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This is a beginner's guide to Fortress Mode interface [[controls]]. This page assumes the default [[key binding]]s.  
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This is a beginner's guide to Fortress Mode interface [[controls]]. This page assumes the default [[key binding|key bindings]].  
  
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As a beginner it is reccomended that you familarise yourself with the '''(View Unit - Preferences - Labor)''' submenu, the '''View buildings''' menu, the '''Designate''' menu, and the '''Build''' menu.
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As a beginner it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the '''(View Unit - Preferences - Labor)''' submenu, the '''Query buildings''' menu, the '''Designate''' menu, and the '''Build''' menu.
  
 
==Viewing menus==
 
==Viewing menus==
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There are 5 menus for gaining more information about the map and the creatures that inhabit it. When used a yellow X-shaped cursor appears which you can move around the map to gain information.
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There are 5 menus for gaining more information about the map and the creatures that inhabit it. When used a yellow X-shaped cursor appears which you can move around the map using the numberpad to gain information.
  
 
===Look Around, k===
 
===Look Around, k===
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The loo{{k|k}} command shows you individual map tiles and what is standing/resting upon them. The menu displays [[Creatures]], [[Objects]], [[Buildings]], [[Map tiles]] in that order. You can use the {{k|+}} {{k|-}} keys to browse these things and press {{k|Enter}} to gain more detailed information.
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The loo{{k|k}} command shows you individual map tiles and what is standing/resting upon them. The menu displays [[Creature]]s, Objects, [[Building]]s, [[Map tile]]s in that order. You can use the {{k|+}} {{k|-}} keys to browse these things and press {{k|Enter}} to gain more detailed information.
  
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You can also designate an item to be [[forbid]]den, [[dump]]ed, or [[melt]]ed from this menu, if it is allowed (You can't designate a loaf of bread to be melted, for example!).
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You can also designate an item to be [[forbid|forbidden]], [[dump|dumped]], or [[melt|melted]] from this menu, if it is allowed (You can't designate a loaf of bread to be melted, for example!).
  
  
 
===View Units, v===
 
===View Units, v===
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The {{key|v}}iew command gives detailed information on creatures: a [[dwarf]], an [[animal]], a [[goblin]], etc. You do not need to place the cursor directly over the creature, information is given on the nearest creature. If multiple creatures are occupying the same tile use {{key|v}} to cycle through them.  
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The {{key|v}}iew command gives detailed information on creatures: a [[dwarf]], an [[creature|animal]], a [[goblin]], etc. You do not need to place the cursor directly over the creature, information is given on the nearest creature. If multiple creatures are the same distance from the cursor (usually due to occupying the same tile), use {{key|v}} to cycle through them.  
  
 
This command has several different menu views:
 
This command has several different menu views:
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* {{key|g}} General -  Name, occupation, [[attributes]] and [[skills]].
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* {{key|g}} General -  Name, occupation, [[attribute]]s and [[skill]]s.
 
* {{key|i}} Inventory - Shows all the items the creature is carrying. Also shows the bloodstains, mud and goo that accumulates on creatures.  
 
* {{key|i}} Inventory - Shows all the items the creature is carrying. Also shows the bloodstains, mud and goo that accumulates on creatures.  
 
* {{key|w}} [[Wound]]s - Shows the creature's health. Bright white means the body part is unharmed. Effects like "Thirsty" and "Unconscious" are also listed here.  
 
* {{key|w}} [[Wound]]s - Shows the creature's health. Bright white means the body part is unharmed. Effects like "Thirsty" and "Unconscious" are also listed here.  
 
* {{key|p}} Preferences - This menu includes a number of sub-menus:  
 
* {{key|p}} Preferences - This menu includes a number of sub-menus:  
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** {{key|l}} Labor - This lists which types of [[job]]s the dwarf will accept. Very important for controlling their behaviour.
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** {{key|l}} Labor - This lists which types of [[job]]s the dwarf will accept. Very important for controlling their behavior.
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** {{key|e}} Work Dogs - Assign [[train]]ed [[dog]]s to this dwarf.  
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** {{key|e}} Work Dogs - Assign [[Animal training|trained]] [[dog]]s to this dwarf.  
 
