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[Thorzog]

I've read on the forums here and on the Dwarf Fortress Wiki that statues depict images of dwarves, animals, ect. I have made several gold statues from gold at a smelter's but when I look at the statue with k I can't see what they depict. So I was wondering if this is something related to statue quality (lower quality ones do not have descriptions) or is there some other way to see what they are.

Issue solved thanks to forsaken1111. Use 'T' to view statues.

[Interus]

Somebody else can probably be more helpful, since I haven't played a fort in a little while, and it's easy to forget stuff like this.  But I believe you use K to look at something.  Once you've selected it, I think it brings up a screen that has like the item name and maybe how much it weighs, and there should be something that says Description.  I think the hotkey for it was V, but I could be wrong, and I don't know why I think that.

Again, I'm not sure if I've got it right, but it seems like the problem is you're only looking at the item and not the description, so I think you're like halfway there.

[Thorzog]

I use 'K' over the statue and it lists the smoothed floor and the statues. I try to hit enter to look at it but nothing happens. I also tried hitting 'K' again. Here is a screen shot of what I see when I use 'K' to look at a statue. When I have 'gold Statue' highlighted I press enter and nothing comes up. I'm using v0.31.16 and have edited the raws for no whips, no exotic animals and dwarf limit at 50.

By zelfar at 2010-11-22

[forsaken1111]

I think it's because statues are buildings. Use t to list what is 'in' the building and you should see the statue.

[Interus]

I think it's because statues are buildings. Use t to list what is 'in' the building and you should see the statue.

Oh yeah, it should be this!  I think you can just look at them when they're in a stockpile, but it's different for buildings.  I forget that even when I'm playing.

[Namfuak]

If you want to know what they are of while placing them, you can hit "x" in the build menu as well. 

[Pukako]

[t] then [enter], then [v] lets you see what frightening monstrosity your dwarves have crafted - rats eating a dwarf is my worst so far....

[forsaken1111]

[t] then [enter], then [v] lets you see what frightening monstrosity your dwarves have crafted - rats eating a dwarf is my worst so far....

I had an obsidian of a really fat male dwarf wearing the groundhog leather thong artifact my dwarves created year 2.

I thought maybe it was at least a cute female dwarf or something, but no. It's one of my nobles... and he is very very fat.

[peregarrett]

[t] then [enter], then [v] lets you see what frightening monstrosity your dwarves have crafted - rats eating a dwarf is my worst so far....

I had an obsidian of a really fat male dwarf wearing the groundhog leather thong artifact my dwarves created year 2.

I thought maybe it was at least a cute female dwarf or something, but no. It's one of my nobles... and he is very very fat.

*ROFL*
It should be used as motivation stuff!

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[Musashi]

[t] then [enter], then [v] lets you see what frightening monstrosity your dwarves have crafted - rats eating a dwarf is my worst so far....

I had an obsidian of a really fat male dwarf wearing the groundhog leather thong artifact my dwarves created year 2.

I thought maybe it was at least a cute female dwarf or something, but no. It's one of my nobles... and he is very very fat.

Oh sweet Armok...
...
... that should make a great invasion repellent at the entrance of the fort.

[Lord Darkstar]

Sounds like a noble sumo dwarf!

[GaxkangtheUnbound]

[t] then [enter], then [v] lets you see what frightening monstrosity your dwarves have crafted - rats eating a dwarf is my worst so far....

I had an obsidian of a really fat male dwarf wearing the groundhog leather thong artifact my dwarves created year 2.

I thought maybe it was at least a cute female dwarf or something, but no. It's one of my nobles... and he is very very fat.

Oh sweet Armok...
...
... that should make a great invasion repellent at the entrance of the fort.

TREASURE ABOU-. . .
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!