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Stress
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Stress is a condition that is similar to unhappiness in earlier versions. It will cause the dwarf to flash with a downward red arrow, and Over the long term, Urist McStressed has been under a great deal of stress will show on their thoughts and preferences tab.
Dwarves under stress for long periods of time will develop worse symptoms of stress level: Urist McStressed has become haggard and drawn due to the tremendous stresses placed on him. In the short-term, excessive levels of stress will lead to temporary emotional breakdowns - throwing tantrums, slipping into depression, or stumbling around obliviously. In the long-term, excessive levels of stress will lead to insanity.
Animals can also be stressed, which seems to happen when an animal has been constrained for a long time.
Stress levels are given as a number, where a negative number is good, and a positive number is bad.
You may want to check on keeping your dwarves unstressed
Stress factors
Stress is affected by the emotions a dwarf experiences upon encountering certain circumstances; these encounters are temporarily shown as thoughts in the dwarf's profile, though the resulting stress can linger long after the thoughts are gone. The strength of the emotions (and the resulting stress values) vary based on the dwarf's personality. Controlled testing has shown that these sources of stress build up less in dwarves with high [BRAVERY] and low [STRESS_VULNERABILITY]. [ANXIETY_PROSPENSITY] affects the rate at which dwarves dissipate stress. For example, being out in the sun seems to affect dwarves quite strongly in terms of stress.
Emotions and the level of stress or stress relief they cause are detailed in the table of emotions. Note that in many instances the same things cause different emotions. The exact mechanisms of how it's decided what emotions are to follow are as of yet unclear, but there's a general consensus that it depends on both severity of factors and the personality of the dwarf in question.
Here is a partial table of emotions and what they can be caused by:
| Emotion | Cause |
|---|---|
| adoration | Giving birth to a baby, becoming a parent |
| admiration | Being next to completely sublime furniture, watching a performancev0.42.01 |
| affection | Interacting with pet, adopting a new pet, forming a bond with the trained animal, talking with a friend, making a new friend |
| aroused | Talking with spouse, watching a performancev0.42.01 |
| caring | Giving somebody food |
| empathy | Being yelled at/cried on by an unhappy citizen |
| enraptured | Communing with a deityv0.42.01 |
| fondness | Making a new friend, talking with a friend or a sibling, interacting with a pet |
| gratitude | Being rescued, receiving water or food, being granted residencyv0.42.01, being elected as mayor, sparring |
| lustful | Talking with spouse |
| love | Talking with parent, spouse, or child, gaining a sibling |
| passionate | Talking with spouse |
| pleasure | Being next to fine/very fine/splendid/completely sublime furniture, acquiring well-crafted items, putting on a well-crafted/exceptional item, performingv0.42.01, viewing something on displayv0.44.01 |
| proud | Owning a high quality furniture, being elected as a mayor, bringing somebody to rest in bed |
| repentant | Being confined |
| sympathy | Giving somebody water or food, bringing somebody to rest in bed |
| tenderness | Talking with spouse, bringing somebody to rest in bed |
| amused | Watching a performancev0.42.01 |
| blissful | Dining in a legendary dining room, sleeping in a good bedroom/great bedroom/bedroom like a personal palace, having a bath, becoming a parent, performingv0.42.01 |
| content | Being able to rest and recuperate, eating a fine/pretty decent meal, having a fine/pretty decent drink, putting on a well-crafted/finely-crafted/superior item, sleeping in a bedroom like a personal palace, having a bath, being near to a waterfall, discussing or pondering a topicv0.42.01 |
| delighted | Eating a truly decent/legendary meal, putting on an exceptional item, being near to a waterfall, watching a performancev0.42.01 |
| elated | Having punishment delayed, being elected |
| enjoyment | Being near to favourite animal in a cage, performingv0.42.01, watching a performancev0.42.01, playing with toysv0.42.01, playing make believev0.42.01 |
| euphoric | Drinkingv0.42.01 |
| expectant | Discussing or pondering a topicv0.42.01 |
| free | Being released from confinement |
| gaiety | Performingv0.42.01 |
| happy | Adopting a new pet, being granted residencyv0.42.01 |
| hope | Being released from confinement |
| jovial | Having a mandate deadline met |
| joy | Performingv0.42.01 |
