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  • #REDIRECT [[DF2012:Design strategies]]
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  • ...ice on how to get your soldiers prepared for any threat, see '''[[military design]]'''. ==== Design considerations ====
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  • ...o the considerations above, it's also important to remember that long-term design strategies can easily be disrupted by the discovery of underground terrain Also, there are several [[Main:Blueprint Library|design idioms]] of common usage like [[pump stack]]s.
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  • As such, it's a good idea to design all these workshops and their [[stockpile]]s around each other. Farms can It's often efficient to design your stockpiles around workshops to ensure they have the materials they nee
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  • ...r defensive plan (but might be adapted or plugged into one), see '''[[trap design]]'''. ...time on the player's part to set up and get working. An efficient military design can offset some of these major issues.
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  • #REDIRECT [[DF2012:Design strategies]]
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  • #REDIRECT [[v0.34:Stockpile design]]
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  • #REDIRECT [[DF2012:Security design]]
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  • ...n laying out your architecture to protect your military, see '''[[security design]]'''. For specific advice on how to get your soldiers prepared for any thre These are some basic tricks that can be used with most any trap design, basic or complex.
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  • This design gives workshops easy access to input and output stockpiles. This design makes it easier to contain berserk dwarves.
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  • ...important factors in designing dwarven housing. The ability to modify the design to enlarge, improve, or add rooms can be important as well. Proximity of th ...ur dwarves sleep in a large communal [[dormitory]]. The smallest ''bedroom design'' possible is a corridor with notched spaces for beds.
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  • ...important factors in designing dwarven housing. The ability to modify the design to enlarge, improve, or add rooms can be important as well. Proximity of th ...ur dwarves sleep in a large communal [[dormitory]]. The smallest ''bedroom design'' possible is a corridor with notched spaces for beds.
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  • There are two incompatible design philosophies associated with creature logic-- mostly, the creatures you use ...and otherwise, lets them wander (in a constrained space). This simplifies design and permits constant evaluation of criteria, but any creature that paces in
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  • ==== Design 1 ==== ...//www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=125679.msg4217863#msg4217863 one design] posted to the forums by gchristopher, a pump can provide power to the roll
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  • In this design, water flows from an infinite source {{Raw Tile|~|#0F0|#000}} over an outpu ...still limited by the reset period of pressure plates. Given careful enough design and sufficient water pressure, the latency of a write to true can approach
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  • ...ice on how to get your soldiers prepared for any threat, see '''[[military design]]'''. ==== Design considerations ====
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  • ...ice on how to get your soldiers prepared for any threat, see '''[[military design]]'''. ...warves as well, so a retractable- or drawbridge is usually included in the design. But a moat with a non-retractable bridge is still potentially useful: It k
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  • ...o the considerations above, it's also important to remember that long-term design strategies can easily be disrupted by the discovery of underground terrain Also, there are several [[Main:Blueprint Library|design idioms]] of common usage like [[pump stack]]s.
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  • ...n laying out your architecture to protect your military, see '''[[security design]]'''. For specific advice on how to get your soldiers prepared for any thre These are some basic tricks that can be used with most any trap design, basic or complex.
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  • ...hich creates a cyclic pattern of on and off signals. The simplest repeater design is a [[dwarf]] pulling a [[lever]] on [[repeat]]. However, numerous fully-a ...hat conserves water, but such systems are complex, when the beauty of this design is its simplicity. If it needs to be stopped for maintenance, one is proba
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  • This design gives workshops easy access to input and output stockpiles. This design makes it easier to contain berserk dwarves.
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  • ...ortant implications for [[workshop design|fortress design]] and [[security design]]. ..., ignores any walls or obstacles in the way. An important part of fortress design is to be as open as possible, as more doorways will result in quicker paths
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  • ...s completed in two stages. First a dwarf with the [[architect]] labor must design it. Then a dwarf (the same or a different one) with the appropriate labor m ...t]] generation, to maximize fluid throughput, or for advanced [[repeater]] design.
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  • |+'''Basic watermill design''' |+'''Dual watermill design'''
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  • Here's a simple design that keeps you from having to build cages before releasing hostile creature Variations of this design exist, but they all use the same basic principle, that is, all hostiles mus
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  • ** [[military design|Military Design]] provides specific advice on how to get your soldiers prepared for any thr ** [[Security design|Security Design]] will give you specific suggestions on the physical defenses that will def
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  • * ''Reusability'': Approaches zero, except for mass storage. Any design other than a large hall requires reconstruction. ...nting single-tile gems. As an added bonus, it is more efficient than a 3×3 design.
