I'm stupid and don't understand how to set up a working tavern

[Henkka]

I have a meeting area with coffers and a stockpile with booze barrels, but I'm not sure what to do from here to make it into a tavern. I also don't know how to make my little dudes bring cups into the coffers, is that what's wrong here, or can it not be underground even by a couple of layers

[Edwards80]

Reselect the meeting area and choose the create tavern button. They'll haul cups in if you place a chest

[Tarithel]

Select the zone button, click on your meeting area, there should be a an icon like a wood shield with a plus sign. click that and then select tavern as the location type.

you can set a stockpile/chest to hold the goblets

[Strifeboy]

How do you build the beds in a tavern, is it safe to build rooms or do they need to be in the same room?

[Tarithel]

Originally posted by Strifeboy:

How do you build the beds in a tavern, is it safe to build rooms or do they need to be in the same room?

make a room with a bed in the location of the tavern

[Henkka]

Oooh that was it, I thought the shield icon saying it'll designate new area to it meant it's like a button to add more space to the zone. Okay, thanks guys, that cleared up a few future questions too I would have probably had

[ian.whitchurch]

Originally posted by Henkka:

Oooh that was it, I thought the shield icon saying it'll designate new area to it meant it's like a button to add more space to the zone. Okay, thanks guys, that cleared up a few future questions too I would have probably had

When Im setting up a tavern, it has a couple of tables with one chair each (dorfs dont like sharing), a good sized open area as a dance floor, a box to hold the tavern mugs and musical instruments, and a small Food storage along one wall set to only have Drinks in it.

If there's some nice Masterwork statues or similar, they go in there too, as dorfs like nice art. You might think about if you want a Pedestal that you can put an artifact on - on the plus side, dorfs will be happy and visitors will be impressed. On the minus side, some bastard could nick it. Smooth out the floors and walls as a minimum.

I usually appoint a tavern keeper, if just for RP reasons.

[Henkka]

Originally posted by ian.whitchurch:

Originally posted by Henkka:

Oooh that was it, I thought the shield icon saying it'll designate new area to it meant it's like a button to add more space to the zone. Okay, thanks guys, that cleared up a few future questions too I would have probably had

When Im setting up a tavern, it has a couple of tables with one chair each (dorfs dont like sharing), a good sized open area as a dance floor, a box to hold the tavern mugs and musical instruments, and a small Food storage along one wall set to only have Drinks in it.

If there's some nice Masterwork statues or similar, they go in there too, as dorfs like nice art. You might think about if you want a Pedestal that you can put an artifact on - on the plus side, dorfs will be happy and visitors will be impressed. On the minus side, some bastard could nick it. Smooth out the floors and walls as a minimum.

I usually appoint a tavern keeper, if just for RP reasons.

I'll heed your advice and make The Bronze Brunch the best tavern around despite it having a terrible name