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[[File:water_preview2.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Liquid of life.]]
[[File:water_preview.png|frame|120px|right|A partially flooded fortress.]]'''Water''' is a [[fluid]] found all over the world. It [[flow]]s from mountain springs, forming the world's [[ocean]]s, [[lake]]s, [[river]]s, and [[brook]]s, falling as [[rain]] and [[snow]], and freezes into [[ice]]. Water is home to a variety of [[Creature#Aquatic|aquatic creatures]]. Many creatures can [[Swimmer|swim]] in deep water, but air-breathing creatures that are submerged in water can [[Swimmer#Drowning|drown]] in it. Water comes in two varieties: '''freshwater''', which makes up almost all inland water, and '''saltwater''', which fills the seas. Some brooks and [[murky pool]]s can be saltwater, even if the fortress site is partially mountainous. - it is not known if this is a bug. To tell the difference, attempt to set up a drinking zone including some of the water in question - if there are zero tiles of water source available, the water is saltwater. [[Mud]] is a [[contaminant]], which is created any time water covers an area. Any tiles that contain mud may be used for [[farming]].

Water normally will be displayed with a blue tile. You can toggle depth indicators (a white number reflecting the current water level on a given tile) by pressing {{k|r}} or clicking on the Display Water Levels button to the left of the minimap. Water can also take on other colors indicating [[contaminant|contaminants]] such as '''blood''', '''ichor''', or '''goo'''.

Dark-colored water symbols indicate the water is one [[Z-level]] below the camera level. Water has 7 depth levels per tile, with 1 being the equivalent of a shallow puddle, and 7 filling the tile completely. [[Dwarf|Dwarves]] can safely walk through water up to a depth of 3 - at depth 4 or higher, they will cancel jobs due to "Dangerous terrain" and begin to gain [[swimming]] experience. At depth 7, any dwarf that does not have sufficient Swimming skill will drown.

Interestingly, water can slow falls - that is, with deep enough water and short enough falls. If the water is deep enough relative to the height of the fall, dwarves can be less injured, or even completely uninjured (from a 4-level drop to a 3-level deep pool, for example)

Objects made of [[wood]], including logs, do not float in water, but act like all other objects and sink to the bottom.

== Processes ==
===Evaporation===
In the normal underground temperature of {{ct|10015}}, evaporation occurs when water or [[magma]] is at a depth of 1/7. The exact rate of evaporation is unknown, but it is affected by temperature and surrounding liquids. A single 1/7 water tile will evaporate faster than a large recently flooded area or a 1/7 water tile by a river, for example.

At high temperatures (usually found in [[Climate#Scorching|scorching climates]]) water can evaporate at greater depths, even 7/7. This is generally accompanied by the [[grass]] drying out and turning yellow. Such evaporation can be prevented by flooring over water tiles to make them Inside.

Water or magma at 1/7 depth will not evaporate if it is on top of 7/7 depth liquid.

=== Freezing and thawing ===
Many environments get cold enough for water to freeze in winter. When this happens, any water that is [[Tile attributes|Above Ground]] will [[ice|freeze into ice]]. However, water a single tile away that is in an underground tunnel will not freeze. When ice walls thaw, they always leave a 7/7 water tile regardless of how much water may have been present when the ice formed.

When outdoor water freezes or thaws it does so instantly, therefore, any dwarf [[swimming]] in water when it freezes will die, or standing on a frozen pond when it thaws, will fall into it... most likely leading to [[swimmer#Drowning|drowning]] if the dwarf is not an experienced [[swimmer]].

Mining ice can produce chunks of ice. Taking these chunks into a stone layer will cause them to eventually melt, turning them into "water" items (much like those hauled in [[bucket]]s) which can't be used for anything. {{Bug|360}}

[[Glacier#Cave-in_some ice_|Caving in an ice wall]] into a stone layer will cause it to instantly melt into water (provided it does not become exposed to the outdoors), which can be used to get water near the surface in a [[glacier]] biome without having to use a [[pump]] stack to pump water up from a [[cavern]] pool.

If you constructed a [[well]] or a [[Grate|floor grate]] right over the top of some water and it freezes, the item will be deconstructed to its original parts, but some may fall into the water.

Floor constructed from [[rock salt]] freezes water at least 4/7 underground (need moar experiments, possibly infinite water source) {{verify}}

==== Freezing point ====
The freezing point of water, {{ct|10000}}, is an important, if not ''the'' most important, [[temperature]] in ''Dwarf Fortress''. Below this point, water freezes into ice, and above this point, ice will melt into water. A [[biome]] that never dips below this temperature will make obtaining ice next to impossible, and a biome that never rises above this temperature will require underground storage, [[magma]], or an alternative heating method to obtain liquid water.

