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[Sharpoint]

What's the best way to look at what can only be described as a metric tonne of stuff? I went into a room in this shrine and every tile has a chest in. Searching it all is gonna take ages. Any tips for the best way to look through it all? Or is it not worth looking through?

[SaD-82]

Move to the tile you want to check and check via "g" (get).
Therefore you don't have to "l"ook for every chest in this tile (and going back, tipping "b", going back, tipping "c", etc.)
It's a lot faster.
But if you want to check the goodies and look for images on them, then you have to do the tedious process.

[Uzu Bash]

If you skim through one tile of it and don't see any quality modifiers, then the rest probably isn't worthwhile. If you see quality modifiers, it may be worth it to skim further for masterworks. If you're playing a human this is a chance to get good quality iron armor.

[Klisz]

How do you sell and buy things with currency? It always says "Not trading currency" at the bottom of the trade screen, and when I try to ask for/offer currency, it acts as though both the shopkeeper and I have none:

...even though we both do. The coins are from the same civilization, so that's not the problem (in fact, I got them from this same shopkeeper).

[SaD-82]

How do you sell and buy things with currency? It always says "Not trading currency" at the bottom of the trade screen...

It's a bug, introduced by 40.xx.
There is no way around it.
My tip in this regard:
Never trade for currency. Search some shops for goods which don't weight too much (gems are perfect) and trade all your stuff for these.
Then you can go on a shopping spree and offer these gems.
They are like an universal currency.
And they're sparkling nicely.

[adseaghtrnjty]

Version 40.24

1. How can I successfully train my climber skill? I've tried making a macro, but by the time I hold onto a wall (at a fortress or keep), my macro stops.

2. My character is passive to animals (seemingly). He is not a dirty elf either.

[Hamsmagoo]

Any advice for crossing oceans in cold climates?

I just got frozen in a block of ice.  Not a pleasant way to go.

[Bumber]

Any advice for crossing oceans in cold climates?

Don't. Even if you avoid the ice walls the lag still gets unbearable.

[Dampe]

Which is better? A well-made weapon of a lower-tier metal, or a standard weapon of a higher-tier metal?

[Max™]

Varies, steel is always better than iron, great bronze beats regular iron I think, great copper is close to regular bronze I think, cept for hammers, silver ftw, steel isn't bad there either though.

Oceans are glitchy laggy masses of trouble, frozen are just death.

[Putnam]

Higher-grade materials are always better than lower-grade materials regardless of item quality, except in the case of shields, where material doesn't matter at all.

Bronze is better than iron for edged and blunt weapons. For armor, it's more complicated.

Bronze has a higher IMPACT_YIELD and SHEAR_YIELD than iron. This means that more attacks are going to glance away on bronze armor than iron. However, bronze has lower FRACTURE and SHEAR_AT_YIELD values for both of those, meaning that it will let more momentum through (thus causing more damage) when it's successfully breached.

[Max™]

Well there ya go, wasn't sure on bronze vs iron.

[quamzie]

What is the best throwing weapon except the crossbow bolts?
Why steel armour does not protect from wooden arrows?
Is there any way to navigate in sewers/ catacombs?

[Max™]

Coins, it does after 40.06 I think, vampire blood-sense or dfhack reveal?

[Dozebôm Lolumzalìs]

Why does my game crash whenever I try to walk next to a necromancer's tower?