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[mickel]

The initial flood upon breaching the cave river was so powerful it washed straight out the mountain, and had the nasty side effect of making my pretty floors muddy.

Big deal, I thought, until I noticed the spots of trampled mud and mud/dirt block trade carts!

I "solved" it temporarily by putting the trade depot outside, but I'd really like to get rid of the damn mud. I tried smoothing the floor again, I tried building a road over it - no such luck.

Can I get rid of it? And how?

[Markavian]

Hey mickel,

Worst case, you can use the mud utility, a memory editor tool that unmuddies mud tiles.

Regards,
- Markavian

[Slartibartfast]

Cover 'em with a one-tile-bridge.

[mickel]

The mud utility worked great, thanks for the tip. One of the mud patches had become "trampled dirt" and wouldn't be de-muddied, so I used the granite patch on it, turning it into some sort of brown rock, which turned into mud when I mined it.

Using the granite patch on ore veins is fun, too. You get happy colours in your fortress. Whee!

[herrbdog]

I use mud and granite as well, when I am feeling impatient. Normally, a dirt tile that cannot be smoothed, can eventually grow a plant on that tile. Pick the plant, and it leaves bare rock. That's the non-cheating way, but it can take years for the random plant to spawn, and you have to be constantly re-checking little muddy tiles. It's kinda a neat challenge though, see if you can get it all smooth.

Normally, like I said, I use mud/granite. And yeah, use granite on a tile you can't convert, mine it, then you can unmud it.

[Markavian]

mickel, don't I know! Have a look at my fortress, the Dwarf Town of Inkflew: http://www.mkv25.net/dfma/viewmap.php?view_poiid=674

Inkflew 1062 - Coloured Walls