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40d:Strange mood

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Periodically, individual dwarves are struck with an idea for a [[40d:legendary artifact|legendary artifact]] and enter a '''strange mood'''. Dwarves which enter a strange mood will stop whatever they are doing and pursue the construction of this artifact to the exclusion of all else. This will be based on a particular [[40d:skill|skill]] that creates a finished end product that can have a [[40d:quality|quality]], rather than intermediary material such as bars of metal or raw food. They will not stop to eat, drink, sleep, or even run away from dangerous creatures. If they do not manage to begin construction of the artifact within a handful of months, they will go [[40d:Strange mood#Failure|insane]] and die soon afterward.

A dwarf will only be struck by a mood once in their lifetime. Upon completion of their artifact they will usually become [[40d:legendary|legendary]] in that skill, and will then return to their normal life in the fortress with their newfound skill. A fortress can have at most one dwarf in a strange mood at any one time.

==Overview==
The entire process can be summarized as follows:
# Strange moods can only occur when the below necessary [[40d:#Conditions|conditions]] are met. [[40d:baby|Babies]] and activated [[40d:Soldier|Soldier]]s with military skills cannot enter moods, nor [[40d:Noble#Immigrant_Nobles|immigrant nobles]], but any other dwarf can, including [[40d:child|child]]ren.
# The game will pause, center on a dwarf, and announce that the dwarf has entered one of five different types of strange moods. The [[40d:#Types|types of mood]] are listed below. While in a mood, a dwarf will display a blinking exclamation point (see [[40d:status icons|status icons]]).
# For the duration of the mood, the dwarf will claim a workshop related to the skill that the mood affects (not all skills are eligible), kick out any dwarf who was using it, and render it otherwise unusable until the mood has been resolved. If a moody dwarf does not claim a workshop, it is because the appropriate workshop does not exist. (See [[40d:#Skills and workshops|skills and workshops]] below to determine which workshop(s) might be required.) A moody dwarf will ''not'' be available to build a needed workshop; another dwarf with the appropriate [[40d:labor|labor]] designation must do so for them, if one is necessary.
# After claiming a workshop, the dwarf will set about collecting the required materials for their artifact. If the dwarf remains idle inside the workshop, it's because they cannot find the right material. Reference the [[40d:#Demands|demands]] section to determine what may be required.
# Once all materials have been gathered, the game will once again pause and center, and the moody dwarf will begin construction. Upon completion the dwarf will create a semi-random artifact related to the skill affected and gain [[40d:legendary|legendary]] (or higher) status in that skill (unless the mood type is [[40d:#Possessed|possessed]]). See the [[40d:#Skills and workshops|skills and workshops]] for information on which skills can be gained, or the [[40d:#Artifacts created|artifacts created]] section for more details on the artifacts themselves.

== Types of moods ==
For each of the following types of moods, the first message is how the mood is [[40d:Announcement|announced]]; the second message appears in the dwarf's profile when he or she is viewed with the {{K|v}} key. All moody dwarves will have "Strange Mood" listed as their active task.

=== Fey ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> is taken by a fey mood!|#fff}}
: ''Has the aspect of one fey!''

This is the most basic strange mood. Fey dwarves will clearly state their demands when the workshop they are in is examined.

A fey dwarf's happiness is automatically set to 'quite content'.

=== Secretive ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> withdraws from society...|#ccc}}
: ''Peculiarly secretive...''

Secretive moods are the same as fey moods, except a secretive dwarf will sketch pictures of their required materials instead of clearly stating their demands if they cannot find what they need. Descriptions of all these [[40d:Mood#Demands|secretive requirements]] can be seen only by viewing the workshop that the moody dwarf has claimed, with {{k|q}}, and then only while the dwarf is waiting inside it. More than one "picture" is likely; these will cycle through the entire list automatically if any one is not available. (Since materials are gathered ''in order'', it's quite possible that only one of a long list is needed to allow the moody dwarf to continue on their project. If the dwarf has gathered some of the materials (seen as "tasked" when looking at the workshop with {{k|t}}), then the next in the list is what they are looking for.)

A secretive dwarf's happiness is automatically set to 'quite content'.

=== Possessed ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> has been possessed!|#f0f}}
: ''Possessed by unknown forces!''

Possessed dwarves have cryptic material requests, and have the unfortunate distinction of not receiving any experience upon successful construction of an artifact. It is unknown if controllable circumstances lead to a possessed mood instead of one of the more desirable fey or secretive moods. Possessed dwarves will mutter the name of the artifact they are working on once they have all the materials they need.

A possession is the only mood that does ''not'' result in a jump in [[40d:experience|experience]].

A possessed dwarf's happiness is automatically set to 'quite content'.

=== Fell ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> looses a roaring laughter, fell and terrible!|#a0a}}
: ''Has a horrible fell look!''

A dwarf that goes into a fell mood will always take over a [[40d:butcher's shop|butcher's shop]] or a [[40d:tanner's shop|tanner's shop]]. If neither are available, any other workshop will be used instead. The dwarf will then ''murder'' the nearest dwarf, drag the corpse into the shop and make some sort of object out of dwarf [[40d:leather|leather]] or [[40d:bone|bone]]. Once the artifact is completed, the fell dwarf will become a legendary [[40d:bone carver|bone carver]] or [[40d:leatherworker|leatherworker]]. Strangely, none of the other dwarves seem to mind the murder. Only unhappy dwarves may enter a fell mood.

Aside from the potential loss of an important dwarf in the wrong place at the wrong time, there doesn't seem to be any downside to a fell mood. The end result is always an artifact and a legendary craftsdwarf. Since the only ingredient used (a dwarf) is available in abundance, a fell mood will only fail if the fell dwarf is completely isolated from other dwarves, or if the proper workshop does not exist.

=== Macabre ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> begins to stalk and brood...|#777}}
: ''Brooding darkly...''

Macabre moods are similar to fell moods, but the dwarf will not murder a fellow dwarf. A macabre dwarf may require bones, skulls, and chunks/remains; if you do not happen to have any, you will have to "make" some, or let the moody dwarf go insane. Like fell moods, only unhappy dwarves can enter macabre moods.

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== Demands ==
Once a workshop is claimed, the dwarf will begin collecting materials. Each artifact will require between one and ten materials to complete. If the moody dwarf remains idle, then the necessary materials are not available. [[40d:Forbidden|Forbidden]] items must be reclaimed ({{K|d}} - {{K|b}} - {{K|c}}) before they may be used, but moody dwarves will ignore settings regarding [[40d:economic stone|economic stone]]. Press {{K|q}} and highlight the workshop to receive a series of clues about what the dwarf needs. Hints that stay active for longer than 2 seconds mean that multiple pieces of that material will be required; each single demand will be displayed for 2 seconds, so if it says "gems... shining" for 6 seconds, 3 gems are demanded. Materials will always be fetched ''in order'', so if at least one item has already been retrieved (the items will show up with "TSK" ("task") next to them when the workshop is viewed with the {{K|t}} context menu), it will usually be possible to tell what item is required next.

You can use this to your advantage to get your dwarf to pick specific types of items, even if the moody dwarf has already started storing materials in their workshop: if a fey weaponsmith starts piling up copper bars, forbid those bars and he'll go pick another bar instead. If you forbid all metals except say steel (the stocks screen makes this fairly convenient), then he'll skip all those other metals and make his artifact weapon out of strong, valuable steel instead of whatever random inferior metal he might have picked otherwise. Don't forbid any of his materials after your dwarf has begun building his artifact - he won't go back to collecting materials once started and will end up going insane.

Note though that if a dwarf has a demand for a specific item, such as a [[40d:bar|bar of metal]], raw [[40d:gem|gem]], or [[40d:shell|shell]], then that item type will be ''required''. For this reason, it is usually a good idea to keep an example of each item type on hand, particularly cut and raw gems, shells, bones, leather, raw (green) glass, both silk and plant cloth.

In somewhat rarer cases, a dwarf with a personality preference for a specific material, such as steel or silver [[bars]], will demand exactly that specific sub-type of material. For this reason, it is a good idea to keep as many types of material on hand as possible, including the three different kinds of glass. Forbidding materials won't let you get around this either: if they want a specific material subtype and you forbid it in favor of something else, they'll just sulk in their workshop until you unforbid the material or they are able to find it some other way - or they go [[40d:insane|insane]]. Asking a liaison for likely materials ''in advance'' is a good plan - "next year" is far too long for a moody dwarf to last. Check your dwarves' [[40d:preference|preference]]s if you care.

Once you have struck [[40d:Adamantine|Adamantine]], all moods which use cloth or metal as a primary component will insist on using Adamantine cloth or wafers over all other materials; moody dwarves which happen to want metal for decorations will still choose bars based on distance or preference. Moods involving stone crafting or masonry will not prefer [[40d:raw Adamantine|raw Adamantine]] over other stones.

The various demands are translated here:

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;width:90%;"
|-
! Material
! Fey
! Secretive
! Possessed
|-
|
| <dwarf> screams "I must have <demand>!"
| <dwarf> sketches pictures of <demand>.
| <dwarf> mutters "<artifact> needs <demand>..."
|-
| [[40d:Stone|Stone]]
| rock
| a quarry
| stone... rock
|-
| Stone [[40d:block|block]]
| rock blocks
| square blocks
| blocks... bricks
|-
| [[40d:Wood|Wood]]
| wood logs
| a forest
| tree... life
|-
| Metal [[40d:bar|bar]]
| metal bars
| shining bars of metal
| bars... metal
|-
| [[40d:Gem|Gem]]s (cut)
| cut gems
| cut gems
| gems... shining
|-
| [[40d:Gem|Gem]]s (raw)
| rough gems
| rough gems
| rough... color
|-
| [[40d:Glass|Glass]] (green)
| raw green glass
| glass
| raw... green
|-
| [[40d:Glass|Glass]] (clear)
| clear glass{{verify}}
| glass and burning wood
| raw... clear
|-
| [[40d:Glass|Glass]] (crystal)
| crystal glass{{verify}}
| rough gems and glass
| raw... crystal
|-
| [[40d:Bone|Bone]]
| bones
| skeletons
| bones... yes
|-
| [[40d:Shell|Shell]]
| shells
| a shell
| a shell...
|-
| [[40d:Leather|Leather]]
| tanned hides
| stacked leather
| leather... skin
|-
| [[40d:Cloth|Cloth]] (plant)
| plant fiber cloth
| stacked cloth
| cloth... thread
|-
| [[40d:Cloth|Cloth]] (silk)
| silk cloth
| stacked cloth
| cloth... thread
|}

====Known quirk====
On maps with magma, dwarfs* who intend to create an artifact at a [[40d:forge|forge]] or [[40d:glass furnace|glass furnace]] may only be willing to use a standard (non-magma) version, or only a magma version, and will find the other completely unacceptable. If they are just standing around, then they won't use the type you have, and you will have to build the other type for them (though no [[40d:fuel|fuel]] will be required if using a standard, non-magma version).
:''(* This would include most all [[40d:armorsmith|armorsmith]]s, [[40d:blacksmith|blacksmith]]s, [[40d:metalsmith|metalsmith]]s, [[40d:weaponsmith|weaponsmith]]s, and [[40d:glassmaker|glassmaker]]s, and any whose mood is dictated by the relevant skills.)''

== The mechanics of moods ==

=== Frequency===
When a fortress is started, an internal counter is set to 1000. Around 11 or 12 times per day, this counter is decremented by 1, running down to zero in about 3 months. When the counter would ordinarily be decremented when it has already reached zero, there is a 1 in 500 chance that a strange mood will strike. This means that, once all conditions are met and the clock is ticking, while there is approximately a 2.4% chance of a strange mood per day, or ''very approximately'' a 50% chance of a strange mood per month, there is no guarantee when a mood will strike - might be sooner, might be (almost) never.

=== Conditions ===
In order for a dwarf to be struck with a strange mood, three conditions must be met:
:* There is no currently active strange mood,
:* The maximum number of artifacts is not met,
:* There are at least 20 eligible dwarves ''(see below)''.

If all three of these conditions are true, the game may trigger a strange mood according to the frequency.

==== Maximum number of artifacts ====
The maximum number of artifacts in any one fortress is limited by the lower of:
* The number of items created divided by 200. It is unknown whether mined-out rock counts as an "item created", or whether bolts and units of drink are counted individually.
* The number of revealed [[40d:subterranean|subterranean]] tiles divided by 2308 (this is an area equivalent to a 48x48 square). Using [[40d:Exploratory mining|exploratory methods]] is a great way to increase your artifact limit.
[http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=46803.0 Anecdotal evidence] indicates that obsidian farming will affect at least one of these limits.

==== Eligibility ====
The deciding factor for eligibility is a dwarf's actual [[40d:profession|profession]]. ''(Note that "{{L|Skill#Custom profession labels|custom professions}}" have no effect on this!)'' Thus, dwarves may enter strange moods regardless of what skills they have or don't have, so long as they are of an acceptable profession. Dwarves who have already created an artifact are not eligible to create another, and since every mood ends in either an artifact or death, every dwarf may enter at most one mood. Dwarves who have obtained one or more legendary skills without creating artifacts may enter strange moods.

Appointed {{L|noble}}s may enter moods as per their default profession, but {{L|Noble#Immigrant Nobles|immigrant nobles}} are '''not''' eligible for moods. That includes:
:Advisor, Baron/ess, Baron/ess Consort, Count/ess, Countess Consort, Duke/Duchess, Duke/Duchess Consort, Dungeon Master, Hammerer, King/Queen, King/Queen Consort, Philosopher, and Tax Collector.

Further, dwarfs with a {{L|Soldier#Soldier professions|military profession}} other than "Recruit" can '''not''' enter moods. Incidental military skills make no difference - eligibility (and weighting) depends purely on the actual ''{{L|profession}}'', as listed at the time. Military professions include:
:Axedwarf, Axe Lord, Champion, Crossbowdwarf, Elite Crossbowdwarf, Hammerdwarf, Hammer Lord, Macedwarf, Mace Lord, Marksdwarf, Elite Marksdwarf, Speardwarf, Spearmaster, Swordsdwarf, Swordmaster, Wrestler, and Elite Wrestler.

Babies may '''not''' enter moods.

Any other profession is eligible to enter a mood, but not all have the same ''chance'' to enter a mood...

:''('''Note''' - Specifically, and to avoid previous misunderstandings, [[40d:Strand extractor|Strand extractor]], {{L|Clerk}}, {{L|Administrator}}, {{L|Trader}}, {{L|Building designer|Architect}}, {{L|Alchemist's laboratory|Alchemist}}, {{L|Soldier#Recruits|Recruit}} and {{L|Child}} '''are''' moodable professions.)''

=== Chance ===
When determining who will have a strange mood, each eligible dwarf is put into a weighted lottery. The odds are assigned a higher or lower weight based on the dwarf's [[40d:profession|profession]]. The default weight is 6, but some professions are more likely to enter a strange mood than others. (This is like most dwarfs getting 6 tickets to the lottery, and others getting more.)

{| class="wikitable" cellspacing="0" border="2" cellpadding="5"
|-
! Weighting
! Professions

|-
| 21 ||Armorer, Blacksmith, Bone Carver, Clothier, Craftsdwarf, Jeweler, Gem Cutter, Gem Setter, Glassmaker, Leatherworker, Metalcrafter, Metalsmith, Stonecrafter, Weaponsmith, Weaver, Woodcrafter
|-
| 11 ||Bowyer, Carpenter, Stoneworker, Mason, Woodworker
|-
| 6 ||Engraver, Mechanic, Miner, Tanner, & all other [[40d:profession|profession]]s.

|}

:'''''Example:''' What this means is: if you had 21 dwarves, made up of 20 eligible farmers, furnace operators, miners, woodcutters etc. (with 6 chances each) plus one Armorer (with 21 chances), that one Armorer would have a 21 in 141 chance (20 dwarves x 6 chances each = 120 + 21 chances more = 141 total) of the mood striking them. That's about 1 in 7, while the other 20 have a 6 in 141 chance each, or about 1 in 24. The odds are still against the armorer, but much better than for any other single dwarf.''

Note that not every profession is from a moodable skill. An Alchemist, Architect, Furnace Operator or Strand Extractor can be taken by a mood, but that will not make those skills legendary, nor will they create an artifact bar of soap, building, bar of metal or wafer of adamantine.

:NOTE: ''If your game was saved shortly before one of you dwarves acquired a mood, reloading that game will most likely cause the chances to be completely re-figured, resulting in a different mood at a different time for a different dwarf with different materials. This is true for most all random events and results in Dwarf Fortress.''

=== Skills and workshops ===

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="4" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;float:right;margin:0 0 20px 30px;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#eee;border-bottom:1px solid black;text-align:center;" | Artifact Skill Rewards
|-
! Highest skill
! Workshop used
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Armorsmith}}
| {{L|Magma forge}} or {{L|Metalsmith's forge}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Bone carver}}
| {{L|Craftsdwarf's workshop}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Bowyer}}
| {{L|Bowyer's workshop}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Carpenter}}
| {{L|Carpenter's workshop}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Clothier}}
| {{L|Clothier's shop}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Engraver}}
| {{L|Craftsdwarf's workshop}} or {{L|Mason's workshop}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Gem cutter}}
| {{L|Jeweler's workshop}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Gem setter}}
| {{L|Jeweler's workshop}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Glassmaker}}
| {{L|Glass furnace}} or {{L|Magma glass furnace}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Leatherworker}}
| {{L|Leatherworks}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Mason}}
| {{L|Mason's workshop}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Mechanic}}
| {{L|Mechanic's workshop}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Metal crafter}}
| {{L|Magma forge}} or {{L|Metalsmith's forge}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Metalsmith}}
| {{L|Magma forge}} or {{L|Metalsmith's forge}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Miner}}
| {{L|Craftsdwarf's workshop}} or {{L|Mason's workshop}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Stone crafter}}
| {{L|Craftsdwarf's workshop}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Tanner}}
| {{L|Tanner's shop}} or {{L|Leather works}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Weaponsmith}}
| {{L|Magma forge}} or {{L|Metalsmith's forge}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Weaver}}
| {{L|Clothier's shop}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Wood crafter}}
| {{L|Craftsdwarf's workshop}}
|}

A dwarf will claim a workshop according to their highest applicable skill, and upon completion of the artifact, gain 20,000 {{L|experience}} in that skill (excepting {{L|Strange mood#Possessed|possessed}} dwarves). This will give the dwarf a legendary-level {{L|skill}} (specifically, "legendary+1" or higher, depending on the dwarf's initial skill level) and a number of [[40d:attribute|attribute]] gains. The table to the right describes all applicable skills and their potential workshop requirements - there are only 20 skills that determine the workshop and that can be affected by a mood (sometimes referred to as '''moodable''' skills.) If a dwarf does not possess at least one of the mooodable skills listed to the right, they will take over a {{L|craftsdwarf's workshop}} and gain one of {{L|bone carver}}, {{L|stone crafter}}, or {{L|wood crafter}} skills, producing an artifact {{L|craft}}.

If a dwarf has the same experience points in two skills (as opposed to same experience title), the first listed for that dwarf will be the one affected by the mood (the exact experience can only be made visible with 3rd party {{L|utilities}}).

When multiple workshops are listed, the dwarf may require one or the other, so ensure that ''both'' are available, if possible. If you have one, and the dwarf is not interested, then build the other, right away. (i.e. If you have only {{L|magma forge}}s, you may have to build a standard {{L|forge}} for the moody dwarf).

Below is a list of all ''non''-moodable skills; if all of a dwarfs skills are found on this list and none from the table to the right, then they have no moodable skills and will construct their artifact at a {{L|Craftsdwarf's workshop}}, producing an appropriate craft as described above:

{|
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="padding-right:30px;" |
* {{L|Ambusher}}
* {{L|Animal caretaker}}
* {{L|Animal dissector}}
* {{L|Animal trainer}}
* {{L|Appraiser}}
* {{L|Building designer|Architect}}
* {{L|Brewer}}
* {{L|Butcher}}
* {{L|Cheese maker}}
* {{L|Cook}}
* {{L|Dyer}}
* {{L|Fish cleaner}}
* {{L|Fish dissector}}
* {{L|Fisherdwarf}}
* {{L|Furnace operator}}
* {{L|Grower}}
* {{L|Herbalist}}
|
* {{L|Lye maker}}
* {{L|Milker}}
* {{L|Miller}}
* {{L|Potash maker}}
* {{L|Pump operator}}
* {{L|Record keeper}}
* {{L|Siege engineer}}
* {{L|Siege operator}}
* {{L|Soaper}}
* {{L|Strand extractor}}
* {{L|Thresher}}
* {{L|Trapper}}
* {{L|Wood cutter}}
* {{L|Wood burner}}
* All {{L|military}} skills
* All {{L|social skill}}s
|}

This fact can be utilized to maximize the possibility of getting a dwarf with the specific legendary skill you want: since ''non''-moodable skills are ignored, when ever possible make sure that each dwarf's highest ''moodable'' skill is one of those you want*. Have all your peasants, {{L|farmer}}s, non-professional military and other dwarves without any moodable skills do a tiny bit of work in the skill(s) you most want; if a "{{L|experience|dabbling}}" skill is the highest moodable skill they have, that is the skill that will be used.

:''(* {{L|Armorsmith}}, {{L|Weaponsmith}}, {{L|Metal crafter}} and {{L|Metalsmith}} are possibly the most-desired legendary skills, but much depends on your fortress, your current mix of skills, and your play style.)''

:''(Note that {{L|Tanner}} is a moodable skill, the only {{L|Farmer}} category skill that is moodable.)''

== Artifacts created ==
The type of artifact created will depend on the dwarf's highest skill. Masons will always create some kind of stone object, usually furniture; bone Carvers, a bone or shell object; carpenters, a wood object, etc. Miners and engravers will usually turn out a stone craft or piece of furniture; metalworkers, metal crafts, weapons, or armor (depending on the type of metalworker); weavers, an article of clothing; tanners, a leather armor or object. If a dwarf has no moodable skills, they will take over a [[40d:craftsdwarf's workshop|craftsdwarf's workshop]] and create a bone, stone or wood craft of some type. The precise type of craft created is usually somewhat random but if a dwarf has a personality preference for a particular thing, such as gauntlets or floodgates or crowns, and that thing is an available choice given the dwarf's profession, they will generally create an object of that type.

The first object grabbed by the dwarf will be the "primary" substance; all other materials will be used to decorate the artifact. If a dwarf grabs a piece of [[40d:chalk|chalk]] and makes a statue, for instance, it will be a "chalk statue", but an artifact can potentially be composed of bone, cloth, gems, leather, metal, shell, stone, and wood all at once. In some cases, a moody dwarf will produce an item which normally cannot be made from that material, leading to such odd constructions as an [[40d:obsidian|obsidian]] [[40d:bed|bed]], [[40d:ruby|ruby]] [[40d:floodgate|floodgate]], or turtle [[40d:shell|shell]] [[40d:cage|cage]].

Once created, most [[40d:artifact|artifact]]s will be available for use just like a normal item of its type. Artifact furniture is useful for high value [[40d:noble|noble]] rooms. [[40d:Weapon|Weapon]]s and [[40d:armor|armor]] will only be used by heroes and champions. Artifact weapons in [[40d:Trap#Weapon Trap|weapon traps]] can also boost a room's value considerably, as in the case of artifact trap components.

== Failure ==
If you can't provide the desired workshop and all the required component materials within a couple of months, the dwarf will go {{L|insanity|insane}}, which cancels the mood and the artifact. As if that's not bad enough, any dwarf who goes insane will soon die, one way or another.

A dwarf who is '''start raving mad''' or '''meloncholy''' is harmless to others (until they die and start a {{L|tantrum}} spiral), but a '''berserk''' dwarf will attack other dwarfs and possibly pull levers at random. You may want to station a squad nearby or assign a few war dogs to the dwarf on the chance that they will lash out. If you build your workshops inside enclosed rooms with doors you can also lock the moody dwarf in the room until he or she starves. In extreme cases, building a wall around an open workshop is the best precaution.

Most events that would ordinarily interrupt a dwarf will not deter a moody dwarf - for example, while passing out from pain will cancel most tasks, a moody dwarf will continue working as soon as he wakes up. Giving birth while in a strange mood does not interrupt the dwarf either; the new mother will ignore the baby until her mood is resolved and it will happily wander off in the meantime.

Severe distractions such as hostile creatures, however, can interrupt a strange mood, resulting in immediate insanity; similar results will happen if the workshop suddenly becomes unavailable, whether from being destroyed (by a cave-in or a dwarf throwing a tantrum) or from losing power (in the case of magma workshops). Note that the insanity can happen even when the dwarf is not deadlocked on an item; there have been observed instances where a dwarf goes insane while in the process of carrying a required item back to the commandeered workshop.

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'''See also'''
:*{{L|Insanity}}
:*{{L|Artifact}}
:*{{L|Profession}}
:*{{L|Legendary}}

40d:Strange mood

2010-04-04T20:04:20Z

Kutulu: /* Skills and workshops */

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Periodically, individual dwarves are struck with an idea for a [[40d:legendary artifact|legendary artifact]] and enter a '''strange mood'''. Dwarves which enter a strange mood will stop whatever they are doing and pursue the construction of this artifact to the exclusion of all else. This will be based on a particular [[40d:skill|skill]] that creates a finished end product that can have a [[40d:quality|quality]], rather than intermediary material such as bars of metal or raw food. They will not stop to eat, drink, sleep, or even run away from dangerous creatures. If they do not manage to begin construction of the artifact within a handful of months, they will go [[40d:Strange mood#Failure|insane]] and die soon afterward.

A dwarf will only be struck by a mood once in their lifetime. Upon completion of their artifact they will usually become [[40d:legendary|legendary]] in that skill, and will then return to their normal life in the fortress with their newfound skill. A fortress can have at most one dwarf in a strange mood at any one time.

