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Not true. Someone else's rigorous experimentation in IRC proved that his 'light' barracks was not fighting cave adaptation at all. If it's not outside, it doesn't work.My understanding is that "light" stops the worsening of cave adaptation, while "outside" reverses it (in DF 2014).
Yes, this is normal as the "outside" state is triggered by excavation and is not set back to "inside" when you roof over it again. You can just wall in a portion of above ground, outside land, put a stone roof on top and farm above ground plants...Slight correction: underground tiles start as "inside/dark/subterranean" and when you excavate, they become "outside/light/above ground". Putting a roof over them changes them to "inside/light/above ground", with above ground crops (if there is soil) and any water there freezing in cold temperatures. So, it is either the "light" or the "above ground" that does it.
You can channel on brooks and the brook tile will disappear. The tile will then become like a normal river.Building a construction (wall, upstairs, etc.) on a brook, and then removing the construction, will leave behind a natural floor (i.e. mud/grass).
So if you want to build a well but you have a brook, just channel on it XD
(As an aside: Do the elves care if I cut down the mushroom trees, down below? Or do they only care about the above ground arborial conditions?)They did before, I assume they still do in .40.x versions.
Use it to make floor bars so you can have drains all over your fortress, otherwise the first flood you experience will likely be the last...Umm, you don't need any metal to make an above ground minecart track. Stone tracks (carved or constructed) work just fine.
You could also use it to make an above-ground minecart track to boost efficiency (for things like hauling wood or building a minecart-based defense system), which is usually not a good idea because it requires loads of metal, but if you've got it just lying around...
