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#1: Put the Alarm Siren in the Military Garrison, it fits and is one buildings less.

#1: Keep the Alarm Siren seperate, I want to have it near my other levers.

#2: I have traded with Gnomes, build Artificer and Weather Control Station.

#2: I have NOT traded with Gnomes, did not have the chance to build their buildings.

[Seraphyx]

Not sure if this was just a random bug but the creature research lab wasn't detecting a platinum skill essence laying around. They weren't on the same z-level but if there's anything you can do to prevent this from happening it would be great.

Hate having to destroy and rebuild workshops and hoping it detects things properly, or destroying them again if it doesn't and trying to build them on another z-level.

[HammerDave]

i think turrets have to be adjacent to the fortification

I had tried that, didn't seem to help.  But I tried it 1 z above, do they have to be level with targets?

can you be a bit more specific what you're doing for the bleeding to death at the magma arc furnace?

Grind a stone, smelt matching bar, repeat.  Didn't notice if it was specific kinds of stones, I queued them up as I found them.

I noticed most of the new magma buildings don't have a dark green square.  It would be nice if the channeled tile was blocked by the workshop after build -- fire elementals et al have a nasty habit of coming up through the workshops.  To avoid this, build them on solid ground -- dig a tunnel underneath and put fortifications between the magma and the tunnel.  Doesn't help though, if magma critters are allowed to spawn there.  And you can't build them on top of a grate, unfortunately.  But I didn't think critters were responsible for the bleeding to death thing, because I can't find anything with K either on the workshop or magma channel level.

[Lockesly L`Crit]

i think turrets have to be adjacent to the fortification

I had tried that, didn't seem to help.  But I tried it 1 z above, do they have to be level with targets?

Nope. Turrets fire at LoS enemies regardless of z-level. I keep my turrets on the top of guard towers 1 z-level higher than the ground, with fortifications surrounding them. What turrets are you using, by the way? Bullet and Slade turrets have a good range (range of 50) while everything else are mostly melee-only. Acid turrets have a range of 5, Web has 10, and the rest have 15.

I noticed most of the new magma buildings don't have a dark green square.  It would be nice if the channeled tile was blocked by the workshop after build -- fire elementals et al have a nasty habit of coming up through the workshops.  To avoid this, build them on solid ground -- dig a tunnel underneath and put fortifications between the magma and the tunnel.  Doesn't help though, if magma critters are allowed to spawn there.  And you can't build them on top of a grate, unfortunately.  But I didn't think critters were responsible for the bleeding to death thing, because I can't find anything with K either on the workshop or magma channel level.

Fortifications don't block swimming creatures when fully submerged (7/7). Vertical bars might help, but it also leaves the problem of the spawning out of nowhere issue.

Not sure if this was just a random bug but the creature research lab wasn't detecting a platinum skill essence laying around. They weren't on the same z-level but if there's anything you can do to prevent this from happening it would be great.

Hate having to destroy and rebuild workshops and hoping it detects things properly, or destroying them again if it doesn't and trying to build them on another z-level.

I've had this happen a few times in 1.7.1 with the Archaeologist workshop and the Furniture workshop. Some options were not possible even though I had the materials, and then suddenly went back to normal a few hours later. Only workaround I know of is to queue them up with the Manager.

[firons2]

hey i just finished playing Half-Life 2(again).Is it possible to make an item or something like those bug pheromones(gathered from the Ant Queen) to make antmen civs be friendly?

[simonthedwarf]

Some feedback: you have way too many seeds auto purchased at embark

[Seraphyx]

@Lockesly

Thanks for that tip. I guess I'll be using the manager more often then.

[Werdna]

Also, the Crematorium hotkey is the same as the Magma Metallurgist, which is I

While we're on the Crematorium - with the new clothing changes, I would be ecstatic if the Crematorium's 'burn clothing' options could be changed to burn 'x Clothing x' instead of good clothing! 

2nd issue - my Crematorium worked fine for the first two years of my fortress burning vermin remains, excellent production chain going on (remains->ash->potash->farms).  Then suddenly, the Crematorium stopped working for vermin.  Other options like burning clothing works, but cremating vermin remains a red reaction.  The remains are not forbidden, my dwarves have refuse hauling enabled and happily move remains around, burrows are off, vermin remains-only stockpile right next to Crematorium, none of the Crematorium building items are forbidden (it will burn clothing ok), it is inside so the outdoor hauling orders should not affect it... wth?

