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ShnitzelKiller

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Starting anvil
« on: January 29, 2012, 02:04:27 am »
The game starts me out with a steel anvil to begin with, and I cannot swap it with an iron anvil (under the n menu there is just that one anvil). This is costing me a full 200 points more than an iron anvil would. How can I start with an iron anvil?
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Urist Imiknorris

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Re: Starting anvil
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2012, 02:06:12 am »
Your civ has no access to iron. You can try embarking again from a different civilization and see if they have any.
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Re: Starting anvil
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2012, 02:33:29 am »
Quote from: Urist Imiknorris on January 29, 2012, 02:06:12 am
Your civ has no access to iron. You can try embarking again from a different civilization and see if they have any.

Do you mean create a new world?
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Re: Starting anvil
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2012, 02:44:40 am »
He means abandon the fortress, and then when selecting a place to embark choose a different civilization to embark as.
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Re: Starting anvil
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2012, 04:10:29 am »
There may be other dwarven civilisations on that world. Abort the game and try it with a another civilisation. Hitting tab at the map stage of the embark process should will you the other dwarven civs.
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SauliusTheBlack

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Re: Starting anvil
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2012, 02:10:34 pm »
you can also try to not embark with an anvil and trade one. I never embark with one, and do not feel pain, because I trade for one pretty early on.
You can make a sh*tload of mugs before your first caravan...
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Re: Starting anvil
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2012, 03:03:47 pm »
if they know you don't have an anvil there is a big, big chance they bring one
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Re: Starting anvil
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2012, 04:16:03 pm »
Personally 99% of the time I've had dwarven caravans bring anvils, regardless of whether or not I have one at the moment.
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Re: Starting anvil
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2012, 05:20:43 pm »
my point exactly, on the same note, I don't bring cloth etc, caravans supply me with that one :)
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Re: Starting anvil
« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2012, 05:38:50 pm »
Quote from: SauliusTheBlack on January 29, 2012, 05:20:43 pm
my point exactly, on the same note, I don't bring cloth etc, caravans supply me with that one :)

Growing your own cloth is a lot better ;)
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Re: Starting anvil
« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2012, 05:55:34 pm »
because? not saying that it isn't, I just don't see the use of it for early-game(1 to 2 years)
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Re: Starting anvil
« Reply #11 on: January 29, 2012, 06:03:46 pm »
Quote from: SauliusTheBlack on January 29, 2012, 05:55:34 pm
because? not saying that it isn't, I just don't see the use of it for early-game(1 to 2 years)

Setting it up on the moment of embark = Thriving cloth + Booze industry of course :D
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Re: Starting anvil
« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2012, 06:05:37 pm »
Quote from: Loud Whispers on January 29, 2012, 06:03:46 pm
Quote from: SauliusTheBlack on January 29, 2012, 05:55:34 pm
because? not saying that it isn't, I just don't see the use of it for early-game(1 to 2 years)

Setting it up on the moment of embark = Thriving cloth + Booze industry of course :D
mostly I have to much booze(if that is possible in any way) based on plump helmets. I know you should be differentiating between several sorts, and I do this, after a year or so, when I plant cave wheat.
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Re: Starting anvil
« Reply #13 on: January 29, 2012, 06:10:30 pm »
I don't like plump helmets :/

Plus, variety man :D

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