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'''Meeting halls''' are places in which idle dwarves and animals will congregate. They share their basic functions with [[meeting area]]s. | '''Meeting halls''' are places in which idle dwarves and animals will congregate. They share their basic functions with [[meeting area]]s. | ||
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There are several ways to designate a meeting hall: | There are several ways to designate a meeting hall: | ||
− | [[ | + | [[Sculpture garden|Statue gardens]] are intrinsically meeting halls, as are [[room]]s defined from a [[well]]. You can also designate a [[dining room]] as meeting hall. [[Zoo]]s appear to serve all the functions of a meeting hall too. |
Note that the [[wagon (embark)|wagon]] you [[embark|arrive with]] constitutes a meeting hall until you designate the first meeting hall or area of your own. If you start in hostile surroundings it is important to get your dwarves and animals out of danger quickly. Immigrants will collect at a meeting hall until their "migrant" status wears off. | Note that the [[wagon (embark)|wagon]] you [[embark|arrive with]] constitutes a meeting hall until you designate the first meeting hall or area of your own. If you start in hostile surroundings it is important to get your dwarves and animals out of danger quickly. Immigrants will collect at a meeting hall until their "migrant" status wears off. | ||
− | It is a good idea to have at least one meeting hall of one form or another: It allows you to make off-duty dwarves and animals gather in a place where they are not vulnerable, such as within the fortress. It is however not advisable to have animals mill around in | + | It is a good idea to have at least one meeting hall of one form or another: It allows you to make off-duty dwarves and animals gather in a place where they are not vulnerable, such as within the fortress. It is however not advisable to have animals mill around in crowded (read: any) meeting halls for a prolonged time as they will pick fights with dwarves and other animals. While this may be negligible in the case of a hen, it also applies to your war dogs e.g. |
A meeting hall filled with dwarves increases their social skills; It makes idle dwarves a little less idle. | A meeting hall filled with dwarves increases their social skills; It makes idle dwarves a little less idle. | ||
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Lastly, Dwarves tend to throw a lot of [[party|parties]] at meeting halls which can bring your fortress' economic endeavours to a grinding halt. | Lastly, Dwarves tend to throw a lot of [[party|parties]] at meeting halls which can bring your fortress' economic endeavours to a grinding halt. | ||
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