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[Telgin]

I think water over 3/7 (or was it 2/7?) will only evaporate if the ambient temperature reaches water's boiling point.  Murky pools may behave differently from that, I'm not sure.

[penguinofhonor]

Okay, I was hoping this was just weird murky pool logic.

[hiroshi42]

Does scorching temperature only affect murky pools? If I make an above-ground cistern, will it evaporate even if it has deep water?

If you cover the pool/lake/cistern with a roof you should be protected from the extreme biome related evaporation.  A roof should also prevent grass from browning if it hasn't dried up already.

[blue emu]

I have used the "prospect all" and "reveal" commands to examine my new 3x3 embark site. "Prospect all" tells me that I have over 8000 raw Adamantine on-map. "Reveal" shows no sign of it. None... right down to the SMR level.

What gives? Do I have crap-loads of Adamantine, or not?

[cdombroski]

By default reveal won't reveal candy and related features so the clowns don't spawn.

[blue emu]

By default reveal won't reveal candy and related features so the clowns don't spawn.

Got it, thanks.

Looks like that 8,000+ Adamantine is mostly in one SOLID spire, with no clown-car until I get a dozen levels down into the SMR.

Cool.

[WanderingKid]

Alright, my clothing operation is starting to annoy me.  I've got silk, cloth, and yarn for days, particularly cloth.  I keep getting cancellations about the stuff not being available.  I deconstructed/rebuilt the workshops to make sure I didn't have any accidental stockpile links, confirmed via stocks that the cloth/silk/etc is in the stockpile directly under the workshops (stairs connected, I see the dorfs using them), and that the orders screen for workshops is set to use 'any cloth'.

What am I forgetting to look at?

[blue emu]

When a Dwarf picks up a bin (to carry it someplace in order to add one more item to it, for instance), everything in the bin is unavailable until he puts it down again.

Try disallowing bins in your cloth and thread stockpiles.

[WanderingKid]

Bins weren't tasked, unfortunately, but as an overkill measure I killed the stockpile, created a new one with no bins, and am loading cloth to that.  Seems to be working, but I've never ran into serious cancellations before from bin usage.  Minor, sure, but not to the extent of cancelling over 80% of the jobs.

[Looger]

My bowyer just made an artifact bow. Is there any difference between a bow and a crossbow, except for the one being native and the other beign foreign?

[hiroshi42]

My bowyer just made an artifact bow. Is there any difference between a bow and a crossbow, except for the one being native and the other beign foreign?

Bows require arrows which cannot be made locally without modding.  Either make nice with the elves (and maybe humans?) or store it somewhere

[Garath]

a bow used as melee weapon is less useful than a crossbow

[Sergarr]

a bow used as melee weapon is less useful than a crossbow

Why?

[Larix]

a bow used as melee weapon is less useful than a crossbow

Why?

It uses the 'sword' weapon skill and has no edge.

The main problem with bows is, as has been pointed out, the ammunition. Arrows must be imported, but luckily, there are enough sources to keep two or three bowdwarfs supplied. Elven and human merchants will bring arrows. Kobold ambushes always come with healthy bow-bold contingents, goblins can have bow-users, too. If you manage to kill/capture them before they empty their quivers, you can confiscate additional ammo from them. Arrows of elven make are best reserved for training; switch to metal only once you're happy with your bowdwarf's skill (you might need to de-mobilise/redraft when switching, to get rid of wooden arrows already in the quiver).

[taptap]

Try to understand conditions for cave moss: I know completely dry caverns may end without any growth but bloodthorn. But now I have a cavern (2nd layer) with plenty of water, mushroom trees and shrubs but zero moss (muddy floor) - is this normal? How does this happen? Could be relevant if I consider underground pastures. In another fortress I have seen muddy floor fertilized by dragon fire - moss started to grow after exposure. Can anyone explain how this works?