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== Order of Construction == | == Order of Construction == | ||
− | Constructions are built in a Last-In-First-Out (LIFO) order. That means that whichever Constructions are ordered first will be built last. Also, if there is a large group of Constructions being built, and a new set of constructions is ordered, the Constructions in progress will be ignored until the new constructions are finished. | + | Constructions are built in a Last-In-First-Out(LIFO) order. That means that whichever Constructions are ordered first will be built last. Also, if there is a large group of Constructions being built, and a new set of constructions is ordered, the Constructions in progress will be ignored until the new constructions are finished. |
Respecting the LIFO order is also necessary to efficiently and correctly construct [[Tower|multi-z-level walls]]. | Respecting the LIFO order is also necessary to efficiently and correctly construct [[Tower|multi-z-level walls]]. | ||
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See also [[Mega construction]] | See also [[Mega construction]] | ||
− | == | + | == Avoiding Entrapment == |
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+ | When building walls to close off portions of caves or mines, masons have a habit of standing on the wrong side and trapping themselves within. If this occurs, you can always have the mason remove a piece of the wall again to escape, using {{k|d}}-{{k|n}} to designate the removal as mentioned above. | ||
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+ | To avoid this happening in the first place, know that masons have a preference on which side of their work target they will stand. Masons will stand on the side that is most orthogonal to the direction that they acquired the stone to build the wall with, even if it means stepping over the construction zone to build the wall. A stone to the south of a wall will cause that wall to be built from the south, even if other directions are available and are a "higher priority" direction (directional priority used for mining and deconstruction) or will result in entrapment. | ||
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+ | Masons do not like to stand on a queued construction, though, and will try another position to get at their work. Planning the order of construction with this in mind, one can often avoid entrapment. If you want to override the mason's preferred side, designate another construction or other activity to occupy the space in question, then suspend that work. The mason will then avoid working from that space if at all possible. Remove the suspended job {{k|q}}-{{k|x}} after the desired construction is complete. | ||
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+ | If the preferred location is a spot where a building is already present then a suspended construction is not an option for keeping the mason safe. In that case you will need to designate the areas that will trap the builder as a Restricted location {{k|d}}-{{k|o}}-{{k|r}}. Once the construction is completed, assuming the dwarf doesn't trap himself anyway, you can clear that traffic designation {{k|d}}-{{k|o}}-{{k|n}}. Be aware, however, that this does not always prevent the mason from standing on the wrong side of the construction. | ||
{{Category|Constructions}} | {{Category|Constructions}} |