Acquire any item by trade or demand
|-
|eating a good meal
|a lack of decent meals
|IMMODERATION
|Unknown, possibly eating a preferred food {{bug|10262}}
|-
|fighting
|being unable to fight
|VIOLENT
|Engage in any combat of any lethality
|-
|causing trouble
|a lack of trouble-making
|HARMONY, DISCORD
|Fight or Argue
|-
|arguing
|being unable to argue
|FRIENDLINESS
|Get into any disagreement about values
|-
|being extravagant
|being unable to be extravagant
|IMMODESTY
|Wear any item with a quality modifier
|-
|wandering
|being unable to wander
|NATURE, ACTIVITY LEVEL
|Move to/from any site or region tile / completed fish, hunt(return kill) and gather plants in fort mode
|-
|helping somebody
|being unable to help anybody
|ALTRUISM, SACRIFICE
|Reunite family members
|-
|thinking abstractly
|a lack of abstract thinking
|ABSTRACT_INCLINED
|Read or write any written content, or compose music or a poem
|-
|admiring art
|being unable to admire art
|ARTWORK
|Exposure to artistic crafts, examining adornments and coins
|}

Satisfying any need will result in a good thought and a decrease in stress.

==Adventure mode meta-strategy==

Upon creating your adventurer you may want to avoid having any of the non-fulfillable needs: romance, family, friends. Otherwise, you will suffer never-ending [[focus]] disadvantages. Immoderation too is only technically fulfillable for the itinerant adventurer, without a fortress' industry to reliably produce her preferred food.

Some precaution is necessary in sacrifice/altruism -> helping capability is not available as long as you're quite weak (fighting; companions), and maybe in martial prowess if you're not constantly fighting and so increasing your stats. To fulfill your booze needs, you'll have to visit human towns' taverns or dwarven fortresses quite often (and fill your extra water storage containers with ale from the barrels for on the road).

[[Category:DF2014:Dwarves]]

[[ru:Need]]

Need

2020-11-08T09:12:29Z

Automeris: /* Fortress actions per need */

{{Quality|Superior|01:25, 31 October 2016 (UTC)}}
{{av}}
{{new in v0.42}}

'''Needs''' affect a creature's focus - needs that are unmet for long enough will cause [[stress]], become bad [[thought]]s, and increasingly damage the creature's '''focus''', while sufficiently well-satisfied needs will improve it.

The need system replaces the generalized [[on break]] feature of previous versions. Dwarves will sometimes perform jobs that satisfy their personal needs, instead of working for the betterment of the fortress. These personal-fulfilment jobs generally come in two varieties: low-priority (indicated by green text, e.g. {{DFtext|Listen to Poetry|2:1}}), or high-priority (magenta text with an exclamation point, e.g. {{DFtext|Pray to Lorsïth!|5:1}}). Low-priority jobs may be cancelled to undertake a fortress job. High-priority jobs will not be cancelled for fortress jobs.

== Focus ==
:''Overall, Urist is unfocused by unmet needs.''
Focus affects a dwarf's ability to perform. A dwarf with high focus will work faster and produce better results, while a distracted dwarf will take longer to do everything poorly. Focus is separate and independent of overall mood; a dwarf can be happy even with largely-unmet needs, or unhappy yet focused. However, prolonged insufficiency in meeting needs is a cause for both low focus and bad thoughts. Thus, Focus can, with prudence, be used to predict future mood developments.

Focus represents the percentage of the combined totals of met over unmet need values. The ratio of 1:1 (100%) represents a neutral state.

Focus statuses:
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|-
| {{DFtext|Very focused|2:1}}|| + 140% (?)
|-
| {{DFtext|Quite focused|2:0}}|| 120-139% (-149%?)
|-
| {{DFtext|Focused|7:1}}|| 101-119%
|-
| {{DFtext|Untroubled|7:0}}|| 100%
|-
| {{DFtext|Unfocused|6:0}}|| 80-99%
|-
| {{DFtext|Distracted|6:1}}|| ...-79% (?)
|-
| {{DFtext|Badly distracted|4:1}}|| (?)
|}

A highly-focused dwarf can receive an effective-skill bonus of up to 50%; a badly distracted dwarf can receive an effective skill penalty of up to 50%.

