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Archereon

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Why aren't my dwarves melting coins?
« on: October 28, 2012, 01:57:06 pm »

I was recently attempting to perform that exploit by which one is able to get a net gain in metal by minting and subsequently melting coins. However, despite the fact that the !500! adamantine coins I have are designated for melting, my dwarves refuse to melt them, even when given the order. They are not forbidden nor marked for dumping, and they are in a stockpile which is accessible by the furance operators, since one of them put it there.
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Re: Why aren't my dwarves melting coins?
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2012, 01:58:56 pm »

Is the smeltery linked to different stockpiles? Workshops won't take stuff from outside of it's linked stockpiles. If it's not that, burrows? If not, it's dwarves being annoying and I have no idea.
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Archereon

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Re: Why aren't my dwarves melting coins?
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2012, 02:10:21 pm »

Not either of those, but apparently it eventually got done since they aren't there anymore.
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But the sad truth charlie?
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Re: Why aren't my dwarves melting coins?
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2012, 06:19:29 am »

coins give 10% gain while leggins and giant axe blades give 50%. You can use it instead.
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Re: Why aren't my dwarves melting coins?
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2012, 06:24:41 am »

leggins and giant axe blades give 50%. You can use it instead.
Not with adamantine you can't - leggings and giant axe blades require 5 wafers to forge, not 1...
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Re: Why aren't my dwarves melting coins?
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2012, 06:30:33 am »

Not with adamantine you can't - leggings and giant axe blades require 5 wafers to forge, not 1...

damn them!!
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Re: Why aren't my dwarves melting coins?
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2012, 06:40:31 am »

Not with adamantine you can't - leggings and giant axe blades require 5 wafers to forge, not 1...

damn them!!
Coins' also easier to organize, you can set them aside somewhere in specific stockpile, without accidentally melting that masterwork that haven't been picked up yet :D
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Re: Why aren't my dwarves melting coins?
« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2012, 10:37:21 am »

You can't make platinum and aluminum axes either.
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