Dwarf Fortress

Dwarf Fortress

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See-Through Smoothing Designations
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Dec 6, 2022 @ 7:33pm
Dec 8, 2022 @ 1:42pm
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See-Through Smoothing Designations

Description
This replaces the smoothing and engraving designation graphic with something that's easier to see through.

How to Install

This mod has to be enabled during world generation setup. There is no officially supported way of installing this mod into an existing world. However, unlike many mods there's nothing in here that would fail to function if inserted into an existing world manually (by copying the files into one of the vanilla folders). Be aware that I have not tested that and can't guarantee that it will work correctly.

Hopefully, Tarn makes a similar change to the base game sometime soon and we can lay this mod to rest :).

Known Issues

You can't see the designation priority on smoothing or engraving jobs while this mod is active. This is a bug in the base game, so there's nothing I can do about it without making the designations less see-through. Aanthony3 has made a version of this mod that splits the difference, which can be found here. There is also a really nice full set of icons by Shkaph that all have reduced opacity.

License
This mod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. This means that you can use the contents of this work (as-is or modified) in your own work, even if you benefit financially, so long as you give proper attribution and license the work under the same license. You don't need to ask me first (though I would appreciate a heads up!).
The license terms are explained here[creativecommons.org] and are listed in full here[creativecommons.org].
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81 Comments
Nunda Feb 7 @ 12:50pm 
This mod seems less necessary with the new update, but I will always remember how popular this was at the beginning.
simp waffle house Feb 1 @ 5:21pm 
Who knew such a tiny tweak could be this much of a gamechanger? Fitting bedrooms out is SO much easier now!
Mosesjns Jan 22 @ 4:32pm 
LOVE IT!
Morhem Jan 12 @ 7:27am 
Yep, drived me nuts. Thanks!!!
GoOtterGo Jan 11 @ 6:20am 
How has this not been added to the core game yet. It's a must mod.
Trainzack  [author] Jan 5 @ 1:51pm 
@scottbot Yup, the star count is an average of the up and down votes.
nut Jan 5 @ 10:30am 
For what it's worth, DF has yet to crash for me at 50+ hours, with this mod and several others running.
ScottBot Jan 5 @ 8:10am 
How do I give this mod 5 stars? Just hit the upvote button?
Niels Dec 30, 2022 @ 10:14am 
Somehow my game crashes more often than with than without this mod, at least that's what it feels like.
Null Dec 27, 2022 @ 1:42am 
Make this vanilla, pleaaaaase...
Love DF, but whoof, the smooth markers make things impossible to keep track of.