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  • ...doesn't exist a full concept of a fluid-preserving fluid logic gate. Each design working with floodgates or equivalent components in the gates will have to ===Basic Design===
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  • Fortress design is specific ways of building and planning, game setting changes are changes ====Fortress Design====
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  • ...r defensive plan (but might be adapted or plugged into one), see '''[[trap design]]'''. ...time on the player's part to set up and get working. An efficient military design can offset some of these major issues.
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  • ..., alternate construction can result in edge detection or in a [[repeater]] design. ...cally, one solution is to moderate your inputs via an extra AND gate; this design shows how that can be done. When a large number of circuits such as that s
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  • ...[[flood|effects]] on [[water pressure]]. Depending on what you are [[trap design|trying to do]], this may actually count as a benefit. ...[[bridge]] or [[floodgate]]s operated by a [[lever]]. An oversight in your design that is flooding your fortress is all but impossible for your dwarves to fi
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  • ...used for a particular purpose, it is not really that important to use this design for your first fortress. Therefore, feel free to put any of the areas descr [[Bedroom design|Designing living quarters]] is largely a matter of personal preference and
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  • The first design challenge is to provide the proper level of lethality. Do '''not''' use ac The second design challenge is access control. If you want your entire fortress to <strike>s
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  • The '''archery tower''' is a common and useful piece of [[defense design]]. It is basically a pillbox in the form of a [[tower]], useful for spottin ...ssed step-by-step in the article on [[mega construction]], this particular design is about as basic as it gets. As shown, it assumes entry from an undergrou
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  • ==== Design Constraints: Which skills do I need, really? ==== There is no universal design constraint on which skills to start with. Ultimately the answer to "What sk
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  • ==Design tips== {{main|Bedroom design}}
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  • == Style and Design == {{Category|Design}}
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  • ...'' of more or less complexity, depending on the situation and the player's design. ...]] or [[magma]], or running [[minecart|rail systems]]. Some complex [[trap design]]s incorporate machine components. You do ''not'' need machinery of this c
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  • ...n-understandable logic system requires NOT, AND and OR gates, but having a design for either a NAND or a NOR gate is enough to build any of the other gates. ...There is, however, a fully functional fluid preserving "rotation sensor" design. With the advent of [[Minecart]]s, compact fluid-less power->signal convert
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  • '''Difficulty:''' Easy to Moderate, depending on design. More info at [[trap design]]
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  • ...gement of living conditions ([[bedroom design]]) is a big part of fortress design; some players lavish their dwarves' rooms and see it as an easy way to incr See [[Bedroom design]] and [[noise]] for information on planning for your dwarves sleep, and [[A
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  • As such, it's a good idea to design all these workshops and their [[stockpile]]s around each other. Farms can It's often efficient to design your stockpiles around workshops to ensure they have the materials they nee
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  • == Custom tileset design ==
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  • :* [[Defense design]] :* [[Trap design]]
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  • ...rossing empty space and dangerous terrain, serve a vital role in [[Defense design|fortress defense]], and have a host of ancillary uses. For example, using b Bridges benefit from two [[quality]] modifiers--one for the [[architect]]'s design, and one for the builder's creation. High-quality bridges can inspire happy
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  • A '''sally port''' is a type of large and extremely effective [[trap design|trap]]. In essence, a sally port is a long corridor leading into your fortr All of these design ideas can be combined to build one truly all-purpose trap!
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  • ...ensive strategy]], acting like a [[stupid dwarf trick|megaproject]] [[trap design|trap]] that can dispose of almost anything that threatens you from the surf ...beast]]s are unable to destroy the walls created by erect bridges, so this design works against most everything, even otherwise unassailable megabeasts.
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  • A pit trap is a type of large and extremely effective [[trap design|trap]]. In essence, a pit trap is a multiple z-level drop with optional nas All of these design ideas can be combined to build one truly all-purpose trap!
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  • BONUS : Improve on this design by breeding wild non-[[grazer]]s in some room for your dwarves to slaughter ...different goblins for differently skilled military dwarves. Make an arena design with dropping bridges and cage traps to stop the fight if it is going badly
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  • Building Design Design New World with Advanced Parameters
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  • ▒≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈RRR≈≈≈≈≈≈≈▒ RRR = Regulator design as seen in top view ...[[pressure plate]]s normally have a 99 tick refractory period, but clever design can reduce that significantly.
