The Children are not our future

[Govi]

Is there any way to stop dwarf children doing stupid things like staying outside during a siege?

I know the burrow sets where dwarves will work, but they don't work so children will merrily stay out playing make believe while the goblins close in

[Genesis Erebus Wilde]

make an area just for the dwarven kids. starve them.

[Govi]

they keep straying out, but locking them in worked

[kheftel]

It's a miracle any of them make it to adulthood. Disabling some/all chores might help some?

[Govi]

i was hoping a restraint would work, but it wouldn't allow it

[Helios]

Originally posted by Govi:

Is there any way to stop dwarf children doing stupid things like staying outside during a siege?

I know the burrow sets where dwarves will work, but they don't work so children will merrily stay out playing make believe while the goblins close in

burrows need alot time to start working they are not like zones in rimwold make burrows for kids inside for 24/7 and they stay inside same with normal dwarfs just activating a burrow and hoping all move to it dont work.

[Stealthkibbler]

Dont worry the dorfs that do make babies tend to breed like rabbits when they get married since birthing a child strengthens their need for family or their lust propensity which leads to more children and more strengthening of those ideals. I have one dorf who has given birth to 9 children, only 3 of which are still alive.

Also I know the problem you ae having, initiating the burrow doesnt cancel active jobs and children will typically perform play/make believe as a job, so they get caught outside because of this, solution is to restrict them from doing labors that make them go outside the fortress and limit those labors to interior work such as sectioning off a large part of the caves for fungiwood harvesting.

A popular one i think is disabling refuse/corpse hauling, which will really tank their morale as-well leading to tantrum spiraling children that cannot be punished by the dwarven justice system.

[Govi]

it makes sense if it's the task that needs finishing

adults outside tend to be doing something quick like hauling, and go in quickly, while the children playing have a longer task time

[Stealthkibbler]

Yeah the play task takes AGES to finish, its kinda annoying but i guess if it didnt your children would really consume a lot of unnecessary processing with how often they do it. They tend to play right after doing a job so if they had to go outside the fort to deliver or grab something they might stop there to begin playing.

[LastChime]

You might be able to catch a GCS keep it hostile then set it up in your daycare behind fortifications with a bunch of cage traps, I think it can catch dwarves like that, plus you'll get a metric ton of silk then you can just build the kids in cages somewhere and release them when they get too hungry...or not you know, you do you