| relieved | Being rescued, bringing somebody to rest in bed, eating vermin to survive, having punishment delayed, being near to a waterfall, being released from confinement, yelling at/crying on somebody in charge |
| satisfied | Receiving water or food, being successful at work, mastering a skill, teaching a skill, producing a masterwork, creating an artifact, improving a skillv0.42.01, reading a bookv0.42.01, learning a bookv0.42.01, felling a treev0.42.01, slaughtering an animalv0.42.01, getting into an argumentv0.42.01, caging a creaturev0.42.01, being granted residencyv0.42.01, realizing the value of leisure timev0.42.01, realizing the value of naturev0.42.01, realizing nuances of independencev0.42.01, realizing nuances of fairnessv0.42.01, realizing nuances of loyaltyv0.42.01, realizing nuances of lawv0.42.01, realizing nuances of leisure timev0.42.01, realizing nuances of friendshipv0.42.01, realizing the value of knowledgev0.42.01, realizing the worthlessness of eloquencev0.42.01, realizing the worthlessness of powerv0.42.01 |
| triumph | Killing somebody, being elected/re-elected |
| optimistic | Being able to rest and recuperate, having a mandate deadline met |
| astonished | Having punishment reduced, having punishment delayed, being elected |
| awe | Being next to completely sublime furniture |
| excited | Performingv0.42.01 |
| eager | Being elected/re-elected |
| exhilarated | Being attacked, getting into an argument, a sparring session, performingv0.42.01 |
| interested | Being next to fine/very fine/splendid/completely sublime furniture, learning the secrets of life and death, watching a performancev0.42.01, being taught a skill, reading a bookv0.42.01, learning a bookv0.42.01, realizing the value of naturev0.42.01, realizing nuances of perseverancev0.42.01, realizing nuances of craftsmanshipv0.42.01, realizing the worthlessness of fairnessv0.42.01, viewing something on displayv0.44.01 |
| wonder | Being taught a skill, learning a bookv0.42.01, communing with a deityv0.42.01, realizing the worthlessness of perseverancev0.42.01, realizing the value of familyv0.42.01, realizing the value of competitionv0.42.01, realizing the value of cooperationv0.42.01, realizing the value of loyaltyv0.42.01 |
| accepting | Seeing somebody's dead body, having a mandate ignored, being caught in the rain, being forced to drink vomit, being forced to endure the decay of a pet, retching on a miasma, having to conduct an official meeting in a bedroom |
| ambivalent | Delayed punishment of a criminal, putting on a well-crafted/finely-crafted item |
| grim satisfaction | Seeing somebody's death |
| suspicious | Having a mandate ignored |
| aggravated | Being pestered by flies |
| agitated | Being utterly sleep-deprived |
| annoyed | Being caught in the rain, being caught in a snow storm, being out in the sun, eating without a table or chair, eating without a proper dining room, sleeping on dirt/rocks/cave floor/in the grass, drinking water without a well, suffering a minor injury, choking on cave-in dust, choking on smoke, being accosted by hated vermin, being pestered by flies, drinking without a goblet, cup or mugv0.42.01 |
| anxious | Discussing/pondering (topic)v0.42.01 |
| bitter | Wearing tattered clothes, getting into an argumentv0.42.01 |
| bored | Watching a performancev0.42.01, being unoccupiedv0.42.01, being unable to practice a craftv0.42.01, being unable to practice a martial artv0.42.01, not learning anythingv0.42.01, being unable to use abstract thinkingv0.42.01, being unable to wanderv0.42.01, being unable to fightv0.42.01, being unable to hear eloquent speechv0.42.01, lack of trouble-makingv0.42.01, doing nothing creativev0.42.01, generally leading an unexciting lifev0.42.01 |
| confused | Being knocked out during a cave-in |
| contemptuous | Getting into an argumentv0.42.01 |
| dejected | Being caught in the rain, being caught in a snow storm, wearing tattered clothes, lack of decent mealsv0.42.01, being unable to pray to a deityv0.42.01, being kept from alcoholv0.42.01, being unable to admire artv0.42.01, being unable to acquire somethingv0.42.01, being unable to be extravagantv0.42.01, lack of introspectionv0.42.01, generally being unable to take it easyv0.42.01 |
| disappointed | Having a mandate deadline missed |
| disillusioned | An animal was convicted of a crime |
| dislike | Talking to somebody annoying |
| embarrassed | Sleeping without a proper room, sleeping on a dirt/rocks/cave floor/in the grass, wearing tattered clothes, having no shirt, having no shoes, being uncovered, watching a performancev0.42.01 |
| exasperated | Being caught in the rain, being caught in a snow storm, getting into an argument |
