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Heisenbee

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Dwarves in a cage
« on: July 27, 2014, 05:16:22 pm »
So, I've been playing my first 0.40.04 fortress, I have a decent one going, with some good industry. I was cutting down some trees when I see the message:

Confused, I check one of my cage traps.
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I wonder if I can sell him to the merchants...
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Rokh

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Re: Dwarves in a cage
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2014, 05:24:20 pm »
That's interesting. I normally only capture dwarves accompanying caravans...

If you want to free him, build his cage, assign it to a lever and then pull the lever.
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Heisenbee

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Re: Dwarves in a cage
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2014, 05:29:03 pm »
Quote from: Rokh on July 27, 2014, 05:24:20 pm
If you want to free him, build his cage, assign it to a lever and then pull the lever.
I dont know, I've always wanted a dwarf in a cage. I'm thinking about putting him on display in my monarch's room.
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Heisenbee

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Re: Dwarves in a cage
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2014, 05:45:22 pm »
Also:
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YAHG

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Re: Dwarves in a cage
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2014, 06:08:30 pm »
Obviously you must train him to become a war dwarf :)
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dree12

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Re: Dwarves in a cage
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2014, 08:00:16 pm »
Quote from: mixtrak on July 27, 2014, 06:14:00 pm
Just a heads-up that the dwarf may starve/perish of thirst, since receiving care from other dwarves is unlikely. My understanding is that only caged prisoners (via justice system) are likely to receive food/drink from other dwarves, and unreliably, to boot. Building the cage and un-assigning the dwarf will not work. Building the cage, building a lever, linking the lever, pulling the lever - that will work.

This can happen to dwarves who are very sleepy/clumsy/injured/webbed/otherwise not moving properly when they wander over a cage trap. I've had it happen pretty regularly. Makes sense.

I wonder if you can fix this by building the cage, marking it used for justice, convicting the dwarf of a crime and waiting his sentence out.
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