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In the base game, it is not possible to directly specify which item will be encrusted, however control over the process can be exerted by creating an intermediary [[stockpile]] linked to take from your main stockpile and give to the workshop, then adjusting its settings to match whatever item(s) you wish to decorate (for instance, a masterwork gold throne for your monarch, or low-quality clothing if you're training a novice gem setter). Your gem setter will refuse to use any item that is not stored in a linked stockpile; you can then selectively [[forbid]] items in the stockpile to control exactly which item will be decorated. (If you do this, remember you will also need a [[stockpile]] link that provides gems to the jeweler, as workshops that have any Give links must get ''all'' their items from links. The same intermediary stockpile could be used if you don't mind mixing your gems with the items being encrusted.) | In the base game, it is not possible to directly specify which item will be encrusted, however control over the process can be exerted by creating an intermediary [[stockpile]] linked to take from your main stockpile and give to the workshop, then adjusting its settings to match whatever item(s) you wish to decorate (for instance, a masterwork gold throne for your monarch, or low-quality clothing if you're training a novice gem setter). Your gem setter will refuse to use any item that is not stored in a linked stockpile; you can then selectively [[forbid]] items in the stockpile to control exactly which item will be decorated. (If you do this, remember you will also need a [[stockpile]] link that provides gems to the jeweler, as workshops that have any Give links must get ''all'' their items from links. The same intermediary stockpile could be used if you don't mind mixing your gems with the items being encrusted.) | ||
| − | In v50, the overhaul of the user interface introduced a configuration menu for tasks. In the case of gem setting, this allows the player to choose which gem they want to use as well as the kind of decoration they desire (from a selection of: image, bands, covered, hanging rings, and spikes). | + | In v50, the overhaul of the user interface introduced a configuration menu for tasks. In the case of gem setting, this allows the player to choose which type of gem they want to use as well as the kind of decoration they desire (from a selection of: image, bands, covered, hanging rings, and spikes). |
In summary: Gem Setting jobs suffer from a major inconvenience: | In summary: Gem Setting jobs suffer from a major inconvenience: | ||
Revision as of 02:07, 9 January 2023
| This article was migrated from DF2014:Gem setter and may be inaccurate for the current version of DF (v50.14). See this page for more information. |
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| Profession | Jeweler | |
| Job Title | Gem Setter | |
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v50.14 · v0.47.05 This article is about the current version of DF.Note that some content may still need to be updated. |
Gem setter is the skill associated with the gem setting labor. Gem setters encrust furniture, finished goods (excluding tools), and ammo (including siege ammo) with cut gems. It is not currently possible to decorate weapons and armor with gems, unless the armor is made of cloth. A high level of gem setting allows a dwarf to set gems faster and with better quality, making the decorated items more valuable.
Rough gems, which are found by miners, have to be converted to cut gems by a gem cutter before a gem setter can use them. Gizzard stones are a type of cut gem and can also be used by gem setters. Large gems, which are sometimes created instead of a cut gem, cannot be used for gem setting, as they are finished goods. (You might be lucky enough to be the proud owner of a magnificent <<☼Large (Insert rare gem name here)☼>> (This is a masterful quality large (Insert rare gem name here).) This object is adorned with hanging rings of (Insert worthless gem name here).)
Because there are a very wide variety of gems in most regions, and some types of gems have pretty high material value, adding decorations of different types of gems is a good way to create items with very high value for trade or nobles.
Training
As with gem cutters, gem setters can be easily trained by ordering them to set common stone such as basalt, mudstone, diorite, and schist.
Control
In the base game, it is not possible to directly specify which item will be encrusted, however control over the process can be exerted by creating an intermediary stockpile linked to take from your main stockpile and give to the workshop, then adjusting its settings to match whatever item(s) you wish to decorate (for instance, a masterwork gold throne for your monarch, or low-quality clothing if you're training a novice gem setter). Your gem setter will refuse to use any item that is not stored in a linked stockpile; you can then selectively forbid items in the stockpile to control exactly which item will be decorated. (If you do this, remember you will also need a stockpile link that provides gems to the jeweler, as workshops that have any Give links must get all their items from links. The same intermediary stockpile could be used if you don't mind mixing your gems with the items being encrusted.)
In v50, the overhaul of the user interface introduced a configuration menu for tasks. In the case of gem setting, this allows the player to choose which type of gem they want to use as well as the kind of decoration they desire (from a selection of: image, bands, covered, hanging rings, and spikes).
In summary: Gem Setting jobs suffer from a major inconvenience:
- The type of item to encrust is general - too general: providing no control over which items are encrusted without the use of (potentially multiple) intermediary stockpiles and often manual forbidding.
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