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@ -23,19 +23,11 @@ to access. Often people build them close to the fortress entrance, but
theres no reason you couldnt build a trade depot deep inside your
fortress to keep it nice and safe.
For now, were going to enlarge the space we have upstairs with a
little digging and get this depot set up. Heres what Ive set to be
dug out:
For this tutorial, we'll just set up the depot outside. You can
build it wherever you want, so long as it's accessible to wagons!
.. image:: images/dftutorial50.png
:align: center
Once the space is dug out, hit “b” and then “D” for “Trade Depot”,
note, thats a capital-d, not the usual lower case “d”. Place it near
the back. Heres mine:
.. image:: images/dftutorial51.png
:align: center
* Hit :kbd:`b`, :kbd:`D` for :guilabel:`Trade Depot` (remember that
keys are case-sensitive, so that's :kbd:`Shift`-:kbd:`d`)
Now that we have the depot up we can expect to see traders turn up to
unload their goods here now and then. To trade with them you :kbd:`q` over
@ -57,7 +49,7 @@ depot up, theyll soon make themselves at home in your depot. Theyll
unload all their goods and stand around waiting for something to
happen. This is how it will look when traders have arrived and unloaded:
.. image:: images/dftutorial61.png
.. image:: images/trading-caravan.gif
:align: center
Look at them, filling our trade depot with their mess! Lets get trading
@ -74,13 +66,13 @@ Essentially, trading is a five step process:
#. Deal with the trade liaison and his questions.
#. Wave goodbye to the traders and enjoy your loot!
So lets get through these stages! First up, move goods. Go “q” over the
So lets get through these stages! First up, move goods. Go :kbd:`q` over the
trade depot, and with traders in there, the options will be quite
different to what you see when its empty. What were looking for is
hitting “g” for “Move goods to/from the depot”. Do it and youll get
hitting :kbd:`g` for :guilabel:`Move goods to/from the depot`. Youll get
this screen:
.. image:: images/dftutorial62.png
.. image:: images/trading-move-goods.png
:align: center
This is a list of everything in our fortress. On the left we have item
@ -91,32 +83,28 @@ way inside remembering the 3-wide corridor or ramp all the way to the
depot, of course.
Dont worry about all of this detail for now, just scroll down to
“Crafts” using the down arrow key. Once youre there, this is what
youll see:
:guilabel:`Crafts` using :kbd:`↓`. Once youre there, this is what youll see:
.. image:: images/dftutorial63.png
:align: center
What do you see? All of the crafts weve been making listed on the
right! Youll also notice weird symbols to the left and right of each
named item, these are the quality symbols. Dont worry about what they
mean as the only one worth remembering is the “masterwork” quality
symbol, which looks like a pile of metal bars. Later on you may want to
named item, these are the quality symbols. Later on you may want to
manage the quality of goods your dwarfs use, especially weapons, so
knowing that the pile of bars = much good item, is worth remembering.
knowing that :guilabel:`☼` == much good item, is worth remembering.
Now we want to move these goods to the trade depot so we can trade them
away. I mean really, how many “Limestone earrings” do we really need?
So, hit the “right arrow” to move to the item list (rather than the
category list) and then hit enter. On the right youll see “Pending”
next to the item weve selected. Scroll down and set most of the items
to “Pending”.
away. I mean really, how many :guilabel:`Sandstone earrings` do we really need?
So, hit the :kbd:`→` to move to the item list (rather than the
category list) and then hit :kbd:`Enter`. On the right youll see
:guilabel:`Pending` next to the item weve selected. Scroll down and
set most of the items to :guilabel:`Pending`.
At the bottom of the list youll see some “Finished Goods” bins. This
At the bottom of the list youll see some :guilabel:`Finished Goods` bins. This
is good! Moving a single bin full of stuff is much better than moving
dozens of items one by one! How do I know theres heaps of stuff in
those bins? Because I am your god of course! Or perhaps I hit “v” with
a bin highlighted…
those bins? I hit :kbd:`v` with a bin highlighted!
.. image:: images/dftutorial64.png
:align: center
@ -124,10 +112,10 @@ a bin highlighted…
You dont need to select those individual items to move, selecting the
bin in the menu above will move the bin and everything it contains.
Right! One we “space” back out we need to hit “F9” to get back to the
game, confirming our move orders. From here the trade depot is still
selected so lets take the chance to hit “r” which cycles the trader
status. It now says “Trader requested at depot”, which is what were
Right! Once we :kbd:`Esc` back out our dwarves will start moving the
trade goods we ordered. From here the trade depot is still
selected so lets take the chance to hit :kbd:`r` which cycles the trader
status. It now says :guilabel:`Trader requested at depot`, which is what were
aiming for. The trader should now consider heading up to talk to the
traders.
@ -137,29 +125,29 @@ trade goods seems to be set at quite a high priority, so it shouldnt
take long for them all to be offloaded. Of course, it would be much
quicker if I had more bins, that way a dwarf isnt wasted carrying a
single earring, and well have lots of wasted time with this hauling!
More bins are on my “to do” list.
More bins are on my to-do list.
