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[Aner-Dyfan]

My first few forts had a huge lack of haulers, this usually caused the trade depot to be left alone. In fact it got so bad that I was able to trade all year round without having to issue any more 'move goods to depot' orders I could just use what was there.

Oh and make up MORE stockpiles you can never have enough.

[Sutremaine]

Your front door looks a bit open. If you get any hostiles coming by then they'll be able to waltz right in. The easiest way is to have a raising drawbridge over a pit. Just make sure that 1. you set it to raise and not retract, as the two types look the same when newly built, and 2. It's not somewhere where dwarves will be hanging around when the bridge goes up (squish!).

To do this you need a Mechanic and three mechanisms (built at the Mechanic's workshop), plus the materials for the bridge. Build a lever and the bridge, then q over the lever and connect the lever and bridge. Try building a retracting bridge on the ground somewhere first, for practice. (I dunno how much you know about machinery in DF, so I'll explain more than I normally would.)

[TolyK]

about dumping... press [ t ] and go over the trade depot to see the stuff in it. press [ d ] to dump an item and +- to scroll through (I think...)

or use the mass-dump shortcut that won't work 

yeah, the setup looks kinda like this:

Code: [Select]

####V++
####.++
++D=~++
####.++
####.++
where # is wall, + is floor, D is door (optional), . is channeled out floor (NOTE: channel out AND REMOVE RAMPS TOO), V is down ramp (for access), =~ is bridge ( = is the thing that is anchored. press [ a ] when making the bridge to get it to raise left (west) )

have fun!

[Kc_spot]

Winter came and went and I fergot to update yall... hang on...

[TolyK]

HEY WHERE'S THE ROPE  I"M FALLIINNNGGGG!!!

anyways did the bridge work out?

[Kc_spot]

LaboredLash - year 252, spring

No I didn't do the bridge thing.. because in the first place I don't even know how to MAKE a bridge... <== r total n00b But what I AM doing is...

Making a very small rampart around my depot, also A hueg like xbox digging project going on... thought i'd just dig like a Motherf***.. I'm using the big room as a BIG wood pile... to the right thought i'd dig some halls, dunno why. making a big tunnel to connect all the staircase rooms.



More digging like a idiot... here i can have a extinsion for bedrooms... not a moment to soon... as  I type the game is paused with migrants incoming... weee.... I made a mistake in designating like that i can fix it though...



digdigdigdigdigdigdigdig... again not sure what's gonna happen here but i'll think of something...

one more thing...



I built this stair for easy accsess for my tree choppers but learned the hard way that kobolds like easy accsess too.. walled it off since summer but I see potential for a above ground floor...

also I have a fledgling force made up of 3 dawrfs and 4 war dogs... Armok save me

[Kc_spot]

oh and no one died yet 

[Kc_spot]

OH HOLY JESUS!!!

23 IMMERGRANTS?!?!?!?!?

bumping me up to 40 people... OHFUCKOHFUCKOHFUCKOHFUCKOHFUCKOHFUCKOHFUCK

[TolyK]

I guess you suddenly didn't dig for no reason
make loads of beds and create a dormitory

give us a screenshot of dwarf therapist too

[Kc_spot]

Here you go...

None of them have military marks... I'm so dead....

[Kc_spot]

I'll be back on in a couple of hours... saving meanwhile...

[TolyK]

PLEASE ORGANIZE BY PROFESSION! Group by=>Profession (the button above the different tabs) to help us see better.

but yeah.
4 wood guys
2 metalsmiths and 4 apprentices
3 masons
1 doctor (cheif medical dwarf noble! hospitals when you can fit them in)
lots of farmers. (hey I assume that you didn't prepare for the journey carefully and embarked now)

could you scroll right? mechanics and siege guys are important too (well siege for me at least. imo they're the best versus mass ambushes XD)

[MagmaMcFry]

This is starting to look like a community fortress. Dwarf me!

[Max White]

OH HOLY JESUS!!!

23 IMMERGRANTS?!?!?!?!?

bumping me up to 40 people... OHFUCKOHFUCKOHFUCKOHFUCKOHFUCKOHFUCKOHFUCK

I told you spring would be fun.

I realy like this guys building style, its interesting! Not like so many 'well rounded' fortresses. Although he should learn what the 'D' button does...

[Kc_spot]

what shift+d?  hang on...