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v0.34 Talk:Elf

2012-08-22T15:13:59Z

Lidhuin:

Hi,

I haven't had any trouble trading wooden or metal (incl. steel) items to elves, both created on site and traded to me. Should the wiki be changed to reflect this? Am I an anomaly? --[[User:Lidhuin|Lidhuin]] 22:06, 20 August 2012 (UTC -05)
:Are you using vanilla raws or are you using mods (e.g. Masterwork)? Also, Elves have '''never''' cared about metal - the only things that bother them are plant-derived goods (they assume that all metalworking is done using magma and/or mined coal), and they haven't cared about animal-derived goods (meat, fish, bone, leather, etc.) since the early 3D versions (i.e. between 23a and 40d). --[[User:Quietust|Quietust]] 02:25, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
::Just the LazyNewbPack, which to my knowledge doesn't specifically use mods, just outside utilities such as dwarf therapist --[[User:Lidhuin|Lidhuin]] 22:01, 21 August 2012 (UTC -05)
::Wood is not trade-able, but everything else is. I just come from a time when they were very strict on what they would and would not trade. --[[User:Lidhuin|Lidhuin]] 11:13, 22 August 2012 (UTC -05)

v0.34 Talk:Elf

2012-08-22T02:01:39Z

Lidhuin:

v0.34 Talk:Elf

2012-08-21T02:07:18Z

Lidhuin:

v0.34 Talk:Elf

2012-08-21T02:05:44Z

Lidhuin:

Hi,

I haven't had any trouble trading wooden or metal (incl. steel) items to elves, both created on site and traded to me. Should the wiki be changed to reflect this? Am I an anomaly?

v0.34:Designations menu

2012-08-20T15:12:19Z

Lidhuin:

{{quality|Exceptional|18:01, 28 April 2011 (UTC)}}{{av}}

[[Image:DesignateMenu2010.png|right]]

The Designations menu can be accessed by {{K|d}} and provides the means to mark tiles with various designations including Mining, Wood Cutting, Plant Gathering, Stone Detailing as well as removing constructions, controlling traffic and other miscellaneous designations.

To designate an area select the desired designation from the menu, pick a tile and press {{K|Enter}} to select one corner of a rectangle, then pick a second tile and press {{K|Enter}} again to mark the other corner. This also works across [[DF2012:Z-level|Z-levels]], allowing 3-dimensional designations in the shape of a cuboid.

To cancel a designation use Remove Designations ({{K|x}}).

