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Insanity

2024-06-22T13:48:20Z

Crystalwarrior: Fix remaining instances of Catatonic -> Traumatized

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[[File:insanity_preview_anim.gif|right]]'''Insanity''' describes any of the conditions that cause a [[dwarf]] or other [[creature]] to immediately stop what they were doing and go mad. Dwarves that are insane are unable to sleep, eat, drink, follow [[Standing orders|orders]] or perform any [[Labor|job]]. Insanity is permanent, and comes in four flavors: "Melancholy," "Stark Raving Mad," "Berserk", and "Traumatized". Each of these will inevitably end with the death of the afflicted dwarf. [[Tantrum]]ing, [[oblivious]]ness or [[depression]] may be a sign that the unfortunate dwarf may go insane unless something makes the dwarf happy.

Traveling merchants and their pack animals can also go insane. If this happens, the accompanying guard/s will kill the merchant and/or his animals. If this rare case does happen, the merchant's goods will be free for you to take.

:{{gametext|Cilob Nisgakdeler, Merchant has gone berserk!|4:1}}
:{{gametext|Horse is stricken by melancholy!|1:1}}

[[Children]] (even babies) may become insane. This, in a smaller fortress without a military, will usually lead to much [[Fun]].

==Causes==
[[File:Obsessed krugg.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Don't let it go to your head ''Art by kruggsmash'']]

The following events/conditions can drive a creature insane:
* A dwarf enters a [[strange mood]] but is waiting inside the claimed workshop for the next item (or hasn't yet claimed a workshop) for a month and a half.
* A strange mood is cancelled for some reason (e.g. the claimed workshop is destroyed, forbidden by burrow restrictions, or a [[magma forge]] loses power)
* A dwarf is forced to stay awake for over 6 months ("Very Drowsy" for a month and a half).
* A dwarf is under excessively high stress. Dwarves who have completed a strange mood and created a [[legendary artifact]] '''cannot''' go insane this way.
* A [[diplomat]] is trapped inside your fortress for a long time after having completed their meeting. (Being trapped inside a fortress without having completed their meeting will not cause a diplomat to go insane.)
* A diplomat is attacked by sieging forces.
* A [[Trading|merchant]] is trapped within your fortress or otherwise disrupted (e.g. by being attacked by invaders).
* A diplomat or merchant is trapped inside a [[cage]].

==Types==
There are four known types of insanity, but a dwarf may only be afflicted by one at a time (one is enough). The [[personality trait|personality]] of the dwarf influences the type of insanity.

; [[File:status_madness_icon.png]] '''Stark raving mad'''
:{{gametext|<dwarf> has gone stark raving mad!|3:1}}
::{{DFtext|Running around babbling!|3:1}} / {{DFtext|Crawling around babbling!|3:1}}
[[File:df_face_stark.png|100px|left]]The afflicted will strip naked and drop each of their items one by one, and then wander your halls aimlessly (or sometimes stick to their [[room]] or burrow), babbling incoherently until they eventually die of dehydration or starvation. They do not ''actively'' seek out their own deaths, but death does a pretty good job at finding them anyway, as they ignore any and all hazards they encounter while milling about.
:Dwarves with high {{token|ANXIETY_PROPENSITY|trait}} are more likely to go stark raving mad, typically after stumbling around [[oblivious]]ly one too many times.
::"I've been feeling anxious."
::"I can't take much more of this!"
::"Everything is all piling up at once!"
; [[File:status_melancholy_icon.png]] '''Melancholy'''
:{{gametext|<dwarf> is stricken by melancholy!|1:1}}
::{{DFtext|Stricken by melancholy...|1:1}}
[[File:df_face_melancholy.png|100px|left]]The afflicted is overcome by depression and will seek out ways to end their life, considerably slowing their movement in the process. If they cannot find a [[cliff]] to jump off of, or [[water]]/[[magma]] to [[Swimmer#Drowning|drown]]/[[Fire|burn up]] in, they will simply starve or dehydrate themselves to death. Be warned that a melancholy mother may take her baby's life along with her own, if she still carries it.
:Dwarves with high {{token|DEPRESSION_PROPENSITY|trait}} are more likely to be stricken by melancholy, typically after slipping into [[depression]] one too many times. Or, during [[world generation]], dwarves may also be stricken by melancholy after failing to create an [[artifact]], with the expected consequences for dwarven melancholia. (Leapt from great height, as stated in [[legends mode]]).
::"It's all starting to get me down."
::"I feel so tired of everything."
::"I cannot stand the world any longer..."
; [[File:status_berserk_icon.png]] '''Berserk'''
:{{gametext|<dwarf> has gone berserk!|4:1}}
::{{DFtext|In a berserk rage!|4:1}}
[[File:df_face_berzerk.png|100px|left]]The afflicted attacks friend and foe alike in a blind rage, which can be dangerous if it happens to an experienced dwarf (especially one carrying an artifact weapon). Luckily, [[Dog|war dogs]] can quickly bring down an unskilled dwarf.
:Berserk dwarves are even known to kill their own newborn baby right after the baby is born.
:The dwarf in question becomes an enemy to your [[civilization]], meaning it will set off traps and engage your [[military]].
:Dwarves with high {{token|ANGER_PROPENSITY|trait}} are more likely to go berserk, typically after throwing one too many [[tantrum]]s. They can also be identified by what they say:
::"I get fed up sometimes."
::"I feel angry all the time."
::"I'm''(sic)'' feel like I'm about to snap."
; [[File:status_melancholy_icon.png]] '''Traumatized'''
:{{gametext|<dwarf> has stopped responding to the world...|2:0}}
::{{DFtext|Staring off into space...|2:0}}
[[File:df_face_catatonic.png|100px|left]]The afflicted does nothing but stare blankly into space, until they inevitably starve to death.
:Traumatized state is special in that it will '''override''' other types of insanity - dwarves with extremely high '''stress vulnerability''' ("becomes completely helpless in stressful situations") have a 50% chance to become traumatized, and dwarves who have below-average (less than 40) propensities for anger, anxiety, and depression have a 100% chance to become traumatized.
::"I've been under some pressure."
::"I'm feeling really worn down."
::"I just don't care anymore..."

==Treatments for Insanity==

{{D for Dwarf}}

As stated, there is no cure for a dwarf who has fallen into one of the aforementioned forms of madness. Preventative measures may be considered, since a dwarf may show certain signs of psychological illness before it has fully taken hold. Luckily, recent advancements in [[health care]] have led to an exciting new field of medicine specifically meant to improve the overall mental welfare of the sanity-impaired. As with all experimental treatments, efficacy and safety are not guaranteed, but early applications of the listed techniques have yielded promising results.

