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[mastahcheese]

Are there going to be flavors for food like spicy, sweet, etc. with preferences for specific flavors?

I actually already asked this (although that was probably a couple months ago) And I think he said that he didn't really like that idea quite as much as just specific preferences like it is now.

[Knight Otu]

It was less "didn't really like" and more "didn't quite know how to do it."

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On a completley unrelated note:
My wife was wondering, Will various foods in the game have viewable flavors? Such as if certain food is sweet or spicy, and if dwarves would prefer different flavors, as opposed to/in addition to specific foods. Also, would they have allergies to particular foods? Or at least disliking a particular food, which would cause a minor bad thought?

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Trying to come up with general taste categories for things like bananas seems like a nightmare, or at least something that I couldn't do at all myself.  I'm technically for having that sort of information, but have no idea how to do it.

[CaptainArchmage]

Someone remind me.... if we run a long fort (say 50 years), we have dwarves growing up and having families in the outside world. However, will they also learn some skills?

[Knight Otu]

Good question. I don't recall Toady mentioning that. It would make sense that the newly grown-up get some skills in that they get professions as necessary, but since a good portion of worldgen events aren't yet moved into actual play history continuation, it also wouldn't surprise me to hear that a certain number of historical figures will simply be peasants...

[darklord92]

Will tunnels ever reach player controlled fortresses? and if so how will they affect fortress layout if they are built after retiring a fortress?

[King Mir]

I don't think tunnels will be created post world gen this release. But they should be present in reclaimed world gen forts.

[AbelFive]

Yeah, okay.

[WillowLuman]

I'll give you the same answer as that always gets:

It will come out when it comes out. Play the game while you wait.

[MrWiggles]

So... when is the next release actually going to come out? It's been over a year now.

I'm gonna say... few minuets after its uploaded. Very very briefly before there a dev update.

[thistleknot]

Not sure if this is the right place, but was just on the IRC channels, and talked in dwarffortress on freenode.  We think there should be a sticky on the forums for IRC channels (dfhack that's on freenode, #dwarffortress that's on freenode and elsewhere)

Some people wants answers immediately, and seeing a place to jump on an IRC and post a question, would help tremendously for the game IMO (and others).

I could see why this would discourage forum posts, but... forum is like the new snail mail... maybe people can be asked to post the question first for future users, but still, an IRC thread would be tremendously helpful.  Especially if you have 1-3 hours of freetime that are stuck waiting for response.

[MrWiggles]

Not sure if this is the right place, but was just on the IRC channels, and talked in dwarffortress on freenode.  We think there should be a sticky on the forums for IRC channels (dfhack that's on freenode, #dwarffortress that's on freenode and elsewhere)

Some people wants answers immediately, and seeing a place to jump on an IRC and post a question, would help tremendously for the game IMO (and others).

I could see why this would discourage forum posts, but... forum is like the new snail mail... maybe people can be asked to post the question first for future users, but still, an IRC thread would be tremendously helpful.  Especially if you have 1-3 hours of freetime that are stuck waiting for response.

There was, and ToadyOne removed it, as he didn't like being associated, however indirectly, with the IRC Channel with its its drama, and decorum.

[thistleknot]

fair enough.

Albeit the better part of my dislikes the decision, I see the wisdom.  Seems like toady wants a dedicated educated patient user base that is willing to use the forum vs quick answers and possibly quicker insults via irc

[Mesa]

I'll give you the same answer as that always gets:

It will come out when it comes out. Play the game while you wait.

I've heard that one too many times.
My high school starts in two weeks, damnit. And there isn't much for one like me to do (ie. in Adv. Mode).

[Mopsy]

With all the new opportunities for adventure in caverns, tunnels and dwarf/goblin sites, the practicalities of going below have become more important. Are you going to increase the adventurer's sight radius in (some of the) underground areas beyond the three tiles it is in 0.34.X?

Will NPCs (dwarves, for example) in the new version be handing out quests whose targets reside in the deep underground? Will there be bandit camps and lairs in the caverns?

[Deinos]

Are we still on for the five or so levels of combat in adventure mode? I am SERIOUSLY hoping that horseplay and training fights can be in adventure mode, as a welcome counterpoint to the tooth-losing grimdarkery of regular DF adventure mode. Will there be a way to mod them in, at the very least? I love the idea of challenging NPCs to training duels, or even challenging retired PCs. I would dearly love for those modes of combat to remain in the update plan.