== Designations Menu ==

*Mine ({{K|d}}) - Mark tiles to be [[Mining|mined]] out. Removing stone/soil walls and leaving stone/soil floors. May leave stone/ore/gems. {{req. [[Mining]] labor)
*Channel ({{K|h}}) - Mark tiles to be [[Channel|channeled]] out. Removing the stone/soil wall on that tile, the floor, and replacing the stone/soil floor below with a ramp. May leave stone/ore/gem. {{req. [[Mining]] labor)
*Remove Up Stairs/Ramps ({{K|z}}) - Mark tiles to remove natural ramps and dug ramps/stairs. (req. [[Mining]] labor)
*Upward Stairway ({{K|u}}) - Mark walls to be dug out and replaced with upward stairs (req. [[Mining]] labor)
*Downward Stairway ({{K|j}}) - Mark walls to be dug out and replaced with downard stairs (req. [[Mining]] labor)
*Up/Down Stairway ({{K|i}}) - Mark walls to be dug out and replaced with upward/downward stairs (req. [[Mining]] labor)
*Upward Ramp ({{K|r}}) - Mark walls to be dug out and replaced with upward ramps (req. [[Mining]] labor)
*Chop Down Trees ({{K|t}}) - Mark [[Tree]]s to be chopped down. (req. [[Wood cutting]] labor)
*Gather Plants ({{K|p}}) - Mark [[Shrub]]s to be gathered. (req. [[Plant gathering]] labor)
*Smooth Stone ({{K|s}}) - Mark stone walls to be smoothed. (req. [[Stone detailing]] labor)
*Engrave Stone ({{K|e}}) - Mark smoothed walls to be engraved. (req. [[Stone detailing]] labor)
*Carve Fortifications ({{K|a}}) - Mark smoothed walls to have [[fortification]]s carved. (req. [[Stone detailing]] labor)
*Carve Track ({{K|T}}) - Mark stone walls to be turned into track for [[minecart]]s. (reg. [[Stone detailing]] labor)
*Toggle Engravings ({{K|v}}) - Mark tiles to display/hide engravings
*Remove Designation ({{K|x}}) - Remove all designation markings.
*Remove Construction ({{K|n}}) - Mark [[Constructions]] to be removed (no labor required)
*Set Building/Item Properties ({{K|b}})
**{{K|c}}: Reclaim Items/Buildings - Mark area of objects to be [[Reclaim|claimed]].
**{{K|f}}: Forbid Items/Buildings - Mark area of objects to be [[Forbid|forbidden]].
**{{K|m}}: Melt Items - Mark area of objects to be [[Melt|melted]].
**{{K|M}}: Remove Melt - Remove [[melt ]] marking from area.
**{{K|d}}: Dump Items - Mark area of objects to be [[Dump|dumped]].
**{{K|D}}: Remove Dump - Remove [[dump]] marking from area.
**{{K|h}}: Hide Items/Buildings - Mark area of objects to be [[Hide Items or Buildings|hidden]].
**{{K|H}}: Unhide Items/Buildings - Remove [[Forbid|forbidden]] marking from area.
*Set Traffic Areas ({{K|o}}) - Traffic area values determine where dwarves will travel. Large values for cost mean that dwarves will avoid that area if at all possible; smaller costs mean they will prefer that path even if it is longer than “normal”.
**{{K|h}}: High Traffic Area - Mark areas with the “cost” listed in “High Traffic Cost”
**{{K|n}}: Normal Traffic Area - Mark areas with the “cost” listed in “Normal Traffic Cost”
**{{K|l}}: Low Traffic Area - Mark areas with the “cost” listed in “Low Traffic Cost”
**{{K|r}}: Restricted Traffic Area - Mark areas with the “cost” listed in “Restricted Traffic Cost”
**{{K|/}}{{K|-}}{{K|+}}{{K|*}}: Move between type of areas to change with {{K|Q}}{{K|q}}{{K|w}}{{K|W}}.
**{{K|Q}}{{K|q}}{{K|w}}{{K|W}}: Change cost by -5/-1/1/5.

{{Category|Designations|*}}

v0.34:Designations menu

2012-08-20T15:05:27Z

Lidhuin:

{{quality|Exceptional|18:01, 28 April 2011 (UTC)}}{{av}}

[[Image:DesignateMenu2010.png|right]]

The Designations menu can be accessed by {{K|d}} and provides the means to mark tiles with various designations including Mining, Wood Cutting, Plant Gathering, Stone Detailing as well as removing constructions, controlling traffic and other miscellaneous designations.

To designate an area select the desired designation from the menu, pick a tile and press {{K|Enter}} to select one corner of a rectangle, then pick a second tile and press {{K|Enter}} again to mark the other corner. This also works across [[DF2012:Z-level|Z-levels]], allowing 3-dimensional designations in the shape of a cuboid.

To cancel a designation use Remove Designations ({{K|x}}).