[Lockesly L`Crit]

2nd issue - my Crematorium worked fine for the first two years of my fortress burning vermin remains, excellent production chain going on (remains->ash->potash->farms).  Then suddenly, the Crematorium stopped working for vermin.  Other options like burning clothing works, but cremating vermin remains a red reaction.  The remains are not forbidden, my dwarves have refuse hauling enabled and happily move remains around, burrows are off, vermin remains-only stockpile right next to Crematorium, none of the Crematorium building items are forbidden (it will burn clothing ok), it is inside so the outdoor hauling orders should not affect it... wth?

See my post directly above. Some of the new buildings and reactions kinda crap out at random times. Don't know why or how to get it back to working order, but queuing up jobs with the Manager works fine until it does.

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While we're on the subject of the ash industry, the soap workshop's "make 10 soap" still only uses 1 lye. As long as you have a hunter or a breeding pair of animals, you will never run out of soap, and there's no reason to ever use the standard "make 1 soap" option when you could make 10 with the same amount of lye.

[Throren]

Tallow is ridiculously abundant in this mod to begin with, that bug just makes a too common resource even worse.

Has anyone else run into fortress born babies turning into warlocks and necromancers?  I've had 4 babies now, all born in my fortress to different parents all switch and go crazy.

[Lockesly L`Crit]

Tallow is ridiculously abundant in this mod to begin with, that bug just makes a too common resource even worse.

Has anyone else run into fortress born babies turning into warlocks and necromancers?  I've had 4 babies now, all born in my fortress to different parents all switch and go crazy.

Sadly, castes aren't hereditary, so a perfectly normal couple could have a baby that grows up to be a Concubine, or Savants, or (as you've seen) Secret Fun Stuff.

[Throren]

Interesting.  I didn't know that they're part of the caste system.  I've actually disabled that feature from the launcher since the Guildhall was removed, but I still picked up 1 immigrant that was Oathbound(fine by me, she is now SuperWoman, Champion of my Fortress.)

However, it was funny watching the warlock convert while being carried by it's mother.  It proceeded to latch onto the mother and run her around my fortress in an attempt to avoid my military.  Shame the mother took an axe to the face that was meant for her little demonchild.

[Tsuchigumo550]

I know that this may or may not have been asked before, but can someone clarify for me something?

What are these "Hidden Case", "Rusty Weapon", Collapsed Brick", "Rusty Armor" and the like and how do I use them? I assume it has something to do with archaeology, but I'm not sure about every one.

Secondly, what is a syndrome arrow, how are they used/made, and do dwarves utilize these normally.

Last, why is it that in one world Tears of Armok were PERFECTLY mineable and did not go about causing chaos, yet in this particular world they have a ring of water around 'em?

Thanks in advance for any help.

[Fairin]

Not sure if this was just a random bug but the creature research lab wasn't detecting a platinum skill essence laying around. They weren't on the same z-level but if there's anything you can do to prevent this from happening it would be great.

Hate having to destroy and rebuild workshops and hoping it detects things properly, or destroying them again if it doesn't and trying to build them on another z-level.

whats wrong with dumping the skill essence in front of it? >>

I know that this may or may not have been asked before, but can someone clarify for me something?

What are these "Hidden Case", "Rusty Weapon", Collapsed Brick", "Rusty Armor" and the like and how do I use them? I assume it has something to do with archaeology, but I'm not sure about every one.

Secondly, what is a syndrome arrow, how are they used/made, and do dwarves utilize these normally.

Last, why is it that in one world Tears of Armok were PERFECTLY mineable and did not go about causing chaos, yet in this particular world they have a ring of water around 'em?

Thanks in advance for any help.

hidden case - weapons traps ect are for your archeologist workshop, collapsed brick is the vein of matieral that leads you to them (make sure they are on the same Z level)

Tears of Armok are gems with the aquafier tag, limitless water.. happy flooding

I keep my turrets on the top of guard towers 1 z-level higher than the ground, with fortifications surrounding them. What turrets are you using, by the way?

what Turrets do YOU use, when i put my slade / bullet turrets on parapets behind fortifications. little goblins with patriot Turret seeking Arrows fire just one shot, everytime. and break them. without fail.

