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[Jim Groovester]

Animals don't need to eat or drink.

If an animal [CAN_SPEAK], I believe they need food and water. In vanilla 40d, there aren't any tamable creatures that have this tag, but in 31.0x apparently you can get tame animalmen from the elves.

[LegitMacgyver]

If I chain a wardog to restraints won't it die? It needs to eat and drink probably?

No, animals do not eat or drink.

[The Architect]

If I chain a wardog to restraints won't it die? It needs to eat and drink probably?

No, animals do not eat or drink.

One of those little things down at the bottom of Toady's list: a system for feeding animals seems to be considered tedious micromanagement for the player. I haven't been around long enough to be able to say this with certainty, but I haven't heard it mentioned at all.

[Shangurath]

Thanks for answers

[Upuaut]

Hello,
I have a little question. When I start DF (V0 31 03) I have the options Continue Playing, Create New World Now!, Design New World With Parameters, Object testing Arena and Quit. Ok so far. But Is it possible to start a new fortress in a generated World that already has a running fortress in it? Meaning: I generated a world, started a fortress, left the program, started again and now I want to start another fortress in the same world - is this possible? I ask because I canīt find a start option for creating a new fortress, only new worlds.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Upuaut

[Nova72]

Spears are one handed weapons. They can be used with a shield.

About your gneiss problem: did you reclaim the map you're on?

Anything tasked (on the jobs menu) on abandon will be unusable and unmovable on reclaim.

Thanks for the answer on spears.  Yes, I did reclaim the map, is there any way to fix it and get rid of the gneiss?

[Rolan7]

Hello,
I have a little question. When I start DF (V0 31 03) I have the options Continue Playing, Create New World Now!, Design New World With Parameters, Object testing Arena and Quit. Ok so far. But Is it possible to start a new fortress in a generated World that already has a running fortress in it? Meaning: I generated a world, started a fortress, left the program, started again and now I want to start another fortress in the same world - is this possible? I ask because I canīt find a start option for creating a new fortress, only new worlds.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Upuaut

Right now, no, unfortunately.  Only one fortress can be running at a time in a given world.  If you abandon that fortress, the option to start playing will reappear and you can choose that world, and you'll have the additional option of reclaiming the abandoned site.  Or building a new fortress elsewhere.

It's an unfortunate limitation, but one I'm sure Toady plans on removing in the future as the non-worldgen interactions between sites are implemented/improved.

[Upuaut]

@Rolan7
Thank you very much. So perhaps in the future.

[Jim Groovester]

Thanks for the answer on spears.  Yes, I did reclaim the map, is there any way to fix it and get rid of the gneiss?

Try channeling out the tile below it. That gets it unstuck, usually.

[frostilicus]

Here's one:
What happens if you destroy all civilizations in adventure mode, then start a game in dwarf fortress mode for that same region?

[SheepishOne]

Here's one:
What happens if you destroy all civilizations in adventure mode, then start a game in dwarf fortress mode for that same region?

You'll embark just fine, but won't receive any benefits of having civs in the game--like trading.

[frostilicus]

Here's one: What happens if you destroy all civilizations in adventure mode, then start a game in dwarf fortress mode for that same region?

You'll embark just fine, but won't receive any benefits of having civs in the game--like trading.

Neat. Good to know.... Has anyone does this or is this just assumed?

[Rolan7]

Here's one: What happens if you destroy all civilizations in adventure mode, then start a game in dwarf fortress mode for that same region?

You'll embark just fine, but won't receive any benefits of having civs in the game--like trading.

Neat. Good to know.... Has anyone does this or is this just assumed?

What you describe is the wonderful "Age of Death".  More information on the Ages is here:
http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/40d:Calendar#Ages

In this thread, it was actually accomplished and thoroughly tested, for Dwarven Science:
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=46033.0
Including the Age of Emptiness which is *even worse* almost as bad.

[frostilicus]

Here's one: What happens if you destroy all civilizations in adventure mode, then start a game in dwarf fortress mode for that same region?

You'll embark just fine, but won't receive any benefits of having civs in the game--like trading.

Neat. Good to know.... Has anyone does this or is this just assumed?

What you describe is the wonderful "Age of Death".  More information on the Ages is here:
http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/40d:Calendar#Ages

In this thread, it was actually accomplished and thoroughly tested, for Dwarven Science:
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=46033.0
Including the Age of Emptiness which is *even worse*.

Does anyone know what is different between the Age of Emptiness and the Age of Death?

[Diablous]

Age of Death: No civilizations.

Age of Emptiness: No sentient beings alive.