==Overview==
The entire process can be summarized as follows:
# Strange moods can only occur when the below necessary [[40d:#Conditions|conditions]] are met. [[40d:baby|Babies]] and activated [[40d:Soldier|Soldier]]s with military skills cannot enter moods, nor [[40d:Noble#Immigrant_Nobles|immigrant nobles]], but any other dwarf can, including [[40d:child|child]]ren.
# The game will pause, center on a dwarf, and announce that the dwarf has entered one of five different types of strange moods. The [[40d:#Types|types of mood]] are listed below. While in a mood, a dwarf will display a blinking exclamation point (see [[40d:status icons|status icons]]).
# For the duration of the mood, the dwarf will claim a workshop related to the skill that the mood affects (not all skills are eligible), kick out any dwarf who was using it, and render it otherwise unusable until the mood has been resolved. If a moody dwarf does not claim a workshop, it is because the appropriate workshop does not exist. (See [[40d:#Skills and workshops|skills and workshops]] below to determine which workshop(s) might be required.) A moody dwarf will ''not'' be available to build a needed workshop; another dwarf with the appropriate [[40d:labor|labor]] designation must do so for them, if one is necessary.
# After claiming a workshop, the dwarf will set about collecting the required materials for their artifact. If the dwarf remains idle inside the workshop, it's because they cannot find the right material. Reference the [[40d:#Demands|demands]] section to determine what may be required.
# Once all materials have been gathered, the game will once again pause and center, and the moody dwarf will begin construction. Upon completion the dwarf will create a semi-random artifact related to the skill affected and gain [[40d:legendary|legendary]] (or higher) status in that skill (unless the mood type is [[40d:#Possessed|possessed]]). See the [[40d:#Skills and workshops|skills and workshops]] for information on which skills can be gained, or the [[40d:#Artifacts created|artifacts created]] section for more details on the artifacts themselves.

== Types of moods ==
For each of the following types of moods, the first message is how the mood is [[40d:Announcement|announced]]; the second message appears in the dwarf's profile when he or she is viewed with the {{K|v}} key. All moody dwarves will have "Strange Mood" listed as their active task.

=== Fey ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> is taken by a fey mood!|#fff}}
: ''Has the aspect of one fey!''

This is the most basic strange mood. Fey dwarves will clearly state their demands when the workshop they are in is examined.

A fey dwarf's happiness is automatically set to 'quite content'.

=== Secretive ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> withdraws from society...|#ccc}}
: ''Peculiarly secretive...''

Secretive moods are the same as fey moods, except a secretive dwarf will sketch pictures of their required materials instead of clearly stating their demands if they cannot find what they need. Descriptions of all these [[40d:Mood#Demands|secretive requirements]] can be seen only by viewing the workshop that the moody dwarf has claimed, with {{k|q}}, and then only while the dwarf is waiting inside it. More than one "picture" is likely; these will cycle through the entire list automatically if any one is not available. (Since materials are gathered ''in order'', it's quite possible that only one of a long list is needed to allow the moody dwarf to continue on their project. If the dwarf has gathered some of the materials (seen as "tasked" when looking at the workshop with {{k|t}}), then the next in the list is what they are looking for.)

A secretive dwarf's happiness is automatically set to 'quite content'.

=== Possessed ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> has been possessed!|#f0f}}
: ''Possessed by unknown forces!''

Possessed dwarves have cryptic material requests, and have the unfortunate distinction of not receiving any experience upon successful construction of an artifact. It is unknown if controllable circumstances lead to a possessed mood instead of one of the more desirable fey or secretive moods. Possessed dwarves will mutter the name of the artifact they are working on once they have all the materials they need.

A possession is the only mood that does ''not'' result in a jump in [[40d:experience|experience]].

A possessed dwarf's happiness is automatically set to 'quite content'.

=== Fell ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> looses a roaring laughter, fell and terrible!|#a0a}}
: ''Has a horrible fell look!''

A dwarf that goes into a fell mood will always take over a [[40d:butcher's shop|butcher's shop]] or a [[40d:tanner's shop|tanner's shop]]. If neither are available, any other workshop will be used instead. The dwarf will then ''murder'' the nearest dwarf, drag the corpse into the shop and make some sort of object out of dwarf [[40d:leather|leather]] or [[40d:bone|bone]]. Once the artifact is completed, the fell dwarf will become a legendary [[40d:bone carver|bone carver]] or [[40d:leatherworker|leatherworker]]. Strangely, none of the other dwarves seem to mind the murder. Only unhappy dwarves may enter a fell mood.

Aside from the potential loss of an important dwarf in the wrong place at the wrong time, there doesn't seem to be any downside to a fell mood. The end result is always an artifact and a legendary craftsdwarf. Since the only ingredient used (a dwarf) is available in abundance, a fell mood will only fail if the fell dwarf is completely isolated from other dwarves, or if the proper workshop does not exist.

=== Macabre ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> begins to stalk and brood...|#777}}
: ''Brooding darkly...''

Macabre moods are similar to fell moods, but the dwarf will not murder a fellow dwarf. A macabre dwarf may require bones, skulls, and chunks/remains; if you do not happen to have any, you will have to "make" some, or let the moody dwarf go insane. Like fell moods, only unhappy dwarves can enter macabre moods.

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== Demands ==
Once a workshop is claimed, the dwarf will begin collecting materials. Each artifact will require between one and ten materials to complete. If the moody dwarf remains idle, then the necessary materials are not available. [[40d:Forbidden|Forbidden]] items must be reclaimed ({{K|d}} - {{K|b}} - {{K|c}}) before they may be used, but moody dwarves will ignore settings regarding [[40d:economic stone|economic stone]]. Press {{K|q}} and highlight the workshop to receive a series of clues about what the dwarf needs. Hints that stay active for longer than 2 seconds mean that multiple pieces of that material will be required; each single demand will be displayed for 2 seconds, so if it says "gems... shining" for 6 seconds, 3 gems are demanded. Materials will always be fetched ''in order'', so if at least one item has already been retrieved (the items will show up with "TSK" ("task") next to them when the workshop is viewed with the {{K|t}} context menu), it will usually be possible to tell what item is required next.

You can use this to your advantage to get your dwarf to pick specific types of items, even if the moody dwarf has already started storing materials in their workshop: if a fey weaponsmith starts piling up copper bars, forbid those bars and he'll go pick another bar instead. If you forbid all metals except say steel (the stocks screen makes this fairly convenient), then he'll skip all those other metals and make his artifact weapon out of strong, valuable steel instead of whatever random inferior metal he might have picked otherwise. Don't forbid any of his materials after your dwarf has begun building his artifact - he won't go back to collecting materials once started and will end up going insane.

Note though that if a dwarf has a demand for a specific item, such as a [[40d:bar|bar of metal]], raw [[40d:gem|gem]], or [[40d:shell|shell]], then that item type will be ''required''. For this reason, it is usually a good idea to keep an example of each item type on hand, particularly cut and raw gems, shells, bones, leather, raw (green) glass, both silk and plant cloth.

In somewhat rarer cases, a dwarf with a personality preference for a specific material, such as steel or silver [[bars]], will demand exactly that specific sub-type of material. For this reason, it is a good idea to keep as many types of material on hand as possible, including the three different kinds of glass. Forbidding materials won't let you get around this either: if they want a specific material subtype and you forbid it in favor of something else, they'll just sulk in their workshop until you unforbid the material or they are able to find it some other way - or they go [[40d:insane|insane]]. Asking a liaison for likely materials ''in advance'' is a good plan - "next year" is far too long for a moody dwarf to last. Check your dwarves' [[40d:preference|preference]]s if you care.

Once you have struck [[40d:Adamantine|Adamantine]], all moods which use cloth or metal as a primary component will insist on using Adamantine cloth or wafers over all other materials; moody dwarves which happen to want metal for decorations will still choose bars based on distance or preference. Moods involving stone crafting or masonry will not prefer [[40d:raw Adamantine|raw Adamantine]] over other stones.

The various demands are translated here:

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;width:90%;"
|-
! Material
! Fey
! Secretive
! Possessed
|-
|
| <dwarf> screams "I must have <demand>!"
| <dwarf> sketches pictures of <demand>.
| <dwarf> mutters "<artifact> needs <demand>..."
|-
| [[40d:Stone|Stone]]
| rock
| a quarry
| stone... rock
|-
| Stone [[40d:block|block]]
| rock blocks
| square blocks
| blocks... bricks
|-
| [[40d:Wood|Wood]]
| wood logs
| a forest
| tree... life
|-
| Metal [[40d:bar|bar]]
| metal bars
| shining bars of metal
| bars... metal
|-
| [[40d:Gem|Gem]]s (cut)
| cut gems
| cut gems
| gems... shining
|-
| [[40d:Gem|Gem]]s (raw)
| rough gems
| rough gems
| rough... color
|-
| [[40d:Glass|Glass]] (green)
| raw green glass
| glass
| raw... green
|-
| [[40d:Glass|Glass]] (clear)
| clear glass{{verify}}
| glass and burning wood
| raw... clear
|-
| [[40d:Glass|Glass]] (crystal)
| crystal glass{{verify}}
| rough gems and glass
| raw... crystal
|-
| [[40d:Bone|Bone]]
| bones
| skeletons
| bones... yes
|-
| [[40d:Shell|Shell]]
| shells
| a shell
| a shell...
|-
| [[40d:Leather|Leather]]
| tanned hides
| stacked leather
| leather... skin
|-
| [[40d:Cloth|Cloth]] (plant)
| plant fiber cloth
| stacked cloth
| cloth... thread
|-
| [[40d:Cloth|Cloth]] (silk)
| silk cloth
| stacked cloth
| cloth... thread
|}

====Known quirk====
On maps with magma, dwarfs* who intend to create an artifact at a [[40d:forge|forge]] or [[40d:glass furnace|glass furnace]] may only be willing to use a standard (non-magma) version, or only a magma version, and will find the other completely unacceptable. If they are just standing around, then they won't use the type you have, and you will have to build the other type for them (though no [[40d:fuel|fuel]] will be required if using a standard, non-magma version).
:''(* This would include most all [[40d:armorsmith|armorsmith]]s, [[40d:blacksmith|blacksmith]]s, [[40d:metalsmith|metalsmith]]s, [[40d:weaponsmith|weaponsmith]]s, and [[40d:glassmaker|glassmaker]]s, and any whose mood is dictated by the relevant skills.)''

== The mechanics of moods ==

=== Frequency===
When a fortress is started, an internal counter is set to 1000. Around 11 or 12 times per day, this counter is decremented by 1, running down to zero in about 3 months. When the counter would ordinarily be decremented when it has already reached zero, there is a 1 in 500 chance that a strange mood will strike. This means that, once all conditions are met and the clock is ticking, while there is approximately a 2.4% chance of a strange mood per day, or ''very approximately'' a 50% chance of a strange mood per month, there is no guarantee when a mood will strike - might be sooner, might be (almost) never.

=== Conditions ===
In order for a dwarf to be struck with a strange mood, three conditions must be met:
:* There is no currently active strange mood,
:* The maximum number of artifacts is not met,
:* There are at least 20 eligible dwarves ''(see below)''.

If all three of these conditions are true, the game may trigger a strange mood according to the frequency.

==== Maximum number of artifacts ====
The maximum number of artifacts in any one fortress is limited by the lower of:
* The number of items created divided by 200. It is unknown whether mined-out rock counts as an "item created", or whether bolts and units of drink are counted individually.
* The number of revealed [[40d:subterranean|subterranean]] tiles divided by 2308 (this is an area equivalent to a 48x48 square). Using [[40d:Exploratory mining|exploratory methods]] is a great way to increase your artifact limit.
[http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=46803.0 Anecdotal evidence] indicates that obsidian farming will affect at least one of these limits.

==== Eligibility ====
The deciding factor for eligibility is a dwarf's actual [[40d:profession|profession]]. ''(Note that "{{L|Skill#Custom profession labels|custom professions}}" have no effect on this!)'' Thus, dwarves may enter strange moods regardless of what skills they have or don't have, so long as they are of an acceptable profession. Dwarves who have already created an artifact are not eligible to create another, and since every mood ends in either an artifact or death, every dwarf may enter at most one mood. Dwarves who have obtained one or more legendary skills without creating artifacts may enter strange moods.

Appointed {{L|noble}}s may enter moods as per their default profession, but {{L|Noble#Immigrant Nobles|immigrant nobles}} are '''not''' eligible for moods. That includes:
:Advisor, Baron/ess, Baron/ess Consort, Count/ess, Countess Consort, Duke/Duchess, Duke/Duchess Consort, Dungeon Master, Hammerer, King/Queen, King/Queen Consort, Philosopher, and Tax Collector.

Further, dwarfs with a {{L|Soldier#Soldier professions|military profession}} other than "Recruit" can '''not''' enter moods. Incidental military skills make no difference - eligibility (and weighting) depends purely on the actual ''{{L|profession}}'', as listed at the time. Military professions include:
:Axedwarf, Axe Lord, Champion, Crossbowdwarf, Elite Crossbowdwarf, Hammerdwarf, Hammer Lord, Macedwarf, Mace Lord, Marksdwarf, Elite Marksdwarf, Speardwarf, Spearmaster, Swordsdwarf, Swordmaster, Wrestler, and Elite Wrestler.

Babies may '''not''' enter moods.

Any other profession is eligible to enter a mood, but not all have the same ''chance'' to enter a mood...

:''('''Note''' - Specifically, and to avoid previous misunderstandings, [[40d:Strand extractor|Strand extractor]], {{L|Clerk}}, {{L|Administrator}}, {{L|Trader}}, {{L|Building designer|Architect}}, {{L|Alchemist's laboratory|Alchemist}}, {{L|Soldier#Recruits|Recruit}} and {{L|Child}} '''are''' moodable professions.)''

=== Chance ===
When determining who will have a strange mood, each eligible dwarf is put into a weighted lottery. The odds are assigned a higher or lower weight based on the dwarf's [[40d:profession|profession]]. The default weight is 6, but some professions are more likely to enter a strange mood than others. (This is like most dwarfs getting 6 tickets to the lottery, and others getting more.)

{| class="wikitable" cellspacing="0" border="2" cellpadding="5"
|-
! Weighting
! Professions

|-
| 21 ||Armorer, Blacksmith, Bone Carver, Clothier, Craftsdwarf, Jeweler, Gem Cutter, Gem Setter, Glassmaker, Leatherworker, Metalcrafter, Metalsmith, Stonecrafter, Weaponsmith, Weaver, Woodcrafter
|-
| 11 ||Bowyer, Carpenter, Stoneworker, Mason, Woodworker
|-
| 6 ||Engraver, Mechanic, Miner, Tanner, & all other [[40d:profession|profession]]s.

|}

:'''''Example:''' What this means is: if you had 21 dwarves, made up of 20 eligible farmers, furnace operators, miners, woodcutters etc. (with 6 chances each) plus one Armorer (with 21 chances), that one Armorer would have a 21 in 141 chance (20 dwarves x 6 chances each = 120 + 21 chances more = 141 total) of the mood striking them. That's about 1 in 7, while the other 20 have a 6 in 141 chance each, or about 1 in 24. The odds are still against the armorer, but much better than for any other single dwarf.''

Note that not every profession is from a moodable skill. An Alchemist, Architect, Furnace Operator or Strand Extractor can be taken by a mood, but that will not make those skills legendary, nor will they create an artifact bar of soap, building, bar of metal or wafer of adamantine.

:NOTE: ''If your game was saved shortly before one of you dwarves acquired a mood, reloading that game will most likely cause the chances to be completely re-figured, resulting in a different mood at a different time for a different dwarf with different materials. This is true for most all random events and results in Dwarf Fortress.''

=== Skills and workshops ===

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="4" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;float:right;margin:0 0 20px 30px;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#eee;border-bottom:1px solid black;text-align:center;" | Artifact Skill Rewards
|-
! Highest skill
! Workshop used
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Armorsmith}}
| {{L|Magma forge}} or {{L|Metalsmith's forge}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Bone carver}}
| {{L|Craftsdwarf's workshop}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Bowyer}}
| {{L|Bowyer's workshop}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Carpenter}}
| {{L|Carpenter's workshop}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Clothier}}
| {{L|Clothier's shop}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Engraver}}
| {{L|Craftsdwarf's workshop}} or {{L|Mason's workshop}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Gem cutter}}
| {{L|Jeweler's workshop}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Gem setter}}
| {{L|Jeweler's workshop}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Glassmaker}}
| {{L|Glass furnace}} or {{L|Magma glass furnace}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Leatherworker}}
| {{L|Leatherworks}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Mason}}
| {{L|Mason's workshop}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Mechanic}}
| {{L|Mechanic's workshop}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Metal crafter}}
| {{L|Magma forge}} or {{L|Metalsmith's forge}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Metalsmith}}
| {{L|Magma forge}} or {{L|Metalsmith's forge}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Miner}}
| {{L|Craftsdwarf's workshop}} or {{L|Mason's workshop}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Stone crafter}}
| {{L|Craftsdwarf's workshop}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Tanner}}
| {{L|Tanner's shop}} or {{L|Leather works}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Weaponsmith}}
| {{L|Magma forge}} or {{L|Metalsmith's forge}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Weaver}}
| {{L|Clothier's shop}}
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| {{L|Wood crafter}}
| {{L|Craftsdwarf's workshop}}
|}

A dwarf will claim a workshop according to their highest applicable skill, and upon completion of the artifact, gain 20,000 {{L|experience}} in that skill (excepting {{L|Strange mood#Possessed|possessed}} dwarves). This will give the dwarf a legendary-level {{L|skill}} (specifically, "legendary+1" or higher, depending on the dwarf's initial skill level) and a number of [[40d:attribute|attribute]] gains. The table to the right describes all applicable skills and their potential workshop requirements - there are only 20 skills that determine the workshop and that can be affected by a mood (sometimes referred to as '''moodable''' skills.) If a dwarf does not possess at least one of the mooodable skills listed to the right, they will take over a {{L|craftsdwarf's workshop}} and gain one of {{L|bone carver}}, {{L|stone crafter}}, or {{L|wood crafter}} skills, producing an artifact {{L|craft}}.

If a dwarf has the same experience points in two skills (as opposed to same experience title), the first listed for that dwarf will be the one affected by the mood (the exact experience can only be made visible with 3rd party {{L|utilities}}).

When multiple workshops are listed, the dwarf may require one or the other, so ensure that ''both'' are available, if possible. If you have one, and the dwarf is not interested, then build the other, right away. (i.e. If you have only {{L|magma forge}}s, you may have to build a standard {{L|forge}} for the moody dwarf).

Below is a list of all ''non''-moodable skills; if all of a dwarfs skills are found on this list and none from the table to the right, then they have no moodable skills and will construct their artifact at a {{L|Craftsdwarf's workshop}}, producing an appropriate craft as described above:

{|
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="padding-right:30px;" |
* {{L|Ambusher}}
* {{L|Animal caretaker}}
* {{L|Animal dissector}}
* {{L|Animal trainer}}
* {{L|Appraiser}}
* {{L|Building designer|Architect}}
* {{L|Brewer}}
* {{L|Butcher}}
* {{L|Cheese maker}}
* {{L|Cook}}
* {{L|Dyer}}
* {{L|Fish cleaner}}
* {{L|Fish dissector}}
* {{L|Fisherdwarf}}
* {{L|Furnace operator}}
* {{L|Grower}}
* {{L|Herbalist}}
|
* {{L|Lye maker}}
* {{L|Milker}}
* {{L|Miller}}
* {{L|Potash maker}}
* {{L|Pump operator}}
* {{L|Record keeper}}
* {{L|Siege engineer}}
* {{L|Siege operator}}
* {{L|Soaper}}
* {{L|Strand extractor}}
* {{L|Thresher}}
* {{L|Trapper}}
* {{L|Wood cutter}}
* {{L|Wood burner}}
* All {{L|military}} skills
* All {{L|social skill}}s
|}

This fact can be utilized to maximize the possibility of getting a dwarf with the specific legendary skill you want: since ''non''-moodable skills are ignored, when ever possible make sure that each dwarf's highest ''moodable'' skill is one of those you want*. Have all your peasants, {{L|farmer}}s, non-professional military and other dwarves without any moodable skills do a tiny bit of work in the skill(s) you most want; if a "{{L|experience|dabbling}}" skill is the highest moodable skill they have, that is the skill that will be used.

:''(* {{L|Armorsmith}}, {{L|Weaponsmith}}, {{L|Metal crafter}} and {{L|Metalsmith}} are possibly the most-desired legendary skills, but much depends on your fortress, your current mix of skills, and your play style.)''

:''(Note that {{L|Tanner}} is a moodable skill, the only {{L|Farmer}} category skill that is moodable.)''

== Artifacts created ==
The type of artifact created will depend on the dwarf's highest skill. Masons will always create some kind of stone object, usually furniture; bone Carvers, a bone or shell object; carpenters, a wood object, etc. Miners and engravers will usually turn out a stone craft or piece of furniture; metalworkers, metal crafts, weapons, or armor (depending on the type of metalworker); weavers, an article of clothing; tanners, a leather armor or object. If a dwarf has no moodable skills, they will take over a [[40d:craftsdwarf's workshop|craftsdwarf's workshop]] and create a bone, stone or wood craft of some type. The precise type of craft created is usually somewhat random but if a dwarf has a personality preference for a particular thing, such as gauntlets or floodgates or crowns, and that thing is an available choice given the dwarf's profession, they will generally create an object of that type.

The first object grabbed by the dwarf will be the "primary" substance; all other materials will be used to decorate the artifact. If a dwarf grabs a piece of [[40d:chalk|chalk]] and makes a statue, for instance, it will be a "chalk statue", but an artifact can potentially be composed of bone, cloth, gems, leather, metal, shell, stone, and wood all at once. In some cases, a moody dwarf will produce an item which normally cannot be made from that material, leading to such odd constructions as an [[40d:obsidian|obsidian]] [[40d:bed|bed]], [[40d:ruby|ruby]] [[40d:floodgate|floodgate]], or turtle [[40d:shell|shell]] [[40d:cage|cage]].

Once created, most [[40d:artifact|artifact]]s will be available for use just like a normal item of its type. Artifact furniture is useful for high value [[40d:noble|noble]] rooms. [[40d:Weapon|Weapon]]s and [[40d:armor|armor]] will only be used by heroes and champions. Artifact weapons in [[40d:Trap#Weapon Trap|weapon traps]] can also boost a room's value considerably, as in the case of artifact trap components.

== Failure ==
If you can't provide the desired workshop and all the required component materials within a couple of months, the dwarf will go [[40d:insane|insane]], which cancels the mood and the artifact. As if that's not bad enough, any dwarf who goes insane will soon die, one way or another.

A dwarf who is [[40d:melancholy|melancholy]] or [[40d:stark raving mad|stark raving mad]] is harmless to others (until they die and start a [[40d:tantrum|tantrum]] spiral), but a [[40d:berserk|berserk]] dwarf will attack other dwarfs and possibly pull levers at random. You may want to station a squad nearby or assign a few war dogs to the dwarf on the chance that they will lash out. If you build your workshops inside enclosed rooms with doors you can also lock the moody dwarf in the room until he or she starves. In extreme cases, building a wall around an open workshop is the best precaution.

Most events that would ordinarily interrupt a dwarf will not deter a moody dwarf - for example, while passing out from pain will cancel most tasks, a moody dwarf will continue working as soon as he wakes up. Giving birth while in a strange mood does not interrupt the dwarf either; the new mother will ignore the baby until her mood is resolved and it will happily wander off in the meantime.

Severe distractions such as hostile creatures, however, can interrupt a strange mood, resulting in immediate insanity; similar results will happen if the workshop suddenly becomes unavailable, whether from being destroyed (by a cave-in or a dwarf throwing a tantrum) or from losing power (in the case of magma workshops). Note that the insanity can happen even when the dwarf is not deadlocked on an item; there have been observed instances where a dwarf goes insane while in the process of carrying a required item back to the commandeered workshop.

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'''See also'''
:*[[40d:Insanity|Insanity]]
:*[[40d:Legendary artifact|Artifact]]
:*[[40d:Profession|Profession]]
:*[[40d:Legendary|Legendary Skill]]

40d:Strange mood

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Periodically, individual dwarves are struck with an idea for a [[40d:legendary artifact|legendary artifact]] and enter a '''strange mood'''. Dwarves which enter a strange mood will stop whatever they are doing and pursue the construction of this artifact to the exclusion of all else. This will be based on a particular [[40d:skill|skill]] that creates a finished end product that can have a [[40d:quality|quality]], rather than intermediary material such as bars of metal or raw food. They will not stop to eat, drink, sleep, or even run away from dangerous creatures. If they do not manage to begin construction of the artifact within a handful of months, they will go [[40d:Strange mood#Failure|insane]] and die soon afterward.

A dwarf will only be struck by a mood once in their lifetime. Upon completion of their artifact they will usually become [[40d:legendary|legendary]] in that skill, and will then return to their normal life in the fortress with their newfound skill. A fortress can have at most one dwarf in a strange mood at any one time.

==Overview==
The entire process can be summarized as follows:
# Strange moods can only occur when the below necessary [[40d:#Conditions|conditions]] are met. [[40d:baby|Babies]] and activated [[40d:Soldier|Soldier]]s with military skills cannot enter moods, nor [[40d:Noble#Immigrant_Nobles|immigrant nobles]], but any other dwarf can, including [[40d:child|child]]ren.
# The game will pause, center on a dwarf, and announce that the dwarf has entered one of five different types of strange moods. The [[40d:#Types|types of mood]] are listed below. While in a mood, a dwarf will display a blinking exclamation point (see [[40d:status icons|status icons]]).
# For the duration of the mood, the dwarf will claim a workshop related to the skill that the mood affects (not all skills are eligible), kick out any dwarf who was using it, and render it otherwise unusable until the mood has been resolved. If a moody dwarf does not claim a workshop, it is because the appropriate workshop does not exist. (See [[40d:#Skills and workshops|skills and workshops]] below to determine which workshop(s) might be required.) A moody dwarf will ''not'' be available to build a needed workshop; another dwarf with the appropriate [[40d:labor|labor]] designation must do so for them, if one is necessary.
# After claiming a workshop, the dwarf will set about collecting the required materials for their artifact. If the dwarf remains idle inside the workshop, it's because they cannot find the right material. Reference the [[40d:#Demands|demands]] section to determine what may be required.
# Once all materials have been gathered, the game will once again pause and center, and the moody dwarf will begin construction. Upon completion the dwarf will create a semi-random artifact related to the skill affected and gain [[40d:legendary|legendary]] (or higher) status in that skill (unless the mood type is [[40d:#Possessed|possessed]]). See the [[40d:#Skills and workshops|skills and workshops]] for information on which skills can be gained, or the [[40d:#Artifacts created|artifacts created]] section for more details on the artifacts themselves.

== Types of moods ==
For each of the following types of moods, the first message is how the mood is [[40d:Announcement|announced]]; the second message appears in the dwarf's profile when he or she is viewed with the {{K|v}} key. All moody dwarves will have "Strange Mood" listed as their active task.

=== Fey ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> is taken by a fey mood!|#fff}}
: ''Has the aspect of one fey!''

This is the most basic strange mood. Fey dwarves will clearly state their demands when the workshop they are in is examined.

A fey dwarf's happiness is automatically set to 'quite content'.

