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Originally posted by Earthquake Damage:
<STRONG>D&D 3e adheres more to the former, however, by granting damage resistance (but not immunity) to lesser materials.  Joe, your shotgun deals only half damage to the vampire.  While Ed's dinner fork +2 deals full damage, the shotgun is still far more effective.</STRONG>

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Though 4e is expected to be even better, removing all imunities ever (zombies now can be criticled, a red dragon can kill a fire elemental by breating on it, etc).

Personally I think that the river rests on the main (ground) level of the mountain (that is, where ever your outside ground is, the same Z level) with a "chasm" type feature on the level or two above it.  The chasm goes all the way up and all the way down--gotta bridge over it every time.  The magma...hmm.  Makes sense for it to be down, but I don't see an issue with putting it on the same Z level as the river.

As for chanels, there should be a way to pump stuff "uphill."

As for "only flooding a few inches" means that each Z level would have to be only a foot or less worth of height (a dwarf standing 3-4 Z levels tall) whereas I see each Z level being a room+ceiling worth of height (so there is enough rock between a room below and a room above in a difference of 1 Z level)--option to make it a vaulted ceiling of course.

Size issues:
Maps above the current map would not need data on the outside, save a location for the cliff face.

Also, would it be possible to not even take up memory for Z levels not currently in use?
Maybe warn the user if they try to dig up/down and their PC doesn't have the resources?
That or on site creation a note "DF has detected that your computer can run up to X levels of fortress."  And then allocate either as needed (see above) or designate them automaticall (i.e. 6 -> 3 above, 1 ground, 2 below or whatever).

You know what bugs me more than the pointless role playing?

THE FUCKING JACKASSES WHO MAKE A BIG DEAL ABOUT IT!

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Originally posted by Trithemius:
<STRONG>I am thinking about consolidating all my farm levers into one lever however, simply because I am a tiresome pedant.   </STRONG>

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Or two levels, each controlling all the gates.  Flip them both once for a good covering of flood mud.  

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Originally posted by Momaw:
<STRONG>- Simplify the Food readout in the Status window into categories of: Edible, Brewable, Cookable, Unprocessed, and Seeds.  Do we really care whether we have more fish than meat or not? Certainly we care less about that than we do about whether that massive pile of "Other" is stuff we can eat or not.</STRONG>

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Yes!  This is actually why I popped into this board.  I have 2784 "food" (8 meat, 0 fish, 0 plant, 1097 seed, 270 drink, and 1409 other) and my dwarves are hunting for vermin.

Another thing I'd like to see is that when a cook finishes cooking they haul their own damnable meal to the nearest food stockpile before cooking another.  They're going there anyway, aren't they?!?
Right now I have two kitchens out by the forges so my miners and metalsmiths can have a quick bite to eat (instead of a 4 day round trip to the dining hall) and the meals are rotting in the kitchen.

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Originally posted by herrbdog:
<STRONG>That way, I can (usually) be sure nothing will collapse.</STRONG>

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I managed to foget to count an already carved passage way and ended up with a 7x7 "room" (meant it to be 6x7).  Lost 3 miners.
Of course, I've now twice forgotten about a seige and didn't turn on the steam.  -8 dwarves.  Lost a legendary weaver via "stuck on the magma smelter" -1 dwarf (and now I can't find his corpse!).  Farm Flood accident (forgot to turn it off) -3 dwarves.  Briliant plan to use my army against a siege -15+ dwarves.  Tantruming dwarves because of the above, -20+ dwarves.

Not doing so well tonight, am I?

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Originally posted by Deon:
<STRONG>Draco18s, can you explain me your sarcasm? What was the main meaning of your post, what did you want me to get from your words?</STRONG>

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Rampant sexual innuendo.