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A functional room is a Template:L extending out from a piece of Template:L that defines the room, created when the room is defined from that piece of furniture. A room, as the game understands it, is not defined by Template:Ls and Template:Ls. A chamber with a Template:L in it, for example, is not yet a Template:L; you have to select the Template:L and define a bedroom from it in order for it to be a room.

Everything covered by that zone is considered part of the room, and will contribute to both the room's Template:L and its effectiveness. This zone does not need to extend to the walls. It is well possible to define several such rooms in one actual enclosed space; they may even overlap, although this comes at a penalty to the room's value.

Creating

To create a room, you must first have built something capable of supporting a room from the build menu, such as a Template:L or Template:L. Then you must select the completed item in question with the q command and choose to create a room. The room's radius extends outward in a rectangle, but will stop when it hits walls or external Template:Ls. If you first build the door to create a closed space, then the game will define the room so you won't need to resize it unless it is very big.

If you want to have a door dividing a single, defined room into multiple areas without blocking the room's zone, you can set the door to "internal" in the door's q menu. Rooms do not have to be blocked off on all sides, and can even overlap, but for various reasons you will usually want to avoid overlapping rooms and give them proper boundaries.

In general, you only need to define a room from one object in the room. For instance, a communal Template:L is defined from one table -- just give the room a large enough radius to cover the whole space.

Rooms can not span z-levels; when you define a room it can only be on a single level.

Assigning

Rooms can also be assigned to specific Template:L (to satisfy a Template:L requirements, for instance). Unassigned bedrooms will be spontaneously claimed by individual dwarves not already possessing a bedroom. Married couples will share a bedroom (except for some nobles). Once the Template:L starts(which it never will currently), dwarves will have to pay rent for their bedrooms. Note that it is not necessary for you to assign dwarfs manually; as long as it is designated as a room, a dwarf will claim it if it is free.

Quality

Most dwarves don't have high expectations when it comes to rooms. A communal Template:L and a communal Template:L is enough for the general populace, though making the communal dining room high quality and giving them individual quarters will give them happy Template:L, helping to avoid Template:Ls.

Template:L, on the other hand, require rooms of a minimal quality, containing a minimum number of Template:L. Not meeting their demands will make them Template:L, and also make them not function at their full capacity.

Room quality is determined by the total value of the room's floor and walls, plus the value of any furniture or other constructions in room. If the floor area of two rooms overlap it decreases the value of each room, but a wall can be part of multiple rooms without causing a decrease in value.

Room quality levels can be viewed through the View Rooms/Buildings (R) command.

Bedroom name	Dining room name	Office Name	Grave Name	Numeric Value
Meager Quarters	Meager Dining Room	Meager Office	Grave	1
Modest Quarters	Modest Dining Room	Modest Office	Servant's Burial Chamber	100
Quarters	Dining Room	Office	Burial Chamber	250
Decent Quarters	Decent Dining Room	Decent Office	Tomb	500
Fine Quarters	Fine Dining Room	Splendid Office	Fine Tomb	1000
Great Bedroom	Great Dining Room	Throne Room	Mausoleum	1500
Grand Bedroom	Grand Dining Room	Opulent Throne Room	Grand Mausoleum	2500
Royal Bedroom	Royal Dining Room	Royal Throne Room	Royal Mausoleum	10000

Increasing room value

Making a large room, so that it has more floor and wall space, is an easy way to start out a high quality room, as is digging the room out of valuable Template:L like Template:L or Template:L (to make a really valuable room, put it in a mined out Template:L cluster) or keep eye on Template:L clusters. Once a room has been mined out, its value can be increased by Template:L and Template:L the floor and walls.

Afterwards, placing valuable furniture (Preferably Template:Led with gems or Template:L quality) is an option for increasing value, but not the only one. Constructions (including workshops) inside a room increase a room's value, so you can use non-furniture artifacts in a construction to increase room value:

Type	Building
Weapon	Template:L
Barrel	Template:L, Template:L
Bucket	Template:L, Template:L, Template:L*
Mechanism	Template:L, Template:L, Template:L, Template:L*
Chain	Template:L, Template:L*
Anvil	Template:L

* - gains additional quality from skilled architecture and construction

Other than artifact abuse, Template:Ls are an excellent way to increase room value while being conservative with space: One trap can contain 10 valuable components plus a mechanism, all of which can be encrusted with gems.

Also, Template:Ls have the special property that they can be used to stack an infinite number of Template:Ls, all of which count towards room value, in one tile. To add mechanisms simply link the Template:L to a deconstructible building such as a Template:L and pull the lever — one of mechanisms used for the link will remain in the lever. You can repeat this process as many times as you want until you increase the room's value to the desired level.

V · T · E Buildings
Workshops • Furnaces
Rooms	Barracks • Bedroom • Dining room • Dormitory • Jail • Meeting hall • Hospital • Office • Sculpture garden • Tomb • Zoo
Furniture	Animal trap • Anvil • Armor stand • Bed • Bin • Box • Bucket • Cabinet • Cage • Coffin • Restraint • Seat • Statue • Table • Weapon rack
Access	Door • Floodgate • Bars • Grate • Floor hatch • Bridge • Road • Window
Constructions	Fortification • Floor • Stairs • Ramp • Wall
Machine & Trap parts	Axle • Gear assembly • Millstone • Screw pump • Water wheel • Windmill • Lever • Pressure plate • Trap • Support
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