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#REDIRECT [[Barracks]]
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[[File:Barracks sleeping quarters.png|thumb|Squad sleeping quarters]]
 
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A '''barracks''' is a [[room]] designated for the purpose of housing, training, supplying and otherwise servicing your [[military]]. The barracks' options define how the room will be used by the [[squad]]s in your military. A single barracks may serve multiple squads.
 
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== Designating ==
 
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Barracks may be defined from a [[bed]], [[cabinet]], [[container]], [[weapon rack]], or [[armor stand]] furniture. Dig out or repurpose an appropriate space for the room, and then place relevant furniture in the room. Use {{k|q}}uery to highlight one of the items and press {{k|r}}oom to designate it as 'Barracks/Armory', then {{k|r}}resize the room with {{k|+}}/{{k|-}} to encompass all the planned space for the room. Once you've designated a barracks, you'll notice a list of the squads in your fort in the information pane. This is where you set which squad uses the barracks, and how. To do so, press {{k|q}} and select the barracks, then use {{k|+}}/{{k|-}} to highlight a squad, then select the relevant activity:
 
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* '''Training''' {{k|t}} - assigned squads will [[training|train]] here. Note that [[marksdwarves]] assigned to the barracks will train in melee, including [[Combat_skill#Equipment_skills|hammering]], to train their ranged skill, they require an [[Archery target|archery range]] instead.
 
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* '''Sleep''' {{k|z}} - assigned squads will be housed here, requiring that enough beds be placed in the barracks (one for each squad member).
 
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* '''Individual Eq''' {{k|i}} and '''Squad Eq''' {{k|q}} - Each dwarf in a squad will use a separate container (such as a [[chest]], [[cabinet]] or [[armor stand]]) placed in the barracks to store their equipment.  As you place them, they will be automatically assigned to each dwarf.
 
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==Location==
 
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The location of your barracks is a matter to be considered of great importance - barracks may often be the location of where your military dwarves will be training, sleeping, or otherwise performing activities. It is important to consider where you expect your enemies ([[goblin]]s, [[forgotten beast]]s, [[titan]]s, etc.) to attack, such as entrances or focal points of your fortress. You may want to build your barracks relatively close to or outside of high-traffic areas, main entrances to your fortress, or chambers with [[trap]]s in them. Planning ahead will allow you to react quicker to an invasion by hostile creatures and save more civilians in the process.
 
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== Notes ==
 
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* Note that if a squad is [[Schedule|scheduled]] to train, but lacking an assigned barracks, a dwarf's job will be marked as {{DFtext|Soldier (no activity)|6:0:0}}, leaving the squad with nothing to do.
 
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* Civilians will not sleep in open beds within a defined barracks.  If you would like them to do so, simply use one of the beds in the barracks to designate a [[dormitory]].  To create a dormitory, press {{k|q}}, highlight a bed, press {{k|r}}, then {{k|-}}/{{k|+}} until you have the size you want, then press {{k|d}}. If your dwarves are sleeping on the floor, instead of in one of the beds, then, remember that each bed in a barracks is assigned to one of the dwarves in the squad; press {{k|q}} highlight a bed and press {{k|p}}, and it will tell you which dwarf was assigned to that bed.
 
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==Bugs==
 
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* Barracks will not store equipment.{{bug|1445}}
 
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{{Category|Rooms}}
 

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