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cikulisu

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« on: December 07, 2010, 06:47:14 pm »
what the hell is a "body part" in terms of an artifact? i have all sorts of bones lying about and the guy still goes nuts and starts kicking dogs to death in the foundry.
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Re: body parts
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2010, 06:51:10 pm »
If you had bones and he was still wanting body parts, he probably wanted shells.
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« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2010, 06:51:56 pm »
Usually bones. Note that they actually have to be "bones," though, not "skeletons" or other random body parts.

However, if that particular dwarf has a preference for shell (check their units screen), they might require shell for their artifact. Liking shells is rare now, though it does still occasionally pops up, and it's very annoying since shells are so difficult to acquire nowadays.
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Re: body parts
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2010, 03:22:31 pm »
that reminds me i need to import and store shells
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Re: body parts
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2010, 04:26:11 pm »
you cant actually import them.  if the site contains none then you are stuck.  however the frequency of shell demands has been tamed down to be pretty much only those who like shells.  its supposedly possible to make the otherwise junk nervous tissue into a [SHELL] but i dont know how
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Re: body parts
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2010, 05:05:21 pm »
You can buy turtle from the dwarven caravan.

I always bring a few barrels with me.
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Re: body parts
« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2010, 05:08:15 pm »
Quote from: Shrugging Khan on December 08, 2010, 05:05:21 pm
You can buy turtle from the dwarven caravan.

I always bring a few barrels with me.
That doesn't help; the turtle bought from caravans is prepared already, so the turtles' shells were removed. You just get the meat. The only way to get shells in vanilla DF is to fish for turtles or cave lobsters, then prepare them on site.
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Re: body parts
« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2010, 09:03:31 pm »
Or Mussels and Oysters.

Basically in this version you'll have either more shells than you could ever use (as you no longer need to wait for the fish to be eaten to get its shell), or you'll have none at all.
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« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2010, 11:44:38 pm »
If it's a Fell mood then the body part they want comes from the nearest unsuspecting dwarf, that they will brutally murder and use dwarf bones to make something...

No-one seems to care tho
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Re: body parts
« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2010, 11:47:21 pm »
Quote from: Eskielidder on December 08, 2010, 11:44:38 pm
If it's a Fell mood then the body part they want comes from the nearest unsuspecting dwarf, that they will brutally murder and use dwarf bones to make something...

No-one seems to care tho
If your dwarf is sitting in his shop asking for parts though, it's not a Fell mood.  They'd automatically go out and harvest their resources...  But yeah, odds are he wants either shells or actual bones.  You only get bones by butchering animals, not from their rotting skeletons.
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