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[DarthCloakedDwarf]

I have a dwarf whose lower body on down is solid red. How do I get him to rest in the hospital he's in, instead of being No Job?

He's my militia commander, so he's kinda important.

[thijser]

Well some dwarfs don't think they are that wounded (I had a dwarf once who had both his arms and leggs broken but because he was so though he didn't care)

But if you knock im unconsious he will be brough to a bed by a fellow dwarf.

[DarthCloakedDwarf]

Well some dwarfs don't think they are that wounded (I had a dwarf once who had both his arms and leggs broken but because he was so though he didn't care)

But if you knock im unconsious he will be brough to a bed by a fellow dwarf.

How would I do that without killing him?

[Zokinin]

You can force a small cave-in to happen next to him. The dust knocks dwarves unconscious.

[newbonomicon]

You can force a small cave-in to happen next to him. The dust knocks dwarves unconscious.

Here's an idea: Set up a lever that will cause a cave-in, place it just to the side of where it would happen, set the lever so only the injured dwarf can use it, and give an order for it to be pulled.

[DarthCloakedDwarf]

Cave-in dust is lethal now. It doesn't magically knock them unconscious, it does lethal damage which knocks them unconscious. I shall not be using this method.

[Twobeard]

It doesnt usually kill them, ive tried. And ultimately your militia commander is very replaceable. Hes  a dwarf, and there are no shortage of useless little buggers to take his place. If he is wounded as badly as you say, but isnt recieving medical treatment,treat him like a dwarf who has lost motorfunction in a leg or both hands..ie. retire them as they no longer function.

Just out of curiousity if you activate the squad does he go into battle?

[DarthCloakedDwarf]

It doesnt usually kill them, ive tried. And ultimately your militia commander is very replaceable. Hes  a dwarf, and there are no shortage of useless little buggers to take his place. If he is wounded as badly as you say, but isnt recieving medical treatment,treat him like a dwarf who has lost motorfunction in a leg or both hands..ie. retire them as they no longer function.

Just out of curiousity if you activate the squad does he go into battle?

He activates, but does not move from his hospital bed. If they did a little work on him he could easily join my other marksdwarves on the ramparts once again.

[Twobeard]

Yeah hes not gonna do anything, even if you reinjure him there is not alot of chance he will actually get any medical attention. Youve got 2 choices. Either try and cave in on him, or find another entertaining way to hurt/kill him as he is functionally a dead end, or just leave him end move on.

[Noble Digger]

You can force a small cave-in to happen next to him. The dust knocks dwarves unconscious.

Just a caution, from my personal experience, there are no small cave-ins in this version. The smallest one I've been able to create is able to cause 3 or more broken bones, they shove you into walls and obstacles while causing damage outright in addition. Cave-ins are bad mojo and should be avoided.

Cave-ins are also the leading cause of rock-based contaminants which will eat your fortress alive like corn weevils ruin crops.

[That guy]

As far as I've seen, soil-based cave in dust is apparently still harmless. Maybe in stone layers it's now turns into deadly shrapnel.

[monk12]

He activates, but does not move from his hospital bed. If they did a little work on him he could easily join my other marksdwarves on the ramparts once again.

What does his health screen say? Is he awaiting medical treatment? If your chief medical dwarf or diagnostician is a lazy putz, he may just be waiting for the Health Care Machine to kick into action.

[DarthCloakedDwarf]

He activates, but does not move from his hospital bed. If they did a little work on him he could easily join my other marksdwarves on the ramparts once again.

What does his health screen say? Is he awaiting medical treatment? If your chief medical dwarf or diagnostician is a lazy putz, he may just be waiting for the Health Care Machine to kick into action.

He needs diagnosis.

[Urist Imiknorris]

Deconstruct his bed. Failing that,

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[Twobeard]

If he is awaiting diagnosis then make sure your chief medical dwarf is free of other jobs. If he still is not ettign diagnosed, you may have noone set to actually diagnose, so pick someone useless and give him the job, so far i havnt seen much difference in skilled or unskilled diagnosis