=== Secretive ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> withdraws from society...|#ccc}}
: ''Peculiarly secretive...''

Secretive moods are the same as fey moods, except a secretive dwarf will sketch pictures of their required materials instead of clearly stating their demands if they cannot find what they need. Descriptions of all these [[40d:Mood#Demands|secretive requirements]] can be seen only by viewing the workshop that the moody dwarf has claimed, with {{k|q}}, and then only while the dwarf is waiting inside it. More than one "picture" is likely; these will cycle through the entire list automatically if any one is not available. (Since materials are gathered ''in order'', it's quite possible that only one of a long list is needed to allow the moody dwarf to continue on their project. If the dwarf has gathered some of the materials (seen as "tasked" when looking at the workshop with {{k|t}}), then the next in the list is what they are looking for.)

A secretive dwarf's happiness is automatically set to 'quite content'.

=== Possessed ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> has been possessed!|#f0f}}
: ''Possessed by unknown forces!''

Possessed dwarves have cryptic material requests, and have the unfortunate distinction of not receiving any experience upon successful construction of an artifact. It is unknown if controllable circumstances lead to a possessed mood instead of one of the more desirable fey or secretive moods. Possessed dwarves will mutter the name of the artifact they are working on once they have all the materials they need.

A possession is the only mood that does ''not'' result in a jump in [[40d:experience|experience]].

A possessed dwarf's happiness is automatically set to 'quite content'.

=== Fell ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> looses a roaring laughter, fell and terrible!|#a0a}}
: ''Has a horrible fell look!''

A dwarf that goes into a fell mood will always take over a [[40d:butcher's shop|butcher's shop]] or a [[40d:tanner's shop|tanner's shop]]. If neither are available, any other workshop will be used instead. The dwarf will then ''murder'' the nearest dwarf, drag the corpse into the shop and make some sort of object out of dwarf [[40d:leather|leather]] or [[40d:bone|bone]]. Once the artifact is completed, the fell dwarf will become a legendary [[40d:bone carver|bone carver]] or [[40d:leatherworker|leatherworker]]. Strangely, none of the other dwarves seem to mind the murder. Only unhappy dwarves may enter a fell mood.

Aside from the potential loss of an important dwarf in the wrong place at the wrong time, there doesn't seem to be any downside to a fell mood. The end result is always an artifact and a legendary craftsdwarf. Since the only ingredient used (a dwarf) is available in abundance, a fell mood will only fail if the fell dwarf is completely isolated from other dwarves, or if the proper workshop does not exist.

=== Macabre ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> begins to stalk and brood...|#777}}
: ''Brooding darkly...''

Macabre moods are similar to fell moods, but the dwarf will not murder a fellow dwarf. A macabre dwarf may require bones, skulls, and chunks/remains; if you do not happen to have any, you will have to "make" some, or let the moody dwarf go insane. Like fell moods, only unhappy dwarves can enter macabre moods.

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== Demands ==
Once a workshop is claimed, the dwarf will begin collecting materials. Each artifact will require between one and ten materials to complete. If the moody dwarf remains idle, then the necessary materials are not available. [[40d:Forbidden|Forbidden]] items must be reclaimed ({{K|d}} - {{K|b}} - {{K|c}}) before they may be used, but moody dwarves will ignore settings regarding [[40d:economic stone|economic stone]]. Press {{K|q}} and highlight the workshop to receive a series of clues about what the dwarf needs. Hints that stay active for longer than 2 seconds mean that multiple pieces of that material will be required; each single demand will be displayed for 2 seconds, so if it says "gems... shining" for 6 seconds, 3 gems are demanded. Materials will always be fetched ''in order'', so if at least one item has already been retrieved (the items will show up with "TSK" ("task") next to them when the workshop is viewed with the {{K|t}} context menu), it will usually be possible to tell what item is required next.

You can use this to your advantage to get your dwarf to pick specific types of items, even if the moody dwarf has already started storing materials in their workshop: if a fey weaponsmith starts piling up copper bars, forbid those bars and he'll go pick another bar instead. If you forbid all metals except say steel (the stocks screen makes this fairly convenient), then he'll skip all those other metals and make his artifact weapon out of strong, valuable steel instead of whatever random inferior metal he might have picked otherwise. Don't forbid any of his materials after your dwarf has begun building his artifact - he won't go back to collecting materials once started and will end up going insane.

Note though that if a dwarf has a demand for a specific item, such as a [[40d:bar|bar of metal]], raw [[40d:gem|gem]], or [[40d:shell|shell]], then that item type will be ''required''. For this reason, it is usually a good idea to keep an example of each item type on hand, particularly cut and raw gems, shells, bones, leather, raw (green) glass, both silk and plant cloth.

In somewhat rarer cases, a dwarf with a personality preference for a specific material, such as steel or silver [[bars]], will demand exactly that specific sub-type of material. For this reason, it is a good idea to keep as many types of material on hand as possible, including the three different kinds of glass. Forbidding materials won't let you get around this either: if they want a specific material subtype and you forbid it in favor of something else, they'll just sulk in their workshop until you unforbid the material or they are able to find it some other way - or they go [[40d:insane|insane]]. Asking a liaison for likely materials ''in advance'' is a good plan - "next year" is far too long for a moody dwarf to last. Check your dwarves' [[40d:preference|preference]]s if you care.

Once you have struck [[40d:Adamantine|Adamantine]], all moods which use cloth or metal as a primary component will insist on using Adamantine cloth or wafers over all other materials; moody dwarves which happen to want metal for decorations will still choose bars based on distance or preference. Moods involving stone crafting or masonry will not prefer [[40d:raw Adamantine|raw Adamantine]] over other stones.

The various demands are translated here:

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;width:90%;"
|-
! Material
! Fey
! Secretive
! Possessed
|-
|
| <dwarf> screams "I must have <demand>!"
| <dwarf> sketches pictures of <demand>.
| <dwarf> mutters "<artifact> needs <demand>..."
|-
| [[40d:Stone|Stone]]
| rock
| a quarry
| stone... rock
|-
| Stone [[40d:block|block]]
| rock blocks
| square blocks
| blocks... bricks
|-
| [[40d:Wood|Wood]]
| wood logs
| a forest
| tree... life
|-
| Metal [[40d:bar|bar]]
| metal bars
| shining bars of metal
| bars... metal
|-
| [[40d:Gem|Gem]]s (cut)
| cut gems
| cut gems
| gems... shining
|-
| [[40d:Gem|Gem]]s (raw)
| rough gems
| rough gems
| rough... color
|-
| [[40d:Glass|Glass]] (green)
| raw green glass
| glass
| raw... green
|-
| [[40d:Glass|Glass]] (clear)
| clear glass{{verify}}
| glass and burning wood
| raw... clear
|-
| [[40d:Glass|Glass]] (crystal)
| crystal glass{{verify}}
| rough gems and glass
| raw... crystal
|-
| [[40d:Bone|Bone]]
| bones
| skeletons
| bones... yes
|-
| [[40d:Shell|Shell]]
| shells
| a shell
| a shell...
|-
| [[40d:Leather|Leather]]
| tanned hides
| stacked leather
| leather... skin
|-
| [[40d:Cloth|Cloth]] (plant)
| plant fiber cloth
| stacked cloth
| cloth... thread
|-
| [[40d:Cloth|Cloth]] (silk)
| silk cloth
| stacked cloth
| cloth... thread
|}

====Known quirk====
On maps with magma, dwarfs* who intend to create an artifact at a [[40d:forge|forge]] or [[40d:glass furnace|glass furnace]] may only be willing to use a standard (non-magma) version, or only a magma version, and will find the other completely unacceptable. If they are just standing around, then they won't use the type you have, and you will have to build the other type for them (though no [[40d:fuel|fuel]] will be required if using a standard, non-magma version).
:''(* This would include most all [[40d:armorsmith|armorsmith]]s, [[40d:blacksmith|blacksmith]]s, [[40d:metalsmith|metalsmith]]s, [[40d:weaponsmith|weaponsmith]]s, and [[40d:glassmaker|glassmaker]]s, and any whose mood is dictated by the relevant skills.)''

== The mechanics of moods ==

=== Frequency===
When a fortress is started, an internal counter is set to 1000. Around 11 or 12 times per day, this counter is decremented by 1, running down to zero in about 3 months. When the counter would ordinarily be decremented when it has already reached zero, there is a 1 in 500 chance that a strange mood will strike. This means that, once all conditions are met and the clock is ticking, while there is approximately a 2.4% chance of a strange mood per day, or ''very approximately'' a 50% chance of a strange mood per month, there is no guarantee when a mood will strike - might be sooner, might be (almost) never.

=== Conditions ===
In order for a dwarf to be struck with a strange mood, three conditions must be met:
:* There is no currently active strange mood,
:* The maximum number of artifacts is not met,
:* There are at least 20 eligible dwarves ''(see below)''.

If all three of these conditions are true, the game may trigger a strange mood according to the frequency.

==== Maximum number of artifacts ====
The maximum number of artifacts in any one fortress is limited by the lower of:
* The number of items created divided by 200. It is unknown whether mined-out rock counts as an "item created", or whether bolts and units of drink are counted individually.
* The number of revealed [[40d:subterranean|subterranean]] tiles divided by 2308 (this is an area equivalent to a 48x48 square). Using [[40d:Exploratory mining|exploratory methods]] is a great way to increase your artifact limit.
[http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=46803.0 Anecdotal evidence] indicates that obsidian farming will affect at least one of these limits.

==== Eligibility ====
The deciding factor for eligibility is a dwarf's actual [[40d:profession|profession]]. ''(Note that "{{L|Skill#Custom profession labels|custom professions}}" have no effect on this!)'' Thus, dwarves may enter strange moods regardless of what skills they have or don't have, so long as they are of an acceptable profession. Dwarves who have already created an artifact are not eligible to create another, and since every mood ends in either an artifact or death, every dwarf may enter at most one mood. Dwarves who have obtained one or more legendary skills without creating artifacts may enter strange moods.

Appointed {{L|noble}}s may enter moods as per their default profession, but {{L|Noble#Immigrant Nobles|immigrant nobles}} are '''not''' eligible for moods. That includes:
:Advisor, Baron/ess, Baron/ess Consort, Count/ess, Countess Consort, Duke/Duchess, Duke/Duchess Consort, Dungeon Master, Hammerer, King/Queen, King/Queen Consort, Philosopher, and Tax Collector.

Further, dwarfs with a {{L|Soldier#Soldier professions|military profession}} other than "Recruit" can '''not''' enter moods. Incidental military skills make no difference - eligibility (and weighting) depends purely on the actual ''{{L|profession}}'', as listed at the time. Military professions include:
:Axedwarf, Axe Lord, Champion, Crossbowdwarf, Elite Crossbowdwarf, Hammerdwarf, Hammer Lord, Macedwarf, Mace Lord, Marksdwarf, Elite Marksdwarf, Speardwarf, Spearmaster, Swordsdwarf, Swordmaster, Wrestler, and Elite Wrestler.

Babies may '''not''' enter moods.

Any other profession is eligible to enter a mood, but not all have the same ''chance'' to enter a mood...

:''('''Note''' - Specifically, and to avoid previous misunderstandings, [[40d:Strand extractor|Strand extractor]], {{L|Clerk}}, {{L|Administrator}}, {{L|Trader}}, {{L|Building designer|Architect}}, {{L|Alchemist's laboratory|Alchemist}}, {{L|Soldier#Recruits|Recruit}} and {{L|Child}} '''are''' moodable professions.)''

=== Chance ===
When determining who will have a strange mood, each eligible dwarf is put into a weighted lottery. The odds are assigned a higher or lower weight based on the dwarf's [[40d:profession|profession]]. The default weight is 6, but some professions are more likely to enter a strange mood than others. (This is like most dwarfs getting 6 tickets to the lottery, and others getting more.)

{| class="wikitable" cellspacing="0" border="2" cellpadding="5"
|-
! Weighting
! Professions

|-
| 21 ||Armorer, Blacksmith, Bone Carver, Clothier, Craftsdwarf, Jeweler, Gem Cutter, Gem Setter, Glassmaker, Leatherworker, Metalcrafter, Metalsmith, Stonecrafter, Weaponsmith, Weaver, Woodcrafter
|-
| 11 ||Bowyer, Carpenter, Stoneworker, Mason, Woodworker
|-
| 6 ||Engraver, Mechanic, Miner, Tanner, & all other [[40d:profession|profession]]s.

|}

:'''''Example:''' What this means is: if you had 21 dwarves, made up of 20 eligible farmers, furnace operators, miners, woodcutters etc. (with 6 chances each) plus one Armorer (with 21 chances), that one Armorer would have a 21 in 141 chance (20 dwarves x 6 chances each = 120 + 21 chances more = 141 total) of the mood striking them. That's about 1 in 7, while the other 20 have a 6 in 141 chance each, or about 1 in 24. The odds are still against the armorer, but much better than for any other single dwarf.''

Note that not every profession is from a moodable skill. An Alchemist, Architect, Furnace Operator or Strand Extractor can be taken by a mood, but that will not make those skills legendary, nor will they create an artifact bar of soap, building, bar of metal or wafer of adamantine.

:NOTE: ''If your game was saved shortly before one of you dwarves acquired a mood, reloading that game will most likely cause the chances to be completely re-figured, resulting in a different mood at a different time for a different dwarf with different materials. This is true for most all random events and results in Dwarf Fortress.''

=== Skills and workshops ===

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="4" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;float:right;margin:0 0 20px 30px;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#eee;border-bottom:1px solid black;text-align:center;" | Artifact Skill Rewards
|-
! Highest skill
! Workshop used
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Armorsmith|Armorsmith]]
| [[40d:Magma forge|Magma forge]] or [[40d:Metalsmith's forge|Metalsmith's forge]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Bonecarver|Bonecarver]]
| [[40d:Craftsdwarf's workshop|Craftsdwarf's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Bowyer|Bowyer]]
| [[40d:Bowyer's workshop|Bowyer's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Carpenter|Carpenter]]
| [[40d:Carpenter's workshop|Carpenter's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Clothier|Clothier]]
| [[40d:Clothier's shop|Clothier's shop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Engraver|Engraver]]
| [[40d:Craftsdwarf's workshop|Craftsdwarf's workshop]] or [[40d:Mason's workshop|Mason's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Gem cutter|Gem cutter]]
| [[40d:Jeweler's workshop|Jeweler's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Gem setter|Gem setter]]
| [[40d:Jeweler's workshop|Jeweler's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Glassmaker|Glassmaker]]
| [[40d:Glass furnace|Glass furnace]] or [[40d:Magma glass furnace|Magma glass furnace]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Leatherworker|Leatherworker]]
| [[40d:Leatherworks|Leatherworks]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Mason|Mason]]
| [[40d:Mason's workshop|Mason's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Mechanic|Mechanic]]
| [[40d:Mechanic's workshop|Mechanic's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Metal crafter|Metal crafter]]
| [[40d:Magma forge|Magma forge]] or [[40d:Metalsmith's forge|Metalsmith's forge]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Metalsmith|Metalsmith]]
| [[40d:Magma forge|Magma forge]] or [[40d:Metalsmith's forge|Metalsmith's forge]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Miner|Miner]]
| [[40d:Craftsdwarf's workshop|Craftsdwarf's workshop]] or [[40d:Mason's workshop|Mason's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Stone crafter|Stone crafter]]
| [[40d:Craftsdwarf's workshop|Craftsdwarf's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Tanner|Tanner]]
| [[40d:Tanner's shop|Tanner's shop]] or [[40d:Leather works|Leather works]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Weaponsmith|Weaponsmith]]
| [[40d:Magma forge|Magma forge]] or [[40d:Metalsmith's forge|Metalsmith's forge]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Weaver|Weaver]]
| [[40d:Clothier's shop|Clothier's shop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Wood crafter|Wood crafter]]
| [[40d:Craftsdwarf's workshop|Craftsdwarf's workshop]]
|}

A dwarf will claim a workshop according to their highest applicable skill, and upon completion of the artifact, gain 20,000 {{L|experience}} in that skill (excepting {{L|Stange mood#Possessed|possessed}} dwarves). This will give the dwarf a legendary-level {{L|skill}} (specifically, "legendary+1" or higher, depending on the dwarf's initial skill level) and a number of [[40d:attribute|attribute]] gains. The table to the right describes all applicable skills and their potential workshop requirements - there are only 20 skills that determine the workshop and that can be affected by a mood (sometimes referred to as '''moodable''' skills.) If a dwarf does not possess at least one of the mooodable skills listed to the right, they will take over a {{L|craftsdwarf's workshop}} and gain one of {{L|bonecarver]}}, {{L|stone crafter}}, or {{L|wood crafter}} skills, producing an artifact {{L|craft}}.

If a dwarf has the same experience points in two skills (as opposed to same experience title), the first listed for that dwarf will be the one affected by the mood (the exact experience can only be made visible with 3rd party {{L|utilities}}).

When multiple workshops are listed, the dwarf may require one or the other, so ensure that ''both'' are available, if possible. If you have one, and the dwarf is not interested, then build the other, right away. (i.e. If you have only {{L|magma forge}}s, you may have to build a standard {{L|forge}} for the moody dwarf).

Below is a list of all ''non''-moodable skills; if all of a dwarfs skills are found on this list and none from the table to the right, then they have no moodable skills and will construct their artifact at a {{L|Craftsdwarf's workshop}}, producing an appropriate craft as described above:

{|
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="padding-right:30px;" |
* {{L|Ambusher}}
* {{L|Animal caretaker}}
* {{L|Animal dissector}}
* {{L|Animal trainer}}
* {{L|Appraiser}}
* {{L|Building designer|Architect}}
* {{L|Brewer}}
* {{L|Butcher}}
* {{L|Cheese maker}}
* {{L|Cook}}
* {{L|Dyer}}
* {{L|Fish cleaner}}
* {{L|Fish dissector}}
* {{L|Fisherdwarf}}
* {{L|Furnace operator}}
* {{L|Grower}}
* {{L|Herbalist}}
|
* {{L|Lye maker}}
* {{L|Milker}}
* {{L|Miller}}
* {{L|Potash maker}}
* {{L|Pump operator}}
* {{L|Record keeper}}
* {{L|Siege engineer}}
* {{L|Siege operator}}
* {{L|Soaper}}
* {{L|Strand extractor}}
* {{L|Thresher}}
* {{L|Trapper}}
* {{L|Wood cutter}}
* {{L|Wood burner}}
* All {{L|military}} skills
* All {{L|social skill}}s
|}

This fact can be utilized to maximize the possibility of getting a dwarf with the specific legendary skill you want: since ''non''-moodable skills are ignored, when ever possible make sure that each dwarf's highest ''moodable'' skill is one of those you want*. Have all your peasants, {{L|farmer}}s, non-professional military and other dwarves without any moodable skills do a tiny bit of work in the skill(s) you most want; if a "{{L|dabbling}}" skill is the highest moodable skill they have, that is the skill that will be used.

:''(* {{L|Armorsmith}}, {{L|Weaponsmith}}, {{L|Metal Crafter}} and {{L|Metalsmith}} are possibly the most-desired legendary skills, but much depends on your fortress, your current mix of skills, and your play style.)''

:''(Note that {{L|Tanner}} is a moodable skill, the only {{L|Farmer}} category skill that is moodable.)''

== Artifacts created ==
The type of artifact created will depend on the dwarf's highest skill. Masons will always create some kind of stone object, usually furniture; bone Carvers, a bone or shell object; carpenters, a wood object, etc. Miners and engravers will usually turn out a stone craft or piece of furniture; metalworkers, metal crafts, weapons, or armor (depending on the type of metalworker); weavers, an article of clothing; tanners, a leather armor or object. If a dwarf has no moodable skills, they will take over a [[40d:craftsdwarf's workshop|craftsdwarf's workshop]] and create a bone, stone or wood craft of some type. The precise type of craft created is usually somewhat random but if a dwarf has a personality preference for a particular thing, such as gauntlets or floodgates or crowns, and that thing is an available choice given the dwarf's profession, they will generally create an object of that type.

The first object grabbed by the dwarf will be the "primary" substance; all other materials will be used to decorate the artifact. If a dwarf grabs a piece of [[40d:chalk|chalk]] and makes a statue, for instance, it will be a "chalk statue", but an artifact can potentially be composed of bone, cloth, gems, leather, metal, shell, stone, and wood all at once. In some cases, a moody dwarf will produce an item which normally cannot be made from that material, leading to such odd constructions as an [[40d:obsidian|obsidian]] [[40d:bed|bed]], [[40d:ruby|ruby]] [[40d:floodgate|floodgate]], or turtle [[40d:shell|shell]] [[40d:cage|cage]].

Once created, most [[40d:artifact|artifact]]s will be available for use just like a normal item of its type. Artifact furniture is useful for high value [[40d:noble|noble]] rooms. [[40d:Weapon|Weapon]]s and [[40d:armor|armor]] will only be used by heroes and champions. Artifact weapons in [[40d:Trap#Weapon Trap|weapon traps]] can also boost a room's value considerably, as in the case of artifact trap components.

== Failure ==
If you can't provide the desired workshop and all the required component materials within a couple of months, the dwarf will go [[40d:insane|insane]], which cancels the mood and the artifact. As if that's not bad enough, any dwarf who goes insane will soon die, one way or another.

A dwarf who is [[40d:melancholy|melancholy]] or [[40d:stark raving mad|stark raving mad]] is harmless to others (until they die and start a [[40d:tantrum|tantrum]] spiral), but a [[40d:berserk|berserk]] dwarf will attack other dwarfs and possibly pull levers at random. You may want to station a squad nearby or assign a few war dogs to the dwarf on the chance that they will lash out. If you build your workshops inside enclosed rooms with doors you can also lock the moody dwarf in the room until he or she starves. In extreme cases, building a wall around an open workshop is the best precaution.

Most events that would ordinarily interrupt a dwarf will not deter a moody dwarf - for example, while passing out from pain will cancel most tasks, a moody dwarf will continue working as soon as he wakes up. Giving birth while in a strange mood does not interrupt the dwarf either; the new mother will ignore the baby until her mood is resolved and it will happily wander off in the meantime.

Severe distractions such as hostile creatures, however, can interrupt a strange mood, resulting in immediate insanity; similar results will happen if the workshop suddenly becomes unavailable, whether from being destroyed (by a cave-in or a dwarf throwing a tantrum) or from losing power (in the case of magma workshops). Note that the insanity can happen even when the dwarf is not deadlocked on an item; there have been observed instances where a dwarf goes insane while in the process of carrying a required item back to the commandeered workshop.

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'''See also'''
:*[[40d:Insanity|Insanity]]
:*[[40d:Legendary artifact|Artifact]]
:*[[40d:Profession|Profession]]
:*[[40d:Legendary|Legendary Skill]]

40d:Strange mood

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Periodically, individual dwarves are struck with an idea for a [[40d:legendary artifact|legendary artifact]] and enter a '''strange mood'''. Dwarves which enter a strange mood will stop whatever they are doing and pursue the construction of this artifact to the exclusion of all else. This will be based on a particular [[40d:skill|skill]] that creates a finished end product that can have a [[40d:quality|quality]], rather than intermediary material such as bars of metal or raw food. They will not stop to eat, drink, sleep, or even run away from dangerous creatures. If they do not manage to begin construction of the artifact within a handful of months, they will go [[40d:Strange mood#Failure|insane]] and die soon afterward.

A dwarf will only be struck by a mood once in their lifetime. Upon completion of their artifact they will usually become [[40d:legendary|legendary]] in that skill, and will then return to their normal life in the fortress with their newfound skill. A fortress can have at most one dwarf in a strange mood at any one time.

==Overview==
The entire process can be summarized as follows:
# Strange moods can only occur when the below necessary [[40d:#Conditions|conditions]] are met. [[40d:baby|Babies]] and activated [[40d:Soldier|Soldier]]s with military skills cannot enter moods, nor [[40d:Noble#Immigrant_Nobles|immigrant nobles]], but any other dwarf can, including [[40d:child|child]]ren.
# The game will pause, center on a dwarf, and announce that the dwarf has entered one of five different types of strange moods. The [[40d:#Types|types of mood]] are listed below. While in a mood, a dwarf will display a blinking exclamation point (see [[40d:status icons|status icons]]).
# For the duration of the mood, the dwarf will claim a workshop related to the skill that the mood affects (not all skills are eligible), kick out any dwarf who was using it, and render it otherwise unusable until the mood has been resolved. If a moody dwarf does not claim a workshop, it is because the appropriate workshop does not exist. (See [[40d:#Skills and workshops|skills and workshops]] below to determine which workshop(s) might be required.) A moody dwarf will ''not'' be available to build a needed workshop; another dwarf with the appropriate [[40d:labor|labor]] designation must do so for them, if one is necessary.
# After claiming a workshop, the dwarf will set about collecting the required materials for their artifact. If the dwarf remains idle inside the workshop, it's because they cannot find the right material. Reference the [[40d:#Demands|demands]] section to determine what may be required.
# Once all materials have been gathered, the game will once again pause and center, and the moody dwarf will begin construction. Upon completion the dwarf will create a semi-random artifact related to the skill affected and gain [[40d:legendary|legendary]] (or higher) status in that skill (unless the mood type is [[40d:#Possessed|possessed]]). See the [[40d:#Skills and workshops|skills and workshops]] for information on which skills can be gained, or the [[40d:#Artifacts created|artifacts created]] section for more details on the artifacts themselves.

== Types of moods ==
For each of the following types of moods, the first message is how the mood is [[40d:Announcement|announced]]; the second message appears in the dwarf's profile when he or she is viewed with the {{K|v}} key. All moody dwarves will have "Strange Mood" listed as their active task.

=== Fey ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> is taken by a fey mood!|#fff}}
: ''Has the aspect of one fey!''

This is the most basic strange mood. Fey dwarves will clearly state their demands when the workshop they are in is examined.

A fey dwarf's happiness is automatically set to 'quite content'.

=== Secretive ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> withdraws from society...|#ccc}}
: ''Peculiarly secretive...''

Secretive moods are the same as fey moods, except a secretive dwarf will sketch pictures of their required materials instead of clearly stating their demands if they cannot find what they need. Descriptions of all these [[40d:Mood#Demands|secretive requirements]] can be seen only by viewing the workshop that the moody dwarf has claimed, with {{k|q}}, and then only while the dwarf is waiting inside it. More than one "picture" is likely; these will cycle through the entire list automatically if any one is not available. (Since materials are gathered ''in order'', it's quite possible that only one of a long list is needed to allow the moody dwarf to continue on their project. If the dwarf has gathered some of the materials (seen as "tasked" when looking at the workshop with {{k|t}}), then the next in the list is what they are looking for.)

