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How DOES one pierce an aquifer?

How I did it, based off the "Double slit method" on the wiki

-Dig a 2x1 or 1x2 up/down stairway down into the first aquifer layer, so that the bottom stairway is flooded
-build two screw pumps, pulling from the wet stairway, and wall off and channel the output so it feeds directly into the aquifer layer elsewhere
-deconstruct/remove one of the stairways on the same z-level as one of the pumps, otherwise that pump won't work.  But keep one so your dwarves have access
-Use a dwarf to power the now usable pump, one pump should be able to relatively drain the staircase.
-Send a dorf down to mine out a square adjacent to the wet staircase, and replace it with a contructed wall.  Go one at a time, diagonal walls don't need to be touched.  If the aquifer is a stone layer, you can smooth the existing walls rather than replace them.
-You will get suspensions on building the walls something fierce, but persevere and keep unsuspending it.  As long as a dorf can touch the wall for a little while, some progress will be made on building that wall.
-Repeat until all non-diagonal walls are built/smoothed, rebuilding staircases if necessary to access the second pump.  Once those walls are built, no new water will pour in.
-Proceed downward, leave a z-level between the aquifer and whatever you wish to build deeper.

Quote from: MrRoboto75 on December 02, 2015, 08:24:04 pm

The fortress "Coldcuts of Lunches" was founded by the group "The Hunger of Gods"

3000 dwarfbucks says that when you set up your tavern, it'll ironically have a name that has nothing to do with food or even drink.

It ended up defaulting to "The Carmine Mushrooms"

The game crashed the second I unpaused after designating the tavern, though, so we'll call it even.

What about virtual Poland?

A game where you wander in a desert until you die of thirst

So desert bus driver

Without the bus

The fortress "Coldcuts of Lunches" was founded by the group "The Hunger of Gods"

Kirby games tend to be pretty easy, and are usually for younger kids.  If your talking pre 3ds, you have Squeak Squad and Superstar Ultra.  SU is probably the better deal, a lot more content for your buck and it might be a tad easier to understand.  Do note, final bosses in some Kirby games can get a little on the creepy side.

Now, back in the day I myself have played pokemon when I was like 4-6.  Of course back then it was red and blue, which are a bit simpler to grasp than the more modern ones.  Nowadays there are more pokemon and systems to it.  If he can grasp how types work and how some beat others (its basically rock/paper/scissors, most of it is pretty logical), he might be fine.  But yeah, there's a bit of reading to do.

You could also try mario kart, the old ds one was pretty good.

What a load of carp

I've taken a liking to hard cider.  I've tried several kinds and brands, but my favorite is a local brand of granny smith apple cider.  I find the sour apple and alcohol really complement each other somehow.

I usually don't drink to much at a time, maybe two bottles at a time, which gives me a decent buzz.  I can't afford to get it often, which prevents me from chugging it all, I'd prefer to spread out my luxury.