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...layers]] under the surface, some of which may contain [[Aquifer]]s. Other surface features that are significant, but which aren't biomes strictly speaking, a ...urface, so it will change if you move the map around a map with a non-flat surface, even if you don't press {{K|<}} or {{K|>}}.

* Don't gather plants except those you plant yourself. * Trade for plants and wood only with the elves; they understand your environmental code.

PLANTS Plants

...:0:0}}, {{DFtext|Outside|3:0:1}} are of no relevance. You can grow surface plants indoors by channelling out the roof above the desired plot and then constru ...le on [[crop]]s for details on the conditions needed to grow the available plants.

...ur own [[plants]] from seeds and brew the products. (Keep in mind not all plants can be brewed - don't plant dimple cups and expect to make alcohol). In ad It is possible to make all your alcohol by harvesting aboveground plants, if highly inefficient. It also only works in biomes with collectable plan

First, go one level beneath the surface ({{K|>}} to go down a level), since we'll be growing underground crops (whe == Surface farming ==

...verns in adventure mode it is possible to travel large distances below the surface - the caverns effectively connect all sites that access them. The top of the first cavern usually resides about 10-11 z-levels below the surface.

...e parameters because many of them have different defaults depending on the surface area available. ...h drainage will cause water to sink into the ground rather than sit on the surface, which is important for forming hills.

== Other Designations: cutting trees, gathering plants == ...|t}}, and mark a big swath around the wagon. Then do it again with "gather plants", {{k|p}}. Your dwarves will quickly go to work on these tasks.

...ure above a [[magma|magma pipe]] and [[engraving|engrave]] every available surface. The temple should be as opulent as possible. In the temple, build a retr ...ld not be exposed to the caverns, but the caverns should be exposed to the surface to free the fun creatures. The dungeon must go down until it reaches HFS.

...ng shrubs also serves to provide a supply of [[seed]]s for use in planting surface [[crop]]s, such as [[longland grass]] and [[wild strawberry|wild strawberri ...less of their skill; underground shrubs, however, will always yield usable plants. There is usually plenty of available vegetation however, so designate a wi

...independently of the others, so we'll set a few of them to working on the surface while two of the others dig around underground. Use {{K|t}} to select {{DF ...area around the wagon for clear cutting. You ''could'' select the entire surface for logging, but since your dwarves are all morons your lumberjack would go

...rkuta's leaders). Have them haul the stone and metal they mine back to the surface and ship the raw materials off to the Motherland. Import only food, booze, ...with the the ceiling channeled out from above. This lets you grow outdoor plants without venturing above ground. For maximum style, build the greenhouse abo

The default plants are stored in the plant_standard.txt file, while grasses are stored in plan These tokens are specified for all plants and define their most basic characteristics.

...not always - you can have a complete medieval-style castle complex on the surface. But each point of entry should be hardened against attack. Don't make more ===Surface jobs===

# Ripe farm plants won't be harvested if there's nowhere to put them. ...h every single relevant item of it's type selected. However, we only want plants and seeds to go here. The easiest way to do this is to turn off everything

...iotic area with homogeneous features, characterized by distinctive [[plant|plants]], [[creatures|animal species]] and [[climate]]. ...devoid of trees, and lacking a river. Very hot climates may see all their surface water quickly evaporate, making finding a water supply more dangerous, as u

...pplies. You'll need the extra bags to hold the [[seed]]s from the surface plants that your [[herbalist]] gathered from [[shrub]]s. ...r's workshop is done interact with it ({{K|q}}) and add a {{DFtext|Process Plants (to Bag)}} ({{K|a}}-{{K|b}}) job four times. This will produce four bags o

...iff near the wagon, [[channel]] out a small rectangle (perhaps 3x3) on the surface with {{K|d}}-{{K|h}} to create a sort of pit with ramps on the edges, then ...dig down a bit if you have more than one z-level of sand/clay/soil on the surface.

