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NTJedi

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Two Dwarves stuck in cages
« on: March 25, 2012, 01:57:56 am »
Two dwarves were wounded and then fell into cages.  It's not allowing me to create building cages with the cages where they're trapped... their cages just not available as a building.  I can move the cages, but I can't get the dwarves out. I have lots of idle dwarves and the cages set for dump... yet nothing happens. 

How can I get them out of the cages?
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Thror251

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Re: Two Dwarves stuck in cages
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2012, 02:30:30 am »
Here is what I did:
You can build a cage (b-j-enter-x) then construct a lever next to it and link it to the cages.
Then just pull the lever and your dwarfs are free although they are probably starving by then.

I don't think dumping the cage works.
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Re: Two Dwarves stuck in cages
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2012, 02:34:46 am »
Quote from: Thror251 on March 25, 2012, 02:30:30 am
Here is what I did:
You can build a cage (b-j-enter-x) then construct a lever next to it and link it to the cages.
Then just pull the lever and your dwarfs are free although they are probably starving by then.

I don't think dumping the cage works.

The problem is when I use (b-j-enter-x) it's not showing his cage.
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Re: Two Dwarves stuck in cages
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2012, 02:37:34 am »
Update:  After moving it back and forth then back and forth between the dump,  I was finally able to build the cage where I could then remove him from being assigned to the cage.  It shouldn't be so difficult to empty cages!  Ughh.
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Re: Two Dwarves stuck in cages
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2012, 04:22:27 am »
You can get animals and hostiles out of cages by assigned them to a pasture, but I guess that doesn't work for dorfs. It is much easier than building and using a lever. When releasing hostiles they may or may not start attacking/ running away. Some goblins seem to be happy to become farm animals.
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Re: Two Dwarves stuck in cages
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2012, 06:18:53 am »
They were probably getting stockpiled when you tried building the cages ^-^
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Re: Two Dwarves stuck in cages
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2012, 07:13:05 am »
Quote from: Thror251 on March 25, 2012, 02:30:30 am
Here is what I did:
You can build a cage (b-j-enter-x) then construct a lever next to it and link it to the cages.
Then just pull the lever and your dwarfs are free although they are probably starving by then.

I don't think dumping the cage works.
A lever?  :o Why? Just construct the cages. Then [Q]uery them and deselect the Dwarf in it. No need to faff about with levers.
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