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em1LL

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Is there any way to make dwarves wash themselves
« on: January 14, 2015, 07:36:33 am »

Hi all!

Is there any way to make dwarves wash themselves? I already have well and soap but they don't want to use it.

Thanks in advance.
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Re: Is there any way to make dwarves wash themselves
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2015, 07:39:20 am »

They will when they want to.

But you can also make a waterfall in your main stairway so everyone gets a shower.
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Re: Is there any way to make dwarves wash themselves
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2015, 08:35:32 am »

They will when they want to.

But you can also make a waterfall in your main stairway so everyone gets a shower.

They get happy thoughts from the mist, on the other hand the mud will drain fps I guess.
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Re: Is there any way to make dwarves wash themselves
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2015, 09:06:27 am »

In your major hallwys, put a ditch with 3/7 water in it. The dwarves will path through it just fine, and they will get cleaned as they do it.
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Re: Is there any way to make dwarves wash themselves
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2015, 10:57:03 am »

In your major hallwys, put a ditch with 3/7 water in it. The dwarves will path through it just fine, and they will get cleaned as they do it.

If possible, have it so it can be drained.
Even better, have a typically retracted bridge over it - when it's time to purge, make the bridge appear again, purge with magma, then refill with water, then retract again.
Typically, I let dwarves stay dirty. Helps with intimidating traders, migrants, and invaders.

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Re: Is there any way to make dwarves wash themselves
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2015, 03:06:45 pm »

In your major hallwys, put a ditch with 3/7 water in it. The dwarves will path through it just fine, and they will get cleaned as they do it.

If possible, have it so it can be drained.
Even better, have a typically retracted bridge over it - when it's time to purge, make the bridge appear again, purge with magma, then refill with water, then retract again.
Typically, I let dwarves stay dirty. Helps with intimidating traders, migrants, and invaders.

The extra dirt on them may help clog cuts and wounds too! ;) Ach, nein! I got stabbed by in the leg! No worries, I'll just take some mud from my arm and mash it down in there.
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Re: Is there any way to make dwarves wash themselves
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2015, 03:13:08 pm »

It would be cool if in the future, toady made dwarves randomly catch diseases (like the flu of something.) they can pass it on if they are close to other dwarves. And having gunk on them increases the chances.
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Re: Is there any way to make dwarves wash themselves
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2015, 06:51:37 am »

In your major hallwys, put a ditch with 3/7 water in it. The dwarves will path through it just fine, and they will get cleaned as they do it.

If possible, have it so it can be drained.
Even better, have a typically retracted bridge over it - when it's time to purge, make the bridge appear again, purge with magma, then refill with water, then retract again.
Typically, I let dwarves stay dirty. Helps with intimidating traders, migrants, and invaders.


Last time I tried to make a drainable bath I lost half of the babies in the fort through the grates...

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Re: Is there any way to make dwarves wash themselves
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2015, 07:06:31 am »

Last time I tried to make a drainable bath I lost half of the babies in the fort through the grates...
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