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I don't really have a problem with the hammerer going after some random peon. The thing is, half the time he goes after a dwarf who has an absolutely pivotal role in the fort (like a Legendary brewer, for instance.)

Even if he/she hammers some random dwarf, the results can be almost as disastrous, depending on how many friends the victim had. It's not unheard of for dwarves to have as many as 30 friends, plus family members. If the hammerer hammers someone who has 30+ friends, chances are that someone's going to be pushed over the edge and possibly set off a tantrum-hammering spiral.

Look at his recent posts, you can see his grammar and spelling get worse and worse.

I feel that this thread should stay alive.

I'm finding that I abuse traffic orders to make the dwarves behave how I like. For example, all tables are restricted - dwarves will politely walk around only, and I treat them like walls in term of access. Also, in areas like the jail building with a main lobby and front desk, I make dwarves run up to the desk and check in first (a fortress guard will generally be sitting in his 'office' behind the desk) using high-priority lines before moving inside. It definitely adds to my sense of immersion. Plus I like unnecessary things like adding secretaries with full multi-desk offices for each of my main appointed nobles to have working for them and that sort of thing.

Ah yes, I do that too. For some reason, it bothers me to see an elephant, three dogs, and a herd of cattle standing on a table. Especially when a dwarf comes along and happily sits down to eat.

Oh yes, I also have a personal vendetta against all pets, especially cats. I always build special devices to destroy pets without harming the owners. Cats are different, though. Anyone who immigrates with a cat is given the custom profession "Cat-Friend" and is stationed in a sealed room with the cat. The room is then purged with magma.

My dwarves' rooms are always 3*3, and include a bed, door, cabinet, and chest. Legendaries get a 3*4 room with double doors, and occasionally a personal dining room upstairs. Nobles' offices always have to have a waiting room with a reception desk, then an "interior" door into the office itself. Nobles who behave (by restricting their mandates to obtainable materials) get clear glass aquariums with live fish.

I dig 1*2 niches in my great hall for artifacts to be placed. By messing around with stockpiles, I can get specific "craft" artifacts into specific places. Then, I seal them off with clear glass windows to give it a nice "museum" feel.

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It's actually quite amusing. Carry on.

I say that if someone decides to be an "uneducated troglodyte," they shouldn't be eligible for welfare and all that. It would be just stupid to give money to people who willingly contribute nothing to society.

Good job for your first fort! Why don't you dig out the sand wall in your wood stockpile and replace it with stone fortifications? (To build fortifications: b-C-f.) That way, you could station marksdwarves in there and shoot out at invaders near the bridge.

As promised, here are the chronicles of "Beergut." IN CARTOON FORM.

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