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Strange Mood
« on: October 16, 2009, 07:57:13 pm »
One of my more useless dwarves just got taken by a mood. She then proceeded to claim a craftsdwarf shop where she then starts to collect her materials. Shes asking for "Forest" (2 wooden logs), "Square Blocks" (??), "Stacked Leather" (which I supplied her with 1 deer leather), however, now she isnt starting any construction. What is the block? I have plenty of glass blocks and marble blocks. Wooden blocks?
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Re: Strange Mood
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2009, 08:01:28 pm »
Press 't' and move over the workshop.  Whta items are currently there?  The dwarf will fetch the items in order.  "Square blocks" refers to stone blocks.  Since you have marble...  I don't know.  Maybe a dwarf's stone preference matters for that, but I don't know for sure.
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Re: Strange Mood
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2009, 08:02:34 pm »
Quote from: Malicus on October 16, 2009, 08:01:28 pm
"Square blocks" refers to stone blocks, I think.

Correct - you need to make rock blocks from a Mason's workshop, preferably from a valuable material (if you have any).
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Quote from: Lord Dakoth on September 17, 2009, 10:47:58 pm
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Re: Strange Mood
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2009, 08:06:35 pm »
I already T'ed over the workshop (thats how I know she has the 2 wooden logs and the leather). I made wooden blocks, she hasnt taken those. Now Im mass producing stone blocks so that maybe she'll take one. However, she hasnt started being hungry/thirsty even though shes sat in the workshop for about, eh... 2 seasons.
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Re: Strange Mood
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2009, 08:07:20 pm »
Nevermind! She apparently wanted my marble blocks...
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Re: Strange Mood
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2009, 09:32:53 pm »
Two seasons is pretty unusual unless you have some kind of mod... they usually last about 1.
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Re: Strange Mood
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2009, 10:20:37 pm »
It took 2 seasons because for whatever reason, she wouldnt go and take the marble blocks I made. It took her a full season to realize i had them
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Re: Strange Mood
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2009, 10:38:24 pm »
When moody dwarves ask for blocks, they must be made of stone - blocks made of wood, metal, or glass never seem to be used.
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Quote from: Lord Dakoth on September 17, 2009, 10:47:58 pm
It's amazing how dwarves can make a stack of bones completely waterproof and magmaproof.
Quote from: Neruz on September 18, 2009, 06:58:26 am
It's amazing how they can make an entire floodgate out of the bones of 2 cats.

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Re: Strange Mood
« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2009, 05:12:11 am »
Quote from: Quietust on October 16, 2009, 10:38:24 pm
When moody dwarves ask for blocks, they must be made of stone - blocks made of wood, metal, or glass never seem to be used.

I had a dwarf demand green glass blocks on a sandless map once. Armok was displeased by this though, and caused the entire workshop to fall into 5 z-levels of mysterious 3x3 channels. On the plus side my countess finally has a nice strong planter working in her room to keep her from being lonely.  ;)
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Re: Strange Mood
« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2009, 11:51:52 am »
Are you absolutely certain said dwarf didn't want raw green glass (a very common mood demand, though thought to only show up on maps with sand on them)?
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Quote from: Lord Dakoth on September 17, 2009, 10:47:58 pm
It's amazing how dwarves can make a stack of bones completely waterproof and magmaproof.
Quote from: Neruz on September 18, 2009, 06:58:26 am
It's amazing how they can make an entire floodgate out of the bones of 2 cats.