Humans can't make soap. Intentional?
I like it. I like to think of my human fort as being inhabited by a bunch of smelly barbarians who aspire to outdo dwarves in the fine art of being unkempt.
Right, so I'm guessing there'd be a market for a human semi-tutorial then? Cause Sanctume also seemed a bit lost with humans. Had a good one a while back but I lost the save to it.
I did ok for while, but then I re-played the same embark from day 1 save about 5 times to try different things.
Trying to recall an optimal start.
1. Get 2 miners+4 with dodge+2 fighter+2 and discipline+2 at least, and don't worry about the cave adaptation issue as long as you don't plan to dig the whole year. Save aquifers for next time challenge. Those early ores are money for trade.
2. 3 builders including the brick maker for above-ground constructions, and carpenter for 8 bed at most.
Build that brick making workshop, 1 stone into 10 blocks, it uses Stone Craft labor, not Mason.
1 woodcutter+1, a weapon+2, fighter+2, and discipline+2. 10 logs are money too, feather/glumprong are valuable.
1 carpenter+1, mechanic+1, a weapon+2, fighter+2, and discipline+2 - need that raising bridge and wall soon
1 stonecraft+1, mason+1, a weapon+2, fighter+2, and discipline+2 - i prefer using stone blocks for color
3. 2 Bureaucrats to do the buying and hauling to sell of stuff.
I split these into Record Keeper, Manager, and Mayor consoler type,
and Doctor type. Both have Appraisal+1.
But this optimal start is messed up when rare Caste is part of the 7 founders.
Had a Squire who will do no labor except train.
Warrior or Barbarian are ok.
Had a cleric, but building a hospital too early without a large number of peasant workers is not productive.
3 embark points for Economic stone such as Orthoclase sells decently compared to spending 90 embark points on native gold ore.
Spend points on at least 2 picks and 1 metal axe.
Need a clearer step by step guild to building the guild, expansion, and joining guilds via 1 Profile and excluding others. Had a weaponsmith join a mason guild once when I did not use manager Profile to guild building.