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40d:Before you unpause
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This is just a list of things you can do before at the start of your game if you are really obsessive.
- Press c to check for the presence of other civilizations.
- Press u to check for the presence of hostile wild animals.
- Look for the presence of interesting underground features.
- Press u to customize unit professions as necessary.
- Press q and mark the wagon for removal.
- Press o for orders and options. Then modify them as you desire.
- Press i and designate a meeting area.
- Press n and reassign noble positions as necessary.
- Press z and disable the usage of alcohol and plump helmets in cooking if desired.
- Press d to designate areas for plant gathering, wood cutting, and/or stone smoothing. (Stone smoothing is good for getting rid of boulders that impede outdoor farming.)
- Press d, then o to place traffic restrictions. Things to watch for: saplings, wild plants. Consider encouraging you dwarves to traffic specific areas to minimize damage to subsequent growth.
- Press v to view units and assign new labors as necessary.
- Press p to create piles for wild plants, wood, and refuse.