Mid-value (silver or iron) is around x10, high-value (gold, steel) is x30, and highest-value (platinum, aluminum) is x40. Metal ores have varying values, from 2-40, and can either be treated as stone or smelted into bars of metal.įor metals, low-value (like copper or nickel) is x2. This affects things like stone tables and doors, statues or stonecrafts - anything made from stone. Bottom line - when in doubt, go for the more valuable stuff.Ĭommon stones (the vast majority) have a value multiplier of x1, mid-value (all flux stones like marble) are x2, and high-value ( obsidian only) is x3. (Note - " quality" also factors into total value of a final product, as do some other considerations, but those are outside the scope of this intro article). An average generic statue (base value 25) is worth much more than an average generic throne (base value 10), but a throne carved from raw gold nuggets (10 x 30 = 300) will be worth far more than a common-stone statue (25 x 1 = 25). The "material value" number multiplies any final product that is created with that material by that number. " Values" are all relative to each other, on a common scale. You won't find the terms "low-value" or "highest-value" used in the game, but they're handy here for rough comparison. See the article on ice for a more complete discussion. Ice has some very unusual properties in Dwarf Fortress, and can be disastrous if misused.They also produce 0-4 additional bars of the second metal, with the percent chance to produce each additional bar listed above. % chance for additional metals: when Galena and Tetrahedrite are smelted, they produce (respectively) four lead or copper bars, 100% of the time.See (spoilers!) adamantine for a full discussion of this unusual and wondrous material. It has a value multiplier of x300 (yes, three hundred). Adamantine is not exactly like other metals, although it works almost the same.Use k to loo k at items or the terrain for specific information.) Once mined, the individual stones themselves can sometimes look identical if the color is the same. Different un-mined stone of the same color have a different symbol to distinguish between them. (* Each stone is one of 16 colors in the game. Has a 20% additional chance 2 of Silver smelt into Billon Smelt into useful Copper ingredient of Bronzes Smelt into Zinc, a low-value metal ingredient for Brass Smelt into Platinum, a highest-value decorative metal Low-value magma-safe stone may contain Platinum High-value magma-safe stone Sharpenable hard rock (used to create stone short swords) Smelt into Iron, a mid-value metal ingredient for Steel Low-value magma-safe stone used for making porcelain Smelt into Iron, a mid-value metal ingredient for Steel magma-safe Low-value stone only source of some ores relatively rich in content Smelt into Nickel, a low-value magma-safe metal Smelt into Lead, a low-value metal, with a 50% chance 2 for Silver magma-safe Low-value magma-safe stone only source of some ores & gems Smelt into Tin, a low-value metal ingredient of Bronzes magma-safe Smelt into bismuth, ingredient of bismuth bronze Low-value magma-safe stone only source of some high-value gems Smelt into Aluminum, a high-value decorative metal (Some materials are worth an additional comment these are numbered, with footnotes below the table.) Nameīecomes Adamantine 1 (spoilers!), by far the most valuable substance The list there covers all types of rocks and ores, and tells you what rocks can be smelted into. "Colors" are useful for color coding or creative aesthetic uses.įor more detailed and expanded information, see the Stone, Ore, Metals & Alloys, Veins & Clusters, and Smelting pages, or the article on any particular stone, metal or ore.ĭuring the game, you can press z and then navigate to "stone". Note that many "low-value" materials are still very useful in a fortress. The Uses column lists any special uses or properties of this particular stone type if no uses are listed, you can always use the stone for general construction and crafting. The following table summarizes the types of stone and ore found in Dwarf Fortress gems are covered in their own article. Wondering what that new kind of rock your dwarves just struck is good for? Possibly nothing, but when you're just getting started it can be tough to tell the trash from the treasure.
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