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for commonly needed materials like iron, you can specify a stockpile to only accept that. Then you can look at the stockpile when deciding.
the crime system was introduced with vampires. The more common encounter with crime is during a tantrum. Dwarf breaks things in anger, gets put in jail which you design and build. "Jail" can mean being tied to a silk rope decorated to your specifications.
The first year shouldn't need a military: a sort of grace period. This gives you time to set up a fort. Typically you need a military around the point you have lots of population.
. Start of the downfall.
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if the caravan doesn't make it off the map safely, you will be blamed for not providing security. Yes, even if you're fighting troglodytes. Good luck.
powder? Maybe they mean gypsum powder, for making casts to hold broken limbs in place while they heal
another fey mood's needs met, good job
I don't recall being able to sell artifacts. Such one-of-a-kind creations are for making museum
ah, finally reading a combat report
yes, enemies can equip weapons your dwarves brought. Even a giant scorpion can disarm a dwarf and kill him with his own axe.
breaching the caverns means accepting the monsters in exchange for the resources. Personally I seal the caverns when I breach them too early.
traps: the simple kind activate when a hostile steps on the tile, thrusting some weapon or projectile out. The advanced engineering logic like opening a gate for magma is indiscriminate. So long as the creature weighs the right amount.
large creatures don't spawn. They walk in from the edge of the map, like migrants.
ah, time to discover hospital needs
correct approach. You just need a designated doctor, no prior experience necessary.
yes, has to be water, not wine. Most early fort ends happen due to water. Usually flooding, at least before hospitals were added.
caverns may have water. If so, a well can reach down to draw the water. Reminder that caverns have other creatures too.
melting outdoors ice requires magma. This is why you want to bring surface water underground before winter comes to prevent it freezing.
