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− | Sometimes, a favorite fort in a remarkably wonderful location is [[Fun|extinguished]] for one reason or another | + | Sometimes, a favorite fort in a remarkably wonderful location is [[Fun|extinguished]] for one reason or another. Sometimes, you just have to go back and try again. Thankfully, this mechanic has been built into the game in the form of '''Reclaim Fortress Mode'''. |
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==How to reclaim or unretire a fortress== | ==How to reclaim or unretire a fortress== | ||
During world generation, sites can become ruins which you are able to reclaim in Fortress Mode. At the embark screen, press {{k|R}} in order to bring up a list of potential reclaim locations. There will be a list of locations you are able to scroll through. Pressing {{k|tab}} will select a site and give you a history of when the site was created, and how the fortress fell. If you previously retired or abandoned a fortress, those will also be available to unretire or reclaim respectively. | During world generation, sites can become ruins which you are able to reclaim in Fortress Mode. At the embark screen, press {{k|R}} in order to bring up a list of potential reclaim locations. There will be a list of locations you are able to scroll through. Pressing {{k|tab}} will select a site and give you a history of when the site was created, and how the fortress fell. If you previously retired or abandoned a fortress, those will also be available to unretire or reclaim respectively. | ||
− | Reclaiming a fortress is little different than a normal embark. The prepare | + | Reclaiming a fortress is little different than a normal embark. The prepare for journey screen is identical to a normal embark, with the same number of points for item selection. |
− | Unretiring a fortress has no prepare | + | Unretiring a fortress has no prepare for journey screen and immediately brings you to the fortress. |
==What you will find== | ==What you will find== | ||
===Reclaim=== | ===Reclaim=== | ||
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− | On arrival at your old | + | On arrival at your old ruined fortress location, the player's initial impression will be one of untidiness. |
− | * All items that existed at the lost fortress will be [[forbid|forbidden]] and randomly strewn across the map and all accessible levels | + | * All items that existed at the lost fortress will be [[forbid|forbidden]] and randomly strewn across the map and all accessible levels |
− | * Dwarves that were present during the fall of the | + | * Dwarves that were present during the fall of the last fortress will be scattered across the map along with the rotten [[corpse|carcasses]] of whatever [[livestock]] was left behind |
* If you have reclaimed the same fortress more than once, there may also be [[ghost]]s of citizens from attempts prior to the most recently lost fortress. These tortured souls will have no corresponding bodies - these poor spirits of repeated failed attempts must be [[slab|memorialised]] | * If you have reclaimed the same fortress more than once, there may also be [[ghost]]s of citizens from attempts prior to the most recently lost fortress. These tortured souls will have no corresponding bodies - these poor spirits of repeated failed attempts must be [[slab|memorialised]] | ||
− | * [[Food]] ingredients in [[barrel]]s rot away | + | * [[Food]] ingredients in [[barrel]]s rot away for the reclaim and all [[alcohol]] barrels will be empty, however any [[prepared meal]]s are still dwarf-edible and will be scattered everywhere (and initially forbidden as above) |
− | * Enemies that existed during abandonment will still be there if you reclaim the fortress immediately afterwards | + | * Enemies that existed during abandonment will still be there if you reclaim the fortress immediately afterwards and may be lurking in [[ambush]] |
− | + | * Enemy invasion forces like [[goblin]] ambush parties may have changed to be peaceful, for some reason. Warning: if another siege turns up of the same race then those already present may revert to enemy again! | |
− | * Enemy invasion forces | ||
* If your fortress fell to a [[tantrum]] spiral, there may be berserk dwarves lurking in ambush for your embark party. Be prepared to deal with whatever destroyed your fortress before. | * If your fortress fell to a [[tantrum]] spiral, there may be berserk dwarves lurking in ambush for your embark party. Be prepared to deal with whatever destroyed your fortress before. | ||
− | * Constructed buildings will have remained standing, including small buildings like [[cage]]s and [[bed]]s. [[ | + | * Constructed buildings will have remained standing, including small buildings like [[cage]]s and [[bed]]s. [[Buildings]], like items, must be reclaimed before they can be used |
− | * [[Stockpile]]s will no longer exist, and anything held within them will have been scattered and forbidden along with everything else | + | * [[Stockpile]]s will no longer exist, and anything held within them will have been scattered and forbidden along with everything else |
* Any [[workshop]]s that had [[manager#Setting workshop profiles|profiles]] will continue to have those profiles, even when there is no manager assigned. If you assign a [[manager]], you can edit those profiles, potentially allowing the workshops to be used again. | * Any [[workshop]]s that had [[manager#Setting workshop profiles|profiles]] will continue to have those profiles, even when there is no manager assigned. If you assign a [[manager]], you can edit those profiles, potentially allowing the workshops to be used again. | ||
