Editing 40d:Standing orders

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Standing orders that apply to the whole fortress can be accessed with {{K|o}}

* {{K|i}} Civilians or all dwarves can be ordered to stay indoors, which can save lives in a [[siege]]. Note that "indoors" actually means [[Tile attributes|subterranean]]: any "Inside Above Ground" areas will be forbidden just like "Outside" areas. See below for a patch which fixes this on Windows.
* {{K|x}} adjusts the level of job cancellation announcements that are shown
* {{K|a}} toggles whether dwarves will move caged animals to a stockpile
* {{K|f}} toggles whether dwarves will move food to a stockpile
* {{K|u}} toggles whether dwarves will move furniture to a stockpile
* {{K|g}} toggles whether dwarves will move dead dwarves to a stockpile
* {{K|r}} sets [[#Refuse orders|refuse orders]]
* {{K|F}} sets [[forbid]] orders
* {{K|s}} toggles whether dwarves will move stone to a stockpile
* {{K|w}} toggles whether dwarves will move wood to a stockpile
* {{K|h}} toggles who will harvest plants from [[farm plot|farm plots]] - if set to "Dwarves All Harvest", all dwarves will participate, including [[noble|nobles]] and [[children]].
* {{K|m}} toggles whether different types of food can be put in one barrel at a stockpile
* {{K|W}} sets [[#Workshop orders|workshop orders]]
* {{K|z}} sets [[#Activity zone orders|activity zone orders]]

The following patch for version 0.28.181.40d for Windows makes the "Stay Indoors" behavior actually check for "Inside" tiles, allowing it to be used successfully with above-ground fortresses:
{{spoil small|<nowiki>0x1E6881 : 80 00 -> 00 01
0x1E6885 : 84 -> 85
0x1E7E8C : 80 00 -> 00 01
0x1E7E8F : 75 -> 74
0x2FC4B7 : 80 00 -> 00 01
0x2FC4BA : 75 -> 74
0x4BA08C : 80 00 -> 00 01
0x4BA08F : 75 -> 74
0x4BA14C : 80 00 -> 00 01
0x4BA14F : 74 -> 75
0x4E2C70 : 80 00 -> 00 01
0x4E2C73 : 74 -> 75</nowiki>|Binary Patch Enclosed}}

===Refuse orders===
Dwarves can do different things with different types of [[refuse]].
You can tell them to ignore refuse altogether {{K|r}} for a smelly fort, or to gather refuse even from outside {{K|o}} which is mainly useful for collecting animals killed by military dwarves (only [[ambusher|hunters]] will return animals they kill, and even then will not return animals which were not the target of a hunt{{verify}}).
Each type of refuse can be toggled between "save" (bring to a stockpile) and "dump" (throw in a garbage dump [[activity zone]])

===Workshop orders===
Many workshops will generate tasks automatically; from this menu, you can turn that off for selected workshops.

The [[loom]] and [[clothier's shop]] can be further configured to use only dyed thread/cloth or any type. Since finished clothing cannot be dyed, this is one way to make sure the clothing is of best quality possible.

*{{K|l}} toggles whether [[loom]]s will automatically weave available thread (or available dyed thread) into cloth
*{{K|d}} toggles whether [[clothier's shop]]s will use only dyed cloth or all cloth
*{{K|w}} toggles whether weavers will automatically go out and collect spider webs
*{{K|s}} toggles whether animals marked for slaughter will automatically have slaughter tasks added at [[butcher's shop]]s
*{{K|b}} toggles whether butcherable corpses will have butcher tasks automatically generated at [[butcher's shop]]s
*{{K|t}} toggles whether raw skins will have tanning tasks added at [[tanner's shop]]s

===Activity zone orders===
Fishing and drinking (water source) zones can be set to mandatory here, which can be useful if you need to keep [[fisherdwarf|fisherdwarves]] away from a [[carp]] infested river.

*{{K|d}} toggles whether dwarves are allowed to drink from bodies of water not designated as drinking zones. Note that [[well]]s are always permitted.
*{{K|f}} toggles whether [[fisherdwarf|fisherdwarves]] are allowed to fish from bodies of water not designated as fishing zones.

===When dwarves disobey orders===
====Staying indoors====
When you have only outdoor meeting areas (for example to prevent [[cave adaptation]]) and tell your dwarves to stay inside, the ones that have nothing to do seem to just stand around wherever they were, looking silly, even when they are outdoors, Designate a meeting area inside and they'll run there. Disable it when you don't need it ({{K|i}}{{K|a}}) and your dwarves will keep on using the outdoor meeting area.

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