A secretive dwarf's happiness is automatically set to 'quite content'.

=== Possessed ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> has been possessed!|#f0f}}
: ''Possessed by unknown forces!''

Possessed dwarves have cryptic material requests, and have the unfortunate distinction of not receiving any experience upon successful construction of an artifact. It is unknown if controllable circumstances lead to a possessed mood instead of one of the more desirable fey or secretive moods. Possessed dwarves will mutter the name of the artifact they are working on once they have all the materials they need.

A possession is the only mood that does ''not'' result in a jump in [[40d:experience|experience]].

A possessed dwarf's happiness is automatically set to 'quite content'.

=== Fell ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> looses a roaring laughter, fell and terrible!|#a0a}}
: ''Has a horrible fell look!''

A dwarf that goes into a fell mood will always take over a [[40d:butcher's shop|butcher's shop]] or a [[40d:tanner's shop|tanner's shop]]. If neither are available, any other workshop will be used instead. The dwarf will then ''murder'' the nearest dwarf, drag the corpse into the shop and make some sort of object out of dwarf [[40d:leather|leather]] or [[40d:bone|bone]]. Once the artifact is completed, the fell dwarf will become a legendary [[40d:bone carver|bone carver]] or [[40d:leatherworker|leatherworker]]. Strangely, none of the other dwarves seem to mind the murder. Only unhappy dwarves may enter a fell mood.

Aside from the potential loss of an important dwarf in the wrong place at the wrong time, there doesn't seem to be any downside to a fell mood. The end result is always an artifact and a legendary craftsdwarf. Since the only ingredient used (a dwarf) is available in abundance, a fell mood will only fail if the fell dwarf is completely isolated from other dwarves, or if the proper workshop does not exist.

=== Macabre ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> begins to stalk and brood...|#777}}
: ''Brooding darkly...''

Macabre moods are similar to fell moods, but the dwarf will not murder a fellow dwarf. A macabre dwarf may require bones, skulls, and chunks/remains; if you do not happen to have any, you will have to "make" some, or let the moody dwarf go insane. Like fell moods, only unhappy dwarves can enter macabre moods.

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== Demands ==
Once a workshop is claimed, the dwarf will begin collecting materials. Each artifact will require between one and ten materials to complete. If the moody dwarf remains idle, then the necessary materials are not available. [[40d:Forbidden|Forbidden]] items must be reclaimed ({{K|d}} - {{K|b}} - {{K|c}}) before they may be used, but moody dwarves will ignore settings regarding [[40d:economic stone|economic stone]]. Press {{K|q}} and highlight the workshop to receive a series of clues about what the dwarf needs. Hints that stay active for longer than 2 seconds mean that multiple pieces of that material will be required; each single demand will be displayed for 2 seconds, so if it says "gems... shining" for 6 seconds, 3 gems are demanded. Materials will always be fetched ''in order'', so if at least one item has already been retrieved (the items will show up with "TSK" ("task") next to them when the workshop is viewed with the {{K|t}} context menu), it will usually be possible to tell what item is required next.

You can use this to your advantage to get your dwarf to pick specific types of items, even if the moody dwarf has already started storing materials in their workshop: if a fey weaponsmith starts piling up copper bars, forbid those bars and he'll go pick another bar instead. If you forbid all metals except say steel (the stocks screen makes this fairly convenient), then he'll skip all those other metals and make his artifact weapon out of strong, valuable steel instead of whatever random inferior metal he might have picked otherwise. Don't forbid any of his materials after your dwarf has begun building his artifact - he won't go back to collecting materials once started and will end up going insane.

Note though that if a dwarf has a demand for a specific item, such as a [[40d:bar|bar of metal]], raw [[40d:gem|gem]], or [[40d:shell|shell]], then that item type will be ''required''. For this reason, it is usually a good idea to keep an example of each item type on hand, particularly cut and raw gems, shells, bones, leather, raw (green) glass, both silk and plant cloth.

In somewhat rarer cases, a dwarf with a personality preference for a specific material, such as steel or silver [[bars]], will demand exactly that specific sub-type of material. For this reason, it is a good idea to keep as many types of material on hand as possible, including the three different kinds of glass. Forbidding materials won't let you get around this either: if they want a specific material subtype and you forbid it in favor of something else, they'll just sulk in their workshop until you unforbid the material or they are able to find it some other way - or they go [[40d:insane|insane]]. Asking a liaison for likely materials ''in advance'' is a good plan - "next year" is far too long for a moody dwarf to last. Check your dwarves' [[40d:preference|preference]]s if you care.

Once you have struck [[40d:Adamantine|Adamantine]], all moods which use cloth or metal as a primary component will insist on using Adamantine cloth or wafers over all other materials; moody dwarves which happen to want metal for decorations will still choose bars based on distance or preference. Moods involving stone crafting or masonry will not prefer [[40d:raw Adamantine|raw Adamantine]] over other stones.

The various demands are translated here:

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;width:90%;"
|-
! Material
! Fey
! Secretive
! Possessed
|-
|
| <dwarf> screams "I must have <demand>!"
| <dwarf> sketches pictures of <demand>.
| <dwarf> mutters "<artifact> needs <demand>..."
|-
| [[40d:Stone|Stone]]
| rock
| a quarry
| stone... rock
|-
| Stone [[40d:block|block]]
| rock blocks
| square blocks
| blocks... bricks
|-
| [[40d:Wood|Wood]]
| wood logs
| a forest
| tree... life
|-
| Metal [[40d:bar|bar]]
| metal bars
| shining bars of metal
| bars... metal
|-
| [[40d:Gem|Gem]]s (cut)
| cut gems
| cut gems
| gems... shining
|-
| [[40d:Gem|Gem]]s (raw)
| rough gems
| rough gems
| rough... color
|-
| [[40d:Glass|Glass]] (green)
| raw green glass
| glass
| raw... green
|-
| [[40d:Glass|Glass]] (clear)
| clear glass{{verify}}
| glass and burning wood
| raw... clear
|-
| [[40d:Glass|Glass]] (crystal)
| crystal glass{{verify}}
| rough gems and glass
| raw... crystal
|-
| [[40d:Bone|Bone]]
| bones
| skeletons
| bones... yes
|-
| [[40d:Shell|Shell]]
| shells
| a shell
| a shell...
|-
| [[40d:Leather|Leather]]
| tanned hides
| stacked leather
| leather... skin
|-
| [[40d:Cloth|Cloth]] (plant)
| plant fiber cloth
| stacked cloth
| cloth... thread
|-
| [[40d:Cloth|Cloth]] (silk)
| silk cloth
| stacked cloth
| cloth... thread
|}

====Known quirk====
On maps with magma, dwarfs* who intend to create an artifact at a [[40d:forge|forge]] or [[40d:glass furnace|glass furnace]] may only be willing to use a standard (non-magma) version, or only a magma version, and will find the other completely unacceptable. If they are just standing around, then they won't use the type you have, and you will have to build the other type for them (though no [[40d:fuel|fuel]] will be required if using a standard, non-magma version).
:''(* This would include most all [[40d:armorsmith|armorsmith]]s, [[40d:blacksmith|blacksmith]]s, [[40d:metalsmith|metalsmith]]s, [[40d:weaponsmith|weaponsmith]]s, and [[40d:glassmaker|glassmaker]]s, and any whose mood is dictated by the relevant skills.)''

== The mechanics of moods ==

=== Frequency===
When a fortress is started, an internal counter is set to 1000. Around 11 or 12 times per day, this counter is decremented by 1, running down to zero in about 3 months. When the counter would ordinarily be decremented when it has already reached zero, there is a 1 in 500 chance that a strange mood will strike. This means that, once all conditions are met and the clock is ticking, while there is approximately a 2.4% chance of a strange mood per day, or ''very approximately'' a 50% chance of a strange mood per month, there is no guarantee when a mood will strike - might be sooner, might be (almost) never.

=== Conditions ===
In order for a dwarf to be struck with a strange mood, three conditions must be met:
:* There is no currently active strange mood,
:* The maximum number of artifacts is not met,
:* There are at least 20 eligible dwarves ''(see below)''.

If all three of these conditions are true, the game may trigger a strange mood according to the frequency.

==== Maximum number of artifacts ====
The maximum number of artifacts in any one fortress is limited by the lower of:
* The number of items created divided by 200. It is unknown whether mined-out rock counts as an "item created", or whether bolts and units of drink are counted individually.
* The number of revealed [[40d:subterranean|subterranean]] tiles divided by 2308 (this is an area equivalent to a 48x48 square). Using [[40d:Exploratory mining|exploratory methods]] is a great way to increase your artifact limit.
[http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=46803.0 Anecdotal evidence] indicates that obsidian farming will affect at least one of these limits.

==== Eligibility ====
The deciding factor for eligibility is a dwarf's actual [[40d:profession|profession]]. ''(Note that "{{L|Skill#Custom profession labels|custom professions}}" have no effect on this!)'' Thus, dwarves may enter strange moods regardless of what skills they have or don't have, so long as they are of an acceptable profession. Dwarves who have already created an artifact are not eligible to create another, and since every mood ends in either an artifact or death, every dwarf may enter at most one mood. Dwarves who have obtained one or more legendary skills without creating artifacts may enter strange moods.

Appointed {{L|noble}}s may enter moods as per their default profession, but {{L|Noble#Immigrant Nobles|immigrant nobles}} are '''not''' eligible for moods. That includes:
:Advisor, Baron/ess, Baron/ess Consort, Count/ess, Countess Consort, Duke/Duchess, Duke/Duchess Consort, Dungeon Master, Hammerer, King/Queen, King/Queen Consort, Philosopher, and Tax Collector.

Further, dwarfs with a {{L|Soldier#Soldier professions|military profession}} other than "Recruit" can '''not''' enter moods. Incidental military skills make no difference - eligibility (and weighting) depends purely on the actual ''{{L|profession}}'', as listed at the time. Military professions include:
:Axedwarf, Axe Lord, Champion, Crossbowdwarf, Elite Crossbowdwarf, Hammerdwarf, Hammer Lord, Macedwarf, Mace Lord, Marksdwarf, Elite Marksdwarf, Speardwarf, Spearmaster, Swordsdwarf, Swordmaster, Wrestler, and Elite Wrestler.

Babies may '''not''' enter moods.

Any other profession is eligible to enter a mood, but not all have the same ''chance'' to enter a mood...

:''('''Note''' - Specifically, and to avoid previous misunderstandings, [[40d:Strand extractor|Strand extractor]], {{L|Clerk}}, {{L|Administrator}}, {{L|Trader}}, {{L|Building designer|Architect}}, {{L|Alchemist's laboratory|Alchemist}}, {{L|Soldier#Recruits|Recruit}} and {{L|Child}} '''are''' moodable professions.)''

=== Chance ===
When determining who will have a strange mood, each eligible dwarf is put into a weighted lottery. The odds are assigned a higher or lower weight based on the dwarf's [[40d:profession|profession]]. The default weight is 6, but some professions are more likely to enter a strange mood than others. (This is like most dwarfs getting 6 tickets to the lottery, and others getting more.)

{| class="wikitable" cellspacing="0" border="2" cellpadding="5"
|-
! Weighting
! Professions

|-
| 21 ||Armorer, Blacksmith, Bone Carver, Clothier, Craftsdwarf, Jeweler, Gem Cutter, Gem Setter, Glassmaker, Leatherworker, Metalcrafter, Metalsmith, Stonecrafter, Weaponsmith, Weaver, Woodcrafter
|-
| 11 ||Bowyer, Carpenter, Stoneworker, Mason, Woodworker
|-
| 6 ||Engraver, Mechanic, Miner, Tanner, & all other [[40d:profession|profession]]s.

|}

:'''''Example:''' What this means is: if you had 21 dwarves, made up of 20 eligible farmers, furnace operators, miners, woodcutters etc. (with 6 chances each) plus one Armorer (with 21 chances), that one Armorer would have a 21 in 141 chance (20 dwarves x 6 chances each = 120 + 21 chances more = 141 total) of the mood striking them. That's about 1 in 7, while the other 20 have a 6 in 141 chance each, or about 1 in 24. The odds are still against the armorer, but much better than for any other single dwarf.''

Note that not every profession is from a moodable skill. An Alchemist, Architect, Furnace Operator or Strand Extractor can be taken by a mood, but that will not make those skills legendary, nor will they create an artifact bar of soap, building, bar of metal or wafer of adamantine.

:NOTE: ''If your game was saved shortly before one of you dwarves acquired a mood, reloading that game will most likely cause the chances to be completely re-figured, resulting in a different mood at a different time for a different dwarf with different materials. This is true for most all random events and results in Dwarf Fortress.''

=== Skills and workshops ===

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="4" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;float:right;margin:0 0 20px 30px;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#eee;border-bottom:1px solid black;text-align:center;" | Artifact Skill Rewards
|-
! Highest skill
! Workshop used
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Armorsmith|Armorsmith]]
| [[40d:Magma forge|Magma forge]] or [[40d:Metalsmith's forge|Metalsmith's forge]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Bonecarver|Bonecarver]]
| [[40d:Craftsdwarf's workshop|Craftsdwarf's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Bowyer|Bowyer]]
| [[40d:Bowyer's workshop|Bowyer's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Carpenter|Carpenter]]
| [[40d:Carpenter's workshop|Carpenter's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Clothier|Clothier]]
| [[40d:Clothier's shop|Clothier's shop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Engraver|Engraver]]
| [[40d:Craftsdwarf's workshop|Craftsdwarf's workshop]] or [[40d:Mason's workshop|Mason's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Gem cutter|Gem cutter]]
| [[40d:Jeweler's workshop|Jeweler's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Gem setter|Gem setter]]
| [[40d:Jeweler's workshop|Jeweler's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Glassmaker|Glassmaker]]
| [[40d:Glass furnace|Glass furnace]] or [[40d:Magma glass furnace|Magma glass furnace]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Leatherworker|Leatherworker]]
| [[40d:Leatherworks|Leatherworks]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Mason|Mason]]
| [[40d:Mason's workshop|Mason's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Mechanic|Mechanic]]
| [[40d:Mechanic's workshop|Mechanic's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Metal crafter|Metal crafter]]
| [[40d:Magma forge|Magma forge]] or [[40d:Metalsmith's forge|Metalsmith's forge]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Metalsmith|Metalsmith]]
| [[40d:Magma forge|Magma forge]] or [[40d:Metalsmith's forge|Metalsmith's forge]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Miner|Miner]]
| [[40d:Craftsdwarf's workshop|Craftsdwarf's workshop]] or [[40d:Mason's workshop|Mason's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Stone crafter|Stone crafter]]
| [[40d:Craftsdwarf's workshop|Craftsdwarf's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Tanner|Tanner]]
| [[40d:Tanner's shop|Tanner's shop]] or [[40d:Leather works|Leather works]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Weaponsmith|Weaponsmith]]
| [[40d:Magma forge|Magma forge]] or [[40d:Metalsmith's forge|Metalsmith's forge]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Weaver|Weaver]]
| [[40d:Clothier's shop|Clothier's shop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Wood crafter|Wood crafter]]
| [[40d:Craftsdwarf's workshop|Craftsdwarf's workshop]]
|}

A dwarf will claim a workshop according to their highest applicable skill, and upon completion of the artifact, gain 20,000 {{L|experience}} in that skill (excepting {{L|Stange mood#Possessed|possessed}} dwarves). This will give the dwarf a legendary-level {{L|skill}} (specifically, "legendary+1" or higher, depending on the dwarf's initial skill level) and a number of [[40d:attribute|attribute]] gains. The table to the right describes all applicable skills and their potential workshop requirements - there are only 20 skills that determine the workshop and that can be affected by a mood (sometimes referred to as '''moodable''' skills.) If a dwarf does not possess at least one of the mooodable skills listed to the right, they will take over a {{L|craftsdwarf's workshop}} and gain one of {{L|bonecarver]}}, {{L|stone crafter}}, or {{L|wood crafter}} skills, producing an artifact {{L|craft}}.

If a dwarf has the same experience points in two skills (as opposed to same experience title), the first listed for that dwarf will be the one affected by the mood (the exact experience can only be made visible with 3rd party {{L|utilities}}).

When multiple workshops are listed, the dwarf may require one or the other, so ensure that ''both'' are available, if possible. If you have one, and the dwarf is not interested, then build the other, right away. (i.e. If you have only {{L|magma forge}}s, you may have to build a standard {{L|forge}} for the moody dwarf).

Below is a list of all ''non''-moodable skills; if all of a dwarfs skills are found on this list and none from the table to the right, then they have no moodable skills and will construct their artifact at a {{L|Craftsdwarf's workshop}}, producing an appropriate craft as described above:

{|
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="padding-right:30px;" |
* {{L|Ambusher}}
* {{L|Animal caretaker}}
* {{L|Animal dissector}}
* {{L|Animal trainer}}
* {{L|Appraiser}}
* {{L|Architect}}
* {{L|Brewer}}
* {{L|Butcher}}
* {{L|Cheese maker}}
* {{L|Cook}}
* {{L|Dyer}}
* {{L|Fish cleaner}}
* {{L|Fish dissector}}
* {{L|Fisherdwarf}}
* {{L|Furnace operator}}
* {{L|Grower}}
* {{L|Herbalist}}
|
* {{L|Lye maker}}
* {{L|Milker}}
* {{L|Miller}}
* {{L|Potash maker}}
* {{L|Pump operator}}
* {{L|Record keeper}}
* {{L|Siege engineer}}
* {{L|Siege operator}}
* {{L|Soaper}}
* {{L|Strand extractor}}
* {{L|Thresher}}
* {{L|Trapper}}
* {{L|Wood cutter}}
* {{L|Wood burner}}
* All {{L|military}} skills
* All {{L|social skill}}s
|}

This fact can be utilized to maximize the possibility of getting a dwarf with the specific legendary skill you want: since ''non''-moodable skills are ignored, when ever possible make sure that each dwarf's highest ''moodable'' skill is one of those you want*. Have all your peasants, {{L|farmer}}s, non-professional military and other dwarves without any moodable skills do a tiny bit of work in the skill(s) you most want; if a "{{L|dabbling}}" skill is the highest moodable skill they have, that is the skill that will be used.

:''(* {{L|Armorsmith}}, {{L|Weaponsmith}}, {{L|Metal Crafter}} and {{L|Metalsmith}} are possibly the most-desired legendary skills, but much depends on your fortress, your current mix of skills, and your play style.)''

:''(Note that {{L|Tanner}} is a moodable skill, the only {{L|Farmer}} category skill that is moodable.)''

== Artifacts created ==
The type of artifact created will depend on the dwarf's highest skill. Masons will always create some kind of stone object, usually furniture; bone Carvers, a bone or shell object; carpenters, a wood object, etc. Miners and engravers will usually turn out a stone craft or piece of furniture; metalworkers, metal crafts, weapons, or armor (depending on the type of metalworker); weavers, an article of clothing; tanners, a leather armor or object. If a dwarf has no moodable skills, they will take over a [[40d:craftsdwarf's workshop|craftsdwarf's workshop]] and create a bone, stone or wood craft of some type. The precise type of craft created is usually somewhat random but if a dwarf has a personality preference for a particular thing, such as gauntlets or floodgates or crowns, and that thing is an available choice given the dwarf's profession, they will generally create an object of that type.

The first object grabbed by the dwarf will be the "primary" substance; all other materials will be used to decorate the artifact. If a dwarf grabs a piece of [[40d:chalk|chalk]] and makes a statue, for instance, it will be a "chalk statue", but an artifact can potentially be composed of bone, cloth, gems, leather, metal, shell, stone, and wood all at once. In some cases, a moody dwarf will produce an item which normally cannot be made from that material, leading to such odd constructions as an [[40d:obsidian|obsidian]] [[40d:bed|bed]], [[40d:ruby|ruby]] [[40d:floodgate|floodgate]], or turtle [[40d:shell|shell]] [[40d:cage|cage]].

Once created, most [[40d:artifact|artifact]]s will be available for use just like a normal item of its type. Artifact furniture is useful for high value [[40d:noble|noble]] rooms. [[40d:Weapon|Weapon]]s and [[40d:armor|armor]] will only be used by heroes and champions. Artifact weapons in [[40d:Trap#Weapon Trap|weapon traps]] can also boost a room's value considerably, as in the case of artifact trap components.

== Failure ==
If you can't provide the desired workshop and all the required component materials within a couple of months, the dwarf will go [[40d:insane|insane]], which cancels the mood and the artifact. As if that's not bad enough, any dwarf who goes insane will soon die, one way or another.

A dwarf who is [[40d:melancholy|melancholy]] or [[40d:stark raving mad|stark raving mad]] is harmless to others (until they die and start a [[40d:tantrum|tantrum]] spiral), but a [[40d:berserk|berserk]] dwarf will attack other dwarfs and possibly pull levers at random. You may want to station a squad nearby or assign a few war dogs to the dwarf on the chance that they will lash out. If you build your workshops inside enclosed rooms with doors you can also lock the moody dwarf in the room until he or she starves. In extreme cases, building a wall around an open workshop is the best precaution.

Most events that would ordinarily interrupt a dwarf will not deter a moody dwarf - for example, while passing out from pain will cancel most tasks, a moody dwarf will continue working as soon as he wakes up. Giving birth while in a strange mood does not interrupt the dwarf either; the new mother will ignore the baby until her mood is resolved and it will happily wander off in the meantime.

Severe distractions such as hostile creatures, however, can interrupt a strange mood, resulting in immediate insanity; similar results will happen if the workshop suddenly becomes unavailable, whether from being destroyed (by a cave-in or a dwarf throwing a tantrum) or from losing power (in the case of magma workshops). Note that the insanity can happen even when the dwarf is not deadlocked on an item; there have been observed instances where a dwarf goes insane while in the process of carrying a required item back to the commandeered workshop.

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'''See also'''
:*[[40d:Insanity|Insanity]]
:*[[40d:Legendary artifact|Artifact]]
:*[[40d:Profession|Profession]]
:*[[40d:Legendary|Legendary Skill]]

40d:Strange mood

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Periodically, individual dwarves are struck with an idea for a [[40d:legendary artifact|legendary artifact]] and enter a '''strange mood'''. Dwarves which enter a strange mood will stop whatever they are doing and pursue the construction of this artifact to the exclusion of all else. This will be based on a particular [[40d:skill|skill]] that creates a finished end product that can have a [[40d:quality|quality]], rather than intermediary material such as bars of metal or raw food. They will not stop to eat, drink, sleep, or even run away from dangerous creatures. If they do not manage to begin construction of the artifact within a handful of months, they will go [[40d:Strange mood#Failure|insane]] and die soon afterward.

A dwarf will only be struck by a mood once in their lifetime. Upon completion of their artifact they will usually become [[40d:legendary|legendary]] in that skill, and will then return to their normal life in the fortress with their newfound skill. A fortress can have at most one dwarf in a strange mood at any one time.

==Overview==
The entire process can be summarized as follows:
# Strange moods can only occur when the below necessary [[40d:#Conditions|conditions]] are met. [[40d:baby|Babies]] and activated [[40d:Soldier|Soldier]]s with military skills cannot enter moods, nor [[40d:Noble#Immigrant_Nobles|immigrant nobles]], but any other dwarf can, including [[40d:child|child]]ren.
# The game will pause, center on a dwarf, and announce that the dwarf has entered one of five different types of strange moods. The [[40d:#Types|types of mood]] are listed below. While in a mood, a dwarf will display a blinking exclamation point (see [[40d:status icons|status icons]]).
# For the duration of the mood, the dwarf will claim a workshop related to the skill that the mood affects (not all skills are eligible), kick out any dwarf who was using it, and render it otherwise unusable until the mood has been resolved. If a moody dwarf does not claim a workshop, it is because the appropriate workshop does not exist. (See [[40d:#Skills and workshops|skills and workshops]] below to determine which workshop(s) might be required.) A moody dwarf will ''not'' be available to build a needed workshop; another dwarf with the appropriate [[40d:labor|labor]] designation must do so for them, if one is necessary.
# After claiming a workshop, the dwarf will set about collecting the required materials for their artifact. If the dwarf remains idle inside the workshop, it's because they cannot find the right material. Reference the [[40d:#Demands|demands]] section to determine what may be required.
# Once all materials have been gathered, the game will once again pause and center, and the moody dwarf will begin construction. Upon completion the dwarf will create a semi-random artifact related to the skill affected and gain [[40d:legendary|legendary]] (or higher) status in that skill (unless the mood type is [[40d:#Possessed|possessed]]). See the [[40d:#Skills and workshops|skills and workshops]] for information on which skills can be gained, or the [[40d:#Artifacts created|artifacts created]] section for more details on the artifacts themselves.

== Types of moods ==
For each of the following types of moods, the first message is how the mood is [[40d:Announcement|announced]]; the second message appears in the dwarf's profile when he or she is viewed with the {{K|v}} key. All moody dwarves will have "Strange Mood" listed as their active task.

=== Fey ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> is taken by a fey mood!|#fff}}
: ''Has the aspect of one fey!''

This is the most basic strange mood. Fey dwarves will clearly state their demands when the workshop they are in is examined.

A fey dwarf's happiness is automatically set to 'quite content'.

=== Secretive ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> withdraws from society...|#ccc}}
: ''Peculiarly secretive...''

Secretive moods are the same as fey moods, except a secretive dwarf will sketch pictures of their required materials instead of clearly stating their demands if they cannot find what they need. Descriptions of all these [[40d:Mood#Demands|secretive requirements]] can be seen only by viewing the workshop that the moody dwarf has claimed, with {{k|q}}, and then only while the dwarf is waiting inside it. More than one "picture" is likely; these will cycle through the entire list automatically if any one is not available. (Since materials are gathered ''in order'', it's quite possible that only one of a long list is needed to allow the moody dwarf to continue on their project. If the dwarf has gathered some of the materials (seen as "tasked" when looking at the workshop with {{k|t}}), then the next in the list is what they are looking for.)

A secretive dwarf's happiness is automatically set to 'quite content'.

=== Possessed ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> has been possessed!|#f0f}}
: ''Possessed by unknown forces!''

Possessed dwarves have cryptic material requests, and have the unfortunate distinction of not receiving any experience upon successful construction of an artifact. It is unknown if controllable circumstances lead to a possessed mood instead of one of the more desirable fey or secretive moods. Possessed dwarves will mutter the name of the artifact they are working on once they have all the materials they need.

A possession is the only mood that does ''not'' result in a jump in [[40d:experience|experience]].

A possessed dwarf's happiness is automatically set to 'quite content'.

=== Fell ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> looses a roaring laughter, fell and terrible!|#a0a}}
: ''Has a horrible fell look!''