*The Amontillado Treatment
:Initial research indicates that psychotic dwarves may benefit from extended periods of isolation, during which they may turn inward and away from their ecstasy. Therefore, if the patient has entered their room, locking them inside might be the best thing to do. If the patient is traumatized, or [[strange mood|remaining stationary for a long period]], then erecting a wall around them is recommended. Remember to open the door or bring the wall down before the patient succumbs to thirst or starvation. Alternatively, food and drink (and other items) may be dropped into the room through a [[Dump|delivery system]] of some sort, but remember that isolation must remain total if full effectiveness is to be achieved.
*The Colosseum Procedure
:Be wary of dwarves who have recently commandeered workshops; it is a serious sign if the patient is screaming for products that cannot be provided (especially if stockpile records are up-to-date and publicly available). In cases such as these, the best treatment is to [[Trap#Cage_Trap|ensure they cannot escape the workshop]] in the event they turn violent. That way, they may be safely relocated to a segregated area where they can work off their aggression harmlessly on the fortress walls. Be certain to keep them away from [[Dragon|animals]], [[Elf|prisoners]], and [[Noble|other patients]]! Once the patient has calmed down, they can be brought out and returned to their lives.
*Animal Therapy
:Breakout cases such as above can sometimes be prevented by giving the patient some new pets to take care of. For reasons uncertain, [[Dog|war dogs]] appear to have the greatest effect (although this may be a matter of availability; researchers have achieved results with [[black bear|bears]], [[tiger]]s, and even [[cow]]s). If the patient should break at some point, the presence of these animals may be enough to [[fun|tranquilize]] the patient.
*Group Sessions
:It's somewhat common for soldiers to show signs of imminent madness, due to the hardships of life as a warrior. A widely-endorsed suggestion is to surround the patient with their comrades-in-arms, who might provide cheer and a reminder of both duty and the support of friends. And, should the patient turn violent, they will most likely be subdued with minimal injury (to civilians).
*Aquatic Cognizance
:Everyone knows that water helps with aches in joints, what most people don't realize is that in terms of dwarven anatomy, the brain is a joint, thus having a dwarf swim until they recover may help, even more so if their brain is exposed so that the soothing water can [[Swimmer#Drowning|affect the joint better]]. Salt water is preferred, tests show.
*The Winchester Method
:In many cases, madness has its roots in a deep feeling of powerlessness experienced by the patient during his schizophrenic delirium, with cases of patients hearing voices of Carps, Elephants and strange stories about [[Main:Boatmurdered|boats being murdered]]. Recent studies show that by safely giving the unfortunate patient the occasion [[Lever|to act on his own initiative]] and make him [[Magma|feel]] the consequences of his actions, dementia can be avoided.
*Stasis
:Sometimes, the patients simply need time to think about their life. A good way of giving them all a long while to think (experts agree) that putting patients into [[Ice|cryo-stasis]] or encasing them in [[Obsidian|carbonite]] is the best way to combat rage, social rejection and [[Noble|other mental issues]].
*The Bilbo Method
:Studies have shown that some dragons, in their infinite, ageless wisdom, have found solutions to common insanity and are even willing to impart said cures to dwarves stricken with any sort of madness. This method is often most useful when a dwarf who is having trouble making friends seeks to console himself with a resident dragon within the dwarf's own fortress. He just wanted a ring.
*The [[Mist]]/[[Steam]] Method
:In many (4) cases of mass hysteria a room with a mist or steam generator may calm many of them down, allowing them to calm down other people. It is still unknown as to why this sometimes works, but it is theorized that the mist/steam "cools them off" literally and figuratively. [[Magma_mist|Warmer mist treatments]] can be used in particularly extreme cases.
*Deep Tissue Massage Therapy
:It has come to the attention of some physicians that many psychological ailments may be caused by a large amount of toxins in the body. They have found with some success that a patient locked in a room and using advanced methods of [[Cave-in|massage]] therapy have gained some improvement. It is speculated that this pressure, caused by a professional deep tissue [[Miner|massage therapist]], will immediately release all toxins from the patient's body. For best results the [[Miner|massage therapist]] should be one floor above the patient.
*The Flesh [[Statue]]
:Ever wondered how you add a [[Room#Quality|decoration]] for rooms, without stone, wood or metal? Having a dwarf standing still? Get a [[Bronze colossus|fleshworker]], it will make them into a ☼Dwarf Flesh Statue☼ and then push them into a room, without using a [[Butcher's_shop|workshop]].
*Aromatherapy
:Carefully selected [[forgotten_beast|aromas]] will soothe the minds of even the most disturbed dwarves.
*The Diplomatic Method
:Sometimes the best method to resolve hard feelings is talking your differences out with a [[Noble|qualified therapist]]. For best results, dose the patient with [[Syndrome|tranquiliser]]
*[[Bolt|Swabs]] delivered by a trained [[Crossbowman|acupuncture therapist]]

Any new developments or experimental procedures should be reported to the mountainhomes immediately for verification and cataloguing. If even a single dwarf is spared the indignity of madness in this way, it will be worth it.

Recent research suggests that mad necromancers are cured from their madness if killed and reanimated as a necromancer. {{cite reddit|j8c0z1}} Note that the necromancer who raises the other must be very powerful.

Dwarves must put a significant amount of research into the phases of the moon and their ability to cause or cure madness. Tentatively there is a Lunar-Amontillado Combinatory treatment which shows great promise. This treatment also appears to require no additional use of foodstuffs

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| dwarven = zarut
| elvish = ÿaralo
| goblin = naslo
| human = zulen
}}

{{Category|Thoughts}}
[[ru:Insanity]]

Insanity

2024-06-22T13:47:27Z

Crystalwarrior: /* Types */ - "Catatonic" renamed to "Traumatized" to align with how the game calls the state internally

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[[File:insanity_preview_anim.gif|right]]'''Insanity''' describes any of the conditions that cause a [[dwarf]] or other [[creature]] to immediately stop what they were doing and go mad. Dwarves that are insane are unable to sleep, eat, drink, follow [[Standing orders|orders]] or perform any [[Labor|job]]. Insanity is permanent, and comes in four flavors: "Melancholy," "Stark Raving Mad," "Berserk", and "Catatonic". Each of these will inevitably end with the death of the afflicted dwarf. [[Tantrum]]ing, [[oblivious]]ness or [[depression]] may be a sign that the unfortunate dwarf may go insane unless something makes the dwarf happy.

Traveling merchants and their pack animals can also go insane. If this happens, the accompanying guard/s will kill the merchant and/or his animals. If this rare case does happen, the merchant's goods will be free for you to take.

:{{gametext|Cilob Nisgakdeler, Merchant has gone berserk!|4:1}}
:{{gametext|Horse is stricken by melancholy!|1:1}}

[[Children]] (even babies) may become insane. This, in a smaller fortress without a military, will usually lead to much [[Fun]].

==Causes==
[[File:Obsessed krugg.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Don't let it go to your head ''Art by kruggsmash'']]

The following events/conditions can drive a creature insane:
* A dwarf enters a [[strange mood]] but is waiting inside the claimed workshop for the next item (or hasn't yet claimed a workshop) for a month and a half.
* A strange mood is cancelled for some reason (e.g. the claimed workshop is destroyed, forbidden by burrow restrictions, or a [[magma forge]] loses power)
* A dwarf is forced to stay awake for over 6 months ("Very Drowsy" for a month and a half).
* A dwarf is under excessively high stress. Dwarves who have completed a strange mood and created a [[legendary artifact]] '''cannot''' go insane this way.
* A [[diplomat]] is trapped inside your fortress for a long time after having completed their meeting. (Being trapped inside a fortress without having completed their meeting will not cause a diplomat to go insane.)
* A diplomat is attacked by sieging forces.
* A [[Trading|merchant]] is trapped within your fortress or otherwise disrupted (e.g. by being attacked by invaders).
* A diplomat or merchant is trapped inside a [[cage]].

==Types==
There are four known types of insanity, but a dwarf may only be afflicted by one at a time (one is enough). The [[personality trait|personality]] of the dwarf influences the type of insanity.

; [[File:status_madness_icon.png]] '''Stark raving mad'''
:{{gametext|<dwarf> has gone stark raving mad!|3:1}}
::{{DFtext|Running around babbling!|3:1}} / {{DFtext|Crawling around babbling!|3:1}}
[[File:df_face_stark.png|100px|left]]The afflicted will strip naked and drop each of their items one by one, and then wander your halls aimlessly (or sometimes stick to their [[room]] or burrow), babbling incoherently until they eventually die of dehydration or starvation. They do not ''actively'' seek out their own deaths, but death does a pretty good job at finding them anyway, as they ignore any and all hazards they encounter while milling about.
:Dwarves with high {{token|ANXIETY_PROPENSITY|trait}} are more likely to go stark raving mad, typically after stumbling around [[oblivious]]ly one too many times.
::"I've been feeling anxious."
::"I can't take much more of this!"
::"Everything is all piling up at once!"
; [[File:status_melancholy_icon.png]] '''Melancholy'''
:{{gametext|<dwarf> is stricken by melancholy!|1:1}}
::{{DFtext|Stricken by melancholy...|1:1}}
[[File:df_face_melancholy.png|100px|left]]The afflicted is overcome by depression and will seek out ways to end their life, considerably slowing their movement in the process. If they cannot find a [[cliff]] to jump off of, or [[water]]/[[magma]] to [[Swimmer#Drowning|drown]]/[[Fire|burn up]] in, they will simply starve or dehydrate themselves to death. Be warned that a melancholy mother may take her baby's life along with her own, if she still carries it.
:Dwarves with high {{token|DEPRESSION_PROPENSITY|trait}} are more likely to be stricken by melancholy, typically after slipping into [[depression]] one too many times. Or, during [[world generation]], dwarves may also be stricken by melancholy after failing to create an [[artifact]], with the expected consequences for dwarven melancholia. (Leapt from great height, as stated in [[legends mode]]).
::"It's all starting to get me down."
::"I feel so tired of everything."
::"I cannot stand the world any longer..."
; [[File:status_berserk_icon.png]] '''Berserk'''
:{{gametext|<dwarf> has gone berserk!|4:1}}
::{{DFtext|In a berserk rage!|4:1}}
[[File:df_face_berzerk.png|100px|left]]The afflicted attacks friend and foe alike in a blind rage, which can be dangerous if it happens to an experienced dwarf (especially one carrying an artifact weapon). Luckily, [[Dog|war dogs]] can quickly bring down an unskilled dwarf.
:Berserk dwarves are even known to kill their own newborn baby right after the baby is born.
:The dwarf in question becomes an enemy to your [[civilization]], meaning it will set off traps and engage your [[military]].
:Dwarves with high {{token|ANGER_PROPENSITY|trait}} are more likely to go berserk, typically after throwing one too many [[tantrum]]s. They can also be identified by what they say:
::"I get fed up sometimes."
::"I feel angry all the time."
::"I'm''(sic)'' feel like I'm about to snap."
; [[File:status_melancholy_icon.png]] '''Traumatized'''
:{{gametext|<dwarf> has stopped responding to the world...|2:0}}
::{{DFtext|Staring off into space...|2:0}}
[[File:df_face_catatonic.png|100px|left]]The afflicted does nothing but stare blankly into space, until they inevitably starve to death.
:Traumatized state is special in that it will '''override''' other types of insanity - dwarves with extremely high '''stress vulnerability''' ("becomes completely helpless in stressful situations") have a 50% chance to become traumatized, and dwarves who have below-average (less than 40) propensities for anger, anxiety, and depression have a 100% chance to become traumatized.
::"I've been under some pressure."
::"I'm feeling really worn down."
::"I just don't care anymore..."

