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Nightscar982

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strange embark warning
« on: August 20, 2010, 02:26:41 am »
i start to choose my site and when i want to begin it says "are you sure you want to embark here? this is your only warning." any ideas what it means? i realy dont want to get in over my head yet.

Edit: using 31.10 i think
« Last Edit: August 20, 2010, 02:29:06 am by Nightscar982 »
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murhapuro

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Re: strange embark warning
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2010, 02:36:08 am »
Does it say anything else? About aquifiers, salt water or something like that? I think you should try it what ever it is. Its more fun that way.
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JAFANZ

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Re: strange embark warning
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2010, 02:40:10 am »
One of the settings in the d_init.txt file is "EMBARK_WARNING_ALWAYS:", if this set to yes you get a warning regardless of whether there is anything of special concern.

Which is handy if you think you might hit "e" by accident.
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Re: strange embark warning
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2010, 05:43:24 am »
Quote from: JAFANZ on August 20, 2010, 02:40:10 am
One of the settings in the d_init.txt file is "EMBARK_WARNING_ALWAYS:", if this set to yes you get a warning regardless of whether there is anything of special concern.

Which is handy if you think you might hit "e" by accident.

What Jafanz said.  If there's an aquifer and/or saltwater, it'll say.
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lolghurt

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Re: strange embark warning
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2010, 07:02:41 am »
Nearly as weird as the "The Embark Preparations could not be completed" Message I sometimes get after choosing an embark point
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It's probably made from baby bone, with a handle of baby leather. Probably uses the leg bones wound together for the handle, the pelvis for the handle/pick joint, and the pick is the spine.

But that's all in theory, of course. Not like I've made a pick out of my own 5 month old baby before.

JAFANZ

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Re: strange embark warning
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2010, 07:08:26 am »
What's weird about that?

It just indicates that the Civ you're representing doesn't have all the equipment/food/whatever that is explicitly specified in your Embark Profile.

Use the (p)roblems key to see what it's missing.
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Re: strange embark warning
« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2010, 07:13:28 am »
Quote from: JAFANZ on August 20, 2010, 07:08:26 am
What's weird about that?

It just indicates that the Civ you're representing doesn't have all the equipment/food/whatever that is explicitly specified in your Embark Profile.

Use the (p)roblems key to see what it's missing.
the problem arises in that there is NOTHING missing. It's a message with no reason at all.
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Quote from: acetech09 date=1343968486
It's probably made from baby bone, with a handle of baby leather. Probably uses the leg bones wound together for the handle, the pelvis for the handle/pick joint, and the pick is the spine.

But that's all in theory, of course. Not like I've made a pick out of my own 5 month old baby before.

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Re: strange embark warning
« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2010, 08:28:40 am »
Quote from: JAFANZ on August 20, 2010, 02:40:10 am
One of the settings in the d_init.txt file is "EMBARK_WARNING_ALWAYS:", if this set to yes you get a warning regardless of whether there is anything of special concern.

Which is handy if you think you might hit "e" by accident.

^

It's just like having a message confirming if you really wish to quit or whatever.
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Re: strange embark warning
« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2010, 11:50:43 am »
There's an option in init_d [EMBARK_WARNING_ALWAYS:YES] if it's set to yes (like mine) you always get the warning, no matter what's present in the embark zone.

This is to ensure you do not embark by error.
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