== Diversity ==
:''She is unfocused by a lack of trouble-making.''

An individual creature's set of needs and their weights (levels) are affected by [[personality trait]]s. For instance, a dwarf that values romance will be unfocused "after being unable to make romance", while a dwarf that personally values nature will be unfettered "after seeing animals". Unreligious dwarves will have no need to pray or meditate; dubious and casual worshippers will have low or medium level needs to pray; committed believers will have high level need; and dwarves following multiple deities will have a separate prayer need with a separate level for each of their deities. Proposed weights per need level are 1, 2, 5, and 10.

As expected, high-level needs hold a much larger sway in a dwarf's overall focus than low-level needs. Curiously, the large majority of dwarves currently seem to only have low-level needs for [[alcohol]] and function quite well without it as long as they are otherwise satisfied. A small percentage have no need for alcohol at all, in effect being immune to alcohol withdrawal.

Needs are shown in a dwarf's [[thoughts and preferences]] description page, which can be accessed by {{k|v}}iewing that dwarf then {{k|z}}, {{k|Enter}}, or from the {{k|u}}nit menu with {{k|v}}iew, {{k|Enter}}.

Degree of fulfillment:
{| class = "wikitable"
!Descriptor
!Range
|-
| {{DFtext|Unfettered|2:1}}|| 400 to 300
|-
| {{DFtext|Level-headed|2:0}}|| 299 to 200
|-
| {{DFtext|Untroubled|7:1}}|| 199 to 100
|-
| {{DFtext|Not distracted|7:0}}|| 99 to -999
|-
| {{DFtext|Unfocused|6:0}}|| -1,000 to -9,999
|-
| {{DFtext|Distracted|6:1}}|| -10,000 to -99,999
|-
| {{DFtext|Badly distracted|4:1}}|| -100,000 and below
|}

When a need is satisfied, its value is refreshed to maximum (400), regardless of previous value. There is no minimum to how {{DFtext|Badly distracted|4:1}} a need can get. A deeper negative value won't further reduce total Focus, which is based on a ratio of all needs' Focus rating.

In the absence of needs rated as "Badly distracted" the focus score is expressed as the ratio of:

[6 * number of Unfettered scores +
5 1/3 * number of Level-headed scores +
4 2/3 * number of Untroubled scores +
4 * number of Not distracted scores +
3 1/3 * number of Unfocused scores +
2 2/3 * number of Distracted scores] / (4 * number of scores total)

where the numerator is rounded down to a whole number.

It is currently unknown how "Badly distracted" needs contribute to focus, pending further science, but it is likely that they contribute 2 points each to the numerator.

