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[Double A]

Tried another location. Still no bees.

I guess they aren't in mountains? What's the best biome for bees?

[FuzzyZergling]

Tried another location. Still no bees.

I guess they aren't in mountains? What's the best biome for bees?

Anywhere grassy, I would imagine.
Also, maps which have no bees (or only bumblebees) may have honeybees spawn after a few seasons, so don't give up right away.

[Qloos]

If I set my militaries uniform to "individual choice weapon" and then let them train, will they automaticly use any training equipment available?  Or does the training weapon have to be in a barracks?

[bobhayes]

If I set my militaries uniform to "individual choice weapon" and then let them train, will they automaticly use any training equipment available?  Or does the training weapon have to be in a barracks?

They'll pick the best weapon (by value usually) and stick with that. They won't pick a training weapon unless that's the only kind you have.

Training weapons in current builds are really only for times when you're actually trying to kill something (for xp) but want it to take as long as possible (for MORE xp). In sparring in the barracks, they just use their regular weapon.

[greycat]

Training weapons in current builds are really only for times when you're actually trying to kill something (for xp) but want it to take as long as possible (for MORE xp).

Or for a danger room.  And typically the goal of a danger room isn't killing things, slowly or otherwise.

[DrKillPatient]

I had a dwarf get attacked by a panda and wounded pretty badly. He eventually healed up enough to stumble over to the fort, but there's a blinking red cross over him constantly, and he's gone unconscious a few times. Is he bleeding internally or something? There are only two wounds left from the encounter, upper body and two parts of his arm. Upper body is brown (minor) and arm is yellow (just regularly wounded, I guess). No wounds on his description screen, just scars.

[proxn_punkd]

Do you have any diagnosticians? Go to his profile and find the option for (h)ealth.

[DrKillPatient]

"Ability to stand lost. Motor nerve damage. Sensory nerve damage."

Er, damn. Didn't notice that. Guess he's permanently panda'd-- although he can still work, actually. Should I sacrifice him to the blood gods or keep him around?

EDIT: on the other hand, the infinite-happy-mist generator in the meeting hall seems to keep him quite content, lol.

[agatharchides]

Have you tried crutches?

[PainRack]

Ok....... I just had something happened that never happened before. I can't seem to make pig iron at my magma smelter or a new smelter I set up. I have the raw reagants, iron bars, dolomite and charcoal. None of them are forbidden. I even set up my stockpile so that a dolomite, charcoal and iron bar is just next to the smelter in question.


Anyone has any tips? The problem has persisted for over 4 ingame months now and I don't want my first punishment detail on my extremely scarce metalsmiths.

[greycat]

Ok....... I just had something happened that never happened before. I can't seem to make pig iron at my magma smelter or a new smelter I set up. I have the raw reagants, iron bars, dolomite and charcoal. None of them are forbidden. I even set up my stockpile so that a dolomite, charcoal and iron bar is just next to the smelter in question.

If you have defined any burrows -- ANY burrows, for any reason, whether it's related to the smelter or not -- then sometimes materials that are not close enough to the smelter (not in the burrow?  dunno precisely...) don't trigger the smelter job menu.

Workarounds are: (1) request the pig iron through the manager -- (j) (m) (q); or (2) move the materials closer to the smelter, unforbid them, and try again.

[gordy]

What settings do I set to allow a dining room stockpile to allow prepared meals only (in barrels or pots ok) ?

[monk12]

What settings do I set to allow a dining room stockpile to allow prepared meals only (in barrels or pots ok) ?

"u" is prepared meals from the food menu.

[Samuel]

Two quick questions:

1. Is there any limit for how far the water can be below the well? As in, if the water was 100 z-levels down, would the well work?

2. How do I do that trick where I strip a caged goblin of all it's stuff?

[TolyK]

Two quick questions:

1. Is there any limit for how far the water can be below the well? As in, if the water was 100 z-levels down, would the well work?

2. How do I do that trick where I strip a caged goblin of all it's stuff?

1. Not afaik, but there's a practical limit: it will take forever to get the water.
2. "Mass-hide" (d>b>h I think) the cages and dump all the weapons and armor and such (that are hidden) through the stocks menu. Wait until they get it dumped, don't atomsmash.