Okay guys, well i'm new to dwarf fortress and i have a couple questions. I'd be grateful if you guys could answer them. Oh, and if you guys don't mind, i'll be posting more questions over time. If you can, will you guys keep checking back and answering them periodically? If you can, thanks.
Edit: I know about the wiki, and i have used it for many things. But sometimes the wiki isn't detailed on certain things. Like question 3 here.
P.S: I'll be leaving old questions here that have been answered with
(Solved) beside them, in case somebody else wanted to see the answer.
P.S.S: Should i include answers as well with solved questions to help other people? Just thinking about helping others y'know.
1st off -
(Important) I'm having trouble understanding the military's alert and schedule screens. I understand they work together
alot and are apparently useless without each other or close to it, but i just can't really figure them out so they "understand" each other and work. Oh, and i'm wanting to establish a training program as well as a "panic alert" for civilians and a "defend the entrance" for the military. I just need a
Brief explanation on this cooperation.
2nd, Can hunters not reclaim their bolts? One of my hunters killed a kangaroo early on in my fort's life...but he missed
a lot A ENORMOUS AMOUNT in the process.
(Solved)3rd, How long would it be before my dwarf's clothes start falling off their skin and i have to make new ones?
(Solved)Old 4th question:
4th, I know the military will spar if i tell them to. But I've heard stories of where they will use real weapons to spar and end up actually hurting each other severely. Will they actually equip them themselves if i have them around or do i have to do something special to tell them to?
Edit 4th Question: Then what is the point in training weapons? Is it just so you have a cheap weapon that is only used incase you don't have enough regular weapons?
More to come...
Maybe....