The Manual: Stockpiles
How to Get Here
Press
p from the main view.
Description
Your dwarves use stockpiles to store all of your finished, intermediate and raw objects.
More on Storage
When you get to the stockpile menu, you'll be faced by several stockpile options. Each of these stockpile
types holds different kinds of objects.
To place a stockpile, press
ENTER to designate one corner, move the cursor, and press
ENTER again to finish.
Stockpiles are denoted by
=. You can only have one type of stockpile per square, and they cannot be placed on buildings.
Once you create a stockpile, you can set it to take goods from another stockpile.
Individual Stockpile Menu
Some stockpiles merit a bit of discussion.
Refuse Stockpile
This holds anything inedible that can rot, as well as tattered clothing, bones and shells.
It's important to get refuse above ground before it starts to stink and bother your dwarves.
You'll notice purple clouds in your cave if something is rotting indoors.
Animal Stockpile
This holds live animals in cages, not butchered animals. Meat goes to the food pile.