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Geobaldi

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Reclaimed Fortress Workshops/Items
« on: March 06, 2011, 08:48:24 am »
Hi all,

I just recently reclaimed my old fort but I'm having a problem getting the dwarves to use any of the workshops.  They do everything else but they refuse to work in any of the shops no matter what.  Because of this, the fort is out of drinks and I'm unable to make any items.  Also the caravans refuse to visit the depots even though the depot is in a widely accessible Is there a way to fix this or is this a bug(known?)?  It's already taken a good 2-3 hours just reclaiming and moving all the old supplies on the many floors.  I really don't want to have to go through that again if at all possible.

Thanks for any help on this matter.
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Hellmoob

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Re: Reclaimed Fortress Workshops/Items
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2011, 09:10:20 am »
Have you tried deconstructing and then reconstructing them? I don't know much about fortress reclaim, but it seems to me that the workshops/depot might not count as being 'owned' by you, since you didn't build them.
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Re: Reclaimed Fortress Workshops/Items
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2011, 09:13:46 am »
That's probably it. In order to be able to deconstruct or use workshops left from and old fort is to reclaim the materials used to build them. U can do this by pressing t and moving over the workshops.
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Geobaldi

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Re: Reclaimed Fortress Workshops/Items
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2011, 09:16:26 am »
Yes I've tried de-constructing as well.  They still won't respond to the orders.  Yet they will tear down walls that I have constructed.  They won't remove traps, doors, or any other items that I placed before the reoccupation either.  Really frustrating.  In the meantime I'm currently constructing new workshops to replace the old ones in a different section of the fort.
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Re: Reclaimed Fortress Workshops/Items
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2011, 09:28:37 am »
Quote from: Geobaldi on March 06, 2011, 09:16:26 am
Yes I've tried de-constructing as well.  They still won't respond to the orders.  Yet they will tear down walls that I have constructed.  They won't remove traps, doors, or any other items that I placed before the reoccupation either.  Really frustrating.  In the meantime I'm currently constructing new workshops to replace the old ones in a different section of the fort.

You could try using the stocks screen to see if the items that physically comprise those traps (the mechanisms and cages/weapons) and workshops (the hunks of stone/wood) are themselves forbidden. It may also be possible to use the mass-designate reclaim tool (d-b-c) on the traps/workshops themselves.

EDIT: I just set up a super-quick reclaim to test it on the embark wagon, and yes, you need to use d-b-c reclaim on the workshops/structures.
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Re: Reclaimed Fortress Workshops/Items
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2011, 09:41:44 am »
Finally!!  After all attempts to remove the old workshops without any luck, a new batch of immigrants moved in.  I gave one of the dwarves the skills required for removal and he went and did it.  Why none of the original dwarves did, especially since they have the skills needed.  Now if I can just stop my bookkeeper from continuing to haul items.  I disabled hauling for him but he doesn't seem to care  :)

And thanks for all the help guys.
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