Editing v0.34:Wear

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'''Wear''' is the degradation of materials over time, primarily in the context of [[food]] and [[clothing]]. Wear will alter the quality of an item, denoted by the symbols x, X and XX. For example, over time a dwarf's "Pig tail shirt" will degrade into a "xPig tail shirtx" and eventually a "XXPig tail shirtXX" before disappearing entirely.  If this happens to a piece of [[quality|masterwork]] clothing, the dwarf who created it will get an unhappy [[thought]].  Trading the masterwork items to another civilization can reduce the risk that a large batch of masterwork items created together will all wear out at the same time and drive the craftsdwarf [[melancholy|mad]].

Animal-based products can rot, which is different from wear (see  [[miasma]]).  Crops and harvested plants can '''wither''' if not stored in a stockpile, making them useless but generating no miasma.

Notes on wear:
*[[Clothing]] that is being worn will wear out, over time, due to normal usage.  This happens regardless of [[adamantine|material]].
*[[Armor]] does not wear out, unless it's kept in a refuse stockpile.
*All clothing ''and armor'' in a [[refuse stockpile]] will wear out.  This is intended as a means of destroying old used clothing that would otherwise make dwarves [[thought|grumpy]].
*Clothing and leather items are worn down very rapidly after catching on [[fire]].
*[[Troll]]s can beat on doors, wearing them out until they break.
*Wood and cloth items in a [[Trade depot]] built outside in a [[Glacier]] biome will degrade until purchased. This will also happen to items in a [[Wagon (embark)|starting wagon]] in a similar location. Walls do not halt the effect. 
*Invaders' clothing is also subject to wear.
*Cages do not prevent wear.
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-'''Wear''' is the degradation of materials over time, primarily in the context of [[clothing]]. Wear will alter the value of an item, and is denoted by the symbols x, X and XX. For example, over time a dwarf's "Pig tail shirt" will degrade into a "xPig tail shirtx" and eventually a "XXPig tail shirtXX" before disappearing entirely. If you sell tattered clothes to caravans early enough they are still worth good money:
+'''Wear''' is the degradation of materials over time, primarily in the context of [[food]] and [[clothing]]. Wear will alter the quality of an item, denoted by the symbols x, X and XX. For example, over time a dwarf's "Pig tail shirt" will degrade into a "xPig tail shirtx" and eventually a "XXPig tail shirtXX" before disappearing entirely.  If this happens to a piece of [[quality|masterwork]] clothing, the dwarf who created it will get an unhappy [[thought]].  Trading the masterwork items to another civilization can reduce the risk that a large batch of masterwork items created together will all wear out at the same time and drive the craftsdwarf [[melancholy|mad]].
-{| class="wikitable"
-! Wear Level
-! Remaining Value
-|-
-| xItemx
-| 75%
-|-
-| XItemX
-| 50%
-|-
-| XXItemXX
-| 25%
-|-
-|}
 Animal-based products can rot, which is different from wear (see  [[miasma]]).  Crops and harvested plants can '''wither''' if not stored in a stockpile, making them useless but generating no miasma.
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 *[[Clothing]] that is being worn will wear out, over time, due to normal usage.  This happens regardless of [[adamantine|material]].
 *[[Armor]] does not wear out, unless it's kept in a refuse stockpile.
-*All clothing ''and armor'' in a [[refuse stockpile]] will wear out.  This is intended as a means of destroying old used clothing that would otherwise make dwarves [[thought|grumpy]]. Note that a stockpile with any type of refuse enabled (such as [[bone]]) counts as a refuse stockpile for wear application.
+*All clothing ''and armor'' in a [[refuse stockpile]] will wear out.  This is intended as a means of destroying old used clothing that would otherwise make dwarves [[thought|grumpy]].
-*Non-[[fire-safe]] items (including clothing, leather, and wood) suffer extreme wear while on [[fire]].
+*Clothing and leather items are worn down very rapidly after catching on [[fire]].
-*[[Building destroyer]]s cause wear on certain types of furniture (such as doors and hatch covers) until they are completely destroyed.
+*[[Troll]]s can beat on doors, wearing them out until they break.
-*Wood and cloth items stored aboveground in a [[glacier]] biome (as in a [[trade depot]] or [[Wagon (embark)|starting wagon]]) will suffer wear from exposure; walls do not halt this effect.
+*Wood and cloth items in a [[Trade depot]] built outside in a [[Glacier]] biome will degrade until purchased. This will also happen to items in a [[Wagon (embark)|starting wagon]] in a similar location. Walls do not halt the effect.
 *Invaders' clothing is also subject to wear.
 *Cages do not prevent wear.
-*[[Artifact]]s are immune to wear.
-All improvable items made from creature or plant materials (i.e. cloth, silk, leather, yarn, or wood) will gradually wear out over a very long period of time, even if just sitting in stockpiles, gaining one level of wear every 100 years. This is technically a bug - cloth/leather items are supposed to wear out at 5 times this rate.{{bug|6003}}