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[pisskop]

Is there a guaranteed way to get  sieges in DF2014? It seems I embark constantly on peacful locations.

Is that enough to be sure to get sieges? :/

In theory, and in previous versions; yes.

Goblins will come eventually.  and if you piss off the humans they will too.

[Detros]

Is there a guaranteed way to get  sieges in DF2014? It seems I embark constantly on peacful locations.

No. But after more than like 1M of wealth, 100 dwarves and 5 years goblins usually come. And if you angry diplomats/traders of humans or elves, they should come too.

[Uzu Bash]

Does restricting a workshop prevent haulers from moving items to stockpile from it?

[That Wolf]

Does restricting a workshop prevent haulers from moving items to stockpile from it?

I dont believe so I'll check rite now
Nope they haul it.
Haha I made the workshop restricted to a baby.

My Question: its a big one
I made 3 gabbro block rooms stacked ontop of eachother and suspended it above a volcano after I sealed a crew, food, tools, materials, pet trolls and some caged plump helmet men
I dropped it having a lever inside it so an adventurer can use it.
And it deconstructed upon hitting lava killing everyone in flaming glory.
Wtf did I F up
Please help this terranaught

[pisskop]

You are not going to be able to construct and drop a diving bell for your dwarves.  It will not work.

[That Wolf]

Aww shit.
I had hoped asking here would help.
Thanks pisskop
Not dwarves humans btw.
Would a natural stone room survive a drop? Or is it just how cave ins work?

[Showbiz]

Okay, thanks guys!

[Larix]

Aww shit.
I had hoped asking here would help.
Thanks pisskop
Not dwarves humans btw.
Would a natural stone room survive a drop? Or is it just how cave ins work?

In short, that's how cave-ins work. If you drop a construction, it deconstructs and you get a jumble of blocks/rocks. If you drop natural rock, it'll compress and fill up all contained open space. Any passengers inside will be killed instantly, no chance of survival. Anyone standing on top of a caving-in construction will fall normally, which is rarely healthy.

More than you ever wanted to know about cave-ins:
http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Cave-in

[Bumber]

Aww shit.
I had hoped asking here would help.
Thanks pisskop
Not dwarves humans btw.
Would a natural stone room survive a drop? Or is it just how cave ins work?

In short, that's how cave-ins work. If you drop a construction, it deconstructs and you get a jumble of blocks/rocks. If you drop natural rock, it'll compress and fill up all contained open space. Any passengers inside will be killed instantly, no chance of survival. Anyone standing on top of a caving-in construction will fall normally, which is rarely healthy.

More than you ever wanted to know about cave-ins:
http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Cave-in

Cave-ins are, in a word, pancaking.

[CatKate]

Hey guys,

in my current game there are no hostile creatures. Or rather, there are, but they are not tagged hostile and behave just like usual wildlife. I read that there was a bug; however this continues now for some version upgrades. Currently have .40.24 and still going on. The fortress started on version 40.15, maybe?

Is there any chance to make these creatures hostile again? Or is the only way to retire and start a new fortress (urgh)?

Thanks for your help!
Cheers,
Cat

[Bearskie]

Since statue gardens and memorial halls do not have an overall room quality (Royal, Decent, etc), would it be ok to designate all of them in a single room? Perhaps together with the barracks to train observer also.

[taptap]

I am in an evil rainless desert biome, slowly colonizing the surface. If I water the aboveground area is there any chance natural growth will occur to start surface farming? (Or an area at z-1?) Sadly elves and humans declared war decades ago for unspecific reasons, so no opportunity to get seeds from them.

Another question: how can I handle wax properly? I have a stockpile for pressed honey bee wax cake, but a lot of wax prefers hanging around in random pots in completely different stockpiles (that wouldn't even accept it).

[drone1230]

I've recently been trying to dig some pits for my current fort, but I've run into a major problem. I can't seem to dig one without stranding the miner at the bottom, forcing him to dig himself out, but this isn't always desirable. I have a general idea of how channeling works, but I still haven't been able to solve this problem. Any help would be appreciated.

[Naryar]

I've recently been trying to dig some pits for my current fort, but I've run into a major problem. I can't seem to dig one without stranding the miner at the bottom, forcing him to dig himself out, but this isn't always desirable. I have a general idea of how channeling works, but I still haven't been able to solve this problem. Any help would be appreciated.

Channel out a pit with an utility stair next to it. Stair should be as tall as the pit.

[Larix]

I am in an evil rainless desert biome, slowly colonizing the surface. If I water the aboveground area is there any chance natural growth will occur to start surface farming? (Or an area at z-1?) Sadly elves and humans declared war decades ago for unspecific reasons, so no opportunity to get seeds from them.

I haven't dealt with deserts of late, but they have very little natural growth and normally no naturally-occurring shrubs. You might be stuck having to wait for humans and elves to calm down again.

Another question: how can I handle wax properly? I have a stockpile for pressed honey bee wax cake, but a lot of wax prefers hanging around in random pots in completely different stockpiles (that wouldn't even accept it).

Are those the actual "honey bee wax cake"s? Those definitely belong in food stockpiles under "pressed material". Dwarfs shouldn't put them anywhere else, although they can sometimes be tardy removing them from a barrel after stockpile settings have been adjusted. I find it easy to confuse the pressed wax cakes with "honey bee wax honeycomb", the unpressed item. That one is, strangely enough, a "tool" (finished good) of "wax" material and is frequently crammed into finished goods bins, along with ropes, clothes, crafts and uninstalled hive- and nestboxes.