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[jc6036]

Any tips for keeping my military dwarves happy? They seem to be unhappy from being relieved from duty and long patrol duty at the same time, ALL the time! I have them on an every other month training schedule, with 8 training at a time. They kill plump helmet men, troglodytes, and various other wildlife frequently. I just dont want one of them to tantrum and destroy my fortress. I have a Great dining room, and a good quality training area. Any tips would be appreciated.

[thatkid]

Setting it so that 10 train at a time should prevent the "Removed from duty" thing.
Hearsay is that when they're skilled enough they won't mind long patrol duty, but I've had entire squads of legendaries continue to complain about such things.

[jc6036]

So I should keep it every other month for the training schedule, but crank it up to 10 at a time?

[thatkid]

Ooh. Didn't see that it was every other month.
Crank it up to ten and have it every month. They can't get an unhappy thought from going off duty if it never happens.

[jc6036]

I think I read some where that they will train therselves to death, so im gonna do that and keep a close eye on them.

[thatkid]

They won't anymore. They take breaks to get food and drinks now. If you have enough backpacks and waterskins, the breaks are less frequent.

[jc6036]

Good. I can out fit my army with kitten leather backpacks. I like.

[thegoatgod_pan]

Don't train them all the time! That will give them the "infuriated by long duty" thought, honestly keeping military happy is not that big a deal--ok they'll tantrum sometimes and maybe murder someone--no big deal. 

1. Traumatize them--drop pets goblin whatever from high above
2. Traumatize them--have them kill anything you catch
3.  Big rooms, good food, nice tomb
4.  Let 'em tantrum
I like year round 7/10 training on 10 dwarf squads, always end up with legendaries in a couple of years. Happy legendaries.  Unhappy legendaries, btw can be a fantastic source of !!fun!!.

[jc6036]

Im going to give them all epic tombs as well.

[Lexx]

Any tips for keeping my military dwarves happy? They seem to be unhappy from being relieved from duty and long patrol duty at the same time, ALL the time! I have them on an every other month training schedule, with 8 training at a time. They kill plump helmet men, troglodytes, and various other wildlife frequently. I just dont want one of them to tantrum and destroy my fortress. I have a Great dining room, and a good quality training area. Any tips would be appreciated.

Make sure you have a legendary dining room and plenty of varied alcohol. Give them all private bedrooms with a bed, cabinet and chest. And what others suggested. Capture enemies and make a fighting pit below your animal stockpile. Pit the goblins down to your waiting militia. They gain xp and eventually become so emotionally detached nothing will move them.

Oh and if you do go for a captain of the guard set the jail up with chains 1 square from food and booze stockpiles. Make the room legendary. They'll become rehabilitated to be so happy it shouldn't likely happen again.

[Sutremaine]

Give them all some time on the screw pumps. It raises their physical stats somewhat without consuming any materials beyond those used for the screw pump, but mostly it's good for making them 1. not peasants when deactivated, and 2. easier to find on the unit list when deactivated, since they'll all be listed as Pump Operators and not Lye Makers or Pressers or whatever their nominal profession is.