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[weenog]

I guess the solution is to assign the fish cleaners each to a single job that levels up quickly, and work them until their professions change.

[Casp]

I guess the solution is to assign the fish cleaners each to a single job that levels up quickly, and work them until their professions change.

... Is it wrong that my first thought to solve this problem was not this, but instead involved large pits of incredibly violent monkeys?

[ObeseHelmet]

I guess the solution is to assign the fish cleaners each to a single job that levels up quickly, and work them until their professions change.

... Is it wrong that my first thought to solve this problem was not this, but instead involved large pits of incredibly violent monkeys?

My first thought (totally not dwarfy): Set some of them to fishing.
My second thought (much dwarfier): Set the fish on them. Specifically, the war carp and sturgeon.

[SixOfSpades]

Also, mine everything or just train them into something else,

Close, but no cigar. The correct answer is to get them to Legendary Miner status, and then make them your militia.

[Lielac]

I think Toady talked about this in a recent DF talk or FotF post, but I can't find it right now. Generally, migrants are weighted towards having skills that your fortress lacks. However, if an overwhelming majority of your fortress has the same profession, the game makes the assumption that you have that many of one job for a reason and sends you more of them to fuel whatever insane project it is that you have in progress.

Wouldn't that lead to a shitty Catch-22 situation? Oh, you have a quorum of Firs Cleaners. Better send you more Fish Cleaners. What's that, you don't need Fish Cleaners? Then why do you have so many Fish Cleaners? What? It's my fault? Ok, I'll try to s- too late, here come the Fish Cleaners.

This is when you start burrowing the excess dwarves under the nearest atom smasher.

[Hanslanda]

I think Toady talked about this in a recent DF talk or FotF post, but I can't find it right now. Generally, migrants are weighted towards having skills that your fortress lacks. However, if an overwhelming majority of your fortress has the same profession, the game makes the assumption that you have that many of one job for a reason and sends you more of them to fuel whatever insane project it is that you have in progress.

Wouldn't that lead to a shitty Catch-22 situation? Oh, you have a quorum of Firs Cleaners. Better send you more Fish Cleaners. What's that, you don't need Fish Cleaners? Then why do you have so many Fish Cleaners? What? It's my fault? Ok, I'll try to s- too late, here come the Fish Cleaners.

This is when you start burrowing the excess dwarves under the nearest atom smasher.

Urist McTooTrusting: Right here?  Under the drawbridge?
Overlord: Yep. Hold still.  WAIT!
Urist: What?
Overlord: Drop your socks over here, they're nice, and I'd hate to deprive someone of nice silk socks.
Urist: ... Okay, done, what no-
*Thud*
Melbil McNotSuspiciousEnough: What was that noise?
Overlord: Go stand under the drawbridge, I need you to check something out.

[medikohl]

I can imagine a bunch of  monks making a pilgrimage to a holy mountain, only to discover that it isn't there anymore.

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[k9wazere]

Hmm, does this work with military dwarves?

If I make all my embark dwarves hammerdwarves, will I end up with a wave of useless hammerdwarves?

[slink]

Do professions that involve tools still come with their own tools?  My impression is not, but I have mine arrive with jobs turned off so that may be the cause.

[weenog]

Only time I've seen hunters turn up with no crossbows is when I had labors turned off.  I never get woodcutters or miners to know about them.

[Felix False]

Maybe there's gold doubloons buried underneath the mountain and your miners are pirates in disguise?

[daveralph1234]

I think Toady talked about this in a recent DF talk or FotF post, but I can't find it right now. Generally, migrants are weighted towards having skills that your fortress lacks. However, if an overwhelming majority of your fortress has the same profession, the game makes the assumption that you have that many of one job for a reason and sends you more of them to fuel whatever insane project it is that you have in progress.

Wouldn't that lead to a shitty Catch-22 situation? Oh, you have a quorum of Firs Cleaners. Better send you more Fish Cleaners. What's that, you don't need Fish Cleaners? Then why do you have so many Fish Cleaners? What? It's my fault? Ok, I'll try to s- too late, here come the Fish Cleaners.

I would imagine this is the point......

[Besserwisser]

On my next embark, I give everyone at least one point in each mining and masonry. I'm going to build sooooo much.

Edit: On second thought, masons don't bring any equipment. What skills should I choose for maximum equipment for my immigrants?

[WealthyRadish]

Hunting, as then you'll get a quiver, crossbow, and some bolts.

I haven't noticed any pump operator immigrants in my current fort, which has 80% of the population up to master or better in pump operating. Weird.

[riffraffselbow]

I haven't noticed any pump operator immigrants in my current fort, which has 80% of the population up to master or better in pump operating. Weird.

Maybe toady realized there aren't many people who want a migration wave of trained pump operators, even fewer people than want a migration wave of train fish cleaners?