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yaklin

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I feel like a slaver now...
« on: April 08, 2010, 08:18:59 pm »
I like how my dwarves will finish their job first before eating, but it sometimes gets a little ridiculous like when one of my stone crafters won't stop making mugs to eat, sleep, or drink even though he's one of 9 making mugs and this one dwarf has a dangerously low mood. What I"m getting at is there a way to let your dwarves take breaks so they won't go on a starving murderous rampage because they were late to supper?
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Wolfius

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Re: I feel like a slaver now...
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2010, 08:27:36 pm »
If you don't mind a little micro, you could always cancel/suspend the job or temporarily disable the labour when you notice this.

'fraid I dun know if there's a better way, but if it's really a problem, hopefully Toady will slip something in with the bug fixes.
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Glacial Eidolon

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Re: I feel like a slaver now...
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2010, 08:29:17 pm »
Make them a really nice dining room, perhaps with a nice waterfall, and all of their troubles will go away.

Other than that, I have yet to discover a way to make them stop except manually canceling all of their jobs. Sorry.

EDIT: Too late.
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yaklin

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Re: I feel like a slaver now...
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2010, 08:31:03 pm »
OK guess I'll have to use the waterfall idea then
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Re: I feel like a slaver now...
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2010, 08:36:38 pm »
Read the wiki first Yak, unless your dwarves can breathe water. (They can't.)
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Re: I feel like a slaver now...
« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2010, 10:52:27 pm »
Quote from: yaklin on April 08, 2010, 08:31:03 pm
OK guess I'll have to use the waterfall idea then

It also helps to have single space Drink stockpiles right next to there workshops.

They will occasionally (I mean rarely) take a quick drink between jobs, most often though they wait till they are about sober.

But atleast this way there will be booze right there when they do take a break.
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