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bsherard

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Sanity check before I bug this
« on: May 10, 2011, 10:32:05 pm »
Standard foreword applies(searched for similar recent issues, etc).

Problem: wiki states "Brass can be made using one of the following recipes: [...] Sphalerite + Native copper or Malachite or Tetrahedrite "

and I have

-smelter with no profile restrictions
-dwarves with furnace operation(can smelt say gold ore just fine)
-access to Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite ore(ore, not blocks)
-access to charcoal

additionally

-no alert burrows are active
-no dwarves are assigned to permanent burrows
-no coal, ore or furnaces are forbidden
-dwarves with the proper labors are available(no job)
-default settings for economic stone

Any other things I forgot to consider before submitting a bug? Is the wiki not correct?
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kaenneth

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Re: Sanity check before I bug this
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2011, 10:41:45 pm »
Well, it's possible that the Wiki is wrong, instead of DF...

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Well, according to Wikipedia, Sphalerite is zinc ore, and brass is Zinc+Copper, so it should work. What happens when you try?, is it just not listed at the furnace, or does the job cancel, or what?
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Re: Sanity check before I bug this
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2011, 10:46:01 pm »
it might be a bug. try using the manager work orders to see if you can make any.
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Re: Sanity check before I bug this
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2011, 11:14:03 pm »
Are you using magma forges?  Those are notorious for being too far away, and thus the zinc/copper ore is "too far away" to use.  Try a rock stockpile near the forge that accepts ore only, and see what happens.
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Re: Sanity check before I bug this
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2011, 11:16:32 pm »
Well, I checked for you. My favorite furnace operator rushed to your assistance. Do you have burrows operating, or can they path to all the ingredients? Double check that the furnace operators have furnace operating enabled, and that they are not busy with other jobs.
Next, unforbid all stones from Stocks menu. Search for locked doors, and if all else fails, make a tiny stockpile for the ores, near  a furnace. Will show if there is a pathing problem.
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Re: Sanity check before I bug this
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2011, 11:20:39 pm »
Man you guys are fast. I figured it would be a day before I'd have a reply.

"it might be a bug. try using the manager work orders to see if you can make any. "

This did the trick. I now have shiny brass bars made straight from ore. Thank you, sir. Steel production also had this problem(possibly for a different reason involving foreign traded components), but this workaround fixed both issues so I am very grateful. 
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Re: Sanity check before I bug this
« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2011, 02:14:43 am »
Quote from: bsherard on May 10, 2011, 11:20:39 pm
Man you guys are fast. I figured it would be a day before I'd have a reply.

"it might be a bug. try using the manager work orders to see if you can make any. "

This did the trick. I now have shiny brass bars made straight from ore. Thank you, sir. Steel production also had this problem(possibly for a different reason involving foreign traded components), but this workaround fixed both issues so I am very grateful.

A bug should still be filed if indeed the direct order from the workshop does not function.
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