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[Hypcso]

Ever had resting/jailed dwarves die of thirst/hunger? So have I. I was quite tired of it, setting out to do something about it I created a bucket ( Despite the fact I have oh, probably about 150 of them sitting around ) the instant the bucket was finished, the carpenter picked it up and fed/watered every resting dwarf I had. Now whenever one of them gets thirsty/hungry if I just make a bucket they'll get fed/watered. If I don't they die of thirst/starvation.

Now I have about 300-400 buckets sitting around my fortress, in no way inaccessable. I'm not really sure why dwarves will only use freshly created buckets, but so far this has worked every time.

[Deon]

It worked for me the usual way. Make sure your dwarves do like helping others - in my game the only one who "feels the pain of others" constantly watered and fed my wounded fisherdwarf. Also if you have a source of water nearby, it's much more easier and faster.

[randomjgj]

Interesting.  I'll have to try this next time.  I've had three dwarves die from dehydration/starving because nobody in a fortress of 100 or more dwarves could be bothered to feed/water them.

[Earthquake Damage]

Maybe dwarves will only use stockpiled buckets for health care?

[Chthon]

Perhaps that dwarf just wasn't well liked either