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[janglur]

So, i've fished all the fish there are to fish.  There are no more fish.

Do they come back, or am I forever doomed to moody dwarves wanting shells?


I have searched for the answer, but there seems to be either a lot of debate and argument, or it only applies to muuuch older versions..

A clear and legit answer would be appreciated, and likely rewarded with cobalt-blue glazed pottery.

[Girlinhat]

.18 - lol, start walling in your workshops, it's gonna get messy.

.19 (I think) and up - Vermin are supposed to respawn based on some algorithm or somesuch.  I'm reminded of one person who [COMMON_DOMESTIC]'d cave spiders, and embarked with a handful of time spiders.  After some time, he noticed the cage was surrounded with silk and that wild cave spiders had spawned around the cage.

[Mitchewawa]

I played in a fishing-heavy fortress; I had multiple legendary fishermen and my fortress was fed almost entirely by fish (for the first 5 or so years).

However, as time progressed, I had to reassign all fishermen to farming duties. It seems either fish do not respawn at all in rivers or they respawn so slowly that you'd have to leave it more than a decade before refishing.

The method I use now is to not have a squad of fishermen, but instead have a select few who have other duties which do not require all their attention (such as weaponsmithing). This means that in times where I don't make weapons, I use those smiths (who would otherwise idle) to fish. And because I don't have more than 3 fisherdwarves, it lets the fish restock. This also has the side benefit of not clogging up your food stockpiles.

The only downside is... less fish? Not like it matters, food isn't hard to come by.

[Sphalerite]

I am fairly certain that fish still don't respawn in the current version once they've been completely depleted.  They might respawn if they're never fished to extinction, but I expect that would take some careful micromanagement of your fishedwarves, and without any way to see the remaining fish stock levels you'll be guessing.

[nerdyboy321123]

you sir get a ☼Cat Tallow Biscuit☼ for the title of this thread.

[Necro910]

you sir get a ☼Cat Tallow Biscuit☼ for the title of this thread.

☼Cat Tallow Cupcakes☼ for Janglur! Huzzah!

[janglur]

THEY'RE DELEEECIOUS!