Although it is most commonly known as the freezing point of water, {{ct|10000}} is also the freezing points of standard [[blood]], ichor, goo, slime, pus, [[milk]], egg white, and egg yolk. [[Nether-cap]]s are naturally constantly at this temperature, but will cause neither water to freeze nor ice to melt. The temperature also acts as the condensation point of [[cave floater]] gas, at which it becomes cave floater juice. As a result of these dependencies, many [[creature]]s will die if they cannot keep their internal body temperature above the freezing point of water.

Below this point, many machine components, including [[screw pump]]s, [[windmill]]s, and [[minecart]] rollers will not work, instead displaying "Frozen here". In colder environments, these machines must either be kept indoors or heated with nearby [[fire]] or [[magma]].

== Properties ==
===Depth===
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Water (as well as [[magma]]) can be one of seven different depths. You can find out how deep water is by examining it with the loo{{k|k}} command, or by editing your [[d_init.txt]] file to display water levels by changing the SHOW_FLOW_AMOUNTS value to YES.

Water depth ranges from 0-7, where 0 is no water and 7 is maximum depth. Note that water depth is ''per [[z-level]]'' (or z-index); that is, if a tile is at depth 7/7, it means that the water ''on that level'' is at maximum depth, not that the water extends down 7 z-levels. A lake three z-levels deep, with each level having 7/7 depth, can be thought of as having 21 levels of depth.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Depth
! Description
|-
| 0
| No water present.
|-
| 1
| Water may evaporate. No effect on dwarven jobs.
|-
| 2
| Knee-deep. Dwarves will suspend build orders if an affected tile has 2/7 or more water.
|-
| 3
| Waist-deep. Water at this depth or lower will cause suffocation in [[aquatic]] creatures.
|-
| 4
| Dangerous terrain. Movement trains [[swimming]]. Dwarves will not path through water at 4/7 or higher. Minimum height to make an ice wall when frozen.
|-
| 5
| Head height.
|-
| 6
| Over a dwarf's head, but even non-swimmers can tread water at this height for a time.
|-
| 7
| Risk of drowning. Can have water on floorless tile above. [[Fortification|Fortifications]] no longer provide a barrier to creature movement.{{Bug|3327}}
|}

===Sourced water===
Water that comes from [[aquifer]]s, as well as any water source that extends from the edge of the map ([[river]]s, [[brook]]s, [[ocean]]s, and some [[lake]]s) is considered to be '''sourced water'''. Any sourced water is an endless supply of water that can never run dry, although it can freeze for part or all of the year in colder biomes. Murky pools, although not 'sourced water' as described here, also slowly generate water during [[rain]] storms. This can make it possible for a murky pool to replenish itself even when it has been completely drained.

When using sourced water you should strongly consider installing [[floodgate]]s and be aware of how [[pressure]] works or you could easily end up [[flood]]ing your fortress and having a lot more [[fun]] than anticipated.

==Flow==
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Water and [[magma]] are both fluids which are constantly trying to '''[[flow]]''' into adjacent tiles until they have filled all available space or until they run out of fluid. Fluids technically move in 9 directions: down, and to the sides. Fluids cannot move diagonally up or down. Fluids at a depth of 1/7 no longer attempt to move unless they can move down. Fluids under [[pressure]] can appear to travel upward until the pressure equalizes, though in reality they are moving downward and/or sideways relative to their source. The higher the temperature in the environment, the faster water will flow.

When water falls onto a tile that is already full, the game will always attempt to move it into a non-full tile on the same [[Z-level]] that can be legally reached (i.e. without going through a wall or other obstruction), even if it has to "teleport" the incoming fluid a long distance to do so. Only when all available tiles are full will incoming water "pile up" on top. This behavior can be exploited to move water long distances very quickly (see "Getting rid of unwanted water" below).

If the flow is strong enough, it can move objects such as dwarves, pets, stones, weapons or corpses.

Fluids in ''Dwarf Fortress'' act like a fairly thick, viscous material. This makes it possible to do highly implausible things like [[pump]] out a dry hole in the middle of a [[river]] or [[ocean]].

== Contamination ==
Water can be contaminated in different ways, both natural and artificial. This contamination can have a negative effect on the water's quality, and can even harm dwarves that ingest it.

===Salt water===
Dwarves cannot use salt water directly; while healthy dwarves will usually prefer to drink [[booze]], wounded dwarves can only be given water to drink, so if you have only salt water on your map, it is helpful to desalinate it.

