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[franti]

I'd like to fish from oceans because of the abundant Sea Nettle Jellyfish, but my fisherdwarfs wont go near the water even if I designate it as "fishing zone". Even if there is no vertical drop/rocky coastline they still don't catch anything. My only other idea on how to get Sea Nettle's is to build a series of Grates, Floodgates, and Pumps to pull in the ocean and spit out the water. Which, really, would be epic in that dwarfy way.

[franti]

Also, several groups of goblins will attack my fortress, but start fighting eachother. Wat do?

[Double A]

You could always build piers out of bridges, Like one every 3 squares, with some connecting bridges so dwarves don't have to go back to the shore constantly.

I think goblin infighting was fixed in one of the newer versions. Check the bug reports.

[Sphalerite]

Sea Nettle Jellyfish can't be caught by fisherdwarves, even though you can buy them from caravans.  You need the ocean to contain vermin-size fish-type creatures, which they often don't.

If the ocean contains creature-type fish, like sharks or tuna or whales, you can catch them with a setup described here:

http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=75780.0

[franti]

I wish Sea Nettle would join the vermin ranks. Gonna go add that to the suggestions page.

[ral]

Modding could quite possibly turn them into vermin.

[Sphalerite]

Jellyfish already are vermin, they have the VERMIN_GROUNDER token.  They have the FISHITEM token, but the only time I've ever seen a fisherdwarf catch one was when I released some seawater containing jellyfish into a cavern, and a fisherdwarf ran over and grabbed one of the beached jellyfsh.  I think they need VERMIN_FISH to be caught normally by fisherdwarves, rather than VERMIN_GROUNDER.

[franti]

Jellyfish already are vermin, they have the VERMIN_GROUNDER token.  They have the FISHITEM token, but the only time I've ever seen a fisherdwarf catch one was when I released some seawater containing jellyfish into a cavern, and a fisherdwarf ran over and grabbed one of the beached jellyfsh.  I think they need VERMIN_FISH to be caught normally by fisherdwarves, rather than VERMIN_GROUNDER.

Thank you very much. My dwarves will not starve waiting for the Humans this time. To the RAW!

[franti]

Added the [Vermin_Fish] atribute to Sea Nettles and increased their population from 50-100 to 150-200 because I'm lazy and dont want to manage farms.

[UnrealJake]

Jellyfish already are vermin, they have the VERMIN_GROUNDER token.  They have the FISHITEM token, but the only time I've ever seen a fisherdwarf catch one was when I released some seawater containing jellyfish into a cavern, and a fisherdwarf ran over and grabbed one of the beached jellyfsh.  I think they need VERMIN_FISH to be caught normally by fisherdwarves, rather than VERMIN_GROUNDER.

Hey guys, look what I caught! I'm the only dwarf to have EVER caught one of these! It was so hard, I was out there for hours it just wouldn't let go of the line, it was such hard work, this is the greatest achievment ever... oh hey, Urist! Don't go in there! There's still plenty swimming around in the cavern... tell you what, I'll go in and catch the rest before anyone else goes in alright?

[TheyTarget]

Yeah, I fish oceans a lot. It's one of my favorite industries in dwarf fort. Without getting into the incredibly complex, the easiest way is to build floors leading out to somewhere in the middle then construct a "fishery". Build a big building with grated holes for fishing, places for storage, and places for gutting and preparing the raw fish. Also if you have flying anything on your map you're gonna need walls around it and possibly roofs. Your dwarves will dive into the ocean to escape the horrible evils of the vulture and you'll never get the bodies back.