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Originally Posted by krashkart
Wow, this is an interesting game. 
So, I'm trying hard not to start my fortress over. My dwarves are busy killing vermin for food until I can get the farms producing food. I think my first order of business on the next map will be to dig out some farms, then start mining and build a trade depot.
Question:
I have two large zones laid out topside for harvesting plants, but none of my dwarves are foraging. How do I get them to pick berries? |
Do you have a dwarf with the herbalist skill? If not choose any dwarf you want to do the job via U and then C on their name. Hit P for Prof, Labor, finding Foraging and assign it to that dwarf.
Starting over is part of the fun. I've restarted 4 times now.
Edit: If you're to the point that they're eating critters, you're probably close to a tantrum spiral.
http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/Tantrum_spiral
Just had some fun with an irrigation system for my farm(took me until Autumn to get everything done). Through a mishap I ended up flooding my lower levels. Luckily the water is 1/7 to 2/7. All it means is that my living quarters will now be covered in mud.