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Dwarf children: what jobs do they do?
« on: August 01, 2012, 01:27:54 pm »
And are there ways to make them more productive?
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Re: Dwarf children: what jobs do they do?
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2012, 01:32:40 pm »
They deconstruct walls and harvest plants. That's about it.
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Re: Dwarf children: what jobs do they do?
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2012, 01:33:07 pm »
With Dwarf Therapist there is an option to enable any labor on children (makes you a dirty cheater).  The only thing kids can do job-wise is harvest crops if your orders are set to allow anyone to harvest.  They will get a small amount of farming xp for this.
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Re: Dwarf children: what jobs do they do?
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2012, 03:50:59 pm »
It seems to be something that is moddable however.  I recently noticed a child making stone crafts in my fort, was the first back after a long hiatus and I thought the rules had changed.  I guess its a feature of Masterwork DwarfFortress (child in question mooded to legendary and is almost always first to the workshop when a new order comes in.  I love the little bugger)
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Re: Dwarf children: what jobs do they do?
« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2012, 04:13:17 pm »
What jobs do they do? Drink up your booze and are generally an annoyance,especially if they die, causing REALLY bad moods.
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Re: Dwarf children: what jobs do they do?
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2012, 04:22:37 pm »
Quote from: Megaman3321 on August 01, 2012, 01:32:40 pm
They deconstruct walls and harvest plants. That's about it.
They also grow up, shield Dwarves from vampires, harvest goblin bolts...
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Re: Dwarf children: what jobs do they do?
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2012, 04:36:01 pm »
Also good to sacrifice on a deconstructions that requires one because they're generally useless. 

Anyone have the link for the dwarven daycare thread btw?
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Re: Dwarf children: what jobs do they do?
« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2012, 04:53:57 pm »
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=91093.135


You know, the UNSC does this shit to children in Halo, and they are the GOOD guys >.>
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Re: Dwarf children: what jobs do they do?
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2012, 05:06:44 pm »
Nice, thinking of doing that in my new fort.  Got a couple blue peahens just for that purpose. 
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Quote from: Broseph Stalin on October 14, 2012, 01:27:09 pm
I like to think that on the other side of the world a human is walking on the beach, notices the water level suddenly drop twenty feet, and whispers "fucking dwarves."

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Re: Dwarf children: what jobs do they do?
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2012, 10:31:02 pm »
I think dwarven children haul. Also, they throw parties. And give bad thoughts on death. So...wait 11 years, or mod dwarven kids to be useful younger.
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Re: Dwarf children: what jobs do they do?
« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2012, 08:46:18 am »
Children only haul if you are modding/cheating. Children can get a strange mood, normally. Even when the mood is over you will still have to wait til they are 12 before they can use their new skill. Normally.
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