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[kotor39]

Hey all, another few questions from me
*It has been a few years and no caravan, I have a trade depot, am i forgetting anything?
*Can I reclaim wood for prebuilt objects (barrels, crutches, etc) (If not I haven't seen the caravan, is there a way to get wood if I don't have an axe
*When do the first few sieges appear?
Thanks, Kotor!
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Also, can I leave the small area my fortress is on and invade other places or am I stuck where I am.

[Minnakht]

*No idea. The first autumn caravan ALWAYS comes, so... no idea.

*Don't think so, and no. You're boned

*When you produce enough wealth, not sure how much. After a year or two, usually...

*Nope, you can not. How'd you move all your tunnels and such?

[kotor39]

Also quick question
My hens aren't assigning themself to the nests, usually they do, is there a key i press to do it? Thanks

[Naryar]

Are you on an island, glacier or other difficultly-accessible location ?

If you did not get ANY caravans, it is possible that you will not get goblin ambushes and sieges.

[proxn_punkd]

Press |c| to look at your civilizations. If the dwarf civilization you come from has no leaders, it means that civilization no longer exists.

Also, check and see if there is a 3-tile-wide path to your depot. Caravans don't bring wagons at present, but the game still checks to see if wagons can get to your depot before letting any caravans through.

[Sphalerite]

Trade caravans will still appear even if there's no 3-tile-wide path from the map edge to your trade depot.  In fact, they'll still appear even if you don't have a trade depot.  If you aren't seeing any trade caravans, it probably means your civilization is dead, and/or you've placed your fortress in a location no civilizations can reach.

[kotor39]

Thanks for the great answers, I don't have any wood, but lots of stone is there a way to make an axe?, thanks!
Also, another stupid question, is there a way to tame a bluejay then eat it, or a hedgehog, because I told my guy to tame and he isn't doing anything.

[Sphalerite]

Bluejays and hedgehogs are vermin-type creatures, and can't be butchered.

[Flying Dice]

1. Are there any surviving civilizations in reach? Check with the (c) key.
2. You can use the 3 wood from your wagon to make a carpenter's workshop and from that a training axe with the 3rd log, which can be used to cut trees.
3. At certain wealth/population levels, I don't remember offhand.

[kotor39]

Thanks so much, what can I do with the trapped vermin then. Thanks for all the responses.

[Flying Dice]

Thanks so much, what can I do with the trapped vermin then. Thanks for all the responses.

I think the only way is to systematically build all of your cages, attach the ones with vermin to levers, and then release them

[LionSilverWolf]

Actually you can assign them to a pen/pasture and at some point that'll get rid of em. I haven't checked to see if it's when you switch pastures and turn off the first one and don't reassign them or if they leave some point before then.

[Sphalerite]

Build a cage in a meeting area.  Assign the vermin to it.  Dwarves who like those vermin will get a happy thought whenever they walk by.

[kotor39]

Thanks, couple more coming your guys way!
I built on an aquifer, is there anyway to go down or am I stuck above a 7/7 water?
If a guy rejected my trade, was it because I offered too many trinkets for crossbows and the such, he was making 300 profit. Thanks, Kotor

[LionSilverWolf]

If they reject the trade it's probably because your trader lacks skillz. Elfs, as is well known, are hippies and won't buy tree-related items. Everyone else just wants a good profit margin and your trader needs to be able to haggle them down.