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Dame de la Licorne

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Dwarven Age
« on: July 29, 2008, 08:58:30 pm »
I searched for this topic, but didn't find it so my apologies if it has already been mentioned.

I'd like it if there were some way to view a dwarf's age while in fortress mode.  This would be especially useful for children (migrant children more so) to give the player an idea of when the kid will be ready to become a contributing member of society.
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Re: Dwarven Age
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2008, 12:39:41 am »
That'd be a good addition to the profile. :)
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Re: Dwarven Age
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2008, 12:47:24 am »
When I  saw the title, I was thinking an age of only dwarves. Like a "Golden Age"
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Re: Dwarven Age
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2008, 12:48:41 am »
It's the aaaage of dwarfarius! The aaaaage of dwarfariuuuuusssss!
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Quote from: Cthulhu on July 26, 2008, 12:46:44 am
If I had a dollar for every dwarf whose feelings I didn't care about, I'd have seven dollars, with more coming in the fall.

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Re: Dwarven Age
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2008, 12:51:56 am »
Huh. I always thought there was some really obvious way to check ages that I was missing.
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Re: Dwarven Age
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2008, 12:55:18 am »
Unfortunately cutting them in half and trying to count the rings not only doesn't work... It's hard to put them back together after that...
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Quote from: Cthulhu on July 26, 2008, 12:46:44 am
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Re: Dwarven Age
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2008, 08:11:45 am »
Well, I usually kill my dwarves off before dying of age becomes a problem. But, still something useful.
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Re: Dwarven Age
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2008, 10:58:46 am »
Can anyone point me to an account of a dwarf that gets killed by time? It would have to be a very impressive fortress to last that long.
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Re: Dwarven Age
« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2008, 01:14:19 pm »
I don't think I have ever had a dwarf die of old age. My fortresses all ways are either destroyed first or I just get bored of them.

Since time is already abstracted somewhat (our dwarfs eat, sleep, and drink once a season), what would people think if dwarf lifespans were shortened. They would age to maturity much quicker, and they would die of old age faster. This could make generational forts more feasible. Of course I would want to be able to check the age of my dwarf first.
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Re: Dwarven Age
« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2008, 01:48:07 pm »
Whether or not our dwarves are dieing of old age, an age thing would be useful. Especially for roleplaying and community forts.
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