==Treatments for Insanity==

{{D for Dwarf}}

As stated, there is no cure for a dwarf who has fallen into one of the aforementioned forms of madness. Preventative measures may be considered, since a dwarf may show certain signs of psychological illness before it has fully taken hold. Luckily, recent advancements in [[health care]] have led to an exciting new field of medicine specifically meant to improve the overall mental welfare of the sanity-impaired. As with all experimental treatments, efficacy and safety are not guaranteed, but early applications of the listed techniques have yielded promising results.

*The Amontillado Treatment
:Initial research indicates that psychotic dwarves may benefit from extended periods of isolation, during which they may turn inward and away from their ecstasy. Therefore, if the patient has entered their room, locking them inside might be the best thing to do. If the patient is catatonic, or [[strange mood|remaining stationary for a long period]], then erecting a wall around them is recommended. Remember to open the door or bring the wall down before the patient succumbs to thirst or starvation. Alternatively, food and drink (and other items) may be dropped into the room through a [[Dump|delivery system]] of some sort, but remember that isolation must remain total if full effectiveness is to be achieved.
*The Colosseum Procedure
:Be wary of dwarves who have recently commandeered workshops; it is a serious sign if the patient is screaming for products that cannot be provided (especially if stockpile records are up-to-date and publicly available). In cases such as these, the best treatment is to [[Trap#Cage_Trap|ensure they cannot escape the workshop]] in the event they turn violent. That way, they may be safely relocated to a segregated area where they can work off their aggression harmlessly on the fortress walls. Be certain to keep them away from [[Dragon|animals]], [[Elf|prisoners]], and [[Noble|other patients]]! Once the patient has calmed down, they can be brought out and returned to their lives.
*Animal Therapy
:Breakout cases such as above can sometimes be prevented by giving the patient some new pets to take care of. For reasons uncertain, [[Dog|war dogs]] appear to have the greatest effect (although this may be a matter of availability; researchers have achieved results with [[black bear|bears]], [[tiger]]s, and even [[cow]]s). If the patient should break at some point, the presence of these animals may be enough to [[fun|tranquilize]] the patient.
*Group Sessions
:It's somewhat common for soldiers to show signs of imminent madness, due to the hardships of life as a warrior. A widely-endorsed suggestion is to surround the patient with their comrades-in-arms, who might provide cheer and a reminder of both duty and the support of friends. And, should the patient turn violent, they will most likely be subdued with minimal injury (to civilians).
*Aquatic Cognizance
:Everyone knows that water helps with aches in joints, what most people don't realize is that in terms of dwarven anatomy, the brain is a joint, thus having a dwarf swim until they recover may help, even more so if their brain is exposed so that the soothing water can [[Swimmer#Drowning|affect the joint better]]. Salt water is preferred, tests show.
*The Winchester Method
:In many cases, madness has its roots in a deep feeling of powerlessness experienced by the patient during his schizophrenic delirium, with cases of patients hearing voices of Carps, Elephants and strange stories about [[Main:Boatmurdered|boats being murdered]]. Recent studies show that by safely giving the unfortunate patient the occasion [[Lever|to act on his own initiative]] and make him [[Magma|feel]] the consequences of his actions, dementia can be avoided.
*Stasis
:Sometimes, the patients simply need time to think about their life. A good way of giving them all a long while to think (experts agree) that putting patients into [[Ice|cryo-stasis]] or encasing them in [[Obsidian|carbonite]] is the best way to combat rage, social rejection and [[Noble|other mental issues]].
*The Bilbo Method
:Studies have shown that some dragons, in their infinite, ageless wisdom, have found solutions to common insanity and are even willing to impart said cures to dwarves stricken with any sort of madness. This method is often most useful when a dwarf who is having trouble making friends seeks to console himself with a resident dragon within the dwarf's own fortress. He just wanted a ring.
*The [[Mist]]/[[Steam]] Method
:In many (4) cases of mass hysteria a room with a mist or steam generator may calm many of them down, allowing them to calm down other people. It is still unknown as to why this sometimes works, but it is theorized that the mist/steam "cools them off" literally and figuratively. [[Magma_mist|Warmer mist treatments]] can be used in particularly extreme cases.
*Deep Tissue Massage Therapy
:It has come to the attention of some physicians that many psychological ailments may be caused by a large amount of toxins in the body. They have found with some success that a patient locked in a room and using advanced methods of [[Cave-in|massage]] therapy have gained some improvement. It is speculated that this pressure, caused by a professional deep tissue [[Miner|massage therapist]], will immediately release all toxins from the patient's body. For best results the [[Miner|massage therapist]] should be one floor above the patient.
*The Flesh [[Statue]]
:Ever wondered how you add a [[Room#Quality|decoration]] for rooms, without stone, wood or metal? Having a dwarf standing still? Get a [[Bronze colossus|fleshworker]], it will make them into a ☼Dwarf Flesh Statue☼ and then push them into a room, without using a [[Butcher's_shop|workshop]].
*Aromatherapy
:Carefully selected [[forgotten_beast|aromas]] will soothe the minds of even the most disturbed dwarves.
*The Diplomatic Method
:Sometimes the best method to resolve hard feelings is talking your differences out with a [[Noble|qualified therapist]]. For best results, dose the patient with [[Syndrome|tranquiliser]]
*[[Bolt|Swabs]] delivered by a trained [[Crossbowman|acupuncture therapist]]

Any new developments or experimental procedures should be reported to the mountainhomes immediately for verification and cataloguing. If even a single dwarf is spared the indignity of madness in this way, it will be worth it.

Recent research suggests that mad necromancers are cured from their madness if killed and reanimated as a necromancer. {{cite reddit|j8c0z1}} Note that the necromancer who raises the other must be very powerful.

Dwarves must put a significant amount of research into the phases of the moon and their ability to cause or cure madness. Tentatively there is a Lunar-Amontillado Combinatory treatment which shows great promise. This treatment also appears to require no additional use of foodstuffs

{{Translation
| dwarven = zarut
| elvish = ÿaralo
| goblin = naslo
| human = zulen
}}

{{Category|Thoughts}}
[[ru:Insanity]]

Swimmer

2024-06-12T14:04:15Z

Crystalwarrior: /* How long can you hold your breath? */

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{{Skill
| color = 3:0
| skill = Swimmer
| specialty = Peasant
| profession = None
| job name = None
| tasks =
* Getting in and out of water
* Staying calm underwater
| attributes =
* Strength
* Agility
* Endurance
* Willpower
* Spatial Sense
* Kinesthetic Sense}}
'''Swimmer''' is a [[skill]] used by [[creature]]s to move through [[tile]]s containing [[depth|deep]] liquid (primarily [[water]]), and generally avoid drowning. Creatures may have a {{token|GAIT|c}} [[creature token]] that defines their movement [[gait|speed]] while swimming. However, a creature's effective swimming speed can be modified by its Swimmer skill level, up to its maximum gait limit at Legendary skill.

