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My adventurer had a copper shield and I found an iron shield so I wanted to upgrade. I dropped my copper shield to be able to equip my iron shield by hitting 'w' but it says there is nothing left to wear. A few questions;

1. How do I equip a shield / weapon?

2. Is a iron shield actually better than a copper shield?

I should mention I've had no problem equipping other armor.

I was able to change a few things I get my Netbook up to 25FPS. Should have tried longer before asking for help, sorry.

So I play (on the same save) on both my Netbook and my PC. With the new version I am now getting about 5-7FPS on my Netbook and am capped at 25FPS (thinking of raising that, though) on my PC. When I started my fortress I was getting a comfortable 15FPS on my netbook, but the 5-7 is just hard to enjoy.

So I go and fiddle around in the setting. I change my "Print Mode" to VBO (I have no idea what any of this is XD) and I manage to get my FPS up to 11, so, good. Then I go to turn Temperature and Weather off and see how much of an effect I get from that. My FPS goes down to 2-3.  :\

That can't be right, right? But, when I go and turn them back on, my FPS goes back up to ~11. Are there factors I am confused about in FPS?

There was a mod I had before that raised my FPS from 18 to 100(caped) on a 3x3 embark. I can't seem to find it, but it was awesome. Does anyone know the one I am talking about? I'd imagine it would be pretty popular.

Can they even be killed? :\

1) lol,wut? (Less of a question and more of a amusing thing)



How exactly did my newborn go insane and why is a newborn expected to clean itself? XD

2) So, I formed together a rather pathetic squad in a rush due to a sudden Kobolt theif. A few missing limbs and one dead Kobolt later the danger was gone and I go back to building my pointless tower. However, a few hours later, more or less my entire map is covered in blood now, both the Kobolt and the Dwarf's (who didn't even die) blood. Literally there is about 1/5th of the surface is just covered in blood due to my dwarves stepping on the Kobolt's corpse. I seem to remember reading you can have your dwarves clean things now, but I can't figure out how to make them. How?

3) An elven caravan came to my fortress, I figured 'Oh, Elves, I should kill them.' naturally. I get my rather pathetic squad and order them to kill, thinking it would be easier (and more fun) then making some complex trap or walling them in or something. I give the order to kill one of them in the same way I gave the order to kill the Kobolts and animals. The dwarves (three of them) all run up to the Elf, then run away, then run up to it, then run away, never actually attacking it.  : \

Why?

Thank you in advanced.

As suggested.

Having more problems with fey dwarfs. I got a dwarf go into a fey mood, but they will not claim a workshop. I have built every workshop in the game (excluding Alchemist's Laboratory) but he is just sitting there, being fey.

Like I said, I've build every workshop, the magma forge is working, I built the Metalsmith's Forge as well, and have at least one of everything else. They are all working and accessible.

Does anyone know of any memory editing tricks to figure out what one he wants? Or what I may be doing wrong this time?

Sorry to keep asking these questions.

A dwarf went into a strange mood. He wants both rough gems and plant fiber cloth.

I have no idea on how to get plant fiber cloth.