dwarf fortress quantum stockpile barrels

This also works really well if you're trying to build matching sets of stone or wooden furniture since you can link workshops to specific stockpiles. You can also use a different stockpile for just your flux stone so you know when you're running low on flux and a different stockpile for your fuel so you know when you're low on that etc. In this way you can for example have your armor and weapon stockpiles filtered by crafting level so you can easily melt down everything that wasn't masterwork so you can get metal back and improve training levels until all of your armor and weapons show up in the masterwork/artifact stockpile. I highly recommend using these everywhere and to get very detailed in their use by using custom stockpiles and being precise with what is used. As everything is in a stockpile of the type that it belongs, the dwarves will leave it there until that resource is needed for a job. Everything they put in the minecart will immediately dump into the 1x1 next to it. Now what will happen is your dwarves will move stuff to the 2x5 input, and then they will also move items from the 2x5 to the minecart on the track stop.

I thought I was because there are 2 stockpiles feeding it, but when I deleted one, the problem persisted.Process for creating Quantum Stockpiles in this version:ġ) Create an input stockpile, I usually use a 2x5Ģ) Create an output stockpile, 1x1 that has 1 empty tile between it and the input stockpile, be sure to remove all bins, barrels, wheelbarrels etc from this 1x1ģ) Create a track stop with a dump direction towards the 1x1 (remember to click the green arrow), track stops are under construction menuĤ) Open the route menu (looks like a minecart), create a new routeĥ) Click the route icon for creating a stop (brown square over a track), click on your track stop, this will create a stop in your menuĦ) Click the route icon for selecting the minecart (looks like a minecart), pick an unused minecartħ) Click the stop icon for setting items (looks like a minecart), pick the same items as your stockpilesĨ) Click the stop icon for linking a stockpile (stockpile icon), then click the minecart with a green arrow pointing towards it (means pickup), then click your input stockpile (2x5 for me)ĩ) Click the stop icon for conditions (bunch of green symbols), delete all the conditions The quantum stockpile is set to not accept items directly, as usual, and the feed is not set to receive items from the quantum. The configuration is correct on both stockpiles, they both accept said items with the same quality and materials, as well as the minecart. Moments later, comes another dwarf and take that same item from the quantum stockpile and put it back on the feed. The thing is, my dwarfs are taking the items from the feed and putting on the minecart, which correctly store the items on the quantum stockpile. I got 2 stockpiles feeding it, one for Large Gems and another one for some trash items I want to get rid off. I set this one beside the trading depo to store trading goods. However, this one is getting me confused.

Despite of initial trouble setting them up, I've been working with quantum stockpiles with success for a while now in a few different forts.

Dwarf fortress quantum stockpile barrels