** {{key|s}} Soldering and Hunting - Change the dwarf's [[weapon]] and [[armor]] choices.  
 
** {{key|s}} Soldering and Hunting - Change the dwarf's [[weapon]] and [[armor]] choices.  
 
** {{key|A}} Activate/Deactivate dwarf - Draft the dwarf into the [[military]].
 
** {{key|A}} Activate/Deactivate dwarf - Draft the dwarf into the [[military]].
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** {{key|z}} View Profile - Views a dwarf's [[profile]]. From here, you can view [[thought]]s and [[preference]]s, view his [[relationship]]s, and give him a custom nickname or [[profession]] title.
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** {{key|z}} View Profile - Views a dwarf's profile. From here, you can view [[thought]]s and [[preference]]s, view his [[relationship]]s, and give him a custom nickname or profession title. (see also [[Technical tricks#The look of the game|Technical tricks]].)
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** {{key|R}} Royal Guard - Make the dwarf a [[Royal guard]], or remove him from the guard if he already is one.
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** {{key|C}} Fortress Guard - Make the dwarf a [[Fortress guard]], or remove him from the guard if he already is one.
  
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===Query Rooms/Buildings, q===
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===View Rooms/Buildings, q===
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The {{k|q}}uery command allows you to {{k|s}}uspend construction of a room or object, mark it for {{k|r}}emoval, or interact with its specific functionality.  
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This command has quite different effects, depending on what you examine with it.
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*If you query a [[workshop]] you can change what tasks are being worked on, set a particular task to repeat or be suspended, or change who is allowed to use the workshop.  
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*If you view a [[workshop]] you can change what tasks are being worked on.  
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*If you query a piece of [[furniture]] you can define a [[room]] from it (e.g. a [[bed]] into a [[bedroom]], a [[chair]] into an [[office]], etc.). Depending on the type of furniture there are additional options (e.g. a [[door]] can be locked, a [[coffin]] can be used for either [[pet]] or citizen burial).  
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*If you view a piece of [[furniture]] you can define a [[room]] from it (e.g. a [[bed ]]into a [[bedroom]], a [[chair]] into an [[office]], etc). Depending on the type of furniture there are additional options (e.g. a [[door]] can be locked, a [[coffin]] can be used for either [[pet]] or [[citizen]] burial). You can also assign the room to belong to a specific dwarf, if you wish.
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*You can also assign a [[room]] to belong to a specific dwarf.
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*If you view a [[farm plot]] you can change what crops are being planted.
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*If you query a [[farm plot]] you can change what crops are being planted.
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*If you view a [[stockpile]] you can change what types of objects are stored there, how many [[barrel]]s are used, etc.
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*If you query a [[stockpile]] you can change what types of objects are stored there, how many [[barrel]]s are used, etc.
  
  
 
===View items in buildings, t===
 
===View items in buildings, t===
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The i{{key|t}}ems command is used to see items that are actually inside buildings, such as [[workshop]]s, [[depot]]s, and [[trap]]s.  
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The i{{key|t}}ems command is used to see items that are inside buildings, such as [[workshop]]s, [[Trade depot|depots]], and [[trap]]s.
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===Squads, x===
 
===Squads, x===
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This command is used to control your military squads. The options are:
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{{k|x}} This command is used to control your military squads. The options are:
 
*{{k|l}} Lock on squad - Instead of selecting the squad nearest the cursor this squad will remain selected.
 
*{{k|l}} Lock on squad - Instead of selecting the squad nearest the cursor this squad will remain selected.
 
*{{k|p}} Add a patrol route - Add a series of points and the squad will walk around them.
 
*{{k|p}} Add a patrol route - Add a series of points and the squad will walk around them.
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*{{k|x}} Delete patrol route - Self-explantory.
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*{{k|x}} Delete patrol route - Self-explanatory.
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*{{k|s}} Station squad - The squad will congregrate around the point you define. This is overridden if they have a patrol route {{verify}}.
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*{{k|s}} Station squad - The squad will congregate around the point you define. This is overridden if they have a patrol route.
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*{{k|z}} Zoom to commander - Self-explantory.
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*{{k|z}} Zoom to commander - Self-explanatory.
 
*{{K|+}}/{{K|-}} Lock on another squad - change which squad you have selected.
 
*{{K|+}}/{{K|-}} Lock on another squad - change which squad you have selected.
  
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These commands affect what your dwarves do. These also use the cursor.  
 
These commands affect what your dwarves do. These also use the cursor.  
  
