Editing v0.31:Thought

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'''Thoughts''' are the reported observations and sentiments of the {{l|Dwarves}} in {{l|Dwarf fortress mode|Fortress Mode}}.  Over the course of play, a dwarf will experience things that make them more or less happy, with each experience recorded and displayed as a Thought.  The rate at which a dwarf gains certain thoughts is controlled by {{l|personality}}.

Dwarven psychology is relatively simple.  There are Good Thoughts and Bad Thoughts.  Lots of Good Thoughts will make your dwarves ecstatic {{l|party|party animals}} who have lots of {{l|children}}.  Too many Bad Thoughts and your dwarves will throw {{L|tantrum|tantrums}}.  Too many tantrums and the Bad Thoughts will {{l|Fun|spread}}.  If you wish to avoid Bad Thoughts, please consult ways of {{L|keeping your dwarves happy}}.

The change in {{L|Status icon|status}} that triggers bad thoughts about thirst, hunger, and fatigue can also slow the speed at which a dwarf works and moves.  To view a dwarf's recent thoughts and current happiness level, press {{key|k}}, move the cursor to the dwarf, and press {{key|enter}} twice.  (Or {{key|v}}, move to the dwarf, then {{key|z}} and {{key|enter}}.)  Now you will see a page describing the dwarf's feelings and thoughts, physical description, and a set of phrases describing personality traits.  A dwarf's level of happiness will affect the type of {{L|strange mood}} they fall into should they be chosen for one.

Below are thoughts your dwarves may experience over the course of a game.  For a full list of the game's programmed thoughts (whether or not they appear in gameplay), please see the {{l|List of Dwarven Thoughts}}.

==Happy Thoughts==
{| border = "1"
|-
!Thought
!Triggered by
|-
|Slept in a (good quality) {{L|bedroom}} recently
|doesn't have to be the dwarf's assigned quarters
|-
|Dined in a (good quality) {{L|dining room}} lately
|self-explaining
|-
|Admired a (good quality) (object) lately
|Passed right next to or over a constructed piece of {{L|furniture}} and noticed it. Influenced by value, not quality as implied by the thought <sub>(what are the chances of noticing an object?)</sub>
|-
|Talked with a spouse lately
|Married dwarves idling in the same room
|-
|Talked with a friend lately
|Idling in the same room with a friend
|-
|Talked with a child recently
|When talking to the dwarf's own son or daughter (whether a child or adult)
|-
|Made a friend recently
|Idling in the same room with a dwarf who prefers socializing
|-
|Had a {{L|soap|nice bath}} recently
|Usually from {{L|healthcare|Clean Patient}}
|-
|Had a wonderful soapy {{L|soap|bath}} recently
|Dwarf cleaned contaminants from self using soap
|-
|Was comforted by a lovely {{L|waterfall}} lately
|Sprayed by mist from a waterfall.
|-
|Was comforted by a wonderful {{L|creature}} in a {{L|cage}} recently
|Passed near a caged favorite creature.
|-
|Was glad to have {{L|justice|punishment}} (delayed/reduced) recently
|No one around to execute the dwarf's punishment
|-
|Satisfied at work lately
|When the dwarf works with materials, items or animals he/she likes.
|-
|Took someone to {{L|hospital|bed}} recently
|Moved an unconscious (usually injured) dwarf to a bed.
|-
|Enjoyed throwing something recently
|Threw an item during a {{L|tantrum}}
|-
|Enjoyed smashing a building recently
|Destroyed a building or piece of furniture during a {{L|tantrum}}
|-
|Enjoyed starting a fist fight recently
|Attacked another dwarf during a {{L|tantrum}}
|-
|Is quite pleased with making an {{L|artifact}}
|Crafted an artifact
|-
|Took joy in slaughter lately
|Have killed another creature
|-
|Adopted a new pet recently
|self-explaining
|-
|Was pleased to have been able to give somebody (food/water) lately
|When a dwarf with a kind personality feeds or gives water to another.
|-
|Gave somebody (food/water) lately
|When a dwarf feeds or gives water to another.
|-
|Was able to rest and recuperate lately
|Self-explanatory
|-
|Had a (fine/truly decadent/legendary) {{L|booze|drink}} lately
|Dwarf drank alcohol they have a {{L|preference}} for.  The thought is happier if the booze is home-brewed.
|-
|Had a (fine/truly decadent/legendary) {{L|food|meal}} lately
|Dwarf ate food they have a {{L|preference}} for.  The thought is happier if the meal is homemade.
|-
|Beat somebody recently
|Administering {{L|Justice}}
|-
|Is happy to be free
|Was {{L|Justice|jailed}}, and was released recently
|}

