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Are you trying to pump in water from the bottom? Water pumps just generate water on the tile they pump to instead of creating a true flow, so no pressure will be generated and water won't be pushed upwards.

Do goblin snatchers pick their target when they spawn and beeline for it, or do they wander around until they see a child? If it's the first, the code probably isn't bothering to check that the the child hasn't matured since then.

The most efficient place to put the check would probably be at snatch-time, though it might make more sense to the player to allow the goblin to pick a new target midway through.

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Originally posted by Toady One:
<STRONG>Yeah, I think dwarves that are dead continue to think, and their only thought is to look for a place to rest.  However, they should only do this when they have at least one item linked to them.  Perhaps these linkages aren't being updated properly.</STRONG>

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Out of curiosity, would it be possible to program in other thoughts like "haunt living" or "rise from grave"? The item linkage thing might be a good way to handle liches, as well.

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Originally posted by mickel:
<STRONG>I strongly agree with the above posters. Because, after all, "katana" and "zweihänder" are Japanese and German words, respectively, none of which are spoken by the cultures in Dwarf Fortress.

The information about the weapon in the description could potentially be dependant on some factor, like your skill in swords for figuring out how to wield it, to some sort of "lore" skill to realise where it came from etc. And the more you know, the better a price you get at the merchant's later on.  

But that's another department.</STRONG>

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None of the cultures speak English, either, so longswords, axes, and hammers are out.

It might be a good idea to make equippable bandages that would make the areas that they cover heal much faster, especially since that would tie in well with Fortress mode.

You will be able to ask for wood in the next release, I believe.

If anything, it would make sense for random choices to be normal for both building and crafting, and have specific choices be unlocked as an option by a noble.

[ July 15, 2007: Message edited by: Jothki ]

This seems like it would be a good use for a noble. I was originally thinking about suggesting an Archivist who would give you control over which events get engraved (no more screaming dogs) in return for demanding that a certain portion of the fortress be engraved, but that could easily be expanded to custom engravings as well.