For years, I have struggled to find the symbols of civilizations. The usual way was to create a character in Adventure(r) Mode and travel around large towns and fortresses, looking for armor pieces with the civilization's symbol embedded in them. This was time-consuming, not always successful, and had to be repeated for every civilization.

But no more! With this script, you can dump all the Entity symbols from your loaded world in a matter of seconds. The script generates a searchable HTML report containing:

• Civilization and entity symbols
• Entities grouped by race and civilization
• Creature, plant, tree, item, and shape symbols
• An ASCII map of the world
• Civilization-controlled sites marked on the map
• The original DF glyphs for each symbol
• Search and expand/collapse functionality
• Automatic updates when additional symbol data becomes available

The report includes a map (move the mouse over the symbols to open the tootip):
A Summary with all the civilizations and their symbols:

And a list with all the sub-entities:

Installation

Download the zipped lua script from here and place it inside your \dfhack-config\scripts folder.

The script is compatible with Dwarf Fortress v50.01 and newer and requires DFHack.

How to use it

1. Embark in your world, preferably somewhere with exposed rock.
2. Smooth a wall or floor tile.
3. Pause the game.
4. Engrave the smoothed tile.
5. Click on the tile and go to Specify Image -> Existing Image.
6. Click on DFHack.
7. Run the script with the command ent_sym_gat.
8. Repeat the process with another civilization, preferably after choosing a different race using embark-anyone.

The slightly convoluted procedure is intentional: Dwarf Fortress doesn't load the relevant symbol data into memory until you open the Existing Image window.

Here is a visual guide:

The script will create a file in your Dwarf Fortress folder named civ_symbols_worldname.html. Open it in your browser to explore the symbols found in your world. The report is searchable and includes the civilization/race structure as well as a map showing civilization locations.

Any suggestions, bug reports, or improvements are very welcome!

Compatibility: Dwarf Fortress v50.01 and newer.

For more information visit the original thread on the forum:
https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=184103.0
or read the github repository README.txt:
https://github.com/Favozza/Entity_Symbol_Gatherer

Contact me at favthebest@hotmail.it