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[milo1109]

So I've just started DF and love it. However I have had some problems. The main three are 1) When I hit about a 100 dwarves I run out of things to do. I have 3 forges 6 smelters 8 wood furnaces, miners, smoothers, etc. But I still usually have at least 20 I just can't find jobs with, I get a bit bored.
2) Getting a decent military. So around 30 immigrants I start making a squad, and then add to it as time goes by. I equip them with bronze weapons and hope for the best. They dont seem to raise beyond competent. Recently I had 2 sieges in a row. One was defeated with heavy casualties by my two full squads(marks and mixed melee), and the second had trolls that finished me off.
3) There are somethings that still elude me. Like how to get a outdoor fort built, and how to properly use magma.
Anyway, if anyone can help, that would be great. Oh, and small other thing, I never find iron. Ever.

[Jellycat12]

To make an above ground fort, you need to construct things. To construct, press [b ] then [C]. Then there will be the things you can construct.

[milo1109]

I realize that. I make a wall, and then try to make a ramo leading up so I can construct another level, but I can never construct another level above.

[Jellycat12]

Were you trying to make a construction on a construction?

[Thecard]

Well... you can't find Iron.  You smelt it from Hematite, Magnetite and Limonite.  So you've probably got the capacity to make it.
And check out the military screen, and set them to train.  Also, build them a training room.  Some Elves might tell you to use wood weapons to train (hippie scum) but real dwarves train with Candy weapons.
Oh, that's another thing to do once you get bored.  Go to the Circus.

I realize that. I make a wall, and then try to make a ramo leading up so I can construct another level, but I can never construct another level above.

Make floors behind the area you want the walls to go.  Walls need a walkable perimeter.
Oh, and you don't put walls on floors, in case you were.

[milo1109]

I know all that. My dwarves still are far from becoming the Legendary Champions

[Thecard]

Well, as I said, if you want to really train your Dwarves--Dig Deeper!
And Adamantine is the best material.  You should gobble it all up.

[AutomataKittay]

When I hits high count of dwarves, I don't mind a lot of idlers since I tend to need a lot of them to just do cleaning up after sieges or during merchant trades. Or I just throw them into military and call it a day

Mixed weapon squads aren't good ideas in general, since they'll not be focused on one weapon. I've seen reports that having squad of 2 dwarves trains up much faster, but I've never used it myself. You might want to invest a bit into traps to back up your dwarves. Bronze is better than iron for weapons, and probably for armor, but steel trumps bronze easily.

'Proper' usage of magma to me is to use them in obsidian farm to make more shiny rocks or to run magma workshops. I don't bother trying to make a magma pumpstack

http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Ramp This' why ramps aren't too useful in aboveground construction, it only allow your dwarves to go up to what's on top of the walls surrounding the ramp, not directly to the floor above. Stairs are generally better. But if you enjoys ramps, then this should help with directing it!

[milo1109]

Thanks. Looking for some candy. On my current fort I have 25 layers of Tet and no other metal.

[AutomataKittay]

Thanks. Looking for some candy. On my current fort I have 25 layers of Tet and no other metal.

Ore of copper and silver? That's pretty much perfect for crossbowiers!

And be very careful about digging too deep, beware the FUN!

[milo1109]

I'll watch out

[Thecard]

Thanks. Looking for some candy. On my current fort I have 25 layers of Tet and no other metal.

Ore of copper and silver? That's pretty much perfect for crossbowiers!

And be very careful about digging too deep, beware the FUN!

He's bored!  He's hunting for !!FUN!!

[0cu]

Silver Blunt weapons are just great, use your tetrahedrite.

[milo1109]

Blind cave ogre just wiped me out lol.

[milo1109]

What the hell? Bugged. MY expedition leader has survived 3k hits, and now the troll is unconscious from over exertion.