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[Manzeenan]

So... is there a hack that allows one to engrave built floors or walls? Or to fix engravings being on only one side of a wall?

[PatrikLundell]

So... is there a hack that allows one to engrave built floors or walls? Or to fix engravings being on only one side of a wall?

Wall and floor buildings do not have the fields required for engravings, and since those structures are defined by DF, DFHack can't add them.

Looking at the data structure for engravings, it actually looks like it would be possible to have engravings in multiple directions concurrently, as it's a flag array rather than a field. The motif would be the same in all directions, though, and it would probably be tricky to persuade dorfs to actually engrave the same item multiple times. Just hacking the tile to set multiple bits should be fairly easy, although it's anybody's guess how DF would process it (probably just by looking if the bit of current interest is set, in which case it ought to works well, although an engraved pillar in a room might inflate the rooms value in that case).

[Rose]

Actually, engravings, once made, can be moved literally anywhere.

When I was investigating the egnraving definitions, I was able to move engravings onto grass, where they worked as normal.

[Pvt. Pirate]

regarding the size of such a pillar, it's absolutely sane to give it such value: it's as big or even bigger than a dragon!

[PatrikLundell]

Actually, engravings, once made, can be moved literally anywhere.

When I was investigating the egnraving definitions, I was able to move engravings onto grass, where they worked as normal.

Hm, yes, it looks like you're correct. Engravings appear to just be tied to a position rather than to what's in that position, in which case building definitions are irrelevant for the placement. Whether DF will display engravings moved everywhere or only in certain locations (such as natural surfaces) is a different issue. How would DF display an engraving claiming to face in one (or many) directions in the air or in a building (such as a trade depot), and single tile constructions (such as build walls/floors)? It's not impossible an engraving in the same location as a built floor would be "displayed" under the floor, for instance.

[Rose]

DF doesn't show the facing of engravings at all. That only comes up checking the room value.

they also will show up literally anywhere, so engravings on constructed walls will show fine.

[Putnam]

regarding the size of such a pillar, it's absolutely sane to give it such value: it's as big or even bigger than a dragon!

nah, a pillar is 12 meters³

[Rose]

akthually… it's 11.2 m³

[Pvt. Pirate]

akthually… it's 11.2 m³

but then what size is one tile ? i found out.

[Rose]

Physics calculations assume a tile size of 2x2x2.8m tiles, with a realtime FPS of 10.

[FantasticDorf]

So... you could transfer a entire engraving into a location like a custom piece of furniture (along the lines of a display case) for your art nouveau gallery? Or have it bound to the XYZ of a destined object?

I've heard of knowledge stone boulders used for a product to cheat experience gain for masterwork mods, art_boulders would be a first.

[Rose]

Difference is that the engraving would be hidden by any item or building its following.

[Pvt. Pirate]

Physics calculations assume a tile size of 2x2x2.8m tiles, with a realtime FPS of 10.

so you mean 2x2x2.8m and 0,20m for the floor?

[Rose]

No, including the floor.

I investigated how the physics work, and those were the actual measurements used.

[Pvt. Pirate]

No, including the floor.

I investigated how the physics work, and those were the actual measurements used.

time to update the wiki then