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| − | + | Certain jobs generate '''noise''' which disturbs nearby sleeping dwarves. Depending on a job's noise level and proximity, your dwarves could sleep "uneasily due to noise", "very uneasily due to noise", or be woken up by noise. These events will produce unhappy [[Thought|thoughts]] in varying degrees. | |
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| − | Certain jobs generate '''noise''' which disturbs nearby sleeping dwarves. Depending on a job's noise level and proximity, your dwarves could sleep "uneasily due to noise", "very uneasily due to noise", or be woken up by noise. These events will produce unhappy [[ | ||
Neither walls nor doors will insulate dwarves from noise. Distance and how loud a job is are the only factors determining whether a dwarf's sleep will be disturbed. | Neither walls nor doors will insulate dwarves from noise. Distance and how loud a job is are the only factors determining whether a dwarf's sleep will be disturbed. | ||
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Dwarves walking through a sleeping dwarf's room (even over his head) will not cause noise, which is important for [[bedroom design]]. | Dwarves walking through a sleeping dwarf's room (even over his head) will not cause noise, which is important for [[bedroom design]]. | ||
| − | + | ==Noisiness of various jobs== | |
| + | * Jobs performed at [[workshops]] cause noise within 4 tiles. ''(see below for visualization)'' | ||
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| + | * [[Mining]] and [[wood cutting]] causes noise within 8 tiles. | ||
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| + | * Placing and removing [[building]]s causes noise within 16 tiles. For example, placing a chair will cause a 33x33x33 cube (or 35937 tiles) of noise centered on the chair. Hopefully this will change in future versions. | ||
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| + | * Construction causes noise within 16 tiles, and is known to wake dwarves up. | ||
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| + | * Fighting has also been observed to wake dwarves up, which suggests that it causes noise within 16 tiles as well. Strangely, [[sparring]] does not cause any noise at all -- which is just as well, considering dwarves will only spar in a [[barracks]], which is essentially a communal bedroom. | ||
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| + | * Eating is believed to cause noise within 1 or 2 tiles; probably 1. It is unknown whether the noise radiates from the eating dwarf or his food. | ||
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| + | * Firing [[siege engine]]s also produces noise within 16 tiles. | ||
| − | + | * Moving stuff in and out of stockpiles has been observed ''not'' to cause noise. | |
| − | + | * It has been claimed that most other jobs cause noise within 2-4 tiles. More research is necessary to determine the specifics. | |
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| − | + | * An operating [[water wheel]] causes noise within at least 3 tiles. | |
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| − | + | ==Visualization== | |
| − | Noise radiates | + | Noise radiates in the shape of a cube, so noise that travels 4 tiles will generate noise in a 9x9 pattern on 9 successive floors. The noise radiates from the center of the noise-producing apparatus. |
Level 0 Level ± 1 Level ± 2 Level ± 3 Level ± 4 Level ± 5 | Level 0 Level ± 1 Level ± 2 Level ± 3 Level ± 4 Level ± 5 | ||
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.*********. .*********. .*********. .*********. .*********. ........... | .*********. .*********. .*********. .*********. .*********. ........... | ||
| − | .*** | + | .***WWW***. .*********. .*********. .*********. .*********. ........... |
| − | .*** | + | .***WWW***. .*********. .*********. .*********. .*********. ........... |
| − | .*** | + | .***WWW***. .*********. .*********. .*********. .*********. ........... |
.*********. .*********. .*********. .*********. .*********. ........... | .*********. .*********. .*********. .*********. .*********. ........... | ||
.*********. .*********. .*********. .*********. .*********. ........... | .*********. .*********. .*********. .*********. .*********. ........... | ||
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* = Noise | * = Noise | ||
. = No noise | . = No noise | ||
== Noise in practice == | == Noise in practice == | ||
| − | * Don't dig near bedrooms when there are dwarves sleeping in them | + | |
| − | + | * Try not to place [[buildings]] like doors while your dwarves are asleep. Or if you do, make sure they are at least 16 tiles away from the nearest sleeping dwarf. | |
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| + | * Don't dig near the bedrooms when there are dwarves sleeping in them. | ||
== Designing in anticipation of noise == | == Designing in anticipation of noise == | ||
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| − | + | * A good way to start is to put all your bedrooms on level -9 or lower. This means you don't have worry about restricting your woodcutting. | |
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| + | * If you anticipate there to be fighting in your [[Trade Depot]], you should keep bedrooms away from there. (It is believed that fighting creates noise within 16 tiles, since it has the power to wake units up.) | ||
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| + | * Remember that jails, hospitals, and sleeping barracks should also ideally be kept away from noise, in addition to standard and noble bedrooms. | ||
{{Moods FAQ}} | {{Moods FAQ}} | ||
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