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• DF2014:Menu
  ''Dwarf Fortress'' is a complex game, and a complex game requires a complex [[Interface|user interface]]. The purpose of this page i :The default in-game menu; can be hidden/shown with <tab>
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• DF2014:Embark profile repository
  ...ote: that file won't exist unless you've previously saved a profile in the game; if it doesn't, you can just create an empty file with that name in '''data [SKILL:5:MECHANICS:1]
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• DF2014:String dump/raw
  MECHANICS game
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• DF2014:Trap
  ...hanism]], a dwarf with the [[mechanic]] labor designated (more [[skill]]ed mechanics take less time to build a trap), and at least one other component depending ...ob, this can frequently lead your mechanics into peril. You can make your mechanics' lives a lot easier and longer if you disable that labor during sieges or b
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• DF2014:Starting build
  ...quipment, and [[skill]]s of your initial seven dwarves when starting a new game in [[fortress mode]] (see [[Sample Starting Builds]]). The skills and items ...choices on what you bring with you. This page is not an explanation of the mechanics of doing so, see the [[embark]] page for an explanation of the interface it
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• DF2014:Strange mood
  ...gely random events will be seen as an [[announcement]], and will pause the game. # The game will pause, center on a dwarf, and announce that the dwarf has entered one
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• DF2014:Time
  == Basic mechanics == ...[dwarf fortress mode|fortress mode]] can easily be observed by pausing the game and pressing {{k|.}}, which causes exactly 1 tick to pass by. The [[adventu
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• DF2014:Maximizing framerate
  ...is measured in "frames per second", or FPS for short. To check your FPS in-game, simply change [FPS:NO] to [FPS:YES] in [[init.txt]], and your FPS will be ...rate ways to improve FPS into two categories: things that don't change the game in any fundamental way, and things that do.
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• DF2014:Sleep
  == Mechanics == ==Detailed mechanics==
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• DF2014:Food
  == Mechanics of eating and hunger == ==Detailed mechanics==
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• DF2014:Age
  ...s determined based on the exact time of its birth, but is displayed in the game as an integer that is ticked up every time it reaches a birthday. ...on its overall [[size]] and maturity. The starkest example of this in the game is the case of the [[dragon]], which is born 6,000 cm³ in size (
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• DF2014:Cheating
  ...ploits, whether or not to cheat is down to personal taste — after all, the game is ''designed'' to be readily moddable. Too much cheating can spoil your ex ...in the '''raw/objects''' sub-folder of the [[Main:saved game folder|saved game folder]] for that world.
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• DF2014:Version number
  [[Category:Game development]] ...that go between sites. Make sure to respect the current flow of the dwarf game, though caravans will no longer be 'generated' when needed. Related to enti
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• DF2014:Immigration
  ...population must be at least 80 to get a king and 100 to obtain the current game features. ==Immigration mechanics==
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• DF2014:Armor
  ...ed to serious ones. [[Clothes]], though not specifically recognized by the game as armor, nonetheless function as such and may block weak attacks. * [[Bone]] armor can be crafted very early in the game from the bones of livestock or other animals. Roughly equivalent to leather
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• DF2014:Playstyle challenge
  *Expansion: The game is over when you die. Pretend to be another race! You can mod the game or just pretend that Elves have hair. It doesn't matter what you look like,
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• DF2014:Quickstart guide
  ...really do anything you like. It is a huge, complex, and totally open-ended game. But in order to do anything, first you need a sustainable fortress. It tur Most basic game-related tasks (saving, keybindings, sound, etc.) are performed through the
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• DF2014:Farming
  ...lics''', and sizes that are most efficient but very difficult to create in-game (not rectangular numbers less than or equal to 10 per side) are both '''''b === Exact yield mechanics ===
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• DF2014:Size
  Size has many important effects on the game, many through its direct effect on item [[weight]], but as [[material scien Through weight, the size of an item has further ramifications in the game, such as [[hauling]] speed, [[pressure plate]] activation, impact momentum,
