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Wait wait wait wait.... you can build stuff on top of downstairs?
When did this happen?

It will make cloth. The PLANT_MAT thing just specifies the material.

You shouldn't post the same question in multiple forums, it creates clutter.

Check my reply in your other thread.

Sure, but *everything* changes when you introduce RAM -- algorithms become much different. Trying to explain quicksort, for example, would take him several minutes to process.

PTW.

PTW.

Autumn has come and with it comes another update!

These past two months have been slower than the first, what with the wildfire and werebeast and whatnot. Most of the work that has been accomplished has simply been digging and smoothing the various chambers.

"But bloop_bleep, why are you smoothing them? It doesn't really matter!"

DOES MY MENTAL WELL-BEING MATTER TO YOU? DOES IT?

*ahem*

I have also started to build walls to prepare for placing the hanging doors/floodgates.



(You can also see the water reservoir, with all the pressure plates built and linked up.)

I have also dug out and smoothed the lever room for the 3D printer.



I did the math, and building all the levers and linking them up is going to take almost 700 mechanisms. I have queued an infinite order to prepare, but I'm not sure it'll be enough. (Do we even have 700 stones?)

I also did some wrangling with Machine 1 -- specifically, I was trying to find a way to make sure the minecart stops in the right places, since even the lowest roller setting is too fast. I tried putting track stops down, but apparently neither rollers nor pressure plates could be built on top of track stops. I found a way to make it work eventually, though, so I'm happy.

Progress on the pumps continues slowly, mainly because of a quirk with ramps (ramps only work when they're next to a wall, not a raised floor) that was causing pathing issues. I tried building stairs from above but a stone was on the tile where I was supposed to designated an up stair, and since my dwarves couldn't path to the tile yet to remove the stone, I couldn't build the stair. I then tried building stairs from below, in the caverns, but it's considerably slower since my dwarves have to walk much longer.

As the surface power array, I currently have 8 out of 9 windmills. The machinery is currently active, but I haven't linked up the pump stacks yet so I might need more power.

My goals to attain by winter:

• Completely dig and smooth out all chambers.
• Almost finish pump stacks.
• Complete at least the hanging doors.

EDIT: Oh, I forgot. I decided to mine into Ludosm's old room to loot the bodies.



I mean, we can't just let it go to waste, right?

re: CA fires.

I am nowhere near where the wildfires are currently, but the smoke has drastically lowered air quality in my area. It is recommended that everyone stay inside until the pollution dissipates.

As for map, I'm not sure, but this site displays the air quality of various places in the area, which you can use as a general guide.