== Fortress actions per need ==

{| class = "wikitable sortable"
!Positive
!Negative
!Related [[Belief]] or [[Facet]]
!Job
|-
|spending time with people
|being away from people
|GREGARIOUSNESS
|Socialize
|-
|drinking
|being kept from alcohol
|IMMODERATION, SELF-CONTROL
|drink alcohol
|-
|communing with [deity] / meditation
|being unable to pray (to [deity])
|
|Pray/meditate in a [[Temple]]
|-
|staying occupied
|being unoccupied
|HARD_WORK, ACTIVITY_LEVEL
|(assumedly a sufficient amount of fortress tasks*)
|-
|doing something creative
|doing nothing creative
|ARTWORK
|Create or perform any artistic work
|-
|doing something exciting
|leading an unexciting life
|EXCITEMENT_SEEKING
|Varied; including at least being in danger or catching a live vermin
|-
|learning something
|not learning anything
|KNOWLEDGE, CURIOUS
|Gain a rank in any Skill, learn a new subject from written content.
|-
|being with family
|being away from family
|FAMILY
|(Socialize with close family members?)
|-
|being with friends
|being away from friends
|FRIENDSHIP
|(Socialize with friends?)
|-
|hearing eloquent speech
|being unable to hear eloquent speech
|ELOQUENCE
|Hear or recite poetry
|-
|upholding tradition
|being away from traditions
|TRADITION
|(Perform any improvisational form?)
|-
|self-examination
|a lack of introspection
|INTROSPECTION
|read anything, compose song or poetry (automatically self-indulgent)
|-
|making merry
|being unable to make merry
|MERRIMENT, HUMOR
|(Recite any poem?)
|-
|practicing a craft
|being unable to practice a craft
|CRAFTMANSHIP
|Craft any item
|-
|practicing a martial art
|being unable to practice a martial art
|MARTIAL_PROWESS
|Gain a rank in any combat Skill
|-
|practicing a skill
|being unable to practice a skill
|SKILL
|Use any Skill (?)
|-
|taking it easy
|being unable to take it easy
|LEISURE_TIME
|(assumedly spending a sufficient time idle or self-fulfilling?)
|-
|making romance
|being unable to make romance
|ROMANCE, LOVE PROPENSITY
|(''interacting'' with spouse/partner)
|-
|seeing animals
|being away from animals
|NATURE
|Animal must also see the dwarf.*
|-
|seeing a great beast
|being away from great beasts
|EXCITEMENT_SEEKING, NATURE, CURIOSITY
|Uncertain, possibly encounter LARGE_ROAMING?
|-
|acquiring something
|being unable to acquire something
|GREED, COMMERCE
|Acquire any trinket (happens automatically when performing a "Store item in stockpile" job on an eligible [[trade good]])
|-
|eating a good meal
|a lack of decent meals
|IMMODERATION
|Eating a preferred food (or a preferred alcohol [[cook]]ed into a meal) {{bug|10262}}
|-
|fighting
|being unable to fight
|VIOLENT
|Partake in a fight or any combat.
|-
|causing trouble
|a lack of trouble-making
|HARMONY, DISCORD
|Fight or Argue
|-
|arguing
|being unable to argue
|FRIENDLINESS
|Argue
|-
|being extravagant
|being unable to be extravagant
|IMMODESTY
|Wear any item with a quality modifier
|-
|wandering
|being unable to wander
|NATURE, ACTIVITY LEVEL
|Complete a Fish, Return kill (hunt) or Gather plants job
|-
|helping somebody
|being unable to help anybody
|ALTRUISM, SACRIFICE
|Bring water or food to patient/prisoner/animal*; bring wounded units to rest; leading demonstration.
|-
|thinking abstractly
|a lack of abstract thinking
|ABSTRACT_INCLINED
|Read or write any written content, or compose music or a poem. Possibly using Architect skill?
|-
|admiring art
|being unable to admire art
|ARTWORK
|Exposure to artful furniture, artistic crafts, or engravings.
|}
: (* See also [[animal caretaker]])

Satisfying any need will result in a good thought and a decrease in stress.