== Drowning ==
[[File:octopus_drowning.gif|thumb|245px|right|Octopus man drowning in air.]]
[[Dwarves]] with Dabbling (level 1) or no [[experience]] as Swimmers will start drowning immediately upon contact with deep surface [[water]] (i.e. surface water of 7/7 depth). Those of Novice (level 2) experience or greater can be in deep surface water without drowning. Any dwarf will start drowning in 7/7 water if there is more water on levels above them (e.g. at the bottom of a two-level-deep cistern, or the bottom of the ocean). A [[bridge]] (or, presumably, any other building that prevents access to the air above the water) will also cause non-aquatic/amphibious creatures to begin drowning in 7/7 water--this can be useful for disposing of trolls in a [[drowning chamber|drowning]] [[pit trap|pit]].

A way to delay the drowning of a dwarf (allowing them to survive long enough to become a Novice swimmer) is to drain a tiny amount of water, so that some tiles in the body of water are 6/7. If one of these 6/7 tiles strays over the dwarf, their drowning timer will be reset.

Any conscious, uninjured, non-stunned dwarf finding themselves in water of depth 4/7 or greater will try to leave, if they can find a path out of around 20 tiles in length or less.[http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=116764.0] If they can't find an exit within that distance, they won't move. This even goes for babies and/or dwarves that cannot walk and are laying prone - they are able to breathe regardless until they learn enough swimming to crawl out.

Dabbling swimmers require a [[ramp]] or [[stairs|stairway]] within 20 tiles to have any chance of getting out of deep water. Fortunately, every natural shallow body of water has ramps.

Novice swimmers are able to get out of deep water safely without needing a ramp or stairway, but they will start drowning if [[Status_icons|stunned]]. Once that happens, it can be difficult to get them out, as they lose the ability to exit anywhere and behave just like an untrained or dabbling swimmer. Everyone is stunned by falling into water, rather than entering it calmly, which is what normally happens when they aren't entering it of their [[Carp|own free will]]. Adequate (level 3) swimmers do not panic and start drowning in that situation, even when attacked, so training to this level is highly recommended - higher levels only increase speed while swimming. Note that you can drown in [[magma]] as well, but most creatures tend to melt first.

== Teaching swimming ==
[[File:swimming_preview.png|thumb|230px|right|Water's level: 7 Swimming skill: Novice]]
It can be useful to teach swimming to your dwarves, especially your [[military]], to help them survive avoidable death (such as [[dodging]] into a [[murky pool]] or a [[river]]). Dwarves will normally refuse to enter tiles with more than 3/7 water, and a depth of 4/7 (but less than 7/7, lest they drown) is necessary to train the skill, but with a specially designed [[Swimming pool|Swimming pool]] it can easily be done.

[[Animal person|Animal people]] can't learn swimming due to a bug.{{Bug|9853}} Creatures who are innate swimmers (for example, fish like [[carp]]) do not build up Swimmer skill, as they have no use for it.

== Other Activities ==
Dwarves cannot fight while swimming - adults won't initiate most activities, but they may continue what they were doing before being submerged - even sleeping underwater, and gaining swimming experience for it!

Dwarves trapped in a swimming pool will often try to [[climb]] up a wall to escape the water, which is relatively safe for the climbing dwarf, as the water will cushion their fall - maybe not so for any dwarves that they [[Gravity|land]] on.

== Adventure Mode ==
In [[adventurer mode]], as a novice swimmer or better, by standing next to a body of water and moving carefully ({{k|alt}}+direction) in the direction of the water (falling 1 or 2 z-levels is not an issue), you can swim about and train your skill. To get out, {{k|alt}}-move against a shoreline and select the option to move above it, or simply move toward the shore if it has ramps. You can also {{k|h}}old onto a (non-smooth) rock wall or tree above the water's edge in order to climb out, even without any skill in [[Climber|climbing]]. It is advisable to train your skill in swimming above novice because getting stunned, winded, or tired will make you flounder and, most likely, die, even if you're just one or two tiles from a ramp. While floundering, there is a small chance to successfully move, so you might get lucky enough to make it out of the water, but don't count on it.

Swimmers can also dive and rise through the [[z-axis]] by pressing {{k|>}} and {{k|<}} respectively. Note that air-breathers will be unable to breathe without air in the tile above them, and without returning to the surface will eventually drown. (Sadly, there's no oxygen meter as of yet, so you'll never know when they're about to expire. Don't linger too long.)

In adventure mode, water preference can be switched between "when possible" and "necessary" by pressing {{k|m}}.

=== How long can you hold your breath? ===
The time before you drown is based on the following formula:

ticks = (ES+TS / 4) + 200

ticks = ticks before you drown

ES = Endurance score

TS = Toughness score

the number 200 is the base amount of ticks you'll have even if both ES and TS are at 0.

The scores are based on the following table, using the Dwarven Average:
{| class=wikitable style="width:600px;"
! Endurance
! Toughness
! Drowning Ticks
|-
| absolutely inexhaustible || basically unbreakable || 1262-2700
|-
| indefatigable || incredibly tough || 1137-1262
|-
| very slow to tire || quite durable || 1012-1137
|-
| slow to tire || tough || 887-1012
|-
| (no description) || (no description) || 638-887
|-
| quick to tire || flimsy || 513-637
|-
| very quick to tire || very flimsy || 388-512
|-
| extremely quick to tire || remarkably flimsy || 263-387
|-
| truly quick to tire || shockingly fragile || 200-262
|}

Example: a dwarf with an average score of endurance and toughness will have 762 ticks to get out of the water, or drown.

However, keep in mind that drowning '''rapidly''' trains Endurance and Toughness, so by the time your dwarf drowns they might've trained both attributes slightly, giving you a few more ticks of leeway.

===Training your party===
To teach companions to swim, some patience is necessary. Enter a body of water until they follow you inside, then immediately get out. They will flounder around and attempt to get out before they drown, but as long as they make it back on land, they will gain swimming experience - repeat until they manage to swim without drowning. Drowning itself can also be beneficial, as certain attributes (notably toughness and endurance), greatly benefit from the strain caused by the experience. Provided that this experience does not reach its fatal conclusion, the toughness of your band should reach a point where it can only be exceeded by the larger or more powerful supernatural entities.

If the temperature (press {{k|P}}) is "freezing" or "cold" and close to sundown, the water may freeze while you are swimming, which instantly kills you, and leaves your frozen corpse encased in [[ice]] - a valuable find for archaeologists.
{{Skills}}

Swimmer

2024-06-12T13:55:20Z

Crystalwarrior: /* How long can you hold your breath? */

{{migrated article}}
{{Quality|Exceptional}}
{{av}}
{{Skill
| color = 3:0
| skill = Swimmer
| specialty = Peasant
| profession = None
| job name = None
| tasks =
* Getting in and out of water
* Staying calm underwater
| attributes =
* Strength
* Agility
* Endurance
* Willpower
* Spatial Sense
* Kinesthetic Sense}}
'''Swimmer''' is a [[skill]] used by [[creature]]s to move through [[tile]]s containing [[depth|deep]] liquid (primarily [[water]]), and generally avoid drowning. Creatures may have a {{token|GAIT|c}} [[creature token]] that defines their movement [[gait|speed]] while swimming. However, a creature's effective swimming speed can be modified by its Swimmer skill level, up to its maximum gait limit at Legendary skill.

== Drowning ==
[[File:octopus_drowning.gif|thumb|245px|right|Octopus man drowning in air.]]
[[Dwarves]] with Dabbling (level 1) or no [[experience]] as Swimmers will start drowning immediately upon contact with deep surface [[water]] (i.e. surface water of 7/7 depth). Those of Novice (level 2) experience or greater can be in deep surface water without drowning. Any dwarf will start drowning in 7/7 water if there is more water on levels above them (e.g. at the bottom of a two-level-deep cistern, or the bottom of the ocean). A [[bridge]] (or, presumably, any other building that prevents access to the air above the water) will also cause non-aquatic/amphibious creatures to begin drowning in 7/7 water--this can be useful for disposing of trolls in a [[drowning chamber|drowning]] [[pit trap|pit]].

A way to delay the drowning of a dwarf (allowing them to survive long enough to become a Novice swimmer) is to drain a tiny amount of water, so that some tiles in the body of water are 6/7. If one of these 6/7 tiles strays over the dwarf, their drowning timer will be reset.

