.. _quickfort-library-guide: Quickfort Library Guide ======================= This guide contains a high-level overview of the blueprints available in the :source:`quickfort blueprint library `. You can list library blueprints by running ``quickfort list --library`` or by hitting :kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`l` in the ``quickfort gui`` interactive dialog. Each file is hyperlinked to its online version so you can see exactly what the blueprints do. Whole fort blueprint sets ------------------------- These files contain the plans for entire fortresses. Each file has one or more help sections that walk you through how to build the fort, step by step. - :source:`library/dreamfort.csv ` - :source:`library/quickfortress.csv ` Dreamfort ~~~~~~~~~ Dreamfort is a fully functional, self-sustaining fortress with defenses, farming, a complete set of workshops, self-managing quantum stockpiles, a grand dining hall, hospital, jail, fresh water well system, guildhalls, and bedrooms for hundreds of dwarves. It also comes with manager work orders to automate basic fort needs, such as food and booze production. It can function by itself or as the core of a larger, more ambitious fortress. Read the high-level walkthrough by running ``quickfort run library/dreamfort.csv`` and list the walkthroughs for the individual levels by running ``quickfort list dreamfort -l -m notes`` or by opening the ``quickfort gui`` dialog, enabling the library with :kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`l`, and setting the filter to ``dreamfort notes``. Dreamfort blueprints are also available for easy viewing and copying `online `__. The Quick Fortresses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Quick Fortress is an updated version of the example fortress that came with `Python Quickfort 2.0 `__ (the program DFHack quickfort was inspired by). While it is not a complete fortress by itself, it is much simpler than Dreamfort and is good for a first introduction to `quickfort` blueprints. Read its walkthrough with ``quickfort run library/quickfortress.csv``. Layout helpers -------------- These files simply draw diagonal marker-mode lines starting from the cursor. They are especially useful for finding the center of the map when you are planning your fortress. Once you are done using them for alignment, use ``quickfort undo`` at the same cursor position to make them disappear. Since these ``#dig`` blueprints can only mark undug wall tiles for mining, they are best used underground. They won't do much on the surface, where there aren't many walls. - :source:`library/layout-helpers/mark_up_left.csv ` - :source:`library/layout-helpers/mark_up_right.csv ` - :source:`library/layout-helpers/mark_down_right.csv ` - :source:`library/layout-helpers/mark_down_left.csv ` Bedrooms -------- These are popular bedroom layouts from the :wiki:`Bedroom design` page on the wiki. Each file has ``#dig``, ``#build``, and ``#query`` blueprints to dig the rooms, build the furniture, and configure the beds as bedrooms, respectively. - :source:`library/bedrooms/48-4-Raynard_Whirlpool_Housing.csv ` - :source:`library/bedrooms/95-9-Hactar1_3_Branch_Tree.csv ` - :source:`library/bedrooms/28-3-Modified_Windmill_Villas.csv ` Tombs ----- These blueprints have burial plot layouts for fortress that expect a lot of casualties. - :source:`library/tombs/Mini_Saracen.csv ` - :source:`library/tombs/The_Saracen_Crypts.csv ` Exploratory mining ------------------ Several mining patterns to choose from when searching for gems or ores. The patterns can be repeated up or down z-levels for exploring through the depths. - :source:`library/exploratory-mining/tunnels.csv ` - :source:`library/exploratory-mining/vertical-mineshafts.csv ` - :source:`library/exploratory-mining/connected-mineshafts.csv ` Miscellaneous ------------- Extra blueprints that are useful in specific situations. - :source:`library/embark.csv ` The embark blueprints are useful directly after embark. It contains a ``#build`` blueprint that builds important starting workshops (mason, carpenter, mechanic, and craftsdwarf) and a ``#place`` blueprint that lays down a pattern of useful starting stockpiles.