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[Ifeno]

Where is the the lever that controls the drawbridge?  If I could just open that It'd already help immensely.

I can't remember making one in all honesty, I don't think it's ever been opened, you only need 4 stones to make a new one though:

1 for a mechanic workshop, 3 for mechanisms, 1 mech for the lever and 2 mech's for linkage

If it hadn't been made the bridge wouldn't be raised.  Thus there's a lever and I need to find it.

Eh, my bad, but either way I think you missed my primary point, make another lever.

I'd really rather not.  That'll make life absurdly confusing in the longrun.  I'd much rather just pull every lever around and see what they do

It's a personality test! See, I without fail would chose the option of de-constructing every lever and then building new ones as they were needed, using trial and error would never have occurred to me.

But there's so much !!FUN!! to be had when randomly pulling levers!

[Ifeno]

So I've successfully let in the migrants and I've retaken the farms however the west wing is flooded with zombies and I don't know what to do about them.  Thoughts?

[Ifeno]

Update:  It is not only panicking dwarves that will open locked doors, but dwarves in general.  If a burrow does not restrict them they will simply march through a locked door.

[peregarrett]

Update:  It is not only panicking dwarves that will open locked doors, but dwarves in general.  If a burrow does not restrict them they will simply march through a locked door.

You're kidding me?! 
Are you sure you lock the door, not just keep tightly closed?

[ashton1993]

Update:  It is not only panicking dwarves that will open locked doors, but dwarves in general.  If a burrow does not restrict them they will simply march through a locked door.

Wait? You serious? Dwarf's don't do that, that's the whole point of locking a door, you did actually lock them right?

[Ifeno]

Update:  It is not only panicking dwarves that will open locked doors, but dwarves in general.  If a burrow does not restrict them they will simply march through a locked door.

Wait? You serious? Dwarf's don't do that, that's the whole point of locking a door, you did actually lock them right?

Unless "Forbidding" a Door AND setting it to "No Animals" isn't locking it I don't know what is.  (l) is (l)ocking is it not?  Unless I'm completely retarded now...

[peregarrett]

Locking is - 'q' to building, 'l' and 'o' for both locking from animals and sapients.

Forbidding door as a builting or item has no effect on passing!

[ashton1993]

Update:  It is not only panicking dwarves that will open locked doors, but dwarves in general.  If a burrow does not restrict them they will simply march through a locked door.

Wait? You serious? Dwarf's don't do that, that's the whole point of locking a door, you did actually lock them right?

Unless "Forbidding" a Door AND setting it to "No Animals" isn't locking it I don't know what is.  (l) is (l)ocking is it not?  Unless I'm completely retarded now...

*facepalm* Peregarrett gave you good info at least

[Ifeno]

Update:  It is not only panicking dwarves that will open locked doors, but dwarves in general.  If a burrow does not restrict them they will simply march through a locked door.

Wait? You serious? Dwarf's don't do that, that's the whole point of locking a door, you did actually lock them right?

Unless "Forbidding" a Door AND setting it to "No Animals" isn't locking it I don't know what is.  (l) is (l)ocking is it not?  Unless I'm completely retarded now...

*facepalm* Peregarrett gave you good info at least

What do you mean facepalm?  I pressed l and o.  I'm not a moron it's forbidden for animals and people. >.>

[Ifeno]

Locking is - 'q' to building, 'l' and 'o' for both locking from animals and sapients.

Forbidding door as a builting or item has no effect on passing!

Yep that's exactly what I did.  And further proof that I didn't do it wrong is that it indeed keeps Zombies locked in.  It's only dwarves that have the mysterious ability to walk through locked doors.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

l to forbid passage of dwarves
o to forbid passage of pets
which results in a FORBIDDEN door austin.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Where is the the lever that controls the drawbridge?  If I could just open that It'd already help immensely.

I can't remember making one in all honesty, I don't think it's ever been opened, you only need 4 stones to make a new one though:

1 for a mechanic workshop, 3 for mechanisms, 1 mech for the lever and 2 mech's for linkage

If it hadn't been made the bridge wouldn't be raised.  Thus there's a lever and I need to find it.

Eh, my bad, but either way I think you missed my primary point, make another lever.

I'd really rather not.  That'll make life absurdly confusing in the longrun.  I'd much rather just pull every lever around and see what they do

It's a personality test! See, I without fail would chose the option of de-constructing every lever and then building new ones as they were needed, using trial and error would never have occurred to me.

That's because the levers around here are linked up to deathtraps.

Locking is - 'q' to building, 'l' and 'o' for both locking from animals and sapients.

Forbidding door as a builting or item has no effect on passing!

Yep that's exactly what I did.  And further proof that I didn't do it wrong is that it indeed keeps Zombies locked in.  It's only dwarves that have the mysterious ability to walk through locked doors.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

l to forbid passage of dwarves
o to forbid passage of pets
which results in a FORBIDDEN door austin.

That's odd, locking doors works for me. Are you sure it isn't, I dunno, a kobold thief or a buildingdestroyer or something?

[Ifeno]

Where is the the lever that controls the drawbridge?  If I could just open that It'd already help immensely.

I can't remember making one in all honesty, I don't think it's ever been opened, you only need 4 stones to make a new one though:

1 for a mechanic workshop, 3 for mechanisms, 1 mech for the lever and 2 mech's for linkage

If it hadn't been made the bridge wouldn't be raised.  Thus there's a lever and I need to find it.

Eh, my bad, but either way I think you missed my primary point, make another lever.

I'd really rather not.  That'll make life absurdly confusing in the longrun.  I'd much rather just pull every lever around and see what they do

It's a personality test! See, I without fail would chose the option of de-constructing every lever and then building new ones as they were needed, using trial and error would never have occurred to me.

That's because the levers around here are linked up to deathtraps.

Good so you see the appeal in mindlessly pulling them.

Locking is - 'q' to building, 'l' and 'o' for both locking from animals and sapients.

Forbidding door as a builting or item has no effect on passing!

Yep that's exactly what I did.  And further proof that I didn't do it wrong is that it indeed keeps Zombies locked in.  It's only dwarves that have the mysterious ability to walk through locked doors.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

l to forbid passage of dwarves
o to forbid passage of pets
which results in a FORBIDDEN door austin.

That's odd, locking doors works for me. Are you sure it isn't, I dunno, a kobold thief or a buildingdestroyer or something?

Well it locks zombies in just fine.  But if dwarves are given the permission they'll walk through them.  Idk when every dorf acquired a master key to the fortress but it needs fixing!

[ashton1993]

Wait, you did actually go back and un-forbid the doors right?

[Ifeno]

Wait, you did actually go back and un-forbid the doors right?

What do you mean "un-forbid" the doors?  Why would I unlock doors I want locked.  I didn't forbid them using d-b-f if that's what you'Re thinking.  By forbidding the doors I meant q-o since the game calls locked doors "forbidden" doors.

[peregarrett]

No wooden door can hold a dwarf who wants to pass!

Actually, in my turn exactly these doors were working fine. Somehow someone screwed the game mechanics!