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==Build==
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==Build, b==
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{{key|b}} Use this command to [[build]] rooms, place [[furniture]], start [[farm]] plots, and such.
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Use this command to {{key|b}}uild rooms, place [[furniture]], start [[Farm plot|farm]] plots, and such. In addition to a long list of items which can be scrolled through with the {{k|+}}/{{k|-}} keys, there are also a few sub-menus:
 
*{{key|w}} '''[[Workshop]]s'''
 
*{{key|w}} '''[[Workshop]]s'''
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*{{k|e}} '''[[Furnace]]s'''
 
*{{key|C}} '''[[Construction]]'''
 
*{{key|C}} '''[[Construction]]'''
 
*{{key|T}} '''[[Trap]]s'''
 
*{{key|T}} '''[[Trap]]s'''
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*{{key|M}} '''[[Machine component]]s'''
  
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==Designate==
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==Designate, d==
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{{key|d}} Use this to mark stone to be [[mine]]d out, trees to be cut, [[plant]]s to be gathered, walls and floors to be smoothed or [[engrave]]d, and so on. You can also [[forbid]], [[dump]], [[melt]] or [[hide]] items and rooms.  
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{{key|d}} Use this to mark stone to be [[mining|mined]] out, trees to be cut, [[plant]]s to be gathered, walls and floors to be smoothed or [[engrave|engraved]], and so on. You can also [[forbid]], [[dump]], [[melt]] or hide items and rooms.  
  
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==Stockpile==
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==Stockpile, p==
 
{{key|p}} Used to create [[stockpile]]s.  
 
{{key|p}} Used to create [[stockpile]]s.  
  
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==Zones==
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==Zones, i==
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{{key|i}} Mark an [[activity zone]] for drinking [[water]], [[fishing]], [[dump]], or [[sand]] collection. This interface is the reverse of designate and stockpile commands: you mark out the rectangular area first, and define what it does afterwards.
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{{key|i}} Mark an [[activity zone]] for drinking [[water]], [[fishing]], [[dump]], a pit or pond, [[meeting hall]] or [[sand]] collection. This interface is the reverse of designate and stockpile commands: you mark out the rectangular area first, and define what it does afterward.
  
 
=Fortress Information=
 
=Fortress Information=
  
 
These commands take you away from the map, to an informational screen. Some of them also let you give orders.  
 
These commands take you away from the map, to an informational screen. Some of them also let you give orders.  
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==Announcements==
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==Announcements, a==
 
{{key|a}} This screen logs the announcements that appear at the bottom of the screen. Use it to see any you missed, or scroll up the early history of your fortress.  
 
{{key|a}} This screen logs the announcements that appear at the bottom of the screen. Use it to see any you missed, or scroll up the early history of your fortress.  
  
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==Civilizations==
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==Civilizations, c==
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{{key|c}} A list of other civilizations within distance for [[trade]] or [[war]].  
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{{key|c}} A list of other civilizations that you have personally encountered (and thus within distance for [[trade]] or [[siege|war]])). Civilizations are marked with a ''P'' if you are at peace with them, or with a ''W'' if you are at war. Pressing {{key|Tab}} lets you check total exports and imports, and standing trade agreements.
  
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==Unit List==
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==Unit List, u==
 
{{key|u}} A list of every creature on the map. Dwarves are listed first, then [[tame]] animals, then hostile creatures, then wild animals. Even dead creatures are listed here, so you can track your fallen dwarves.  
 
{{key|u}} A list of every creature on the map. Dwarves are listed first, then [[tame]] animals, then hostile creatures, then wild animals. Even dead creatures are listed here, so you can track your fallen dwarves.  
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* {{key|c}} '''Zoom to Creature''' This takes you to [[#View Creature|View Creature]] mode, with the cursor centered on the selected creature.  
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* {{key|c}} '''Zoom to Creature''' This takes you to [[#View_Units.2C_v|View Creature]] mode, with the cursor centered on the selected creature.  
 
* {{key|v}} '''View Profile'''  
 
* {{key|v}} '''View Profile'''  
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* {{key|b}} '''Zoom to Building''' Takes you too the [[building]] associated with the the dwarf's current task. For hauling tasks, this is the destination [[stockpile]].
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* {{key|b}} '''Zoom to Building''' Takes you to the [[building]] associated with the dwarf's current task. For hauling tasks, this is the destination [[stockpile]].
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* {{key|m}} '''Manager''' Takes you to the [[Manager#Setting_up_work_orders|job manager]] screen.
  
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==Military==
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==Military, m==
 
{{key|m}} This one looks a lot like the Unit List screen, except  
 
{{key|m}} This one looks a lot like the Unit List screen, except  
 
* {{key|w}} '''Weapons''' Changes a soldier's weapon & armor preferences.  
 
* {{key|w}} '''Weapons''' Changes a soldier's weapon & armor preferences.  
 
* {{key|Enter}} '''Promote''' Changes to the promotion/organize unit mode. Be careful! It's hard to tell that you're in a different mode.
 
* {{key|Enter}} '''Promote''' Changes to the promotion/organize unit mode. Be careful! It's hard to tell that you're in a different mode.
  
