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dwarves eat and drink quicker
« on: July 08, 2014, 08:47:50 am »

is it just me, or are dwarves drinking/eating much more quickly than they did in 0.34? They seem to take on average, 1 to 2 seconds to drink/eat one unit before getting back to work. I think this is a new hidden feature which I really like. I think it's also a bit more realistic given how long an in game day is compared to real life.

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Re: dwarves eat and drink quicker
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2014, 01:09:16 pm »

If this also lowers the time they spend on breaks... Then this release is heaven. :3
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Re: dwarves eat and drink quicker
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2014, 01:56:02 pm »

I wonder if its interaction with new personalities and stuff, like highly motivated dwarves will take less time in breaks/eating/drinking to get back to work on their dreams...
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Re: dwarves eat and drink quicker
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2014, 02:26:44 pm »

Eating and drinking are quite quick now compared to v 0.34, but alas, breaks still take a while.
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Re: dwarves eat and drink quicker
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2014, 06:07:57 am »

This will probably result in less dwarfs getting hitched and having babies... Often prolonged eating/drinking contact is the only social interactions my dwarves have
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Re: dwarves eat and drink quicker
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2014, 06:20:08 am »

I've seen at least one report of dwarves making notably more friends, despite the lower downtime.
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Re: dwarves eat and drink quicker
« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2014, 12:40:31 pm »

Eating and drinking are definitely faster. Sleeping and breaks are not. I've also noticed that installing mechanisms on levers/plates and the associated machinery is an order of magnitude faster.
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