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  • In this design, a drawbridge is built to come down on at least one tile of solid ground. T In this design, a very compact drawbridge (as little as one tile long) is used, and the ta
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  • ...have its own power supply. Compact complex circuits are very difficult to design, because power and load need to be controlled for each circuit, and each ga ...example, a binary to decimal converter. The cost of this ease of use and design, however, is that toggle based circuits need to be converted not just for o
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  • Once you select {{DFtext|Design New World With Advanced Parameters}} from the main menu, a screen that look If you are experimenting with world design, one method would be to disable the rejection parameters and use the first
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  • ** Bonus: Design traffic lights system, complete with carts stopping, waiting till green "li {{Category|Design}}
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  • The design can be further improved by using a [[drawbridge]] rather than a wall, this :*[[Defense design]]
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  • |+'''Basic magma piston design (side view)''' ...osed of two parts: a water inlet, and a retracting bridge. Here's a sample design:
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  • ...ferent colored stone [[block]]s, dig out a huge room to put the mosaic in, design, and actually make the thing. And it has absolutely no effect in game--a pe {{Category|Design}}
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  • ...g with the threat of a hidden ambush is an important element in [[military design]]. * [[Security design]]
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  • Another, possibly simpler, design is 3 z-levels high: ...l probably end up with excess water on top of the obsidian. Make sure your design includes a way to easily dispose of this water.
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  • ...However, some issues can be prevented by good [[Design strategies|fortress design]]. For example, you might make hallways that are likely to be busy two or m
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  • You can create [[trap design|even more elaborate traps]] with imaginative use of pits, [[pressure plate] *[[Trap design]]
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  • ...te may be a better choice. There is more information on trap design [[trap design|here]].
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  • ...happy [[thought]] to its designer and/or builder (depending on whether the design or construction are masterful), though dismantling it will not. ...any Masons from entering the room - the architect will pick up each stone, design the building, and then move on to the next one. Since the buildings never a
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  • ...e plate]]s to objects such as [[bridge]]s, [[floodgate]]s and other [[trap design|contraptions]]. *[[Trap design]]
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  • ...r destruction. During sieges, they act as battering rams, so [[trap design|design your defenses accordingly]].
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  • ...nstantly to on/off signals, and carts of any speed can be switched by this design, although very fast carts will require rollers that are several tiles long, ...n the same space. This behaviour is useful for [[megaprojects]] and [[trap design]] with minecarts as the weaponry.
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  • ...ums.com/smf/index.php?topic=128095.msg4449221#msg4449221 A well-calibrated design] should be able to provide a ''close'' signal in five ticks or less.
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  • ...in menu, you can choose to either {{DFtext|Create New World!}} or {{DFtext|Design New World With Advanced Parameters}}.
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  • ...dwarf with the [[Architect]] labor must haul any materials to the site and design the structure before it can be finished by any available dwarf.
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  • #REDIRECT [[DF2012:Design strategies]]
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  • ...s very useful to prevent [[cave adaptation]] and can double as a [[defense design|early warning system]] against [[thief|thieves and snatchers]].
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  • ...chidna men relatively useful for [[live training]], or as bait in a [[trap design|devious trap]].
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  • ...urnace]]s, [[pump]]s, [[road]]s, etc.), the [[quality]] levels of both the design and the construction (as well as the names of the dwarves involved) can be
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  • {{Category|Design}}
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  • ...re being consumed. This quality has applications in some fire-based [[trap design|traps]].
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  • ...from scratch, but inspired in part by PTTG's graphics set for .40d. Goblin design taken from Dwarf Fortress Forum game-image.
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  • ...rtresses, especially ones in [[evil]] biomes, include a bathhouse in their design. This is important, because a non-military dwarf caught in a rain of repuls
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  • ...<WORLD_NAME/> any dwarf would want to do this, see [[irrigation]], [[trap design]], and [[unfortunate accident]].