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• DF2014:Stupid dwarf trick
  They're a thing in real life, and you can make them a thing in-game too! Use cage traps to capture multiple breeding pairs of [[alligator]]s, [ '''Usefulness:''' Your mechanics and architects will level up very fast. Manual pumps give something for yo
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• DF2014:Intelligent undead
  The phrase "intelligent undead" does not actually appear within the game. Instead, each kind of intelligent undead receives a procedurally-generated ...will remain a child for eternity (even after becoming 12 years old, the in-game trigger will not remove the [[DF2014:Unit_type_token#CHILD|Child token]])
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• DF2014:Alcohol
  ...booze [[stockpile]] at work]]Most [[crop]]s and [[fruit]] [[tree]]s in the game can have their produce turned into drink, and, thus, most drink is sourced == Mechanics ==
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• DF2014:Thirst
  ==Detailed mechanics== Thirst increments by 1 during each game [[Time|tick]] ''(i.e. 1200 per day, 33,600 per month, 403,200 per year)'',
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• DF2014:Flow
  ...hrough {{Tile|7|1:0:1}} instead and will not be able to easily tell if the game considers a tile to be flowing or not. Flow is typically present any time a ...gher than its starting level, but it might be considered a bug in the flow mechanics and probably will be changed in following versions since it allows for what
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• DF2014:Intrigue
  ...ntral feature of the 'villains release', '''intrigue''' is a collection of mechanics and tools that enable historical figures to enact [[villain]]ous plots, ens ..., have to work in a more-or-less fair fashion to earn their victories. The game keeps track of the evidence they've collected from witnesses, interrogation
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• DF2014:Historical figure
  ...ever, a small percentage of the population is treated explicitly, i.e. the game keeps track of all of their history. These people are called '''historical ...ddenly disappear from the game as they are offloaded. In other words, the game generates everything for you as you explore the world - ''except'' for hist
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• DF2014:Megaproject
  *Bonus: Mod the game so you can start on the dwarven capital and actually bring about the story. ...coupled with bridges, hatches and floodgates and clever usage of minecart mechanics like derailing or even water skipping.
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• DF2014:Minecart
  ...the route carefully to make sure no mistakes were made by yourself or the game's track engraving logic. ...ther a natural or constructed wall in the square next to it, otherwise the game assumes you are trying to carve it on the same level -- this can result in
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• DF2014:Workshop design
  Most [[workshop]]s in the game are represented by 9 squares in a 3 by 3 square pattern. Some are 5 by 5 ([ ...wood stockpile below which feeds into the same furniture stockpile as the mechanics and masons, and a jeweler. With the latter additions, the craftsdwarves can
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• DF2014:Trap design
  ...voids the problem of jamming, but they must be kept loaded with [[ammo]]. Mechanics will load them with any ammo that is not forbidden. They will load each un ...time consuming. Have a drawbridge that can seal off the work area so your mechanics and [[mason]]s can reconstruct the setup in peace.
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• DF2014:Combat
  : ''(This page ''will'' cover the mechanics of combat - as they're all figured out. For now, you may want to refer to [ {{Category|Game mechanics}}
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• DF2014:Flood
  Pressure flooding refers to using [[pressure]] mechanics to push water from a source, through a channel, and up into an area. Unless {{Category|Game mechanics}}{{Category|Physics}}
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• DF2014:Stone industry
  ...of the labor assigned, such that highly skilled masons, stone crafters, or mechanics, will produce high quality items. Quality is also a multiplier on base val [[Obsidian]] deserves special mention as it is the highest-value stone in the game (3). It is unique in that it can be [[DF2014:Obsidian farming|farmed]] usi
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• DF2014:Security design
  ...n now [[jump]] and [[climb]] to a degree. Familiarize yourself with these mechanics before implementing these strategies. When in doubt, replacing pits with [[ Especially in the very early game, you can use a [[Zone#Meeting_Area|meeting zone]] to attract animals and id
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• DF2014:Immortality
  ...are inherently immortal, and thus will never die of old age in an unmodded game: ...k|enter}}. After the changes are made, press {{k|escape}} to return to the game.
