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DF Gameplay Questions / Dorfs dying of thirst even while there's plenty of booze
« on: April 22, 2010, 05:21:13 am »
Hai2u, new player here.
I have finally my first reasonably successful fortress on a run, I'm at the end of the 2nd year I think. Anyways... Problem:
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I got a huuuuge migration wave, (from 15 -> 50 dorfs) and they started going through my booze really fast. I fixed the problem after I noticed that my boozepile had been reduced to around 10. I created another still and put booze on indefinite production. And managed to bring the stockpile up to 60+ anyway, all of this happened in a winter and once the booze was reduced to 10 or so, dwarves started dying of thirst (my pond was frozen), and they kept dying even after I had my booze back to high levels.
Any solutions or suggestions how could I survive the winter without deaths (I have a seasonal save at the beginning of the winter)?
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And an additional question... how do I move the cages with prisoners in it? I had several birdies and 1 goblin in my cages, and I decided to drag them to be sold at depot. They all escaped... I've read about creating a zoo, how would I do that? A room designated as a stockpile that only accepts cages or.... ?
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And one more about military. My military seems to train only wrestling... I have a lot of training weapons and shields but they still prefer fists. They do wear the leather armor I made but refuse to pick up any weapons.
I have finally my first reasonably successful fortress on a run, I'm at the end of the 2nd year I think. Anyways... Problem:
1.
I got a huuuuge migration wave, (from 15 -> 50 dorfs) and they started going through my booze really fast. I fixed the problem after I noticed that my boozepile had been reduced to around 10. I created another still and put booze on indefinite production. And managed to bring the stockpile up to 60+ anyway, all of this happened in a winter and once the booze was reduced to 10 or so, dwarves started dying of thirst (my pond was frozen), and they kept dying even after I had my booze back to high levels.
Any solutions or suggestions how could I survive the winter without deaths (I have a seasonal save at the beginning of the winter)?
2.
And an additional question... how do I move the cages with prisoners in it? I had several birdies and 1 goblin in my cages, and I decided to drag them to be sold at depot. They all escaped... I've read about creating a zoo, how would I do that? A room designated as a stockpile that only accepts cages or.... ?
3.
And one more about military. My military seems to train only wrestling... I have a lot of training weapons and shields but they still prefer fists. They do wear the leather armor I made but refuse to pick up any weapons.