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  • *[[Defense design]]
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  • *[[Defense design]]
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  • ...at you place a backup [[cage trap]] to reposition the spider if your first design doesn't meet your needs, but remember that should any webbing fall on the c
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  • An architect will design the bridge, and then a mason or carpenter will build it. (These may be diff
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  • Drawbacks to this design:
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  • ...they can be used for garbage disposal and in retracting-[[bridge]] [[trap design|trap]]s, as it's a long, long way down to the bottom, and will render anyth
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  • ...arf trick|novel approaches]] to fortress placement and [[mega construction|design]].
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  • ...aste the parameter set text into it, then start Dwarf Fortress and select "Design New World With Advanced Parameters". The world parameters will appear in th
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  • {{Category|Design}}
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  • ...eir cage, as may thieves. See [[Mass pitting]] for more information on pit design involving hostile creatures. Additionally, dwarves refuse to pit dwarves, h
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  • #REDIRECT [[DF2012:Design strategies]]
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  • [[trap design|Drowning chambers]] do not work on creeping eyes, as they have no lungs. Th
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  • #REDIRECT [[v0.34:Stockpile design]]
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  • If you rely on traps to defend your fortress, it should be noted that [[trap design|pit traps]] are fairly ineffective against crundles. They don't hit the gro
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  • #REDIRECT [[cv:Bedroom design]]
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  • ...fe automated swimming experience can be almost guaranteed. Originally, the design involved hauling dwarves down into a pond and forcing them to swim back out
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  • #REDIRECT [[DF2012:Security design]]
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  • ...or by a [[repeater]] of some sort. (Any other manually triggerable [[trap design]] can be used instead.)
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  • ...s, and will rip apart dwarves given the opportunity. Consider using [[trap design|traps]] instead of military dwarves to kill them.
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  • ...(short of relying on [[Kennel#Trainable_Animals|attack animals]] or [[trap design|complex traps]])...
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  • # Mechanics 5 / Buildings Design 5 (for traps, with 5-10 spears, stones, ...)
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  • '''See also:''' [[bedroom design]]
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  • | building design quality
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  • {{Category|Design}}
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  • ...ricted area to encourage civilians to go around it. Alternatively, you can design the trade depot using drawbridges, so that it can be sealed off from the re
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  • ...poor-[[quality]] training spears are a prime component in [[danger room]] design, and training axes can be used as [[equipment]] for [[tree cutting]], freei
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  • ...ses look-aheads for faster addition, and is capable of add-with-carry. The design can be further compressed to a very compact and versatile full adder: [[Use
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  • ...mode allows you to inspect the history of a world. Many players choose to design a world where the option '''Reveal all history''' is set to YES. However, i
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  • *[[Architecture|Building Design]]
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  • [[Design Strategies]]
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  • See [[Trap design]] for more information on this subject.
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  • ...to any arbitrary year by editing the advance option ''End Year'' in the ''Design New World with Advanced Parameters'' screen, or by interrupting world gener
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  • :*[[Bedroom design]]
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  • It requires a dwarf with the [[architecture]] [[labor]] designated to design, and then a [[mason]]/[[carpenter]]/[[metalsmith]] to finish the constructi
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  • ...to make caves visible on the [[embark]] screen when you [[World generation|design]] the world you will play in. The default option for '''Make Caves Visible'
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  • ...s]]). This inevitably leads to players' emphasis of the "dwarfy": failsafe design, machinery in place of dwarfpower, fun with [[magma]], seizing control of t
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  • ...ayers for their versatility. They are capable of skillfully baiting [[Trap design|traps]], exploring [[fun]]-filled [[caverns]], digging open [[Magma pool|ma
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  • To start world painter, you have to start Dwarf Fortress, select the "Design New World With Parameters" option, then hit {{k|e}} to editing the advanced
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  • Next, open Dwarf Fortress. Go to "Design New World with Advanced Parameters". Worlds that you have parameters for ar
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  • ...to collect the clothing, which can be particularly dangerous around [[trap design|traps]], battlefields and [[minecart]] tracks.
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  • A moat is a very simple and universally applicable piece of [[defense design]], and often the first defense-oriented piece of engineering that players w
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  • ...[DF2012:Hippo | hippopotami]]. Rather than control individual dwarves, you design everything and your dwarves will go about implementing your designs on thei
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  • ...even over his head) will not cause noise, which is important for [[bedroom design]].
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  • ...ss the line of ramps while remaining at the same level. With some careful design it is possible to make bridges that control depot accessibility without act
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  • ...e, your trash will continue to degrade and disappear over time. While this design takes care of the problem of refuse stockpile space, it does not reduce the
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