Hey all! I recently started playing Dwarf Fortress again. I have never been the best player and I have run into two problems that I want to ask about.
Now I know dwarves don't have the brightest minds but I still see the need to protect them. However, regardless of running over the stock records to ensure there is enough and they are not forbidden and ensuring that is it actually a part of their uniform, my military is flat out refusing to equip the iron helmets the smiths have made for them. Probably has something to do with the fact they all have caps on (as well as hoods). Damn things probably don't want their head getting cold. I would be quite happy to see them change their tune when they see how cold their heads are after a goblin axe has gone through them, but I recognise that I need my dwarves well armoured to survive any oncoming battles. Can anyone help with this?
Secondly, earlier in the year we had an invasion of the undead. The military managed to deal with the situation after some stress however and right now the fortress is fairly secure. Since then several of my dwarves have come forward saying they are "Horrified after experiencing (insert sentient here) die" the same creatures that where killed in the invasion. Is this an effect of them seeing the corpses of those creatures, or something else? More importantly, can I stop these negative thoughts, one of my mechanics admits to feeling quite stressed about the whole affair and I don't want to see her degrade any further.
Please help