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Erm...most of the time, freeze or cave-ins, actually. The few times I've used pumps my aquifers have been single-layer or my fortresses have been killed.

I have golden ages whenever the world starts without MBs, and wars start up then, so the wiki is wrong.

But you can just melt down what you made and reform it. Also trains you furnac operators and wood burners if you do that, because you have to make more charcoal. If you request it from caravans, or make z-level tree farms, you won't really run low on wood to burn (and you'll upset the elves, which is always a plus).

However, unless exploiting melting bugs, you will eventually run out of metal, so it's good to start with a cheap metal.

Nothing, because I gave one.

What would Urist do if he had to make a wish that could not be about booze, elves, or magma?

This was a triumph.
I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS.
It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.

Eventually, you will be able to build in fortress mode.

Better than trolling the goblins. They have actual trolls.