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nbp

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Changing/cancelling station orders?
« on: September 16, 2012, 06:30:40 pm »
Is there a way to change or undo a station order once you've issued it? I sometimes find myself in a situation where I've issued a station order to a squad of dwarves, only to realize that a handful of them have decided to end up on the wrong side of a wall, and therefor to wander through half the map and expose themselves to enemy fire. Unfortunately, it seems that cancelling the station order, or issuing a new station order to a different location have no effect. The little fucks are dead set on getting themselves killed.
Does anyone know a way around this? Is there a secret command, or obscure part of the interface that lets you tell them, "No, really, go over here. Now. Stop doing this other stupid crap"?
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Re: Changing/cancelling station orders?
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2012, 06:34:47 pm »
Set the squad to inactive for a moment. They'll become civilians and stop following orders. This might result in a negative thought, obviously, but a slightly unhappy squad is better than a dead squad.
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Re: Changing/cancelling station orders?
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2012, 09:58:57 pm »
Pressing "o" in the Squad menu cancels the squad's current orders.
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Re: Changing/cancelling station orders?
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2012, 01:31:23 pm »
Also, make sure the spot you pick for your station order is at least 4 spaces from the "other side of the wall". "Station" essentially means "go stand somewhere in the 7x7 area centered on this X. Alternatively, leave walls that are at least 3-thick or make your hallways sufficiently wide.
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Re: Changing/cancelling station orders?
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2012, 02:07:44 pm »
Quote from: nbp on September 16, 2012, 06:30:40 pm
Is there a way to change or undo a station order once you've issued it? I sometimes find myself in a situation where I've issued a station order to a squad of dwarves, only to realize that a handful of them have decided to end up on the wrong side of a wall

Issuing a second station order that's within 3 tiles of where the dwarf is already standing does nothing.  The dwarf realizes he's within 3 tiles of the station point already and decides that he must be in the right spot.  Which is perfectly reasonable if you think about it, right?

Issuing a second station order outside of the 3 tile radius around the dwarf works as you'd expect: the dwarf picks a brand new spot within 3 tiles of the second station point and moves there.
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Re: Changing/cancelling station orders?
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2012, 03:14:55 pm »
Note that station orders are basically "stand within 3 tiles of the magic X, but on the same Z level".

So for marksdwarves, stationing them on a section of wall, 1Z above the surroundings, works fine.

For ground troops, you'll need to keep your "X" on the safe side of the wall, and give a bit of a margin.
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