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I'm under the impression that there is a difference how you set the training order. When I order them to train as special order (from the boxes on the main squad screen) they do only individual combat drills. When I set it via routine (under schedule) they will start with sparring.

http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/File:Squad_menu_v50_04.png
"No special orders" and "Routine: Constant trainining" or "Routine: Staggered training" is what is working for me.

Looks like my current fort's got these custom labors:
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Same here. And I also have custom roles for every moodable skill like Weaver, Tanner, Bone Carver etc.

Assigning dwarfs to workshops is only good for when you like them to use specific materials, but not for workforce control (in a bigger fort). It is lacking a global overview who is assigned where. And it's of no use when you have more high skilled dwarfs than workshops.

(I hate it that there are only 8 different icons for custom work details. Shouldn't be that hard to add more roman numerals...)

I am absolut against the idea to let every dwarf do every job. I don't want that a novice armorsmith gains levels in another moodable skill when there are many other dwarfes that can take that jobs.
I think for weapons and armor everyone is using custom work details, for getting quality output and because a forge is used by so many different professions.
Jobs where quality doesn't matter and that aren't moodable are good for beeing open for everyone. Jobs where speed is important can also be done by everyone when the stockpiles are big.

All my custom workorders are only for one profession each, expect Butcher/Tanner, which I combined into one (for reasons I am not sure about anymore...)

The keyboard cursor will show up when it is needed, try mining (m).

The problem is solved, the long loading times are gone.
All that was needed is to remove the warning "Security: This file came from another computer and might be blocked to help protect this computer" from the downloaded archive by clicking unblock.

Thanks myk for that piece of advice, I couldn't see the forest for the trees.

RANT: I don't get why the cloud scan is not performed at the first execution of those as "unsafe" marked files. Instead Windows let me run those files without problems, but then hours later it will decide to check those files now by sending them to the cloud. And because Windows isn't trusting those files it's sending them to their cloud every 6 hours, again and again...

Binary signing is a complicated area ...

That "smart screen" warning is caused by the Dwarf Fortress.exe, not from DFHack, because Dwarf Fortress itself isn't signed. When running Dwarf Fortress.exe the first time it's triggering the warning:
"Windows Protected your PC
Microsoft Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized app from starting. Running this app might put your PC at risk.
..."

Installing and running DFHack (by starting Dwarf Fortress) isn't causing any warning. And the first cloud scan is only starting after about 6 hours.

I can imagine that DFHack is suspicious for the scanner because it is hooking in another app, just like malware would do it.
And I imagine that most of your user base is now on the Steam version of DF, while I am using the free version. I'm curious if you could replicate it with the free version. You need to have set "cloud protection" and "automatic sample submission" both on ON. (I did set "automatic sample submission" OFF some time ago when I was developing some program, but some upgrade installation of Windows must have turned it back to ON...)

I checked my event log again and the cloud protection is only triggered by DFHack regulary. Other cloud scans I can find are rare and only every few months one entry. (It's under Applications and Services/Microsoft/Windows/Windows Defender/Operational in the event viewer, search there for "cloud").

My main intention to post this behaviour was that your are aware of this when others report that DF isn't starting anymore with DFHack (such a long starting time is looking at first like it isn't starting at all). And there isn't much you can do, expect telling affected users to wait it out or to disable the "automatic sample submission" or to set an exception for the DF folder in the Defender.

Gog is giving away Cyberpunk 2077.
Gog is giving away Cyberpunk 2077 & Phantom Liberty Goodies Collection. Not the game Cyberpunk 2077...

And Ubisoft is giving away Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. Game is having it's 20th anniversary.