Fortress Story - 1.7.2

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 just had a happy fortress - details, used Nanofortres to get a 1x1 miniture happyfuntime area, gen'd my world with 10k embark points (to outfit a military on the embark screen) decided to go with slade with my one legion dwarf on embark, -note to self, slade boots and slade gauntlets only come as one. not a pair. man monsters loooove to go after the un armored parts.. (well thats obvious, but its also obvious if thats your bloody weakspot you don't let the enemy hit it.)

lost my legion dwarf within the first season to basic wildlife (shadow men, snakes, tigers,) i set my pop limit to 100 for this

world was a slightly modded gaia, (no bloody 25 zlevels before caverns, more embark points. only changes) using ALL evil races included (no fortress defense) game year was set to begin at 100.

i ususally set up a detailed fortress plan useing df hack to reveal the map to plan out my fortress without opening the caverns (since the caverns are normally 5 zlevels below the soil, otherwise i really wouldnt bother, also look for a magmapipe. since you cant see those on embarkscreens anymore =( )

first year passes. nothing of note, slaughtered .. 100s of animals (you cant help it on a 1x1 map) got a leatherworker savant started making tons and tons of padded leather armor for everyone

by spring of year 101 i had gotten an immigration wave of 72 , bringing my total dwarves up to 109 (holy blood god immigrants! loiterers!) , smoothed out my entire fortress in half a season =)

in the following years i was never attacked, i had some automations come as wildlife? (no ambush warning no siege warning) killed 2 of my miliarty (apparently SOMEONE forgot a helmet.)

had Several Frost giant Thieves run in and breathe on my military . instantly killing several war drakes but making my raw recruits unhappy, *Milita commander slices the Freezer thief in the Eyelid with his *Steel Scimitar* but the Attack Glances away! (whoa ! damn!)

in the end i had several children grow up to peasants and noted one started tantruming. and it dawned on me. oh yeah.. clothes.

do you know how freaking hard it is to clothe some tantruming kids when the entire fotress snakes your freshly made clothing ?

i swear to armok i set up a pigtail to - thread to - cloth - to clothing manufactory must have made 300+ of shirt pants shoes. never did the kid get any clothes eventually 2 went insane, 1 went Berzerk killed my mayor and 3 people in the hospital instantly before the military got there. apparently the kid was the son of my milita commander . aaand you know where this went right?

wrong, they didnt spiral out of control. had a caravan show up and kill some snakes (wow snakes have 30 fangs when you punch them in the mouth?) so my entire fortress (whom i use as general haulers too) flood outside to collect some teeth. send my military to back them up as usual, as unhappy as they generally are. find a few elven snatchers and a human one, instantly killed

somehow somewhere along the line, i have no explaination for it but an "undead" ogre head got ontop of my battlements with no access to it, like it flew up there. sadly this was right infront of my main entrance so now i have about 80 dwarves in a 1x1 area running in terror from my main door and around the tiny map aggroing all kinds of freaking wildlife

theres no way i could build a ramp up to it so my military can smack it , so i quickly make a few marks dwarves get some bolts and start shooting... heres from the log

The flying {copper bolt} strikes The ogre head in the head, but the attack passes right through!

had to DF hack drop some liquid magma on it to get it to go away, but that was enough to push several of my dwarves past their breaking point, as a few more kids died to thirst from being insane, parents zerked because they were outside for nearly half a season

[the_game_hunt]

Am I the only or this mod has something (actually all but new combat logs) that messes up DF. I dont know,rifles,automatons,magic...

This doesnt fit on DF, at least for me.

Im really impressed by this mod,so much stuff (smiths forge metal list is extremely dissorganized). But again, this mod doesnt fit at all.

[Sasha-]

So I'm playing with almost all of the features disabled and ran into a problem with coarse iron. I can't do anything with it since I dont have access to the crucible. Can I somehow modify the game files so that the required reaction can be done at the smelter/magma smelter?

Also I think there should be an option to disable the new animal training system.