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[Haytrid]

Alright, haven't played the new version yet (Since 34.07).  I kept up on all the release notes and I've glanced the forums and think I have an idea on the best way to do this now but want to make sure I understand correctly.

Previously moving stone I would simply designate a dump site near my mason, dump all the stone there and reclaim it, standard deal.

Now we have wheelbarrows and minecarts (I don't want to get into minecarts here), those wheelbarrows need to be assigned to a stockpile.

Just the facts:

Dwarves move much slower hauling rocks now so just moving to a dump site isn't as feasible.
I notice you can not assign a wheelbarrow to a dump site???
I now see that you get additional stone blocks from an unrefined stone rock.

So if I understand this correctly:

1)  Mass produce stone blocks
2)  Set up a primary block stockpile (posssibly) and smaller block stockpiles near where you need them
3)  Designate the smaller stockpiles to take from the larger
4)  Assign the appropriate wheelbarrows to the stockpiles
5)  Profit!

That about the best way to pull this off now without suffering through watching your dwarves crawl around in slow motion with one rock at a time?

[ignatzami]

I really hate hauling stone long distances, so I've taken to building masons shops right next to my mined out areas, and processing the stone more or less in place. As blocks don't have quality levels I don't need master masons to do this.

I then have a smaller central stockpile that I stock with whatever stone I want to make my furniture out of, and a masons shop that is set to require a high degree of skill. Give this stockpile a number of wheelbarrows and you're all set.

[WaffleEggnog]

I get my dwarves to carry stone on raw dwarvern strength. Why? Carrying stone around makes my dwarves, in general, stronger, stonger dwarves=stronger fortress. Plus i try to micromanage things before they happen, including stone, so its not much of a big deal whether my stone gets to were it wants to go instantly, or in 5 years.

[ignatzami]

I love to embark on aquifers, so I run pump gyms. Those get my dwarfs HUGE!