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Dunamisdeos

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Odd question / Engravings and Happiness
« on: June 23, 2017, 05:36:15 pm »
How exactly do engravings make dwarves happier? Do they need to be adjacent to an engraving on the same z-level? If not, will they be able to walk into a multi-z room with engravings on a higher/lower z and gain a happy thought by viewing them?

Making some tall stuff out of carved rock, you see.
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Re: Odd question / Engravings and Happiness
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2017, 05:39:45 pm »
I don't think engravings actually make passing dwarves happier. They just add value to a room to satisfy noble requirements.
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Re: Odd question / Engravings and Happiness
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2017, 06:24:04 pm »
Quote from: bloop_bleep on June 23, 2017, 05:39:45 pm
I don't think engravings actually make passing dwarves happier. They just add value to a room to satisfy noble requirements.

Really? I thought it could give a positive thought, same as viewing, say, a masterwork table.
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Re: Odd question / Engravings and Happiness
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2017, 03:44:01 am »
I would have thought engravings were pieces of art, and thus could satisfy that need. I would also have thought dorfs reacted to what was depicted (e.g. detesting/adoring purring maggots), and that that extended to statues.
Note that I don't have any actual knowledge on the topic...
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Re: Odd question / Engravings and Happiness
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2017, 07:47:27 am »
Sadly, engravings are not buildings, and only buildings, items equipped, waterfalls and creatures/creature corpses are 'viewed' iirc, as far as thoughts go. There isn't any "viewed a very fine engraving" thought, only one for creating one.

However, I recall in old room value calculation thread that it does extend to statues - subjects they like get a x2 bonus to statue value, so there's that.
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Re: Odd question / Engravings and Happiness
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2017, 03:42:07 pm »
IIRC, there is bonuses to happiness if there is a room that has lots of engravings. I.E.: If a dwarf has a really nicely made dining room, they get happiness. Also: if they are in a statue garden in a really nicely engraved room, they get bonuses. But I need to be checked on that.
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Re: Odd question / Engravings and Happiness
« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2017, 06:21:05 pm »
Quote from: They Got Leader on June 24, 2017, 03:42:07 pm
IIRC, there is bonuses to happiness if there is a room that has lots of engravings. I.E.: If a dwarf has a really nicely made dining room, they get happiness. Also: if they are in a statue garden in a really nicely engraved room, they get bonuses. But I need to be checked on that.

Interesting. So I guess it only affects room value and the associated thought.

Thanks for the help folks :)
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