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• DF2014:Skill
  ...[[dwarves]] and other [[creature]]s to accomplish almost every task in the game. Higher levels of a skill allow a dwarf to accomplish the respective task m ...gradually suffer permanent experience loss. It is not possible to know in-game whether a given skill has suffered level loss, but any utility capable of r
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• DF2014:Book
  ...novice level in order to read a book. This skill can only be leveled up in-game by reading books, which is impossible to do without any reader skill to beg ...random known subject will be used. Writing a book will take up several in-game hours. If you are interrupted by enemies, writing will stop and the writing
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• DF2014:Attribute
  In-game attribute descriptions are calculated based on the difference from the [[cr ...g that attribute is in use. This means it takes 5000 TUs or just over 4 in-game days of continuous labour to improve an attribute by 1. The improved attrib
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• DF2014:Meat industry
  ...tcher's shop]], as a large number of free-roaming animals will reduce your game speed. Additionally it reduces the amount of time it takes butchers to trac ...managing your meat industry can become quite tedious, especially since the game has a tendency to not provide crucial information (age, gender, etc.).
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• DF2014:Extinction
  ...ivilizations can remain "dying" for hundreds of years{{bug|9503}}, and the game won't allow you to embark from an extinct civilization if any non-extinct c ...ss'' extinctions, and are in fact quite common, they can still affect your game. This usually happens on separated landmasses and [[island]]s inhabited by
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• DF2014:Name
  ...ture that receives a name becomes a [[historical figure]], which means the game will keep track of it as it loads (and offloads) the world. ...re limited solely to nouns. A creature's first name is never translated in-game, unlike all other names. The second name is a compound of two words in the
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• DF2014:Aqueduct
  ...queduct''' is any set of elements that carries [[water]] or [[magma]] (the game's two types of fluids) from one location to another. Using a combination of ...ntuitive ways, it is generally a good idea to familiarize oneself with its mechanics before undertaking any large project, lest [[flood]]ing occurs.
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• DF2014:Claim
  ...conflict ensues, and the player has the opportunity to take a role in both game modes. {{Category|Game mechanics}}
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• DF2014:Experience
  In Adventure mode the game reports exact experience. However, in Fortress mode, a dwarf's exact amount :::::‡ These levels are not shown in-game, but they do have an effect. An ordinary legendary dwarf produces a signifi
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• DF2014:Faction
  ...ng arena]], each creature created can be tied to a faction (referred to in-game as a "side"). Creatures will be friendly to other creatures within their fa ...you don't want them to be hostile to your adventurer, you should start the game as an [[outsider]] with no link to existing entities, or assume the identit
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• DF2014:Wear
  ...ry game tick; a burning item will be totally consumed after exactly 322560 game ticks (which, at 1200 ticks per day, takes 9 months and 16.8 days)). {{category|Game mechanics}}
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• DF2014:Path
  ...o reach point B. This path is not always the quickest path - in fact, in a game with as complicated and ever-changing an environment as ''Dwarf Fortress'', {{Category|Game mechanics}}
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• DF2014:Dwarven atom smasher
  Atom-smashing an item will delete it from the game entirely, though some "soft" references might remain (mainly for owned item [[Category:DF2014:Game mechanics]]
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• DF2014:Scholar
  ...nown, be dejected that they could not further the field of research. Exact mechanics can be found on [[Topic#Discovering Topics]]. ...cs and discoveries involved currently have [[Book#Literary_Forms|little in-game effect]], but will be expanded upon at a later date.
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• DF2014:Petition
  ...hey may be more abstract. In both cases, a blinking 'P' will appear on the game screen, indicating that one is pending and awaiting review by the player. I {{Category|Game mechanics}}{{Category|Fortress mode}}
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