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Author Topic: The DF2010 Little Questions Thread  (Read 1092197 times)

Watwar5

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Re: The DF2010 Little Questions Thread
« Reply #11595 on: May 17, 2011, 04:44:05 pm »

Is there a way to stop civilians from sleeping in my barracks?
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Re: The DF2010 Little Questions Thread
« Reply #11596 on: May 17, 2011, 04:57:05 pm »

Is there a way to stop civilians from sleeping in my barracks?
Yes. Don't put beds in your barracks. Use an armor stand or a weapon rack instead.
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« Reply #11597 on: May 17, 2011, 05:01:43 pm »

How long do goblin sieges last if you, oh, say, screw up your defenses somehow and get your military slaughtered (for a totally random example, ahem) and decide to wait it out? Are we talking a month? Months? Years? Anyone have a ballpark figure?
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« Reply #11598 on: May 17, 2011, 05:08:12 pm »

In my experoence several months to a year.

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« Reply #11599 on: May 17, 2011, 05:40:41 pm »

If I want to move from the current version of DF to the version (right when irrigation was needed for farming, forget what number it is) but keep my current save. Would that cause any problems?
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« Reply #11600 on: May 17, 2011, 05:41:05 pm »

Pet's corpse has just been lying there for months and doesn't want to be dumped with the other corpses apparently. What now?
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« Reply #11601 on: May 17, 2011, 05:44:56 pm »

Pet's corpse has just been lying there for months and doesn't want to be dumped with the other corpses apparently. What now?
I think it has to do with the priority of jobs. That's pretty low on the list. I'm not sure how to fix it though.
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« Reply #11602 on: May 17, 2011, 05:50:58 pm »

Pet's corpse has just been lying there for months and doesn't want to be dumped with the other corpses apparently. What now?
Chances are you need a graveyard or a burial receptacle (coffin/sarcophagus). Pets are buried.
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« Reply #11603 on: May 17, 2011, 06:04:22 pm »

I was really hoping there was a way around pet burial. Ah well.
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« Reply #11604 on: May 17, 2011, 06:39:30 pm »

If I want to move from the current version of DF to the version (right when irrigation was needed for farming, forget what number it is) but keep my current save. Would that cause any problems?
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« Reply #11605 on: May 17, 2011, 06:47:39 pm »

Try It And See?  I don't think most of us have ever tried to move a fort backwards like that.
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« Reply #11606 on: May 17, 2011, 06:50:32 pm »

Another question. I channeld out a 3x7 rectangle to designate as a pond (never tried it before). But it won't let me designate it as a pond. WAT DO?
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« Reply #11607 on: May 17, 2011, 07:21:19 pm »

Another question. I channeld out a 3x7 rectangle to designate as a pond (never tried it before). But it won't let me designate it as a pond. WAT DO?
Pond designation must be done in an open space, as described in the wiki.

Better use a bucket brigade if you don't want the water to evaporate. To do so, designate many pond zones, they can be 1x1 since water will spread beneath.
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« Reply #11608 on: May 17, 2011, 08:29:42 pm »

Do fish leave bones anymore? Should I get lobsters/turtles, for the shells? Or are processed fish like any other meat?
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« Reply #11609 on: May 17, 2011, 08:56:05 pm »

If you want shells, you must catch your own shell-bearing aquatic animals (mussels, turtles, etc.) and process them in a fishery.  There is absolutely no way to get shells from a caravan; they will not bring raw fish (only processed, shell-less).
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