A dwarf that goes into a fell mood will always take over a [[40d:butcher's shop|butcher's shop]] or a [[40d:tanner's shop|tanner's shop]]. If neither are available, any other workshop will be used instead. The dwarf will then ''murder'' the nearest dwarf, drag the corpse into the shop and make some sort of object out of dwarf [[40d:leather|leather]] or [[40d:bone|bone]]. Once the artifact is completed, the fell dwarf will become a legendary [[40d:bone carver|bone carver]] or [[40d:leatherworker|leatherworker]]. Strangely, none of the other dwarves seem to mind the murder. Only unhappy dwarves may enter a fell mood.

Aside from the potential loss of an important dwarf in the wrong place at the wrong time, there doesn't seem to be any downside to a fell mood. The end result is always an artifact and a legendary craftsdwarf. Since the only ingredient used (a dwarf) is available in abundance, a fell mood will only fail if the fell dwarf is completely isolated from other dwarves, or if the proper workshop does not exist.

=== Macabre ===
* {{Gametext|<dwarf> begins to stalk and brood...|#777}}
: ''Brooding darkly...''

Macabre moods are similar to fell moods, but the dwarf will not murder a fellow dwarf. A macabre dwarf may require bones, skulls, and chunks/remains; if you do not happen to have any, you will have to "make" some, or let the moody dwarf go insane. Like fell moods, only unhappy dwarves can enter macabre moods.

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== Demands ==
Once a workshop is claimed, the dwarf will begin collecting materials. Each artifact will require between one and ten materials to complete. If the moody dwarf remains idle, then the necessary materials are not available. [[40d:Forbidden|Forbidden]] items must be reclaimed ({{K|d}} - {{K|b}} - {{K|c}}) before they may be used, but moody dwarves will ignore settings regarding [[40d:economic stone|economic stone]]. Press {{K|q}} and highlight the workshop to receive a series of clues about what the dwarf needs. Hints that stay active for longer than 2 seconds mean that multiple pieces of that material will be required; each single demand will be displayed for 2 seconds, so if it says "gems... shining" for 6 seconds, 3 gems are demanded. Materials will always be fetched ''in order'', so if at least one item has already been retrieved (the items will show up with "TSK" ("task") next to them when the workshop is viewed with the {{K|t}} context menu), it will usually be possible to tell what item is required next.

You can use this to your advantage to get your dwarf to pick specific types of items, even if the moody dwarf has already started storing materials in their workshop: if a fey weaponsmith starts piling up copper bars, forbid those bars and he'll go pick another bar instead. If you forbid all metals except say steel (the stocks screen makes this fairly convenient), then he'll skip all those other metals and make his artifact weapon out of strong, valuable steel instead of whatever random inferior metal he might have picked otherwise. Don't forbid any of his materials after your dwarf has begun building his artifact - he won't go back to collecting materials once started and will end up going insane.

Note though that if a dwarf has a demand for a specific item, such as a [[40d:bar|bar of metal]], raw [[40d:gem|gem]], or [[40d:shell|shell]], then that item type will be ''required''. For this reason, it is usually a good idea to keep an example of each item type on hand, particularly cut and raw gems, shells, bones, leather, raw (green) glass, both silk and plant cloth.

In somewhat rarer cases, a dwarf with a personality preference for a specific material, such as steel or silver [[bars]], will demand exactly that specific sub-type of material. For this reason, it is a good idea to keep as many types of material on hand as possible, including the three different kinds of glass. Forbidding materials won't let you get around this either: if they want a specific material subtype and you forbid it in favor of something else, they'll just sulk in their workshop until you unforbid the material or they are able to find it some other way - or they go [[40d:insane|insane]]. Asking a liaison for likely materials ''in advance'' is a good plan - "next year" is far too long for a moody dwarf to last. Check your dwarves' [[40d:preference|preference]]s if you care.

Once you have struck [[40d:Adamantine|Adamantine]], all moods which use cloth or metal as a primary component will insist on using Adamantine cloth or wafers over all other materials; moody dwarves which happen to want metal for decorations will still choose bars based on distance or preference. Moods involving stone crafting or masonry will not prefer [[40d:raw Adamantine|raw Adamantine]] over other stones.

The various demands are translated here:

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;width:90%;"
|-
! Material
! Fey
! Secretive
! Possessed
|-
|
| <dwarf> screams "I must have <demand>!"
| <dwarf> sketches pictures of <demand>.
| <dwarf> mutters "<artifact> needs <demand>..."
|-
| [[40d:Stone|Stone]]
| rock
| a quarry
| stone... rock
|-
| Stone [[40d:block|block]]
| rock blocks
| square blocks
| blocks... bricks
|-
| [[40d:Wood|Wood]]
| wood logs
| a forest
| tree... life
|-
| Metal [[40d:bar|bar]]
| metal bars
| shining bars of metal
| bars... metal
|-
| [[40d:Gem|Gem]]s (cut)
| cut gems
| cut gems
| gems... shining
|-
| [[40d:Gem|Gem]]s (raw)
| rough gems
| rough gems
| rough... color
|-
| [[40d:Glass|Glass]] (green)
| raw green glass
| glass
| raw... green
|-
| [[40d:Glass|Glass]] (clear)
| clear glass{{verify}}
| glass and burning wood
| raw... clear
|-
| [[40d:Glass|Glass]] (crystal)
| crystal glass{{verify}}
| rough gems and glass
| raw... crystal
|-
| [[40d:Bone|Bone]]
| bones
| skeletons
| bones... yes
|-
| [[40d:Shell|Shell]]
| shells
| a shell
| a shell...
|-
| [[40d:Leather|Leather]]
| tanned hides
| stacked leather
| leather... skin
|-
| [[40d:Cloth|Cloth]] (plant)
| plant fiber cloth
| stacked cloth
| cloth... thread
|-
| [[40d:Cloth|Cloth]] (silk)
| silk cloth
| stacked cloth
| cloth... thread
|}

====Known quirk====
On maps with magma, dwarfs* who intend to create an artifact at a [[40d:forge|forge]] or [[40d:glass furnace|glass furnace]] may only be willing to use a standard (non-magma) version, or only a magma version, and will find the other completely unacceptable. If they are just standing around, then they won't use the type you have, and you will have to build the other type for them (though no [[40d:fuel|fuel]] will be required if using a standard, non-magma version).
:''(* This would include most all [[40d:armorsmith|armorsmith]]s, [[40d:blacksmith|blacksmith]]s, [[40d:metalsmith|metalsmith]]s, [[40d:weaponsmith|weaponsmith]]s, and [[40d:glassmaker|glassmaker]]s, and any whose mood is dictated by the relevant skills.)''

== The mechanics of moods ==

=== Frequency===
When a fortress is started, an internal counter is set to 1000. Around 11 or 12 times per day, this counter is decremented by 1, running down to zero in about 3 months. When the counter would ordinarily be decremented when it has already reached zero, there is a 1 in 500 chance that a strange mood will strike. This means that, once all conditions are met and the clock is ticking, while there is approximately a 2.4% chance of a strange mood per day, or ''very approximately'' a 50% chance of a strange mood per month, there is no guarantee when a mood will strike - might be sooner, might be (almost) never.

=== Conditions ===
In order for a dwarf to be struck with a strange mood, three conditions must be met:
:* There is no currently active strange mood,
:* The maximum number of artifacts is not met,
:* There are at least 20 eligible dwarves ''(see below)''.

If all three of these conditions are true, the game may trigger a strange mood according to the frequency.

==== Maximum number of artifacts ====
The maximum number of artifacts in any one fortress is limited by the lower of:
* The number of items created divided by 200. It is unknown whether mined-out rock counts as an "item created", or whether bolts and units of drink are counted individually.
* The number of revealed [[40d:subterranean|subterranean]] tiles divided by 2308 (this is an area equivalent to a 48x48 square). Using [[40d:Exploratory mining|exploratory methods]] is a great way to increase your artifact limit.
[http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=46803.0 Anecdotal evidence] indicates that obsidian farming will affect at least one of these limits.

==== Eligibility ====
The deciding factor for eligibility is a dwarf's actual [[40d:profession|profession]]. ''(Note that "{{L|Skill#Custom profession labels|custom professions}}" have no effect on this!)'' Thus, dwarves may enter strange moods regardless of what skills they have or don't have, so long as they are of an acceptable profession. Dwarves who have already created an artifact are not eligible to create another, and since every mood ends in either an artifact or death, every dwarf may enter at most one mood. Dwarves who have obtained one or more legendary skills without creating artifacts may enter strange moods.

Appointed {{L|noble}}s may enter moods as per their default profession, but {{L|Noble#Immigrant Nobles|immigrant nobles}} are '''not''' eligible for moods. That includes:
:Advisor, Baron/ess, Baron/ess Consort, Count/ess, Countess Consort, Duke/Duchess, Duke/Duchess Consort, Dungeon Master, Hammerer, King/Queen, King/Queen Consort, Philosopher, and Tax Collector.

Further, dwarfs with a {{L|Soldier#Soldier professions|military profession}} other than "Recruit" can '''not''' enter moods. Incidental military skills make no difference - eligibility (and weighting) depends purely on the actual ''{{L|profession}}'', as listed at the time. Military professions include:
:Axedwarf, Axe Lord, Champion, Crossbowdwarf, Elite Crossbowdwarf, Hammerdwarf, Hammer Lord, Macedwarf, Mace Lord, Marksdwarf, Elite Marksdwarf, Speardwarf, Spearmaster, Swordsdwarf, Swordmaster, Wrestler, and Elite Wrestler.

Babies may '''not''' enter moods.

Any other profession is eligible to enter a mood, but not all have the same ''chance'' to enter a mood...

:''('''Note''' - Specifically, and to avoid previous misunderstandings, [[40d:Strand extractor|Strand extractor]], {{L|Clerk}}, {{L|Administrator}}, {{L|Trader}}, {{L|Building designer|Architect}}, {{L|Alchemist's laboratory|Alchemist}}, {{L|Soldier#Recruits|Recruit}} and {{L|Child}} '''are''' moodable professions.)''

=== Chance ===
When determining who will have a strange mood, each eligible dwarf is put into a weighted lottery. The odds are assigned a higher or lower weight based on the dwarf's [[40d:profession|profession]]. The default weight is 6, but some professions are more likely to enter a strange mood than others. (This is like most dwarfs getting 6 tickets to the lottery, and others getting more.)

{| class="wikitable" cellspacing="0" border="2" cellpadding="5"
|-
! Weighting
! Professions

|-
| 21 ||Armorer, Blacksmith, Bone Carver, Clothier, Craftsdwarf, Jeweler, Gem Cutter, Gem Setter, Glassmaker, Leatherworker, Metalcrafter, Metalsmith, Stonecrafter, Weaponsmith, Weaver, Woodcrafter
|-
| 11 ||Bowyer, Carpenter, Stoneworker, Mason, Woodworker
|-
| 6 ||Engraver, Mechanic, Miner, Tanner, & all other [[40d:profession|profession]]s.

|}

:'''''Example:''' What this means is: if you had 21 dwarves, made up of 20 eligible farmers, furnace operators, miners, woodcutters etc. (with 6 chances each) plus one Armorer (with 21 chances), that one Armorer would have a 21 in 141 chance (20 dwarves x 6 chances each = 120 + 21 chances more = 141 total) of the mood striking them. That's about 1 in 7, while the other 20 have a 6 in 141 chance each, or about 1 in 24. The odds are still against the armorer, but much better than for any other single dwarf.''

Note that not every profession is from a moodable skill. An Alchemist, Architect, Furnace Operator or Strand Extractor can be taken by a mood, but that will not make those skills legendary, nor will they create an artifact bar of soap, building, bar of metal or wafer of adamantine.

:NOTE: ''If your game was saved shortly before one of you dwarves acquired a mood, reloading that game will most likely cause the chances to be completely re-figured, resulting in a different mood at a different time for a different dwarf with different materials. This is true for most all random events and results in Dwarf Fortress.''

=== Skills and workshops ===

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="4" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;float:right;margin:0 0 20px 30px;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#eee;border-bottom:1px solid black;text-align:center;" | Artifact Skill Rewards
|-
! Highest skill
! Workshop used
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Armorsmith|Armorsmith]]
| [[40d:Magma forge|Magma forge]] or [[40d:Metalsmith's forge|Metalsmith's forge]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Bonecarver|Bonecarver]]
| [[40d:Craftsdwarf's workshop|Craftsdwarf's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Bowyer|Bowyer]]
| [[40d:Bowyer's workshop|Bowyer's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Carpenter|Carpenter]]
| [[40d:Carpenter's workshop|Carpenter's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Clothier|Clothier]]
| [[40d:Clothier's shop|Clothier's shop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Engraver|Engraver]]
| [[40d:Craftsdwarf's workshop|Craftsdwarf's workshop]] or [[40d:Mason's workshop|Mason's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Gem cutter|Gem cutter]]
| [[40d:Jeweler's workshop|Jeweler's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Gem setter|Gem setter]]
| [[40d:Jeweler's workshop|Jeweler's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Glassmaker|Glassmaker]]
| [[40d:Glass furnace|Glass furnace]] or [[40d:Magma glass furnace|Magma glass furnace]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Leatherworker|Leatherworker]]
| [[40d:Leatherworks|Leatherworks]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Mason|Mason]]
| [[40d:Mason's workshop|Mason's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Mechanic|Mechanic]]
| [[40d:Mechanic's workshop|Mechanic's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Metal crafter|Metal crafter]]
| [[40d:Magma forge|Magma forge]] or [[40d:Metalsmith's forge|Metalsmith's forge]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Metalsmith|Metalsmith]]
| [[40d:Magma forge|Magma forge]] or [[40d:Metalsmith's forge|Metalsmith's forge]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Miner|Miner]]
| [[40d:Craftsdwarf's workshop|Craftsdwarf's workshop]] or [[40d:Mason's workshop|Mason's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Stone crafter|Stone crafter]]
| [[40d:Craftsdwarf's workshop|Craftsdwarf's workshop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Tanner|Tanner]]
| [[40d:Tanner's shop|Tanner's shop]] or [[40d:Leather works|Leather works]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Weaponsmith|Weaponsmith]]
| [[40d:Magma forge|Magma forge]] or [[40d:Metalsmith's forge|Metalsmith's forge]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Weaver|Weaver]]
| [[40d:Clothier's shop|Clothier's shop]]
|- style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;vertical-align:top;"
| [[40d:Wood crafter|Wood crafter]]
| [[40d:Craftsdwarf's workshop|Craftsdwarf's workshop]]
|}

A dwarf will claim a workshop according to their highest applicable skill, and upon completion of the artifact, gain 20,000 [[40d:experience|experience]] in that skill (excepting [[40d:Mood#Possessed|possessed]] dwarves). This will give the dwarf a legendary-level [[40d:skill|skill]] (specifically, "legendary+1" or higher, depending on the dwarf's initial skill level) and a number of [[40d:attribute|attribute]] gains. The table to the right describes all applicable skills and their potential workshop requirements - there are only 20 skills that determine the workshop and that can be affected by a mood (sometimes referred to as '''moodable''' skills.) If a dwarf does not possess at least one of the mooodable skills listed to the right, they will take over a [[40d:craftsdwarf's workshop|craftsdwarf's workshop]] and gain one of [[40d:bonecarver|bonecarver]], [[40d:stone crafter|stone crafter]], or [[40d:wood crafter|wood crafter]] skills, producing an artifact [[40d:craft|craft]].

If a dwarf has the same experience points in two skills (as opposed to same experience title), the first listed for that dwarf will be the one affected by the mood (the exact experience can only be made visible with 3rd party [[40d:utilities|utilities]]).

When multiple workshops are listed, the dwarf may require one or the other, so ensure that ''both'' are available, if possible. If you have one, and the dwarf is not interested, then build the other, right away. (i.e. If you have only [[40d:magma forge|magma forge]]s, you may have to build a standard [[40d:forge|forge]] for the moody dwarf).

Below is a list of all ''non''-moodable skills; if all of a dwarfs skills are found on this list and none from the table to the right, then they have no moodable skills and will construct their artifact at a [[Craftsdwarf's workshop]], producing an appropriate craft as described above:

{|
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="padding-right:30px;" |
* [[40d:Ambusher|Ambusher]]
* [[40d:Animal caretaker|Animal caretaker]]
* [[40d:Animal dissector|Animal dissector]]
* [[40d:Animal trainer|Animal trainer]]
* [[40d:Appraiser|Appraiser]]
* [[40d:Building designer|Architect]]
* [[40d:Brewer|Brewer]]
* [[40d:Butcher|Butcher]]
* [[40d:Cheese maker|Cheese maker]]
* [[40d:Cook|Cook]]
* [[40d:Dyer|Dyer]]
* [[40d:Fish cleaner|Fish cleaner]]
* [[40d:Fish dissector|Fish dissector]]
* [[40d:Fisherdwarf|Fisherdwarf]]
* [[40d:Furnace operator|Furnace operator]]
* [[40d:Grower|Grower]]
* [[40d:Herbalist|Herbalist]]
|
* [[40d:Lye maker|Lye maker]]
* [[40d:Milker|Milker]]
* [[40d:Miller|Miller]]
* [[40d:Potash maker|Potash maker]]
* [[40d:Pump operator|Pump operator]]
* [[40d:Record keeper|Record keeper]]
* [[40d:Siege engineer|Siege engineer]]
* [[40d:Siege operator|Siege operator]]
* [[40d:Soaper|Soaper]]
* [[40d:Strand extractor|Strand extractor]]
* [[40d:Thresher|Thresher]]
* [[40d:Trapper|Trapper]]
* [[40d:Wood cutter|Wood cutter]]
* [[40d:Wood burner|Wood burner]]
* All [[40d:military|military]] skills
* All [[40d:social skill|social skill]]s
|}

This fact can be utilized to maximize the possibility of getting a dwarf with the specific legendary skill you want: since ''non''-moodable skills are ignored, when ever possible make sure that each dwarf's highest ''moodable'' skill is one of those you want*. Have all your peasants, [[40d:farmer|farmer]]s, non-professional military and other dwarves without any moodable skills do a tiny bit of work in the skill(s) you most want; if a "[[40d:dabbling|dabbling]]" skill is the highest moodable skill they have, that is the skill that will be used.

:''(* [[40d:Armorsmith|Armorsmith]], [[40d:Weaponsmith|Weaponsmith]], [[40d:Metal crafter|Metal Crafter]] and [[40d:Metalsmith|Metalsmith]] are possibly the most-desired legendary skills, but much depends on your fortress, your current mix of skills, and your play style.)''

:''(Note that [[40d:Tanner|Tanner]] is a moodable skill, the only [[40d:Farmer|Farmer]] category skill that is moodable.)''

== Artifacts created ==
The type of artifact created will depend on the dwarf's highest skill. Masons will always create some kind of stone object, usually furniture; bone Carvers, a bone or shell object; carpenters, a wood object, etc. Miners and engravers will usually turn out a stone craft or piece of furniture; metalworkers, metal crafts, weapons, or armor (depending on the type of metalworker); weavers, an article of clothing; tanners, a leather armor or object. If a dwarf has no moodable skills, they will take over a [[40d:craftsdwarf's workshop|craftsdwarf's workshop]] and create a bone, stone or wood craft of some type. The precise type of craft created is usually somewhat random but if a dwarf has a personality preference for a particular thing, such as gauntlets or floodgates or crowns, and that thing is an available choice given the dwarf's profession, they will generally create an object of that type.

The first object grabbed by the dwarf will be the "primary" substance; all other materials will be used to decorate the artifact. If a dwarf grabs a piece of [[40d:chalk|chalk]] and makes a statue, for instance, it will be a "chalk statue", but an artifact can potentially be composed of bone, cloth, gems, leather, metal, shell, stone, and wood all at once. In some cases, a moody dwarf will produce an item which normally cannot be made from that material, leading to such odd constructions as an [[40d:obsidian|obsidian]] [[40d:bed|bed]], [[40d:ruby|ruby]] [[40d:floodgate|floodgate]], or turtle [[40d:shell|shell]] [[40d:cage|cage]].

Once created, most [[40d:artifact|artifact]]s will be available for use just like a normal item of its type. Artifact furniture is useful for high value [[40d:noble|noble]] rooms. [[40d:Weapon|Weapon]]s and [[40d:armor|armor]] will only be used by heroes and champions. Artifact weapons in [[40d:Trap#Weapon Trap|weapon traps]] can also boost a room's value considerably, as in the case of artifact trap components.

== Failure ==
If you can't provide the desired workshop and all the required component materials within a couple of months, the dwarf will go [[40d:insane|insane]], which cancels the mood and the artifact. As if that's not bad enough, any dwarf who goes insane will soon die, one way or another.

A dwarf who is [[40d:melancholy|melancholy]] or [[40d:stark raving mad|stark raving mad]] is harmless to others (until they die and start a [[40d:tantrum|tantrum]] spiral), but a [[40d:berserk|berserk]] dwarf will attack other dwarfs and possibly pull levers at random. You may want to station a squad nearby or assign a few war dogs to the dwarf on the chance that they will lash out. If you build your workshops inside enclosed rooms with doors you can also lock the moody dwarf in the room until he or she starves. In extreme cases, building a wall around an open workshop is the best precaution.

Most events that would ordinarily interrupt a dwarf will not deter a moody dwarf - for example, while passing out from pain will cancel most tasks, a moody dwarf will continue working as soon as he wakes up. Giving birth while in a strange mood does not interrupt the dwarf either; the new mother will ignore the baby until her mood is resolved and it will happily wander off in the meantime.

Severe distractions such as hostile creatures, however, can interrupt a strange mood, resulting in immediate insanity; similar results will happen if the workshop suddenly becomes unavailable, whether from being destroyed (by a cave-in or a dwarf throwing a tantrum) or from losing power (in the case of magma workshops). Note that the insanity can happen even when the dwarf is not deadlocked on an item; there have been observed instances where a dwarf goes insane while in the process of carrying a required item back to the commandeered workshop.

----

'''See also'''
:*[[40d:Insanity|Insanity]]
:*[[40d:Legendary artifact|Artifact]]
:*[[40d:Profession|Profession]]
:*[[40d:Legendary|Legendary Skill]]

40d:Administrator

2010-04-04T19:41:05Z

Kutulu:

{{av}}

'''Administrator''' is one of the Professions. It contains {{L|Skill#Professions, colors, & skill categories|skill}}s relating to {{L|wealth}} and, unsurprisingly, the {{L|Manager|administration}} of the {{L|fortress}}.

An adult {{L|dwarf}} whose best {{L|skill}} is in this category, and who has accumulated ranks in other administrator skills (how much is not clear) will be known as an Administrator.

Once he has achieved 'grand master' skill in one of these skills, but not in the others, he will be known by this skill.

If a dwarf has {{L|experience}} in only one administrator skill he will be known by his or her highest skill.

The four Administrator skills are:

{{Skill Box|Administrator|#808|#808|
* {{L|Appraiser}}
* {{L|Building designer}}
* {{L|Organizer}}
* {{L|Record keeper}}
}}

;See also:
:* {{L|Skill#Professions.2C_colors.2C_.26_skill_categories|Skill categories}}

[[Category:Professions]]

40d:Administrator

2010-04-04T19:40:40Z

Kutulu: namespacify

'''Administrator''' is one of the Professions. It contains {{L|Skill#Professions, colors, & skill categories|skill}}s relating to {{L|wealth}} and, unsurprisingly, the {{L|Manager|administration}} of the {{L|fortress}}.

An adult {{L|dwarf}} whose best {{L|skill}} is in this category, and who has accumulated ranks in other administrator skills (how much is not clear) will be known as an Administrator.

Once he has achieved 'grand master' skill in one of these skills, but not in the others, he will be known by this skill.

If a dwarf has {{L|experience}} in only one administrator skill he will be known by his or her highest skill.

The four Administrator skills are:

{{Skill Box|Administrator|#808|#808|
* {{L|Appraiser}}
* {{L|Building designer}}
* {{L|Organizer}}
* {{L|Record keeper}}
}}

;See also:
:* {{L|Skill#Professions.2C_colors.2C_.26_skill_categories|Skill categories}}

[[Category:Professions]]

40d:Administrator

2010-04-04T19:39:11Z

Kutulu: moved Administrator to 40d:Administrator

'''Administrator''' is one of the Professions. It contains [[Skill#Professions, colors, & skill categories|skill]]s relating to [[wealth]] and, unsurprisingly, the [[Manager|administration]] of the [[fortress]].

An adult [[dwarf]] whose best [[skill]] is in this category, and who has accumulated ranks in other administrator skills (how much is not clear) will be known as an Administrator.

Once he has achieved 'grand master' skill in one of these skills, but not in the others, he will be known by this skill.

If a dwarf has [[experience]] in only one administrator skill he will be known by his or her highest skill.

The four Administrator skills are:

{{Skill Box|Administrator|#808|#808|
* [[Appraiser]]
* [[Building designer]]
* [[Organizer]]
* [[Record keeper]]
}}

;See also:
:* [[Skill#Professions.2C_colors.2C_.26_skill_categories|Skill categories]]

[[Category:Professions]]

40d:Bismuthinite

2010-04-03T16:08:42Z

Kutulu: Namespacify

{{av}}
{{Ore|name=Bismuthinite|tile=%|color=#fff
|uses =
* {{L|Ore}} of {{L|bismuth}}
|location =
* Small clusters in {{L|Granite}}
|properties =
* {{L|Economic stone}}
* {{L|Material value}} 1}}

'''Bismuthinite''' is a {{L|metal ore}}, the ore of {{L|bismuth}}, found within {{L|granite}}. It can be {{L|smelter|smelted}} into bars of bismuth. These can be combined with bars of {{L|tin}} and {{L|copper}} to form {{L|bismuth bronze}}.

<gallery>
File:Bismuthinite.jpg|Bismuthinite
File:Tetradymite w- bismuthinite in quartz Bismuth tellurium sulfide Silver Spoon Mine Darwin District Inyo County California 1821.jpg|Bismuthinite in quartz
</gallery>

{{Rocks}}
[[Category:Ore]]
[[Category:Stone]]
[[Category:Economic Stone]]

40d:Bismuthinite

2010-04-03T16:06:11Z

Kutulu: moved Bismuthinite to 40d:Bismuthinite: Namespace migration.

{{Ore|name=Bismuthinite|tile=%|color=#fff
|uses =
* [[Ore]] of [[bismuth]]
|location =
* Small clusters in [[Granite]]
|properties =
* [[Economic stone]]
* [[Material value]] 1}}

'''Bismuthinite''' is a [[metal ore]], the ore of [[bismuth]], found within [[granite]]. It can be [[smelter|smelted]] into bars of bismuth. These can be combined with bars of [[tin]] and [[copper]] to form [[bismuth bronze]].

