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I, too, depend on this mod to play Dwarf Fortress, it's basically essential. Thank you!

Playing an older version.

My human hammerer had been tasked with taking out a bandit commander. After finding a couple pikemen eager for glory, we set out and approached their camp from the south.

The commander's henchmen were easily cut down, but the commander herself was very skilled. Every swing of my hammer met nothing but air. Then she thrust her silver pike forward, and it pierced leg muscle and nerves, and I found myself in the very unenviable position of lying under a pissed off commander.

Fortunately one of my pikemen buddies engaged her, and I was able to crawl away. I reached their camp and began digging through their bags in the hopes of finding something, anything useful. I pulled out an iron short sword and looked over at the duel, dismayed to see the commander in good health while my friend was getting overwhelmed from blow after blow. I crawled over to try and help, but I was too slow. The commander cut down the pikeman and ended them with a pike to the head when I was about 20 feet away.

My only remaining ally finished their fight and rushed towards the commander, but they wouldn't get there in time. She had already turned her attention to me and began to confidently advance. I only had one chance. I had never thrown a sword before, but in desperation I hurled it at her as hard as I could.

All the gods must have smiled on me at that moment. An eye for an eye, tooth for tooth, leg for leg. The spinning sword struck her in the leg and carved through nerves and muscle. As she collapsed, my pikeman and I moved in together. On the ground, she was unable to hold us both at bay and I smashed her head in. After ransacking their camp, we made our way back to the castle.

The men were saddened by the loss of their comrade, but satisfied that justice was dealt and that the lands were a bit safer. Unfortunately the nerve damage permanently ended my ability to stand, so my adventure came to a quick end, but as far as adventures go, it was a pretty good one.

My weaponsmith got a fey mood! Oh, he grabbed adamantine! This is gonna be great! He's grabbing rock blocks, bone and leather... He's finished! It's a... Oh. Of course. An artifact adamantine war hammer. Just another reason to let the clowns out and forsake this world.

Can't you just use Goblinite for your iron and request flux (DOLOMITE!!!) from your outpost liaison to get some more? That would be very dwarfy and effective.

I tried this in my previous fort. The whole caravan brought maybe 7 units of flux stone. The disappointment was great.

I got the no outpost liaison problem once, in a fort where my civ was definitely not extinct. It took 4 years before a new one came.

Yup, same here. Current fort took about 4 years to get a liaison.

How do we assign war animals to dwarves now? V, prf screen, from what I understand the option should be there. All I can choose is slaughter, or geld for males.

I supposed I'll just dig a pit and throw them in there. They can limp around with whatever injuries that gives them forever. Maybe I'll make it next to the mayor's office and put windows in. That'll do until I get something fun like a minotaur, and can make it a labyrinth to drop goblins into.