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[MnemonicMorg]

I noticed one of my cooks hunting for small animals the other day- and upon checking the medical screen he seemed so dedicated to this that he was starving and dying of dehydration. I'm fairly new and so came up with my own rationale for this. Since this was the chef and he was in the "kitchen" area of the fort, I assumed this was the case of the ALL TOO FAMILIAR case of chefs going berserk looking for mice, rats, and other small animal vermin. But I also had around 5 cats at the time, all ignoring the kitchen, so the chef must have been less berserk and more loco in the coco.

The face palm moment came when I noticed I just built a soap makers workshop in front of the door leading out. It must've been obvious to everyone BUT ME that he was trapped in there for a long while.

The other facepalm moment came way after when a dorf died because I didn't quite (and still probably don't) understand how channeling down works, making him dig himself deep inside a death hole, refuse to go out, and die during making stairs upwards

[andrian]

Well... I've been playing around with the new version and just made a horrifying discovery: artifacts can now be traded.

While I would normally be ecstatic about the possibility of getting rid of the more useless artifacts, with the addition of display pedestals, some of these artifacts are less useless than they were before. I'm going to see if I can manage to buy back the three artifacts I accidentally traded away, but it's a bit of a long shot....

I guess I'll have to forbid artifacts before designating my trading goods from now on...

[bloop_bleep]

I noticed one of my cooks hunting for small animals the other day- and upon checking the medical screen he seemed so dedicated to this that he was starving and dying of dehydration. I'm fairly new and so came up with my own rationale for this. Since this was the chef and he was in the "kitchen" area of the fort, I assumed this was the case of the ALL TOO FAMILIAR case of chefs going berserk looking for mice, rats, and other small animal vermin. But I also had around 5 cats at the time, all ignoring the kitchen, so the chef must have been less berserk and more loco in the coco.

The face palm moment came when I noticed I just built a soap makers workshop in front of the door leading out. It must've been obvious to everyone BUT ME that he was trapped in there for a long while.

The other facepalm moment came way after when a dorf died because I didn't quite (and still probably don't) understand how channeling down works, making him dig himself deep inside a death hole, refuse to go out, and die during making stairs upwards

A dwarf will start hunting for small animals to stave off starvation, not to get something to cook. If you see somebody with that job listed, it means that they are probably stuck.

[Dozebôm Lolumzalìs]

Well... I've been playing around with the new version and just made a horrifying discovery: artifacts can now be traded.

While I would normally be ecstatic about the possibility of getting rid of the more useless artifacts, with the addition of display pedestals, some of these artifacts are less useless than they were before. I'm going to see if I can manage to buy back the three artifacts I accidentally traded away, but it's a bit of a long shot....

I guess I'll have to forbid artifacts before designating my trading goods from now on...

Send a squad to grab them back!

(Trade them again and again! Profit!)

[Pvt. Pirate]

Its interesting, because our language is evolving that way - English lacked a singular they, so people took to using they/them/their in a singular way.  We can actually see this happen in our lifetime, as linguists are updating the rules to reflect the consensus

no, there is "it". but noone wants to use it/it/its and instead they use they/them/their.

[StagnantSoul]

Its interesting, because our language is evolving that way - English lacked a singular they, so people took to using they/them/their in a singular way.  We can actually see this happen in our lifetime, as linguists are updating the rules to reflect the consensus

no, there is "it". but noone wants to use it/it/its and instead they use they/them/their.

It signifies an item, not a person.

[billybobfred]

Singular "they" has been accepted since at least Shakespeare's time, and it's weird that we're having a debate about it.

Here's a real debate topic for you: Is the reflexive form of singular they "themselves" or "themself"?


Anyway I came here to declare that I spent half a year yelling at Urist McWoodcutter for not chopping wood before realizing that I had no metal axes because the lazy embark profile I downloaded hasn't been updated since they fixed the bug that let training axes work for lumberjacking. Oops.

I tried to forge one, but the lazy embark profile also didn't come with an anvil. Oops x2 combo.

[Mathel]

Does the lazy profile at least come with refined coal? If not, you would need wood to make it. For which you would need an axe.

[billybobfred]

Nope, just a few boulders of raw coal.

Lucky for me the dwarven caravan showed up and brought both axe and anvil.

[Dunamisdeos]

Oh wow, you probably just saved me a lot of grief with the artifact trading.

Thanks for the heads up.

[wertyzerty]

Here's a real debate topic for you: Is the reflexive form of singular they "themselves" or "themself"?

IDK about everyone else, but if I was forced to choose I'd go with themselves, but this article if found is interesting if you want to read more.

TLDR(the article): It's making a comeback and was used in Shakespearean times but they recommend to avoid themself or avoid that particular construction if possible.

[Slax]

Damn it, dog.

Don't be a snitch.

[StagnantSoul]

Pulled the wrong gate lever when trying to open a better path for the wagons of the caravan... Instead I closed the drawbridge the smaller packers were on, sending a pair of yacks and humans flying into the air...

[Miudo]

How can it fly with that thingie...

[Mathel]

Damn those Keas stealing wheelbarrows!

That was for me a cause of many lost wheelbarrows, when I was building a castle.