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40d:Activity zone
Activity zones are areas in which dwarves are instructed to perform specific tasks. They are useful at forcing dwarves to perform actions where they are desirable, and can be placed in any unoccupied tile, including over the chasm or over a river. They are placed similarly to stockpiles, by selecting a rectangular area using enter from within the i:Zones menu. Unlike stockpiles, they are only visible while in the i:Zones menu. Once an activity zone is created, tasks can be assigned to it by hovering over it with the cursor while in the i:Zones menu.
Water Source
- Shortcut w
Water source zones are areas in which dwarves will look for water to fill buckets or to drink. If there is no water source zone, dwarves may attempt to get water a great distance away from the fortress.
Fishing
- Shortcut f
Fishing zones are areas in which dwarves will attempt to fish.
Garbage Dump
- Shortcut g
Garbage dump zones are areas in which dwarves will throw refuse designated by using k then d. If a garbage zone is designated beside a cliff or hole (both natural or dwarf made) garbage will be thrown off/in the z-space. Things that are dumped are automatically marked as forbidden. If you wish to use dumped items you need to remove the forbidden tag. k to view the item and f to toggle forbid status.
Pit/Pond
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Pit zones are areas that dwarves can be instructed to fill with specific creatures. Pond zones are areas that dwarves can be told to fill with water, using buckets.
Sand Collection
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Sand collection zones are areas in which dwarves will search for sand when ordered to gather it.
Meeting Area
- Shortcut m
Meeting area zones are areas in which dwarves will congregate, similar to meeting hall rooms in the previous version.