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== Mountain Top Removal Excavation == | == Mountain Top Removal Excavation == | ||
− | When the fortress is large enough, nearly every dwarf is standing idle, you have plenty of picks, and just want to mine it all ([[Elf|Environmentalist Hippies]] can go to HFS!), complete excavation may be in order. The risk of cave-in or stranded | + | When the fortress is large enough, nearly every dwarf is standing idle, you have plenty of picks, and just want to mine it all ([[Elf|Environmentalist Hippies]] can go to HFS!), complete excavation may be in order. The risk of cave-in or stranded dwarfs prevents simply designating an entire mountain Channel, but mining the whole thing can be done with minimum player effort. |
* Designate up-down stairs on the entire area to excavate, on every z-level. Designate the lowest level up-stairs, and leave a single tile one z-level above undesignated. | * Designate up-down stairs on the entire area to excavate, on every z-level. Designate the lowest level up-stairs, and leave a single tile one z-level above undesignated. | ||
− | * Let the | + | * Let the dwarfs mine it. |
− | * If any walls are attached to the outermost edge of the excavation area, designate all of the edge stairs Channel to remove them ( | + | * If any walls are attached to the outermost edge of the excavation area, designate all of the edge stairs Channel to remove them (dwarfs will mine them from the neighboring stairs). |
* Designate the lowest z-level for Remove Up Stairs. Leave one to prevent cave-in! | * Designate the lowest z-level for Remove Up Stairs. Leave one to prevent cave-in! | ||
* Build a support under the unmined tile (remember step #1?). Remove the last up stair, once everyone is out of the stairs above. | * Build a support under the unmined tile (remember step #1?). Remove the last up stair, once everyone is out of the stairs above. | ||
− | * Link a lever far away, keep away all the <strike>suicidal idiots</strike> | + | * Link a lever far away, keep away all the <strike>suicidal idiots</strike> dwarfs and pull it. |
After a long wait, the entire block of stairs will collapse, leaving the entire area safely excavated. The lever can now be removed, and all goodies from an entire mountain can be collected. | After a long wait, the entire block of stairs will collapse, leaving the entire area safely excavated. The lever can now be removed, and all goodies from an entire mountain can be collected. |