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− | + | The dwarven '''calendar''' is used to display dates, and is visible in the upper right corner of the [[Overall Status]] screen ({{key|z}}). One year has 336 days and consists of twelve month in four seasons, with three months per season. Every month has 28 days. The months are named after kinds of [[stone]]s, [[ore]], [[gem]]s and [[wood]]. New Year's Day and the first day of [[spring]] both fall on the 1st of Granite. New Year's Eve and the last day of [[winter]] both fall on the 28th of Obsidian. | |
− | The dwarven '''calendar''' is used to display dates, and is visible in the upper right corner of the [[Status]] | ||
− | The game's first playable year begins whenever the world stops generating, due to certain parameters you or the game has set up. By default, the world will stop | + | The game's first playable year begins whenever the world stops generating, due to certain parameters you or the game has set up. By default, the world will stop genning when a percentage of megabeasts are dead, currently resulting in the starting years being in the low 200s to mid 300s on average. |
== Months and seasons == | == Months and seasons == | ||
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− | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | | + | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | Granite |
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Early- | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Early- | ||
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc" rowspan="3" | Spring | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc" rowspan="3" | Spring | ||
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| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #8f8" | {{tile|•|grey|#8f8}} | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #8f8" | {{tile|•|grey|#8f8}} | ||
− | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | | + | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | Slate |
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Mid- | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Mid- | ||
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| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #8f8" | {{tile|•|grey|#8f8}} | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #8f8" | {{tile|•|grey|#8f8}} | ||
− | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | | + | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | Felsite |
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Late- | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Late- | ||
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| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ff8" | {{tile|*|#800|#ff8}} | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ff8" | {{tile|*|#800|#ff8}} | ||
− | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | | + | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | Hematite |
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Early- | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Early- | ||
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc" rowspan="3" | Summer | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc" rowspan="3" | Summer | ||
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| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ff8" | {{tile|*|green|#ff8}} | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ff8" | {{tile|*|green|#ff8}} | ||
− | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | | + | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | Malachite |
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Mid- | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Mid- | ||
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− | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | | + | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | Galena |
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Late- | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Late- | ||
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| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #f88" | {{tile|•|white|#f88}} | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #f88" | {{tile|•|white|#f88}} | ||
− | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | | + | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | Limestone |
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Early- | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Early- | ||
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc" rowspan="3" | Autumn | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc" rowspan="3" | Autumn | ||
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| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #f88" | {{tile|•|grey|#f88}} | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #f88" | {{tile|•|grey|#f88}} | ||
− | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | | + | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | Sandstone |
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Mid- | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Mid- | ||
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− | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #f88" | {{tile| | + | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #f88" | {{tile|▄|#770|#f88}} |
− | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | + | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | Timber |
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Late- | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Late- | ||
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− | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #88f" | {{tile| | + | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #88f" | {{tile|•|white|#88f}} |
− | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf; width: 10em; text-align: left" | | + | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf; width: 10em; text-align: left" | Moonstone |
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Early- | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Early- | ||
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf" rowspan="3" | Winter | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf" rowspan="3" | Winter | ||
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− | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #88f" | {{tile| | + | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #88f" | {{tile|◆|white|#88f}} |
− | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf; width: 10em; text-align: left" | | + | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf; width: 10em; text-align: left" | Opal |
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Mid- | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Mid- | ||
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− | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf; width: 10em; text-align: left" | | + | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf; width: 10em; text-align: left" | Obsidian |
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Late- | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Late- | ||
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== Ages == | == Ages == | ||
− | Ages are determined by the states of the world during world generation. Some of the known things that influence the ages are: number of [[megabeast]]s alive and dominant [[civilization]]s | + | Ages are determined by the states of the world during world generation. Some of the known things that influence the ages are: number of [[megabeast]]s alive and dominant [[civilization]]s. |
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== Farming == | == Farming == | ||
− | With the changing seasons come different [[weather]] conditions, depending on your [[climate]]. A typical [[temperate]] [[mountain]]side fort will have snow in spring and winter, with warm | + | With the changing seasons come different [[weather]] conditions, depending on your [[climate]]. A typical [[temperate]] [[mountain]]side fort will have snow in spring and winter, with warm [[summer]]s and colourful [[autumn]]s. The seasons correspond to growing seasons from the [[farm]] plot {{k|q}} menu, which dictate what can be grown when during the year. See the [[List of crops]]. |
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− | + | [[Category:World]] |