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Majestic7

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Unable to train bought animals
« on: November 18, 2007, 08:35:00 am »

I tend to buy cats and dogs from visiting traders. However, my animal trainers refuse to train bought animals located in cages at the animal stockpile. They complain about not having animals available for training and cancel the job, although I have plenty of dogs. Turning them available or unavailable has no effect. I don't know if this a matter with animals in cages in general, as I tend to have critters in cages only after I've purchased them.
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Densor

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Re: Unable to train bought animals
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2007, 08:43:00 am »

You need to release them from the cages first.  Build the cage and then assign it to nobody.  A dwarf should come and release the animal inside shortly afterward.  And then you can remove the cage and keep it around for a cage trap or whatever.
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Re: Unable to train bought animals
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2007, 12:12:00 pm »

I think it is still a bug that butchers can get animals out of cages to turn them in to yummy meats, but trainers don't know how to open the cages.
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