== Designations Menu ==

*Mine ({{K|d}}) - Mark tiles to be [[Mining|mined]] out. Removing stone/soil walls and leaving stone/soil floors. May leave stone/ore/gems. {{req. [[Mining]] labor)
*Channel ({{K|h}}) - Mark tiles to be [[Channel|channeled]] out. Removing the stone/soil wall on that tile, the floor, and replacing the stone/soil floor below with a ramp. May leave stone/ore/gem. {{req. [[Mining]] labor)
*Remove Up Stairs/Ramps ({{K|z}}) - Mark tiles to remove natural ramps and dug ramps/stairs. (req. [[Mining]] labor)
*Upward Stairway ({{K|u}}) - Mark walls to be dug out and replaced with upward stairs (req. [[Mining]] labor)
*Downward Stairway ({{K|j}}) - Mark walls to be dug out and replaced with downard stairs (req. [[Mining]] labor)
*Up/Down Stairway ({{K|i}}) - Mark walls to be dug out and replaced with upward/downward stairs (req. [[Mining]] labor)
*Upward Ramp ({{K|r}}) - Mark walls to be dug out and replaced with upward ramps (req. [[Mining]] labor)
*Chop Down Trees ({{K|t}}) - Mark [[Tree]]s to be chopped down. (req. [[Wood cutting]] labor)
*Gather Plants ({{K|p}}) - Mark [[Shrub]]s to be gathered. (req. [[Plant gathering]] labor)
*Smooth Stone ({{K|s}}) - Mark stone walls to be smoothed. (req. [[Stone detailing]] labor)
*Engrave Stone ({{K|e}}) - Mark smoothed walls to be engraved. (req. [[Stone detailing]] labor)
*Carve Fortifications ({{K|a}}) - Mark smoothed walls to have [[fortification]]s carved. (req. [[Stone detailing]] labor)
*Carve Track ({{K|T}}) - Mark stone walls to be turned into [[track]] for [[minecart]]s. (reg. [[Stone detailing]] labor)
*Toggle Engravings ({{K|v}}) - Mark tiles to display/hide engravings
*Remove Designation ({{K|x}}) - Remove all designation markings.
*Remove Construction ({{K|n}}) - Mark [[Constructions]] to be removed (no labor required)
*Set Building/Item Properties ({{K|b}})
**{{K|c}}: Reclaim Items/Buildings - Mark area of objects to be [[Reclaim|claimed]].
**{{K|f}}: Forbid Items/Buildings - Mark area of objects to be [[Forbid|forbidden]].
**{{K|m}}: Melt Items - Mark area of objects to be [[Melt|melted]].
**{{K|M}}: Remove Melt - Remove [[melt ]] marking from area.
**{{K|d}}: Dump Items - Mark area of objects to be [[Dump|dumped]].
**{{K|D}}: Remove Dump - Remove [[dump]] marking from area.
**{{K|h}}: Hide Items/Buildings - Mark area of objects to be [[Hide Items or Buildings|hidden]].
**{{K|H}}: Unhide Items/Buildings - Remove [[Forbid|forbidden]] marking from area.
*Set Traffic Areas ({{K|o}}) - Traffic area values determine where dwarves will travel. Large values for cost mean that dwarves will avoid that area if at all possible; smaller costs mean they will prefer that path even if it is longer than “normal”.
**{{K|h}}: High Traffic Area - Mark areas with the “cost” listed in “High Traffic Cost”
**{{K|n}}: Normal Traffic Area - Mark areas with the “cost” listed in “Normal Traffic Cost”
**{{K|l}}: Low Traffic Area - Mark areas with the “cost” listed in “Low Traffic Cost”
**{{K|r}}: Restricted Traffic Area - Mark areas with the “cost” listed in “Restricted Traffic Cost”
**{{K|/}}{{K|-}}{{K|+}}{{K|*}}: Move between type of areas to change with {{K|Q}}{{K|q}}{{K|w}}{{K|W}}.
**{{K|Q}}{{K|q}}{{K|w}}{{K|W}}: Change cost by -5/-1/1/5.

{{Category|Designations|*}}

User talk:Lidhuin

2012-08-20T04:30:34Z

Lidhuin: /* Rock nuts */

==Rock nuts==
Have you ever actually observed a dwarf eating rock nuts? Because I've just tried eating them in Adventurer mode and it's '''not''' possible - if you try, you just lick them (as with any other inedible object) because seeds cannot be edible no matter what they're made of. --[[User:Quietust|Quietust]] 01:01, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

Hmm, no. I'll go make a fortress now with only rock nuts as food and no food production and see what the dwarves do when they want to eat. Will report back soon.

Indeed, rock nuts are '''not''' edible. I've always had the impression that they were. I am not sure why.

User talk:Lidhuin

2012-08-20T04:04:17Z

Lidhuin: /* Rock nuts */

v0.34:Quarry bush

2012-08-19T23:50:24Z

Lidhuin:

{{quality|Exceptional|18:24, 8 November 2010 (UTC)}}
{{plantlookup/0|uses=
* [[Food]]
|other_products=
* Quarry bush leaves (Process to bag)}}
{{av}}

The '''quarry bush''' is one of the six known [[subterranean]] [[crop]]s, and as such it may only be grown [[underground]]. They can be [[farming|planted]] in [[Spring]], [[Summer]] and [[Autumn]].

