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Tarlin

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"Dwarf resource" management
« on: August 01, 2010, 08:10:15 pm »

It would be very convenient to have an easy way to search for dwarves with certain skill. I propose the following addition to interface: select skill from full list and obtain
3 column table - Name_Prof, Skill_level, Is_allowed - ordered by skill level.
It is similar to noble appointment screen so not too much coding is required.

Whereas the above is really needed, ability to turn on/off the skill from this screen along with similar lists ordered by attribute (such as dexterity or creativity) would be nice too.
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Xainiax

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Re: "Dwarf resource" management
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2010, 12:42:35 am »

if this could be rolled into the unit list with maybe a seperate list to decide which skills to sort/turn on or off that could be a solution.
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NW_Kohaku

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Re: "Dwarf resource" management
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2010, 08:04:22 am »

This is the sort of thing Dwarf Therapist exists for.

Yes, it would be nice if it were in the actual game, but Toady really isn't interested in putting things like this into the game.
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Tarlin

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Re: "Dwarf resource" management
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2010, 12:39:05 pm »

This is the sort of thing Dwarf Therapist exists for.


Many thanx! Great utility.
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Re: "Dwarf resource" management
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2010, 05:52:30 am »

The game really needs an built-in interface similar to therapist. It's just plain impossible to keep track of all your dwarves after you get 100 of them without it.
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Re: "Dwarf resource" management
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2010, 07:15:34 am »

Interface improvements are always welcome. The fact dwarf therapist exists at all is a testament to how bad DF's default interface is.
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