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[whale_biologist]

Hey all, Ive been playing DF for about 3 days now, playing my first fortress. I'm having a hard time making my hauling and stockpiling efficient. I've got wood crafts on the ground outside from when I started the fortress that still havent been stocked into any of my piles. My wood hauler dwarves just sit idle instead of bringing wood into the base about 60% of the time.

I'm not really sure what the best way to organize my stockpiles is yet either. I've got 46 dwarves, and things are pretty centralized right now - I divided up my hauling labors so I had a few dwarves focusing on one or 2 types of loads to haul - which has seemed to help. It's just that the lazy bastards move so damn slowly. I've got 15 assorted beekeepers, Shearers and cheesemakers assigned to hauling duty. (25% of the work force).

I just want to know what strategies you guys have found that makes stockpiling, hauling, and distributing your goods work the best?

[Corai]

Did you give your stockpile a wheelbarrow, or a minecart?

[Zwaryczuk]

I like to set up several levels of stockpiles just below my workshop floors. I also keep smaller stockpiles next to workshops for speed of crafting. Then when using the give or take command I ensure the larger stockpile is always filling up the smaller ones. For stones I assign 3 wheelbarrows.

For the large stockpile rooms I always make them 11 x 11, however only specific ones get that big assigned to just themselves.

Hope it helps.

[whale_biologist]

I was messing with wheel barrows, but I didnt really know what I was doing so I turned them off. The heavy items are the only ones worth assigning them too right?

[Zwaryczuk]

As far as I can tell.

[whale_biologist]

Im starting a new fort this week so I can make fewer mistakes, I'll use your method this time thanks

[Minority]

I've got wood crafts on the ground outside from when I started the fortress that still havent been stocked into any of my piles. My wood hauler dwarves just sit idle instead of bringing wood into the base about 60% of the time.

Wood crafts dont count as wood, theyre items(i think), so will be hauled by item haulers.

[Morpha]

Better do what he says. He's a whale biologist.