Any conscious, uninjured, non-stunned dwarf finding themselves in water of depth 4/7 or greater will try to leave, if they can find a path out of around 20 tiles in length or less.[http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=116764.0] If they can't find an exit within that distance, they won't move. This even goes for babies and/or dwarves that cannot walk and are laying prone - they are able to breathe regardless until they learn enough swimming to crawl out.

Dabbling swimmers require a [[ramp]] or [[stairs|stairway]] within 20 tiles to have any chance of getting out of deep water. Fortunately, every natural shallow body of water has ramps.

Novice swimmers are able to get out of deep water safely without needing a ramp or stairway, but they will start drowning if [[Status_icons|stunned]]. Once that happens, it can be difficult to get them out, as they lose the ability to exit anywhere and behave just like an untrained or dabbling swimmer. Everyone is stunned by falling into water, rather than entering it calmly, which is what normally happens when they aren't entering it of their [[Carp|own free will]]. Adequate (level 3) swimmers do not panic and start drowning in that situation, even when attacked, so training to this level is highly recommended - higher levels only increase speed while swimming. Note that you can drown in [[magma]] as well, but most creatures tend to melt first.

== Teaching swimming ==
[[File:swimming_preview.png|thumb|230px|right|Water's level: 7 Swimming skill: Novice]]
It can be useful to teach swimming to your dwarves, especially your [[military]], to help them survive avoidable death (such as [[dodging]] into a [[murky pool]] or a [[river]]). Dwarves will normally refuse to enter tiles with more than 3/7 water, and a depth of 4/7 (but less than 7/7, lest they drown) is necessary to train the skill, but with a specially designed [[Swimming pool|Swimming pool]] it can easily be done.

[[Animal person|Animal people]] can't learn swimming due to a bug.{{Bug|9853}} Creatures who are innate swimmers (for example, fish like [[carp]]) do not build up Swimmer skill, as they have no use for it.

== Other Activities ==
Dwarves cannot fight while swimming - adults won't initiate most activities, but they may continue what they were doing before being submerged - even sleeping underwater, and gaining swimming experience for it!

Dwarves trapped in a swimming pool will often try to [[climb]] up a wall to escape the water, which is relatively safe for the climbing dwarf, as the water will cushion their fall - maybe not so for any dwarves that they [[Gravity|land]] on.

== Adventure Mode ==
In [[adventurer mode]], as a novice swimmer or better, by standing next to a body of water and moving carefully ({{k|alt}}+direction) in the direction of the water (falling 1 or 2 z-levels is not an issue), you can swim about and train your skill. To get out, {{k|alt}}-move against a shoreline and select the option to move above it, or simply move toward the shore if it has ramps. You can also {{k|h}}old onto a (non-smooth) rock wall or tree above the water's edge in order to climb out, even without any skill in [[Climber|climbing]]. It is advisable to train your skill in swimming above novice because getting stunned, winded, or tired will make you flounder and, most likely, die, even if you're just one or two tiles from a ramp. While floundering, there is a small chance to successfully move, so you might get lucky enough to make it out of the water, but don't count on it.

Swimmers can also dive and rise through the [[z-axis]] by pressing {{k|>}} and {{k|<}} respectively. Note that air-breathers will be unable to breathe without air in the tile above them, and without returning to the surface will eventually drown. (Sadly, there's no oxygen meter as of yet, so you'll never know when they're about to expire. Don't linger too long.)

In adventure mode, water preference can be switched between "when possible" and "necessary" by pressing {{k|m}}.

=== How long can you hold your breath? ===
The time before you drown is based on the following formula:

ticks = (ES+TS / 4) + 200

ticks = ticks before you drown

ES = Endurance score

TS = Toughness score

the number 200 is the base amount of ticks you'll have even if both ES and TS are at 0.

The scores are based on the following table, using the Dwarven Average:
{| class=wikitable style="width:600px;"
! Endurance
! Toughness
! Drowning Ticks
|-
| absolutely inexhaustible || basically unbreakable || 1262-2700
|-
| indefatigable || incredibly tough || 1137-1262
|-
| very slow to tire || quite durable || 1012-1137
|-
| slow to tire || tough || 887-1012
|-
| (no description) || (no description) || 638-887
|-
| quick to tire || flimsy || 513-637
|-
| very quick to tire || very flimsy || 388-512
|-
| extremely quick to tire || remarkably flimsy || 263-387
|-
| truly quick to tire || shockingly fragile || 200-262
|}

Example: a dwarf with an average score of endurance and toughness will have 700 ticks to get out of the water, or drown.

However, keep in mind that drowning '''rapidly''' trains Endurance and Toughness, so by the time your dwarf drowns they might've trained both attributes slightly, giving you a few more ticks of leeway.

===Training your party===
To teach companions to swim, some patience is necessary. Enter a body of water until they follow you inside, then immediately get out. They will flounder around and attempt to get out before they drown, but as long as they make it back on land, they will gain swimming experience - repeat until they manage to swim without drowning. Drowning itself can also be beneficial, as certain attributes (notably toughness and endurance), greatly benefit from the strain caused by the experience. Provided that this experience does not reach its fatal conclusion, the toughness of your band should reach a point where it can only be exceeded by the larger or more powerful supernatural entities.

If the temperature (press {{k|P}}) is "freezing" or "cold" and close to sundown, the water may freeze while you are swimming, which instantly kills you, and leaves your frozen corpse encased in [[ice]] - a valuable find for archaeologists.
{{Skills}}

Swimmer

2024-06-12T13:55:00Z

Crystalwarrior: Undo revision 301813 by Crystalwarrior (talk), update table for way better clarity

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{{Quality|Exceptional}}
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{{Skill
| color = 3:0
| skill = Swimmer
| specialty = Peasant
| profession = None
| job name = None
| tasks =
* Getting in and out of water
* Staying calm underwater
| attributes =
* Strength
* Agility
* Endurance
* Willpower
* Spatial Sense
* Kinesthetic Sense}}
'''Swimmer''' is a [[skill]] used by [[creature]]s to move through [[tile]]s containing [[depth|deep]] liquid (primarily [[water]]), and generally avoid drowning. Creatures may have a {{token|GAIT|c}} [[creature token]] that defines their movement [[gait|speed]] while swimming. However, a creature's effective swimming speed can be modified by its Swimmer skill level, up to its maximum gait limit at Legendary skill.

== Drowning ==
[[File:octopus_drowning.gif|thumb|245px|right|Octopus man drowning in air.]]
[[Dwarves]] with Dabbling (level 1) or no [[experience]] as Swimmers will start drowning immediately upon contact with deep surface [[water]] (i.e. surface water of 7/7 depth). Those of Novice (level 2) experience or greater can be in deep surface water without drowning. Any dwarf will start drowning in 7/7 water if there is more water on levels above them (e.g. at the bottom of a two-level-deep cistern, or the bottom of the ocean). A [[bridge]] (or, presumably, any other building that prevents access to the air above the water) will also cause non-aquatic/amphibious creatures to begin drowning in 7/7 water--this can be useful for disposing of trolls in a [[drowning chamber|drowning]] [[pit trap|pit]].

A way to delay the drowning of a dwarf (allowing them to survive long enough to become a Novice swimmer) is to drain a tiny amount of water, so that some tiles in the body of water are 6/7. If one of these 6/7 tiles strays over the dwarf, their drowning timer will be reset.

Any conscious, uninjured, non-stunned dwarf finding themselves in water of depth 4/7 or greater will try to leave, if they can find a path out of around 20 tiles in length or less.[http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=116764.0] If they can't find an exit within that distance, they won't move. This even goes for babies and/or dwarves that cannot walk and are laying prone - they are able to breathe regardless until they learn enough swimming to crawl out.

Dabbling swimmers require a [[ramp]] or [[stairs|stairway]] within 20 tiles to have any chance of getting out of deep water. Fortunately, every natural shallow body of water has ramps.

Novice swimmers are able to get out of deep water safely without needing a ramp or stairway, but they will start drowning if [[Status_icons|stunned]]. Once that happens, it can be difficult to get them out, as they lose the ability to exit anywhere and behave just like an untrained or dabbling swimmer. Everyone is stunned by falling into water, rather than entering it calmly, which is what normally happens when they aren't entering it of their [[Carp|own free will]]. Adequate (level 3) swimmers do not panic and start drowning in that situation, even when attacked, so training to this level is highly recommended - higher levels only increase speed while swimming. Note that you can drown in [[magma]] as well, but most creatures tend to melt first.