Be aware that the rock nut seeds used to plant quarry bushes are edible and dwarves may see fit to consume them before they can be planted.

Quarry bushes may be [[plant processing|processed]] at a [[farmer's workshop]] into [[bag|bags]] of quarry bush leaves, which then must be [[cooking|cooked]] at the [[kitchen]] to be edible. You will need an empty bag to be available for this task.

Processing quarry bushes at a [[farmer's workshop]] requires one [[bag]], and will produce 5 quarry bush leaves (and one rock nut) for every plant in a given stack of quarry bushes. Quarry bush leaves will be removed from their bag if taken for cooking while still in a farmer's workshop.

[[Cook]]ing quarry bush leaves can result in very large stacks of Prepared Food, thus saving space and [[barrel|barrels]]. In a fortress that relies on selling large expensive stacks of Prepared Food, quarry bush leaves are great filler: a lavish meal made from [[whip wine]] and [[cheese|dwarven cheese]] with two stacks of quarry bush leaves for filler is worth almost ten times more than an easy meal made from wine and cheese alone.

Quarry bushes cannot be [[brewing|brewed]] into [[alcohol]].

==Rock nuts==

Quarry bush [[seed|seeds]] are known as '''rock nuts'''. Unlike the seeds of other plants, they can be [[food|eaten raw]].

Rock nuts can also be milled at a [[millstone]] or [[quern]] into rock nut paste. This paste can then be used in cooking, or pressed at a [[screw press]] into a rock nut press cake and a jug of rock nut oil.

Both the rock nut paste and rock nut press cake are cookable and considered a single food category, referred to as "rock nut" in the [[Status#Kitchen_Status_Screen|cooking permissions screen]] (not to be confused with "rock nuts", the entry for the seeds), the Stocks screen compacted view, and Prepared meal descriptions.

The rock nut oil can be cooked or used in place of tallow to make [[soap]].

==Food Value==

Thanks to the increased value of rock nut oil as a by product of rock nut processing, the highest potential value of foods gleaned from one quarry bush plant is 31 (five leaves at a value of 5 each, plus oil and a press cake), the highest for a subterranean crop.

*Grow time: 500
*Plant value: 2
*Spice value: 5*5
*Seed value: 1
*Mill value: 1
*Press cake value: 1
*Press oil value: 5

{{gamedata}}
{{Plants}}

v0.34:Soaper

2012-08-19T23:47:22Z

Lidhuin:

{{Quality|Exceptional|23:37, 11 June 2010 (UTC)}}
{{Skill
| color = 6:0
| skill = Soaper
| specialty = Soap Maker
| profession = [[Farmer]]
| job name = [[Soap making]]
| tasks =
* Make [[soap]]
| workshop = [[Soap maker's workshop]]
| attributes =
* Strength
* Toughness
* Endurance
* Kinesthetic Sense
}}
{{av}}

'''Soaper''' is the skill associated with the '''soap making''' [[labor]]. Soap makers create [[soap]] from [[tallow]] or [[rock nut oil]], and [[lye]] at the [[Soap maker's workshop]]. The soap can then be used for [[cleaning]] or as a [[construction]] material. Soap has no quality modifiers, so any dwarf can be assigned the task and yield the same result; the only difference is faster production.

Soap is critical to avoid infections in wounded dwarves.

{{Skills}}

v0.34:Soaper

2012-08-19T23:46:53Z

Lidhuin:

{{Quality|Exceptional|23:37, 11 June 2010 (UTC)}}
{{Skill
| color = 6:0
| skill = Soaper
| specialty = Soap Maker
| profession = [[Farmer]]
| job name = [[Soap making]]
| tasks =
* Make [[soap]]
| workshop = [[Soap maker's workshop]]
| attributes =
* Strength
* Toughness
* Endurance
* Kinesthetic Sense
}}
{{av}}

'''Soaper''' is the skill associated with the '''soap making''' [[labor]]. Soap makers create [[soap]] from [[tallow]] or [[rock nut oil], and [[lye]] at the [[Soap maker's workshop]]. The soap can then be used for [[cleaning]] or as a [[construction]] material. Soap has no quality modifiers, so any dwarf can be assigned the task and yield the same result; the only difference is faster production.

Soap is critical to avoid infections in wounded dwarves.

{{Skills}}