== Adventurer actions per need ==

{| class = "wikitable sortable"
!Positive
!Negative
!Related [[Belief]] or [[Facet]]
!Adventurer activity
|-
|spending time with people
|being away from people
|GREGARIOUSNESS
|Spea{{k|k}} to anyone or reply to greeting
|-
|drinking
|being kept from alcohol
|IMMODERATION, SELF-CONTROL
|drink alcohol
|-
|communing with [deity] / meditation
|being unable to pray (to [deity])
|
|Spea{{k|k}}, Pray to <Deity> or Begin a performance, Give a sermon
|-
|staying occupied
|being unoccupied
|HARD_WORK, ACTIVITY_LEVEL
|Very wide variety of actions
|-
|doing something creative
|doing nothing creative
|ARTWORK
|Perform or compose any work
|-
|doing something exciting
|leading an unexciting life
|EXCITEMENT_SEEKING
|A wide variety of actions
|-
|learning something
|not learning anything
|KNOWLEDGE, CURIOUS
|Gain a rank in any Skill, learn a new subject from written content.
|-
|being with family
|being away from family
|FAMILY
|Unimplemented
|-
|being with friends
|being away from friends
|FRIENDSHIP
|Unimplemented
|-
|hearing eloquent speech
|being unable to hear eloquent speech
|ELOQUENCE
|Hear or recite poetry
|-
|upholding tradition
|being away from traditions
|TRADITION
|Perform any improvisational form
|-
|self-examination
|a lack of introspection
|INTROSPECTION
|read anything, compose song or poetry (automatically self-indulgent), craft a figurine of yourself
|-
|making merry
|being unable to make merry
|MERRIMENT, HUMOR
|Recite any poem
|-
|practicing a craft
|being unable to practice a craft
|CRAFTMANSHIP
|Craft an item (ie, Knapping, Bone Carving)
|-
|practicing a martial art
|being unable to practice a martial art
|MARTIAL_PROWESS
|Gain a rank in any combat Skill
|-
|practicing a skill
|being unable to practice a skill
|SKILL
|Use any Skill
|-
|taking it easy
|being unable to take it easy
|LEISURE_TIME
|Unknown
|-
|making romance
|being unable to make romance
|ROMANCE, LOVE PROPENSITY
|Unimplemented
|-
|seeing animals
|being away from animals
|NATURE
|Animal must also see you
|-
|seeing a great beast
|being away from great beasts
|EXCITEMENT_SEEKING, NATURE, CURIOSITY
|Uncertain, possibly encounter LARGE_ROAMING?
|-
|acquiring something
|being unable to acquire something
|GREED, COMMERCE
|Acquire any item by trade or demand
|-
|eating a good meal
|a lack of decent meals
|IMMODERATION
|Unknown, possibly eating a preferred food {{bug|10262}}
|-
|fighting
|being unable to fight
|VIOLENT
|Engage in any combat of any lethality
|-
|causing trouble
|a lack of trouble-making
|HARMONY, DISCORD
|Fight or Argue
|-
|arguing
|being unable to argue
|FRIENDLINESS
|Get into any disagreement about values
|-
|being extravagant
|being unable to be extravagant
|IMMODESTY
|Wear any item with a quality modifier
|-
|wandering
|being unable to wander
|NATURE, ACTIVITY LEVEL
|Move to/from any site or region tile / completed fish, hunt(return kill) and gather plants in fort mode
|-
|helping somebody
|being unable to help anybody
|ALTRUISM, SACRIFICE
|Reunite family members
|-
|thinking abstractly
|a lack of abstract thinking
|ABSTRACT_INCLINED
|Read or write any written content, or compose music or a poem
|-
|admiring art
|being unable to admire art
|ARTWORK
|Exposure to artistic crafts, examining adornments and coins
|}

Satisfying any need will result in a good thought and a decrease in stress.

==Adventure mode meta-strategy==

Upon creating your adventurer you may want to avoid having any of the non-fulfillable needs: romance, family, friends. Otherwise, you will suffer never-ending [[focus]] disadvantages. Immoderation too is only technically fulfillable for the itinerant adventurer, without a fortress' industry to reliably produce her preferred food.

Some precaution is necessary in sacrifice/altruism -> helping capability is not available as long as you're quite weak (fighting; companions), and maybe in martial prowess if you're not constantly fighting and so increasing your stats. To fulfill your booze needs, you'll have to visit human towns' taverns or dwarven fortresses quite often (and fill your extra water storage containers with ale from the barrels for on the road).

[[Category:DF2014:Dwarves]]

[[ru:Need]]

Need

2020-11-08T09:06:16Z

Automeris: /* Diversity */

{{Quality|Superior|01:25, 31 October 2016 (UTC)}}
{{av}}
{{new in v0.42}}

'''Needs''' affect a creature's focus - needs that are unmet for long enough will cause [[stress]], become bad [[thought]]s, and increasingly damage the creature's '''focus''', while sufficiently well-satisfied needs will improve it.

The need system replaces the generalized [[on break]] feature of previous versions. Dwarves will sometimes perform jobs that satisfy their personal needs, instead of working for the betterment of the fortress. These personal-fulfilment jobs generally come in two varieties: low-priority (indicated by green text, e.g. {{DFtext|Listen to Poetry|2:1}}), or high-priority (magenta text with an exclamation point, e.g. {{DFtext|Pray to Lorsïth!|5:1}}). Low-priority jobs may be cancelled to undertake a fortress job. High-priority jobs will not be cancelled for fortress jobs.

== Focus ==
:''Overall, Urist is unfocused by unmet needs.''
Focus affects a dwarf's ability to perform. A dwarf with high focus will work faster and produce better results, while a distracted dwarf will take longer to do everything poorly. Focus is separate and independent of overall mood; a dwarf can be happy even with largely-unmet needs, or unhappy yet focused. However, prolonged insufficiency in meeting needs is a cause for both low focus and bad thoughts. Thus, Focus can, with prudence, be used to predict future mood developments.

