In Dwarf Fortress, dwarves sometimes break arms, legs, and other bones and need them set in a cast. For this, they’ll need plaster powder, which is interchangeably called plaster powder and gypsum plaster in-game. Here’s how to manufacture and provide hospitals with that powder.
How to make gypsum plaster in Dwarf Fortress
To make gypsum plaster in Dwarf Fortress, you’ll need a source of the powder. This can be Gypsum stone, alabaster, selenite, or satinspar. Then you’ll need to build and use aKilnto use themake plaster powdertask. To use the Kiln, dwarves will need thefurnace operatingskill enabled.
To make plaster powder, you’ll also need an empty bag, which can be made of leather, cloth, or silk. Bags of plaster are subsequently stored inhospital zones, with the default amount of five bags of plaster. Bags of gypsum plaster do not have a specified stockpile option and will be stored in your furniture stockpiles unless stored in hospitals.
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Common mistakes and errors with making plaster in Dwarf Fortress
There are two common, known issues if you’re having trouble making plaster powder. The first is not having enough bags. Bags will sometimes appear empty but contain something like a single seed, or something else, that prevents them from being filled. Or they may be forbidden or inaccessible to the Kiln. To solve this, manufacture more bags.
Alternatively, there is sometimes a bug where no matter what, they make plaster powder task won’t be as completed at the Kiln. In this case, you’ll have to use theWork Ordersmenu to make yourmanagerset multiple jobs to get around this bug.
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