Today I turned on DF. Less than a minute in, I get a notification that my leatherworker has been found in a tree, dead of starvation. Since I'm very sentimental, and also a savescummer, I restart the game. I know nothing about this dwarf, but I'm determined to save him. After looking stuff up online, it seems people have had some success with constructed stairs. Unfortunately, this guy is on death's door, and no matter what, he always kicks the bucket before anybody can make it over there.
I do some more googling. DFhack has a command to instantly heal units. I do that, and the guy is no longer starving/dehydrated. Yay! Someone builds stairs underneath him, but he still won't climb down. Maybe he needs a matching set of down stairs? No good. I can order them to be built, but anybody who takes the job will just grab the material and then stand around doing nothing.
More googling. DFhack lets you teleport units. I teleport him to the ground. I rejoice. He walks over to the new stairs and climbs the tree again.
Okay. I order the stairs deconstructed. Some idler comes over and dismantles them so slowly I'd swear the game was paused. For good measure, I restrict the area around the tree. I restrict the area in the tree. I teleport him. He uh, walks through the restricted section and continues to pursue his tree-dwelling dreams.
And that's where I am now. I would like advice on how to remove him, preferably without harming him, or the tree.
Misc Details:
- When I first located him, his job displayed as "hunting vermin". Since being healed, it's been "no job".
- It's unlikely he was trying to run away from something. There aren't any hostile units in the area. The closest thing to hostile units this area has ever had is a herd of badgers that shows up once a year and is always quickly dealt with. The most recent combat report is from two seasons ago when a human caravan guard killed a kingsnake. He dislikes bats, but I haven't seen any bats either.
- I do have ladders and fruit gathering areas, but this tree is not part of any of them.