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==Room List==
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==Room List, r==
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{{key|r}} Lists all [[Rooms]], [[Buildings]], [[Stockpiles]], and even [[Activity zones]] in the fortress. For rooms, it includes the room's quality and the owner's name. It includes quick access to each room's {{k|q}} and {{k|t}} menus.
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{{key|r}} Lists all [[Room]]s, [[Building]]s, [[Stockpile]]s, and even [[Activity zone]]s in the fortress. For rooms, it includes the room's quality and the owner's name. It includes quick access to each room's {{k|q}} and {{k|t}} menus.
  
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==Artifacts==
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==Artifacts, l==
 
{{key|l}} A list of the [[artifact]]s your fortress has produced.  
 
{{key|l}} A list of the [[artifact]]s your fortress has produced.  
  
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==Nobles & Administrators==
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==Nobles & Administrators, n==
 
{{key|n}} Access the [[Nobles screen]]
 
{{key|n}} Access the [[Nobles screen]]
  
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==Fortress Overview==
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==Fortress Overview, z==
 
{{key|z}} This screen is filled with useful information, like your fortress's net worth, and how much food and drink you have left.  
 
{{key|z}} This screen is filled with useful information, like your fortress's net worth, and how much food and drink you have left.  
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* '''Animals'''
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* '''Animals''' A list of all tame [[creature|animals]] in your fort.
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* '''Kitchens''' From here you can specify what [[food]]s can [[cook]]ed or [[brew]]ed.  
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* '''Kitchens''' From here you can specify what [[food]]s can [[cook]]ed or [[brew]]ed.  
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* '''Stone'''  
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* '''Stone''' Controls the use of [[ore]]s and [[economic stone]]s
 
* '''Stocks''' This is an in-depth listing of every item, down to every rotting rat corpse. The accuracy of the your item count depends on your [[bookkeeper]].  
 
* '''Stocks''' This is an in-depth listing of every item, down to every rotting rat corpse. The accuracy of the your item count depends on your [[bookkeeper]].  
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* '''Prices''' The prices of items in the [[economy]]
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* '''Currency''' The amount of [[copper]], [[silver]], and [[gold]] [[coin]]s you have
 
* '''Justice''' Shows the details of the dwarven [[justice]] system, once you have one.
 
* '''Justice''' Shows the details of the dwarven [[justice]] system, once you have one.
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See [[Status]] for more details.
  
 
=Miscellaneous=
 
=Miscellaneous=
  
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==Options & Orders==
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==Options & Orders, o==
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{{key|o}}
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{{key|o}} Access the [[Standing orders]]
  
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==Hot keys==
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==Hot keys, h==
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{{key|h}}
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{{key|h}} Define or redefine [[Hotkeys]]
  
 
{{Game Interface FAQ}}
 
{{Game Interface FAQ}}

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This is a beginner's guide to Fortress Mode interface controls. This page assumes the default key bindings.

As a beginner it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the (View Unit - Preferences - Labor) submenu, the Query buildings menu, the Designate menu, and the Build menu.

Viewing menus[edit]

There are 5 menus for gaining more information about the map and the creatures that inhabit it. When used a yellow X-shaped cursor appears which you can move around the map using the numberpad to gain information.

Look Around, k[edit]

The look command shows you individual map tiles and what is standing/resting upon them. The menu displays Creatures, Objects, Buildings, Map tiles in that order. You can use the + - keys to browse these things and press Enter to gain more detailed information.

You can also designate an item to be forbidden, dumped, or melted from this menu, if it is allowed (You can't designate a loaf of bread to be melted, for example!).


View Units, v[edit]

The view command gives detailed information on creatures: a dwarf, an animal, a goblin, etc. You do not need to place the cursor directly over the creature, information is given on the nearest creature. If multiple creatures are the same distance from the cursor (usually due to occupying the same tile), use v to cycle through them.

This command has several different menu views:

  • g General - Name, occupation, attributes and skills.
  • i Inventory - Shows all the items the creature is carrying. Also shows the bloodstains, mud and goo that accumulates on creatures.
  • w Wounds - Shows the creature's health. Bright white means the body part is unharmed. Effects like "Thirsty" and "Unconscious" are also listed here.
  • p Preferences - This menu includes a number of sub-menus:
    • l Labor - This lists which types of jobs the dwarf will accept. Very important for controlling their behavior.
    • e Work Dogs - Assign trained dogs to this dwarf.
    • s Soldering and Hunting - Change the dwarf's weapon and armor choices.
    • A Activate/Deactivate dwarf - Draft the dwarf into the military.
    • z View Profile - Views a dwarf's profile. From here, you can view thoughts and preferences, view his relationships, and give him a custom nickname or profession title. (see also Technical tricks.)
    • R Royal Guard - Make the dwarf a Royal guard, or remove him from the guard if he already is one.
    • C Fortress Guard - Make the dwarf a Fortress guard, or remove him from the guard if he already is one.

