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[Boes]

When you are selecting the items to take with you during embarking,   It would be very help to have a way to just type the number of said items you want in addition to the current system of holding the + down. 

for instance instead of holding + for 3-5 mins to get a 1000 bags of sand,  just being able to add a single one, then hitting enter and putting in a 1000,  it would be considerably quicker and easier imho.



Thanks
Boes

[GreatWyrmGold]

Sensible. There's already a system like that for stacks of items (meat and so forth), so it seems like it would be fairly easy.

[helmacon]

I supose i  agree.

Why do you need 1000 sand?

[Boes]

most of my embarks for what ever reason have have clay instead of sand,  and free bags

[Itsdavyjones]

I can agree with this, I have had projects that I ship in all my material over local (for the color usually) and takes forever due to the amount I am bringing.

[CatkinsFTW]

You can use macros and the prefix key (makes a command repeat) to achieve 1000 items from 1 item in 18 key strokes.  15 key strokes gets you to 991 items. I list the commands and the keys below. I use custom bindings so I may have the key strokes wrong. 

Start Macro, Prefix Key, 99, +, Stop Macro, Use Macro 9 times, Prefix Key,  9, +
Ctrl-r, Ctrl-u, 99, +, Ctrl-r, Ctrl-p, Ctrl-p, Ctrl-p, Ctrl-p, Ctrl-p, Ctrl-p, Ctrl-p, Ctrl-p, Ctrl-p, Ctrl-u, 9, +

[knutor]

Here is my embark profile, make your own, with sand, so you don't have to keep doing it, each restart.  Enjoy, Knutor

From here:
C:\Program Files\LazyNewbPack\DF_34_11_win\data\init\embark_profiles.txt
Open and paste in notepad, if this file doesn't exist in your init folder.

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[PROFILE]
[TITLE:KNUTOR]
[SKILL:1:MINING:5]
[SKILL:2:MINING:5]
[SKILL:3:CROSSBOW:1]
[SKILL:3:SNEAK:1]
[SKILL:3:SITUATIONAL_AWARENESS:2]
[SKILL:3:RANGED_COMBAT:1]
[SKILL:7:DESIGNBUILDING:1]
[ITEM:2:WEAPON:ITEM_WEAPON_PICK:INORGANIC:COPPER]
[ITEM:1:WEAPON:ITEM_WEAPON_AXE_BATTLE:INORGANIC:COPPER]
[ITEM:1:ANVIL:NONE:INORGANIC:STEEL]
[ITEM:20:DRINK:NONE:PLANT_MAT:MUSHROOM_HELMET_PLUMP:DRINK]
[ITEM:40:DRINK:NONE:PLANT_MAT:GRASS_TAIL_PIG:DRINK]
[ITEM:10:SEEDS:NONE:PLANT_MAT:MUSHROOM_HELMET_PLUMP:SEED]
[ITEM:5:SEEDS:NONE:PLANT_MAT:GRASS_TAIL_PIG:SEED]
[ITEM:10:SEEDS:NONE:PLANT_MAT:GRASS_WHEAT_CAVE:SEED]
[ITEM:5:SEEDS:NONE:PLANT_MAT:POD_SWEET:SEED]
[ITEM:10:SEEDS:NONE:PLANT_MAT:BUSH_QUARRY:SEED]
[ITEM:5:SEEDS:NONE:PLANT_MAT:MUSHROOM_CUP_DIMPLE:SEED]
[ITEM:15:PLANT:NONE:PLANT_MAT:MUSHROOM_HELMET_PLUMP:STRUCTURAL]
[ITEM:5:THREAD:NONE:PLANT_MAT:GRASS_TAIL_PIG:THREAD]
[ITEM:5:CLOTH:NONE:PLANT_MAT:GRASS_TAIL_PIG:THREAD]
[ITEM:5:BOX:NONE:PLANT_MAT:GRASS_TAIL_PIG:THREAD]
[ITEM:5:CHAIN:NONE:PLANT_MAT:GRASS_TAIL_PIG:THREAD]
[ITEM:3:QUIVER:NONE:CREATURE_MAT:DOG:LEATHER]
[PET:2:DOG:FEMALE:STANDARD]
[PET:1:DOG:FEMALE:CHILD]
[PET:1:DOG:MALE:STANDARD]
[PET:2:CAT:FEMALE:STANDARD]
[PET:1:CAT:FEMALE:CHILD]
[PET:1:CAT:MALE:STANDARD]
[PET:2:BIRD_CHICKEN:FEMALE:STANDARD]
[PET:1:BIRD_CHICKEN:FEMALE:CHILD]
[PET:1:BIRD_CHICKEN:MALE:STANDARD]
There are a few others that come in the LNP.  Mine relies on the use of Dwarf Therapist as you can prolly guess from the limited starting skills: 2 miners 1 builder and 1 hunter, 3 peasants.  Not sure how I'd go about adding 1000 bags of red sand, but prolly someone else knows.  Sincerely, Knutor

[CatkinsFTW]

Boes,

I apologize, the tone of my original post was abrasive.  I only meant to suggest that the current macro system has a better method than 3-5 minutes of pressing +, and to show you an example of how to use it.

