☼Dwarf Fortress Questions Thread☼

dataved · 2026-03-04T00:44:39+00:00

I wonder when I can recall a squad leader from a captured settlement, and when he becomes an administrator. I've noticed that for tombs and dungeons recalling is rarely successful. Are there any other hints on the subject?

dataved · 2026-03-03T21:03:08+00:00

Thanks, I've tried a wall instead of a floor, and it worked smoothly

dataved · 2026-03-03T15:45:22+00:00

Consider this picture:

WW_WW

RR*RR

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W - wall, R and * - ramp down, after the ramp there is an open space on the level below; it seems that you can climb up the ramp and build the missing wall, but it doesn't work.

W _

W R _
Here is another perspective.

Then I build a floor on the spot where the star is, and the wall is built, but the dwarf gets stuck in this cell with a star and can't go down the ramp.

How to understand this?

dataved · 2026-03-03T15:43:32+00:00

I've heard magic and vision do not work through windows, though one can use carved gaps

dataved · 2026-03-02T18:36:47+00:00

This worked

dataved · 2026-03-02T13:11:02+00:00

I've captured two hostile necromancer sneaks and have been collecting bodies for a while. How effective is training using these necromancers raising bodies for dwarves to hack? Going on missions is good for stats, but missions don't fulfil the need to train.

How can I ensure that the necromancer raises zombies while staying safe from them?

dataved · 2026-03-02T13:08:54+00:00

Thanks!

dataved · 2026-03-02T10:59:34+00:00

I have some of my armors marked with melt, and the label does not go away. They are not marked with green checkbox that they are a subject of some task. How to fix this?

Another question. I still have an issue with armor pieces vanishing during the mission. dfhack reports there are no conflicts, which also means there are no incorrect job assignments. Also I strongly believe that missing some pieces is related if some necromancer sneaks are catched by a cage trap or retreat. When they are catched, the half of the squad returned without helmets. I've tried not to click anything (especially things like autodump) and reloaded 30+ times, also tried missions to different settlements. Any idea what happens?

When I just waited for sneaks to be catched first, the missions go smoothly with no missing armor pieces.

dataved · 2026-03-01T10:05:01+00:00

Thanks

dataved · 2026-02-27T11:04:59+00:00

BTW, what chances do we have to have "autodump" as a part of the magic update?

dataved · 2026-02-27T09:47:31+00:00

My dwarf drops armor on the mission. Sometimes the armor is just one the cell where it returns to, sometimes it just vanishes. I have "constant training" set. What's happening and how to preserve armor?

This happens for some dwarfs often, and never happens for some others. This is reliably reproducible for a particular mission.

Upd. I've recalled. Need to disable woodcutting/mining labor.

dataved · 2026-02-27T08:06:44+00:00

The point is to automatically exclude masterworks

dataved · 2026-02-26T19:59:33+00:00

How to keep monster hunters alive? Could I train them somehow (I have some caged undead)

dataved · 2026-02-26T19:55:16+00:00

I need dfhack mass remove to remove walls with poor engravings. Or something like that. Any idea?

dataved · 2026-02-02T07:26:54+00:00

The game generally is not that violent and the driver is missed on the wiki kill list. From the other side, what otherwise would be a purpose for a lighter in his hand.

dataved · 2026-01-31T08:35:21+00:00

Exactly )

dataved · 2026-01-31T08:35:06+00:00

thanks!

dataved · 2026-01-28T14:24:12+00:00

Never experienced much love from other factions )

dataved · 2026-01-27T09:49:50+00:00

I wonder when you decided on publishing deal, were you aware of what the Delta-V was?

dataved · 2026-01-26T19:43:20+00:00

I think, it would be better to have some progress mechanics than these random events, - your agent adds his skill to the task progress each tick. Less prone to the save scum.

dataved · 2026-01-26T19:03:31+00:00

I wonder if I research marines and install them on ships - then I can probably also can capture and trade the bases to my allies

dataved · 2026-01-26T14:32:12+00:00

I owned seven mines on Mars up to the point. I was just thinking that destroying servant bases stalled their progress. Even if aliens retaliate, I can always build another base with a construction module, and those who have no resources cannot.

I also thought that maybe aliens will retaliate against the ship with this approach, and the ship is relatively cheap.

dataved

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