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[BlackFlyme]

How do I get my dwarves to store an artifact large gem and an artifact gem flask? I'd like to get them out of the farming area.

Unfortunately you can't. Stockpiles can only store small cut gems. All other things made of gemstone are not stockpile-able, they simply aren't options in the stockpile materials lists.

[Ianflow]

Maybe check out in legends mode the history of that dwarf?

They use a fake name when they migrate to your fort, so if you want to find them in legends you will have to give them a custom name, check their relationship status, write down the name of their gods, then check every single god's history to see if the custom name you gave them shows up.

Forgot about custom names. Well, you don't even have to use legends, you just go to the deity, and their history.
He's been part of The Worthy Boat, formerly. He also a citizen of The Renowned Girder.
So, he's been around?
I'll check his name....
Crap, he lacks a deity!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Inod Semormeng, Suturer, you are on Trial For Vampirism! Will you take the stand?
"Yes Overseer"
Now, we see you have no deity listed. Are you an Atheist?
"I serve the Fort as my religion."
It seems you aren't the only one. Your colleague seems to have many deities, around 4 more than the average at the Fort. Would you say your Colleague is praying more than usual, for someone?
"I am not sure. I never was religious."
Yes, but do you remember the last time you had a drink?
"..."
Now Inod, you look like you were born seventy five years ago, do you appear that way?
"I'm not sure what you mean."
Do you lie about your age?
"It says when I was born in my profile. I do not lie about my life."
Are you aware of the Deity Onget Akrullurit Avus Kilrud?
"I believe so, he sounds like one of my colleague's deities."
Now, you will be made aware, Sigun Enshallorbam, your colleague, does worship him, who is also known by Onget Tinspine. Are you familiar with where he is a deity of?
"No I am not."
He is a deity of The Renowned Girder. It says you lived there, have you not?
"I have lived there, and remain a citizen there."
Now, for the Jury, will you read the following?
"Yes."

"In the early winter of 103 Onget cursed the dwarf vampire Inod Glovewipe to prowl the night in search of blood in Creaturetrades."

Now, are you willing to submit to a Court Ordered test?
"Yes, Overseer."
You will temporarily be named "On Trial", Inod. If you are the same Inod as the one in the Public Records, the Ink used to pen names, will magically change.
"Yes, Overseer."
Damn, the ink hasn't changed. Your name will be rewarded On Trial, but only if we have your word that you are not a vampire.
"You do, Overseer."
The Court Releases Inod Semorseng to the Public, on Court Ordered Monitoring on Suspicion of Vampriism.

There you have it. No proof either way he is. He is a very sneaky vampire, having no family, no deities, only passing acquaintances, and a pet. That is, if he is a vampire.
I left his name, as I WILL be checking legends now.
Wait, how do I check legends? Don't I have to abandon the fort?

[WoobMonkey]

Save your game.  Copy the save folder.  Start your game from the copied save, and abandon.  Check legends.

Profit.

[smjjames]

Maybe check out in legends mode the history of that dwarf?

They use a fake name when they migrate to your fort, so if you want to find them in legends you will have to give them a custom name, check their relationship status, write down the name of their gods, then check every single god's history to see if the custom name you gave them shows up.

Forgot about custom names. Well, you don't even have to use legends, you just go to the deity, and their history.
He's been part of The Worthy Boat, formerly. He also a citizen of The Renowned Girder.
So, he's been around?

Is that all of it? That's about the usual for mortal dwarves, vampires would have tens of formerly member of blankety blank.

[Ianflow]

Maybe check out in legends mode the history of that dwarf?

They use a fake name when they migrate to your fort, so if you want to find them in legends you will have to give them a custom name, check their relationship status, write down the name of their gods, then check every single god's history to see if the custom name you gave them shows up.

Forgot about custom names. Well, you don't even have to use legends, you just go to the deity, and their history.
He's been part of The Worthy Boat, formerly. He also a citizen of The Renowned Girder.
So, he's been around?

Is that all of it? That's about the usual for mortal dwarves, vampires would have tens of formerly member of blankety blank.

Used Legends. I know about Vamps, and I've had 3 total Vamps across my 7 or so forts.
I guess I'm concerned, because in comes a migrant, who's Social Stats are through the roof, with no relatives, and everyone he knows is a pet, or a passing acquaintance....
It just seemed like something should be up.

