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whiterook6

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blinking dwarf under 'U'nit screen
« on: May 19, 2009, 08:12:48 pm »
What does it mean when my Clerk is blinking pink/pruple?
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Re: blinking dwarf under 'U'nit screen
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2009, 08:15:45 pm »
He's about to explode!

No, wait, that's not it...

Usually when a dwarf blinks, the typical "dwarf face" icon is alternating with another one - do you see something else between the blinks?

(Clerks are pink by nature - is he alternating colors???)
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Re: blinking dwarf under 'U'nit screen
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2009, 08:15:57 pm »
A dwarf that blinks to a lighter color is 'Legendary' in a skill, doesn't matter which skill it is though.
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Re: blinking dwarf under 'U'nit screen
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2009, 08:17:09 pm »
He's legendary in some skill, most likely recordkeeping.

Since this also implies his attributes are really high, many people like to swap in a new clerk and put the old one in the military.
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Re: blinking dwarf under 'U'nit screen
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2009, 10:05:02 pm »
If he's blinking a lighter colour, he's legendary.

If he's rapidly blinking red and yellow, he's on fire.
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Re: blinking dwarf under 'U'nit screen
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2009, 09:26:29 am »
Hot dwarf!  Coming through! 
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