I could build chains, but I don't know how to use them

[Sophtopus]

Clicking on the built chain tells me that it's a furniture. then I couldn't do anything with it.

[kheftel]

There should be a little button where you can assign an animal to it. Or, make a dungeon zone on it and the justice system will use it to imprison criminals

[TTV.Scrumpetsheep]

You can use them to make traction benches, wells, rope animals... Thats really it

[Sophtopus]

Originally posted by kheftel:

There should be a little button where you can assign an animal to it. Or, make a dungeon zone on it and the justice system will use it to imprison criminals

I tried that, but there was no button to assign anything. The chain didn't have anything that allows me to assign anything either.

https://imgur.com/a/vAZQgGN

Also, I couldn't build the cage with a troll in it, so I couldn't connect a lever to the cage, and it ended up just sitting in my stockpile. In the end I threw the whole thing out on the surface garbage spot.

I tried reading all the wiki and the guides and the instructions didn't match. So I'm left very confused.

[Sophtopus]

I also tried the pit designation zone. My dwarves kept cancelling the release and put the cage down back in the stockpile. I tried using pasture instead of pit to release a captured gorlak, and that was the only designation that worked. I don't think pasturing a troll is a good idea.

[kheftel]

Originally posted by Sophtopus:

Originally posted by kheftel:

There should be a little button where you can assign an animal to it. Or, make a dungeon zone on it and the justice system will use it to imprison criminals

I tried that, but there was no button to assign anything. The chain didn't have anything that allows me to assign anything either.

https://imgur.com/a/vAZQgGN

Also, I couldn't build the cage with a troll in it, so I couldn't connect a lever to the cage, and it ended up just sitting in my stockpile. In the end I threw the whole thing out on the surface garbage spot.

I tried reading all the wiki and the guides and the instructions didn't match. So I'm left very confused.

My built chain has a little rabbit + button that lets me assign an animal, I'll try to grab a screenshot when I'm at my computer.

Regarding building a troll cage, from memory, which might not be totally accurate, you go to the build menu, cages and restraints, select cage, choose where to build it, and then scroll through the list til you find the cage you want.

[Sophtopus]

Originally posted by kheftel:

Originally posted by Sophtopus:

I tried that, but there was no button to assign anything. The chain didn't have anything that allows me to assign anything either.

https://imgur.com/a/vAZQgGN

Also, I couldn't build the cage with a troll in it, so I couldn't connect a lever to the cage, and it ended up just sitting in my stockpile. In the end I threw the whole thing out on the surface garbage spot.

I tried reading all the wiki and the guides and the instructions didn't match. So I'm left very confused.

My built chain has a little rabbit + button that lets me assign an animal, I'll try to grab a screenshot when I'm at my computer.

Regarding building a troll cage, from memory, which might not be totally accurate, you go to the build menu, cages and restraints, select cage, choose where to build it, and then scroll through the list til you find the cage you want.

Unfortunately it showed me only empty cages.

When I read a bit more, I think I found my problem:

"A way to release creatures from stockpiled cages (which have not been built) is to assign the creatures to a pasture (which is possible for any living thing except dwarves). The same precautions as for trading the cage should be taken first."

Looks like I have to literally lay the troll out for pasture with an army surrounding him

[kheftel]

Huh weird, you're definitely supposed to be able to build occupied cages .... Must be something else going on

[Erei]

Chain (and rope, it's the same, different ingredient to make) can be used as component (for traction bench, well...), or directly to chain people or animal. In the first case just have them lying around unclaimed unforbidden, like any component. In the second, they can be built using the "cages/restraints"->"rope/chain". I suggest to "pick material" so you use what you want.

Chain can be used in a room for a dungeon (a jail). I personally do fancy jail with fancy chain and a bed so my prisoner are not too miserable. Just remember, creature have a move range of 3*3 centered around the chain when chained.

[Sophtopus]

Update: Pasturing the troll with my entire army surrounding it solved the problem

[Erei]

I heard magma is lovely in this season, for your caged prisoner trouble. Just don't dump a masterwork cage.