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*In recent versions of the game, stress has been severely nerfed. Most dwarves will not become overly stressed, even in very poor conditions. {{bug|9660}}
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*In versions 44.09 and earlier, stress was severely nerfed. Most dwarves would not become overly stressed, even in very poor conditions. {{bug|9660}} Version 44.10 has reversed this, so that dwarves are easily stressed.

Revision as of 07:08, 21 May 2018

This article is about the current version of DF.
Note that some content may still need to be updated.

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 the personality trait tab.

Dwarves under stress for long periods of time will develop worse symptoms of stress level: "Urist McReallyStressed has become haggard and drawn due to the tremendous amounts of stresses placed upon 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

At present stress is considered rather poorly balanced. It takes years for even highly stressed dwarves to go insane.Bug:9660

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.

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 dwarf in question.

Here is a start of table of emotions and what they can be caused by:

Emotion Cause
enraptured Communing with a deityv0.42.01
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
admiration Being next to completely sublime furniture, watching a performancev0.42.01
fondness Making a new friend, talking with a friend or a sibling, interacting with pet
sympathy Giving somebody water or food, bringing somebody to rest in bed
affection Interacting with pet, adopting a new pet, forming a bond with the trained animal, talking with a friend, making a new friend
adoration Giving birth to a baby, becoming a parent
love Talking with parent, spouse, or child, gaining a sibling
tenderness Talking with the spouse, bringing somebody to rest in bed
passionate Talking with spouse
aroused Talking with spouse, watching a performancev0.42.01
caring Giving somebody food
proud Owning a high quality furniture, being elected as a mayor, bringing somebody to rest in bed
gratitude Being rescued, receiving water or food, being granted residencyv0.42.01, being elected as mayor, sparring
repentant Being confined
empathy Being yelled at/cried on by an unhappy citizen
euphoric Drinkingv0.42.01
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
happy Adopting a new pet, being granted residencyv0.42.01
gaiety Performingv0.42.01
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
jovial Having a mandate deadline met
delighted Eating a truly decent meal, putting on an exceptional item, being near to a waterfall, watching a performancev0.42.01
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
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
elated Committing a crime and having punishment delayed, being elected as mayor
relieved Being rescued, bringing somebody to rest in bed, eating vermin to survive, committing a crime and having punishment delayed, being near to a waterfall, being released from confinement
free Being released from confinement
expectant Discussing or pondering a topicv0.42.01
triumph Being elected/re-elected as a mayor
hope Being released from confinement
optimistic Being able to rest and recuperate, having a mandate deadline met
exhilarated Being attacked, getting into an argument, performingv0.42.01
excited Performingv0.42.01
interested Being next to fine/very fine/splendid/completely sublime furniture, 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
astonished Being sentenced by dwarven justice and having punishment reduced, having punishment delayed, being elected as mayor
wonder Being taught a skill, learning a bookv0.42.01, 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
awe Being next to completely sublime furniture
eager Being elected/re-elected as mayor
accepting Having a mandate ignored
ambivalent Delayed punishment of a criminal, putting on a well-crafted/finely-crafted item
suspicious Having a mandate ignored
annoyed Being caught in a 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 or mugv0.42.01
grouchy Being caught in a rain, being caught in a snow storm, being out in the sun, eating the same old food, drinking the same old booze
exasperated Being caught in a rain, being caught in a snow storm
irritated Being out in the sun, being hungry/thirsty/drowsy for a long time, eating at crowded table, wearing old/tattered clothes, sleeping uneasily due to noise
dislike Talking to somebody annoying
bitter Wearing tattered clothes, getting into an argumentv0.42.01
resentful giving somebody water, getting into an argumentv0.42.01
contemptuous Getting into an argumentv0.42.01
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
uneasy Being near to hated vermin in cage, being caught in a freakish weather, 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
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
guilty Being confined, being able to rest and recuperate, being rescued
regretful Toppling something over, starting a fist fight, throwing something
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, generally leading an unexciting lifev0.42.01
frustrated Having a mandate ignored, considering the scarcity of cages and chains, 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
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
embarrassed Sleeping without a proper room, wearing tattered clothes, having no shirt, having no shoes, being uncovered
dejected Being caught in a rain, being caught in a snow storm, wearing tattered clothes, lack of decent mealsv0.42.01, being unable to pray to 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
glum Getting into an argumentv0.42.01
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
confused Being knocked out during cave-in
agitated Being utterly sleep-deprived
shaken Suffering a major injury, being knocked out during cave-in, being forced to endure the decay of a dead friend
hopeless Suffering a major injury, being nauseated by the sun
empty Having a masterwork destroyed
disgusted Smelling miasma, being nauseated by the sun, drinking water from murky pool, being caught in a freakish weather, being forced to eat vermin, being forced to drink vomit, being forced to endure the decay of a dead pet
mortified Being forced to eat vermin
distressed Being pestered by flies
humiliated Eating without a table or chair, wearing tattered clothes, being uncovered, not having any rooms
ashamed Eating without a chair
frightened Being haunted by a ghost
sad Being separated from a loved one/loved ones
grieved Somebody's death
shocked Being attacked, unexpected death of somebody, having a masterwork destroyed or stolen
panicked Being attacked, being starving/dehydrated
angry Getting into an argument, being forced to endure the decay of a dead friend
afraid Experiencing trauma
terrified Being in conflict
horrified Seeing corpses of sapient creatures, being caught in a freakish weather, being haunted by a ghost
vengeful Joining an existing conflict
ferocity Being attacked
outraged Being forced to endure the decay of a dead child/spouse
loathing Being out in the sun, being beaten up in course of dwarven justice or otherwise

Bug

  • In versions 44.09 and earlier, stress was severely nerfed. Most dwarves would not become overly stressed, even in very poor conditions. Bug:9660 Version 44.10 has reversed this, so that dwarves are easily stressed.