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DF Gameplay Questions / Safe way to find lava and other questions from a noob
« on: March 23, 2012, 07:53:23 pm »
Basically I'm fairly new to the game. I've watched a few streams, youtube tutorial guides and read some forums. The wiki has been helpful as well. I usually get a step further with each new fort.
My last disaster was losing 3 miners (2 of which were my best miners and original dudes) to lava. I was poking around semi-molten rock trying to find the actual magma. When the message popped up saying that I discovered it, my dwarfs were on fire already and died.
Main question:
1) Is there a safer way to find lava?
Other noob questions:
2) Can I put all animal types into the same pasture? I had trouble with this. Do turkeys not like dogs?
3) What are items I should get from the traders? I was buying random weapons and armor. Is there something that you always try to buy?
4) Why is this game so addictive?
Thanks for any help.
My last disaster was losing 3 miners (2 of which were my best miners and original dudes) to lava. I was poking around semi-molten rock trying to find the actual magma. When the message popped up saying that I discovered it, my dwarfs were on fire already and died.
Main question:
1) Is there a safer way to find lava?
Other noob questions:
2) Can I put all animal types into the same pasture? I had trouble with this. Do turkeys not like dogs?
3) What are items I should get from the traders? I was buying random weapons and armor. Is there something that you always try to buy?
4) Why is this game so addictive?
Thanks for any help.