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[Langdon]

i've got a road running from the map edge to the entrance of my fort yet caravans ignore it. does it have to run all the way up to the trade depot? might mean i nned to relocate the depot   

Only way to force caravans to use the road is to block all other paths to your depot from the map edge. Once you limit access to your depot from one spot, all caravans should only spawn in that spot.

[rutsber]

I just got a message saying "horrifying screams come from the darkness below!" what does this mean?

[wuphonsreach]

I just got a message saying "horrifying screams come from the darkness below!" what does this mean?

It means you're about to have a lot of fun.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

You dug out cotton candy in a way that opened the circus tent.  Hollow adamantite tubes are full of fun.

[rutsber]

The problem is I havent dug to adamantine yet. Ive only dug like 5 z levels down.

Another question. I built a well but it says its  dry. what does this mean?

[Stormfeather]

A dry well means just that - there's no water in it. To have an active, usable well, the well needs to have access to water underneath it. Water that's at least 3/7 deep, according to the wiki. The water can be more than one z-level below, although I'm assuming you need open space between the well and the water, but I'm not sure - I've only made wells with a cistern right below them, so far.

[Guedez]

rising a bridg when the gobbo is where it becomes a wall atomsmash it isntead of tossing?

[Life Swordsman]

Hey, just wondering, what happens if you kill the leader of a civ that's attacking you? Do they stop attacking or do they lessen there attacks?(I don't think they'll stop attacking, but never hurts to ask)

[Sphalerite]

Hey, just wondering, what happens if you kill the leader of a civ that's attacking you? Do they stop attacking or do they lessen there attacks?(I don't think they'll stop attacking, but never hurts to ask)

In my experience, the attacks don't stop permanently, but may stop for a few years and then be weaker when they start again.

[FuzzyZergling]

rising a bridg when the gobbo is where it becomes a wall atomsmash it isntead of tossing?

Yes.

[Lord Shonus]

I just got a message saying "horrifying screams come from the darkness below!" what does this mean?

It means you're about to have a lot of fun.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

You dug out cotton candy in a way that opened the circus tent.  Hollow adamantite tubes are full of fun.

It's bad enough that anyone uses those horrible spoiler euphemisms. Using them in a spoiler tag is a crime against nature.

[jaxad0127]

Is there an easy way to move objects from stockpile to stockpile? Choosing the "Take from" option makes all my dwarves cart everything from one stockpile to another, so if I want to move, say, blocks near to a bridge I'm making, what's the best way to get them there without my mason having to cross the map 5 times?

Make a block stockpile near the bridge and have it take from the stockpile where you keep blocks.

I know how to do that, but that's exactly what causes my problem. You can't selectively choose what to cart, so my dwarves end up moving entire bins of bars/blocks (I haven't bothered to differentiate the stockpiles), which is an overkill. I want a way to move, say, two bins, and for me to be able to choose which bins to move. Is there any way to selectively move items around.

Also, I'm assuming dumping is a possible way of moving choice items, but that requires not having any other active garbage disposal sites, and as soon as I unforbid the bins dwarves would move them back!

Basically it's a bit unwieldly.

You can control materials that the stockpile will accept. Look over it with 'q'.

[FuzzyZergling]

I just got a message saying "horrifying screams come from the darkness below!" what does this mean?

It means you're about to have a lot of fun.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

You dug out cotton candy in a way that opened the circus tent.  Hollow adamantite tubes are full of fun.

It's bad enough that anyone uses those horrible spoiler euphemisms. Using them in a spoiler tag is a crime against nature.

Awww, but I love cotton candy. Especially if it comes with clowns!

[rutsber]

How do you engrave floors and walls? I want to engrave the floor and walls of my dining room but don't know how.

[rutsber]

Also, how do you designate a hospital?

[ShinWalks]

How do you engrave floors and walls? I want to engrave the floor and walls of my dining room but don't know how.

Use the (d)esignation menu.

Also, how do you designate a hospital?

It's a type of act(i)vity zone.