Focus represents the percentage of the combined totals of met over unmet need values. The ratio of 1:1 (100%) represents a neutral state.

Focus statuses:
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|-
| {{DFtext|Very focused|2:1}}|| + 140% (?)
|-
| {{DFtext|Quite focused|2:0}}|| 120-139% (-149%?)
|-
| {{DFtext|Focused|7:1}}|| 101-119%
|-
| {{DFtext|Untroubled|7:0}}|| 100%
|-
| {{DFtext|Unfocused|6:0}}|| 80-99%
|-
| {{DFtext|Distracted|6:1}}|| ...-79% (?)
|-
| {{DFtext|Badly distracted|4:1}}|| (?)
|}

A highly-focused dwarf can receive an effective-skill bonus of up to 50%; a badly distracted dwarf can receive an effective skill penalty of up to 50%.

== Diversity ==
:''She is unfocused by a lack of trouble-making.''

An individual creature's set of needs and their weights (levels) are affected by [[personality trait]]s. For instance, a dwarf that values romance will be unfocused "after being unable to make romance", while a dwarf that personally values nature will be unfettered "after seeing animals". Unreligious dwarves will have no need to pray or meditate; dubious and casual worshippers will have low or medium level needs to pray; committed believers will have high level need; and dwarves following multiple deities will have a separate prayer need with a separate level for each of their deities. Proposed weights per need level are 1, 2, 5, and 10.

As expected, high-level needs hold a much larger sway in a dwarf's overall focus than low-level needs. Curiously, the large majority of dwarves currently seem to only have low-level needs for [[alcohol]] and function quite well without it as long as they are otherwise satisfied. A small percentage have no need for alcohol at all, in effect being immune to alcohol withdrawal.

Needs are shown in a dwarf's [[thoughts and preferences]] description page, which can be accessed by {{k|v}}iewing that dwarf then {{k|z}}, {{k|Enter}}, or from the {{k|u}}nit menu with {{k|v}}iew, {{k|Enter}}.

Degree of fulfillment:
{| class = "wikitable"
!Descriptor
!Range
|-
| {{DFtext|Unfettered|2:1}}|| 400 to 300
|-
| {{DFtext|Level-headed|2:0}}|| 299 to 200
|-
| {{DFtext|Untroubled|7:1}}|| 199 to 100
|-
| {{DFtext|Not distracted|7:0}}|| 99 to -999
|-
| {{DFtext|Unfocused|6:0}}|| -1,000 to -9,999
|-
| {{DFtext|Distracted|6:1}}|| -10,000 to -99,999
|-
| {{DFtext|Badly distracted|4:1}}|| -100,000 and below
|}

When a need is satisfied, its value is refreshed to maximum (400), regardless of previous value. There is no minimum to how {{DFtext|Badly distracted|4:1}} a need can get. A deeper negative value won't further reduce total Focus, which is based on a ratio of all needs' Focus rating.

In the absence of needs rated as "Badly distracted" the focus score is expressed as the ratio of:

[6 * number of Unfettered scores +
5 1/3 * number of Level-headed scores +
4 2/3 * number of Untroubled scores +
4 * number of Not distracted scores +
3 1/3 * number of Unfocused scores +
2 2/3 * number of Distracted scores] / (4 * number of scores total)

where the numerator is rounded down to a whole number.

It is currently unknown how "Badly distracted" needs contribute to focus, pending further science, but it is likely that they contribute 2 points each to the numerator.

