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40d Talk:Graveyard

2008-10-29T21:33:44Z

Foradan: Bug: Pets go to refuse

I've always seen the DF graveyard as a real graveyard, and the final resting places usually built as mausoleums. --[[User:Savok|Savok]] 08:26, 12 June 2008 (EDT)

:Graveyard is basically a stockpile for dead bodies. It's an undignified death, but it's necessary for the greater good and future survival of the Dwarven Race. --[[User:AlexFili|AlexFili]] 11:21, 12 June 2008 (EDT)

::"Graveyard is <del>basically</del> a stockpile for dead bodies."
::True. However, we don't have anything that's like a real graveyard. There are a lot of things taken for granted and not shown: I'll stop viewing DF graveyards as more than a pile 'o bodies once you show me ≡Dwarven Feces≡. --[[User:Savok|Savok]], glad that there are no Dwarven Feces, exceptional or otherwise, in DF, at 13:33, 12 June 2008 (EDT)

:::maybe we could have the graveyard as a 'proper' graveyard, but in the evil zones it has a chance (or a bigger chance if we affect coffins too) of the dwarves becoming zombies or skeletons. ''NOOOOOOOOBBLLLEESSS...'' --[[User:Frostedfire|Frostedfire]] 03:47, 27 July 2008 (EDT)

== Where's the coffin go? ==

For some reason I recall that buried dwarves disappear completely. Or can you dig up their coffin in the tile they were buried in? I'd try it myself, but for some reason load-game times for DF on my computer are SO slow. --[[User:Xonara|Xonara]] 14:05, 25 October 2008 (EDT)
:There is no burying. There is just rotting. If you build coffins, the dead bodies will be put in those and there will be no unhappy thoughts about the decay unless you decant them too early. -[[User:Fuzzy|Fuzzy]] 18:12, 25 October 2008 (EDT)
:: Decant them? Huh? --[[User:RomeoFalling|RomeoFalling]] 21:42, 25 October 2008 (EDT)
:::You can remove a dead dwarf from its coffin by deconstructing it. As long as you wait for the dwarf body to decay before you do it, nobody will complain. --[[User:Sev|Sev]] 15:07, 26 October 2008 (EDT)
:: I recall that if you don't make a tomb and set a built coffin for burial, someone will be put in the coffin and buried when they die. Then again, the last time I tried it was around 38c or so as I almost exclusively make tombs for my dwarves. I think the coffin disappeared from the surface, but where to? Maybe my memory is just failing me :( --[[User:Xonara|Xonara]] 18:24, 26 October 2008 (EDT)
:: Wait. I also recall that my entire fortress was based in soil that was several z-levels thick, as all the stone from my other fortresses frustrated me. I just carved out all the soil, didn't even leave any walls. Heh. Anyways, maybe dwarves are only buried if there's some soft soil at the burial site? --[[User:Xonara|Xonara]] 18:29, 26 October 2008 (EDT)

== Bug: Pets go to refuse ==

In version 0.28.181.40d I am encountering what seems to be a bug, where the corpses of pet cats killed by goblins are left on the refuse pile and decay there (causing bad thoughts). I have a graveyard, and available coffins, set to use by dwarves and their pets. --[[User:Foradan|Foradan]] 17:33, 29 October 2008 (EDT)

40d:Pregenerated worlds/0.28.181.40d

2008-10-07T18:06:56Z

Foradan: /* CPU-friendly starting location */

===CPU-friendly starting location===

Seed: 3591897044 (generated on WinXP 32 Bit)
Size: MEDIUM (129x129)

This is a 4x4 location selected to contain enough resources to support the needs of a fortress for years without requiring much CPU power. (You can also just select a 3x3 area and still have all the features.)

* The water source is an aquifer, which won't create any CPU load until you tap into it. There is no source of constantly running water on the map (unless you create one, e.g. by draining one aquifer level into the one below).
* Magma is provided by the magma pool in the top left corner. In my experience, magma pools do not slow the game down as much as magma pipes do.
* The entire area is totally flat!

'''Note''': I have not actually dug into the siltstone layer yet (or used reveal.exe), so the claims below that said siltstone layers contains iron ore and fuel are just guesses!

