40d Talk:Military

AFAIK, drafting unhappiness is more precice - ANY military skills will mitigate the "draft" thought, and ANY civilian skills will prevent grumpiness about "being relieved." Don't have proof, though, and I can't check just ATM - can someone look at this?Thexor 20:53, 4 November 2007 (EST)

I checked a little. Dabbling skills are not enough, but novice military skills are sufficient to prevent unhappiness about being drafted, while novice civilian skills prevent angst when the dwarves are relived. Is it ok as long as they don't become peasants or recruits? --Mechturk 21:53, 4 November 2007 (EST)

Tests:

• Novice Jeweler
  • enlisted - unhappy
  • trained to Novice Marksdwarf
  • unenlist - did not complain
• Dabbling Butcher
  • enlisted - unhappy
  • trained to Novice Marksdwarf
  • unenlist - unhappy

Will update again when dwarfs are no longer unhappy. Also, it seems to me that marksdwarves need to be stationed near the barracks to practice when they are standing down - can anyone confirm this? --Mechturk 21:53, 4 November 2007 (EST)

I can also add results to the tests above:

• Novice Marksdwarf / Novice Butcher
  • enlisted - No unhappy thought
  • unenlisted - No unhappy thought
• Novice Butcher only
  • enlisted - unhappy
  • unenlisted - no unhappy thought
• Novice Axedwarf / Dabbling Planter
  • enlisted - No unhappy thought
  • unenlisted - unhappy.

Dwarves don't need to be stationed near the barracks for sparring practice when off-duty, mine (Axedwarves and Marksdwarves) are stationed almost 5 full screens away. Matryx 03:59, 5 November 2007 (EST)