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Barracks

A barracks is a room designated for the purpose of housing, training, supplying and otherwise servicing your military. Barracks may be defined from a bed, cabinet, container, weapon rack, or armor stand. A single barracks may serve multiple squads.

Squads must be assigned to a barracks before they will use it for training or sleeping. Each dwarf in a squad will use a separate container (such as a chest or bag) placed in the Barracks to store their equipment, and a separate bed to sleep. As you place them, they will be automatically assigned to each dwarf.

Marksdwarves require an archery range. Marksdwarves assigned to a barracks will train in melee, including hammering.

Location

The location of your barracks is a matter to be considered with 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 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 traps in them.