== Teaching swimming ==
[[File:swimming_preview.png|thumb|230px|right|Water's level: 7 Swimming skill: Novice]]
It can be useful to teach swimming to your dwarves, especially your [[military]], to help them survive avoidable death (such as [[dodging]] into a [[murky pool]] or a [[river]]). Dwarves will normally refuse to enter tiles with more than 3/7 water, and a depth of 4/7 (but less than 7/7, lest they drown) is necessary to train the skill, but with a specially designed [[Swimming pool|Swimming pool]] it can easily be done.

[[Animal person|Animal people]] can't learn swimming due to a bug.{{Bug|9853}} Creatures who are innate swimmers (for example, fish like [[carp]]) do not build up Swimmer skill, as they have no use for it.

== Other Activities ==
Dwarves cannot fight while swimming - adults won't initiate most activities, but they may continue what they were doing before being submerged - even sleeping underwater, and gaining swimming experience for it!

Dwarves trapped in a swimming pool will often try to [[climb]] up a wall to escape the water, which is relatively safe for the climbing dwarf, as the water will cushion their fall - maybe not so for any dwarves that they [[Gravity|land]] on.

== Adventure Mode ==
In [[adventurer mode]], as a novice swimmer or better, by standing next to a body of water and moving carefully ({{k|alt}}+direction) in the direction of the water (falling 1 or 2 z-levels is not an issue), you can swim about and train your skill. To get out, {{k|alt}}-move against a shoreline and select the option to move above it, or simply move toward the shore if it has ramps. You can also {{k|h}}old onto a (non-smooth) rock wall or tree above the water's edge in order to climb out, even without any skill in [[Climber|climbing]]. It is advisable to train your skill in swimming above novice because getting stunned, winded, or tired will make you flounder and, most likely, die, even if you're just one or two tiles from a ramp. While floundering, there is a small chance to successfully move, so you might get lucky enough to make it out of the water, but don't count on it.

Swimmers can also dive and rise through the [[z-axis]] by pressing {{k|>}} and {{k|<}} respectively. Note that air-breathers will be unable to breathe without air in the tile above them, and without returning to the surface will eventually drown. (Sadly, there's no oxygen meter as of yet, so you'll never know when they're about to expire. Don't linger too long.)

In adventure mode, water preference can be switched between "when possible" and "necessary" by pressing {{k|m}}.

=== How long can you hold your breath? ===
The time before you drown is based on the following formula:

ticks = (ES+TS / 4) + 200

ticks = ticks before you drown

ES = Endurance score

TS = Toughness score

the number 200 is the base amount of ticks you'll have even if both ES and TS are at 0.

The scores are based on the following table, using the Dwarven Average:
{| class=wikitable style="width:400px;"
! Endurance
! Toughness Score
! Drowning Ticks
|-
| absolutely inexhaustible || basically unbreakable || 1262-2700
|-
| indefatigable || incredibly tough || 1137-1262
|-
| very slow to tire || quite durable || 1012-1137
|-
| slow to tire || tough || 887-1012
|-
| (no description) || (no description) || 638-887
|-
| quick to tire || flimsy || 513-637
|-
| very quick to tire || very flimsy || 388-512
|-
| extremely quick to tire || remarkably flimsy || 263-387
|-
| truly quick to tire || shockingly fragile || 200-262
|}

Example: a dwarf with an average score of endurance and toughness will have 700 ticks to get out of the water, or drown.

However, keep in mind that drowning '''rapidly''' trains Endurance and Toughness, so by the time your dwarf drowns they might've trained both attributes slightly, giving you a few more ticks of leeway.

===Training your party===
To teach companions to swim, some patience is necessary. Enter a body of water until they follow you inside, then immediately get out. They will flounder around and attempt to get out before they drown, but as long as they make it back on land, they will gain swimming experience - repeat until they manage to swim without drowning. Drowning itself can also be beneficial, as certain attributes (notably toughness and endurance), greatly benefit from the strain caused by the experience. Provided that this experience does not reach its fatal conclusion, the toughness of your band should reach a point where it can only be exceeded by the larger or more powerful supernatural entities.

If the temperature (press {{k|P}}) is "freezing" or "cold" and close to sundown, the water may freeze while you are swimming, which instantly kills you, and leaves your frozen corpse encased in [[ice]] - a valuable find for archaeologists.
{{Skills}}

Swimmer

2024-06-12T13:42:06Z

Crystalwarrior: /* How long can you hold your breath? */ -- remove attribute table

{{migrated article}}
{{Quality|Exceptional}}
{{av}}
{{Skill
| color = 3:0
| skill = Swimmer
| specialty = Peasant
| profession = None
| job name = None
| tasks =
* Getting in and out of water
* Staying calm underwater
| attributes =
* Strength
* Agility
* Endurance
* Willpower
* Spatial Sense
* Kinesthetic Sense}}
'''Swimmer''' is a [[skill]] used by [[creature]]s to move through [[tile]]s containing [[depth|deep]] liquid (primarily [[water]]), and generally avoid drowning. Creatures may have a {{token|GAIT|c}} [[creature token]] that defines their movement [[gait|speed]] while swimming. However, a creature's effective swimming speed can be modified by its Swimmer skill level, up to its maximum gait limit at Legendary skill.

== Drowning ==
[[File:octopus_drowning.gif|thumb|245px|right|Octopus man drowning in air.]]
[[Dwarves]] with Dabbling (level 1) or no [[experience]] as Swimmers will start drowning immediately upon contact with deep surface [[water]] (i.e. surface water of 7/7 depth). Those of Novice (level 2) experience or greater can be in deep surface water without drowning. Any dwarf will start drowning in 7/7 water if there is more water on levels above them (e.g. at the bottom of a two-level-deep cistern, or the bottom of the ocean). A [[bridge]] (or, presumably, any other building that prevents access to the air above the water) will also cause non-aquatic/amphibious creatures to begin drowning in 7/7 water--this can be useful for disposing of trolls in a [[drowning chamber|drowning]] [[pit trap|pit]].

A way to delay the drowning of a dwarf (allowing them to survive long enough to become a Novice swimmer) is to drain a tiny amount of water, so that some tiles in the body of water are 6/7. If one of these 6/7 tiles strays over the dwarf, their drowning timer will be reset.

Any conscious, uninjured, non-stunned dwarf finding themselves in water of depth 4/7 or greater will try to leave, if they can find a path out of around 20 tiles in length or less.[http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=116764.0] If they can't find an exit within that distance, they won't move. This even goes for babies and/or dwarves that cannot walk and are laying prone - they are able to breathe regardless until they learn enough swimming to crawl out.

Dabbling swimmers require a [[ramp]] or [[stairs|stairway]] within 20 tiles to have any chance of getting out of deep water. Fortunately, every natural shallow body of water has ramps.

Novice swimmers are able to get out of deep water safely without needing a ramp or stairway, but they will start drowning if [[Status_icons|stunned]]. Once that happens, it can be difficult to get them out, as they lose the ability to exit anywhere and behave just like an untrained or dabbling swimmer. Everyone is stunned by falling into water, rather than entering it calmly, which is what normally happens when they aren't entering it of their [[Carp|own free will]]. Adequate (level 3) swimmers do not panic and start drowning in that situation, even when attacked, so training to this level is highly recommended - higher levels only increase speed while swimming. Note that you can drown in [[magma]] as well, but most creatures tend to melt first.

== Teaching swimming ==
[[File:swimming_preview.png|thumb|230px|right|Water's level: 7 Swimming skill: Novice]]
It can be useful to teach swimming to your dwarves, especially your [[military]], to help them survive avoidable death (such as [[dodging]] into a [[murky pool]] or a [[river]]). Dwarves will normally refuse to enter tiles with more than 3/7 water, and a depth of 4/7 (but less than 7/7, lest they drown) is necessary to train the skill, but with a specially designed [[Swimming pool|Swimming pool]] it can easily be done.

[[Animal person|Animal people]] can't learn swimming due to a bug.{{Bug|9853}} Creatures who are innate swimmers (for example, fish like [[carp]]) do not build up Swimmer skill, as they have no use for it.

== Other Activities ==
Dwarves cannot fight while swimming - adults won't initiate most activities, but they may continue what they were doing before being submerged - even sleeping underwater, and gaining swimming experience for it!

