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[Snarkophagus]

So, um.  This is hypothetical because, um, I have this friend, you see, yeah, that's it, that's the ticket, this friend, who doesn't usually need to have his hand held over something so simple.  In point of fact, I have this friend has already found out a lot about smelting, and wood burning, and the related trades.

The problem?  Though I've searched for it, both in game, in the forums, and in Google, I apparently need someone to tell me how to actually build an effing furnace and/or smelter.  I can't find the options anywhere, and I know, the minute someone replies to this and tells me where they are, I'm going to run back to my short bus and cry.  But for now, I give up.  I have a fully functioning fortress... without any metalworkers.  And I just had to kill my weaponsmith because he went insane after not being able to use the workshop he claimed.

Help, por favor?

[Darvi]

[b ][e] and that's where they should be.
[b. ][e][w] for a furnace and [b. ][e][s ] for a smelter

I hate bbcode[/s][/b]

[Snarkophagus]

Yep.  Short bus awaits.  We'll just pretend for a minute that I haven't gone through life up to this point thinking there were only two pages to the build menu....

[brucemo]

To answer this kind of question yourself, google "dwarf fortress wiki", search for "smelter",  and note the b-e-s above the little ASCII picture of a smelter.

[Snarkophagus]

... Thank you for this.  I hadn't noticed that before, and God knows I've spent enough time on the wiki.

[slothen]

Yep.  Short bus awaits.  We'll just pretend for a minute that I haven't gone through life up to this point thinking there were only two pages to the build menu....

I am entertained