User:Niggy

Niggys Color helper!

All thanks to Quietusts for removing the redlinks!

White
Stones Chalk, Limestone, Dolomite, Rock salt, Marble, Quartzite, Alabaster, Alunite,
Stones Borax, Calcite, Cryolite, Marcasite, Periclase, Satinspar, Selenite, Talc
Ores Native aluminium, Galena, Horn silver, Native platinum, Native silver
Metals Aluminium, Platinum, Silver
Alloys Fine pewter, Nickel silver, Sterling silver
Glass Crystal glass
Gems Fortification agate, Jasper opal, Milk opal, Milk quartz, Moonstone, Onyx opal, Pineapple opal
Gems Pipe opal, Rock crystal, White chalcedony, White jade, Bandfire opal, Cat's eye, Clear zircon
Gems Crystal opal, Goshenite, Harlequin opal, Light yellow diamond, Pinfire opal, White opal, Clear diamond
Trees Feather tree, Tower-cap
"Liquid" Ichor

White is not very hard to find in certain biomes since 6 white blocks form entire layers, with marble which is nearly everywhere, but without those, white has only more stones that are not very common, so it can be easy or hard to make a white fortress. White also posses the second most valuable metals, platinium and aluminium, and also siver. With 2 white trees, white has the second most trees after brown.

Light grey
Stones Granite, Dacite, Gneiss, Phyllite, Anhydrite, Pyrolusite, Stibnite
Ores Bismuthinite
Metals Nickel, Tin, Zinc
Alloys Billion, Trifle pewter
Gems Bone opal, Clear tourmaline, Dendritic agate, Gray chalcedony, Onyx, Shell opal, Clear garnet

Light grey has 4 layerforming stones, but after that only three uncommon stones. It also has only 1 ore, 3 metals,2 alloys and no trees with its color, so its harder to make a light grey fortress.

Dark Grey
Stones Claystone, Shale, Diorite, Gabbro, Andesite, Basalt, Obsidian, Rhyolite, Slate, Chromite
Stones Graphite, Hornblende, Ilmenite, Jet, Lignite, Mica
Ores Magnetite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Metals Iron, Lead
Alloys Pig Iron, Steel
Gems Morion, Schorl, Black opal, Black pyrope, Black zircon, Melanite, Black diamond
Trees Black-cap

9 layerforming stones has dark grey and with that even more than white. I would say, dark grey is the easiest to find color currently in DF (Without gems), Since it has the most used metal (iron) and the most used alloys (pig iron, steel) and many common stones.

Brown
Stones Chert, Conglomerate, Mudstone, Sandstone, Siltstone, Schist, Puddingstone
Ores Cassiterite, Native Copper
Metals Copper
Alloys Bronze
Gems Amber opal, Brown jasper, Fire agate, Picture jasper, Plume agate, Smoky quartz, Tube agate
Gems Wax opal, Wood opal, Brown zircon, Cinnamon grossular, Honey yellow beryl, Jelly opal
Gems Faint yellow diamond
Trees Acacia, Alder, Ash, Birch, Cacao tree, Candlenut, Cedar, Chestnut, Highwood,
Trees Kapok, Larch, Mango tree, Mahogany, Maple, Mangrove, Oak, Palm, Pine, Rubber tree
Trees Saguaro, Willow "Liquid" Mud

With 6 layerforming stones and only 1 non layer stone which only occurs already in a brown stone, it can be dificult in many biomes to find brown stones. But it has many, many trees (all overground trees except featherwood and glumprong).

Dark Red
Stones Bauxite, Kaolinite,
Ores Hematite
Gems Banded agate, Bloodstone, Carnelian, Sardonyx, Sard, Almandine, Red grossular, Red pyrope
Gems Red spinel, Red tourmaline, Red zircon, Ruby, Red diamond
Trees Blood thorn
"Liquid" Blood

The first color without a layerstone but with the most valuable stone in previous versions (bauxite) it is quite hard to make a dark red fortress, but who has one is always pleased to see its fortress "bloodcovered".

Yellow
Stones Brimstone, Gypsum, Orpiment, Orthoclase, Saltpeter, Sylvite
Ores Native gold, Limonite
Metals Gold
Alloys Bismuth Bronze, Brass, Electrum
Gems Citrine, Gold opal, Pyrite, Resin opal, Sunstone, Tiger iron, Tigereye, Yellow jasper
Gems Golden beryl, Levin opal, Rubicelle, Topazolite, Topaz, Yellow grossular, Yellow spessartine
Gems Yellow zircon, Yellow diamond
Trees Fungiwood

No layerstone, but many common stones, it is quite often that a fortress has many yellow stones.

Light Red
Stones Cinnabar, Petrified wood, Realgar
Gems Cherry opal, Rose quartz, Fire opal, Pink tourmaline, Precious fire opal, Red beryl, Red flash opal
Gems Star ruby
Trees Goblin-cap

Cinnabar the fake ore, petrified wood, the only magmasafe wood and realgar it has one vein stone and two small cluster stone, makes light red a very uncommon color.

