v0.31:Armorsmith - Revision history

Silverwing235 at 14:34, 7 April 2022

2022-04-07T14:34:41Z

65.185.157.12: /* Training armorsmiths */

2012-01-12T22:39:04Z

Training armorsmiths

QuietBot: Fixing links within namespace (0109/2808)

2011-12-08T16:33:13Z

Fixing links within namespace (0109/2808)

Knaveofstaves: attrs

2011-04-25T03:44:07Z

attrs

Quietust: Technically, the first sentence says "all METAL armor and shields"...

2011-04-04T15:06:24Z

Technically, the first sentence says "all METAL armor and shields"...

PJF: Noted that leather armor is made by leatherworkers, not armorsmiths.

2011-04-04T14:34:14Z

Noted that leather armor is made by leatherworkers, not armorsmiths.

Quietust at 20:28, 22 March 2011

2011-03-22T20:28:14Z

Khym Chanur: Bug: some pieces of armor should require more than one bar, but don't

2010-11-20T00:38:51Z

Bug: some pieces of armor should require more than one bar, but don't

Haspen: /* Training armorsmiths */ Changed the mention about metals to reflect new changes (bronze - iron)

2010-08-12T11:42:32Z

Training armorsmiths: Changed the mention about metals to reflect new changes (bronze - iron)

Shadowfury333: timestamped

2010-06-09T09:35:09Z

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 The '''armorsmith''' skill is used to make all [[metal]] [[armor]] and [[shield]]s at a [[metalsmith's forge]] (or [[magma forge]]).  The corresponding [[labor]] is '''armoring'''.  The construction of [[leather]] armor is done by a [[leatherworker]].
-Like all artisans in Dwarf Fortress, skilled armorsmiths make armor more quickly, and of a higher [[quality]], than unskilled dwarves.  The higher the quality of armor, the more damage it can block, which helps to minimize  casualties in [[combat]].  A [[legendary]]+5 armorsmith is potentially the most valuable dwarf any fortress could hope to have.  This makes armorsmith skill a very popular choice in [[starting builds]].
+Like all artisans in ''Dwarf Fortress'', skilled armorsmiths make armor more quickly, and of a higher [[quality]], than unskilled dwarves.  The higher the quality of armor, the more damage it can block, which helps to minimize  casualties in [[combat]].  A [[legendary]]+5 armorsmith is potentially the most valuable dwarf any fortress could hope to have.  This makes armorsmith skill a very popular choice in [[starting builds]].
 == Training armorsmiths ==

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 To train an armorsmith to legendary (or legendary+5, better still), you must have him or her make hundreds of pieces of armor.  Use [[iron]] for this (or [[copper]], if you have a lot of it): save your precious steel or bronze for after the training is done (though you may opt to make a few steel suits early on for your soldiers to wear).
-These hundreds of pieces of armor will rapidly [[clutter]] the forge, greatly slowing down the smithy's progress.  To keep up with a high-skill armorsmith, you must employ several full-time [[hauler|haulers]] to clear out the shop: either item haulers, to drag the pieces to nearby armor [[stockpile]]s, or refuse haulers, to drag the items to a nearby [[dump]].  (Dumping, however, requires periodically redesignating the area over the forge ({{k|d}}-{{k|b}}-{{k|d}}) in order to mark its contents for dumping.)  Setting up several forges and having the smithy move from one to the next when they get cluttered works well in concert with multiple haulers.  You can also employ a spare metalsmith of any sort to keep destroying and rebuilding the forges to clear them out.
+These hundreds of pieces of armor will rapidly [[clutter]] the forge, greatly slowing down the smithy's progress.  To keep up with a high-skill armorsmith, you must employ several full-time [[hauler|haulers]] to clear out the shop: either item haulers, to drag the pieces to nearby armor [[stockpile]]s, or refuse haulers, to drag the items to a nearby [[dump]].  (Dumping, however, requires periodically redesignating the area over the forge ({{k|d}}-{{k|b}}-{{k|d}}) in order to mark its contents for dumping.)  Setting up several forges and having the smith move from one to the next when they get cluttered works well in concert with multiple haulers.  You can also employ a spare metalsmith of any sort to keep destroying and rebuilding the forges to clear them out.
 ==Bugs==

