Designations menu - Revision history

GeloMor at 06:35, 31 December 2025

2025-12-31T06:35:43Z

GeloMor: /* Designations Menu */

2025-10-13T14:27:00Z

Designations Menu

GeloMor at 09:23, 30 March 2025

2025-03-30T09:23:35Z

GeloMor: /* Notes */

2025-03-29T19:16:25Z

Notes

GeloMor at 19:15, 29 March 2025

2025-03-29T19:15:06Z

GeloMor: /* Designations modification */

2025-03-29T18:42:40Z

Designations modification

GeloMor: /* Priority */

2025-03-29T18:41:37Z

Priority

GeloMor: /* Marker Mode */

2025-03-29T18:14:41Z

Marker Mode

GeloMor: /* Marker Mode */

2025-03-29T18:08:19Z

Marker Mode

GeloMor: /* Priority */

2025-03-29T17:30:09Z

Priority

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 ==Notes==
 * With [[DFHack]] installed, there is also be a setting available in the mining menu {{Menu icon|m|Ctrl+d|num=1}} that allows to configure whether your miners will ignore [[Digging designation canceled|warm or damp stone]].
+{{V50 menus}}
 {{Category|Interface}}
 {{Category|Designations|*}}
 [[ru:Designations menu]]

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 *Gather Plants ({{Menu icon|g}}) - Mark [[shrub]]s to be gathered. (req. [[Plant gathering]] labor)
-*Smooth Stone ({{Menu icon|v|m}}) - Mark stone walls to be smoothed.  (req. [[Stone detailing]] labor)
+*Smooth Stone ({{Menu icon|v|m}}) - Mark stone walls to be smoothed.  (req. [[Stonecutting]] labor)
-*Engrave Stone ({{Menu icon|v|g}}) - Mark smoothed walls to be engraved.  (req. [[Stone detailing]] labor)
+*Engrave Stone ({{Menu icon|v|g}}) - Mark smoothed walls to be engraved.  (req. [[Stone engraving]] labor)
-*Carve Fortifications ({{Menu icon|v|f}}) - Mark walls to have [[fortification]]s carved.  (req. [[Stone detailing]] labor)
+*Carve Fortifications ({{Menu icon|v|f}}) - Mark walls to have [[fortification]]s carved.  (req. [[Stonecutting]] labor)
-*Carve Track ({{Menu icon|v|t}}) - Mark stone walls to be turned into track for [[minecart]]s. (req. [[Stone detailing]] labor)
+*Carve Track ({{Menu icon|v|t}}) - Mark stone walls to be turned into track for [[minecart]]s. (req. [[Stonecutting]] labor)
 *Toggle Blueprint Mode ({{Menu icon|M}}) Toggle existing designations between blueprint mode and standard mode (see [[#Blueprint Mode|below]]).

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 To cancel a designation, use Remove Designations ({{Menu icon|x}}).
-All designations can be prioritized, with 1 being the highest priority and 7 being the lowest. Note that if two different designations have the same priority, one type may still be favored over the other. They also can be assigned as "marker only", which is similar to the job being suspended, as it marks tiles in a blue-colored square. This is useful for planning out designations and rooms without dwarves suddenly moving in to do anything yet.
+All designations can be prioritized, with 1 being the highest priority and 7 being the lowest. Note that if two different designations have the same priority, one type may still be favored over the other. They also can be assigned as "Blueprint only", which is similar to the job being suspended, as it marks tiles in a blue-colored square. This is useful for planning out designations and rooms without dwarves suddenly moving in to do anything yet.
 == Designations Menu ==
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 *Carve Track ({{Menu icon|v|t}}) - Mark stone walls to be turned into track for [[minecart]]s. (req. [[Stone detailing]] labor)
-*Toggle Marker ({{Menu icon|M}}) Toggle existing designations between marker mode and standard mode (see [[#Marker Mode|below]]).
+*Toggle Blueprint Mode ({{Menu icon|M}}) Toggle existing designations between blueprint mode and standard mode (see [[#Blueprint Mode|below]]).
 *Remove Designation ({{Menu icon|x}}) - Remove all designation markings.
 *Remove Construction ({{Menu icon|m|x}}) - Mark [[construction]]s to be removed
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 Care should be taken not to set important tasks on too low of a priority, as many other incoming and existing tasks will take precedent over those lowest priority tasks, meaning those tasks will never get done unless their priority is changed manually.
-== Marker Mode ==
+== Blueprint mode ==
-Designations can be placed in the default standard mode&mdash;the jobs are eligible to begin as soon as the game is unpaused&mdash;or in marker mode. Switch the mode of new designations with {{Menu icon|M}}. Marker mode designations appear cyan instead of beige.
+Designations can be placed in the default standard mode&mdash;the jobs are eligible to begin as soon as the game is unpaused&mdash;or in blueprint mode. Switch the mode of new designations with {{Menu icon|M}}. Blueprint mode designations appear cyan instead of beige.
-Dwarves will not actually undertake marker mode designations. This can be used to plan future projects, and it offers a few advantages:
+Dwarves will not actually undertake blueprint mode designations. This can be used to plan future projects, and it offers a few advantages:
 * There is no need to designate the entire project at once. Doubtful portions can be deferred until nearby terrain is revealed, for example.
-* Marker designations will not disrupt jobs already underway.
+* Blueprint designations will not disrupt jobs already underway.
 * The full range of priorities is available, as opposed to delaying the project by forcing low priorities. Thus the new project can take priority over existing designations when it's ready, without the need to remove the old designations.
-When it is time for your dwarves to begin a marker-mode project, designate a {{Menu icon|M|k|num=1}} standard toggle and choose an area that contains all the marker designations you wish, in all three dimensions. All marker-mode designations within will change to standard mode, and vice versa. The opposite ({{Menu icon|M|L|num=1}}) can be used to temporarily deactivate existing standard designations as well.
+When it is time for your dwarves to begin a blueprint-mode project, designate a {{Menu icon|M|k|num=1}} standard toggle and choose an area that contains all the blueprint designations you wish, in all three dimensions. All blueprint-mode designations within will change to standard mode, and vice versa. The opposite ({{Menu icon|M|L|num=1}}) can be used to temporarily deactivate existing standard designations as well.
 ==Notes==