== Fortress actions per need ==

{| class = "wikitable sortable"
!Positive
!Negative
!Related [[Belief]] or [[Facet]]
!Job
|-
|spending time with people
|being away from people
|GREGARIOUSNESS
|Socialize
|-
|drinking
|being kept from alcohol
|IMMODERATION, SELF-CONTROL
|drink alcohol
|-
|communing with [deity] / meditation
|being unable to pray (to [deity])
|
|Pray/meditate in a [[Temple]]
|-
|staying occupied
|being unoccupied
|HARD_WORK, ACTIVITY_LEVEL
|(assumedly a sufficient amount of fortress tasks*)
|-
|doing something creative
|doing nothing creative
|ARTWORK
|Create or perform any artistic work
|-
|doing something exciting
|leading an unexciting life
|EXCITEMENT_SEEKING
|Varied; including at least being in danger
|-
|learning something
|not learning anything
|KNOWLEDGE, CURIOUS
|Gain a rank in any Skill, learn a new subject from written content.
|-
|being with family
|being away from family
|FAMILY
|(Socialize with close family members?)
|-
|being with friends
|being away from friends
|FRIENDSHIP
|(Socialize with friends?)
|-
|hearing eloquent speech
|being unable to hear eloquent speech
|ELOQUENCE
|Hear or recite poetry
|-
|upholding tradition
|being away from traditions
|TRADITION
|(Perform any improvisational form?)
|-
|self-examination
|a lack of introspection
|INTROSPECTION
|read anything, compose song or poetry (automatically self-indulgent)
|-
|making merry
|being unable to make merry
|MERRIMENT, HUMOR
|(Recite any poem?)
|-
|practicing a craft
|being unable to practice a craft
|CRAFTMANSHIP
|Craft any item
|-
|practicing a martial art
|being unable to practice a martial art
|MARTIAL_PROWESS
|Gain a rank in any combat Skill
|-
|practicing a skill
|being unable to practice a skill
|SKILL
|Use any Skill (?)
|-
|taking it easy
|being unable to take it easy
|LEISURE_TIME
|(assumedly spending a sufficient time idle or self-fulfilling?)
|-
|making romance
|being unable to make romance
|ROMANCE, LOVE PROPENSITY
|(''interacting'' with spouse/partner)
|-
|seeing animals
|being away from animals
|NATURE
|Animal must also see the dwarf.*
|-
|seeing a great beast
|being away from great beasts
|EXCITEMENT_SEEKING, NATURE, CURIOSITY
|Uncertain, possibly encounter LARGE_ROAMING?
|-
|acquiring something
|being unable to acquire something
|GREED, COMMERCE
|Acquire any trinket (happens automatically when performing a "Store item in stockpile" job on an eligible [[trade good]])
|-
|eating a good meal
|a lack of decent meals
|IMMODERATION
|Eating a preferred food (or a preferred alcohol [[cook]]ed into a meal) {{bug|10262}}
|-
|fighting
|being unable to fight
|VIOLENT
|Partake in a fight or any combat.
|-
|causing trouble
|a lack of trouble-making
|HARMONY, DISCORD
|Fight or Argue
|-
|arguing
|being unable to argue
|FRIENDLINESS
|Argue
|-
|being extravagant
|being unable to be extravagant
|IMMODESTY
|Wear any item with a quality modifier
|-
|wandering
|being unable to wander
|NATURE, ACTIVITY LEVEL
|Complete a Fish, Return kill (hunt) or Gather plants job
|-
|helping somebody
|being unable to help anybody
|ALTRUISM, SACRIFICE
|Bring water or food to patient/prisoner/animal*; bring wounded units to rest; leading demonstration.
|-
|thinking abstractly
|a lack of abstract thinking
|ABSTRACT_INCLINED
|Read or write any written content, or compose music or a poem. Possibly using Architect skill?
|-
|admiring art
|being unable to admire art
|ARTWORK
|Exposure to artful furniture, artistic crafts, or engravings.
|}
: (* See also [[animal caretaker]])

Satisfying any need will result in a good thought and a decrease in stress.

