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[Kearn]

What the heck?

My military picked up all the armor I made, and now they seem to think it's a higher priority food stockpile than the other food stockpiles.

I'm using .12 because my favorite tilepack hasn't come out yet.

[Serio]

Idiots? For once, when the dwarves do something sensible, they're called idiots? Can't you see that they're just stocking up on supplies for the soldiers to grab when they get their armour?

On a more serious note, have you ensured you haven't accidentally selected the "Food" option along with the "Armour" stockpile?

[Darkmere]

This happened to me too. It's some quirk with picking up gear when a better piece becomes available, or if you have mining/woodcutting enabled on military dwarves. It's not that they're stockpiling food there, they just happen to drop their backpacks when they're on the armor stockpile.

[Kearn]

This happened to me too. It's some quirk with picking up gear when a better piece becomes available, or if you have mining/woodcutting enabled on military dwarves. It's not that they're stockpiling food there, they just happen to drop their backpacks when they're on the armor stockpile.

Sorry for late reply, but that's probably it...

It's a bit annoying having to dig out new spaces for armor every time they grab a new piece of iron armor.

[Quietust]

By any chance are some of your military dwarves assigned to do mining or wood cutting?

[Kearn]

none of them

they're too busy digging/cutting

[FleshForge]

IDEA: EDIBLE ARMOR!

[Zaik]

sometimes when dwarves switch armor in .12(i think, i definitely saw it then but i haven't seen it in .14), they have to take their backpack off, which empties their backpack all over wherever they are, which is generally the armor stockpile. And since the food is owned by the dwarf who dumped it out, nobody else but that dwarf can move it. A normal dwarf that has issues with this(like if you use a mass forbid in your dining room and it catches a dwarf in the middle of a meal), will just eat the owned meal later(Have to unforbid it, or course), assuming it doesn't rot or something. However, a military dwarf seems to require un-owned food to put in their backpack for whatever reason, so these will keep piling up on your armor stockpile. They won't spoil on a stockpile, even if it doesn't have food enabled, so there's no pressing issue, but if you absolutely must have them gone you can remove them from the military and they will eventually get around to eating it all, though a backpack holds an entire season's food.

[Encased in burning magma]

IDEA: EDIBLE ARMOR!

I long for the day when my moody armorsmith grabs a piece of cheese.

[Quantum Toast]

IDEA: EDIBLE ARMOR!

I long for the day when my moody armorsmith grabs a piece of cheese.

Just be sure to forbid any kind with holes in.

[Encased in burning magma]

IDEA: EDIBLE ARMOR!

I long for the day when my moody armorsmith grabs a piece of cheese.

Just be sure to forbid any kind with holes in.

You slash the armor, they jump into your eyes.

edit: Ah man, 15 centimeters only... not very practical.

[Vehudur]

IDEA: EDIBLE ARMOR!

I long for the day when my moody armorsmith grabs a piece of cheese.

Just be sure to forbid any kind with holes in.

You slash the armor, they jump into your eyes.

edit: Ah man, 15 centimeters only... not very practical.

Oh god why did I have to click that link right after eating.

[meto30]

IDEA: EDIBLE ARMOR!

I long for the day when my moody armorsmith grabs a piece of cheese.

Just be sure to forbid any kind with holes in.

You slash the armor, they jump into your eyes.

edit: Ah man, 15 centimeters only... not very practical.

Oh god why did I have to click that link right after eating.

Foruntately I was spared the ordeal because I've seen that particular article (and its photo) before and thus sensed the trap when I hovered my mouse cursor over it.