The most likely issue is that you’re using Dwarf Therapist. If you use the Dwarf Therapist utility to assign labors that require equipment (mining, woodcutting, and hunting), the dwarves won’t seek out the equipment they need, and since they don’t have the equipment they won’t do the jobs.
How do I start mining in Dwarf Fortress?
Making a dwarf a miner[edit] To start mining, a miner requires an available pick. A dwarf’s agility and mining skill affect how quickly they mine. Selecting the mining labor will disable the wood cutting and hunting labors, as they all involve the usage of different tools.
How do I delete a designation in Dwarf Fortress?
1) if you want to deselect a designation (whether it is designated to be mined, channeled, cut down, carved etc), you need to just choose ‘remove designation’ near the bottom of the (d)esignate command list. So you just need to press (d), then press (x) to un-designate the area you have designated for channeling.
How do you designate Dwarf Fortress?
To designate an area, select the desired designation from the menu, pick a tile and press Enter to select one corner of a rectangle, then pick a second tile and press Enter again to mark the other corner. This also works across z-levels, allowing 3-dimensional designations in the shape of a cuboid.
How do you go up and down in Dwarf Fortress?
To move up and down, use < and > (which are shift, and shift. in most keyboard layouts). You can also move up and down using the numpad with shift5 and ctrl5, which is especially convenient for players who use the numpad for horizontal navigation.
How long does it take to generate a world in Dwarf Fortress?
From start to finish, world creation takes a little under two minutes. Faster for a smaller world, and much much longer for a larger one. Dial the history of the world up to over 1,000 years and the whole process can take 20 minutes or more. Just to make a map for you to play on.
Can you play Dwarf Fortress with mouse?
While Dwarf Fortress is primarily keyboard-controlled, there are certain areas in the game that have mouse control. These are, however, rather rare, and therefore easy to document.
