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Boring FPS-saving tips by N 12/01/2010, 4:27pm PST
Cage all animals you can. One cage is enough, use multiple cages for sorting. I keep a cage for dogs so I find them when I need more wardogs or hunting dogs.
Any animals you want out of cages, chain up by building restraints and assigning them to it. Handy for keeping goblins and monkeys out of your stuff.
Have a couple dwarves hunting, keeps down the wildlife.
Don't pick a map with running water or a coastline (the water simulation is pretty slow).
Build passages 3 wide or more (passages filled with dwarves shoulder-to-shoulder cause the pathing to try to repath if someone else is trying to walk through the passage).

Anti-crocodile bonus:
Run the entrance to the deep dark pits through your barracks/training ground/archery range. If anything skulks out to invade, there should be some guys with swords and stuff hanging around, ready to fight it.
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early impressions by Bananadine 11/28/2010, 1:24pm PST NEW
    progress by Bananadine 12/01/2010, 9:10am PST NEW
        Reading someone else's playthrough is my favorite part of this game. (Least fav NT by orite part: playing.) Thanks. -Last 12/01/2010, 11:37am PST NEW
        Boring FPS-saving tips by N 12/01/2010, 4:27pm PST NEW
            How do you farm without running water? NT by Fullofkittens 12/01/2010, 4:47pm PST NEW
                If there is a pool you can drain it to a lower level and make muddy floors. NT by Arbit 12/01/2010, 9:51pm PST NEW
            The water is my favorite :( NT by Bananadine 12/01/2010, 5:18pm PST NEW
            The hell? by Arbit 12/01/2010, 9:49pm PST NEW
                Re: The hell? by Bananadine 12/01/2010, 10:27pm PST NEW
                    It's like learning to read... after a while it's clear as day. But if you're imp NT by atient, there's tiles. 12/01/2010, 10:29pm PST NEW
                        Re: It's like learning to read... after a while it's clear as day. But if you're by Bananadine 12/02/2010, 7:36am PST NEW
                            Use the unit list. (u) by Arbit 12/02/2010, 4:20pm PST NEW
                                Oh wow by Bananadine 12/02/2010, 5:19pm PST NEW
                                I played some more by Bananadine 12/07/2010, 7:11pm PST NEW
                                    Re: I played some more by Bananadine 12/16/2010, 6:14pm PST NEW
                                        Re: I played some more by Bananadine 01/24/2011, 10:03am PST NEW
                                            I enjoy these so much. NT by Souffle of Pain 01/26/2011, 11:51pm PST NEW
                                                Seconded. NT by Scruffy 01/27/2011, 8:56am PST NEW
                                            Re: I played some more by Bananadine 01/28/2011, 12:02pm PST NEW
                                                Re: I played some more by Bananadine 02/07/2011, 12:31pm PST NEW
                                                    Re: I played some more by Shredder 02/07/2011, 7:52pm PST NEW
                                                    Re: I played some more by Bananadine 02/15/2011, 6:54pm PST NEW
 
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