Dwarves trapped in a swimming pool will often try to [[climb]] up a wall to escape the water, which is relatively safe for the climbing dwarf, as the water will cushion their fall - maybe not so for any dwarves that they [[Gravity|land]] on.

== Adventure Mode ==
In [[adventurer mode]], as a novice swimmer or better, by standing next to a body of water and moving carefully ({{k|alt}}+direction) in the direction of the water (falling 1 or 2 z-levels is not an issue), you can swim about and train your skill. To get out, {{k|alt}}-move against a shoreline and select the option to move above it, or simply move toward the shore if it has ramps. You can also {{k|h}}old onto a (non-smooth) rock wall or tree above the water's edge in order to climb out, even without any skill in [[Climber|climbing]]. It is advisable to train your skill in swimming above novice because getting stunned, winded, or tired will make you flounder and, most likely, die, even if you're just one or two tiles from a ramp. While floundering, there is a small chance to successfully move, so you might get lucky enough to make it out of the water, but don't count on it.

Swimmers can also dive and rise through the [[z-axis]] by pressing {{k|>}} and {{k|<}} respectively. Note that air-breathers will be unable to breathe without air in the tile above them, and without returning to the surface will eventually drown. (Sadly, there's no oxygen meter as of yet, so you'll never know when they're about to expire. Don't linger too long.)

In adventure mode, water preference can be switched between "when possible" and "necessary" by pressing {{k|m}}.

=== How long can you hold your breath? ===
The time before you drown is based on the following formula:

ticks = (ES+TS / 4) + 200

ticks = ticks before you drown

ES = Endurance score

TS = Toughness score

the number 200 is the base amount of ticks you'll have even if both ES and TS are at 0.

Example: a dwarf with an average score of endurance and toughness will have 700 ticks to get out of the water, or drown.

However, keep in mind that drowning '''rapidly''' trains Endurance and Toughness, so by the time your dwarf drowns they might've trained both attributes slightly, giving you a few more ticks of leeway.

===Training your party===
To teach companions to swim, some patience is necessary. Enter a body of water until they follow you inside, then immediately get out. They will flounder around and attempt to get out before they drown, but as long as they make it back on land, they will gain swimming experience. Repeat until they manage to swim without drowning. Drowning itself can also be beneficial, as certain attributes, notably toughness and endurance, greatly benefit from the strain caused by the experience. Provided that the experience does not reach its fatal conclusion, the toughness of your band should reach a point where it can only be exceeded by the larger or more powerful supernatural entities.

If the temperature (press {{k|P}}) is "freezing" or "cold" and close to sundown, the water may freeze while you are swimming, which instantly kills you, and leaves your frozen corpse encased in [[ice]] - a valuable find for archeologists.
{{Skills}}

Swimmer

2024-06-12T13:40:31Z

Crystalwarrior: /* How long can you hold your breath? */ - update table

{{migrated article}}
{{Quality|Exceptional}}
{{av}}
{{Skill
| color = 3:0
| skill = Swimmer
| specialty = Peasant
| profession = None
| job name = None
| tasks =
* Getting in and out of water
* Staying calm underwater
| attributes =
* Strength
* Agility
* Endurance
* Willpower
* Spatial Sense
* Kinesthetic Sense}}
'''Swimmer''' is a [[skill]] used by [[creature]]s to move through [[tile]]s containing [[depth|deep]] liquid (primarily [[water]]), and generally avoid drowning. Creatures may have a {{token|GAIT|c}} [[creature token]] that defines their movement [[gait|speed]] while swimming. However, a creature's effective swimming speed can be modified by its Swimmer skill level, up to its maximum gait limit at Legendary skill.

== Drowning ==
[[File:octopus_drowning.gif|thumb|245px|right|Octopus man drowning in air.]]
[[Dwarves]] with Dabbling (level 1) or no [[experience]] as Swimmers will start drowning immediately upon contact with deep surface [[water]] (i.e. surface water of 7/7 depth). Those of Novice (level 2) experience or greater can be in deep surface water without drowning. Any dwarf will start drowning in 7/7 water if there is more water on levels above them (e.g. at the bottom of a two-level-deep cistern, or the bottom of the ocean). A [[bridge]] (or, presumably, any other building that prevents access to the air above the water) will also cause non-aquatic/amphibious creatures to begin drowning in 7/7 water--this can be useful for disposing of trolls in a [[drowning chamber|drowning]] [[pit trap|pit]].

A way to delay the drowning of a dwarf (allowing them to survive long enough to become a Novice swimmer) is to drain a tiny amount of water, so that some tiles in the body of water are 6/7. If one of these 6/7 tiles strays over the dwarf, their drowning timer will be reset.

Any conscious, uninjured, non-stunned dwarf finding themselves in water of depth 4/7 or greater will try to leave, if they can find a path out of around 20 tiles in length or less.[http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=116764.0] If they can't find an exit within that distance, they won't move. This even goes for babies and/or dwarves that cannot walk and are laying prone - they are able to breathe regardless until they learn enough swimming to crawl out.

Dabbling swimmers require a [[ramp]] or [[stairs|stairway]] within 20 tiles to have any chance of getting out of deep water. Fortunately, every natural shallow body of water has ramps.

Novice swimmers are able to get out of deep water safely without needing a ramp or stairway, but they will start drowning if [[Status_icons|stunned]]. Once that happens, it can be difficult to get them out, as they lose the ability to exit anywhere and behave just like an untrained or dabbling swimmer. Everyone is stunned by falling into water, rather than entering it calmly, which is what normally happens when they aren't entering it of their [[Carp|own free will]]. Adequate (level 3) swimmers do not panic and start drowning in that situation, even when attacked, so training to this level is highly recommended - higher levels only increase speed while swimming. Note that you can drown in [[magma]] as well, but most creatures tend to melt first.

== Teaching swimming ==
[[File:swimming_preview.png|thumb|230px|right|Water's level: 7 Swimming skill: Novice]]
It can be useful to teach swimming to your dwarves, especially your [[military]], to help them survive avoidable death (such as [[dodging]] into a [[murky pool]] or a [[river]]). Dwarves will normally refuse to enter tiles with more than 3/7 water, and a depth of 4/7 (but less than 7/7, lest they drown) is necessary to train the skill, but with a specially designed [[Swimming pool|Swimming pool]] it can easily be done.

[[Animal person|Animal people]] can't learn swimming due to a bug.{{Bug|9853}} Creatures who are innate swimmers (for example, fish like [[carp]]) do not build up Swimmer skill, as they have no use for it.

== Other Activities ==
Dwarves cannot fight while swimming - adults won't initiate most activities, but they may continue what they were doing before being submerged - even sleeping underwater, and gaining swimming experience for it!

Dwarves trapped in a swimming pool will often try to [[climb]] up a wall to escape the water, which is relatively safe for the climbing dwarf, as the water will cushion their fall - maybe not so for any dwarves that they [[Gravity|land]] on.

== Adventure Mode ==
In [[adventurer mode]], as a novice swimmer or better, by standing next to a body of water and moving carefully ({{k|alt}}+direction) in the direction of the water (falling 1 or 2 z-levels is not an issue), you can swim about and train your skill. To get out, {{k|alt}}-move against a shoreline and select the option to move above it, or simply move toward the shore if it has ramps. You can also {{k|h}}old onto a (non-smooth) rock wall or tree above the water's edge in order to climb out, even without any skill in [[Climber|climbing]]. It is advisable to train your skill in swimming above novice because getting stunned, winded, or tired will make you flounder and, most likely, die, even if you're just one or two tiles from a ramp. While floundering, there is a small chance to successfully move, so you might get lucky enough to make it out of the water, but don't count on it.

Swimmers can also dive and rise through the [[z-axis]] by pressing {{k|>}} and {{k|<}} respectively. Note that air-breathers will be unable to breathe without air in the tile above them, and without returning to the surface will eventually drown. (Sadly, there's no oxygen meter as of yet, so you'll never know when they're about to expire. Don't linger too long.)

In adventure mode, water preference can be switched between "when possible" and "necessary" by pressing {{k|m}}.

=== How long can you hold your breath? ===
The time before you drown is based on the following formula:

ticks = (ES+TS / 4) + 200

ticks = ticks before you drown

ES = Endurance score

TS = Toughness score

the number 200 is the base amount of ticks you'll have even if both ES and TS are at 0.

