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− | + | In general, there are two types of lakes. | |
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− | + | == Surface Lakes == | |
− | + | Freshwater lakes can be found covering vast areas of land on certain world maps. | |
− | + | These lakes have slopes leading into the [[water]], making them ideal for learning how to [[swim]]. | |
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+ | == Underground Lakes == | ||
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+ | [[Underground]] lakes can be found buried in [[mountain]]s. They are about the size of a [[magma]] chamber but only two or three levels deep. | ||
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+ | Underground lakes offer a fine habitat for various dangerous [[creatures]], including: | ||
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+ | *[[olmman|Olmmen]] | ||
+ | *[[cave_crocodile|Cave Crocodile]]s | ||
+ | *[[frogman|Frogmen]] | ||
== Creating A Large Artificial Lake == | == Creating A Large Artificial Lake == | ||
− | + | ''note: you must have a source of water on your map'' | |
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+ | There are two ways of creating an artificial lake. The easiest way to make one is to channel into an [[aquifer]]. However, this is dangerous and only one layer deep. The second requires specific circumstances. | ||
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+ | "Requirements for a Lake" | ||
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+ | *A large, cut off area (e.g: an area over the edge of a [[cliff]], which has no path available to get there). | ||
+ | *A [[brook]] (or larger) that is the same height as the lowest "wall" of this area. | ||
+ | *1 [[Miner]]. | ||
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+ | Build a 3x3 Downwards [[stair|Staircase]] 1 tile away from your brook. Build staircases downwards at least two storeys, then start to build a 3x3 [[channel]] towards your intended lake. Four tiles away from the site, build a 3x3 Upwards Staircase, and a Downwards Staircase on the z-level above (this should not come into contact with your cliff edge or the square behind the cliff face). Mine out a 3x3 passage out of the cliff face, then, when your [[dwarves]] are out of the reservoir, channel over the gap between the brook and the first stairs. This will create a huge [[flood]] that can fill a 8-9 story area (the test lake made was 10 storys high, 891 tiles large, and filled in about 10 - 15 minutes). The reason that this works is because (instead of a normal reservoir with no steps, going directly over the cliff face) the water is replenished every time a 7/7 tile flows out of the stairs, rather than a 1/7, so the water is forced out 7 times more efficiently. | ||
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