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− | + | '''Tower-caps''' are a type of mushroom-like [[subterranean]] [[tree]]. Once fully grown, they can be designated for [[wood cutting]] and produce tower-cap [[log]]s. Tower-caps will grow ''only if'' the site contains an [[underground]] [[river]] or [[underground pool]]. Such features can be located using the [[site finder]] and on the local view during embarkation, if the relevant [[init]] and [[world generation]] parameters are set. As with normal trees, they take about 1 and a half years to fully grow. | |
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− | + | == Underground tree farms == | |
+ | If you have discovered an underground river or pool, tower-caps will start spontaneously growing in ''[[Irrigation|muddied]]'' subterranean areas (rock or soil), or any subterranean soil, though muddied soil has a denser production than dry soil. The distance or [[path]] to the underground river does not matter. It is thus possible to make a (big) safe underground chamber where your dwarves may harvest wood without exposing themselves to the dangers of the surface world. | ||
− | + | On the subject of spawning tower-caps, [[Toady]] said: | |
+ | <blockquote>''Right now, you can't plant tower-caps or bring spawn along, so you need to find a cave river or cave pool, in which case they will start growing underground if it's all working. It's trickier to find such things, so it's mostly impossible to do.<sup>1</sup> Later, you should be able to plant them. There are no arbitrary vegetation caps now<sup>2</sup>.''</blockquote> | ||
+ | ::<sup>1: Note that it ''is'' working and that underground rivers are not that rare any more.</sup> | ||
+ | ::<sup>2: The "arbitrary vegetation caps" comment is referring to the old limit of 200 tower caps growing by the [[cave river]] in the [[mud]].</sup> | ||
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− | + | To design a tower-cap "farm", refer also to the [[Irrigation#Easier.2C_safer_irrigation|irrigation]] article. | |
− | + | Beware that young tower caps, like young [[tree]]s, are fragile and will be quickly killed if repeatedly walked upon. | |
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− | + | {{Game_Data|[MATGLOSS_WOOD:GIANT_SHROOM] | |
+ | [NAME:tower-cap][ADJ:tower-cap] | ||
+ | [TILE:5] | ||
+ | [PREFSTRING:great size] | ||
+ | [WET][DRY] | ||
+ | [BIOME:SUBTERRANEAN_WATER] | ||
+ | [SOLID_DENSITY:600]}} | ||
+ | {{Wood FAQ}} | ||
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