v0.31 Talk:Trading

Question regarding the coloring of the items being traded, It says that items in white are are created by a source other then your fortress, while brown is fortress created goods. In my first trade with the dwarven caravan two goods I know I created, a barrel holding donkey cheese and a barrel with cow's milk were colored in white. I mean, it's not exactly an issue, but is this because they an animal derived source or what? --AdmiralDread 05:15, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

I believe for liquids in barrels it looks at whether you made the barrel, not the contents. Perhaps for all barrel items, I'm not sure. I personally don't trade food or drinks --Todestool 14:49, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

It seems to be possible in DF2010 to have no trade from the dwarves. If their civilization is too small to have any leaders of note, then there will be no caravans.

No Wagons with Caravans

I never had wagons with DF2010. Is it just me or is there something needed except a 3wide path to one edge? Its always there and there is never a caravan with wagons, only with traders!--Niggy 20:32, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

I've not had wagons in this current fort either. Think it may be because I'm in a mountain biome...--Nimblewright 10:11, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Yes, Wagons are out for now. This is most likely a bug as the access check screen is still in. Hm..or not? --Birthright 20:00, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

They're still in the raws - see creature_equipment.txt. --Quietust 21:11, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

It still checks if a wagon could make it to the dapot, but for me a caravan (Without wagons obviously) went through a two-wide tunnelGiantTiger11 08:01, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

late caravan

The caravan used to arrive for me at exactly mid-autumn. I got my caravan in the new version at just a few days before autumn ended. Is this the case with everyone? Greep 03:56, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

can confirm, caravans now always come late. --Confused 14:08, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

maybe this is intentional as a "delay" from where they travel from? --Eroing 17:41, 17 April 2010 (CET)

Merchants going underground.

I just had a dwarven caravan leave the fortress through an underground edge of the map. Spawned from the top though.--Droid 04:07, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

In my fortress even an elven caravan took the way through the caverns! --Doub 07:57, 24 April 2010 (UTC)