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v0.34:Hatch cover
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Hatch covers act like doors, but between Z-levels instead of X/Y passageways. They can be placed over stairs or open space, as long as they are supported by an adjacent floor tile.
Like doors, they can be linked with mechanisms, locked, and kept tightly closed to keep out water, pets and foes alike. They can be set as internal, but as rooms cannot occupy multiple Z-levels, this has no effect at this time.
When closed, hatches appear as a ¢ and are not visible when open. Their colour will vary depending on the material it has been made from.
As of version 50.14 building destroyers can now destroy a building directly above their heads[Verify], so floor hatches will not protect you from forgotten beasts. In older versions building destroyers could not destroy buildings on other z-levels and floor hatches were quite effective at keeping out enemies.
They can be constructed from a Mason's workshop, Metalsmith's forge, Carpenter's workshop, or Glass furnace from stone, metal, wood, or glass respectively. Once built, they may be placed with H.
A dwarf falling down stairs will be stopped by a closed floor hatch.