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[Duke 2.0]

 q for building selection, then x to get rid of it. Unless you are making constructions, in which case press d for designate, then look on the list for cancel designations.

[Bujold]

I'm pretty sure you can cancel/suspend constructions from the (q)uery menu too. Cancelling designation would be to cancel digging, chopping, or anything (d) related.

[Duke 2.0]

I'm pretty sure you can cancel/suspend constructions from the (q)uery menu too. Cancelling designation would be to cancel digging, chopping, or anything (d) related.

Ah, you are right. You only need to designate for getting rid of completed constructions. Thanks for catching that.

[Flaede]

if you use the "q" menu, a lot of different settings can be seen. On unbuild but designated things, your only option is to remove it. But be careful, it then automatically selects the nearest OTHER building, so you can accidentally designate that one to be "unbuilt" if you get overzealous.

[Umi]

Thank you all.  ^_^

I'm sorry I sound like such a newb, but I am a newb...


Ad sadly, I will probably still need help...

[tacklemcclean]

If you have time, feel free to check out my own newbie thread of newbie questions:
http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=29574.0

Might be worth it!

[Flaede]

If you have time, feel free to check out my own newbie thread of newbie questions:
http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=29574.0
Might be worth it!

Your thread of supposedly "newb questions" is awesome. It confirms so much that I think I know, and I learn all sort of little bits when people have elaborated on the basic questions.

[Umi]

This isn't gameplay related, but I'm not sure where it goes.

The game is  currently running on an average of ~25-30 FPS.  While this speed isn't a problem (I like a bit slower so I'm not always rushing to get things done) I'm worried for when I get further in the game.  Is there any way to up the FPS rate?  I went through the init and changed some stuff to try to make it go faster, but I'm not seeing much of a difference.  My laptop isn't that bad of a laptop, but this game is running slower then I thought it would...

[Geekkake]

You can try disabling weather and temperature, if you haven't already and don't mind losing these features. There's also a wiki article:

http://www.dwarffortresswiki.net/index.php/Maximizing_framerate

And don't worry about being a newb, I'm a screaming, placenta-covered newb, m'self.

[Umi]

Thank you very much for that link, it helped a lot!   ^_^

Another question...

A while back there had been a murky pool in the ground next to my fortress.  I went outside and dug a hole into it to drain it.  It is drained now and I put a roof on it, but how do I make it be counted as part of my fortress?

[Flaede]

but how do I make it be counted as part of my fortress?

You mean "inside"? where dwarves will go when "outside" is forbidden?
You can't. When dwarves are told to hide, they go places that are Dark and SUbterranean. Which that will never be. ANything touched by sunlight is tainted forever.

[Umi]

Crap, ok, thank you...

[Umi]

Is there a way to tell non-military to go to a particular place?

Also, is there a way to tell a dwarf to do a particular job without turning off all the other skills?  ex:  I want a mason to hall rocks from a certain place, but I don't want to have to turn off the masonry skill.  Is there a way to do that?  Have him do the particular job and then go back to what he was doing without fiddling with the skills?

[hapes]

Is there a way to tell non-military to go to a particular place?

Also, is there a way to tell a dwarf to do a particular job without turning off all the other skills?  ex:  I want a mason to hall rocks from a certain place, but I don't want to have to turn off the masonry skill.  Is there a way to do that?  Have him do the particular job and then go back to what he was doing without fiddling with the skills?

For the first part, the only way to do that I know of is to make a squad that is all of your non-military dwarves, deactivate it in the military screen, and let them go about their business.  When you want to move them, activate the squad, make sure it's on duty, and station them through the 'x' menu where you want them.

As for the second question:  Not that I know of.  The dwarves are doing their own thing and will do the task when it is the right moment to do that job.

[Umi]

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Ok, thanks.  I was just thinking about when goblin sieges come.  If they get past the front gate I would want to order them all to fall back further rather than run themselves into corners...