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Kothyxaan

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Equipment Bugs
« on: August 07, 2018, 03:14:38 am »
I did try to do a search to see if someone had suggested these ideas, but could not find anything, apologies if I missed a similar posting.

The military equipment bug:
Why not just remove the order for equipping, as in the dwarf can put socks on even if the have boots on etc. Not realistic true, but nothing worse than a military dwarf running around half naked because they got the equip order wrong (must be all the beer they drink).

Hunters/Wood Cutters/Miner equipment bug:
If the player was allowed access to their uniforms, that would fix that bug :)
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Shonai_Dweller

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Re: Equipment Bugs
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2018, 03:55:53 am »
Or, just fix the bugs. Toady doesn't need suggestions on how to workaround his own bugs. Just the motivation to prioritize them for dedicated fixing, cleanup and/or rewriting (which won't happen until he's specifically reworking military stuff probably).
« Last Edit: August 07, 2018, 04:00:14 am by Shonai_Dweller »
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Kothyxaan

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Re: Equipment Bugs
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2018, 07:43:08 am »
FOR THE LOVE OF ARMOK CALL OFF THE DOGS!
I beg thee for mercy!

You see, it is like this. I love this game, it has been a game I have been keeping an eye on for a long time and occasionally tried to play it, but it used to be too scary, so I would hide for a little while and come back later.
With all the ease of life mods now... Well I have finally started playing it properly.
My suggestion was something I thought (rightly or wrongly) would be easy to implement, so I made the suggestion, whether Toady listens to it or not (and I am sure he will get round to fixing it eventually anyway) is up to him.
This is a suggestion thread, so I made a suggestion I thought was helpful.
Thanks for the feedback though.
« Last Edit: August 07, 2018, 08:04:24 am by Kothyxaan »
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Shonai_Dweller

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Re: Equipment Bugs
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2018, 08:11:49 am »
Quote from: Kothyxaan on August 07, 2018, 07:43:08 am
FOR THE LOVE OF ARMOK CALL OFF THE DOGS!
I beg thee for mercy!

You see, it is like this. I love this game, it has been a game I have been keeping an eye on for a long time and occasionally tried to play it, but it used to be too scary, so I would hide for a little while and come back later.
With all the ease of life mods now... Well I have finally started playing it properly.
My suggestion was something I thought (rightly or wrongly) would be easy to implement, so I made the suggestion, whether Toady listens to it or not (and I am sure he will get round to fixing it eventually anyway) is up to him.
This is a suggestion thread, so I made a suggestion I thought was helpful.
Thanks for the feedback though.
The suggestion thread is for things which you want implemented in the game. It's the player's opportunity to ask Toady to implement something in the game.

You've just asked Toady to implement workarounds for his military bugs. Which is fine.

I'm just suggesting that Toady might be better off fixing his bugs instead. It's just another opinion. Toady is free to choose whichever he likes. But based on his previous statements, he's more likely to choose to fix his bugs than patch them with workarounds. Since he'll have to fix them eventually anyway, and when he does he'll have to remove the workarounds. You can see how that might feel like time wasted, right?
« Last Edit: August 07, 2018, 08:14:46 am by Shonai_Dweller »
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Kothyxaan

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Re: Equipment Bugs
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2018, 08:34:21 am »
Well, when you put it like that it makes sense :)
I just want my damn dwarves to stop running around half naked and then complaining about it!
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Miles_Umbrae

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Re: Equipment Bugs
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2018, 08:45:12 pm »
Don't take this as a hostile response, but I have a suggestion on how you yourself can work around the bug.
(Micromanage-heavy)

Store(Dump) every specific item you want an individual/specific dwarf to equip in a room with a burrow in it, and as each item arrives Forbid it.
Confine the dwarf you want to equip in that burrow, and Lock the door.
Strip down the dwarf Forbiding all items he/she is wearing.
Set up desired uniform for that dwarf as you want it.
When fully naked you unForbid each layer of items in order, waiting until the dwarf has equipped the first layer before you unForbid the second, only unLocking the door after the dwarf has equipped everything you want him/her to equip.
Rinse and Repeat.
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Kothyxaan

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Re: Equipment Bugs
« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2018, 02:26:07 am »
@Miles_Umbrae Yeh, I have saw another work around floating about, it is fiddly too. Cheers for the info though, every bit helps and maybe the info will help someone else too :)
I tend to recruit all my dwarfs into the military but leave them off duty 9except for my actual military dwarfs off course). That way they have some armour when their out and about, which increases survivability to unforeseen dangers (!FUN!).
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