Light Blue
Stones Cobaltite
Gems Blue jade, Lace agate, Lapis lazuli, Claro opal, Star sapphire

Cobaltite the second fake ore is the only building material of light blue.Very uncommon.

Dark Blue
Stones Kimberlite
Gems Blue garnet, Indigo tourmaline, Sapphire, Blue diamond
Trees Nether-cap

One uncommon stone and one uncommon tree, nice color but very rare.

Light Cyan
Stones Microcline
Ores Raw adamantine
Metals Adamantine
Gems Chrysocolla, Turquoise, Aquamarine
Ice Ice

Even with only one stone and the most valuable metal ever (adamantine) it is quite common since microcline is everywhere. And Ice is neat renewable source of light cyan. My favorite color.

Light Green
Ores Garnierite
Gems Chrysoprase, Chrysoberyl, Green jade, Heliodor, Peridot

Only the ore of nickel has light green, which is another rare color in fortresses.

Dark Green
Stones Olivine, Serpentine
Ores Malachite
Glass Green glass
Gems Aventurine, Moss agate, Moss opal, Prase opal, Prase, Variscite, Demantoid, Green tourmaline,
Gems Green zircon, Tsavorite, Emerald, Green diamond

Olivine is quite often and green glass is a easy to create glass, so its no so uncommon to have a dark green color.

Purple
Stones Pitchblende, Rutile
Alloys Black bronze
Gems Lavender jade, Purple spinel, Rhodolite
Trees Glumprong

Pitchblende and rutile are very uncommon stones that only occur as small clusters and a tree that only grows in evil biomes. Very rare.

Teal
Alloys Lay pewter
Glass Clear glass
Trees Spore tree

One alloy, one glass, one tree. Very rare.

Bright Purple/Pink
Metals Bismuth
Alloys Rose gold
Gems Pink jade, Alexandrite, Amethyst, Kunzite, Morganite, Pink garnet, Tanzanite, Violet spessartine
Trees Tunnel tube

One metal, one alloy, one tree. Pretty much the same like above.

If you have more things to add (Maybe leather, what ever else has colors), feel free to add it.

My idea on "Why do creatures stay at certain sites"

There should be certain reasons if a creature stays(not visits) at a site (like your fortress) and if these are not met, they will go away or insane if they can't do the first.

List of reason to stay or not: 1: This is my home: Basically, the creature wants to live here, this applies to your normal dwarves and immigrants but also goes into account of every other creature. If the creature is happy it will stay, if not it will go (not the normally insane) and leave your fortress.

2: That guy is killing me if I go: This would apply to all slaves in your fortress. They will attempt to flee if they don't fear the consequences enough or they will try to revolt if they have weapons.

Things that increase the fear (of getting killed): -Seeing a family member/friend/creature of the same race/other slaves (in order of the highest to lowest effect) dying while attempting to flee/revolt -Being chained/caged (This will increase the fear greatly) -Getting punished -Seeing family members/friends/creatures of the same race/other slaves getting punished for whatever reason (Lava pit diving is much more fun, if you let goblin slaves do it) -Being far away from every exit (depends on distance) -Walking in a trap while fleeing/revolting

Things that decrease the fear(of getting killed while fleeing/revolting) -Seeing a family member/friend/creature of the same race/other slaves revolting/fleeing -Having access to some weapons (only revolting, don't let slaves haul your adamantine weapons) -Having an open exit (fleeing only, don't let slaves outside) -Seeing members of the enslavers dying (while an ambush or siege)

Things that affect the fear level -Being self confident or not (Affects chance of revolt more than fleeing) -Being brave (Brave creatures prefer revolting and dead than being slaved, fearful creatures prefer living and fleeing) -Getting spirited by a creature with a high leadership (revolting only, may also have drawbacks for creatures that hate each others)

3: I stay here because I am paid to do that: Mercenaries will ocacially visit your fortress and will stay there if they get some money and/or a home to live in. These will go if they don't get paid.

4: Loyality : Certain creatures can form loyality to other creatures, the crown guard to their king, a young mercrenary to an old master of fighting, slaves for getting defended against some things, "fathers and mothers to their children" (could be counted as loyality), an animal to its owner, even creatures can get attached to certain landscapes (I will never leave this cage, its to epic).

Creatures which have loyality to different creatures will not flee if their object of loyality does not flee. In opposite, they will flee if their object of loyality indeed does flee.

5: Wander mood: Kinda liken the current strange moods, a creature may walk away to wander the world instead of staying at home.

All reasons to stay or not, will be put together. A slave may form loyality to his comrades or his family and will not flee even when able to. Or a former mercrenary will settle in your fortress because he want to life there. A child sees his father fleeing in battle (or something) but will not stay because it loves this place so much.