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DF Bug Reports / Charcoal as a building material

« on: July 13, 2008, 10:30:22 pm »

For a long time now charcoal has been a building material. I'm assuming it's a bug.

If it isn't, there is no reason anyone would ever purposefully use charcoal as a building material... because it's well, charcoal.

In other words, I just accidentally made a charcoal wall for the umpteenth time and am swearing at my dwarves as they take 5 minutes to tear it down.

DF Gameplay Questions / Water trouble!

« on: October 29, 2007, 07:37:00 pm »

My first two forts I was forced to abandon because there was simply no water to be found.

I then created a fortress with 7 miners and had them dig for the last hour. I honeycombed the ground 10 layers down and have found no water (though I now have a good idea on what levels different ores are found).

The only maps that seem to have water are those with rivers and water tables, but I have no idea how to get through the water tables! Anyone figure this stuff out yet?

DF Gameplay Questions / Z levels

« on: October 29, 2007, 05:45:00 pm »

Maybe I'm blind, but I can't find the option to look at different Z levels in the new version. How do I do it?

DF Gameplay Questions / Z-Axis construction questions

« on: October 28, 2007, 02:34:00 pm »

On the eve of the new version, I'm planning my fortress out ahead of time. I have a few questions regarding the Z axis construction.

First of all, how do I dig down? Won't my miners get stuck in the hole that they dig? Is there some sort of temporary ladder I can pull up and put down, or do I have to make a staircase? Can I remove this staircase from above? Can I dig up, and how do I deal with the same problem? I'm basically wondering how I'm going to dig pits and moats without getting my guys trapped inside.

My other question is about fortifications. Can my marksdwarves shoot from a higher Z plane to a lower Z plane? Can I carve a fortification in the floor so they can shoot straight down? Can I put fortifications in the ceiling and shoot straight up? Does a higher Z plane give the shooter any sort of advantage? Do the same rules apply to siege equipment?

DF Bug Reports / Building a well crashes the game

« on: October 30, 2007, 10:51:00 pm »

I've tried 3 times now to build a well. Every time my guy starts building it the game crashes. Don't know what else to say.