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DF Gameplay Questions / Re: The military still causing me problems...
« on: February 14, 2024, 01:20:50 pm »
For uniforms and equipment, the only functionality missing is:
- You can't adjust ammo, rations, and drink as before.
- You cannot modify existing uniforms
The rest, including WearOver/Replace and Exact Only, works the same.
For this example, have at least two squads (squad A and squad B) and one burrow... the example will create a squad with 4 off-duty, 3 defending a burrow, and 3 training, all year.
Step 1, getting to the Schedules screen:
- click 'q' to open Squads screen, then select two squads, then click 'Schedule' button
Now you are looking at a table showing Squads versus Routines. This screen is where you can copy/paste a yearly schedule between squads.
Step 2, adding a new Routine column and a new monthly set of Orders:
- create a new Routine by clicking 'add/edit Routines (columns)' button, click 'add new Routine' button, name it "Routine A", then click 'Done'
- click the '>>' button to scroll right to find the "Routine A" column, then click its 'Edit' button for squad A. The window that opens is where you will create a set of Orders used during one month.
- the default is 10 dwarfs, lower it to 3, so each new order you add is assigned 3 dwarfs.
- there are four buttons at the bottom, click the one for [/\] button and you'll see a "At least 3 Train" Order added, along with a Delete button
- find the burrow defense button, click it, select a burrow, and click the Confirm button. You'll see a "At least 3 Defend burrow" Order added.
- choose if you want dwarfs to wear uniforms while off-duty (not important for this example, but this is where the setting is changed)
- change name to "Orders A" and click 'Done Editing' button.
You will see Squad A has "Orders A" listed in the "Routine A" column, while Squad B still has "No orders" in that column.
Step 3, creating a staggered training schedule (maybe you want extra hauling power in early autumn):
- Use the Copy button to copy Squad A's "Orders A" and Paste it to Squad B. Now they both have the same yearly schedule.
- for Squad A, click the "View Monthly Schedule". You'll see "Routine A" column shows 12 months of "Orders A". Look in the other columns for a "No orders" month and Copy it, then paste it into the "Routine A" column in a few months. 'Escape' back to the main Schedules table and you'll see "monthly orders", indicating Squad A is not following the same orders every month, but Squad B still is.
- You can't adjust ammo, rations, and drink as before.
- You cannot modify existing uniforms
The rest, including WearOver/Replace and Exact Only, works the same.
...I don't have a video, but you can do that with scheduling still. Scheduling has not changed at all except for the interface. The function of Alerts seem to be shifted into the Burrows screen.
How do I make it so the units only train such and such a month, and only in certain numbers. I could do that with the old system.
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For this example, have at least two squads (squad A and squad B) and one burrow... the example will create a squad with 4 off-duty, 3 defending a burrow, and 3 training, all year.
Step 1, getting to the Schedules screen:
- click 'q' to open Squads screen, then select two squads, then click 'Schedule' button
Now you are looking at a table showing Squads versus Routines. This screen is where you can copy/paste a yearly schedule between squads.
Step 2, adding a new Routine column and a new monthly set of Orders:
- create a new Routine by clicking 'add/edit Routines (columns)' button, click 'add new Routine' button, name it "Routine A", then click 'Done'
- click the '>>' button to scroll right to find the "Routine A" column, then click its 'Edit' button for squad A. The window that opens is where you will create a set of Orders used during one month.
- the default is 10 dwarfs, lower it to 3, so each new order you add is assigned 3 dwarfs.
- there are four buttons at the bottom, click the one for [/\] button and you'll see a "At least 3 Train" Order added, along with a Delete button
- find the burrow defense button, click it, select a burrow, and click the Confirm button. You'll see a "At least 3 Defend burrow" Order added.
- choose if you want dwarfs to wear uniforms while off-duty (not important for this example, but this is where the setting is changed)
- change name to "Orders A" and click 'Done Editing' button.
You will see Squad A has "Orders A" listed in the "Routine A" column, while Squad B still has "No orders" in that column.
Step 3, creating a staggered training schedule (maybe you want extra hauling power in early autumn):
- Use the Copy button to copy Squad A's "Orders A" and Paste it to Squad B. Now they both have the same yearly schedule.
- for Squad A, click the "View Monthly Schedule". You'll see "Routine A" column shows 12 months of "Orders A". Look in the other columns for a "No orders" month and Copy it, then paste it into the "Routine A" column in a few months. 'Escape' back to the main Schedules table and you'll see "monthly orders", indicating Squad A is not following the same orders every month, but Squad B still is.