===Unretire=== | ===Unretire=== | ||
− | * | + | *Item positions are conserved |
− | * | + | *Assigned dwarf labors are conserved |
− | + | *Farm plot settings are conserved | |
− | * | + | *Stockpiles and their settings are conserved |
− | * | + | *Pasture settings are cleared, however the pastures themselves still exist |
− | + | *Pending constructions are removed | |
− | + | *Designations are not conserved | |
− | + | *Dwarf positions are not conserved and seem to be randomly scattered throughout the entire fortress | |
− | *Pasture settings are cleared, however | + | *Caverns and the magma sea will be '''un-revealed''' if you build constructions that block revealing them |
− | + | **This results in constructed walls being right next to unrevealed terrain | |
− | *Pending constructions are removed | ||
− | *Designations | ||
− | *Dwarf positions are not conserved and | ||
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=== Pre-existing Ruins === | === Pre-existing Ruins === | ||
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== Reclaiming buildings == | == Reclaiming buildings == | ||
− | In order to reclaim a building for your dwarves to use, say a [[smelter]], you will need to reclaim all of the items that make up that [[workshop]]. You can do this | + | In order to reclaim a building for your dwarves to use, say a [[smelter]], you will need to reclaim all of the items that make up that [[workshop]]. You can do this two ways. First, you can hit {{key|t}} and move the cursor over the building, which will show all of the items within the building. This includes the materials used to build it. Hit {{key|f}} on each one to reclaim those items. |
It is also possible to designate multiple items and workshops by using {{key|d}}-{{key|b}}-{{key|c}}. | It is also possible to designate multiple items and workshops by using {{key|d}}-{{key|b}}-{{key|c}}. | ||
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==Bugs== | ==Bugs== | ||
− | * | + | *Retiring a fortress can make a world unplayable. |
* The [[mud]] normally found in [[cave]] systems is gone on reclaim. {{Bug|133}} This may interfere with your [[farming]] and/or wood cutting plans (depending if you rely on the [[underground forest]]s for [[wood]]). | * The [[mud]] normally found in [[cave]] systems is gone on reclaim. {{Bug|133}} This may interfere with your [[farming]] and/or wood cutting plans (depending if you rely on the [[underground forest]]s for [[wood]]). | ||
− | * If for whatever reason you walled off a section of your fort (to wall a [[berserk|very unhappy]] dwarf in their bedroom, for example) the walled | + | * If for whatever reason you walled off a section of your fort (to wall a [[berserk|very unhappy]] dwarf in their bedroom, for example) the walled off section will be invisible on reclaim. On removal of the wall, the section will still be blacked out, and can be designated for [[mining]]. Miners will attempt to dig, fail, and walk away only to try again a few seconds later. To get around this, mine a tile adjacent to the invisible room and it will be revealed, allowing you to continue as normal. {{Bug|1871}} |
* When a dwarf changes jobs and tried to store an item it will constantly say: "Item is misplaced and can't be stored" forever. | * When a dwarf changes jobs and tried to store an item it will constantly say: "Item is misplaced and can't be stored" forever. | ||
* Scattered items seem to only be placed on walkable paths from the edge of the map. Walls and raising drawbridges (in the up position) block the scattering of objects. This can be exploited to concentrate reclaimed items in a small area. | * Scattered items seem to only be placed on walkable paths from the edge of the map. Walls and raising drawbridges (in the up position) block the scattering of objects. This can be exploited to concentrate reclaimed items in a small area. | ||
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* Reclaimed [[bin]]s and [[barrel]]s will not be used to store items. They also cannot be traded, the only option is to destroy them. (see: [[dwarven atom smasher|waste disposal]]) | * Reclaimed [[bin]]s and [[barrel]]s will not be used to store items. They also cannot be traded, the only option is to destroy them. (see: [[dwarven atom smasher|waste disposal]]) | ||
** Many reclaimed items won't even be properly dumped, making it impossible to clean up the map without external tools. | ** Many reclaimed items won't even be properly dumped, making it impossible to clean up the map without external tools. | ||
− | * Occasionally, the incomplete message " | + | * Occasionally, the incomplete message "(dwarf) has" appears in the purple-pink reserved for death messages. Zooming to the location of the message yields a (probably) random location; no corpse can be seen on the zoomed-to tile, and no correspondence between the dwarf named and the location viewed is yet known. |
* If a fortress has been reclaimed several times, military alert states that call civilians to burrows may not function correctly. | * If a fortress has been reclaimed several times, military alert states that call civilians to burrows may not function correctly. | ||
* Previously built slabs cannot be engraved. | * Previously built slabs cannot be engraved. | ||
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