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PrinzMegaherz

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Need sand
« on: January 01, 2007, 09:49:00 am »
Hi guys,

I have a glass furnace, I have two empty bags.

Why do my haulers say "no free bag available" when I issue to collect sand? I need glass for my fey mood dwarf ("need... rough... color") and I'm running out of time!

Any idea what I am doing wrong?

Thanks!

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darknight

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Re: Need sand
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2007, 10:10:00 am »
The bags have to be available in a stockpile, and NOT already tasked by someone for something else. And it seems like most things outrank glassmaking for tasking. I found it best to make LOTS of extra bags, so that the kitchen cant grab all of them. I make so many, that my weaver went master in no time, and turns out lots of masterwork bags, which are worth quite a bit if I feel like selling any. He even turned out some masterwork rope that was worth a lot too. Guests of my prison get to admire those tho.
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PrinzMegaherz

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Re: Need sand
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2007, 10:18:00 am »
Thanks for the fast answer,

those bags are in the furniture stockpile, and collect sand has highest priority from he manager.

Is there a way to see what jobs the bags are being assigned to?

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ctrlfrk

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Re: Need sand
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2007, 05:04:00 pm »
Im not sure how to check what task they are assigned to, it may be possible under the [j]obs menu...
try using [k] to look at the bags, if they have seeds inside them, or anything else (like babies) then they wont be used for sand gathering.

Oh and if you've encrusted/decorated them, then they won't be used either.

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Rakoth

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Re: Need sand
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2007, 11:13:00 am »
quote:
Originally posted by ctrlfrk:
[QB]... if they have seeds inside them, or anything else (like babies) then they wont be used for sand gathering.QB]

Laf.  "Hey Bob, where's your kid?"  "Ah, left him in a sack somewhere."

So it's possible to use the bags left behind by the kidnappers?  All the ones I've seen have just been left lying where the poor would-be kidnapper has been ripped apart.

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Ragnarok Now

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Re: Need sand
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2008, 06:29:00 pm »
Many items outside the fort are either forbidden ('d'esignate 'c' to reclaim) or can be collected with the "dwarves collect refuse outside" option.
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Torak

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Re: Need sand
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2008, 07:07:00 pm »
quote:
Originally posted by ctrlfrk:
<STRONG>Oh and if you've encrusted/decorated them, then they won't be used either.</STRONG>

Far as I know, that's not longer true. That bug was only in the 2d version. I've been using decorated barrels and the like with no issue.

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