v0.31:Stonegears/Construction

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In this part of the tutorial we're going to build a small and incomplete portion of the surface defense of your fortress. By default you need no defense in the tutorial game, since the INVADERS option‡ is set to NO, and the annoying Template:Ls have been removed. However, even if you don't plan on turning INVADERS to YES, you should still go through with this section, since a drawbridge and lever used in the next section of the tutorial, and you'll be using the other commands demonstrated in other games. If you do plan on turning on the INVADERS options, see the Template:L and Template:L articles, since dealing with invasions is currently beyond the scope of this tutorial.

Masonry labor

To get this done more quickly, turn on masonry labor for some (or all) of the migrants, either with Dwarf Therapist or in the game via v-p-L (architecture is under the Stoneworking labor group).

Drawbridge

We're going to put a Template:L north of your wagon. To place a drawbridge use b-g, x to make it raise to the south, k-k to make it three tiles wide, use the arrow keys to position it, Enter to place it, - and + to scroll through the list of materials to make it from, and Enter to select the material. This will leave a blinking bridge, to indicate that it hasn't been built yet:

SCREENSHOT PLACEHOLDER

If you interact (q) with the to-be-built bridge you'll note it says Needs Architecture. Building some things requires the Template:L labor. Architecture only increases the value of the resulting building, so the only practical effect is that you have to have one or more dwarves with the architecture labor turned on, or buildings needing architecture will never be built. Turn on architecture labor for some of the migrants (architecture is under the Other Jobs labor group) and let them build.