<gallery>
File:Bismuthinite.jpg|Bismuthinite
File:Tetradymite w- bismuthinite in quartz Bismuth tellurium sulfide Silver Spoon Mine Darwin District Inyo County California 1821.jpg|Bismuthinite in quartz
</gallery>

{{Rocks}}
[[Category:Ore]]
[[Category:Stone]]
[[Category:Economic Stone]]

40d:Platinum

2010-04-03T16:04:33Z

Kutulu: Namespacify

{{Metal|name=Platinum|color=#FFF|bgcolor=#CCC
|uses=
* {{L|Metalsmith's forge|Metal crafting}}
|ore=
* {{L|Platinum nuggets}}
|properties=
* {{L|Material value}} 40
* {{L|Magma-safe materials|Magma proof}}
}}

'''Platinum''' is an extremely valuable metal, second only to {{L|adamantine}}. It has the same value as {{L|aluminum}}, distinguished by the fact that while platinum is the heaviest metal, aluminum is the lighest metal (again, not including {{L|adamantine}}).

Effectively, the only differences between platinum and aluminum are that platinum is magma-safe, while aluminum is not, and the weight difference of almost 10x.

{{Game_Data|[MATGLOSS_METAL:PLATINUM]
[NAME:platinum][ADJ:platinum][COLOR:7:7:1]
[VALUE:40]
[SPEC_HEAT:130]
[MELTING_POINT:13182]
[BOILING_POINT:16885]
[SOLID_DENSITY:21400]}}

[[category:metals]]

40d:Platinum

2010-04-03T16:01:57Z

Kutulu: moved Platinum to 40d:Platinum: Migrated to 40d namespace.

{{Metal|name=Platinum|color=#FFF|bgcolor=#CCC
|uses=
* [[Metalsmith's forge|Metal crafting]]
|ore=
* [[Platinum nuggets]]
|properties=
* [[Material value]] 40
* [[Magma-safe materials|Magma proof]]
}}

'''Platinum''' is an extremely valuable metal, second only to [[adamantine]]. It has the same value as [[aluminum]], distinguished by the fact that while platinum is the heaviest metal, aluminum is the lighest metal (again, not including [[adamantine]]).

Effectively, the only differences between platinum and aluminum are that platinum is magma-safe, while aluminum is not, and the weight difference of almost 10x.

{{Game_Data|[MATGLOSS_METAL:PLATINUM]
[NAME:platinum][ADJ:platinum][COLOR:7:7:1]
[VALUE:40]
[SPEC_HEAT:130]
[MELTING_POINT:13182]
[BOILING_POINT:16885]
[SOLID_DENSITY:21400]}}

[[category:metals]]

40d:Ore

2010-04-03T15:07:58Z

Kutulu: /* See Also: */

{{red link}}
{{av}}
'''Ores''' are a type of [[40d:stone|stone]] that can be used to create [[40d:bar|bar]]s of pure [[40d:metal|metal]]s and [[40d:alloy|alloy]]s at the [[40d:smelter|smelter]]. Many ores are quite valuable as mined, and a [[40d:mason|mason]] or [[40d:stone crafter|stone crafter]] can work them the same as any stone. However, ores fall into the [[40d:economic stone|economic stone]] category, and so must be designated for non-restricted use in the [[40d:z-stone|z-stone]] menu. Others can be combined when initially smelted into alloys, while others must first be made into bars of pure metal and then ''those'' combined to create the desired alloy.

All ores are [[40d:fire-safe|fire-safe]] material. None are [[40d:magma-safe|magma-safe]], even if the metal they create would be.

Note that in some cases ore [[40d:value#material value|value]] (given below) and [[40d:metal|metal]] value are not the same (Bismuth, Iron ores). Alloys, too, often have a higher value than the ores/metals they are made of. In most cases furniture made from the ore is as valuable as furniture made from a pure (non-alloy) metal, while requiring one-third the raw materials and significantly less processing.

Metal ores with two possible metals listed below always create the first metal when [[40d:smelting|smelting]], but have a chance of creating the second metal as well. Different rules apply to creating alloys.

Nearly all unmined ores are represented by the {{Raw Tile|£|#FFF|#000}} symbol. Exceptions are native aluminum, bismuthinite, and magnetite (which appear as {{Raw Tile|^|#FFF|#000}}, {{Raw Tile|%|#FFF|#000}}, and {{Raw Tile|~|#FFF|#000}}, respectively), as well as cinnabar and cobaltite (which appear as {{Raw Tile|£|#FFF|#000}} but cannot be refined into mercury or cobalt as they would be in real life).

{| class="wikitable" cellspacing="0" border="1" cellpadding="5"
|-
! Ore
! Found in
! Found how
! Metal created
! Value
! Metal value
|-
|[[40d:Raw adamantine|Raw Adamantine]] *||The depths||Veins||[[40d:Adamantine|Adamantine]] *||250||300
|-
|[[40d:Native aluminum|Aluminum, native]]||All [[40d:Igneous extrusive layer|Igneous Extrusive]]||Small clusters||[[40d:Aluminum|Aluminum]]||40||40
|-
|[[40d:Bismuthinite|Bismuthinite]]||[[40d:Granite|Granite]]||Small clusters||[[40d:Bismuth|Bismuth]]||1||2
|-
|[[40d:Cassiterite|Cassiterite]]||All [[40d:soil|Alluvial]], [[40d:Granite|Granite]]||Veins||[[40d:Tin|Tin]]||2||2
|-
|[[40d:Copper nuggets|Copper nuggets]]||All [[40d:Igneous extrusive layer|Igneous Extrusive]], [[40d:Sandstone|Sandstone]]||Veins||[[40d:Copper|Copper]]||2||2
|-
|[[40d:Galena|Galena]]||All [[40d:Igneous extrusive layer|Igneous extrusive]], All [[40d:Metamorphic layer|Metamorphic]], [[40d:Granite|Granite]], [[40d:Limestone|Limestone]]||Veins||[[40d:Lead|Lead]], [[40d:Silver|Silver (50%)]]||5||2 (10)
|-
|[[40d:Garnierite|Garnierite]]||[[40d:Gabbro|Gabbro]]||Veins||[[40d:Nickel|Nickel]]||2||2
|-
|[[40d:Gold nuggets|Gold nuggets]]||All [[40d:stone|Igneous]] All [[40d:soil|Alluvial]]||Veins||[[40d:Gold|Gold]]||30||30
|-
|[[Hematite]]||All [[Sedimentary layer|Sedimentary]], All [[:Igneous extrusive layer|Igneous extrusive]]||Veins||[[40d:Iron|Iron]]||8||10
|-
|[[40d:Horn silver|Horn silver]]||[[40d:Native silver|Native silver]]||Small clusters||[[40d:Silver|Silver]]||10||10
|-
|[[40d:Limonite|Limonite]]||All [[40d:Sedimentary layer|Sedimentary]]||Veins||[[40d:Iron|Iron]]||8||10
|-
|[[40d:Magnetite|Magnetite]]||All [[40d:Sedimentary layer|Sedimentary]]||Large clusters||[[40d:Iron|Iron]]||8||10
|-
|[[40d:Malachite|Malachite]]||[[40d:Limestone|Limestone]], [[40d:Marble|Marble]]||Veins||[[40d:Copper|Copper]]||2||2
|-
|[[40d:Platinum nuggets|Platinum nuggets]]||All [[40d:soil|Alluvial]], [[40d:Olivine|Olivine]], [[40d:Magnetite|Magnetite]], [[40d:Chromite|Chromite]]||Small clusters||[[40d:Platinum|Platinum]]||40||40
|-
|[[40d:Silver nuggets|Silver nuggets]]||[[40d:Granite|Granite]], [[40d:Gneiss|Gneiss]]||Veins||[[40d:Silver|Silver]]||10||10
|-
|[[40d:Sphalerite|Sphalerite]]||All [[40d:Metamorphic layer|Metamorphic]]||Veins||[[40d:Zinc|Zinc]]||2||2
|-
|[[40d:Tetrahedrite|Tetrahedrite]]||All [[40d:Stone|Stone]]||Veins||[[40d:Copper|Copper]], [[40d:Silver|Silver (20%)]]||3||2 (10)
|}

:''(* Note that [[40d:raw adamantine|raw adamantine]]/[[40d:adamantine|adamantine]] does not follow all the usual rules for an ore/metal in several respects - see article for full discussion.)''

===See Also:===

:* [[40d:Smelting|Smelting]]
:* [[40d:Metal|Metal]]s
:* [[40d:Vein|Clusters & Veins]]
:* [[40d:Exploratory mining|Exploratory mining]]
:* [[40d:The_Non-Dwarf's_Guide_to_Rock|Guide to rock]]
:* [[40d:stone|stone]]
:* [[40d:gem|gem]]

[[Category:Ore|*]]
[[Category:Materials]]

40d:Utilities

2009-12-08T16:39:04Z

Kutulu: /* Dwarf Therapist */ Runs on Linux, but no profession name/nickname updates

Here are third party applications developed for Dwarf Fortress.
__TOC__
== [http://dffd.wimbli.com/ Dwarf Fortress File Depot] ==
The Dwarf Fortress File Upload Service - an excellent place to store mods, community games, tilesets and other files. Courtesy of [[User:Janus|Janus]]; for files related to Dwarf Fortress only.

== 3D Visualizers ==

=== [[Stonesense (visualizer)|Stonesense]] by Jonask, Solifuge and Kaypy ===
[[File:stonesense.jpg|208px|thumb|right|Stonesense Screenshot]]

Stonesense is a third party visualizer that lets you view your Dwarf Fortress world in a classic isometric perspective.

More information is available in [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=43260.0 this forum thread].

=== [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=39541.0 Visual Fortress] by Baboonanza ===

This is Baboonanza's 3D visualisation application. It's focused on displaying mega-projects and landscapes accurately and hopefully beautifully. Basically like 3Dwarf, but more advanced.

=== [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=608.0 3Dwarf Visualizer] ===

This is NOT real time! Dwarvis has the ability to be real time, though 3Dwarf is much more recommended. What this does is read the map out of your computer's memory when Dwarf Fortress is running and save it to a file it can read. It can then open that file and show you your fort in glorious 3D. Still in beta, obviously.

=== [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=34633.0 Khazad] ===

A related fortress viewing engine utilizing memory extraction and saving similar to 3Dwarf, Khazad uses an Isometric perspective reminiscent of SimCity200 & Transport Tycoon while also allowing very free form camera control in a full 3D environment. Khazad is compatible with 40d and 40d11 and entirely open source being licensed under the GPL, source and binary packages are available at [http://sourceforge.net/projects/khazad/ SourceForge]. Development is active and participation is welcome.

=== [http://code.google.com/p/dwarvis/ Dwarvis/MapExtract] (Outdated) ===

This project is meant as a 3rd party utility for the cult-game dwarf fortress. Its purpose is to eventually provide 3-dimensional visualization of static snapshots of the ingame world of a given fortress.

== Movies, Screenshots, Map Files ==

=== DF Map Compressor / DF Map Archive ===

*[http://shadowlord13.googlepages.com/dfmap-index.html SL's DF Map Compressor - Website]
*[http://mkv25.net/dfma/ Dwarf Fortress Map Archive]

The DF Map Compressor encodes multiple bitmaps exported from Dwarf Fortress into a single, very compressed, .fdf-map file. The fdf-map file can then be shared with your friends by uploading to the DF Map Archive that features an online viewer (written in Flash).

The map compressor was created by Shadowlord in May 2007. Extract from the website :
:"The '''DF Map Compressor''' is a program I made to encode Dwarf Fortress fortress or world map images into a much smaller format than is possible with normal image formats. Here's a quick summary of how it works: It determines the size of your tiles from your DF font file (or asks you), splits the map up into tiles, identifies duplicate tiles, writes out every unique tile image, and then writes out a list of ID#s for each tile position which points to the tile image for that tile. What it outputs is piped through the LZMA compressor (the one used in 7-zip), to compress it further. The .df-map file which it writes out is usually less than 100 KB in size. (By comparison, a PNG of the same map can exceed 2 megabytes, depending on how well you compress it, whether you change the color depth, and whether you are using a graphical tileset or detailed font)."

Read more about the [[User:Markavian/DF_Map_Archive|DF Map Archive]] on Markavian's User page.

=== [http://www.geocities.com/jifodus/CMVPlayer.zip CMVPlayer] ===

First released by Jifodus in April 2007. This application enables playback of the DF movies (.cmv) without starting DF. It also provides some more functionalities, such as :
* Rewind
* Pause
* Play frame per frame

To use, simply unzip the file, and drop and drag the movie on CMVPlayer.exe.

=== [http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=389 DwarfHeightmap] ===

A utility that imports 24bit greyscale bitmaps into world_gen.txt for use in DF's map generator.

=== Terrain Visualizer ===

View worldmaps in 3D! This utilizes version 0.28.181.39d's built in Legends Mode map exporter and a generic HeightMap terrain visualizer. Nothing super fancy, but neat to look at.
Get the [http://www.alpix.com/3d/TerrainViewer/ 3D Terrain Viewer] here, follow the instructions in the [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=21468 Bay12Forums Thread] if you need help getting set up.

Or if you want super pretty maps, [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=21469.0 see this topic], and get [http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen/download.shtml Terragen]!

==Major Utilities==

=== [[User:Bartavelle/DwarfCompanion|Dwarf Companion]] ===

Created by [[User:Bartavelle|Bartavelle]], the Dwarf Companion is a graphical helper utility for dwarf fortress that aims to fill the gaps in the user interface. It allows for some nefarious cheating. For example, you can now mark your nobles as butcherable, and change possessed dwarves to fey moods.

=== [http://dwarfmanager.sourceforge.net/ Dwarf Manager] ===

Dwarf Manager is inspired by Dwarf Foreman (below) and has a similar overall layout, but improved features. You can not only assign jobs to profession groups but also to individual dwarves; you can view their current skill for a given job displayed handily in the job grid; and you can also change their personal and profession names straight from the interface. The program handles social and military skills as well.
In addition the program can be customized and updated by editing the included .xml files.

=== [http://www.pavlovian.net/foreman/ Dwarf Foreman] ===

Makes switching jobs on and off for large numbers of dwarves simple. Dwarves are grouped by their profession, or custom profession if they have one. By clicking on the graph you can enable any job for all dwarves with that profession. Still in alpha for this version of DF, if it doesn't recognize one of the new professions, check the file '''debug.txt''' in the directory you run foreman from.

Though prone to crashing currently, saving and exiting DF, starting foreman and then starting DF again will usually get it working again. Zorba would also appreciate it if you'd email him the crash log located in the Dwarf Foreman directory when this happens (zorba-foremancrash@pavlovian.net).

Dwarf Foreman currently allows you to change the jobs of visiting merchants, outpost liaisons, children, and any other dwarves that aren't normally controllable. It is unsupported but occasionally hilarious, and allows you to finally put those lazy dwarven children to work.

Source code is available.

To make Foreman compatible with '''v0.28.181.40d''', update config file as shown below. Use the [[Talk:Utilities#Dwarf Foreman|talk page]] for previous versions of DF.
<pre>
check=032e4b67
critter_start=01583224
dwarfidpos=0138f690
profession_start=0474
</pre>

'''Note:''' A Dwarf Foreman-like utility, with an expanded feature set, is also available. See Dwarf Manager above.
=== [http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=695 Mac Foreman] ===

This is a MacOSX 10.5 port of Dwarf Foreman.

Source code is available.

Dwarf Fortress version: '''v0.28.181.40d'''

=== [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=39229.0 Dwarf Therapist] ===

Reported to be an improvement over Dwarf Manager. Currently the only (??) such utility to work on native Linux builds, although slightly limited.

=== [[User:Rick/Tweak|Gibbed's Dwarf Fortress Tweak]] ===

A toolset with many modules for tweaking / editing Dwarf Fortress memory.

=== [http://sun2design.com/quickfort/ Quickfort] ===

Quickfort is an AutoHotkey-based utility for Dwarf Fortress that helps you build fortresses from "blueprint" .CSV files (comma separated values). These files are easily created and edited in an app like Excel. Most building-oriented DF commands are supported through the use of multiple .CSV files to describe the different phases of DF construction (designation, building, stockpiles, and making adjustments).

=== [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=18623.0 Modbase] ===

Modbase is a great tool made by Sean Mirrsen which allows you to freely swap mods and tweak game settings. For version 0.38c.

=== DF Raw Editor ===

DF Raw Editor is a brand new tool created to help edit the raw files.
It is available [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=40413.0 here].
For version 0.40d

== Minor Utilities ==

=== [[User:Soundandfury/DF_Designer|DF Designer]] ===
DF Designer, by [[User:Soundandfury|soundnfury]] is a fort layout planning tool. It enables you to work out your designs before you start to build, and even see how they look in 3-D.
It's written in C with SDL, and both Linux and Windows builds are available. The source code is freely available under the GPL.
Since DF Designer does not 'talk to' Dwarf Fortress, it is version-independent.

=== DF Log Parser ===

A perl script written by Mephansteras that parses through the logs to show what civs owned what sites, what their overall populations were, and what the overall population levels of cave critters were. The output file makes it pretty easy to see how the various races are doing.

You will see:
Each Civilization, with overall ruler. Each site in that civ, with the local ruler. A summary of every entity in that civ.
A summary of every civ, by race
A listing of every Ruin
A listing of the total populations of cave critters
A listing of the total populations of civilized creatures

[http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=299 Raw perl script] - requires perl
[http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=311 Executable version] - does not require perl

=== [http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=278 DF World Generator] ===

Swiftly written supplement to the command line world generator. Written in Python, so you have to have Python installed to use this. It must be run from the command line and be in the DF Directory to work. Running the program with no parameters will provoke a short help-me dialog which will explain how to run it properly.
Enjoy!

=== [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=949.0 Dtil] ===

Dtil is a general purpose tool host that supplies a dynamically generated SDK for plugin authors.

=== [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=21351.0 Embark Anywhere] ===

Code based on 0x517A5D's Regional Prospector (above), allows you to embark ANYWHERE, how well that works depends on where you decide to go. Pure water areas are a suggested no as you can't do anything.

=== [http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=443 Enable Magma Buildings] ===

You need this utility in the case that you used the reveal utility before discovering any subsurface magma, or if you have reclaimed a fortress whose magma source has already been discovered.{{version|0.28.181.40d}} (If the hide utility is ever updated, you could also hide a few magma tiles and then dig them out. That worked in the old version.) Because there is no actual flag that controls whether magma has been seen (the game searches a list, probably a list of notable events), I had to patch the game's code. This means you need to run the utility every time you start dwarfort.exe and you want to build a new magma-using workshop.

This utility has been made version-independent. It is expected to work with future releases of Dwarf Fortress.

=== [http://75.127.91.201/~jifodus/df/justdigitout.zip Just dig it out!] ===

A utility by Jifodus. Disables warning messages about damp stone and hot stone. [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=21892.0 Thread]

=== [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=21601.0 Nano Fortress] ===

A utility that will allow embarks to 1x1 locations.

=== [http://angband.org/~erasmus/df/teleport22.zip Teleport] ===

Teleport dwarves and other creatures. Version 2.2 is independent of the DF version. (33c)

Note: This utility may not work on versions of DF 40d and later. If it doesn't work for you, try Dwarf Companion.

Caveat: The teleport utility does not correctly set the occupancy flag for map squares. As a results, dwarves will permanently crawl through the square that you teleported them out of. In addition, you cannot build structures in those squares.

=== [http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=645 Reveal] ===

Reveal (or Reveal.exe as it is commonly referred to) is a program that runs alongside Dwarf Fortress and shows all "unexplored" or "undug" tiles of the map (in fortress mode). To reveal entire map designate the entire bottom level to be mined and then remove designation before running reveal. Playing on revealed map might ''(read "will")'' cause some bugs (like not being able to build magma buildings or a tower-cap farm, losing all plants/trees on the map, and a lot more). '''Using Reveal has been known to corrupt saved game folders.''' and, as such, it is highly recommended to only use Reveal to preview a biome's layout and then restart without running Reveal.

There are two versions of Reveal, one for Vista and newer, one for XP and older.

The new version of Reveal.exe (Reveal2) is in public beta, you can find it here [http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=1044 Reveal2]. Please report problems in [[User_talk:0x517A5D|0x517A5D's Talk page]].

The Old version of Reveal.exe does not require you install anything (if you are using 0.28.181.40d and the updated memory.ini file), just unzip both files and run reveal.exe while DF is running.

If using [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=40349.0 the OpenGL accelerated version] of DF (40d16) under XP SP3, the newer version of Reveal is required as the older version can't find it. Reveal2.exe works correctly with this setup.

=== [http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=1165 UltraFinder] ===

This AHK script generates worlds until it finds one with the desired features as defined in the init file.

This is not an advanced application, it is simply meant to take the task of repeated genning out of your hands.

The concept is that you set the parameters as you see fit, and leave it running while you go about your other business.

READ ALL WARNINGS IN THE INIT FILE!

The readme exists for a reason.

== Miscellaneous ==

These utilities were never designed with Dwarf Fortress in mind, but have been adapted to its use.

=== [[User:Jackard/Accent_Removal|Accent Removal]] ===

Certain tilesets leave a bunch of funky icons in the names of your dwarves! Replacing accented letters with normal ones in the raws fixes this problem.

=== [http://www.autohotkey.com/ AutoHotKey] ===

AHK lets you define global hotkeys to send a sequence of keystrokes. For example, you can have {{key|alt}}+{{key|w}} replace {{key|b}}-{{key|C}}-{{key|w}}-{{key|Enter}}-{{key|Enter}} to make wall building much easier. See [[Macros and Keymaps]] for a how-to and some example scripts. See [[:Category:ahk scripts]] for a list of user submitted scripts.

=== [http://winmerge.org/ Winmerge] ===

This utility allows you to compare folders or files. It highlights anything that does not fit in with the other file, so that you can see if you want to merge them into one file or not..

== Outdated Utilities ==

These programs are for previous versions of Dwarf Fortress, and have been left untouched for some time.

=== [http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=108 DFWall] ===

An utility for automation of mass constructions. Features three modes:

1. Rectangle rewalling - quickly build a rectangle of walls/floors using:
a) the same saved material every time ([http://mkv25.net/dfma/movie-495-dfwalldemo DEMO])
b) any material with at least 1/10/99 units

2. Quick reselect (for ANY single unit construction) - save that green glass box and never again have to look for it between all the bags!

3. Pattern construction - make a pattern file and have stuff constructed according to it ([http://mkv25.net/dfma/movie-520-dfwalldemo2 DEMO]).

For more details look here: [http://www.bay12games.com/cgi-local/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=2&t=001847 Thread]

=== [http://www.yourfilehost.com/media.php?cat=other&file=latitudes.zip Latitudes] ===

Latitudes is a utility that, when on the embark map screen, shows the X/Y coordinates of the current region. Until Toady adds [http://www.bay12games.com/cgi-local/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=5&t=002191 proper support], this will do the trick. Works in .32a through at least .33g. Technical notes: uses memory injection, so it may be flagged as a suspicious file by anti-virus programs.

=== [http://angband.org/~erasmus/df/lavasquare.exe Lavasquare] ===

Another quick hack to make a 7/7 unit of lava on the currently selected square. Ignore the random text it spams, as it was quickly adapted from a map query tool, and I didn't bother removing the print statements. Only works with version 33e. To hack this executable for a later version of dwarf fortress see the [[Talk:Utilities#Lavasquare|talk page]].

33g version plus autohotkey script: http://www.sendspace.com/file/xsl6gs

=== [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=1447.0 StartProfile] ===

Jifodus wrote a little utility that lets you maintain profiles of your starting dwarves.

Check the thread on the forums for the latest download link. (Aug 01, 2008)

Incidentally, if you try this utility, please report success/failure in [[Talk:Utilities#StartProfile|the utilities talk page]].

=== [http://angband.org/~erasmus/df/water.exe Water] ===

Quick hack to refill ponds. Run this while your fortress is up, and it'll restore any "murky pool" tiles (i.e. the floor of ponds and lakes) to 7/7 water. If you've tunneled into a pond, it'll still refill but will flow out normally. Only works with version 33e due to its "quick hack" status. Note: If there is lava in a murky pool, it will be raised to depth 7/7.

[[Category:Utilities| ]]

40d:Thief

2009-12-07T14:39:10Z

Kutulu:

In Fortress mode, a '''thief''' is a disgusting dishonorable creature that can skulk around the map unseen until it moves adjacent to a [[dwarf]], guard [[dog]] or other similar [[animal]], or other helpful creature. When a thief does move adjacent to such, the game pauses with an identifying [[announcement]] and moves the game view to include the threat.

There are two types of intelligent thieves: '''[[kobold]] pilferers''' and '''[[goblin]] baby-snatchers''':

:'''Kobold thieves''' can start appearing quite early (first year) and will sneak right past all of your [[trap]]s, only triggering them if they are injured during their escape attempt and happen to fall unconscious. Armed with only a copper dagger, they offer little threat to anyone - an untrained dwarf or dog should be able to take them down, but extreme bad luck is always a possibility in any [[combat]] situation. While they sometimes steal low value items left outside (intentionally or not), there seems to be a mechanism that makes them target other, higher value items inside instead, too.

:The announcement for a kobold thief is...
::{{Gametext|Thief! Protect the hoard from skulking filth!|#f00}}
:...and the game will zoom to a section of your fortress with a small grey "'''k'''" visible - that's your intruder.

:'''Goblin snatchers''' happily run into any kind of trap. Armed with an iron dagger they should be approached with a little bit more caution, but any average soldier should take them down unharmed. When they get their hands on one of your beloved(?) children, they will stuff them in a bag they carry with them for that purpose. (Needless to say, this creates a very [[thought|bad thought]] in the parents of the lost child.) The child is considered part of the snatcher's inventory -- in particular, if the goblin is caught in a cage trap, the child will be caught with him. Left in this condition for too long, the child may go insane.

:The announcement for a goblin child-snatcher is...
::{{Gametext|Snatcher! Protect the children!|#f00}}
:...and the game will zoom to a section of your fortress with a small grey "'''g'''" (or possibly a flashing '''[[cage|‼]]''') - if you use {{k|v}} or {{k|u}}, these will be listed as "goblin ''thief''" but they're cut from the same stuff and should be terminated with equally extreme prejudice.

