If you link a lever to a (built) cage with trapped hostiles, you can release them by pulling the lever and let animals or your soldiers have fun with them.
What do caged animals do in Dwarf Fortress?
A dwarf with the animal training labor can tame caged wild animals, provide training to trained (but not tame) uncaged creatures and tame small creatures (vermin) at a kennel. A tame animal has the tag (Tame) after its name and is safe to be released into the fortress.
How do you trap animals in Dwarf Fortress?
To trap an animal, either query a kennel or Butcher’s shop and add the a ‘Capture a live land animal’ task, or b – m build an animal trap, which must then be baited with meat or fish. Many vermin animals are tameable and can be tamed at the kennel.
How are animals locked in cages in Dwarf Fortress?
Cages: An indefinite number of animals might be locked into one single cage. If you wish to fit your own tame animals into cages, you can do this by building a cage, and assigning some animals to it via the Building properties window (accessible by q ).
How to make a pit in Dwarf Fortress?
Pits/ponds: You can designate an area as pit or pond by creating an activity zone, designating it as pit/pond and assigning animals to it by setting its properties by pressing P. Note that animals generally do not like to remain in a dark pit instead of your magnificent fortress, so they’ll break free at the earliest opportunity.
How do you release a dwarf from a cage?
While in the cage, the dwarf cannot be released using most “normal” methods, and will not be fed while in the cage. To release the dwarf, you must attach the cage to a lever, and pull the lever to release the cage. Zoo areas may be defined from cages via the q menu for the enjoyment of your dwarves.
How do you kill creatures in Dwarf Fortress?
Execution range: Dig a medium-sized pit (6×6 or more recommended) and set it as a pit/pond as you would with other methods. At one end of the pit, build a wall and cut fortifications in it. When you have prisoners, throw them into the pit and station your marksdwarves next to the wall. They will shoot through the wall, killing the creatures.