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 ==Notes==
-* With [[DFhack]] installed, there is also be a setting available in the mining menu {{Menu icon|m|Ctrl+d|num=1}} that allows to configure whether your miners will ignore [[Digging designation canceled|warm or damp stone]].
+* With [[DFHack]] installed, there is also be a setting available in the mining menu {{Menu icon|m|Ctrl+d|num=1}} that allows to configure whether your miners will ignore [[Digging designation canceled|warm or damp stone]].
 {{Category|Interface}}
 {{Category|Designations|*}}
 [[ru:Designations menu]]

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 When it is time for your dwarves to begin a marker-mode project, designate a {{Menu icon|M|k|num=1}} standard toggle and choose an area that contains all the marker designations you wish, in all three dimensions. All marker-mode designations within will change to standard mode, and vice versa. The opposite ({{Menu icon|M|L|num=1}}) can be used to temporarily deactivate existing standard designations as well.
 {{Category|Interface}}
 {{Category|Designations|*}}
 [[ru:Designations menu]]

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 == Designations modification==
-Mining {{Menu icon|m}} can also be modified to change behavior:
+Mining {{Menu icon|m|n}} can also be modified to change behavior:
 *{{Menu icon|m|v|num=1}}: Designate all - Standard behavior.
 *{{Menu icon|m|V|num=1}}: Automining Ore/Gems - Once this tile has been processed, all neighboring tiles will be marked for mining, if they contain the same ore or gems. Can only be designated on revealed ores/gems. Will appear green.

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 == Priority ==
-[[File:priority_anim.gif|right]]Designations can be assigned a priority using {{K|+}} and {{K|-}}. By default, all designations are made with a priority of 4, but higher priority jobs can be marked by using priorities 1-3, and lower priority ones with 5-7. Note that {{K|+}} ''reduces'' priority; 1 is the highest priority, and 7 the lowest.
+[[File:priority_anim.gif|right]]Designations can be assigned a priority by clicking [[File:Designation priority 1.png|25px]]-[[File:Designation priority 7.png|25px]]. By default, all designations are made with a priority of [[File:Designation priority 4.png|25px]], but higher priority jobs can be marked by using priorities [[File:Designation priority 1.png|25px]]-[[File:Designation priority 3.png|25px]], and lower priority ones with [[File:Designation priority 5.png|25px]]-[[File:Designation priority 7.png|25px]]. Note that [[File:Designation priority 1.png|25px]] is the ''highest'' priority, and [[File:Designation priority 7.png|25px]] the ''lowest''.
-When a dwarf has several jobs of different priority to do, the ones with higher priority are executed first, regardless of how convenient they are for the dwarf in question; a job marked '1' on the other side of the map will take precedence over a job marked '2' right next to them.
+When a dwarf has several jobs of different priority to do, the ones with higher priority are executed first, regardless of how convenient they are for the dwarf in question; a job marked [[File:Designation priority 1.png|25px]] on the other side of the map will take precedence over a job marked [[File:Designation priority 2.png|25px]] right next to them.
 Care should be taken not to set important tasks on too low of a priority, as many other incoming and existing tasks will take precedent over those lowest priority tasks, meaning those tasks will never get done unless their priority is changed manually.