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SpiralDimentia

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Gilded Artifact Pick
« on: June 09, 2012, 08:29:15 am »
Is there a way to assign one of miners an artifact gold pick, without it being considered part of their 'military' uniform? I know picks hardly matter material wise, but being a thriving dwarven community, I consider it a gift to bestow on my finest miner for great deeds, but I have no idea how.
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saintjebus

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Re: Gilded Artifact Pick
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2012, 08:39:36 am »
Try turning off all of the other miner's labors, then forbid all of the picks in the fortress. Then, activate the dwarfs who is to receive the artifact pick, and unforbid only that one. That should do it.
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Finn

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Re: Gilded Artifact Pick
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2012, 08:54:22 am »
...but be careful not to ever turn off the mining labor or he will set it down again.
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Quote from: Nyxalinth on November 25, 2013, 10:59:39 pm
I thought 'complained about the draft lately' meant they didn't have a door to their room.

SpiralDimentia

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Re: Gilded Artifact Pick
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2012, 08:58:05 am »
Quote from: Finn on June 09, 2012, 08:54:22 am
...but be careful not to ever turn off the mining labor or he will set it down again.

"Here, brave Miner, for valiant efforts in your duty, and going above and beyond the call, we grant you this Golden Pickaxe. However, if you ever set it down, I swear by every gem of the earth I will personally stuff you into a minecart and shoot you into space."
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Re: Gilded Artifact Pick
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2012, 09:02:03 am »
Lol, I just meant there isn't a way to assign ownership.  :)
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Quote from: Nyxalinth on November 25, 2013, 10:59:39 pm
I thought 'complained about the draft lately' meant they didn't have a door to their room.

Tirion

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Re: Gilded Artifact Pick
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2012, 09:08:19 am »
Use it to breach all kind of fun and potentially spoilery places!
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Re: Gilded Artifact Pick
« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2012, 09:09:58 am »
I know you said you didn't want him to be part of your military, but you could make him a squad of one, give him a custom uniform that only includes that pick, and then set your alerts so that he's never activated. Yes, he'd technically be in the military, but he'd effectively be a civilian.
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Re: Gilded Artifact Pick
« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2012, 09:20:21 am »
Quote from: saintjebus on June 09, 2012, 09:09:58 am
I know you said you didn't want him to be part of your military, but you could make him a squad of one, give him a custom uniform that only includes that pick, and then set your alerts so that he's never activated. Yes, he'd technically be in the military, but he'd effectively be a civilian.

That would make him carry it if the setting is Inactive: uniformed, but only if he isn't mining. Unless the old "conflicting invisible work uniform" bug with miners, woodcutters and hunters was corrected.
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Re: Gilded Artifact Pick
« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2012, 09:27:00 am »
Oh, yeah, I forgot about that bug. Sorry, my idea won't work. My bad.
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