0013459: Bolt value is much too high, the flat bonus is applied per-bolt

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0013459	Dwarf Fortress	Dwarf Mode -- Trade	public	2026-01-18 13:54	2026-01-18 13:54

Reporter	MrGrendel	Assigned To
Priority	normal	Severity	tweak	Reproducibility	always
Status	new	Resolution	open
Product Version	53.10

Summary	0013459: Bolt value is much too high, the flat bonus is applied per-bolt
Description	The vast majority of items in DF have a base value of 10. The more desirable trade goods are made with 1 item and tend to be at a base value of 25 or 30 (statues, mechanisms, goblets made in sets of three, times 10.) Masterwork silver bolts, however, base value 1 items, end up being worth twice as much as mw silver mechanisms. This came after the general value nerf to skill and quality. This was also when the flat bonus to quality was added for the first time. It turns out, best I can tell, that even though a bolt is a value 1 item, the +30 bonus from value gets added to each single one. This means a stack of masterwork bolts gets a whopping +750 value modifier - even if they're made out of cheap wood. A masterwork golden throne is worth 630. A stack of masterwork wood bolts is worth 800.
Steps To Reproduce	Make bolts.
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Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2026-01-18 13:54	MrGrendel	New Issue