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mrhanman

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Civilian Safety
« on: March 16, 2012, 11:58:37 am »
What's the best way of getting your dwarves to safety during a siege?  Even if i get some of them inside by disabling jobs, they still run outside to pick the corpses clean.
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Garath

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Re: Civilian Safety
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2012, 12:00:43 pm »
burrows, (w), mark the area they can work in and when a siege or something arrives, (m)ilitairy and activate the civilian alert for the burrow.
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Re: Civilian Safety
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2012, 01:44:36 pm »
Quote from: Garath on March 16, 2012, 12:00:43 pm
burrows, (w), mark the area they can work in and when a siege or something arrives, (m)ilitary and activate the civilian alert for the burrow.

With multi-level designations, this is now easier than ever.  You can designate several central z-levels of your fortress as an 'airlock' near the core of your fort; give the order to withdraw, seal the outside of your fort, wait a few moments for stragglers, and then pull the LOCKDOWN lever.  Make sure you've got a well, food, beer, picks, and some livestock, and you can keep the doors shut for a loooong time.
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Dreambrother has my original hammer-shaped Great Hall.  Towerweak has taken the idea to the next level.