Knutor's suggestion of using the saved profiles is good suggestion.  I've added 5 profiles with just 1000 of one type of sand for you to start your embarks from.
 

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[PROFILE]
[TITLE:KNUTOR]
[SKILL:1:MINING:5]
[SKILL:2:MINING:5]
[SKILL:3:CROSSBOW:1]
[SKILL:3:SNEAK:1]
[SKILL:3:SITUATIONAL_AWARENESS:2]
[SKILL:3:RANGED_COMBAT:1]
[SKILL:7:DESIGNBUILDING:1]
[ITEM:2:WEAPON:ITEM_WEAPON_PICK:INORGANIC:COPPER]
[ITEM:1:WEAPON:ITEM_WEAPON_AXE_BATTLE:INORGANIC:COPPER]
[ITEM:1:ANVIL:NONE:INORGANIC:STEEL]
[ITEM:20:DRINK:NONE:PLANT_MAT:MUSHROOM_HELMET_PLUMP:DRINK]
[ITEM:40:DRINK:NONE:PLANT_MAT:GRASS_TAIL_PIG:DRINK]
[ITEM:10:SEEDS:NONE:PLANT_MAT:MUSHROOM_HELMET_PLUMP:SEED]
[ITEM:5:SEEDS:NONE:PLANT_MAT:GRASS_TAIL_PIG:SEED]
[ITEM:10:SEEDS:NONE:PLANT_MAT:GRASS_WHEAT_CAVE:SEED]
[ITEM:5:SEEDS:NONE:PLANT_MAT:POD_SWEET:SEED]
[ITEM:10:SEEDS:NONE:PLANT_MAT:BUSH_QUARRY:SEED]
[ITEM:5:SEEDS:NONE:PLANT_MAT:MUSHROOM_CUP_DIMPLE:SEED]
[ITEM:15:PLANT:NONE:PLANT_MAT:MUSHROOM_HELMET_PLUMP:STRUCTURAL]
[ITEM:5:THREAD:NONE:PLANT_MAT:GRASS_TAIL_PIG:THREAD]
[ITEM:5:CLOTH:NONE:PLANT_MAT:GRASS_TAIL_PIG:THREAD]
[ITEM:5:BOX:NONE:PLANT_MAT:GRASS_TAIL_PIG:THREAD]
[ITEM:5:CHAIN:NONE:PLANT_MAT:GRASS_TAIL_PIG:THREAD]
[ITEM:3:QUIVER:NONE:CREATURE_MAT:DOG:LEATHER]
[PET:2:DOG:FEMALE:STANDARD]
[PET:1:DOG:FEMALE:CHILD]
[PET:1:DOG:MALE:STANDARD]
[PET:2:CAT:FEMALE:STANDARD]
[PET:1:CAT:FEMALE:CHILD]
[PET:1:CAT:MALE:STANDARD]
[PET:2:BIRD_CHICKEN:FEMALE:STANDARD]
[PET:1:BIRD_CHICKEN:FEMALE:CHILD]
[PET:1:BIRD_CHICKEN:MALE:STANDARD]

[PROFILE]
[TITLE:SAND (1000)]
[ITEM:1000:POWDER_MISC:NONE:INORGANIC:SAND_TAN]

[PROFILE]
[TITLE:WHITE SAND (1000)]
[ITEM:1000:POWDER_MISC:NONE:INORGANIC:SAND_WHITE]

[PROFILE]
[TITLE:BLACK SAND (1000)]
[ITEM:1000:POWDER_MISC:NONE:INORGANIC:SAND_BLACK]

[PROFILE]
[TITLE:RED SAND (1000)]
[ITEM:1000:POWDER_MISC:NONE:INORGANIC:SAND_RED]

[PROFILE]
[TITLE:YELLOW SAND (1000)]
[ITEM:1000:POWDER_MISC:NONE:INORGANIC:SAND_YELLOW]



[Boes]

I really like the macro that you showed me previously and it beats what i was doing previously with embark profiles.  i have several embark profiles setup with 1000 sand,  how ever my luck always seems to be that the one profile i picked was always the one where the that type of sand was not available.   or if i use the one which has all the type of sand in it,  i always end up with 4-5 thousand sand already selected.   And i don't think you were being abrasive.