Both kinds will usually come in small groups of about 1 to 4 individuals. They try to escape once detected and only fight when cornered. Their ability to sneak into your fortress is not to be underestimated; locked doors do not slow them down, although similar barriers that are linked to a [[trigger]] (and are closed) will. They can lurk around the map for quite some time and wait for their opportunity, even when they are already inside your fortress. They may arrive more or less simultaneously with sieges or ambushes, distraction and general turmoil working in their favor. Guarding any entrance with [[restraint|guard animals]] is a safe countermeasure, though. A successful theft of item or child will be announced once the thief leaves the map.

Certain "playful" [[creatures]] will also try to steal items from your hoard, if left open to more general traffic. These include [[raccoon]]s, which tend to be solitary, and groups of [[rhesus macaque]]s and [[mandrill]]s (which aren't just playful, but downright dangerous). In addition, [[black bear|bear]]s and [[gnome]]s will try to steal your [[alcohol|booze]] if they can get at it. None of these animals has any special ability to avoid standard traps or bypass locked doors.

[[Category:Fortress mode]]
[[Category:Professions]]

40d:Mining

2009-11-23T14:19:01Z

Kutulu: /* Designating the area to be mined */

'''Mining''' is an essential part of building a fort in Dwarf Fortress. There are several reasons you might want to mine, such as [[exploratory mining|searching]] for various [[stone types]], or simply to create the basic tunnels and [[rooms]] in your fort. Mining a tile preserves both the floor and ceiling of that tile.

== Making a dwarf a miner ==

# Specify your dwarf to be a miner via {{K|v}}iew, {{K|p}}ref, {{K|l}}abor.
# Select "Mining" using {{K|+}} or {{K|-}}, press {{K|enter}}.
A [[miner]] also requires an available [[pick]]. A dwarf's [[Attribute#Agility|Agility]] affects the speed at which material is mined, but the quality or material of a pick has no effect on any aspect of mining - a [[quality|no-quality]] [[copper]] pick is the same as a [[quality|masterwork]] [[steel]] or [[adamantine]] one. (The same is not true for picks in [[weapon|combat]].)

== Designating the area to be mined ==

# Press {{K|d}}esignate to bring up the [[Designations]] menu.
# Highlight '''Mine''' (it's highlighted by default) by pressing {{K|d}} again.
# Move the cursor to the starting point, press {{K|enter}}. You should see a green flashing cross symbol indicating that it's in Selection Mode.
# Move the cursor to another point to define the opposite corners of a rectangle, press {{K|enter}} again. A yellow area should now be highlighted, indicating the area to be mined.

Mouse users can also select tiles to mine by clicking on them, or by clicking and dragging to select a contiguous region.

== Mined walls ==

When a tile has been mined, the surrounding walls and floor will most likely be some kind of rough stone. To make these surfaces look less primitive, you can [[smooth]] and [[engrave]] them. [[Soil]]s, such as loam, clay, or sand, cannot be smoothed or engraved.

== Stone hauling ==
{{Main|Stone management}}
Any useful material such as rock or [[ore]] is deposited on the ground excavated by the tile, and while loose stone will not impede movement, it can prop open [[door]]s, slow construction, and prevent open space from being used as a [[stockpile]]; therefore it is often desirable to haul stones away. You can assign stone hauling duties to specific dwarves just like you assigned them to be a miner. Make sure you have stockpiles where all the different [[stone]] types can be stored, too. Be careful which dwarves you assign to hauling if you have a massive dig going, or they might drop whatever other important stuff they were doing just to clear the paths. Typically miners will mine out stone far faster than haulers can properly clear it, particularly if the stockpile is a distance away. It is usually more sensible to designate stone to be [[dump]]ed, as a 1x1 garbage dump can hold an infinite number of items.

There are alternatives to hauling. [[Mason]]s or [[Stone crafter]]s can build their respective [[workshops]] next to or on top of a large pile of stone for clearing, and then create items out of the stone to clear it. Masons can create [[furniture]] (which takes as much space as the original stone itself, but is at least useful); they can also create [[block]]s, which unlike stone and furniture can be stacked in [[bin]]s. Craftdwarves can create various smaller items which can also be stacked in bins. Assuming you have sufficient bins, place a stockpile right next to the worksite and your haulers will only have to take the items a very short distance to place them neatly in stacks. This is a huge timesaver on large projects. Just be careful about what you make. Stone blocks are useful, but a bin completely full of stone blocks is extremely heavy and hard to move around. [[Crafts]] of all sorts are usually very light, but certain job types make multiple products out of single stones, which will multiply your hauling problem. Stone crafts, as opposed to, for instance, [[mug]]s, will produce single, lightweight, somewhat valuable items that are easy to stack and move.

Not hauling at all is also possible. You don't have to clear the rubble.

While legendary miners mine very quickly, they have a near 100% chance of producing a stone upon mining. This can be viewed as a disadvantage where stone production is unwanted.

== Digging in 3D ==

[[Image:DF_Terraform.PNG|thumb|664px|

In the 10 figures above, there are multiple "digging" scenarios shown in cross-section (aka elevation).
In row 1, the first figure on the left (1a), is starting point for the 4 scenarios to the right (1b-1e).
In row 2, the first figure on the left (2a), is starting point for the next 3 scenarios to the right (1b-1d). Figure 1d is then used as the starting point for 1e.

Gray/black areas represent un-mined rock, cyan/black represents mined-out areas. Solid green represents existing floor "tiles", cyan represents mined-out floor tiles. Up stairs, down stairs, and ramps are red, blue, and mustard (yellow) respectively.

In each of the 8 "digging" scenarios (1b-1e and 2b-e), the dwarf miner is shown as having completed the command(s) listed in that figure, moving from left to right (except in figure 2b). Each individual command is separated by a comma ",". (The "x2" notation indicates that the command is completed twice.) The dwarf has completed those commands in the order they are listed. Example 1, Second figure from right, on top: "Up/down stairs" is a single command. Example 2, Top right figure: "Down, up/down, up, mine x2" is five separate commands.
]]

The map is divided in ''layers''. Tiles on each layer are composed by whatever is on that tile, and the floor (or absence of floor) below it. A virgin rock tile is composed of a wall of rock and a floor of rock, for example. The ''ceiling'' of a tile is the same thing as the floor of the layer above that tile.

The most basic dig action is {{K|d}} '''mine'''. When this option is selected you can mark areas to be hollowed out from the current layer. Mining a tile preserves both the floor and the ceiling of that tile. [[Channel]]ing, by contrast, removes the current floor and mines out the level below, while [[stairs]] and [[ramp]]s enable creatures to move between levels.

Indiscriminate digging may cause [[Cave-in]]s.

==Dig Priority==

Dwarves mine in veins: after mining a tile, a miner will pick the "next" tile (a tile that is adjacent to the one just mined). If there are several possible "next" tiles, miners use an algorithm to determine which to mine next. This can be inefficient and break a large area into a large number of veins.

To pick a vein (which is to say, a tile designated for some kind of dig job), dwarves seem to use a strategy similar to the one used for chopping [[tree]]s or selecting [[plants]] to gather. Generally, they seem to pick the deepest, northwestern-most vein. Notably, dwarves do not pick the closest vein.

Dwarves have a priority over which side they will mine out from. Unless there is something in the way, miners will try to walk around unmined areas to reach these preferred sides, even if that path is very long. In order from most preferred to least preferred, dwarves prefer to stand on the tile to the: <blockquote>West > East > North > South > NW > SW > NE > SE</blockquote> of the tile being dug.

Because dwarves all use the same method to choose veins, dwarves tend to dig tiles near other dwarves. This makes having multiple dwarves dig together a bit problematic, as they will often get in each others' way.

Z-axis preferences untested, though it appears to me that dwarves prefer to dig out lower areas from a diagonally located area (i.e. not standing on the down stairs while digging out the up stairs directly below the down) {{verify}}.

These details are accurate for version 38b; they are likely to change in later versions.

In .38c the dwarves choose the lowest and northwestern of possible veins.

== Map structure ==

If you are still confused about tunnels, floors and ceilings created by the mine command then look at the following diagram:

TOP VIEWS: SIDE VIEW:
LAYER 3 FROM ->
██████..- 5 ██████
██████..- 4 ██████
->██████..- 3 ██████__
██████..- 2 ████
██████..- 1 █████████

LAYER 2
████████.
████████.
->████.....
████████.
████████.

Key:
█ Solid rock
. Floor, visible from this layer
- Empty space, with a floor below
_ Ceiling (undermined section)

The Top Views try to show how digging into the mountain (on Layer 2) leaves a ceiling (floor) on the layer above. This is represented on the Side View by a thin line. Try to think of the [[mountain]] as a series of boxes where with a thin lid ontop of each. At any place the box can be filled or empty, and the lid above be there or not there. For example, you can create a [[wall]] and build a [[floor]] on top of it. (Building a wall creates a floor on the next level by default, but this doesn't stop you building another floor construction on top of it!)

''Revised theory'': Imagine the 3D world as a grid of boxes. Each box can have one of three states; [[Wall]]ed, [[Open space]], [[Floor]].
*Each cube can only be in one of these states.
*If a tile is Walled it is inaccessible, but the box above can be walked on (if an Open space or a Floor).
*If it is [[Open space]], then it has no Floor and may be accessible.
*If a Floor is present, then the box is accessible.
*Additionally, floor constructions can be built in an Open space or a Floor box provided there is access from the side
--[[User:Markavian|Markavian]] (Please discuss)

== Caveats ==

"''They eat your caves!''"

* Mining into damp walls usually leads [[flood]]ing. Be especially careful near large [[river]]s and [[aquifer]]s. The game will warn you before this actually occurs, unless it happens to be a dry season when water has temporarily dried up. Note that damp walls still occur below rivers and aquifers but will not flood unless the above floor is removed (digging [[ramp|ramps]], etc).
* Mining into warm walls usually leads to [[magma]] flooding. The game will warn you before this occurs. Like damp walls, mining warm walls will not flood magma if you are 1 z-level below the magma unless the floor above is also removed.
* Building [[channel]]s will not only remove the floors, ramps or walls on the current level, but also mine out the walls on the z-level below. Digging a channel will ALWAYS remove a wall, if there is a wall to remove.

== See also ==
* [[Map tile]]s – Different types of walled, floor and open spaces
* [[Exploratory mining]] – Mining focused on finding valuable [[stone]]
* [[Stone]] – A list of different types of stones and ores left behind from mining. 
* [[Soil]] – A list of soil types.
===Other digging actions===
* [[Ramp]]
* [[Stairs]]
* [[Channel]]

[[Category:Guides]]

40d:Tilesets

2009-11-13T22:41:09Z

Kutulu: /* Overview and installation */

:''(For a chart with the default ASCII characters, see [[Character table]].)''
:''(For user-created tilesets, see [[Tileset repository]].)''
:''(For user-created creature graphics sets, see [[Graphics set repository]].)''

----

{{mod}}

'''Tilesets''' are images the game uses to display its graphics; each tile is used to show text and represent things. Users create custom tilesets for a number of reasons, including increased visibility, aesthetics, or small size. Tilesets come in two flavors: "'''character sets'''" (or simply "tilesets") and "'''graphics sets'''".

== Overview and installation ==

''Note: Versions of Dwarf Fortress newer than 0.28.141.40d9 support PNG tilesets natively, so there is no need to convert to BMP.''
=== Character sets ===

A character set is an image in BMP format that contains the 256 different tiles, corresponding to the [[Character table|IBM Code Page 437]] (sometimes called Extended ASCII), which are used to display the main graphics. [[List of user character sets|Here is the list]] of user-made standard tilesets. To install any of these tilesets, follow these steps:

# Download the tileset via right-click-save-as on the the tileset. The tileset is just an image, so there's no separate download link. (The list is [[List of user character sets|here]])
# Convert it into a 24-bit BMP file. Do NOT just change the extension to .bmp; you must use a program like MS paint to save it as a .bmp.
# Put it in the data/art directory of your Dwarf Fortress installation.
# Open data/init/init.txt
# If you want to use the tileset in fullscreen mode, locate and modify the [FULLSCREENX:800], [FULLSCREENY:600], and [FULLFONT:curses_800x600.bmp] configuration lines to match the specifications from the tileset list. The FULLFONT directive should match the filename of the tileset you downloaded. If you want to use the tileset in windowed mode, search for the [WINDOWEDX:640], [WINDOWEDY:300], and [FONT:curses_640x300.bmp] lines instead, and change them to the correct values.
# It is also recommended you change [BLACK_SPACE:NO] to [BLACK_SPACE:YES] to prevent stretching of the graphics.
# Save the file, then you're ready to play!

=== Graphics sets ===

Character sets only change certain graphics, while others are left out. The confusingly-named [[graphics sets]] are used to change the appearance of [[creatures]] in the game, such as dwarves and unicorns. These are usually designed to work together with certain character sets. The Dystopian Rhetoric graphics set comes with its own DF installer; to install any others (or to install that one manually), you follow a similar process to the above:

# Download the graphics set. (The list is [[Graphics sets|here]].)
# Convert it into a 24-bit BMP file using your favorite image editing program.
# Put it in the raw/graphics/example directory of your Dwarf Fortress installation, so it overwrites the existing file.
# Open /raw/graphics/example_text.txt
# Replace the contents with the appropriate text for the graphics set you downloaded. Save the file.
# Open data/init/init.txt
# Locate the [GRAPHICS:NO] line and change it to [GRAPHICS:YES].
# Change the resolution and font directories as above, this time for the lines starting with GRAPHICS instead. So, if you want to use fullscreen mode, modify [GRAPHICS_FULLSCREENX:800], [GRAPHICS_FULLSCREENY:600], and [GRAPHICS_FULLFONT:curses_800x600.bmp] to suit the standard tileset you want to use. For windowed mode, the lines to change are [GRAPHICS_WINDOWEDX:640], [GRAPHICS_WINDOWEDY:300], and [GRAPHICS_FONT:curses_640x300.bmp].
# Be sure to change [GRAPHICS_BLACK_SPACE] to the same setting as [BLACK_SPACE].
# Save the file, then you're ready to get mangled by a great-looking elephant!

===How to stretch the tile sets for bigger display===
Simply change [GRAPHICS_BLACK_SPACE:?] and [BLACK_SPACE:?] to NO in the init/init.txt, depending on whether you are using the graphics mode or not. This will stretch the window to the size you specified in [WINDOWEDX:?] and [WINDOWEDY:?] or FULLSCREENX:?] and [FULLSCREENY:?] or [GRAPHICS_WINDOWEDX:?] and [GRAPHICS_WINDOWEDY:?] or [GRAPHICS_FULLSCREENX:?] and [GRAPHICS_FULLSCREENY:?] depending on which mode you run DF in. (NORMAL|GRAPHICS + WINDOWED|FULLSCREEN)

IMPORTANT NOTES:
* If you are on a Mac you will have to use a program like [http://www.lemkesoft.com/xd/public/download/index._aWQ9Z2MtdWI_.html GraphicConverter] or Photoshop to save tilesets as windows bitmaps.
* Recommended only for window mode prior to version 39f, to make it easier to preserve tile aspect ratio. 39f onwards, you should choose a grid size that is of the same aspect ratio as your monitor (e.g. on a 1600x1280 monitor, choose grid size 80:64)
* Take note however that you need to set the the window size correctly.
** For versions prior to 39f, your window width in pixel size should be 3.2 (which is 80/25) times your window height in pixel size.
*: Example:
*:: if you choose window width to be 1600, i.e. [GRAPHICS_WINDOWEDX:1600] in init/init.txt file, then your height should be 1600/3.2 which gives 500, i.e. [GRAPHICS_WINDOWEDY:500] in init/init.txt. This will automatically stretch your character tiles and gfx tiles accordingly.

** For version 39f onwards where you can change the grid size, you need to compute the aspect ratio from the (grid width)/(grid height).
*: Example:
*:: if you are are using a grid size of 80 by 64, the aspect ratio should be 1.25 (from 80/64). If you set your window width to 1600, then the height will be 1600/1.25 = 1280.

* Also note that stretching a gfx tile may cause graphical artifacts (not the crafted ones in-game!) i.e. slight defects in the visuals, but it should make you able to see smaller tiles on a larger screen area. The exception is when you use a integral multiple, e.g. stretching 16x16 tiles to 32x32, which seems to produce the least artifacts.
* It is not recommended that you shrink tiles though the method is the similar (except defining a smaller window size than is normally required by the grid and tile size).

===How to increase number of tiles shown keeping the tile size the same===
See [[Custom grid]].

== Custom tileset design ==

The default (and minimum) gameplay viewport is 80 characters wide, and 25 characters tall. Therefore, a tileset's target resolution will be TILE_X_LENGTH * 80 by TILE_Y_LENGTH * 25. Since the tileset is arranged into a 16x16 grid of tiles (256 tiles total), the tileset image size will be TILE_X_LENGTH * 16 by TILE_Y_LENGTH * 16. Here are some common tile sizes:

* A tileset with 10x12 tiles will be 160x192 pixels large, and the target resolution will be 800x300.
* A tileset with 16x16 tiles will be 256x256 pixels large, and the target resolution will be 1280x400.

When creating a custom tileset, it's often easiest to start with an existing one, and edit it to your liking. Tilesets generally fall into three categories: rectangular tilesets, square tilesets, and 16x16 square tilesets. Rectangular tilesets have tiles that are taller than they are wide. The text in these tilesets is generally easier to read, but the map appears squished horizontally. Square tilesets usually provide more attractive graphics, but are slightly less readable. The 16x16 square tilesets are just a sub-set, which are grouped together because most [[Object Tilesets]] use 16x16 tiles. The graphics in Dwarf Fortress can be somewhat diversified and enhanced through the use of graphics sets.

Many tiles are used by the game in multiple ways, and this makes customizing the graphics difficult. The same icon is used for chairs and the north end of one-tile-wide vertical bridges. Ashes and broken arrows look the same, and many game entities (such as levers, floodgates, bags, and bins) share characters that are also used in Dwarven names or other bits of text in the interface.

=== How colors other than white and magenta work ===

When the game draws a tile, it will select a foreground color, a background color, and a tile based on the item being drawn. The background color will be used in place of magenta (Hex code #FF00FF or RGB 255 0 255). All other colors in the tile will be treated as a mask against the foreground color. Pure white (#FFFFFF) will always show the foreground color, while light grey (#CCCCCC) will be a slightly darker version of the foreground color, and dark grey (#888888) will be a dark version of the foreground color. Black (#000000) will always be black. It is impossible to use different shades of the background color.

In general, just remember these rules:

* Bright magenta (#FF00FF) is the background.
* Bright white (#FFFFFF) is the foreground.
* Darker shades of white and grey (#C0C0C0, #808080, etc) will display darker shades of the foreground color. It is possible to use any shade of grey, including ones like #333333 and #C2C2C2.
* Black (#000000) will always be black.
* It's probably best to avoid color in normal tilesets.

For an example, the game is drawing an exposed turquoise cluster with color bright blue (#0000FF). While loading the tile image, it encounters the color light grey (#CCCCCC). The color used in its place will be:

{| style="margin-bottom:20px; text-align:left; width:90%"
|-
! Color component || Foreground color || Color mask from tile || Calculation in hex || Calculation in decimal
|-
| Red || #0000FF || #CCCCCC || 0016 * CC16 / 10016 = 0016 || 0 * 204 / 256 = 0
|-
| Green || #0000FF || #CCCCCC ||0016 * CC16 / 10016 = 0016 || 0 * 204 / 256 = 0
|-
| Blue || #0000FF || #CCCCCC || FF16 * CC16 / 10016 = CB16 || 255 * 204 / 256 = 203
|-
| Final Color || || || #0000CB || 0 0 203
|}

Color masks with unequal amounts of R, G and B are calculated in the same fashion. The game is now drawing a speardwarf with color brown (#C0C000). It encounters the color cyan while loading the tile (#008080). The color used instead of cyan will be:

{| style="margin-bottom:20px; text-align:left; width:90%"
|-
! Color component || Foreground color || Color mask from tile || Calculation in hex || Calculation in decimal
|-
| Red || #C0C000 || #008080 || C016 * 0016 / 10016 = 0016 || 192 * 0 / 256 = 0
|-
| Green || #C0C000 || #008080 ||C016 * 8016 / 10016 = 6016 || 192 * 128 / 256 = 96
|-
| Blue || #C0C000 || #008080 || 0016 * 8016 / 10016 = 0016 || 0 * 128 / 256 = 0
|-
| Final Color || || || #006000 || 0 96 0
|}

As illustrated by this example, colors in the tileset can result in colors that aren't in the foreground color or the tile graphic. In this case, a brown foreground color with a cyan pixel color in the tileset results in a final color of green.

Theoretically, the way the game handles color masks could be used to display different graphics for items that use the same tile (but whose respective colors use different color component channels). For example, if a bright red object and a bright blue object use the same tile, the tile can use bright red for all pixels that only the red object uses, bright blue for all pixels only the blue object uses, and bright magenta (but NOT #FF00FF, it would have to be #FE00FE or something similar) for all pixels both objects use. In this fashion the two objects that share a tile would look completely different. In practice however, this is probably impossible because so many objects share the same tile, the chances of the potential foreground colors sharing a red, green, or blue color component are too great.

Note that as of version 28.181.40d12, replacement graphics can use the alpha channel of a png file, resulting in the background and foreground colors being able to blend with each other. This can be used for an anti-aliasing effect, and for shading the background color.

== What tiles are used for what ==

* Items marked with * can have their tile changed in the [[modding|raw data]] files.
* Items marked with # can have their tile replaced by a [[graphics set]] image, in addition to having their tile changed in the raw data.
* Items marked with $ can be changed in the [[init.txt]] file.

For a graphical table, go to the [[Character Table]].

====Row 01 (000-015)====
{|
|-
| 0 {{TST| }}
| Used for background tiles in the intro CMV, rarely used elsewhere
|-
| 1 {{TST|☺}}
| [[Civilian]] dwarves# used for dead dwarves
|-
|-
| 2 {{TST|☻}}
| [[Military]] dwarves# used for dead dwarves
|-
| 3 {{TST|♥}}
| [[Dimple cup]]s*
|-
| 4 {{TST|♦}}
| [[Cut gem]]s, large [[gem]]s
|-
| 5 {{TST|♣}}
| [[Tower-cap]]s*, [[Acacia]] trees*, [[Mangrove]] trees*, [[Maple]] trees*, [[quarry bush]]es*, [[Alder]] trees*, [[Birch]] trees*
|-
| 6 {{TST|♠}}
| [[Plump helmet]]s*, [[Oak]] trees*, [[quarry bush]] leaves*, [[Mahogany]] trees*, [[Chestnut]] trees*, [[Ash tree]]s*
|-
| 7 {{TST|•}}
| [[Stone]], solid [[workshop]] tile for several workshops like the [[magma smelter]], [[lake]]s in main map, [[cave]]s in the main map
|-
| 8 {{TST|◘}}
| Solid workshop tile for several other workshops like the [[magma forge]], [[tanner]] workshop, [[catapult]] cup
|-
| 9 {{TST|○}}
| [[Well]], [[bracelet]], [[Map tile|ant colony]], [[millstone]], [[quern]], [[bottomless pit]]s in the local embark map screen (if enabled)
|-
|-
|10 {{TST|◙}}
|
|-
|11 {{TST|♂}}
| Male sign, [[bag]]s
|-
|12 {{TST|♀}}
| Female sign, [[amulet]]
|-
|13 {{TST|♪}}
|
|-
|14 {{TST|♫}}
| [[Armor stand]]s
|-
|15 {{TST|☼}}
| [[Gem]]s*, bituminous [[coal]]*, [[currency]] symbol, [[masterpiece]] [[quality]] symbol, spider [[web]]s, [[turtle]]*, 'sun' symbol in engravings, [[gear]] assemblies, fireballs
|-
|}

====Row 02 (016-031)====
{|
|-
|16 {{TST|►}}
| Head of [[Ballista arrow]] facing east, [[vermin|manta ray]]*
|-
|17 {{TST|◄}}
| Head of [[Ballista arrow]] facing west
|-
|18 {{TST|↕}}
|
|-
|19 {{TST|‼}}
| [[Cage]]s, on-[[fire]] symbol, vertical [[bars]]
|-
|20 {{TST|¶}}
| [[Mug]]s, largest elven cities, [[Highwood]] trees*
|-
|21 {{TST|§}}
| [[Restraint]]s, [[whip vine]]*
|-
|22 {{TST|▬}}
| [[Log]]s
|-
|23 {{TST|↨}}
| Some tree types
|-
|24 {{TST|↑}}
| Interface text (bridge direction), [[Pine]]* trees, [[Larch]]* trees
|-
|25 {{TST|↓}}
| Hungry/thirsty/drowsy/unhappy indicator, [[bridge]] placement raising direction indicator
|-
|26 {{TST|→}}
| Interface text (bridge direction)
|-
|27 {{TST|←}}
| Interface text (bridge direction)
|-
|28 {{TST|∟}}
|
|-
|29 {{TST|↔}}
|
|-
|30 {{TST|▲}}
| Head of [[Ballista arrow]] facing north, ramp up
|-
|31 {{TST|▼}}
| Head of [[Ballista arrow]] facing south, ramp down
|-
|}

====Row 03 (032-047)====
{|
|-
|32 {{TST| }}
| Spaces in text messages, used for background on the title screen/menu
|-
|33 {{TST|!}}
| Various [[status icons]], text
|-
|34 {{TST|"}}
| [[Shrub]], quotation marks, workshop tiles, kobold's glowing eyes*
|-
|35 {{TST|#}}
| Chasm (bottom in fortress mode), pits, [[floor grate]]s
*[[Sandstone]]*, [[Rock salt]]*, [[Basalt]]*, [[Gypsum]]*
|-
|36 {{TST|$}}
| [[Coin]]s
|-
|37 {{TST|%}}
| [[Prepared meal]], unexplored underground, [[screw pump]] in action
*[[Siltstone]]*, [[Slate]]*, [[Brimstone]]*, [[Kimberlite ]]*, [[Bismuthinite]]*, [[Realgar]]*, [[Stibnite]]*, [[Marcasite]]*, [[Olivine]]*, [[Orthoclase]]*, [[Microcline]]*, [[Petrified wood]]*, [[Brimstone]]*, [[Pyrolusite]]*
|-
|38 {{TST|&}}
| [[Demon]]s#
|-
|39 {{TST|'}}
| Rough [[floor]]s, unexplored underground, [[Claystone]]*, [[Rhyolite]]*, [[Periclase]]*
|-
|40 {{TST|(}}
| Foreign object opening tag, tile in [[bowyer's workshop]], text
|-
|41 {{TST|)}}
| Foreign object closing tag, text
|-
|42 {{TST|*}}
| [[Ore]]*, superior [[quality]] tags, key reference, working [[gear]] assembly, [[gem]] [[floodgate]]
|-
|43 {{TST|+}}
| Smooth/constructed [[floor]]s, injured status, finely-crafted [[quality]] tags, text, [[block]]/[[metal|bar]] [[bridge]] or [[road]]
|-
|44 {{TST|,}}
| Rough [[floor]]s, [[Claystone]]*, unexplored underground, text
|-
|45 {{TST|-}}
| [[Scepter]]s, [[arrow]]s in flight, well-crafted [[quality]] tags, keyboard reference, Part of animation when two creatures or dwarves are on the same spot
|-
|46 {{TST|.}}
| Rough [[floor]]s, [[Felsite]]*, text, unexplored underground
|-
|47 {{TST|/}}
| [[Weapon]]s, [[bolt]]s, [[Ballista]] tile, text
|-
|}

