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hagr

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help with turtles
« on: April 28, 2010, 08:29:01 pm »
I have a possessed dwarf who needs shells...I have a tame turtle in an animal trap...but for the life of me I cannot get my dwarves to butcher this thing. It doesn't show up under the 'u' or 'z' menus and I have a fishery that has been set to 'prepare a raw fish' for quite some time. I honestly wish shells were produced when dwarves ate them and not just when they are processed. Any help would be appreciated.
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Sphalerite

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Re: help with turtles
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2010, 08:32:58 pm »
You can't butcher live tame turtles, unfortunately.  You need to have a fisherdwarf fish from a pond or pool or brook and get raw turtle, then use a fishery to prepare it.
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Re: help with turtles
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2010, 08:46:52 pm »
I kinda had a feeling that was it. Well...here is hoping he doesn't go berserk...
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hagr

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Re: help with turtles
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2010, 10:30:42 pm »
Wooo! Somewhere along the line he ended up finding some turtle shells. I'll allow it.  :D
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Re: help with turtles
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2010, 10:45:45 pm »
Quote from: hagr on April 28, 2010, 10:30:42 pm
Wooo! Somewhere along the line he ended up finding some turtle shells. I'll allow it.  :D
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Re: help with turtles
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2010, 10:57:04 pm »
Quote from: hagr on April 28, 2010, 10:30:42 pm
Wooo! Somewhere along the line he ended up finding some turtle shells. I'll allow it.  :D
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Re: help with turtles
« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2010, 11:47:25 pm »
I insist upon knowing what an onyx monster looks like.
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Re: help with turtles
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2010, 04:11:47 am »
Quote from: DarthCloakedDwarf on April 28, 2010, 11:47:25 pm
I insist upon knowing what an onyx monster looks like.

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Re: help with turtles
« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2010, 02:30:15 pm »
I think an onyx monster looks just like an obsidian or jet monster, to be honest!  I keep mixing them up.

And the horror, wanting to butcher a tame turtle in a terrarium.  The little guy loses his wildness, becomes a pet and then BAM artifact material!
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