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I'm wondering if no one else is seeing this problem because it seems to make the game unplayable for me after about an hour.

I am playing the linux version, plain vanilla, no df_hack, no dwarf therapist, no tile-set.  I have modified init.txt to set TRUETYPE:NO.  I have a simple hole via ramp down one z-level and some rooms dug out.  As soon as I create a large (9x9) stockpile and chop down some trees I experience this problem.  Dwarves will begin to haul the wood successfully.  Then they start issuing the announcement "[name] cancels Store Item in Stockpile: Drop-off inaccessible"  Often this happens just before they reach the stockpile and they will drop the log on the ground and go get another.  After a while less and less dwarves are working.  Pretty soon every dwarf is standing around with No Job status, even though there are plenty of other tasks designated, constructing workshops, mining, etc.

There are no doors, no burrows and I've never touched the forbid command.  This does not seem to be a pathing or ramp problem as dwarves can and do move freely in and out of these areas.  If I erase the stockpile and place it in a different room the same problem occurs, dwarves begins to move items, move some successfully, then start slowly increasing the rate of this message generation until they all stop working entirely. 

I have generated several worlds and embarks and see the same issue.  It happens relatively early and pretty much breaks the game.  I can't find any mention on google or here int he bug report forum.  Am I the only one experiencing this?  I think I must be since I would expect there to be more of a discussion if I weren't. 

If you have encountered this situation and can help I'd appreciate it.  I suppose the next thing I will try is compiling dfhack and seeing if this is some known problem that has been patched away there.

Thank you.

...just wondering if others have too?  It seems a lot more stable than 40.24.   

Here's something I didn't expect:

Let's say I construct a carpentry shop using an imported log (base value 3).  My Imported Wealth stays the same, presumably because the log isn't destroyed.  My created wealth goes up by 3 in the category "architecture".

Now let's say I also have a log I produced by cutting a tree.  It is in the stockpile and adds 3 to my created wealth in the "Other Objects" category.  If I build a carpentry shop with this log, my created wealth goes up by 6; 3 in architecture and 3 in "displayed".

So basically, when building a workshop, I get the materials value credited in "displayed" if I use local materials, but I do not get that credit if I use imported materials.  That seems odd to me, because....

If I build a chair using an imported log, I lose 3 from my imported wealth (presumably because the log is destroyed and cannot be recovered).  My created wealth goes up by 10, in the furniture category.   However if I place it in my dining hall, I get another 20; 10 in architecture and 10 in displayed.  This happens regardless of whether the log was imported or not. 

Seems like a discrepancy.  Maybe I don't understand the "displayed" category?

I wish Tarn and Zach, all the american DF players, all non-american DF players who are in America today for some reason, and anyone else who is celebrating this holiday for any reason, a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Everyone playing DF today must make a turkey feast if possible in their fort.

Pumps operate in the reverse order in which they were built-- the most recently built will try to pump, then the next recent, and so on.

The word "build" here seems ambiguous.  Does anyone know if this means the order the pumps were designated using the (b)uild menu, or the order in which the dwarves complete their construction?

I have never used War Animals before, but I have a pair of grizzly bears in my current fort so I thought I'd give it a try.  I think I have everything set up correctly but no training is happening.  I don't know if I've done something wrong or if I'm just not being patient enough.  Here's the setup.

I have two dwarfs with the Animal Training labor enabled.
I have two tame grizzly bears.
I have an animal training zone and the two bears are chained in that zone.
In the stocks screen for animals I've indicated that the bears should be trained and selected the two trainers.
The trainers definitely have access to the bears.

The trainers are lounging around in their rooms with "no job".  On the jobs list there is no entry for animal training.  Am I missing something here, or do I just need to wait longer?

I have an artifact amulet laying on the floor.  I have created a stockpile nearby that accepts only amulets with core and total quality of artifact.  Should this amulet be moved to that stockpile, or am I misunderstanding something?

I am seeing some hauling behavior that I have not noticed before and it is puzzling me.  I am missing something.  I am playing 34.11 with the Modest Mod.  Here is what I notice:

I have 4 stockpiles. 

Stockpile #42, #43 and #50 accept goods from links only and allow 0 bins.  Each of them is linked to the Clothier shop.  Each accepts only one type of Finished Good: Armor, Legware and Footware respectively.

Stock pile #49 is next to my Trade Depot, it will take from anywhere and is not linked to anything.  It allows bins and is limited to Goblets, Armor, Legware and Footware.

In previous fortresses this worked perfectly.  New clothing would end up in the stockpiles near the clothier, and discarded clothing would be transported to the depot's stockpile for eventual trading. 

In my current fortress, new clothing is correctly placed in the stockpiles near the clothier, but shortly thereafter a dwarf will show up with a bin, pack them all up and carry them off to the trade depot stockpile. 

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