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− | + | '''Sand''' is a naturally occurring granular material composed of small bits of [[rock]] and minerals. There are five different colors of sand – tan, yellow, white, black, and red – but their only difference is their appearance on the ground, as there is no difference between them for purposes of [[Glass Industry|glassmaking]]. Sand typically appears in [[desert]]s and along [[ocean]] beaches, but is occasionally found in other [[biome]]s as well. | |
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− | + | Sandy clay, sandy clay loam, sandy loam, and loamy sand are not considered sand by the game and thus cannot be used for glassmaking. | |
− | + | Due to a bug, stone floors where a [[tower-cap]] or shrub grows will turn into a random soil type, which will sometimes be sand.{{verify}} | |
− | + | == Sand in fortress mode == | |
− | + | Sand is used in the production of [[glass]] items at a [[glass furnace]]. To collect sand, first locate some appropriate sand tiles. They will appear as "[Color] Sand [Tile]" when inspected with the loo{{k|k}} tool. Next, set an activity zone over the sand tiles by pressing {{k|i}} and then designating the sand tiles as an activity zone (note that sand cannot be collected from sand walls). Once you've done this, activate sand collection by pressing {{k|s}}; however, this will not yet result in any sand being collected. You must build a [[glass furnace]] and activate the collect sand task. Each Dwarf collecting sand will require a [[bag]], and only one dwarf will collect sand per furnace. Sand collection requires the "Item Hauling" [[labor]]. | |
− | + | Filled bags of sand are considered [[furniture]], and as such require the "Furniture Hauling" labor to move. Sand bags are stored in furniture [[stockpile]]s. Collected sand is listed under [[powder]] on the [[stocks]] menu. | |
− | + | To get bags to fill with sand for your fortress, create a [[leather]] bag at a [[leather works]] or a [[cloth]] bag at a [[clothier's shop]], or buy the bags from a caravan. To have sand bags stored near your glass furnace, create a furniture [[stockpile]] with only "sand bags" enabled (this is selected via the {{k|u}} key in the furniture/siege ammo submenu of the stockpile settings menu). It may be useful to construct several glass furnaces so that you can have several"collect sand" jobs queued on them at the same time, which helps ensure that you have enough filled sand bags on hand to keep your glassmaker(s) supplied. | |
− | == | + | == Farming == |
− | + | As all sand types are [[soil]]s, [[farm plot]]s can be built on them without need for irrigation. | |
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==Strange Moods== | ==Strange Moods== | ||
− | + | A immigrant glass maker will occasionally request glass on a sand-less map. Normally you wont have anyone with the glass-making skill but immigrants do come with it sometimes. The best way to deal with this is to train them higher in an other [[Strange_mood#Skills_and_workshops|applicable skill]] to avoid moody glass makers or you´ll just let the dwarf die. Cheating would help either situation. Add [SOIL_SAND] to any soil you do have, in the object raw's. | |
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