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[greycat]

xclothesx will make them unhappy,

I'm pretty sure first-level wear (xclothesx) does not generate unhappy thoughts, but second-level wear (XclothesX) does.

[DWC]

Couple of quick questions...

Does walling off an area prevent pathfinding into that area? Say I breach the caverns and then build a wall to block off access, or dig out a vein and wall that, does that help fps issues with pathfinding at all?

Do seigers/ ambushers to your fort ever wear any armor besides a torso piece and helmet?

What determines the thickness/ protective qualities of clothing or armor? Any difference between a dress and robe? Or a leather coat or leather armor?

[slothen]

Does walling off an area prevent pathfinding into that area? Say I breach the caverns and then build a wall to block off access, or dig out a vein and wall that, does that help fps issues with pathfinding at all?

Yes, there's some connectivity map or something so it can confirm that a path exists before actually attempting to path.  Same with locked doors.  There are a couple cases where a non-dwarf (pet, invader, wild animal, HFS) tries to path where it shouldn't and causes FPS problems, but I can't recall all of them here.

[kudzis]

Hi,
i'm playing DF, and somehow dwarves got stuck - they refuse to use stairs: 2 of my dwarves are stuck outside, the rest - in the dungeons. i've set wood hauling for everyone, there is a lot of logs laying outside, but they are not bringing these into the dungeon. any idea what should i check?

[Dutchling]

Did you remove ramps? As that also removes part of your stairs if you're not careful.

[kudzis]

Did you remove ramps? As that also removes part of your stairs if you're not careful.

No, i've done nothing with the stairs

[kudzis]

problem solved - i've drilled another way up with upward ramp (as in http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/65493/how-to-dig-up-through-a-level-surface) and dwarves started running outside and back. still no idea why they ignored the stairs, though

[greycat]

Stairs have to be built/dug, and properly connected, on at least two neighboring Z-levels.  If you're trying to make stairs from the surface down into your underground fortress, then normally what you do is dig a Down staircase on the surface, and then dig one or more Up/Down staircases directly below that.

If there is empty space underneath the Down stairs, then you can construct (instead of digging) an Up/Down staircase in the space.

[Garath]

. still no idea why they ignored the stairs, though

as said, you broke the stairs. Doesn't matter how. If they didn't use the stairs, you made a new connection and they are using that, the problem is in the stairs. Most likely, when you look at the levels with the problem either the lower one will not have up stairs or the higher one will be missing down stairs. If you use ramps the possibilities how to do things wrong increases

[moondowner]

1. Are there any reasons to choose one parent civilization over others, except for the awesomeness of it's name? Does it matter how far or big they are? Not to my knowledge, but maybe I'm missing something.
2. I want to see a goblin caravan. Can I look for a goblin-friendly civilization some way, or do I just have to be very lucky?

[Putnam]

1. Some civs may be at war with elves or humans, but other than that, no.

2. That would require modding.

[Telgin]

1. Your parent civilization also determines what items you can make.   Some may not have access to high boots, for example.

2. I've read but never seen that sometimes you can embark during a period where goblins are at peace with your civilization.  If that's the case they wouldn't send invaders, and would send a caravan in the winter.  Supposedly these periods of peace don't last very long because goblins are child snatchers, so odds are low you'd embark during such a period if they happen during worldgen.

[Garath]

ambushes and sieges and snatchers show up regardless of status. I've embarked a lot of times that my civ was 'at peace' with goblins, but I never saw a caravan

[zzedar]

Yeah, it's theoretically possible to be at peace with the goblins, it's just not very likely. The only time I ever saw it happen was in a "dawn of the world" embark, which started out in year 1. Not sure if the date was related or if it was just coincidence.

[DWC]

I want to say in 40d or before peace with the goblins was pretty common for me.

I seem to even remember them sending caravans.