Query Rooms/Buildings, q[edit]

The query command allows you to suspend construction of a room or object, mark it for removal, or interact with its specific functionality.

  • If you query a workshop you can change what tasks are being worked on, set a particular task to repeat or be suspended, or change who is allowed to use the workshop.
  • If you query a piece of furniture you can define a room from it (e.g. a bed into a bedroom, a chair into an office, etc.). Depending on the type of furniture there are additional options (e.g. a door can be locked, a coffin can be used for either pet or citizen burial).
  • You can also assign a room to belong to a specific dwarf.
  • If you query a farm plot you can change what crops are being planted.
  • If you query a stockpile you can change what types of objects are stored there, how many barrels are used, etc.


View items in buildings, t[edit]

The items command is used to see items that are inside buildings, such as workshops, depots, and traps.

Squads, x[edit]

x This command is used to control your military squads. The options are:

  • l Lock on squad - Instead of selecting the squad nearest the cursor this squad will remain selected.
  • p Add a patrol route - Add a series of points and the squad will walk around them.
  • x Delete patrol route - Self-explanatory.
  • s Station squad - The squad will congregate around the point you define. This is overridden if they have a patrol route.
  • z Zoom to commander - Self-explanatory.
  • +/- Lock on another squad - change which squad you have selected.

Order your Dwarves[edit]

These commands affect what your dwarves do. These also use the cursor.

Build, b[edit]

Use this command to build rooms, place furniture, start farm plots, and such. In addition to a long list of items which can be scrolled through with the +/- keys, there are also a few sub-menus:

Designate, d[edit]

d Use this to mark stone to be mined out, trees to be cut, plants to be gathered, walls and floors to be smoothed or engraved, and so on. You can also forbid, dump, melt or hide items and rooms.

Stockpile, p[edit]

p Used to create stockpiles.

Zones, i[edit]

i Mark an activity zone for drinking water, fishing, dump, a pit or pond, meeting hall or sand collection. This interface is the reverse of designate and stockpile commands: you mark out the rectangular area first, and define what it does afterward.

Fortress Information[edit]

These commands take you away from the map, to an informational screen. Some of them also let you give orders.

Announcements, a[edit]

a This screen logs the announcements that appear at the bottom of the screen. Use it to see any you missed, or scroll up the early history of your fortress.

Civilizations, c[edit]

c A list of other civilizations that you have personally encountered (and thus within distance for trade or war)). Civilizations are marked with a P if you are at peace with them, or with a W if you are at war. Pressing Tab lets you check total exports and imports, and standing trade agreements.

Unit List, u[edit]

u A list of every creature on the map. Dwarves are listed first, then tame animals, then hostile creatures, then wild animals. Even dead creatures are listed here, so you can track your fallen dwarves.

  • c Zoom to Creature This takes you to View Creature mode, with the cursor centered on the selected creature.
  • v View Profile
  • b Zoom to Building Takes you to the building associated with the dwarf's current task. For hauling tasks, this is the destination stockpile.
  • m Manager Takes you to the job manager screen.

Military, m[edit]

m This one looks a lot like the Unit List screen, except

  • w Weapons Changes a soldier's weapon & armor preferences.
  • Enter Promote Changes to the promotion/organize unit mode. Be careful! It's hard to tell that you're in a different mode.

Room List, r[edit]

r Lists all Rooms, Buildings, Stockpiles, and even Activity zones in the fortress. For rooms, it includes the room's quality and the owner's name. It includes quick access to each room's q and t menus.

Artifacts, l[edit]

l A list of the artifacts your fortress has produced.

Nobles & Administrators, n[edit]

n Access the Nobles screen

Fortress Overview, z[edit]

z This screen is filled with useful information, like your fortress's net worth, and how much food and drink you have left.

  • Animals A list of all tame animals in your fort.
  • Kitchens From here you can specify what foods can cooked or brewed.
  • Stone Controls the use of ores and economic stones
  • Stocks This is an in-depth listing of every item, down to every rotting rat corpse. The accuracy of the your item count depends on your bookkeeper.
  • Prices The prices of items in the economy
  • Currency The amount of copper, silver, and gold coins you have
  • Justice Shows the details of the dwarven justice system, once you have one.

See Status for more details.

Miscellaneous[edit]

Options & Orders, o[edit]

o Access the Standing orders

Hot keys, h[edit]

h Define or redefine Hotkeys


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