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Mimodo

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Big bones
« on: July 11, 2012, 10:59:58 pm »
I have a dwarf in a strange mood, and for some reason, instead of claiming the craftsdwarf workshops that he walked straight past, he decided to claim the ones down at my adamantine extraction spot. He then decided he wanted bones from the surface, and yeah, that's fine... I check up on him regularly, and noticed that he's barely moving. Thinking he must be carrying a ton of lead or something on him, I check his inventory. "Aslot's Bone [37]" weighing 468r!!! Not carrying a ton of lead... almost 7 times heavier than a bar of lead, about 3.5 times heavier than a platinum bar....

My question... what are these bones made out of!!! And, what's the chances of the dwarf collapsing due to exhaustion, or dying from dehydration before he finishes the artifact :p
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Re: Big bones
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2012, 11:05:58 pm »
First, he is carrying alot of bones, not heavy bones. There is also a bug where all the bones in a stack are used, instead of one. Second, Dwarves are determined little bastards, won't die unless they are struck down. Will keep on moving, and woek for months. Might Ecplain why they go mad if you wait long
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Re: Big bones
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2012, 11:08:42 pm »
Quote from: Mimodo on July 11, 2012, 10:59:58 pm
I have a dwarf in a strange mood, and for some reason, instead of claiming the craftsdwarf workshops that he walked straight past, he decided to claim the ones down at my adamantine extraction spot. He then decided he wanted bones from the surface, and yeah, that's fine... I check up on him regularly, and noticed that he's barely moving. Thinking he must be carrying a ton of lead or something on him, I check his inventory. "Aslot's Bone [37]" weighing 468r!!! Not carrying a ton of lead... almost 7 times heavier than a bar of lead, about 3.5 times heavier than a platinum bar....

My question... what are these bones made out of!!! And, what's the chances of the dwarf collapsing due to exhaustion, or dying from dehydration before he finishes the artifact :p
Aslot's not fat! God, you guys are SO MEAN to him! He's just big-boned!
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Re: Big bones
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2012, 11:15:10 pm »
Quote from: GoombaGeek on July 11, 2012, 11:08:42 pm
Quote from: Mimodo on July 11, 2012, 10:59:58 pm
I have a dwarf in a strange mood, and for some reason, instead of claiming the craftsdwarf workshops that he walked straight past, he decided to claim the ones down at my adamantine extraction spot. He then decided he wanted bones from the surface, and yeah, that's fine... I check up on him regularly, and noticed that he's barely moving. Thinking he must be carrying a ton of lead or something on him, I check his inventory. "Aslot's Bone [37]" weighing 468r!!! Not carrying a ton of lead... almost 7 times heavier than a bar of lead, about 3.5 times heavier than a platinum bar....

My question... what are these bones made out of!!! And, what's the chances of the dwarf collapsing due to exhaustion, or dying from dehydration before he finishes the artifact :p
Aslot's not fat! God, you guys are SO MEAN to him! He's just big-boned!
He also dead, So i doubt he will be very upset. If he comes back as ghost and is upset, we just blame Mimodo.
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Re: Big bones
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2012, 11:19:56 pm »
Quote from: misko27 on July 11, 2012, 11:15:10 pm
Quote from: GoombaGeek on July 11, 2012, 11:08:42 pm
Quote from: Mimodo on July 11, 2012, 10:59:58 pm
I have a dwarf in a strange mood, and for some reason, instead of claiming the craftsdwarf workshops that he walked straight past, he decided to claim the ones down at my adamantine extraction spot. He then decided he wanted bones from the surface, and yeah, that's fine... I check up on him regularly, and noticed that he's barely moving. Thinking he must be carrying a ton of lead or something on him, I check his inventory. "Aslot's Bone [37]" weighing 468r!!! Not carrying a ton of lead... almost 7 times heavier than a bar of lead, about 3.5 times heavier than a platinum bar....

My question... what are these bones made out of!!! And, what's the chances of the dwarf collapsing due to exhaustion, or dying from dehydration before he finishes the artifact :p
Aslot's not fat! God, you guys are SO MEAN to him! He's just big-boned!
He also dead, So i doubt he will be very upset. If he comes back as ghost and is upset, we just blame Mimodo.

