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[Dozebôm Lolumzalìs]

Forgot about water pressure?

[Rose]

Actually no, I thought that underground lakes would suck up any water I threw into them. One of them was my designated drinking spot.

And a brook powered waterfall thawed before I got the last floodgate in.

[RWARO_GNARL]

Had just got twelve dwarves went though injustice system because the mayor decided to ban the export of large gems AFTER the our broker had just unloaded five years worth of large gems to the Autumn caravan.

I thought we were 'safe' because the mayor mandated the construction of 3 large gems at the time of trading. I thought it would take a while to make that many large gems and there should be enough gap before the annoying mayor ban the export again. Nope, that mayor really really love large gems.

I should've atom crushed those damn gems.

[Dunamisdeos]

I recommend atom crushing the mayor. Less loss of profit.

[RWARO_GNARL]

I'd rather not have new mayor. Large gem is manageable. A new mayor could be even more troublesome.

[scourge728]

Or it could be someone with NO item preferences

[RWARO_GNARL]

Hmm, that's true. I have enough dwarves to 'reroll' anyway.

[Dunamisdeos]

Here's the thing: crush that mayor, too.

[Cracklebones]

I decided for the first time in all my forts to train up a Marksdwarf Squad. Built my upper fortress around this concept. It actually came out looking much like a three tiered version of the standard fortresses main floor to a point.  The main floor was raised up two z-levels. I had alternating fortifications and walls along with two entrance gates. Trained up my usual squads of 8 axedwarves, 8 hammerdwarves along with 8 marksdwarves.

My First siege of goblinite decided to show up after some much do "encouragement" on my part [they where busy being at peace with us due to being so preoccupied with being at war with everyone but us. So I "fixed" that with some active "tourism" after some relatively boring starting years.] Set all my squads to guard the first floor and close the gates. Only I got to watch a little over half of my marksdwarves [the others finding every plausible task to evade their station order from, collecting ammo one bolt at a time, to praying to the deity of darkness and plants.] offensively dodge towards the one goblin crossbowman's fire falling down two z-levels to face all fourty invading goblins one dwarf at a time.

I still haven't tested out my wall grating plus fortification remodel in favor of my highly effective normal squad layout along with all my other tiny projects... I realize why movies didn't use marksdwarves...

[Dunamisdeos]

They used to work!

For now I have had to resort to literally locking them in a 1x1 pillbox pointed at the enemy with lots of ammo in their quiver/inside the pillbox.

[Dozebôm Lolumzalìs]

Defend burrow still works for me, but I still have Pick Up Equipment tasks even then. Is there a way to disallow picking up equipment?

[Fleeting Frames]

Couple. Make all spare equipment inaccessible. Or maybe do fire drills to ensure everyone has proper equipment?

[Saiko Kila]

Is there a way to disallow picking up equipment?

One way is to have different storage rooms for different ammo. I have one with metal masterwork bolts, which I unlock only in big sieges, or rather - unforbid the bolts, in a quantum stockpile, because the room itself is usually available for makers. The storage and others can be locked when needed.

[Fleeting Frames]

QSPing to behind door would have the advantage of not having unforbidden bolts lie there until you can get time to forbid them, I suppose, at the cost of greater infrastructure demands.

[Pvt. Pirate]

QSPing to behind door would have the advantage of not having unforbidden bolts lie there until you can get time to forbid them, I suppose, at the cost of greater infrastructure demands.

what is QSPing?