The scores are based on the following table, using the Dwarven Average:
{| class=wikitable style="width:800px;"
! Endurance Score
! Toughness Score
! Combined
|-
| 2250–5000 || 2000–5000 || 4250–10000
|-
| 2000–2249 || 1750–1999 || 3750–4248
|-
| 1750–1999 || 1500–1749 || 3250–3748
|-
| 1500–1749 || 1250–1499 || 2750–3248
|-
| 1001–1499 || 751–1249 || 1752–2848
|-
| 751–1000 || 501–750 || 1252–1750
|-
| 501–750 || 251–500 || 752–1250
|-
| 251–500 || 1–250 || 252–750
|-
| 0–250 || 0 || 0–250
|}

Example: a dwarf with an average score of endurance and toughness will have 700 ticks to get out of the water, or drown.

However, keep in mind that drowning '''rapidly''' trains Endurance and Toughness, so by the time your dwarf drowns they might've trained both attributes slightly, giving you a few more ticks of leeway.

===Training your party===
To teach companions to swim, some patience is necessary. Enter a body of water until they follow you inside, then immediately get out. They will flounder around and attempt to get out before they drown, but as long as they make it back on land, they will gain swimming experience. Repeat until they manage to swim without drowning. Drowning itself can also be beneficial, as certain attributes, notably toughness and endurance, greatly benefit from the strain caused by the experience. Provided that the experience does not reach its fatal conclusion, the toughness of your band should reach a point where it can only be exceeded by the larger or more powerful supernatural entities.

If the temperature (press {{k|P}}) is "freezing" or "cold" and close to sundown, the water may freeze while you are swimming, which instantly kills you, and leaves your frozen corpse encased in [[ice]] - a valuable find for archeologists.
{{Skills}}

Swimmer

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{{Skill
| color = 3:0
| skill = Swimmer
| specialty = Peasant
| profession = None
| job name = None
| tasks =
* Getting in and out of water
* Staying calm underwater
| attributes =
* Strength
* Agility
* Endurance
* Willpower
* Spatial Sense
* Kinesthetic Sense}}
'''Swimmer''' is a [[skill]] used by [[creature]]s to move through [[tile]]s containing [[depth|deep]] liquid (primarily [[water]]), and generally avoid drowning. Creatures may have a {{token|GAIT|c}} [[creature token]] that defines their movement [[gait|speed]] while swimming. However, a creature's effective swimming speed can be modified by its Swimmer skill level, up to its maximum gait limit at Legendary skill.

== Drowning ==
[[File:octopus_drowning.gif|thumb|245px|right|Octopus man drowning in air.]]
[[Dwarves]] with Dabbling (level 1) or no [[experience]] as Swimmers will start drowning immediately upon contact with deep surface [[water]] (i.e. surface water of 7/7 depth). Those of Novice (level 2) experience or greater can be in deep surface water without drowning. Any dwarf will start drowning in 7/7 water if there is more water on levels above them (e.g. at the bottom of a two-level-deep cistern, or the bottom of the ocean). A [[bridge]] (or, presumably, any other building that prevents access to the air above the water) will also cause non-aquatic/amphibious creatures to begin drowning in 7/7 water--this can be useful for disposing of trolls in a [[drowning chamber|drowning]] [[pit trap|pit]].

A way to delay the drowning of a dwarf (allowing them to survive long enough to become a Novice swimmer) is to drain a tiny amount of water, so that some tiles in the body of water are 6/7. If one of these 6/7 tiles strays over the dwarf, their drowning timer will be reset.

Any conscious, uninjured, non-stunned dwarf finding themselves in water of depth 4/7 or greater will try to leave, if they can find a path out of around 20 tiles in length or less.[http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=116764.0] If they can't find an exit within that distance, they won't move. This even goes for babies and/or dwarves that cannot walk and are laying prone - they are able to breathe regardless until they learn enough swimming to crawl out.

Dabbling swimmers require a [[ramp]] or [[stairs|stairway]] within 20 tiles to have any chance of getting out of deep water. Fortunately, every natural shallow body of water has ramps.

Novice swimmers are able to get out of deep water safely without needing a ramp or stairway, but they will start drowning if [[Status_icons|stunned]]. Once that happens, it can be difficult to get them out, as they lose the ability to exit anywhere and behave just like an untrained or dabbling swimmer. Everyone is stunned by falling into water, rather than entering it calmly, which is what normally happens when they aren't entering it of their [[Carp|own free will]]. Adequate (level 3) swimmers do not panic and start drowning in that situation, even when attacked, so training to this level is highly recommended - higher levels only increase speed while swimming. Note that you can drown in [[magma]] as well, but most creatures tend to melt first.

== Teaching swimming ==
[[File:swimming_preview.png|thumb|230px|right|Water's level: 7 Swimming skill: Novice]]
It can be useful to teach swimming to your dwarves, especially your [[military]], to help them survive avoidable death (such as [[dodging]] into a [[murky pool]] or a [[river]]). Dwarves will normally refuse to enter tiles with more than 3/7 water, and a depth of 4/7 (but less than 7/7, lest they drown) is necessary to train the skill, but with a specially designed [[Swimming pool|Swimming pool]] it can easily be done.

[[Animal person|Animal people]] can't learn swimming due to a bug.{{Bug|9853}} Creatures who are innate swimmers (for example, fish like [[carp]]) do not build up Swimmer skill, as they have no use for it.

== Other Activities ==
Dwarves cannot fight while swimming - adults won't initiate most activities, but they may continue what they were doing before being submerged - even sleeping underwater, and gaining swimming experience for it!

Dwarves trapped in a swimming pool will often try to [[climb]] up a wall to escape the water, which is relatively safe for the climbing dwarf, as the water will cushion their fall - maybe not so for any dwarves that they [[Gravity|land]] on.

== Adventure Mode ==
In [[adventurer mode]], as a novice swimmer or better, by standing next to a body of water and moving carefully ({{k|alt}}+direction) in the direction of the water (falling 1 or 2 z-levels is not an issue), you can swim about and train your skill. To get out, {{k|alt}}-move against a shoreline and select the option to move above it, or simply move toward the shore if it has ramps. You can also {{k|h}}old onto a (non-smooth) rock wall or tree above the water's edge in order to climb out, even without any skill in [[Climber|climbing]]. It is advisable to train your skill in swimming above novice because getting stunned, winded, or tired will make you flounder and, most likely, die, even if you're just one or two tiles from a ramp. While floundering, there is a small chance to successfully move, so you might get lucky enough to make it out of the water, but don't count on it.

Swimmers can also dive and rise through the [[z-axis]] by pressing {{k|>}} and {{k|<}} respectively. Note that air-breathers will be unable to breathe without air in the tile above them, and without returning to the surface will eventually drown. (Sadly, there's no oxygen meter as of yet, so you'll never know when they're about to expire. Don't linger too long.)

In adventure mode, water preference can be switched between "when possible" and "necessary" by pressing {{k|m}}.

=== How long can you hold your breath? ===
The time before you drown is based on the following formula:

ticks = (ES+TS / 4) + 200

ticks = ticks before you drown

ES = Endurance score

TS = Toughness score

the number 200 is the base amount of ticks you'll have even if both ES and TS are at 0.

The scores are based on the following table, using the Human Average:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! attribute level !! score
|-
| very low|| 300
|-
| low || 750
|-
| below avarage|| 900
|-
| avarage|| 1000
|-
| above avarage|| 1250
|-
| high || 1500
|-
| very high|| 2000
|-
| superior|| 5000
|}

Example: a dwarf with an average score of endurance and toughness will have 700 ticks to get out of the water, or drown.

However, keep in mind that drowning '''rapidly''' trains Endurance and Toughness, so by the time your dwarf drowns they might've trained both attributes slightly, giving you a few more ticks of leeway.

===Training your party===
To teach companions to swim, some patience is necessary. Enter a body of water until they follow you inside, then immediately get out. They will flounder around and attempt to get out before they drown, but as long as they make it back on land, they will gain swimming experience. Repeat until they manage to swim without drowning. Drowning itself can also be beneficial, as certain attributes, notably toughness and endurance, greatly benefit from the strain caused by the experience. Provided that the experience does not reach its fatal conclusion, the toughness of your band should reach a point where it can only be exceeded by the larger or more powerful supernatural entities.

If the temperature (press {{k|P}}) is "freezing" or "cold" and close to sundown, the water may freeze while you are swimming, which instantly kills you, and leaves your frozen corpse encased in [[ice]] - a valuable find for archeologists.
{{Skills}}