| frustrated | Considering the scarcity of cages and chains, having a mandate ignored, nobody could be punished for a mandate failure, getting into an argumentv0.42.01, lack of decent mealsv0.42.01, being unable to practice a skillv0.42.01, being unable to practice a craftv0.42.01, being unable to practice a martial artv0.42.01, being unable to pray to a deityv0.42.01, being kept from alcoholv0.42.01, being unable to acquire somethingv0.42.01, being unable to wanderv0.42.01, being unable to fightv0.42.01, being unable to admire artv0.42.01, lack of abstract thinkingv0.42.01, lack of trouble-makingv0.42.01, generally leading an unexciting lifev0.42.01 |
| gloomy | Being out in the sun |
| glum | Getting into an argumentv0.42.01 |
| grouchy | Being caught in the rain, being caught in a snow storm, being out in the sun, eating the same old food, drinking the same old booze |
| guilty | Being confined, being able to rest and recuperate, being rescued |
| indignant | Being forced to endure the decay of a dead friend, delayed punishment of a criminal |
| insulted | Being forced to endure the decay of a dead friend, getting into an argument |
| irritated | Being out in the sun, being hungry/thirsty/drowsy, eating at crowded table, wearing old/tattered clothes, sleeping uneasily due to noise |
| isolated | Being unable to find somebody in charge to yell at |
| lonely | Being away from familyv0.42.01, being away from friendsv0.42.01, being away from peoplev0.42.01, being unable to make merryv0.42.01, being unable to make romancev0.42.01 |
| regretful | Toppling something over, starting a fist fight, throwing something |
| resentful | Giving somebody water, experiencing trauma, getting into an argumentv0.42.01 |
| restless | Being able to rest and recuperate, being unable to practice a craftv0.42.01, being unable to practice a martial artv0.42.01, being unable to learnv0.42.01, being unable to use abstract thinkingv0.42.01, being unable to arguev0.42.01, lack of trouble-makingv0.42.01, doing nothing creativev0.42.01, generally leading an unexciting lifev0.42.01 |
| self-pity | Being away from familyv0.42.01, being away from friendsv0.42.01, being unable to arguev0.42.01, being unable to fightv0.42.01, being unable to make merryv0.42.01, being unable to practice a craftv0.42.01, being unable to practice a martial artv0.42.01, being unable to wanderv0.42.01, lack of abstract thinkingv0.42.01, being unoccupiedv0.42.01, doing nothing creativev0.42.01, not learning anythingv0.42.01, generally leading an unexciting lifev0.42.01 |
| uneasy | Being near to hated vermin in a cage, being caught in freakish weather, seeing somebody's dead body, being uncovered, retching on a miasma, being attacked, being attacked by the dead, giving birth to a baby, being unable to pray to deityv0.42.01, lack of decent mealsv0.42.01, being kept from alcoholv0.42.01, being unable to be extravagantv0.42.01, being unable to help anybodyv0.42.01, being unable to admire artv0.42.01, being unable to acquire somethingv0.42.01, generally being unable to take it easyv0.42.01 |
| worried | Lack of decent mealsv0.42.01, being kept from alcoholv0.42.01, being unable to pray to deityv0.42.01, being unable to be extravagantv0.42.01 |
| anguish | Experiencing a miscarriage |
| ashamed | Eating without a chair |
| despair | Being caught in freakish weather |
| disgusted | Retching on a miasma, being nauseated by the sun, drinking water from murky pool, being caught in freakish weather, being forced to eat vermin, being forced to drink vomit, being forced to endure the decay of a dead pet, being accosted by hated vermin |
| distressed | Being pestered by flies |
| empty | Having a masterwork destroyed |
| existential crisis | Being unable to advance the study of (topic)v0.42.01 |
| frightened | Being haunted by the dead |
| grieved | Unexpected death of somebody |
| hopeless | Suffering a major injury, being nauseated by the sun |
| humiliated | Eating without a table or chair, wearing tattered clothes, being uncovered, not having any rooms, having a mandate ignored |
| mortified | Being forced to eat vermin |
| panicked | Being attacked, being starving/dehydrated |
| sad | Being separated from a loved one/loved ones, retching on a miasma |
| shaken | Suffering a major injury, being knocked out during cave-in, being forced to endure the decay of a dead friend |
| shocked | Being attacked, unexpected death of somebody, having a masterwork destroyed or stolen |
| alarmed | Seeing somebody's dead body |
| afraid | Experiencing trauma |
| angry | Getting into an argument, being forced to endure the decay of a dead friend |
| ferocity | Being attacked |
| horrified | Seeing somebody die, seeing somebody's dead body, being caught in a freakish weather, being haunted by the dead, being attacked by the dead |
| loathing | Being out in the sun, being beaten up in the course of dwarven justice or otherwise |
| outraged | Being forced to endure the decay of a dead child/spouse |
| terrified | Being in conflict |
| vengeful | Joining an existing conflict |