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Got a Weird One
« on: July 07, 2016, 12:48:14 am »
If you are playing, and you press CTRL + s , a window will open that you can type into. However, nothing seems to happen. What is this? Any ideas?
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Re: Got a Weird One
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2016, 01:01:55 am »
Macro system.

ctrl-r starts and stops recording your actions, ctrl-p plays it back, and ctrl-u-[number] then ctrl-p plays it back the set number of times.

ctrl-s lets you save the last recorded macro with a name (what you found), and ctrl-l loads it from the list of saved ones.

It's a somewhat out-of-the-way feature but very useful once you find it.
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Re: Got a Weird One
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2016, 01:19:49 am »
Important unintuitive note: You don't need to save macros to use them. I never save the ones for descending ramps, maxing out room size on a bed/table or creating an 1x1 pond zone, for instance - I just use them straight away multiple times in a row then forget about them.
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Re: Got a Weird One
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2016, 01:31:40 am »
Oh! Excellent. Thank you for letting me know what this is. I had no idea.
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You do not understand the ways of Toady One. He is not a business, he's just a guy trying to make a fun game. He's invited people to come along and experience the journey with him (and help him test it out as he goes along). At the end of the day, I don't think his main goal is to sell Dwarf Fortress, its just to create the best game possible.