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 | skill      = Armorsmith
 | specialty  = Armorer
-| profession = {{L|Metalsmith}}
+| profession = [[Metalsmith]]
-| job name   = {{L|Armoring}}
+| job name   = [[Armoring]]
 | tasks      =
-* Forge {{L|armor}}
+* Forge [[armor]]
 | workshop   =
-* {{L|Metalsmith's forge}}
+* [[Metalsmith's forge]]
-* {{L|Magma forge}}
+* [[Magma forge]]
 | attributes =
 * Strength
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-The '''armorsmith''' skill is used to make all {{L|metal}} {{L|armor}} and {{L|shield}}s at a {{L|metalsmith's forge}} (or {{L|magma forge}}).  The corresponding {{L|labor}} is '''armoring'''.  The construction of {{L|leather}} armor is done by a {{L|leatherworker}}.
+The '''armorsmith''' skill is used to make all [[metal]] [[armor]] and [[shield]]s at a [[metalsmith's forge]] (or [[magma forge]]).  The corresponding [[labor]] is '''armoring'''.  The construction of [[leather]] armor is done by a [[leatherworker]].
-Like all artisans in Dwarf Fortress, skilled armorsmiths make armor more quickly, and of a higher {{L|quality}}, than unskilled dwarves.  The higher the quality of armor, the more damage it can block, which helps to minimize  casualties in {{L|combat}}.  A {{L|legendary}}+5 armorsmith is potentially the most valuable dwarf any fortress could hope to have.  This makes armorsmith skill a very popular choice in {{L|starting builds}}.
+Like all artisans in Dwarf Fortress, skilled armorsmiths make armor more quickly, and of a higher [[quality]], than unskilled dwarves.  The higher the quality of armor, the more damage it can block, which helps to minimize  casualties in [[combat]].  A [[legendary]]+5 armorsmith is potentially the most valuable dwarf any fortress could hope to have.  This makes armorsmith skill a very popular choice in [[starting builds]].
 == Training armorsmiths ==
-To train an armorsmith to legendary (or legendary+5, better still), you must have him or her make hundreds of pieces of armor.  Use {{L|iron}} for this (or {{L|copper}}, if you have a lot of it): save your precious steel or bronze for after the training is done (though you may opt to make a few steel suits early on for your soldiers to wear).
+To train an armorsmith to legendary (or legendary+5, better still), you must have him or her make hundreds of pieces of armor.  Use [[iron]] for this (or [[copper]], if you have a lot of it): save your precious steel or bronze for after the training is done (though you may opt to make a few steel suits early on for your soldiers to wear).
-These hundreds of pieces of armor will rapidly {{L|clutter}} the forge, greatly slowing down the smithy's progress.  To keep up with a high-skill armorsmith, you must employ several full-time {{L|hauler|haulers}} to clear out the shop: either item haulers, to drag the pieces to nearby armor {{L|stockpile}}s, or refuse haulers, to drag the items to a nearby {{L|dump}}.  (Dumping, however, requires periodically redesignating the area over the forge ({{k|d}}-{{k|b}}-{{k|d}}) in order to mark its contents for dumping.)  Setting up several forges and having the smithy move from one to the next when they get cluttered works well in concert with multiple haulers.  You can also employ a spare metalsmith of any sort to keep destroying and rebuilding the forges to clear them out.
+These hundreds of pieces of armor will rapidly [[clutter]] the forge, greatly slowing down the smithy's progress.  To keep up with a high-skill armorsmith, you must employ several full-time [[hauler|haulers]] to clear out the shop: either item haulers, to drag the pieces to nearby armor [[stockpile]]s, or refuse haulers, to drag the items to a nearby [[dump]].  (Dumping, however, requires periodically redesignating the area over the forge ({{k|d}}-{{k|b}}-{{k|d}}) in order to mark its contents for dumping.)  Setting up several forges and having the smithy move from one to the next when they get cluttered works well in concert with multiple haulers.  You can also employ a spare metalsmith of any sort to keep destroying and rebuilding the forges to clear them out.
 ==Bugs==
-* Some things an '''armorsmith''' makes should require more than one {{L|bar}} of metal, but only one bar is ever used per item produced. {{Bug|130}}
+* Some things an '''armorsmith''' makes should require more than one [[bar]] of metal, but only one bar is ever used per item produced. {{Bug|130}}
 {{Skills}}

