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[rutsber]

Another question. I built a 1 by 4 danger room with traps inside. I told my squad to move to the deepest spot but only one moved inside. The rest just stand outside. what did i do wrong?

[FuzzyZergling]

Put an armor stand/weapon rack in there and make it a barracks. They'll stand in there to train.

[PenguinHero]

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.

Yes, you need open space between the well and the water, if the water is more than one z level below the well. If you don't have it it will show as "dry".

[rutsber]

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.

Yes, you need open space between the well and the water, if the water is more than one z level below the well. If you don't have it it will show as "dry".

I removed that well and channeled water to where i could use it. Thanks for the help though.

[TomiTapio]

Is anyone running two DF executables in parallel?
Youknow, one low-fps mature fort on one CPU, other high-fps new fort on other CPU.

[Benedict Hardy]

Is there any way to remove the huge numbers of "deceased" animals, goblins and dwarves clogging up my units list menu?

I currently have to scroll through 90+ dwarves or 90+ bodies to get to the middle bits.

(On that note, is there any way to remove all the fish clogging it up either? I don't particularly care about them, since my dwarves live on a plant and meat import diet.)

[FuzzyZergling]

No, there is no way that I know of to remove units from the units list.

[carabide]

ok, i have a question about ice. how exactly to you melt it? i have run magma on the z level below it, but it doesnt melt.
The ice is my only source of water, as there is no river, and i might need it in case of emergencies.

[FuzzyZergling]

There are two ways I know of to artificially melt ice:
1. Run magma directly under it, with only a floor separating the two liquids.
2. Cave it in underground, onto a non-ice floor.

[carabide]

does the magma have to be 7/7? I am assuming it is, and if thats true, i found the culprit

[Benedict Hardy]

If I build a road that reaches every side of the map, will caravans appear on those roads, and thus always be able to access my fortress, or will they still appear in the most stupid locations possible and stand there until they go mad?

[Sphalerite]

If there is a 3 tile wide path from a point on the map edge to your depot, the caravans will appear on that path.  This path does not have to be a road.  If there is no such path, the caravan will appear in a random point on the map edge.

[Benedict Hardy]

So if, say, the caravan suddenly started spawning where there was no path, it would be because, say, some trees grew in the way? Cos that happened to me, and it meant missing the dwarven caravan!

EDIT: Also, will floor hatches stop people dying from falling down mineshafts?

[Life Swordsman]

just got my second Forgotten Beast just now. "The Forgotten Beast Lural Sitsuoxut has come! A gigantic feathered Pterosaur. It has large mandibles and it has a bloated body. Its orange feathers are long and narrow. Beware its poisonous vapors!" is the message I got. does that mean that this has a dust attack and if so, any advice for if I decide to take it on?(my caverns are blocked off atm since I don't have a military right now)

EDIT: Also, how many bars of Steel would I need to arm and armor a Dorf in head to toe steel? is it something like 7 bars?(1 for weapon, 1 for the helm, 1 for breastplate, 1 for gauntlets, 1 for greaves, 1 for high boots, and 1 for the shield right?)

[Benedict Hardy]

Make it a couple more. You'll also want a mail shirt and a cap to wear under the breastplate and helm. Mail shirts are especially important because they provide upper arm coverage, which breastplates don't.

That said, I'm not sure if the bug where all armour only requires 1 bar is still active. I think it is  Otherwise you may need more. (Sorry, I'm a bit of a noob myself, I've just got 8 or so steel clad dudes, so I have a rough idea)