To check to see if water is salty, use the {{k|i}} menu to see if the game shows the pond/pool as a water source. If the "water source (x)" is (0), then the source is salty. If not, then your dwarves will drink it.

A [[screw pump]] or a [[Pressure#Water_in_a_U-Bend|U-bend]] made of stairs can be used to desalinate water. Dwarves will drink water from a well over salt water, give it to sick dwarves and use it to clean wounds. Even if you do not designate the well as a water source (which is unnecessary anyway), the dwarves will still use it.

=== Stagnant water ===

Water taken from a murky pool or wetlands biome will be stagnant, just as water taken from near the ocean will be salty. Dwarves get an unhappy [[thought]] if they have to drink stagnant water, and a [[doctor]] cleaning a [[wound]] with stagnant water will have an increased risk of [[Health care#Infection|infection]]. Stagnant water can be purified by the same means as salt water. Also, if clean water (or even salt water) flows into stagnant water, it will convert it to fresh water.{{cite release notes|0.34.09}} Note that water that spawns on the map (such as the output of a screw pump or a dumped bucket) in a tile orthogonally adjacent to a tile of stagnant water, will itself spawn as stagnant water.

The game will describe stagnant water as stagnant if it was in a [[bucket]] or [[flask]]/[[waterskin]], and looking at standing or flowing water with {{K|k}} will indicate whether or not it is stagnant.

=== Water laced with mud ===
If a water source is only one z-level deep and its floor is covered by "a pile of mud" (like most [[cavern|underground pools]]), then any water taken from it will be "water laced with mud". Drinking water laced with mud will give your dwarves an unhappy thought. It might also cause [[Health care#Infection|infection]] if used to clean a [[wound]], similarly to stagnant water.

Unlike stagnant water, merely moving the water with flow or gravity, or keeping a level of water higher than one z-level will take care of the problem, since it only occurs if the water source tile contains "a pile of mud", and water coming into contact with a clean floor only creates "a dusting of mud".

===Contaminants===

Water can be tainted by [[Contaminant|contaminants]] - it is considered tainted when the specific tile in question has more than a dusting/spattering directly on it. Water can be tainted by a contaminated creature going through it, by flowing over dirty items or terrain, directly spilling contaminant into a tile, or by placing LIQUID_MISC items straight into water. Water can wash contaminants into walls, but walls will not spread contaminants to water.

Should a creature walk through contaminated water without shoes, they'll come into contact with contaminants therein{{Verify}}, transferring any contact syndromes. Water contaminants obtained on creature as a result of this will not be considered tainted, however.

Water items - such as in buckets when withdrawing water from a well - will always describe what contaminant they're tainted by. However, emptying out the buckets will not produce the contaminant. Additionally, stagnant and salt are special types of contaminants that change the description of liquid water itself.

A dwarf that drinks the contaminated water will be affected by the contaminant if it has ingestion or contact syndrome, and contaminated water is always considered dirty, giving a negative thought to the dwarf.

Contaminants that get into water currently can do very strange things. A pool of blood that gets covered by water will be pushed out of the water as the water flows, creating more pools of blood at the edge of the water. Overflowing a large reservoir that contains contaminants of blood will generate a large amount of blood very quickly. This behavior is thought to be <strike>the will of Armok</strike> a bug.

==Getting rid of unwanted water==
Water will flow off the edge of the map endlessly, which is one way to get rid of large amounts of water (evaporation works better with small amounts). Underground, there are at least two ways to accomplish this. One is to channel your excess water into a dry cavern that is open to the map edge, as the water will flow out (depending on slopes, original water level and such). Be careful if you dump the water into an underground lake, as such lakes have some sort of equilibrium built into them, and your excess water may cause them to flood. The other, probably easier method, is to mine to the map edge (since you cannot mine the map edge itself, just up to it), then smooth the edge and then carve [[fortification]]s into it. Water will flow through the fortifications and off the edge of the map. Make sure your exit flow is equal to or, for safety, greater than your input.

Draining lakes and oceans from underneath can be a finicky task, but there's a bit of dwarven magic for it: build a retractable bridge on the level beneath the sea bottom, with ramps directly underneath it. Link this to a lever to control the flow as you desire. Now evacuate the dwarves and wall off the area above the bridge. Then, with the bridge in place, designate ramps around the bridge leading up - breaking through to the sea bottom. Now how can the dwarves dig these squares out? Yep, from beneath the bridge. In this way, they get the water flow started without ever getting their feet wet. This is a great way to set up channels one square in from the map edge near a water source, so that you can properly wall off the baddies from getting into the fort.

