well, i've only reclaimed twice (same fortress.. abandoned, reclaimed... a bit miffed with the squads... abandon and reclaim again) ..
seem to remember having a dining room completed before the 1st abandon (as in all furnitures installed) .. can't say how long it was completed before abandoning though
... but the 1st reclaim had the room with some of the more recently installed chairs/tables back in the furniture pile (i think)
unfortunately there was no before/after savegame..
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ps.. i'm pretty sure i reached summer before the 1st abandon - metalsmith arrived with anvil... i might even have had the forge completed... before abandoning.. but the forge wasn't there when reclaiming. (the anvil is..)
anyway.. i think reclaim started at spring 1053... well spring anyway.. as it just turned summer. (time travelling??)
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another thing to ask.. you know the rash noble (however it's spelt) comes when coffins are used... does that apply to dead meat from "previous" abandons?.. a bit tempted to kill off more of the current dwarves..
during reclaiming... why do filled coffins start as a tomb (ie set as an unclaimed room).. i have to free the room every time i reclaim (this was one of them mass graveyards that i built.. lots of coffins in 1 room thing)... wonder what will happen to noble tombs... mind you.. never had a noble that needs a tomb.. let alone for him to die... to see what happens normally...
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another somewhat irritating thing is that food/etc are chucked out of their containers
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funny.. late summer 1053.. got a message saying metalsmith arrived with 1st anvil...
[ October 05, 2006: Message edited by: bbb ]