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[knutor]

Doesn't appear, that tame vermin, catch vermin, produces train animal xps.  I had a nice catch and release setup going.  What do you guys do with the vermin that DON'T ever tame?  Like Butterflies?  Knutor

[ClawlessVictory]

Does it usually take FOREVER until a dwarf training with a certain weapon becomes 'skilled' from competent?

[monk12]

Training times depend on a wide variety of factors, including how many other dwarves are in his training group, their relative skill levels, and whether they have teacher or student skills. In my experience, highest skill gain comes from small 2-3 dwarf squads of roughly similar level training all the time, since they spend more time sparring and less time organizing demonstrations.

[FuzzyZergling]

Does it usually take FOREVER until a dwarf training with a certain weapon becomes 'skilled' from competent?

How long is forever?
I usually expect my dwarves to be completely useless without at least three years of training.

[Darthlawsuit]

What type of traps do you prefer? the Large, serrated discs look good to me. Anything else I should be using?

Also are stone traps the only ones that require reloading?

Also what do I do with the insanely huge number of junk clothing that is going into my stockpiles?

[FuzzyZergling]

What type of traps do you prefer? the Large, serrated discs look good to me. Anything else I should be using?

Disks are pretty much the standard. You may also want to try upright spike traps.

Also are stone traps the only ones that require reloading?

Stone and cage traps need reloading, as well as weapon traps using ranged weapons. Weapon traps can be jammed by corpses.

Also what do I do with the insanely huge number of junk clothing that is going into my stockpiles?

I recommend trading it away to a caravan.

[Garath]

Doesn't appear, that tame vermin, catch vermin, produces train animal xps.  I had a nice catch and release setup going.  What do you guys do with the vermin that DON'T ever tame?  Like Butterflies?  Knutor

nothing.

It's the trapping skill in any case.

[Darthlawsuit]

What type of traps do you prefer? the Large, serrated discs look good to me. Anything else I should be using?

Disks are pretty much the standard. You may also want to try upright spike traps.

Also are stone traps the only ones that require reloading?

Stone and cage traps need reloading, as well as weapon traps using ranged weapons. Weapon traps can be jammed by corpses.

Also what do I do with the insanely huge number of junk clothing that is going into my stockpiles?

I recommend trading it away to a caravan.

So weapon traps work until a corpse stops them?

Also Should I use 10/10 for my weapon traps?

How do I make an up stairwell? It works fine when I make it in rock but when I try to build it where there is no rock it just doesn't do anything.

Thanks!

[Garath]

I personally use spiked balls in my traps too if I don't have spare iron or steel, since I've had ogres walking through the traps without getting seriously hurt, but the spiked balls will break bones when discs bounce off.

It's just my feeling, but I think 10/10 weapon traps get jammed with a corpse faster than one with less. Also, 3x 3/10 will let you cover a larger area, which can be useful against high dodgers. It's been recorded that a highly skilled dodger litterally jumps 10 or more squares to the other side of the hall.

[Darthlawsuit]

I personally use spiked balls in my traps too if I don't have spare iron or steel, since I've had ogres walking through the traps without getting seriously hurt, but the spiked balls will break bones when discs bounce off.

It's just my feeling, but I think 10/10 weapon traps get jammed with a corpse faster than one with less. Also, 3x 3/10 will let you cover a larger area, which can be useful against high dodgers. It's been recorded that a highly skilled dodger litterally jumps 10 or more squares to the other side of the hall.

Que'ing the spiked balls then

Well its a good thing I use corners non-stop to prevent jumping.

[vorpal+5]

a) What is the right sequence of furniture for a good hospital. A bed, a table adjacent to bed for surgery, then a traction bench adjacent to the table? Right? No chair at all or people will eat on your surgery table.


b) how to make plaster when you don't find gypsum and the caravans don't bring any?

c) smth unrelated, Dwarves pick equipment by targeting the most priced one first, if no further restrictions exist? That would be the most logical and easiest way for them to determine quality and interest?

d) except that artifacts weapons are never picked, except if specified by name in the (e)quip screen, right?

[Garath]

the discs are more likely to cause bleeding and such but I stick like 2 discs with one spiked ball as an extra, just in case, you know.

[zooeyglass]

How do I make an up stairwell? It works fine when I make it in rock but when I try to build it where there is no rock it just doesn't do anything.

Thanks!

If you are digging, using the 'd' menu - as you say, that works fine. If you've already dug away the tile you want as an up stair, construct one rather than digging one, using 'b'-'C'-'u'.

[Mike Mayday]

Ok, this has been bothering me for quite some time:
My marksdwarves are stationed on the top of the walls of my fortress and they don't go to gram new ammo when their quivers are empty. Is there anything I can do to help it?
(all ammo is in a stockpile two levels below, in bins, both squads have 600 metal bolts assigned each).

[zooeyglass]

Ok, this has been bothering me for quite some time:
My marksdwarves are stationed on the top of the walls of my fortress and they don't go to gram new ammo when their quivers are empty. Is there anything I can do to help it?
(all ammo is in a stockpile two levels below, in bins, both squads have 600 metal bolts assigned each).

They are stationed and firing at something, then? What happens if you unstation/restation? Do you have fired bolts set in orders to be forbidden? If so, what happens if you unforbid them? What happens if you make some new bolts? What happens if you delete all the assigned bolts and reassign them?