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[Mr.Pylon]

My current fortress is on a volcano that spans a lot of z-levels (30 on one corner) and I just realized that the human traders that had just arrived had left off the edge of the map without going to my trade depot. I started looking around and I found a huge pile of goods and a listing under the Dead/Missing tab for a horse, a human merchant and a wagon (it died I guess?). By my best guess I think that the wagon fell on itself and crushed the horse and merchant while they were trying to climb the side of the mountain? My questions are: is that what actually happened, and will the humans blame me for those deaths?

Second subject, my military seems to only want to equip weapons, chest armour, leg armour and shield despite the heavy stockpile of gauntlets, helms and boots sitting right in their barracks. I've tried manually assigning items to them and they don't go and pick them up. Any idea what's going on there?

[Crazy Horse]

Yea I have those troubles with headwear and boots as well. It seems the regular clothes they wear conflict with certain armor. What works for me is to set equipment to replace their clothes instead of them wearing it over clothes. Need to be sure that you have a full set or they whine about having no shoes and such.

Apparently civs think less of you for every death they suffer on your map and any goods they no longer have vs amount of cash gained from you. They won't automatically siege you for a few dead caravans though.

I too have come to this thread seeking advice as pressure plates are driving me nuts. I can't seem to get my captured titan to set off a test pressure plate linked to a bridge so I started to try to test  plates on civs.  I set a One-Use plate with Creatures Trigger + Civilians Trigger with min weight lowest possible and max at any. Plate gets built and is set to link to a lowered bridge. The mech comes and brings a mechanism to the bridge and works for awhile then goes for a new mechanism and drops it onto the pressure plate destroying it and replacing it with the abandoned mechanism before waddling away with No Job. Bridge does not move. Done this four times with same result. Have also tried bringing minimum weight up to what a Dwarf weighs at 6000 Urist.

[Fluoman]

Try without setting it to one-shot.

[Crazy Horse]

Try without setting it to one-shot.

All plates were set at One Use Only. I've since tried reseting plates which do not get destroyed in construction and work as intended. Have also tried One-Use plates with Civilians Trigger but minimum weight at higher than what dwarves weigh, these can be built but naturally do not trigger by dwarves. I suppose a One-Use Civ Trigger plate is just not an option unless I'm missing something.

[Sutremaine]

Also are there really only 173 z-levels or is that spoiler territory?

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

With demons and stuff?

Only? 173 is a fair amount of levels. Maybe you have a high magma sea and a large portion of the map is SMR, but it's more likely that the magma is about ten levels from the bottom.

[Foxhound]

There's apparently an upward slope blocking a farm. How do I remove it?

[Aaarrgh!]

There's apparently an upward slope blocking a farm. How do I remove it?

d->z will designate it to be removed.

[notquitethere]

I was increasing the FPS by pressing alt-=, and suddenly it wrapped around into minus figures! Is there any way I can fix this without force-quitting and losing the better part of a year's progress?

[i2amroy]

If you have DFHack I believe it has a command that forces a pause, therefore allowing you to save the game.

[Foxhound]

How do I make booze from plump helmet? It says "need distillable item". Thank you.
edit: Nevermind, I had blue and red confused for the kitchen status.

[Lightning]

do macros count the ctrl that you hold at the beginning (and end) as instructions?

[Foxhound]

At 31 dwarves I think I'm being attacked by a Werelizard lady consort. Should I stop everything and form a squad before it kills everyone?

[☼!!Troll Fur Sock!!☼]

Just wait it out. It will turn back into human or whatever it is and will run away, naked.


Okay, I have a deity that has cursed about 300 creatures into werebeasts... But there was one pretty strange thing:
Deity whoeverIdon'tremember has cursed dwarf vampire to transform into werechinchilla or something.

It's BOTH a vampire and a werebeast? O.o

[Foxhound]

Thank you. I wouldn't have known it left after turning into a human.

[Sutremaine]

do macros count the ctrl that you hold at the beginning (and end) as instructions?

It doesn't count Ctrl-r. Start the recording, do the macro, stop the recording, then Ctrl-s to save and name the new macro.