If you simply need to tap a single tile of the bottom of a lake/ocean there is a simple <s>and completely foolproof</s> way to do it; dig a tunnel under the lake, and place a door at the very end of the tunnel. Now order the dwarf to dig an upward ramp at the end of the corridor (the upward ramp will pierce the bottom of the lake), he will do so while standing in the door tile and once he finishes digging he will take a step back and the door will automatically close preventing water from following the miner. The final step is to connect a lever to the door and pull the lever to open the door. Done right, this method allows piercing even the deepest lakes without risk to the miner and also provides a way of blocking the flow in future.

Due to the way the game handles water flow, making your drainage vertical rather than horizontal whenever possible will drain water much more quickly and efficiently. IE: A tunnel one tile wide and two z-levels deep will drain water considerably faster than a 2 tile wide tunnel on a single z-level.

Dwarves, especially babies, have an almost-supernatural talent for finding ways to get washed down drains. Putting [[grate]]s or floor [[bars]] over any drainage holes, no matter how unlikely they seem, will reduce tantrums by grieving parents.

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Engraving

2022-12-20T18:45:18Z

Jamjalopie:

{{Quality|Superior|01:46, 28 October 2013 (UTC)}}
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The process of '''engraving''' [[smoothing|smoothed]] [[wall]]s and [[floor]]s increases their value further, and gives them a [[quality]] level. Engravings made with a quality of -Well-crafted- and higher will usually be in reference to previous events. Unlike [[furniture]], engravings won't give passing dwarves happy [[thought]]s. You can examine the contents of an engraving by clicking on it.

Any natural or constructed tiles composed of non-{{token|SOIL|imat}} material can be [[smoothing|smoothed]] and then engraved, even [[slade]] and the materials that exist in geological layers only as a [[Duplicated raws#Duplicated materials|result of a glitch]]. Engraved [[ice]] is called 'Sculpted Ice'.

==Process==
You can only engrave non-[[soil]] floors and walls, however natural and constructed walls/floors can both be engraved. The material the tile is composed of has no effect on the process of engraving, so a constructed wood/glass wall can be engraved in the same way as a natural stone wall. Once the area has been smoothed with {{k|v}}-{{k|m}} (not necessary for constructions), you may designate it to be engraved using {{k|v}}-{{k|g}}. The dwarf must have the [[Engravers|Stone Detailing]] work detail active.

Once a tile is designated, the theme or content of the engraving can be selected by clicking on the unfinished engraving; otherwise it is left to the choice of the engraver performing the job.

Engravings are directional--only the side the engraving dwarf stood on will receive the engraving value bonus. There is no way to engrave more than one side of a single wall tile.

Using only highly-skilled engravers will result in high-quality engravings, and therefore higher room and fortress value. However, since the

==Toggling==
Settings exist in the game for enabling and disabling the display of engravings, but this currently does not work, either by manually designating an engraving as hidden or by changing the in game/init setting. See previous version for how this used to work.

==Removal==
Floor engravings of unsatisfactory quality and/or content (e.g. carvings of elephants mauling dwarves) can be removed by {{k|v}} designating the carving of minecart {{k|t}}racks over them. The tracks can then be removed by smoothing the stone, which results in fresh, smooth stone tiles ready for another attempt at engraving. Previously, constructing then removing walls/floors on top of engraved floors would reset a tile completely back to the natural stone, however this doesn't appear to work anymore. (Basic testing

Floor engravings can also be removed from natural walls by allowing [[magma]] to flow over them, which reverts the tiles to their smooth form.

Wall engravings can only be removed by removing the wall - mining in the case of natural walls, or removing a constructed wall using {{k|m}}-{{k|x}}.

Removing a masterwork engraving using any method except construction removal will cause a message and an unhappy [[thought]] in the artist who engraved it, as will mining a natural wall with a masterpiece on it. However, removing engraved natural walls/floors will remove the engraving without triggering the negative thought.

==Effects on [[room]] value==

Dwarves never actually look at engravings - they simply take their perceived value into account when evaluating the value of a particular room.

For example, if a picture in a dwarf's bedroom has a "value" of 100☼, then it will make said bedroom worth 100☼ more. If the dwarf likes whatever the picture is depicting, they might decide that it's worth, say, 150☼ to them (and consider the room to be more valuable than another dwarf would). If the dwarf dislikes the picture, though, they might decide that it's worth only 10☼ and subsequently complain that their room is substandard (if they happen to be a noble).