[Garath]

When vampires were new such vampire paranoia was quite common, it was funny. Here's another check, does he have a bedroom claimed?

as for the rest:
with so few previous entity memberships, it's unlikely to be an old vampire (if he is one). Old vampires tend to either move around a lot as they are discovered or become the leader of a city and never have to move again. If it's not an old vampire, his relatives should still be alive. Having no relations could also happen if the dwarf is a young survivor of a goblin raid, were-beast infestation or a rampaging vampire. Having no relation with any god means it is highly unlikely any god turned him into a vampire, which is how it works in world-gen. Alast point to check is your world history. Is it a young world, short history? He could be a randomly generated 'first of his kind'. Those don't have a family.

[smjjames]

How do I get my dwarves to store an artifact large gem and an artifact gem flask? I'd like to get them out of the farming area.

Unfortunately you can't. Stockpiles can only store small cut gems. All other things made of gemstone are not stockpile-able, they simply aren't options in the stockpile materials lists.

Hm, is there a way I can move them via DFhack?

[BlackFlyme]

How do I get my dwarves to store an artifact large gem and an artifact gem flask? I'd like to get them out of the farming area.

Unfortunately you can't. Stockpiles can only store small cut gems. All other things made of gemstone are not stockpile-able, they simply aren't options in the stockpile materials lists.

Hm, is there a way I can move them via DFhack?

There might be a script that would work, but I don't know of one. The only thing I can think of would be autodump, but since you can't mark an artifact for dumping, autodump won't be usable.

You might be able to use changeitem to change the artifact material to something that can be stockpiled, then change it back once it is put away, but I have never used changeitem on an artifact, so I have no idea of any potential problems with that.

[WoobMonkey]

Wait, aren't large gems listed under 'finished goods,' for the purposes of stockpiling?

[BlackFlyme]

Wait, aren't large gems listed under 'finished goods,' for the purposes of stockpiling?

Yes, but gemstones aren't available in the finished goods stockpile materials list.

The only category that has gemstones as possible materials is the gem stockpile, which can only accept small cut gems.

[WoobMonkey]

How do I get my dwarves to store an artifact large gem and an artifact gem flask? I'd like to get them out of the farming area.

Spoiler: doesn't this say differently? (click to show/hide)

I must be misunderstanding something, here.

[BlackFlyme]

How do I get my dwarves to store an artifact large gem and an artifact gem flask? I'd like to get them out of the farming area.

Spoiler: doesn't this say differently? (click to show/hide)

I must be misunderstanding something, here.

Yes, like I said, check the allowable materials. Even though large gems are allowed items in the stockpile, gemstones are not an allowed material, so large gems will not be stockpiled unless they are made of stone.

[WoobMonkey]

Ahhh, of course.  Now I getcha.

[smjjames]

How do I get my dorfs to not dogpile into a single tile of a 12 tile sand collection zone?

[Thundercraft]

How do I get my dwarves to store an artifact large gem and an artifact gem flask? I'd like to get them out of the farming area.

Unfortunately you can't. Stockpiles can only store small cut gems. All other things made of gemstone are not stockpile-able, they simply aren't options in the stockpile materials lists.

There's some more info on this in the bug report: 0004430: Large gems not moved to stockpile

In the notes, Quietust offers a creative solution:

One temporary workaround is to edit material_template_default.txt and add [IS_STONE] to STONE_TEMPLATE, load the fortress and add the gem types to your stockpiles, wait for the gem items to be stockpiled, then edit material_template_default.txt and change it back (so as to prevent the game from getting confused about materials having both IS_STONE and IS_GEM simultaneously).

Might be worth trying.

I don't know how you feel about using mods, but:
In the future, you may want to consider the This belongs in a museum mod or similar to allow your dwarves to build a "Display Case" building which can use an artifact (any type) as a component. This allows one to incorporate an artifact into a type of furniture, which greatly increases the room's value and quality, literally making a room fit for nobility. As a bonus, it will protect it from thieves.

Granted, that's an old mod for an older version of DF. But a number of other mods use something similar these days. I know Modest Mod has a "Pedestals building". I'm not sure if Accelerated Modest Mod has this. But since (one of two versions) incorporates Modest Mod it might. I also know Deon's old Genesis mod had a "Display Case" workshop.

This post mentions how to add the code to DF. Though, it may or may not need fixing to work with 0.34.11. Unfortunately, you can't just add it to the raws of a saved game. You'd have to add it and start a new world for it to take effect.

Hm, is there a way I can move them via DFhack?

There might be a script that would work, but I don't know of one. The only thing I can think of would be autodump, but since you can't mark an artifact for dumping, autodump won't be usable.

You might be able to use changeitem to change the artifact material to something that can be stockpiled, then change it back once it is put away, but I have never used changeitem on an artifact, so I have no idea of any potential problems with that.

I'd be interested myself to learn if there is a DFHack solution. I could not find anything in their readme that might help. So I posted about it here in the DFHack thread.