Let's just hope the use of his body in an artefact is enough to keep him happy... but still, this would have been a bloody big creature, if just the bones alone weigh that much... thinking it might be one of those forgotten beasts that tried to kill my dwarves
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Re: Big bones
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2012, 11:37:03 pm »
The wiki says that one urist is equivalent to 1kg... That means the just the bones weight almost 500kg. I dont want to meat whatever killed that thing
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Re: Big bones
« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2012, 12:14:21 am »
Welllllllllllllll, If it is a FB bone artifact, Then you know it was a FB. Just look through the dead listings until youy find aslot.
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Re: Big bones
« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2012, 12:55:59 am »
Quote from: misko27 on July 12, 2012, 12:14:21 am
Welllllllllllllll, If it is a FB bone artifact, Then you know it was a FB. Just look through the dead listings until youy find aslot.

Didn't think of that. Aslot was a troll. Most likely one of the ones that i trapped in a cage to give my archers some moving targets. Either way, the artifact doesn't look like it's coming... he wants stuff that he's refusing to grab (yes, I have them), so he's now walled in awaiting madness, then slaughter
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Re: Big bones
« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2012, 12:58:31 am »
Use DFhack's "showmood" command to see what he wants and if you already have everything create a burrow that includes everything he needs, artifacts using named character bones are the best.
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Re: Big bones
« Reply #9 on: July 12, 2012, 01:10:18 am »
Quote from: Mimodo on July 12, 2012, 12:55:59 am
Quote from: misko27 on July 12, 2012, 12:14:21 am
Welllllllllllllll, If it is a FB bone artifact, Then you know it was a FB. Just look through the dead listings until youy find aslot.

Didn't think of that. Aslot was a troll. Most likely one of the ones that i trapped in a cage to give my archers some moving targets. Either way, the artifact doesn't look like it's coming... he wants stuff that he's refusing to grab (yes, I have them), so he's now walled in awaiting madness, then slaughter
possibly... Some items have shared names, do you have rock and metal blocks? do you have all types of thread? Perhaps he wants alot of something.Trust me, I've had that same feeling before, It's always been that I've forbid something, or dont have the right type.
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Re: Big bones
« Reply #10 on: July 12, 2012, 01:43:13 am »
Cloth is especially annoying, since plant cloth, silk cloth, and yarn cloth are considered different but your moody dwarf won't tell you which one he wants.  DFHack's showmood is your friend.
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Re: Big bones
« Reply #11 on: July 12, 2012, 02:57:29 am »
I think I may have to... although I have a strong feeling he wants the one thing I don't have: Silk cloth
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Re: Big bones
« Reply #12 on: July 12, 2012, 07:21:43 am »
Quote from: Mimodo on July 11, 2012, 11:37:03 pm
I dont want to meat whatever killed that thing.

You don't have to. The meat's already been stripped from the bone!
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Re: Big bones
« Reply #13 on: July 12, 2012, 08:02:25 am »
Quick application of a mod to the smelter will give you silk cloth and save your moody Dwarf with his named-bone artifact.  Edit the raw in your save, with the game closed.  reaction_smelter.txt is the file you want to edit.  Go to the bottom and edit the adamantine entry if you are like me, or otherwise choose some reaction that you will never need in this fortress.  Remove the reactant(s) and product, add the silk cloth product line, and change the name so you can find it at the smelter.  Don't change the "reaction:" line.

[REACTION:ADAMANTINE_WAFERS]
[NAME:make silk cloth from nothing]
[BUILDING:SMELTER:NONE]
[PRODUCT:100:1:CLOTH:NO_SUBTYPE:CREATURE_MAT:SPIDER_CAVE:SILK][PRODUCT_DIMENSION:150]
[FUEL]
[SKILL:SMELT]
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Re: Big bones
« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2012, 08:29:19 am »
Quote from: slink on July 12, 2012, 08:02:25 am
[REACTION:ADAMANTINE_WAFERS]
[NAME:make silk cloth from nothing]
[BUILDING:SMELTER:NONE]
[PRODUCT:100:1:CLOTH:NO_SUBTYPE:CREATURE_MAT:SPIDER_CAVE:SILK][PRODUCT_DIMENSION:150]
[FUEL]
[SKILL:SMELT]
That should be [PRODUCT_DIMENSION:15000].
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