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[NobleNecromancer]

I know the new version is out, but as a new player I kind of want to understand the basics of the game without dealing with crazy bugs.

So I followed a guide on looking for good embark sites, you know stuff like lots of trees and no aquifer, ect. I found several for my purpose.

My question is that one of the several spots I picked is Joyous Wilds instead of Wilderness, so I was wondering which one I should pick as a new player. Oh and any other tips would be nice as well.

[SnK-Arcbound]

Joyous wilds means you can feed your dwarves delicious unicorn meat.

[sal880612m]

Wilderness is IIRC neutral with middling savagery while joyous wilds is good with high savagery and unicorns are available in most good biomes.

Chart is something like this
              Benign    Neutral         Savage
Good      Serene    Mirthful         Joyous Wilds
Neutral    Calm      Wilderness     Untamed Wilds
Evil         Sinister   Haunted        Terrifying

If you are really new and just want to focus on the basics interface I wouldn't do evil or savage.
Other tips
-Start planting as soon as you can
-Pop cap is a soft limit in 34.11 and I don't think that has changed so you can get significantly more than whatever you have that set to and it doesn't stop children from being born.
-You will need to provide new clothes to your dwarfs roughly every two years.
-Use pots instead of barrels. They store more, can be made of most any material, and are lighter. They can't be used to construct some buildings or produce dwarvern syrup but I think those are the only things they can't do.
-Don't dig bedrooms in soil, dig them in stone.
-Turkeys are your friends. Cats are a necessary evil. If you can buy/catch a breeding pair of Peregrine Falcons they can replace cats. Pigs and dogs are also good too.
-Learn how to set up minecart quantum stockpiles and custom stockpiles.
-Don't use training weapons in your military.
-Training axes can be used for cutting wood.

[Kirkegaard]

I think your questions have been answered, but will recomend you to use the Lazy Newb Pack (LNP version 56) install a grapich set and use Dwarf Therapist it will make life a lot easier.

[Blue_Dwarf]

Wilderness is the most normal area where nothing extremely dangerous happens.

Joyous wilds is a "good" area where unicorns roam and Sun Berries grow. It's even more normal and even less dangerous, because unicorns are afraid of your dwarves.

[Firehawk45]

because unicorns are afraid of your dwarves.

for good reason, i might add. Unicorn horns and bones are kind of valuable.

[greycat]

I know the new version is out, but as a new player I kind of want to understand the basics of the game without dealing with crazy bugs.

Very wise.  0.40.01 isn't really playable.  Maybe in a few releases....