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[Shrugging Khan]

So, wiki is dead and I need questions answered.

I.: How is damage for misc. Objects calculated? I know edged works via shear values, blunt mostly a density and a few impact values, but what is it for misc. objects? Mass alone, or is there more to it?

II.: I need a complete list of trigger-to-effect delays for floodgates, doors, bridges, hatches and them all.

III.: Is Soap made with fat or with tallow?

IV.: The Liaison wants me to establish my fort as an official colony, or some such. What reasons would I have for agreeing or disagreeing, and what qualities make a suitable recommendation?

V.: I have a 4x4 embark, all caverns and magma sea breached, 90 dorfs, and approximately 45 FPS. How does that compare to yours?


Also, anyone else with now un-wiki-able questions, might want to give it a go in here.

[ext0l]

You use google's cache.
Just search up whatever you want on google and press 'cached'

[Shrugging Khan]

Actually, I'm mostly trying to use the wiki downtime as an excuse to ask about things that the wiki never actually gave me good answers to.

[Glanzor]

III.: Is Soap made with fat or with tallow?

IV.: The Liaison wants me to establish my fort as an official colony, or some such. What reasons would I have for agreeing or disagreeing, and what qualities make a suitable recommendation?

III.: I'm pretty sure it's tallow.
IV.: Your fortress gets to call itself a barony! It's an achievement, but has no practical advantage that I know of.
A good recommendation would be a dwarf who doesn't have a favorite material that is hard to get, has adult children and no other practical use.

[Shrugging Khan]

Hard one...I can only read up on my dwarves characteristics via Dwarf TheRapist, and my fortress is only about two years old, so no adult kids yet.

[ISGC]

to be honest, you'd find better results in the gameplay questions board, rather than the general discussion one...

[Glanzor]

Hard one...I can only read up on my dwarves characteristics via Dwarf TheRapist, (...)

Why? Can't you just look at them at the unit screen??

[Shrugging Khan]

Can't exit from the dialogue.

[Urist Imiknorris]

I.: How is damage for misc. Objects calculated? I know edged works via shear values, blunt mostly a density and a few impact values, but what is it for misc. objects? Mass alone, or is there more to it?

II.: I need a complete list of trigger-to-effect delays for floodgates, doors, bridges, hatches and them all.

III.: Is Soap made with fat or with tallow?

IV.: The Liaison wants me to establish my fort as an official colony, or some such. What reasons would I have for agreeing or disagreeing, and what qualities make a suitable recommendation?

V.: I have a 4x4 embark, all caverns and magma sea breached, 90 dorfs, and approximately 45 FPS. How does that compare to yours?

I: IIRC they're considered blunt.

II: 100 steps, 0, 100, 0, (everything is either 0 or 100, except [IIRC] supports have a delay of 40).

III: Tallow and lye.

IV: Your liaison is informing you that your fort meets the criteria for a barony. Agreeing gives you a baron who you choose, disagreeing may (not sure) prevent you from ever getting one.

V: I generally get ~50-70 FPS there, though it varies with how much of the caverns I've explored and how much useless shit I have.

[abadidea]

Becoming a barony is the first step to becoming the capital mountainhome, which is a goal in and of itself rather than something that's particularly beneficial. Unlike in the 40d days, a baron/ess will actually WORK, so feel free to pick anyone except the most critically important people. They will make demands based on their likes so it's a good idea to pick someone out ahead of time who will be easy to keep happy. Hopefully in the future there will be a better interface.

[Urist Imiknorris]

With the option to examine your dwarves' likes while you choose.

[Shrugging Khan]

I: IIRC they're considered blunt.
II: 100 steps, 0, 100, 0, (everything is either 0 or 100, except [IIRC] supports have a delay of 40).

I.: So, what determines their contact area and size?
II.: Which delay for which item, then?

All answers appreciated 

[Max White]

1) The raws
2) For flood gates, bridges, anything else?

[Shrugging Khan]

Sooo...FGs, Bridges are 100 steps, all others are instantaneous?

Also: I have a bedridden ex-military dwarf who seems perfectly suited for the job, but will someone incapable of leaving his bed be a capable baron? (Also, he's comatose.)

[Urist Imiknorris]

Yes. He will be acceptable baron material.

Floodgates and bridges have a 100-step delay, all others are instant (except maybe supports, see above).