==Unhappy Thoughts==
{| border = "1"
|-
!Thought
!Triggered by
|-
|Dummy|Complained of (hunger/thirst) lately
|Got hungry/thirsty and didn't eat or drink soon enough (actual time unmeasured).
|-
|Has been (starving/dehydrated) recently
|Has not had food or drink for a long time and will soon {{l|death|die}}.
|-
|Forced to eat vermin to survive lately
|Dwarf hunted vermin for food due to starvation.  Will still die soon without real food.
|-
|Complained about the nasty water lately
|Got thirsty and had to drink from open water because no alcohol or at least a {{l|well}} was available
|-
|Was forced to drink vomit lately
|A tainted water source causes this little gem.
|-
|Disgusted by a miasma recently
|Dwarf was exposed to {{l|miasma}}
|-
|Accidentally killed somebody in a fit of rage lately
|Killed a dwarf or someone's pet during a {{l|tantrum}}
|-
|Has been (tired/exhausted) lately
|Became sleepy but wasn't able to {{l|sleep}} because a task had to be completed.  Exhaustion is extreme tiredness and may come from over-exertion.
|-
|Was (put off/flustered/upset/very upset/greatly upset/angered/enraged/shattered/traumatized/utterly traumatized) by a lesser's pretentious (office/sleeping/dining/burial) arrangements recently
|{{l|Noble}} dwarf is jealous of a lower-ranked dwarf's room and will soon go {{l|insanity|insane}}.
|-
|Slept in a (poor/very poor/awful/horrible/horribly substandard) bedroom recently 
|Noble dwarf has slept in an unsatisfactory {{l|bedroom}}.  Increasing levels of badness.
|-
|Conducted a meeting in a (poor/very poor/awful/horrible/horribly substandard) setting recently
|Noble dwarf hates the {{l|office}} provided them for meetings.
|-
|Dined in a (poor/very poor/awful/horrible/horribly substandard) dining room recently
|Stupid noble wants a better {{l|dining room}}.
|-
|Worried greatly about not having a tomb after gaining another year 
|Noble dwarf is upset about lacking a {{l|tomb}} on their birthday.
|-
|Worried about having a (poor/very poor/awful/horrible/horribly substandard) tomb after gaining another year 
|As above, but the dwarf has a tomb, just one that isn't good enough
|-
|Was (very/greatly) angered at the state of demands recently 
|Noble dwarf {{l|demand|demanded}} something that wasn't provided.
|-
|Upset by having a mandate ignored lately
|Noble issued a {{l|mandate}} that went unfulfilled.
|-
|Upset that a criminal could not be properly punished
|A dwarf became a criminal without an established {{l|Justice}} system present.
|-
|Upset by not having enough (chests/cabinets/weapon racks/armor stands) lately
|Noble doesn't have enough of their position's furniture requirements.
|-
|Attacked/Haunted by the dead lately
|Dwarf was frightened or injured by an unacquainted ghost.  Hauntings aren't as bad as attacks for the dwarven psyche.
|-
|Attacked/Haunted by a dead (spouse/lover/sibling/and still annoying acquaintance) lately
|Dwarf was frightened or injured by an acquainted ghost, somewhat worse than the above thought.
|-
|Attacked/Haunted by own dead (mother/father/child) lately
|Dwarf was frightened or injured by a closely-related ghost.  This is a very bad thought.
|-
|Yelled at somebody in charge lately (but only got angrier)
|Dwarf yelled at a Leader/Mayor and felt worse afterward.
|-
|Cried on somebody in charge lately (but only felt more depressed) 
|Like above, but for dwarves less prone to anger/more prone to depression.
|-
|Complained of the lack of chairs lately
|Was eating and couldn't find an unoccupied {{L|chair}}.
|-
|Complained of the crowded tables lately
|Tried to eat at a table someone else was already eating at.
|-
|Complained of the lack of dining tables lately
|Was eating and couldn't find an unused {{L|table}} next to the chair it sat on while eating.
|-
|Depressed about being confined
|Dwarf is in {{l|jail|prison}}.
|-
|Slept uneasily due to noise lately
|Was sleeping in the zone of influence of a {{L|noise}} source.
|-
|Woken by noise while sleeping recently
|As above, but a worse thought from being closer to noise.
|-
|Slept without a proper room recently
|Was sleeping and couldn't find a bed designated as a {{L|bedroom}} not assigned to someone else.
|-
|Slept in the (mud/dirt/grass/rocks/ice/a ('rough stone') floor) recently
