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User talk:Bagok701
Herbalism/Growing
Are you sure you're collecting seeds? When collecting outdoor plants with an Herbalist, you get the raw plant, not the seed. For example, you will get wild strawberries, but not the strawberry seed. Brew the strawberries to obtain the seed for planting. LockeslyLCrit 10:37, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
- My problem could have been that I was not brewing. I am playing on a small 2x2 lot so gathering above ground plants quickly is not much of an issue. (unless there is a bonus that having a high Herbalist that would affect farming). Wood is a precious commodity on a small map. Means no metal industry early on (have to mine coal or magma). Creating the problem of making enough barrels (wood or metal). Restricting the diet in the beginning could be an option. No fish/meat makes a dwarf eat plants, creating seeds.--Bagok701 21:42, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
- As far as I know, Herbalism doesn't affect farming, only gathering. As far as the lack of food options due to the lack of wood, I suggest turning on Hunting on one of your dwarves that has a weapon. A Woodcutter or Miner with no Ambushing skill can be (surprisingly enough) as effective as the typical crossbow Hunter, provided they aren't hunting anything that can fight back like elephants. If your map really doesn't have any animals (even in mountains, there are at least a few mountain goats running around), the alternative is to grab as many wild plants as you can with your Herbalist and farm the heck out of them (by selectively Forbidding other foods so your dwarves will eat the foods you want). If bad comes to worse, spend one wood to make an animal trap (via Carpenter's Workshop with a Trapper) and have that trapper Catch A Live Animal via the Butcher's Shop. You can only catch one small animal at a time, but they count as food items that don't spoil. Useful in an emergency, or if your dwarves are complaining about variety. You can do this until the next caravan arrives where you can (hopefully) trade for more wood. LockeslyLCrit 21:40, 28 May 2010 (UTC)