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Killerkop

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My Questions Thread
« on: November 12, 2012, 06:27:44 pm »

Hi all,

Been lurking a while and just made an account.  I'm on my third attempt at learning dwarf fortress.  Heavy user of the wiki, just having trouble wrapping my head around some things.

I had a Dwarf go Beserk.  I probably should have locked them down, eh, live and learn.  Anyways, beserk dwarf killed another dwarf and was put down by a hunter.  I made coffins and setup a tomb for the murdered dwarf and a baby that died during the same period but wasnt killed by the berserker.  I thought maybe the beserk dwarf should get a tomb too, but I cant find her name in the list.  Is this because she went beserk and became an enemy?

I made some slabs and fooled with having them engraved and was able to make a memorial for all 3 deceased dwarves.  I can memorialize her but not entomb her?  Her skeleton is just sitting in my corpse pile.  Beserk or not, she deserved more.

Thanks!
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XXSockXX

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Re: My Questions Thread
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2012, 06:35:44 pm »

Just set the coffin he should go into to be used for burial, that works for merchants and caravan guards too.
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Re: My Questions Thread
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2012, 07:09:48 pm »

Just set the coffins to be usable for [b]urial, don't make them tombs.
You can't make a tomb for a deceased dwarf, only living ones.
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XXSockXX

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« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2012, 07:21:03 pm »

You can't make a tomb for a deceased dwarf, only living ones.

You can, but only if the dwarf was part of your group, so not for berserks and merchants.
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Killerkop

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Re: My Questions Thread
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2012, 08:38:14 pm »

Is going Berserk alone enough to cast a dwarf out (like if they are locked in a room) or do they have to attack someone first?
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kuki

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« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2012, 10:07:40 pm »

Berserk dwarves are immediately moved to the hostile/other column of the units screen, so I assume they leave your fort's society the moment you're warned that they've gone berserk.
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Killerkop

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« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2012, 10:14:57 pm »

When the memorial slabs I made were in my stockpile I was able to look at them and get the description where it talked about the Dwarf's life and how they died.  Once they are placed I am unable to look at the description.  Am I missing something?
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XXSockXX

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Re: My Questions Thread
« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2012, 10:17:58 pm »

Press t to see the content of buildings, that way you can read the description.
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Captain Man

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« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2012, 01:22:32 pm »

On that note, is there a way to build (as in place, not engrave) a specific slab?
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i2amroy

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Re: My Questions Thread
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2012, 01:25:55 pm »

Hit 'x' when you are on the slab select list and it should split into a detailed list that includes the names on the slabs. Then just select the one that you want.
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