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[sproingie]

Changing weapons when attacked is soooooo tedious.  I just let them become godlike wrestlers and shield users and they'll knock orcs around like they were kobolds.

I can't wait for the next version when I don't have to micromanage my whole squad just to arm them.

[Garth]

Simple answer I'm sure, but I'm new.

I've got plenty of barrels and food saved up in stockpiles.
The only thing I have set to farm is plump helmets.
While trying to brew drinks from the plump helmets the task gets canceled because my brewer cannot find an item that can be brewed.
My stockpiles are overflowing with helmet spawns.
Do I need to plant these spawns in order for them to be brewed?

[SethCreiyd]

You can only brew the plump helmets, not their seeds.

[Garth]

You can only brew the plump helmets, not their seeds.

Now I feel like a total dumbass....

Also, how can I prevent my dwarves from starting parties the second another one ends?
I'm tired of having my dwarves too busy at parties to work >.>

[SethCreiyd]

AFAIK the only way to prevent dwarves from throwing parties is to keep them active.  Idleness leads to partying in dwarfdom.

[Garth]

It's the stupid children who keep throwing them....

[sproingie]

Don't designate any rooms as meeting areas, only zones.  No parties.

If for some reason I do have parties (like I designated a statue garden) I actually have no problems using Dwarf The rapist to cancel parties, since I personally see the frequency and length of parties as a bug.

[gopher dude]

Okay so another question because I've been having alot of fun.


Elfs.

I clear cutted a great deal of the woods and pulled out alot of vegitation in order for the dirt to have equal chances of growing trees and other buisness.

The elfs never said a thing and out of the blue they just decided I was cutting down to many trees and have 'ambushed' me about three times now.

SUFFICED TO SAY: I've seen my dwarf wrestlers punch the head off a goblin who had metal gear on...elfs armed in wood and plant fiberous gear is no problem.

How long until the elfs send a missionary or a representative to talk peace? I really want some of the elves exotic animals.

[sproingie]

Kill enough of them and they'll eventually sue for peace.

I never get animals anyway, just a bunch of *&*@^% cloth and wooden weapons.

[Skorpion]

Why not make clownite armor instead, use silver/wood weapons, make a stockpile for clownite weapons in the barracks, and change when you get attacked?

They're wearing either clownite or steel, and they'll just run into battle carrying whatever when put on-duty.

[Cheddarius]

Change weapons and then put them on duty?
Spam marksdwarves?

[assimilateur]

They're wearing either clownite or steel, and they'll just run into battle carrying whatever when put on-duty.

That's your problem. Armor material should be a higher priority than weapon material. I'd try to make sure that any and all armor my guys are wearing is clownite before even thinking about making any clownite weapons. Even then, I'd make them spar with silver ones until they're legendary in at least the appropriate weapon skill, but preferably armor and shield usage as well. If you're unable to make them swap weapons whenever a siege comes around, then I think it would still be safer for them to fight using silver than to spar using clownite.

[Cheddarius]

Wait, wouldn't you have the worst guys use clownite so as to not harm anyone? Equipping your fearsome head-severing champions in clownite weapons seems like a bad idea.

But then you send your recruits into battle with clownite, and your gods with silver... hmm.

[ungulateman]

^ The worst guys are more liley to cause injury in sparring. High-skilled military dwarves don't hurt each other as much when sparring.

[Cheddarius]

Really.