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tieme

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No water source - not a single drop
« on: May 14, 2010, 10:02:02 am »
Okay so I chose my embark site because it had a volcano and I could see flux from my site chooser.  I thought I would be making myself easier until I realized there was no water.  That's okay, I thought.  I'll just get an above ground farm running and brew all my drinks.  Now I have an injured dwarf.  It's pretty minor and he should heal up fine....except he needs water to drink.  I didn't think about this 3 years ago. 

Is there any way to get him something to drink, or is he destined to die?

On further inspection, his injury does not appear to be so minor.  He is missing his right upper leg.....I'm guessing he is carrying his lower leg around with him.

In either case, it seems like this might be a great concern as my fort matures if I'm not able to obtain any water for injured dwarves.
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Re: No water source - not a single drop
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2010, 10:08:21 am »
Is this in the new version?  caverns usually have water.


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tieme

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Re: No water source - not a single drop
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2010, 10:25:08 am »
Duh.  I can't believe I didn't think of that.  I'll let this guy die and when my arsenal dwarf finally gets off his lazy ass and approves my equipment changes I'll head on down.  I could use the mushroom logs anyways.
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Re: No water source - not a single drop
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2010, 10:40:58 am »
Just wait, the caverns will all be bone dry and have no fungus life of any sort. XD
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tieme

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Re: No water source - not a single drop
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2010, 10:42:46 am »
Ahaha.  I hope not :p

At least it would be a lot of fun if it does end up that way...
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Re: No water source - not a single drop
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2010, 02:16:24 pm »
Quote from: tieme on May 14, 2010, 10:02:02 am
Is there any way to get him something to drink, or is he destined to die?
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In either case, it seems like this might be a great concern as my fort matures if I'm not able to obtain any water for injured dwarves.

Yup, he's destined to die. Right now I'm playing a fort that has no water AND no trees. I've had to do things I'm not proud of that are hilarious. You can even read about it all here: http://dfstories.com/?cat=3

Something I noticed recently, though, is that as long as they're still alive, even if they're dehydrated, dwarves can heal from serious injuries when the season changes. Your dwarf may yet recover.
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