The effect on room value in cases of [[temple]]s and [[guildhall]]s is its material [[value]] multiplied by its [[Item_quality#Quality_grades|quality grade]] value multiplier.{{verify}}

==Bugs==
While the [[quality]] rating of engravings on ice walls is shown properly, the quality of engravings on ice ''floors'' is not shown when looking at a tile with {{k|k}}, only when hitting {{k|enter}} to inspect the engraving. This gives the false impression that engraved ice floors have no quality levels. In addition, the engravings are described as "engraved on the wall" instead of "on the floor". {{verify}}
[[File:engraving_preview.jpg|thumb|320px|center|Engraving of a Mayan civilization.]]

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Engraving

2022-12-20T18:44:41Z

Jamjalopie:

{{Quality|Superior|01:46, 28 October 2013 (UTC)}}
{{av}}
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[[File:DF_Cheese.jpg|208px|thumb|right|A dwarf eating cheese]]
The process of '''engraving''' [[smoothing|smoothed]] [[wall]]s and [[floor]]s increases their value further, and gives them a [[quality]] level. Engravings made with a quality of -Well-crafted- and higher will usually be in reference to previous events. Unlike [[furniture]], engravings won't give passing dwarves happy [[thought]]s. You can examine the contents of an engraving by clicking on it.

Any natural or constructed tiles composed of non-{{token|SOIL|imat}} material can be [[smoothing|smoothed]] and then engraved, even [[slade]] and the materials that exist in geological layers only as a [[Duplicated raws#Duplicated materials|result of a glitch]]. Engraved [[ice]] is called 'Sculpted Ice'.

==Process==
You can only engrave non-[[soil]] floors and walls, however natural and constructed walls/floors can both be engraved. The material the tile is composed of has no effect on the process of engraving, so a constructed wood/glass wall can be engraved in the same way as a natural stone wall. Once the area has been smoothed with {{k|v}}-{{k|m}} (not necessary for constructions), you may designate it to be engraved using {{k|v}}-{{k|g}}. The dwarf must have the [[Engravers|Stone Detailing]] work detail active.

Once a tile is designated, the theme or content of the engraving can be selected by clicking on the unfinished engraving; otherwise it is left to the choice of the engraver performing the job.

Engravings are directional--only the side the engraving dwarf stood on will receive the engraving value bonus. There is no way to engrave more than one side of a single wall tile.

Using only highly-skilled engravers will result in high-quality engravings, and therefore higher room and fortress value. However, since the

==Toggling==
Settings exist in the game for enabling and disabling the display of engravings, but this currently does not work, either by manually designating an engraving as hidden or by changing the in game/init setting. See previous version for how this used to work.

==Removal==
Floor engravings of unsatisfactory quality and/or content (e.g. carvings of elephants mauling dwarves) can be removed by {{k|v}} designating the carving of minecart {{k|t}}racks over them. The tracks can then be removed by smoothing the stone, which results in fresh, smooth stone tiles ready for another attempt at engraving. Previously, constructing then removing walls/floors on top of engraved floors would reset a tile completely back to the natural stone, however this doesn't appear to work anymore. (Basic testing

Floor engravings can also be removed from natural walls by allowing [[magma]] to flow over them, which reverts the tiles to their smooth form.

Wall engravings can only be removed by removing the wall - mining in the case of natural walls, or removing a constructed wall using {{k|m}}-{{k|x}}.

Removing a masterwork engraving using any method except construction removal will cause a message and an unhappy [[thought]] in the artist who engraved it, as will mining a natural wall with a masterpiece on it. However, removing engraved natural walls/floors will remove the engraving without triggering the negative thought.

==Effects on [[room]] value==

Dwarves never actually look at engravings - they simply take their perceived value into account when evaluating the value of a particular room.

For example, if a picture in a dwarf's bedroom has a "value" of 100☼, then it will make said bedroom worth 100☼ more. If the dwarf likes whatever the picture is depicting, they might decide that it's worth, say, 150☼ to them (and consider the room to be more valuable than another dwarf would). If the dwarf dislikes the picture, though, they might decide that it's worth only 10☼ and subsequently complain that their room is substandard (if they happen to be a noble).

The effect on room value in cases of [[temple]]s and [[guildhall]]s is its material [[value]] multiplied by its [[Item_quality#Quality_grades|quality grade]] value multiplier.{{verify}}

==Bugs==
While the [[quality]] rating of engravings on ice walls is shown properly, the quality of engravings on ice ''floors'' is not shown when looking at a tile with {{k|k}}, only when hitting {{k|enter}} to inspect the engraving. This gives the false impression that engraved ice floors have no quality levels. In addition, the engravings are described as "engraved on the wall" instead of "on the floor".
[[File:engraving_preview.jpg|thumb|320px|center|Engraving of a Mayan civilization.]]

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[[ru:Engraving]]