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Dwarf Fortress => DF Dwarf Mode Discussion => Topic started by: Shamino on February 01, 2008, 07:19:00 am

Title: Food Barrels
Post by: Shamino on February 01, 2008, 07:19:00 am
It seems my dwarfs are starving though i own like 2000 stacks of food...
But its stored in barrels.. how do i tell my dwarfs to use the food in barrels ?
Title: Re: Food Barrels
Post by: pushy on February 01, 2008, 07:50:00 am
They should do it automatically.

Possible problems:
You've got the economy on and the poor souls can't afford any of the food you have in those barrels.
For some reason your food barrels are forbidden (reclaim them and then they'll eat)
The food isn't edible (raw fish etc)
The barrels are involved in some other task (e.g. moving from one stockpile to another), in which case the dwarves wouldn't eat from the barrels until after the other task is completed.

Title: Re: Food Barrels
Post by: Squeegy on February 01, 2008, 11:18:00 am
quote:
Originally posted by Shamino:
<STRONG>how do i tell my dwarfs to use the food in barrels ?</STRONG>

No dwarves are that dumb.

Title: Re: Food Barrels
Post by: Untelligent on February 01, 2008, 09:33:00 pm
quote:
Originally posted by Squeegy:
<STRONG>

No dwarves are that dumb.</STRONG>

You haven't played DF long enough.

Title: Re: Food Barrels
Post by: Skanky on February 01, 2008, 10:30:00 pm
The economy isn't the reason they are starving. Poor dwarves will eat the cheapest food they can get if they can't afford it, despite it being outside their price range.
Title: Re: Food Barrels
Post by: Scorpios on February 02, 2008, 12:16:00 am
quote:
Originally posted by Squeegy:
<STRONG>

No dwarves are that dumb.</STRONG>

quote:
Torak's signature (Quoting umiman):

<STRONG>Rith Ilrallikot, the Axedwarf, has starved to death. I don't know why, I have the feeling he was too stupid to live.</STRONG>

[ February 02, 2008: Message edited by: Scorpios ]

Title: Re: Food Barrels
Post by: Squeegy on February 02, 2008, 12:24:00 am
I stand corrected.