After a minute, hit “q” again and move over the trade depot, youll see
the status of the depot. If “t: Trade” is grey, then the trader hasnt
got there yet. Below the menu field it tells me my trader is On
break”.. oh no, I lie, now hes asleep! Hurry up dood, Ive got crap to
After a minute, hit :kbd:`q` again and move over the trade depot, youll see
the status of the depot. If :guilabel:`t: Trade` is grey, the trader hasnt
got there yet. Below the menu field it tells me my trader is :guilabel:`On
break`. oh no, I lie, now hes asleep! Hurry up dude, Ive got crap to
offload to the visitors!
While youre waiting, why not go and set a bunch of barrels and bins
and booze to be made. You can never, ever have too much of any of that
stuff!
Oh, look! Trader dood finally bothered to turn up to trade! See, it
says “Trade at Depot” for his current job, and the “Trade” option is
white and therefore, usable.
Oh, look! The trader finally bothered to turn up to trade! See, it
says :guilabel:`Trade at Depot` for his current job, and the :guilabel:`Trade`
option is white and therefore, usable.
.. image:: images/dftutorial65.png
.. image:: images/trade-q-summary.png
:align: center
Now hit “t” and well be taken to the trade screen, which looks like
Now hit :kbd:`t` and well be taken to the trade screen, which looks like
this:
.. image:: images/dftutorial66.png
.. image:: images/trade-trade-screen.png
:align: center
On the left, we have what the traders are offering. On the right, we
@ -168,10 +156,10 @@ away. Left and right arrows move between the panels and up and down
through the list. Remember, dont trade bins or wooden items to elves!
Not sure if theyre elves? Look at the top of the screen and youll see
who youre trading with, in my case Im trading with traders from
“Riseilime”. If I “space” back out of the trading to the main menu and
hit “c” I will see a list of in this world civilisations. I see that
Riseilime is an elf civilisation. I can hit “enter” and learn more
about it and then “Tab” through more info. Interesting.
“Riseilime”. If I :kbd:`Esc` back out of the trading to the main menu and
hit :kbd:`c` I will see a list of in this world civilisations. I see that
Riseilime is an elf civilisation. I can hit :kbd:`Enter` and learn more
about it and then :kbd:`Tab` through more info. Interesting.
In case youre wondering you can actually read all of the history of
each of those civilisations in :wiki:`legends` mode. Theres some crazy
@ -187,7 +175,7 @@ wooden bins, hit enter on all those crafts.
:align: center
As you can see, Ive got lots of stuff up for trade (marked with a
“T”). On the left bottom there it tells me how much my junk is worth,
:guilabel:`T`). On the left bottom there it tells me how much my junk is worth,
4980! Thats a lot of loot I can get off the elves! On the right,
allowed weight is 14. This number starts much higher and drops as you
add goods and represents the amount of weight the traders can take away
@ -201,23 +189,23 @@ Oh, definitely buy a few cloth or leather bags (what seeds get stored
in) and some rope (for setting up animals as guards). Type of rope or
bags doesnt really matter. So much shopping to do!
One important point! Your dwarfs cant wear anything “Narrow” or
“Large”, so dont buy it.
One important point! Your dwarfs cant wear anything :guilabel:`Narrow` or
:guilabel:`Large`, so dont buy it.
Once youve chosen all thats useful you should have a look at the
bottom left, “Trader Profit”. If its more than a token tip you will
bottom left, :guilabel:`Trader Profit`. If its more than a token tip you will
want to un-select some of your own trade goods. No point in giving away
lots of junk for free!
When youre happy with your trading, hit “t”, the trade will either go
through, or youll get a counter offer. “Enter” lets you consider the
counter offer, which you can adjust down more in your favour. Hit “t”
When youre happy with your trading, hit :kbd:`t`, the trade will either go
through, or youll get a counter offer. :kbd:`Enter` lets you consider the
counter offer, which you can adjust down more in your favour. Hit :kbd:`t`
again and hopefully the trade completes. Keep working at it until it
pans out. Until your trader is experienced your tip could be quite
pans out. Until your trader is experienced your tip could be quite
large.
If the trade completes you will see the message [name] seems pleased
with the trading”. Job done! Hit “space” to go back to the local map
If the trade completes you will see the message :guilabel:`[name] seems pleased
with the trading`. Job done! Hit :kbd:`Esc` to go back to the local map
and let the game resume. You dont need to do anything else now, dwarfs
will come and haul your spoils and the traders will leave happy with
their trinkets. Even better, they will take news of your awesome
@ -227,9 +215,9 @@ attract even more immigrants. Super!
The next likely thing to happen is that the trade liaison will want to
talk to you about what goods you want. Feel free to suggest to the
trader items youd like (using the arrow keys to scroll and upgrade the
“Want” of an item). Note, the more you want the item, the higher the
priority of an item). Note, the more you want the item, the higher the
price they will charge when they bring it, so mild suggestions for
preferred items are probably better than setting the “want” meter all
preferred items are probably better than setting the meter all
the way over to the right.
The trader will also tell you what theyre interested in getting in
@ -240,6 +228,4 @@ for most things you want, let alone junk from dead invading goblins
etc. If/when you do get those screens, read the screen prompts
carefully, and experiment! It cant hurt!
Thats all for now folks. Next time well cover managing your dwarfs,
which is an interesting challenge of immense potential depth. But dont
worry its not that hard, really!
Thats pretty much all there is to it!