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[Quietust]

Not sure if this is a bug, but it does seem counterintuitive. Out of the 275 dwarves in my fortress, nearly a hundred of them are legendary and are thus no longer bound by the economy, but they still keep gold/silver/copper coins stored in their chests (or strewn about the fortress), preventing them from storing their other possessions. Since they no longer need to spend money, I'd expect them to return their coins to the vault so others can use them (or so I can melt/atomsmash the damn things and boost my FPS a bit).

[Vester]

This is why most people turn of the economy.

It causes problems.

[Michael]

Since they no longer need to spend money, I'd expect them to return their coins to the vault so others can use them (or so I can melt/atomsmash the damn things and boost my FPS a bit).

Actually, it makes some sense if you think about it.  They may have infinite credit in your fortress, but what if the fortress collapses?  They'd like to have a stash of hard currency so they can immediately buy themselves a comfortable spot in another city if the player screws up.

That would also explain why the ordinary dwarves are maniacal about maintaining personal custody of the full weight of coin to which they are entitled.  Even when the economy works fine based just on credit.

There are humans like this in the modern world, and they think the rest of us are crazy....

[Keilden]

Since they no longer need to spend money, I'd expect them to return their coins to the vault so others can use them (or so I can melt/atomsmash the damn things and boost my FPS a bit).

Actually, it makes some sense if you think about it.  They may have infinite credit in your fortress, but what if the fortress collapses?  They'd like to have a stash of hard currency so they can immediately buy themselves a comfortable spot in another city if the player screws up.

That would also explain why the ordinary dwarves are maniacal about maintaining personal custody of the full weight of coin to which they are entitled.  Even when the economy works fine based just on credit.

There are humans like this in the modern world, and they think the rest of us are crazy....

What if the fortress collapses? You mean when it collapses.

[Shima]

What if the fortress collapses? You mean when it collapses.

Correction: "When it collapses, if they somehow manage to survive the terror, awesomeness, and Fun".