Editing 40d:Wagon (embark)

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''(For information on wagons as they pertain to {{L|caravan}}s, see {{L|Wagon}}.)''
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In {{L|Fortress Mode}}, you start with a single ''immobile'' '''wagon''' that represents the transportation vehicle for all your supplies.  A wagon is not a real vehicle, and never moves or serves any other purpose - it simply sits there at the start of the game, representing where your dwarves decided to stop.  Any and all supplies were selected at {{L|embark}} by you and bought with points; supplies cannot be bought later, but your dwarves can (try to) {{L|trade}} for whatever the seasonal {{L|caravan}}s bring.

To empty a wagon, your dwarves need the appropriate {{L|hauling}} {{L|labor}} enabled (all are enabled by default at embark), no other jobs to distract them, an appropriate {{L|stockpile}} designated, and a valid {{L|path}} between the stockpile and the items.  And, depending on how many items you brought, patience.

You can can break down your wagon into three {{L|log}}s by pressing {{K|q}}, highlighting the wagon, and pressing {{K|x}}.  A dwarf with the {{L|Carpentry}} labor enabled will then deconstruct the wagon into its component logs.  The items will then be scattered in a slightly wider pattern in that same location.  A wagon cannot be used for ''any'' other purpose - might as well break it down for the lumber, now or later.

If that dis-assembly is finished while a dwarf is returning to the wagon to {{L|haul}} an item to a stockpile, the dwarf will cancel that {{L|job}}.  An {{L|announcement}} will be generated, to the effect of "Job Item lost or misplaced". Don't panic - nothing has been lost, except that dwarf's train of thought, as the item they were retrieving is no longer in the wagon but instead on the ground.  They may adopt another hauling job, that same or a different one, and sooner or later that item will get hauled, but that particular job is cancelled for that moment.

In rare cases you might start on a level or spot that doesn't have a 3x3 square (e.g. mountain peak). In this case your wagon will be missing/inaccessible via the {{K|k}} or {{K|q}} menu, but your goods will still be there (all?). In Addition if you require the logs from the wagon when dismantled, they will not be there (like the wagon never existed).

Dismantling the wagon when its very near (1-2 tiles) the edge of the map, a {{L|river}} or {{L|magma}} vent can cause you to lose part of your embark equipment if it lands where your dwarves can't go.  If it's within a couple tiles of such a location, it's recommended you wait until the wagon is 100% empty before dismantling it.

Unless/until you formally designate a new one, your Wagon is a default {{L|Activity zone#Meeting Area|Meeting Area}} or {{L|Meeting hall|Meeting Hall}}.  A meeting zone is where any {{L|domestic animal}}s or {{L|On break|idle}} dwarfs will congregate in their spare time, and also provide some measure of defense for your possessions from any {{L|rhesus macaque}}s or {{L|kobold}} {{L|thieves}} before you finish securing your valuables. If you deconstruct your wagon but do not define a new meeting area, your dwarves and animals will wander aimlessly.

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