Dwarf Fortress

Dwarf Fortress

See-Through Smoothing Designations
99 Comments
Chronically.Bored Jul 9 @ 4:17pm 
This should've been a base game feature from the very start. Thanks for fixing this annoying part of the game!
I Feb 2 @ 3:07am 
works?
Atomik Doctor Dec 6, 2024 @ 11:36am 
Hey dude thanks for making this mod, a QOL must have in all my playthroughs. I hope your month is off to a good start
Garze Oct 5, 2024 @ 6:29pm 
o7
Trainzack  [author] Feb 5, 2024 @ 11:00am 
Yeah, that's pretty much how it shook down. People love to participate, and if there's an easy way to do it they'll do it.
Nunda Feb 3, 2024 @ 12:41am 
So people started copy-pasting a more rude version of my comment here for some reason?
Trainzack  [author] Jan 27, 2024 @ 11:01pm 
J, if you'd like it to be more transparent, feel free to make use of the Creative Commons license that I've put this mod under, and make your own version that is more transparent.
I Jan 27, 2024 @ 5:12pm 
PLS MAKE IT MORE TRANSPARENT
Super Arthritis ⁧⁧ ⁧⁧Man Nov 12, 2023 @ 12:10am 
This mod is useless with the new update, but I will always remember how popular this was at the beginning.
Bear Jun 6, 2023 @ 4:19pm 
Thanks! Installed.
Trainzack  [author] Jun 4, 2023 @ 4:52pm 
I mean, not really. This mod is still more transparent than vanilla.
Bear Jun 4, 2023 @ 2:03pm 
I have a question, is this mod useless with the new update? I can't find the information anywhere.
Gobsmakka May 11, 2023 @ 5:25pm 
This mod is useless with the new update, but I will always remember how popular this was at the beginning.
Sir Winston Churchill May 8, 2023 @ 10:49am 
This mod is useless with the new update, but I will always remember how popular this was at the beginning.
Dr. P. Ness, Attorney at Balls Apr 30, 2023 @ 11:22am 
This mod is useless with the new update, but I will always remember how popular this was at the beginning.
Draco4472 Apr 12, 2023 @ 8:09pm 
This mod is useless with the new update, but I will always remember how popular this was at the beginning.
Chuka Apr 12, 2023 @ 1:43pm 
This mod is useless with the new update, but I will always remember how popular this was at the beginning.
Spectronom Apr 10, 2023 @ 7:54am 
This mod is useless with the new update, but I will always remember how popular this was at the beginning.
Nunda Feb 7, 2023 @ 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, 2023 @ 5:21pm 
Who knew such a tiny tweak could be this much of a gamechanger? Fitting bedrooms out is SO much easier now!
Moisesjns Jan 22, 2023 @ 4:32pm 
LOVE IT!
Morhem Jan 12, 2023 @ 7:27am 
Yep, drived me nuts. Thanks!!!
no fun Jan 11, 2023 @ 6:20am 
How has this not been added to the core game yet. It's a must mod.
Trainzack  [author] Jan 5, 2023 @ 1:51pm 
@scottbot Yup, the star count is an average of the up and down votes.
nut Jan 5, 2023 @ 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, 2023 @ 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.
Jspoon Dec 23, 2022 @ 12:32pm 
Thank you for this, it was much needed
Ludicer Dec 20, 2022 @ 1:39am 
Gonna give this a pass given the issues with it, but it's definitely a much-needed change. I sure do hope it comes to the game officially soon. It's one of the few interface/graphical issues I have with it.
Trainzack  [author] Dec 17, 2022 @ 10:33am 
@aanthony3 Thanks, I've added a link to that one in the description, so hopefully anyone else who wants to see the priority numbers will be directed to your mod.
aanthony3 Dec 17, 2022 @ 10:26am 
@Trainzack Just a heads up, I created a version of the mod that splits the difference between base-game with very little transparency and this version where the priority numbers aren't visible. I missed being able to see the priority numbers until something like this is worked into the basegame (hopefully). https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2903048024
Aleon Dec 16, 2022 @ 1:53pm 
Sandy Loam... Who is she ?
Please tell me
Asking for a friend
fabbry.freedark Dec 16, 2022 @ 11:55am 
I don't see any change. Start a new world but all the mods doesn't work for me
Watterzold Dec 16, 2022 @ 12:03am 
@Trainzack thanks for the clarification! I thought so and indeed it was, I guess it's a bug from the game itself because my other mods are all UI mods:
- Smoothing designations
- Interface tweaks
- Reduced z level fog
- Squad and burrow icons
ahrimah Dec 15, 2022 @ 3:04pm 
@nuiben Had the same issue. In my case, it was caused by having the keyboard cursor enabled. You can check if you have it enabled in Settings->Game. Hope it helps
Trainzack  [author] Dec 15, 2022 @ 9:56am 
This mod cannot affect how the dwarves assign labor. It only affects the UI.
Watterzold Dec 15, 2022 @ 6:58am 
@radoguy21 lmao I have the opposite "problem", 2 people assigned but everyone do that, idk if it's this mod but that's what's happening to me lol
radoguy21 Dec 14, 2022 @ 10:32pm 
Hi Trainnzack :) Thank you for this mod. I have a problem though, my dwarves never do any smoothing despite having the box ticked in the labor settings. Any ideas?
Thanks :)
nuiben Dec 14, 2022 @ 4:18pm 
Anyone else seeing that construction prefabs are now invisible when placing? Noticed both my farms and wall plans are invisible until I confirm to place them and confirm.
Brygun Dec 13, 2022 @ 10:37pm 
You dont know how bad you need this until playing the game.
First saw this mod pre play and thought how bad could it be....
>>Im blind<<
Trainzack  [author] Dec 11, 2022 @ 2:11pm 
@Urist The numbers will be as transparent as the area behind them. The more you can see the numbers, the more there's going to be an area of the background getting in the way when you're not looking at the numbers.
Urist McFrend Dec 11, 2022 @ 8:19am 
@Trainzack Thanks for checking it out. Am I getting it correctly, that if you were to enable the numbers, they would be too transparent to see properly? Or would it be worth a shot having transparent numbers instead of no numbers?
Dwarf Dec 10, 2022 @ 4:41pm 
@ScientistMan96 thanks!
Trainzack  [author] Dec 10, 2022 @ 3:28pm 
@Urist I took a look, and it seems that the base game only makes the designation numbers as transparent as the texture underneath them. That means in order for the designation numbers to display properly, there needs to be something underneath them. I can't see how to fix that without making the experience worse when looking at the designations without the priority.