====Row 04 (048-063)====
{|
|-
|48 {{TST|0}}
| [[Coffin]]s, text
|-
|49 {{TST|1}}
|Text, fluids if [[Technical_tricks#The_look_of_the_game|SHOW_FLOW_AMOUNTS]] is YES in init.txt
|-
|50 {{TST|2}}
|Text, fluids if SHOW_FLOW_AMOUNTS is YES in init.txt
|-
|51 {{TST|3}}
|Text, fluids if SHOW_FLOW_AMOUNTS is YES in init.txt
|-
|52 {{TST|4}}
|Text, fluids if SHOW_FLOW_AMOUNTS is YES in init.txt
|-
|53 {{TST|5}}
|Text, fluids if SHOW_FLOW_AMOUNTS is YES in init.txt
|-
|54 {{TST|6}}
|Text, fluids if SHOW_FLOW_AMOUNTS is YES in init.txt
|-
|55 {{TST|7}}
|Text, fluids if SHOW_FLOW_AMOUNTS is YES in init.txt
|-
|56 {{TST|8}}
|Text
|-
|57 {{TST|9}}
|Text
|-
|58 {{TST|:}}
| [[wild strawberry]]*, [[prickle berry]]*, [[fisher berry]]*, [[sun berry]]*, snowstorms
|-
|59 {{TST|;}}
| [[Workshop]]s (which ones?)
|-
|60 {{TST|<}}
| [[Stairs]] up
|-
|61 {{TST|=}}
| [[Stockpile]]s
*[[Chert]]*, [[Gneiss]]*, [[Sylvite]]*, [[Chromite]]*, [[Kaolinite]]*
|-
|62 {{TST|>}}
| [[Stairs]] down
|-
|63 {{TST|?}}
| "Task assigned" [[indicator]], looking for path
|-
|}

====Row 05 (064-079)====
{|
|-
|64 {{TST|@}}
| [[Sheriff]]#, berserk dwarf#, adventurer#, [[fortress guard]]#, [[royal guard]]#, dwarven [[merchant]]s#, [[caravan]] guards#
|-
|65 {{TST|A}}
| [[Alligator]]#, text
|-
|66 {{TST|B}}
| Bears#, text
|-
|67 {{TST|C}}
| [[Cow]]#, camels#, text
|-
|68 {{TST|D}}
| [[Dragon]]#, text
|-
|69 {{TST|E}}
| [[Elf]]#, [[elephant]]#, text
|-
|70 {{TST|F}}
| Text
|-
|71 {{TST|G}}
| Text
|-
|72 {{TST|H}}
| [[Horse]]#, text
|-
|73 {{TST|I}}
| [[Support]], text
|-
|74 {{TST|J}}
| Text
|-
|75 {{TST|K}}
| Text
|-
|76 {{TST|L}}
| [[Leopard]]#, text
|-
|77 {{TST|M}}
| [[Magma man]]#, [[mule]]#, [[muskox]]#, text
|-
|78 {{TST|N}}
| Text
|-
|79 {{TST|O}}
| [[Trade depot]] post, glass portal, detailed/constructed wall by itself, text, wall ends
|-
|}
====Row 06 (080-095)====
{|
|-
|80 {{TST|P}}
| Text
|-
|81 {{TST|Q}}
| Text
|-
|82 {{TST|R}}
| Text
|-
|83 {{TST|S}}
| [[Sasquatch]]#, [[giant desert scorpion]]#, [[Giant Cave Spider]]#, text
|-
|84 {{TST|T}}
| Text
|-
|85 {{TST|U}}
| [[Human]]#, [[Unicorn]]#, text
|-
|86 {{TST|V}}
| Text
|-
|87 {{TST|W}}
| Text
|-
|88 {{TST|X}}
| [[Bin]], stone [[floodgate]], shop post, building footprint, nausea/winded/stunned/unconscious/migrant [[indicator]], text, up/down stairs, keyboard cursor
|-
|89 {{TST|Y}}
| Text
|-
|90 {{TST|Z}}
| Sleep [[indicator]], text
|-
|91 {{TST|[}}
| [[Clothing]], [[armor]], item stack opening tag, text
|-
|92 {{TST|\}}
| Part of animation when two creatures or dwarves are on the same spot, [[Ballista]] tile
|-
|93 {{TST|]}}
| Floor tile in [[Workshop|workshops]] and [[furnace|furnaces]], item stack closing tag, text, clothing?, armor?
|-
|94 {{TST|^}}
| [[Trap]], [[Alabaster]]*
|-
|95 {{TST|_}}
| [[Channel]] [[designation]], text
|-
|}

====Row 07 (096-111)====
{|
|-
| 96 {{TST|`}}
| Rough floors, unexplored underground
*[[Dolomite]]*, [[Schist]]*, [[Alunite]]*, [[Rutile]]*
|-
| 97 {{TST|a}}
| [[Antman]]#, text
|-
| 98 {{TST|b}}
| [[Batman]]#, text
|-
| 99 {{TST|c}}
| [[Cat]]#, text
|-
|100 {{TST|d}}
| [[Dog]]#, text
|-
|101 {{TST|e}}
| Text
|-
|102 {{TST|f}}
| [[Frogman]]#, text
|-
|103 {{TST|g}}
| [[Goblin]]#, [[Mountain goat]]#, [[Gremlin]]#, [[Groundhog]]#, text
|-
|104 {{TST|h}}
| [[Harpy]]#, text
|-
|105 {{TST|i}}
| [[Fire imp]]#, text
|-
|106 {{TST|j}}
| Text
|-
|107 {{TST|k}}
| [[Kobold]]#, text
|-
|108 {{TST|l}}
| Text
|-
|109 {{TST|m}}
| [[Mandrill]]#, [[vermin|mussel]], text
|-
|110 {{TST|n}}
| Text
|-
|111 {{TST|o}}
| Well construction, bridge construction, text, [[millstone]] in action, floor tile in magma [[furnace|furnaces]]
|-
|}

====Row 08 (112-127)====
{|
|-
|112 {{TST|p}}
| Text
|-
|113 {{TST|q}}
| Text
|-
|114 {{TST|r}}
| [[Ratman]]#, text
|-
|115 {{TST|s}}
| [[Snakeman]]#, [[Slugman]]#, [[Snailman]]#, text
|-
|116 {{TST|t}}
| [[Troglodyte]]#, text
|-
|117 {{TST|u}}
| Text
|-
|118 {{TST|v}}
| Text
*[[Anhydrite]]*, [[Mica]]*
|-
|119 {{TST|w}}
| [[Wolf]]#, text
|-
|120 {{TST|x}}
| [[Saltpeter]]*, text
|-
|121 {{TST|y}}
| Text
|-
|122 {{TST|z}}
| Text
|-
|123 {{TST|{}}
| Forbidden opening tag
|-
|124 {{TST||}}
| [[Talc]]*, pipe sections, Part of animation when two creatures or dwarves are on the same spot
|-
|125 {{TST|}}}
| Forbidden closing tag
|-
|126 {{TST|~}}
| Unfinished rough stone [[road]], [[river]], [[magma]], [[flow]]s, dirt [[road]], [[farm plot]] under construction, [[sand]], furrowed soils, [[blood]] smear
|-
|127 {{TST|⌂}}
| [[Animal trap]], low [[mountain]]s on world map, part of [[mechanic's workshop]]
|-
|}

====Row 09 (128-143)====
{|
|-
|128 {{TST|Ç}}
| [[Mechanism]]s
|-
|129 {{TST|ü}}
| Text
|-
|130 {{TST|é}}
| Text
|-
|131 {{TST|â}}
| Text
|-
|132 {{TST|ä}}
| Text
|-
|133 {{TST|à}}
| Text
|-
|134 {{TST|å}}
| Text
|-
|135 {{TST|ç}}
| [[Totem]]s
|-
|136 {{TST|ê}}
| Text
|-
|137 {{TST|ë}}
| Text
|-
|138 {{TST|è}}
| Text
|-
|139 {{TST|ï}}
| Text
|-
|140 {{TST|î}}
| Elven forest retreat
|-
|141 {{TST|ì}}
|
|-
|142 {{TST|Ä}}
|
|-
|143 {{TST|Å}}
| [[Idol]]s, text
|-
|}

====Row 10 (144-159)====
{|
|-
|144 {{TST|É}}
|
|-
|145 {{TST|æ}}
| [[Toy]]s
|-
|146 {{TST|Æ}}
| [[Coffer]]s, [[quiver]]s, [[backpack]]s
|-
|147 {{TST|ô}}
|
|-
|148 {{TST|ö}}
|
|-
|149 {{TST|ò}}
| Unactivated [[lever]]s, [[Stingray]]s#, text
|-
|150 {{TST|û}}
| [[Bucket]], text
|-
|151 {{TST|ù}}
|
|-
|152 {{TST|ÿ}}
| [[Valley herb]]*
|
|-
|153 {{TST|Ö}}
|
|-
|154 {{TST|Ü}}
|
|-
|155 {{TST|¢}}
| Closed [[hatch]]es
|-
|156 {{TST|£}}
| Many valuable metals* in veins, Other Features in Local embark map screen (when display is enabled)
|-
|157 {{TST|¥}}
| [[Cave lobster]]*
|-
|158 {{TST|₧}}
|
|-
|159 {{TST|ƒ}}
| [[Rope reed]]*
|
|-
|}

====Row 11 (160-175)====
{|
|-
|160 {{TST|á}}
|
|-
|161 {{TST|í}}
|
|-
|162 {{TST|ó}}
| Activated [[lever]]s, text
|-
|163 {{TST|ú}}
|
|-
|164 {{TST|ñ}}
|
|-
|165 {{TST|Ñ}}
|
|-
|166 {{TST|ª}}
|
|-
|167 {{TST|º}}
| [[Cloth]]
|-
|168 {{TST|¿}}
| [[Instrument]]
|-
|169 {{TST|⌐}}
| Withered [[plant]]s
|-
|170 {{TST|¬}}
|
|-
|171 {{TST|½}}
|
|-
|172 {{TST|¼}}
|
|-
|173 {{TST|¡}}
| [[Flask]], [[waterskin]]
|-
|174 {{TST|«}}
| Tail of [[Ballista arrow]] facing west, item with [[decoration]] tag
|-
|175 {{TST|»}}
| Tail of [[Ballista arrow]] facing east, item with [[decoration]] tag
|-
|}

====Row 12 (176-191)====
{|
|-
|176 {{TST|░}}
| Partially dug rock, [[miasma]], [[cave-in]] dust, [[steam]], smoke, [[Fishery]] & Butcher's workshops, [[Jet]]*, [[Chalk]]*, [[Diorite]]*, various soils*
|-
|177 {{TST|▒}}
| Partially dug rock, [[miasma]], [[cave-in]] dust, [[steam]], smoke, side tiles for catapult, [[window]]
*[[Gabbro]]*, [[Obsidian]]*, various soils*
*Workshops (craftdwarf's, bowyer's, mason's, mechanic's, jeweler's, clothier's, [[kitchen]], and leather works)
|-
|178 {{TST|▓}}
| Partially dug rock, [[miasma]], [[cave-in]] dust, [[steam]], smoke, tannery, [[Wagon]] body, [[Marble]]*, [[Limestone]]*, [[Flint]]*, [[Granite]]*, various soils*
|-
|179 {{TST|│}}
| Overworld [[river]]s, [[well]] [[Restraint|chain/rope]], rotating [[axle]]s
|-
|180 {{TST|┤}}
| Overworld [[river]]s, top-right tile for [[Loom]], glumprong [[tree]]*
|-
|181 {{TST|╡}}
| Tree in winter, [[bridge]]s, [[catapult]] tile
|-
|182 {{TST|╢}}
|
|-
|183 {{TST|╖}}
| Ends of smooth walls
|-
|184 {{TST|╕}}
| Ends of smooth walls
|-
|185 {{TST|╣}}
| Smooth/constructed walls
|-
|186 {{TST|║}}
| Smooth/constructed walls, [[bridge]]s, wooden [[door]]s, center [[catapult]] tile, center [[Ballista]] tile, [[axle]]s
|-
|187 {{TST|╗}}
| Smooth/constructed walls, bridges
|-
|188 {{TST|╝}}
| Smooth/constructed walls, bridges
|-
|189 {{TST|╜}}
| Ends of smooth walls
|-
|190 {{TST|╛}}
| Ends of smooth walls
|-
|191 {{TST|┐}}
| Overworld [[river]]s
|-
|}

====Row 13 (192-207)====
{|
|-
|192 {{TST|└}}
| Overworld rivers/Roads
|-
|193 {{TST|┴}}
| Overworld rivers/Roads
|-
|194 {{TST|┬}}
| Overworld rivers/Roads
|-
|195 {{TST|├}}
| Overworld rivers/Roads, top-left tile for [[Loom]]
|-
|196 {{TST|─}}
| Overworld rivers/Roads, rotating [[axle]]s
|-
|197 {{TST|┼}}
| [[Door]]s, overworld rivers/Roads, floor [[Stone_detailing|detailing]]/[[engraving]] in progress
|-
|198 {{TST|╞}}
| Bridges, trees in winter, [[catapult]] tile
|-
|199 {{TST|╟}}
|
|-
|200 {{TST|╚}}
| Smooth/constructed walls, bridges
|-
|201 {{TST|╔}}
| Smooth/constructed walls, bridges
|-
|202 {{TST|╩}}
| Smooth/constructed walls
|-
|203 {{TST|╦}}
| Smooth/constructed walls
|-
|204 {{TST|╠}}
| Smooth/constructed walls
|-
|205 {{TST|═}}
| Smooth/constructed walls, bridges, planted [[crop]]s, center [[catapult]] tile, center [[Ballista]] tile, [[axle]]s
|-
|206 {{TST|╬}}
| Smooth/constructed walls, bridges, [[fortification]]s, (flashing) wall [[Stone_detailing|detailing]]/[[engraving]]/fortifying in progress
|-
|207 {{TST|╧}}
| Tail of [[Ballista arrow]] facing north
|-
|}

====Row 14 (208-223)====
{|
|-
|208 {{TST|╨}}
| Bridges, [[catapult]] tile
|-
|209 {{TST|╤}}
| [[Table]], tail of [[Ballista arrow]] facing south
|-
|210 {{TST|╥}}
| [[Chair]]s, bridges, [[catapult]] tile, farmer's workshop bottom-middle tile
|-
|211 {{TST|╙}}
| Ends of smooth walls
|-
|212 {{TST|╘}}
| Ends of smooth walls
|-
|213 {{TST|╒}}
| Ends of smooth walls
|-
|214 {{TST|╓}}
| Ends of smooth walls
|-
|215 {{TST|╫}}
| Wooden floodgates, bone floodgates, wall grates
|-
|216 {{TST|╪}}
| Metal doors
|-
|217 {{TST|┘}}
| Overworld [[river]]s
|-
|218 {{TST|┌}}
| Overworld rivers
|-
|219 {{TST|█}}
| Any solid color tile
|-
|220 {{TST|▄}}
| [[Siege engine]] parts, [[Ballista]] tile
|-
|221 {{TST|▌}}
| [[Ballista]] tile
|-
|222 {{TST|▐}}
| [[Ballista]] tile
|-
|223 {{TST|▀}}
| [[Ballista]] tile
|-
|}

====Row 15 (224-239)====
{|
|-
|224 {{TST|α}}
| [[Fish]]*, top-center [[fishery]] tile, [[meat]]
|-
|225 {{TST|ß}}
| [[Leather]]
|-
|226 {{TST|Γ}}
| [[Weight]] symbol, candlenut [[tree]]*, mango tree*, rubber tree*, cacao tree*, palm tree*, kapok tree*
|-
|227 {{TST|π}}
| [[Cabinet]], [[goblin|dark fortress]]es
|-
|228 {{TST|Σ}}
| [[Trap component]]
|-
|229 {{TST|σ}}
| [[Anvil]], metalsmith's and magma forge bottom-middle tile
|-
|230 {{TST|µ}}
| [[Plant]]s*(which?), [[crown]], [[ruins]] on world map
|-
|231 {{TST|τ}}
| [[Tree]] sapling, [[pig tail]]*, [[cave wheat]]*, [[longland grass]]*, [[rat weed]]*, [[hide root]]*, [[muck root]]*, [[blade weed]]*, [[sliver barb]]*
|-
|232 {{TST|Φ}}
| [[sweet pod]]*, [[bloated tuber]]*, [[kobold bulb]]*
|-
|233 {{TST|Θ}}
| [[Bed]]s, [[Puddingstone]]*
|-
|234 {{TST|Ω}}
| [[Statue]]s, dwarven cities on map, [[fish|sea nettle jellyfish]]*
|-
|235 {{TST|δ}}
| [[Earring]]s, [[kennel]] tile
|-
|236 {{TST|∞}}
| [[Boulder]], dry [[brook]], middle-right [[butcher's shop]] tile, [[Andesite]]*, [[Conglomerate]]*, sea foam
|-
|237 {{TST|φ}}
| [[Thread]], [[loom]] bottom left tile, farmer's workshop bottom right tile
|-
|238 {{TST|ε}}
| [[Bowyer's workshop]] middle-right tile
|-
|239 {{TST|∩}}
| [[Hills]] on world map
|-
|}

====Row 16 (240-255)====
{|
|-
|240 {{TST|≡}}
| [[metal|Bar]]s, excellent [[quality]] symbol, [[zone]]s, metal/glass [[floodgate]]s, floor [[bars]]
|-
|241 {{TST|±}}
| Unfinished [[road]]
|-
|242 {{TST|≥}}
| Debris (spent ammo, ballista bolts, and catapult stones), [[ash|ashes]]
|-
|243 {{TST|≤}}
| Debris (spent ammo, ballista bolts, and catapult stones), [[ash|ashes]]
|-
|244 {{TST|⌠}}
| Willow [[tree]]*
|-
|245 {{TST|⌡}}
|
|-
|246 {{TST|÷}}
| [[Barrel]], [[screw pump]], upper left tile of [[still]] (works well as barrel), Mudstone*, Serpentine*
|-
|247 {{TST|≈}}
| Rough stone [[road]] or [[bridge]], [[water]], [[river]], [[lava]], glob, [[fat]], [[tallow]], [[farm plot]], furrowed soil, [[vomit]], [[blood]] pools, sea foam, others?
|-
|248 {{TST|°}}
| [[Ring]], sea foam
|-
|249 {{TST|∙}}
| [[Vermin]]*, terrain at lower elevation
|-
|250 {{TST|·}}
| [[Seed]]s, micro-vermin, distant indoors terrain$ (changed by the 'chasm' option in init.txt)
|-
|251 {{TST|√}}
| [[Weapon rack]]s, [[badlands]] in main map, check mark (selecting production materials, confirmed items on manager window)
|-
|252 {{TST|ⁿ}}
| [[Savanna]] in main map
|-
|253 {{TST|²}}
| Body parts, [[chunk]]s, vermin corpses, [[bone]], [[shell]], [[skin]]s, [[skull]]s
|-
|254 {{TST|■}}
| [[Block]]s, trees at lower elevation
|-
|255 {{TST| }}
| No use?
|}

== List of text characters ==
Changes to these may make text look strange or be difficult to understand.

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* A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
* 32 (Space); ↑ ↓ → ← [Bridge direction indicators]

=== Alphabets ===
Accented characters are used for names.

Dwarvish: íèîïéóúûôöùòêìëàáåäâabcdefghiklmnorstuvz

Elvish: íèéóúÿùòìçabcdefghiklmnopqrstuvwyz

Human: ñáabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxz

Goblin: ûôöêëäåâabdeghklmnoprstuxz

== No known use ==
These are ideal for using to change tiles in the raw data or init.txt.
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40d:System requirements

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Requires Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98, or newer

~100MB Disk Space: The game itself takes only about 20MB, but savegames and screenshots (if you take them) use considerable amounts of harddisk space. Some users spend over a gigabyte of space with dwarf fortress.

256MB RAM: The game uses 150+ MB memory while running (more if you select a local grid larger than 6x6). The more creatures, objects, and explored space on your map, the more memory you will need. Most of this can be kept in virtual memory (disk swap), but be sure to have at least 500MB total (physical + virtual) memory available. [[World generation]] requires 400MB at its peak.

Dwarf Fortress loves as much raw CPU power as you can provide it with. Recommended:

Core2: 1.4GHz or higher

Pentium 4: 3.0GHz or higher

Athlon: 3000+ or higher

The larger your map and the more units on it, the harder your computer will need to work (see "optimization", below). Dwarf Fortress will take all the CPU power it is given, and will run at 50-100FPS on a modern system (5-20FPS on a P2 500MHz).

You'll also want a decent video card to keep up with the CPU, but even a video card that's several years old will satisfy DF under most circumstances.

===Dual-core machines===

If you're running a lot of things at once while playing Dwarf Fortress, open Task Manager and set DF to Core1 and everything else to Core0. You will now have an entire core dedicated to running DF, which should give slightly better performance. Multi-threading support isn't currently implemented.

==Other Operating Systems==
===Linux===
Although DF is a Windows game, it works perfectly in Linux using Wine, as long as you have video drivers with working OpenGL acceleration – for all NVIDIA and newer ATI cards, this means using the vendor's closed source driver. Without 2D acceleration the game runs slow as [[Dwarven syrup]]. Most distributions provide Wine, so consult your distribution-specific documentation for help.

See [http://www.bay12games.com/cgi-local/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=2&t=000448 this thread] for tips about Ubuntu and other distributions.

On 24 December, 2008 Toady released the first native Linux version of '''Dwarf Fortress'''. It is compiled for 32-bit environments, however, and may not run under 64-bit environments without additional libraries, depending on the Linux distribution.

====Ubuntu/Kubuntu====
Under an Ubuntu/Kubuntu installation one first of all needs the ia32-libs package installed. This is a standard Ubuntu package that contains 32-bit versions of many common libraries. Unfortunately, while it includes 32-bit versions of some SDL libaries, it lacks SDL_mixer, which '''Dwarf Fortress''' needs.

The 32-bit package can be downloaded directly from [http://packages.ubuntu.com/intrepid/i386/libsdl-image1.2/download Ubuntu's package repository]. Once the download is complete, open a console window and navigate to the directory containing the file. Extract the contents by typing:

dpkg-deb -x libsdl-image1.2_1.2.6-3_i386.deb ./libsdl-image

Copy the files from libsdl-image/usr/lib into the df_linux/libs directory and the game should now work.

====Ubuntu/Kubuntu - Using getlibs====
The other way to get the require SDL_image library is to use getlibs, which will get the correct 32bit library when run on 64bit Ubuntu and create all the required links.

At a command prompt:
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs getlibs
sudo getlibs -l libSDL_image-1.2.so.0

The game can now be run from the df_linux folder (or wherever you extracted it to) using the df bash script.

==== Gentoo ====

The require libraries can be pulled from portage before running DF.

For x86, you will need the basic GTK/OpenGL/SDL stuff, plus sdl-image, which means the following packages:

* x11-libs/gtk+:2
* media-libs/libsdl
* media-libs/sdl-image
* virtual/opengl
* virtual/glu

For amd64, you will need the 32-bit emulation libraries instead. Note that sdl-image is already included in the sdl emulation package, so you need:

* app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-sdl
* app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-baselibs
* app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-xlibs
* app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-gtklibs

===OS X===
A port of Dwarf Fortress to Mac OS X has been completed, and runs on both Intel and PPC based macs. According to the [http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/ Website]
it requires system 10.3 or later, 100mb of hard drive space, and a minimum of 512mb of ram.

==Optimizing Dwarf Fortress==
You can greatly increase game speed on all systems; details at [[Maximizing framerate]].

==Example results: What you can expect with various machines==

'''Pentium 4 at 2.2 GHz and 1 GByte RAM, running version 0.27.169.33g:'''

3x3 site, relatively hilly (ten z-levels of elevation change), without magma but with unfrozen brook, no caves, lakes, or monsters; virtually all possible speed-boosting edits in init.txt applied. Game starts to lag seriously at just under 80 dwarves.Speed is down to 30-45 FPS (varies) and occasional interface jerkiness is becoming noticeable.

'''Asus Eee PC 4G - 512 Ram - Windows XP(custom optimized) - DF v0.27.176.38c:'''

Smallest map possible with the smallest site, flatland only 1z above ground, 15z underground, volcano, some lakes, no underground water, 3 monsters, 9 creatures and 7 dwarfs. Speed boosting edits in init.txt. 10FPS on fullscreen mode and 20 on window mode. Some keys aren´t easy to press on that small keyboard, mainly when you have to press fn+shift+key. Conclusion: Play it on a desktop or a better EEE PC. :-(

'''Core Duo 4400 (2x2ghz) - 2 gb RAM - Windows Vista - .38c'''

3x3 site, pretty cliffy. Volcano, part of river and pretty big artificial pool. 120 dwarves, less than 10 roaming animals and ~50 fps. Decreases to 30 when merchants arrive or when many hauling jobs are started.

'''Athlon XP 2200(1.8) - 1 GB 6 year old RAM (DDR100/DDR133) - windows XP -no optimizations to XP or DF -.38c'''

Large site (6x6), medium world,with brook, no speed boost edits, Kapersky running with protection disabled. Slightly upwards slanted hill. Most of human town, no reveal.exe, running Dwarf Foreman, and with a relatively old (and thus slow) install of XP thats had several viruses- 35-40FPS with 17 humans, 38-48 FPS with 7. Drops to 30-35 with alot of hauling or when viewing 1 z level up (1 bellow human town, 1 above my start site). I imagine with a fresh install and a regular sized site it would likely hold 50+FPS. I don't really know where the speed is coming from compared to what other people are reporting- the processor only scores 1040 CB on a cinebench CPU benchmark.

==See also==
*[[Maximizing framerate]]

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