I never sell any Artifacts/Legendary items. I'll sell jewels and jewelry, as well, but clean out all my other unwanted items, first. If not, I give other races the cheap copper and iron stuff looted off of gobbies and the like if I decide to sell them such things. I sell off junk I don't want, then start selling cut gems, maybe some extra armor and weapons if its a Dwarven civilization. Eventually, though, your use stabilizes and you start to accumulate stockpiles as what you didn't use starts to overlap with Caravan deliveries. If you have the space for it, buying things you need all at one pop in large amounts is awesome. I'll still buy wood, too, at 200 dorfs with all steel and getting ready to go dig deep. Books are probably the thing you'll really want to help quickly stock up your Library. And, there's some other things, like Seeds you really want/need or Books. Moreover, it’s wise to place the Trade Depot deep inside the fortress to keep it safe. Keep in mind that the depot needs a 3-wide corridor for the caravans to pass through. I doubt you'd be buying enough steel weapons/armor to outfit one dwarf even if they had it that early in gameplay.Ī big influx of silk, wools, cloth, leather, sets off a nice rush of clothing crafting if I've run low.Ĭonvenience items? Sure, if you have something to trade. Click on the place structures at the bottom of the screen. And, if you 'must,' it's likely you can already make what you could afford to buy. Don't buy clothing, armor, weapons, etc unless you absolutely must. You want your own crafters leveling up, not someone else's. IMO, don't buy crafted items that you can produce yourself, in bulk. And, of those, I only buy products like wood, products involving animals, plants, cloth, or food. On reflection, a short list - What do I buy? Consumables. (Stone/Clay Pots are heavy and you don't want to spend your iron making bins.) You've got to make beds and it's best to use wood for bins and barrels and you need all of those in big supply when you're setting up. Starting off a fortress when you're low on wood is tough. I just started out with not very many trees on the map, so I focused on trading for wood. Paying attention to what makes your Dorfs happy is a good thing to base decisions on. should i just trade for whatever or food or bags or anything i don't have that my dwarfs need or look for stuff that seems rare? seems it possible to craft almost anything you can trade for or should i look for something like 'bobcat leather items' or whatever floats my boat? seems its good idea get lots of things that make our dwarfs enjoy life or survive. Originally posted by Lord Strong:what do most people trade for when it seems dwarfs can make everything available on their map.

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