I'm going to classify this as a base-game bug, and not something I want to fix here. I'm sure it's possible to make the priorities visible by making the upper-right hand corner of the graphic non-translucent, but I don't want to do that in this particular mod. If you want, you are free to make a copy of my mod, change the graphics however you like, and even upload it to the steam workshop (so long as you credit me).
Trainzack  [author] Dec 10, 2022 @ 3:14pm 
@Urist McSpaceminer
I didn't notice it before, but you seem to be correct. Thank you for reporting this issue! I'll see what I can do
ScientistMan96 Dec 10, 2022 @ 2:42pm 
@Dwarf What it does is make the normally opaque designations a lot more transparent.

In vanilla, all those small grey squares you see in the preview image are completely opaque, meaning you can't see what's underneath which makes doing anything else in that area near impossible until all smoothing is complete. This mod, as the name implies, let's you now see through the smoothing icon.
Dwarf Dec 10, 2022 @ 2:20pm 
Hello, could you please post a before/after picture? I believe it would help understanding what your mod does.
derf Dec 10, 2022 @ 2:00pm 
@Trainzack thanks, loving the mod
Urist McFrend Dec 10, 2022 @ 12:01pm 
This mod looks great (and I had no trouble installing it on an existing save), but it seems that using it, you lose the ability to see priorities while smoothing. Any chance you could add those priority numbers in a future update, @Trainzack ?