Editing v0.34:Thirst

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[[Image:Thirsty_Dwarves.gif‎|thumb|left|Dwarves quenching thirst.]]
Dwarves, given time, will eventually get thirsty, as indicated by a blue down arrow blinking over the thirsty dwarf.  A thirsty dwarf prefers to drink [[booze]].  If none is available, they will go to the nearest [[water]] source and drink. This is usually a [[well]] inside your fortress, but they will drink from a [[river]] or [[brook]] if there are no wells nearby, and have been observed to drink from [[murky pool]]s if there are no other sources of water.  A dwarf can live on water indefinitely if there is no booze to be had, but will get [[thought|unhappy thoughts]] from doing so - dwarves are highly dependent on alcohol.

A heavily wounded dwarf (whose icon flashes a red cross){{verify}}, on the other hand, will not drink booze, even if they are capable of getting themselves to it.  They instead require other dwarves to bring them water in [[bucket]]s.


Note: if you're low on booze but not completely out yet, but find that dwarves are already getting thirsty, check that the remaining stocks are actually in barrels and not in flasks being carried around. You may find that your civilian dwarves are suffering because your supplies are all in the hands of the <s>oppressive dictators</s> military.
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 [[Image:Thirsty_Dwarves.gif‎|thumb|left|Dwarves quenching thirst.]]
-Dwarves, given time, will eventually get thirsty, as indicated by a blue down arrow blinking over the thirsty dwarf.  If a dwarf fails to drink in time, the thirst will proceed to dehydration and eventually death. A dwarf needs to drink about once in three weeks.
+Dwarves, given time, will eventually get thirsty, as indicated by a blue down arrow blinking over the thirsty dwarf.  A thirsty dwarf prefers to drink [[booze]].  If none is available, they will go to the nearest [[water]] source and drink. This is usually a [[well]] inside your fortress, but they will drink from a [[river]] or [[brook]] if there are no wells nearby, and have been observed to drink from [[murky pool]]s if there are no other sources of water.  A dwarf can live on water indefinitely if there is no booze to be had, but will get [[thought|unhappy thoughts]] from doing so - dwarves are highly dependent on alcohol.
-A thirsty dwarf prefers to drink [[booze]].  If none is available, they will go to the nearest [[water]] source and drink. This is usually a [[well]] inside your fortress, but they will drink from a [[river]] or [[brook]] if there are no wells nearby, and have been observed to drink from [[murky pool]]s if there are no other sources of water.  A dwarf can live on water indefinitely if there is no booze to be had, but their speed and thus efficiency at work and in combat will suffer - dwarves are highly dependent on alcohol.
+A heavily wounded dwarf (whose icon flashes a red cross){{verify}}, on the other hand, will not drink booze, even if they are capable of getting themselves to it.  They instead require other dwarves to bring them water in [[bucket]]s.
-Dwarves seem to be capable of subsiding on [[vomit]] and slime in particularly dire times, though this is traumatizing and will quickly result in [[tantrum]]s and [[insanity]]. This will usually only happen in cases of dwarves walling themselves in and being forgotten and in challenging embark locations.
-A [[rest|resting]] dwarf will not do anything on their own until they have recovered from recent injuries (preferably inside a [[hospital]]), and will depend on others to provide them with food and drink. They will not be given booze but receive water carried in [[bucket]]s.
+Note: if you're low on booze but not completely out yet, but find that dwarves are already getting thirsty, check that the remaining stocks are actually in barrels and not in flasks being carried around. You may find that your civilian dwarves are suffering because your supplies are all in the hands of the <s>oppressive dictators</s> military.