...[[river]] or [[pool]], but it is often easier to [[trading|trade]] for the plants or [[seed|seeds]] from a (non-dwarven) [[caravan]], especially an [[elf|elv ...processing|processed into threads]] at a [[Farmer's workshop]]. Processing plants will yield both Rope reed thread and seeds. Rope reed thread can then be [[

...]]‡ in it, altering it to not accept seeds, plants or drink (the seeds and plants go in the stockpile next to the farm plots, and the drinks can stay at the First, go back to the surface with {{K|F1}}, then use {{K|b}}-{{K|j}} to set up a [[cage]]. Move the cur

Underground life can be even more dangerous than surface life. Dig down to a cavern, and expect to be fending off hordes of smaller, ...try [[butchering]] your [[domestic animal]]s, [[plant gathering|gathering plants]], or resorting to the [[hunting]] of local wildlife.

...eed one and building one are two different things. Draining water from the surface can flood your fortress if you aren't careful, and building a well only to ..., [[murky pool]], or [[cavern]] lakes can provide water under a well. The surface of a brook tile will have to be channeled out, but it works just fine. Mur

...low the ice is stone. {{Bug|358}} This makes it impossible to get from the surface down to the stone layers using only stairs. Instead, use [[ramp]]s. ...r to [[farm]], and that requires [[water]], which isn't to be found on the surface of a glacier. Also, water is needed at [[hospital]]s for cleaning and to g

...is available, a [[quern]] can be used instead, although millstones process plants much faster than querns. Before they can be placed as a building, you must ...a millstone just under the surface lets it be powered by a windmill on the surface, like so:

* All caravans will bring extra food (meat and edible plants), wooden logs, and cloth/leather (for making clothes) if the supplies of yo *** 5 pieces of food - meat, fish, plants, or "other" in your [[Status]] screen (even though "other" includes inedibl

...should train the dogs as wardogs so he has some protection while gathering plants. The starting seven form the heart of the military. It will be up to immigr ...Herbalism, in that a more skilled Herbalist produces much larger stacks of plants. This means more booze per precious barrel, more seeds for cooking, more ti

...[biome]], flooded permanently or only periodically, with an abundance of [[plants|foliage]], including heavy, specialized [[tree]]-growth and a vast ecosyste ...e surface (and in occasionally unlucky circumstances, directly beneath the surface). It can be incredibly difficult to nigh-impossible to extract [[stone]]s f

One of the many genera of [[tree]]s found on the surface, the acacia can be found in most dry [[tropical]] [[biome|biomes]] with the {{Plants}}

*Good/evil plants/trees don't appear (feather trees, [[glumprong]]s, [[sliver barb]]s, and [[ {{Plants}}

*Good/evil plants/trees don't appear ([[feather tree]]s, glumprongs, [[sliver barb]]s, and [[ {{Plants}}

...round]] [[tree]]. They are found in nearly any [[temperate]] region with [[plants|vegetation]]. Like the overwhelming majority of overland trees, maple [[car {{Plants}}

...an be used in material definitions (whether for inorganics or those within plants and creatures) as well as in material templates. ...the material as plant, allowing it to be stored in food stockpiles under "Plants".

As the process of engraving gives the surface a quality level, it is suggested that you utilize highly skilled engravers ...estroy the engravings straight off, but with water you'll need to wait for plants to grow on the tile. In both cases, you will receive an unhappy [[thought]]

...al climates offer vast varity of {{Catlink|Animals|animal}}- and {{Catlink|Plants|plant}}life (for example [[Forest#Tropical moist broadleaf forests|moist br

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An alternative to this is to dig [[channel|channels]] down from the surface, creating an area of tiles considered to be {{DFtext|Light |6:1}}{{DFtext|A * Brewer's stock: [[List of crops|brewable plants]].

...y, even if you or I generally don't associate that substance with "growing plants". ..., and are usually closest to the top of the list, and thus, closest to the surface of the ground. <!-- belongs in fortress-starting article -->

...hering|harvesting]] or by trading. They can also be [[Farming|grown]] on a surface [[farm plot]]. They can be [[food|consumed]] directly or [[brewing|brewed]] {{Plants}}

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...off with {{K|c}}. Also turn off the cooking permission all of the various plants (everything but the meat), since cooking them destroys the seeds they conta ...elated}} labor group). _____ will go to one of the [[murky pool]]s on the surface and start fishing for [[turtle]]s. Note that if you look ({{K|k}}) in the

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