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I finally made my first traction bench.  Apparently the first option on the manager screen requires an iron table as its fundamental component...figured that out and now I've got a worthy hospital.

Knowing dwarves, though, they'd probably just end up defecating in the workshop.

This has been mentioned before, and there some third party mods that let you do some of this, however I think it is worth mentioning again and again.  The manager dwarf is almost worthless and I think job priorities would streamline my experience with the game a great deal.

I've found the manager dwarf to be absolutely essential in DF 2010...much easier to queue up a batch of 30 smelt-ore or make-charcoal/coke tasks (as well as cranking out clothing) that way.  I find it much easier to specify production orders that way, especially for equipment used by the military (not to mention the wonderfully Soviet feel of a centrally planned economy).  For crafts, though, I manage those myself to keep the workshops from being shut down because there's only one dwarf that can make leather crafts and the job order has been spread across multiple workshops.

That being said, I'd like to see prioritization for jobs...at a minimum, hauling at the bottom (except food).  In 2010, I've noticed a lot better prioritization of tasks (e.g. my broker going to the depot quickly without turning off his labors), but it still leaves much to be desired.

Went back to DF2010.  Got a weird fort where a significant number are fond of worshiping a deity (favored by both dwarves AND goblins) that takes the form of a blind cave mole and is associated with caverns, water, and earth.

Also struck an insane quantity of bituminous coal...we don't honestly need the magma on this map other than for the hell of it.

I was wondering why my military had not been equipped with its armor...

...and then found out the arsenal dwarf was in the military.

Of course, the most obvious answer to your question is glass. Because unlike some of glass' opponents, glass does not resort to slander. Glass listens to the voters, and hears your concerns. Glass is known to donate large sums to charities. Vote glass, 2010.

Glass definitely runs a transparent campaign.  It provides a clear window in to the needs of the fortress going forward and isn't afraid to let the voters see what's happening on the inside.

I like stone for everything except personal furniture (wood doors don't look quite as nice as stone, at least with default graphics).  However, there's something satisfying about providing your dwarves with a solid oak chair or table instead of having everything made of stone.  It's that little bit of aesthetic difference that makes it all worthwhile.

Generally speaking, I've found it much easier to maintain a steady supply of wood in DF2010 even without significant amounts coming in from caravans, so I use it more than I did in the past.