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oh-kay. Well, I found a somewhat fine place on map, with everything I wanted (well, besides magma). So there are questions.

First, does fertility level of soil depends on its type? for example, silt vs sand vs mud ?
Second, what can you say about water resources:
a) Will fish replenish in lakes from zero? It seems that rivers/brooks are infinite sources of fish.
b) Will water in lakes replenish in spring? And if lake was dried?
c) Am I understand correctly that _one_ dwarf with _one_ bucket carries _one_ water level from _one_ tile?
d) How much water dwarf drinks? Because I once constructed well site like this:

(to brook)
  #~#
####~#
#~~+~#
#<~#X#
#~~~~#
######

X is floodgate, + is artifical wall(stupid dwarf entered tunnel and put floodgate behind nimself, effectively locking himself.)
And for about two years water level never decreased. Or artifical walls doesn't hold water?

Well, that;s all for now.

AND just another question before I forget about it - I'm currently using "The Mike Mayday graphics edition", and encountered a problem - I have to press 'enter' twice. All other keys working normally. Is this a bug or a feature?

[ February 24, 2008: Message edited by: Fullmoon ]

Well, as I can see, I don't fully understand game mechanics.

OK, so I desided to make life of my dwarves a bit happier and built a lot of small rooms - 3X3 with bed in center, with door. Next I tried to discover military thoings and built barracks - a somewhat large room, about 6X10, with a weapon/ammo stack, two armor stands and two weapon racks and _one_ bed, which made barracks room.

Well, now HALF of my dwarves sllep in that room on a rough floor. What's up?

More stupidity I seen just once - when without any food/drink they continued to make parties... <dwarf>, Woodcutter cancels Attend Party: Hunt vermin for food...

Well, my Metalsmith went into a fey mood, and made artifact Iron Throne. Just for fun I wanted to put it into my mayor office, but i can't find it.

So, where all artifacts are stored?