== Adventurer actions per need ==

{| class = "wikitable sortable"
!Positive
!Negative
!Related [[Belief]] or [[Facet]]
!Adventurer activity
|-
|spending time with people
|being away from people
|GREGARIOUSNESS
|Spea{{k|k}} to anyone or reply to greeting
|-
|drinking
|being kept from alcohol
|IMMODERATION, SELF-CONTROL
|drink alcohol
|-
|communing with [deity] / meditation
|being unable to pray (to [deity])
|
|Spea{{k|k}}, Pray to <Deity> or Begin a performance, Give a sermon
|-
|staying occupied
|being unoccupied
|HARD_WORK, ACTIVITY_LEVEL
|Very wide variety of actions
|-
|doing something creative
|doing nothing creative
|ARTWORK
|Perform or compose any work
|-
|doing something exciting
|leading an unexciting life
|EXCITEMENT_SEEKING
|A wide variety of actions
|-
|learning something
|not learning anything
|KNOWLEDGE, CURIOUS
|Gain a rank in any Skill, learn a new subject from written content.
|-
|being with family
|being away from family
|FAMILY
|Unimplemented
|-
|being with friends
|being away from friends
|FRIENDSHIP
|Unimplemented
|-
|hearing eloquent speech
|being unable to hear eloquent speech
|ELOQUENCE
|Hear or recite poetry
|-
|upholding tradition
|being away from traditions
|TRADITION
|Perform any improvisational form
|-
|self-examination
|a lack of introspection
|INTROSPECTION
|read anything, compose song or poetry (automatically self-indulgent), craft a figurine of yourself
|-
|making merry
|being unable to make merry
|MERRIMENT, HUMOR
|Recite any poem
|-
|practicing a craft
|being unable to practice a craft
|CRAFTMANSHIP
|Craft an item (ie, Knapping, Bone Carving)
|-
|practicing a martial art
|being unable to practice a martial art
|MARTIAL_PROWESS
|Gain a rank in any combat Skill
|-
|practicing a skill
|being unable to practice a skill
|SKILL
|Use any Skill
|-
|taking it easy
|being unable to take it easy
|LEISURE_TIME
|Unknown
|-
|making romance
|being unable to make romance
|ROMANCE, LOVE PROPENSITY
|Unimplemented
|-
|seeing animals
|being away from animals
|NATURE
|Animal must also see you
|-
|seeing a great beast
|being away from great beasts
|EXCITEMENT_SEEKING, NATURE, CURIOSITY
|Uncertain, possibly encounter LARGE_ROAMING?
|-
|acquiring something
|being unable to acquire something
|GREED, COMMERCE
|Acquire any item by trade or demand
|-
|eating a good meal
|a lack of decent meals
|IMMODERATION
|Unknown, possibly eating a preferred food {{bug|10262}}
|-
|fighting
|being unable to fight
|VIOLENT
|Engage in any combat of any lethality
|-
|causing trouble
|a lack of trouble-making
|HARMONY, DISCORD
|Fight or Argue
|-
|arguing
|being unable to argue
|FRIENDLINESS
|Get into any disagreement about values
|-
|being extravagant
|being unable to be extravagant
|IMMODESTY
|Wear any item with a quality modifier
|-
|wandering
|being unable to wander
|NATURE, ACTIVITY LEVEL
|Move to/from any site or region tile / completed fish, hunt(return kill) and gather plants in fort mode
|-
|helping somebody
|being unable to help anybody
|ALTRUISM, SACRIFICE
|Reunite family members
|-
|thinking abstractly
|a lack of abstract thinking
|ABSTRACT_INCLINED
|Read or write any written content, or compose music or a poem
|-
|admiring art
|being unable to admire art
|ARTWORK
|Exposure to artistic crafts, examining adornments and coins
|}

Satisfying any need will result in a good thought and a decrease in stress.

==Adventure mode meta-strategy==

Upon creating your adventurer you may want to avoid having any of the non-fulfillable needs: romance, family, friends. Otherwise, you will suffer never-ending [[focus]] disadvantages. Immoderation too is only technically fulfillable for the itinerant adventurer, without a fortress' industry to reliably produce her preferred food.

Some precaution is necessary in sacrifice/altruism -> helping capability is not available as long as you're quite weak (fighting; companions), and maybe in martial prowess if you're not constantly fighting and so increasing your stats. To fulfill your booze needs, you'll have to visit human towns' taverns or dwarven fortresses quite often (and fill your extra water storage containers with ale from the barrels for on the road).

[[Category:DF2014:Dwarves]]

[[ru:Need]]

Moth

2020-11-07T02:37:35Z

Automeris: I caught a moth in an animal trap. Page said moths could not be caught, so I fixed it.

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'''Moths''' are a species of unremarkable [[above ground]] [[vermin]] who may be found in any non-freezing [[biome]]. They can be caught in [[animal trap]]s but will not appear during the [[winter]]. All moths possess Legendary [[skill]] in [[Climber|climbing]].

Some dwarves [[Preferences|like]] moths for their ''coloration''.

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| dwarven = alen
| elvish = ìnevi
| goblin = atan
| human = dunem
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[[File:Silkmoth.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Admired for its ''coloration''.]]

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