Dwarf Fortress Megathread! - Necro'd enough to count as a vampire

[Doomonkey]

wat
Throwing? I have nothing in throwing, just swordsmanship and shield using. And wrestling, I always strangle pesky enemies.
And civilians are ruthless, the warriors retreat a lot, but the civilians get enraged every time they are near death, and usually take down 2 enemys before dying.

I'm sorry that was ambiguous the throwing was an unrelated note. Also, my warriors have never retreated and I have been playing forever.

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[RedGajin]

I'm sorry that was ambiguous the throwing was an unrelated note. Also, my warriors have never retreated and I have been playing forever.

:U
Mine always retreat if they are hurt, then come back. The civilians though, they stay the and fight to the death.

[Doomonkey]

:U
Mine always retreat if they are hurt, then come back. The civilians though, they stay the and fight to the death.

I just got a mortal wound :c

[RedGajin]

I just got a mortal wound :c

Lol, I have heavy clothes on, near impossible for anyone without a hammer to mortally wound me.
And my civvy's protect me.

[Jacob/Lee]

Lol, I have heavy clothes on, near impossible for anyone without a hammer to mortally wound me.
And my civvy's protect me.

Civvies are so last age, real men walk around with prisoner night creatures guarding them.

[Kiddeh]

Can someone please explain how to set up a magma forge?  I haven't found a magma pool yet, but when  do, I want to harness the delicious red stuff.

[Corbiere]

I need help with the following:

- Making a metalworker's workshop. It tells me to get a heat-proof furnace or something: Can't find in menu

- Setting up a WORKING military: Spider (In picture) annihilated most of my civilians because the army was asleep or something.

- Water: Everyone keeps complaining of thirst despite the lake right next to the fort >=(

- Getting to magma: All orders are cancelled to mine "warm rock"...

[Chefkokkie]

- Water: Everyone keeps complaining of thirst despite the lake right next to the fort >=(

That's because them dwarves want themselves some good ol BEER or other ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES which you should provide for them.

[Corbiere]

That's because them dwarves want themselves some good ol BEER or other ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES which you should provide for them.

ah...

[blaman]

I need help with the following:

- Making a metalworker's workshop. It tells me to get a heat-proof furnace or something: Can't find in menu

You need a material that can tolerate heat. Dig some more.

Edit:
So, I have a Legendary+4 (Level 19) Siege Operator, and I have him sitting in my surface fortress behind a fortification in a ballista. I know he should be able to see and fire through that single fortification in front of the ballista, but just then a goblin ambushing party walked right in his line of fire about 30 tiles out and he didn't do anything. The goblins should have been minced meat within seconds, but not a single siege arrow was fired.
what's going on?

[Corbiere]

You need a material that can tolerate heat. Dig some more.

I have a 160*160 room  FULL of all ores from levels 17-106, I just can't find "Furnace" in any workshop menu.

[IkeTheGeneric]

- Water: Everyone keeps complaining of thirst despite the lake right next to the fort >=(

DON'T DRINK THE loving WATER

I've made the mistake of forcing the dwarves to only drink water. They go ballistic. They forget stuff up and don't stop until they get a swig of alcohol.

[Corbiere]

DON'T DRINK THE loving WATER

I've made the mistake of forcing the dwarves to only drink water. They go ballistic. They forget stuff up and don't stop until they get a swig of alcohol.

Dwarves really don't like to be told "No" do they?

Anyway, solved my metal issue...stupid traders need to bring me a stupid anvil -.-

[IkeTheGeneric]

Dwarves really don't like to be told "No" do they?

No, they love being commanded around and told what to do all the time, it's just that nobody, and I mean NOBODY messes with their drink

[Corbiere]

No, they love being commanded around and told what to do all the time, it's just that nobody, and I mean NOBODY messes with their drink

Well, lots of barrels and still-working later nobody's complaining. However, I have 3 dwarves with heads bashed in and torn brains (??!??) because of a goblin.

What's the best way to deal with massive amounts of useless stone?