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[THLawrence]

I recently decided to build a masterwork throne and decorate it to the best of my abilities. Here it is so far:

It took me a while and it took the metalsmith 6 tries before he made a masterwork but the extras can go somewhere. Maybe my new dining room. I also learned a few things about decorations. If an item is already decorated with a material then it can not be decorated with that again. Ex. You cannot stud the item with copper then stud it again with copper. The material it is made of is included in this. I was also unable to get silk images woven in but I hadn't tried very hard at that.
Suggestions on what else to do?
Maybe post your own wonderful creations.

And now I can't get it to load.

[ October 16, 2007: Message edited by: THLawrence ]

Got it working.

[ October 16, 2007: Message edited by: THLawrence ]

[The Prince]

"The wagon is falling."

I'm just generally curious : what event is this depicting?

[THLawrence]

I think that description is refering to the destruction of a human wagon. The first human wagon that came to my fort was destroyed, I don't know what happened since I was dealing with something else but when I came back to look the was a pile of items on the road and some dead merchants, mules and deer. My best guess is they ran into a deer and the wagon was destroyed. Also afterwards the soldier with them went on a killing spree and took out about a dozen deer before leaving. Free food and items.

[Jonathan S. Fox]

What method do you use to ensure they decorate exactly that item?

[THLawrence]

I produced the master throne, then built a new forge and other buildings in a seperate room, built the throne in there and deconstructed it, They take the nearest usable item, if the nearest item has already had that decoration it is ignored. I had to lock the door and cancel the request a few times because of that. But hat is all there is to it. Make sure nothing else is around and they will use the closest item to the workshop. At least I think it is too the workshop. I flash conscripted a few times to keep them there.

[Freddybear]

They'll take the nearest item to *them* when they get the job order. Thus they could drag an item halfway across the fortress instead of using the one you put next to the workshop.
So you have to make sure that they're in or near the workshop when you issue the orders. Locking them in with only the piece you want them to work on will do the trick.

[AlanL]

Ho-lee sh*t. I bet there isn't a single unadorned surface on that throne  :eek: What's its value?

[THLawrence]

quote:Originally posted by AlanL:
<STRONG>Ho-lee sh*t. I bet there isn't a single unadorned surface on that throne     :eek: What's its value?</STRONG>

No clue. I haven't started the economy in this fortress. But I might be able to get an estimate.

And here we are:

code:

 Bone        1   Well-crafted    ื2   Decorations   x10   Value    20
Bone        1   Superior qualityื4   Decorations   x10   Value    40
Shell       2   Finely-crafted    ื3   Decorations   x10   Value    60
Copper       2    —            ื1   Decorations   x10   Value    20
Tin       2   Finely-crafted    ื3   Decorations   x10   Value    60
Green Glass    2   Finely-crafted    ื3   Decorations   x10   Value    60
Turquoise    2    —            ื1   Decorations   x10   Value    20
Rock Crystal    2   Well-crafted    ื2   Decorations   x10   Value    60
Rose Quartz    3    —            ื1   Decorations   x10   Value    30
Aventurine    3   Well-crafted    ื2   Decorations   x10   Value    60
Bronze       5   Well-crafted    ื2   Decorations   x10   Value   100
Clear Glass    5   Well-crafted    ื2   Decorations   x10   Value   100
Brass       7    —           ื1   Decorations   x10   Value    70
Silver       10     —           ื1   Decorations   x10   Value   100
Iron       10    Well-crafted    ื2   Decorations   x10   Value   200
Crystal Glass    10     —            ื1   Decorations   x10   Value   100
Aquamarine    20    —            ื1   Decorations   x10   Value   200
Chrysoberyl    20     —            ื1   Decorations   x10   Value   200
Red Spinel    20   —            ื1   Decorations   x10   Value   200
Opal       20     —            ื1   Decorations   x10   Value   200
Gold       30    Well-crafted    ื2   Decorations   x10   Value   600
Steel       30    —            ื1   Decorations   x10   Value   300
Diamond    40    Well-crafted    ื2   Decorations   x10   Value   800
Emerald    40     —            ื1   Decorations   x10   Value   400
Ruby       40     —            ื1   Decorations   x10   Value   400
Sapphire    40     —            ื1   Decorations   x10   Value   600
Red Diamond    60     —           ื1   Decorations   x10   Value   600
Platinum    40   Masterful    ื12   Statue      x25   Value   12000
Total      17600 

It isn't worth as much as one might hope because so many of the decorations are of low quality. I don't know why this is. My jeweler is legendary after making an artifact, my metalsmith is grand master, and my craftsmaker who is competent at best made the best decorations. I couldn't find my good craftsmaker and I don't think he died. Is the quality of the gems determined when the gems are cut or when they are encrusted? Because a lot of the gems were cut before my jeweler went legendary, however the red diamond and all 3 glass were cut just prior to being added.

[ October 16, 2007: Message edited by: THLawrence ]

[Klokjammer]

quote:Originally posted by THLawrence
<STRONG>No clue. I haven't started the economy in this fortress. But I might be able to get an estimate.</STRONG>

You don't need the economy to check the item's value.  You can take the item to the trade depot and with the Broker, the value is displayed by the object. I bet you could buy out the human caravans for the next few years (unfortunately you can't make deals that span for multiple years).

Requirements

• Trade Depot
  
• A civilization to trade with
  
• The Broker (it itself requires all the above)
  

[BurnedToast]

My Queen rules from this:

I'm too lazy to count the decorations like you did, it has every gem type (except 1 or 2 of the super rare ones) every metal type, turtle shell and a ton of bones (including tentacle demon and frog demon). I could have added cave lobster shell, dragon bones, hydra bones and possibly some others but honestly I got sick of micromanaging it.

Total value is 30020 monies, which is pretty good considering it's not a statue.

[Turgid Bolk]

There was a post showing off a sweet anvil awhile back...oh yes, this one. Truly epic, indeed.

[Fedor]

quote:Originally posted by BurnedToast:
<STRONG>My Queen rules from this:

I'm too lazy to count the decorations like you did, it has every gem type (except 1 or 2 of the super rare ones) every metal type, turtle shell and a ton of bones (including tentacle demon and frog demon). I could have added cave lobster shell, dragon bones, hydra bones and possibly some others but honestly I got sick of micromanaging it.

Total value is 30020 monies, which is pretty good considering it's not a statue.</STRONG>

That ... is an amazing throne.  Getting all those decorations using the right craftsdwarf on must have involved extremely careful micomanagement.  

Did you put the throne in a room and lock the right dwarves in with it along with the raw materials, or did you have it hauled about between work sites?