|Could not find any {{L|bed}} for sleeping, or Dwarf is a {{l|ambusher|Hunter}}.  The thought may be worse with certain terrain.
|-
|Slept on rocks/pebbles/ice/a floor/a pile of driftwood) recently
|Like above.  May or may not be a slightly better thought.
|-
|Caught in the rain recently
|Went outside while it was {{L|weather|raining}}
|-
|(Irritated/Nauseated) by the sun lately
|Is suffering from {{L|cave adaptation}} and went outside.  Nausea indicates a more serious case.
|-
|Annoyed by flies
|Shared a tile with {{l|fly|flies}}.
|-
|Accosted by terrible vermin
|Exposed to {{L|vermin}} that the dwarf particularly hates.
|-
|Saw something unpleasant in a cage recently
|Dwarf examined a cage containing hated vermin
|-
|Killed somebody by accident while sparring recently
|Sparring dwarf accidentally(?) kills another.  Defunct now that sparring is now totally safe, whatever weapons are used.
|-
|Had a miscarriage recently
|Pregnant dwarves that lose their baby before birth (like female military getting too much damage to the lower body)
|-
|Attacked recently
|Dwarf was assaulted by a hostile creature.
|-
|Witnessed death
|Present while another dwarf died. 
|-
|Lost a (friend/pet) to tragedy recently
|A dwarf with relationship status "Friend" or a pet died.
|-
|Lost a (family member) to tragedy recently
|Someone related to the dwarf has died.  Worse thought than above. 
|-
|Forced to endure the decay of a (friend/pet/family member/annoying acquaintance)
|Dwarf was exposed to the {{l|miasma|rotten}} corpse of a companion, loved one or rival.
|-
|Unable to find somebody in charge to cry on lately
|Dwarf couldn't complain to the Expedition Leader/Mayor, either because they are inaccessible or busy. This may also include other nobles.
|-
|Upset that a criminal could not be properly punished
|Crimes always have an "injured" party (the noble who assigns the mandate), and a "criminal" party (the dwarf who breaks the mandate). The injured party gets this thought if the criminal goes unpunished.
|-
|Was (very) embarrassed to have to conduct an official meeting in a (dining room/bedroom)
|Noble dwarf had to meet a diplomat without an office (or any dining room, if the bedroom was used).
|-
|Incredibly embarrassed not to have any rooms lately 
|Noble dwarf went without any kind of room to conduct a meeting in.
|-
|Beaten recently
|{{L|Justice}} served.
|-
|(Irritated at/Unhappy at/Suffered the pain of) having to haul somebody to bed lately
|Selfish dwarves will be annoyed at needing to help others.
|-
|(Irritated at/Unhappy at/Suffered the pain of) having to give somebody (food/water) lately
|As above, with bringing food or drink to others.
|-
|Sustained (minor/major) injuries recently
|Dwarf recently suffered torn arteries and/or broken bones.
|-
|Knocked out during a cave-in lately
|Being caught in a {{l|cave-in}}.  May or may not be coupled with the above thought.
|-
|Choked on smoke/dust underground lately 
|Dwarf was exposed to either smoke from a {{l|fire}} or {{l|dust}} from a cave-in.
|-
|Suffered the travesty of art defacement
|Loss of a masterpiece, (usually destroyed or stolen). This is a pretty major hit. Can include mining through an engraved wall or allowing a masterful meal to rot away.
|-
|Complained about the draft lately
|Newly drafted into a [[military]] squad as a recruit.
|-
|Upset about being relieved from duty
|Military dwarf without civilian skills is removed from active duty.
|-
|(Complained about/Enraged by/Depressed by) long patrol duty
|Military dwarf has active order (or training) for more than one month (one for complaining, two for growing enraged/depressed if the dwarf is slow to anger).
|}

==Negative Thought Modifiers==
* "is quick to tire"

==Positive Thought Modifiers==

==Effects of Thoughts==


== The mechanics of thoughts ==

A dwarf's emotional state is quantified in a single number which is influenced by recent thoughts in an unknown manner.

{| border="1" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse"
! Number
! Happiness
|-
| 151 or more || ecstatic
|-
| 126 to 150 || happy
|-
| 76 to 125 || quite content
|-
| 51 to 75 || fine
|-
| 26 to 50 || unhappy
|-
| 1 to 25 || very unhappy
|-
| 0 || miserable 
|}

{{Category|Thoughts}}