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[milo christiansen]

"Rock" means an INORGANIC material, aka stone and metal. So just forge the item from any metal any you are good to go.

[Mrandom]

Hi guys, I'm trying to figure out how logic operator works. I mean, I know the theory, but just cannot get the inputs right.

I've tried this:

--OG
  G

or this:

--GOG
    G


- = powered axle
G = gear assembly
O = OR operator

but the right and bottom gears cannot be powered. How exactly does the input work? Thanks!

[milo christiansen]

The inputs need to be axles, gear assemblies will not work as inputs. Output is set by toggling the engaged/disengaged state of gear assemblies and several other buildings, RTFM for details.

[steelyeyed]

I'm running a gnome fortress for the first time moderately successfully.  I have the automated machines up, running only when needed for new materials.  Beginning to make clockwork and mechanical stuff.  Problem I am having is that the game only runs for a few minutes, up to a half hour, then freezes and crashes.  I've taken to saving every 10 to 15 minutes, but it's a pain.  With everything that goes on with gnomes, is this crashing problem normal?

[sisso]

On Masterwork V6.2, how to use Gnomes Drilling Rig?

I take a big part of my weekend learning how to play with gnomes. Take hours to learn how to build automatons and my first oscilloscope (that got stolen by a !@#!@#! hawk before I was able to use).

Now I am having problems with Drilling Rig. Probably is a very stupid thing that I am doing because I was unable to find any more detail information about how to use, so it should be simple.

Side view is:

     _ddd--% <- Drilling Rig, with power, and tube extended 3 times
    !_ #_ | <- floor where sucked liquid should be, and tube
       #    <- ground with tube
       #    <- ground with tube
    |$$$$| <- water

The water is level 7

I tried to repeat action with and without power (check power confirm)

I tried with more retracted and extend tube

I tried in a lake in a wood tower and in a ground with a build in river.

I can use classic screw pump normally

[oliverosky95]

Hey i just wanted to ask if you guys have any decent embark profiles? i'm kinda new to the gnomes and i would like to know what are the things that i must have when embarking. Also what's up with the gnome tiles? i'm only getting G's instead of the gnome sprites

On a completely unrelated note, i feel like the current manual is pretty bad compared to the manual that we used to have when there were only dwarves to play with

[sisso]

The manual recommends an engineer and animal trainer, but usually I start with everything clean.

I think that some zinc, sand and copper is everything that you need. Then a lot of food and drink to not bother on trivial tasks.

If you don't want to build everything, buy some crates.

There is some stuff that is not documented in the manual, and some misinformation like "gears", that are simple mechanism.

This link is gold and help a lot
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uB3UFs-itHpIWkVWUC4DiUErjLdO30dioxtSjuKZMuw/edit#slide=id.g355787069_00

PS: I am still unable to use the drill :/

[Steforian]

Might be a stupid question, but how do i select the Gnome race to play as?

[Dracko81]

Might be a stupid question, but how do i select the Gnome race to play as?

Easiest way is to deselect all other races as playable. 

When you get into the race at the top of neighbours is your race.  So keep selecting a new kingdom until you get the race you want.

[oliverosky95]

is the nature shrine still working as intended in reborn? the "communie with nature" or the "recruit wild animals" reaction seem to do nothing. Also the go off to live in the wild reaction gives you a druidic token for free sicne your gnomes doesn't leave at all

[Steforian]

In old version Masterwork, how does the Nature Shrine Work exactly? Specifically the 'make offer' option... its keeps saying nothing happened, i'm so clueless. I imagine releasing animals and gnomes would increase my standing, but whats with the offering option?

[Dracko81]

Did you try dumping items on the shrine before making the offer?

[Steforian]

How does the steam engine work? There are no reactions, for it...

Edit: I looked in the Dwarf manual and followed those instructions, and it works now. The gnome manual said nothing.

[Steforian]

Did you try dumping items on the shrine before making the offer?

Yes i did still no dice (garbage dump right?). I figured out how to release animals though, but still the 'offering' option is out of my reach (maybe it only accepts certain items?).

[endlessblaze]

i was going to ask why my machine was not running even though I had it powered....

then after I had the image of my setup made the machine suddenly realized it should be spinning.

by the time I shut it down, two gnomes had died to a "check power readout job".


now I got a ton of blocks made.....
but the terrain is so mountains I cant hardly use them so im going to go start a new fort somewhere flat, and bring a sawblade with me on embark.