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This setting, in combination with [HAVE_BOTTOM_LAYER_1:1/0] and [HAVE_BOTTOM_LAYER_2:1/0], would alter the way in which the magma sea is generated.

Currently, we get some caves spanning multiple levels filled with magma, and then several z-levels of 'semi-molten rock'.

With [TRUE_MAGMA_SEA:1/0] turned on, about 3 to 5 entire zlevels would be dedicated to the magma sea, followed by the semi molten.

The first few layers would be open space, possibly raising to 3-4 zlevels of open space in certain places, but always maintaining a minimum zlevel of 1 layer of open space.

Beneath the open space would be a large, flat zlevel filled with magma. The end result would look something like:

_ - stone layer
_ - stone layer
. - open space
. - open space
7 - magma
7 - magma
# - semi molten
# - semi molten

or something to that effect.

I've recently started my own software pet project, and it's quickly becoming rather large. I was curious if toady had ever talked/written about being the sole (almost) dev for DF? I'm not sure on the correct terminology, but how does he 'manage' the code for DF? How does he plan out the additions and new features and make it mesh with the existing stuff? The structure of the code, basically. The... flowcharts/graphs/design docs. The stuff you do *before* you write any code.

Basically, looking for tips, tricks and suggestions for being the sole dev of a large project. I've quickly become mired in small things and I'm rapidly losing sight of my original goal. I don't intend to give up any time soon, but *argh*.

Regards,

Hello!

Has anyone managed to get shift+enter to work in scripts with 40d9? Every time I try and implement a (shiftdown)(enter)(shiftup) behavior in a script, the script runs fine, but DF doesn't seem to accept that it's getting sent a (shiftdown) command, and treats the (enter) as just one press, instead of the (shift+enter) press it really is. This makes building things with scripts really annoying, since I need to have to script press enter once for each construction.

For example, what I have to do to make the script work with DF:
Send("{UP 5}{LEFT}{u 2}{ENTER 5}")
Sleep(500)
Send("{UP 2}{LEFT}{u}{ENTER 5}")
And what I WANT to be able to do
Send("{UP 5}{LEFT}{u 2}{+ENTER}")
Sleep(500)
Send("{UP 2}{LEFT}{u}{+ENTER}"){+ENTER} being code for SHIFT+ENTER (syntax may be slightly off)

Request: An init setting that allows the user to define the fluid depth. Default/max = seven.

Problem: It would need a lower limit, because current fluid mechanics would start to break down around 4 or less depth, from what I can reason out.

For instance, if the scale of depth was 1-4; 1 = 'puddle'/evaporation, 2 = dangerous, 3 = over dwarf head and 4 = full tile.

Why: Well, this is kinda based on the belief that reducing the fluid depth system to something lower would improve FPS by reducing system load. If reducing the number of possible fluid levels wouldn't have an impact on, or if the impact would be to small to notice, this is kind of pointless.

(P.S. : [ARTDEFACE:YES/NO]

So, I've been browsing this forum, and the devlogs + devnotes and I haven't spotted anything like this, so here goes.

I was thinking about the world creator tool hidden away in the depths of DF, and how the army arc is looking to make armies move over the world map, and a thought occurred to me.

How will these armies interact with a fortress? Innocent enough question, really, but then consider this...

Imagine I use the world creator tool to gen myself a world that is split in half by water, connected only by a tiny isthmus. One side of the world would be 'good', the other would be 'evil'. The idea being that all the evil/warlike races (modded or otherwise) end up on side of the world, and all the good/mostly peacful races end up on the other.

This would mean that any army trying to get to the other side would need to pass through the tiny isthmus I mentioned earlier. This would probably lead to a bunch of battles in the field, but that isn't what I'm after.

What I imagined/dreamed of being able to do, was to start a fort on this isthmus in a location where there was no way around it. Any army trying to pass through the isthmus would HAVE (logically, anyway) pass through the area my fort occupies (Imagine a 2x16 fort, with oceans bordering the shorter sides of the rectangle).

So how would armies moving over the map interact with my fortress in this case? Would they appear on one side of my fortress map and move to the otherside, before disappearing (and continuing to move to where they want to be on the world map) or would they just magically skip over my fortress until arriving at their destination?

I'm NOT talking about getting sieged all the time, bonus though that may be, I'm talking about just seeing an army of goblins marching by my fort to go pillage some soft, chewy town on the good continent.

Then, if I wanted, I could attack said armies of goblins in transit, maybe make them rout, maybe lose everything. Maybe build a massive wall with a single opening and see how long I can repel the 'invaders' (seigers and moving armies alike).

Thank you for your time.

Is it possible to make it so civilians don't spaz out when around hostile creatures? I'm trying to make a dungeon with a bunch of tiny cells containing chains, and after I installed the first few victims residents, my dwarfs started having a hard time putting the rest in, because they kept running away from the chained up residents. I eventually put my residents back in cages and installed some doors, but I didn't plan on having to use doors (I was going to leave them all open/maybe install some bars+levers) so it looks like I'm going to have to deepen all my cells to 3x1 (from 2x1) in order to fit the door and allow the chained up resident to roam without opening the door.

I just added [NOFEAR] to my dwarfs, but I didn't notice any difference, unless a regen is necessary for that to take affect. Thoughts?

So, I finished turning this...


into this...


And now I can't decide what I want to do with it

I was thinking of having things like sewers sticking out the side, spewing magma and water into holes in the ground far below, where it would be recycled into the system, but beyond that, I'm just flat out of ideas :/

SO! I came to you, resident forum dwellers, what do you think I should do?