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Dwarf Fortress => DF Gameplay Questions => Topic started by: AlienChickenPie on March 20, 2008, 02:15:00 pm

Title: Worn horse meat
Post by: AlienChickenPie on March 20, 2008, 02:15:00 pm

This is a stack of 5 horse meat. This object is showing some wear.

What gives? Is this a sign that the meat is about to rot?

Title: Re: Worn horse meat
Post by: ToxicFrog on March 20, 2008, 02:24:00 pm

As far as I'm aware, properly stored (ie: in food stockpile, preferably inside barrel) food will not rot, although it will wear. Badly worn food can still be cooked with no problems, although it has no value and I'm not sure if dwarves will eat it raw.

Title: Re: Worn horse meat
Post by: SHAD0Wdump on March 20, 2008, 03:30:00 pm

I was hoping to see a adventurer wearing some horse meat.  :p

Yup stick them in barrels.

Title: Re: Worn horse meat
Post by: AlienChickenPie on March 20, 2008, 04:30:00 pm

XXHorse MeatXX has shriveled to become +Horse Jerky+

Title: Re: Worn horse meat
Post by: Areyar on March 21, 2008, 08:51:00 am

Isn't it so that wear occurs if food is stored outside barrels and dorfs walk over it repeatedly?

Title: Re: Worn horse meat
Post by: ToxicFrog on March 21, 2008, 10:06:00 am

It'll still wear inside barrels, just much more slowly.

Title: Re: Worn horse meat
Post by: BurnedToast on March 21, 2008, 03:02:00 pm

I'm pretty sure it's the rats and flies and lizards nibbling on it that does that. Toady posted a formula with the chances they will nibble your food a while back, I don't remember the numbers exactly but basically no barrel means a high chance of it getting nibbled, wooden barrels help somewhat and metal barrels make it very hard for them to nibble your food.

So get some cats and/or metal barrels.