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 | workshop   =
 * {{L|Metalsmith's forge}}
-* {{L|Magma forge}}}}
+* {{L|Magma forge}}
 {{av}}{{Quality|Exceptional|09:35, 9 June 2010 (UTC)}}

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 {{av}}{{Quality|Exceptional|09:35, 9 June 2010 (UTC)}}
-The '''armorsmith''' skill is used to make all {{L|metal}} {{L|armor}} and {{L|shield|shields}} at a {{L|metalsmith's forge}} (or {{L|magma forge}}).  The corresponding {{L|labor}} is '''armoring'''.  The construction of {{L|leather}} armor is done by a {{L|leatherworker}}, not an armorsmith.
+The '''armorsmith''' skill is used to make all {{L|metal}} {{L|armor}} and {{L|shield}}s at a {{L|metalsmith's forge}} (or {{L|magma forge}}).  The corresponding {{L|labor}} is '''armoring'''.  The construction of {{L|leather}} armor is done by a {{L|leatherworker}}.
 Like all artisans in Dwarf Fortress, skilled armorsmiths make armor more quickly, and of a higher {{L|quality}}, than unskilled dwarves.  The higher the quality of armor, the more damage it can block, which helps to minimize  casualties in {{L|combat}}.  A {{L|legendary}}+5 armorsmith is potentially the most valuable dwarf any fortress could hope to have.  This makes armorsmith skill a very popular choice in {{L|starting builds}}.

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	These hundreds of pieces of armor will rapidly {{L\|clutter}} the forge, greatly slowing down the smithy's progress. To keep up with a high-skill armorsmith, you must employ several full-time {{L\|hauler\|haulers}} to clear out the shop: either item haulers, to drag the pieces to nearby armor {{L\|stockpile}}s, or refuse haulers, to drag the items to a nearby {{L\|dump}}. (Dumping, however, requires periodically redesignating the area over the forge ({{k\|d}}-{{k\|b}}-{{k\|d}}) in order to mark its contents for dumping.) Setting up several forges and having the smithy move from one to the next when they get cluttered works well in concert with multiple haulers. You can also employ a spare metalsmith of any sort to keep destroying and rebuilding the forges to clear them out.		These hundreds of pieces of armor will rapidly {{L\|clutter}} the forge, greatly slowing down the smithy's progress. To keep up with a high-skill armorsmith, you must employ several full-time {{L\|hauler\|haulers}} to clear out the shop: either item haulers, to drag the pieces to nearby armor {{L\|stockpile}}s, or refuse haulers, to drag the items to a nearby {{L\|dump}}. (Dumping, however, requires periodically redesignating the area over the forge ({{k\|d}}-{{k\|b}}-{{k\|d}}) in order to mark its contents for dumping.) Setting up several forges and having the smithy move from one to the next when they get cluttered works well in concert with multiple haulers. You can also employ a spare metalsmith of any sort to keep destroying and rebuilding the forges to clear them out.
		+
		+	==Bugs==
		+	* Some things an '''armorsmith''' makes should require more than one {{L\|bar}} of metal, but only one bar is ever used per item produced. {{Bug\|130}}

	{{Skills}}		{{Skills}}