[[Image:Cpu_friendly_location.png|800px]]

* '''Trees''': Yes, lots of them.
* '''Ores''': There should be plenty of iron ore in the siltstone layer.
* '''Flux''': There is marble on the left and top borders
* '''Magma''': There is a magma pool in the top left.
* '''Fuel''': Bituminous Coal and Lignite from the Siltstone layer, magma, trees
* '''Water''': The whole map has an aquifer. Dig a staircase near the magma pool to breach it without hassle.
* '''Sand''': All over the map.
* '''Does not have''': Brook, River, Underground River/Pond, Adamantine, Cave
* '''Neighbors''': Dwarves, Goblins, Humans, Elves

Be careful to avoid a forest fire (fire imps and lots of trees don't mix!), otherwise your whole party of seven might burn up before your first summer!

[[category: version 0.28.181.40d]]

===Resource rich starting location===

Seed: 3004502376 (generated on MacOS X & on Linux with wine)
Size: MEDIUM (129x129)

This is a 6x6 area with lots of resources. Watch out for the canyons, you need to build bridges across them to allow traders and immigrants access to your fortress. This region is far from flat. There is an underground magma pipe with its surface on level 141 (level with the river along the top of the region) at the right hand side of the map, just above the centre.

[[Image:ForadanChooseLocation.jpg]]

* '''Trees''': Woodland covering most of region
* '''Ores''': Iron, Copper, Aluminium ores all easily found
* '''Flux''': Lots of limestone
* '''Magma''': Underground magma pipe (see above). Bauxite easily found.
* '''Fuel''': magma, trees
* '''Water''': Two rivers
* '''Sand''': Covering all but the mountainous left edge
* '''Neighbors''': Dwarves, Humans, Elves, Goblins

[[category: version 0.28.181.40d]]

40d:Pregenerated worlds/0.28.181.40d

2008-10-07T18:06:16Z

Foradan: /* Resource rich starting location */

===CPU-friendly starting location===

Seed: 3591897044 (generated on WinXP 32 Bit)
Size: MEDIUM (129x129)

This is a 4x4 location selected to contain enough resources to support the needs of a fortress for years without requiring much CPU power. (You can also just select a 3x3 area and still have all the features.)

* The water source is an aquifer, which won't create any CPU load until you tap into it. There is no source of constantly running water on the map (unless you create one, e.g. by draining one aquifer level into the one below).
* Magma is provided by the magma pool in the top left corner. In my experience, magma pools do not slow the game down as much as magma pipes do.
* The entire area is totally flat!

'''Note''': I have not actually dug into the siltstone layer yet (or used reveal.exe), so the claims below that said siltstone layers contains iron ore and fuel are just guesses!

[[Image:Cpu_friendly_location.png|800px]]

* '''Trees''': Yes, lots of them.
* '''Ores''': There should be plenty of iron ore in the siltstone layer.
* '''Flux''': There is marble on the left and top borders
* '''Magma''': There is a magma pool in the top left.
* '''Fuel''': Bituminous Coal and Lignite from the Siltstone layer, magma, trees
* '''Water''': The whole map has an aquifer. Dig a staircase near the magma pool to breach it without hassle.
* '''Sand''': All over the map.
* '''Does not have''': Brook, River, Underground River/Pond, Adamantine, Cave
* '''Neighbors''': Dwarves, Goblins, Humans, Elves

Be careful to avoid a forest fire (fire imps and lots of trees don't mix!), otherwise your whole party of seven might burn up before your first summer!

===Resource rich starting location===

Seed: 3004502376 (generated on MacOS X & on Linux with wine)
Size: MEDIUM (129x129)

This is a 6x6 area with lots of resources. Watch out for the canyons, you need to build bridges across them to allow traders and immigrants access to your fortress. This region is far from flat. There is an underground magma pipe with its surface on level 141 (level with the river along the top of the region) at the right hand side of the map, just above the centre.

[[Image:ForadanChooseLocation.jpg]]

* '''Trees''': Woodland covering most of region
* '''Ores''': Iron, Copper, Aluminium ores all easily found
* '''Flux''': Lots of limestone
* '''Magma''': Underground magma pipe (see above). Bauxite easily found.
* '''Fuel''': magma, trees
* '''Water''': Two rivers
* '''Sand''': Covering all but the mountainous left edge
* '''Neighbors''': Dwarves, Humans, Elves, Goblins

[[category: version 0.28.181.40d]]

40d:Pregenerated worlds/0.28.181.40d

2008-10-07T17:42:10Z

Foradan:

===CPU-friendly starting location===

Seed: 3591897044 (generated on WinXP 32 Bit)
Size: MEDIUM (129x129)

This is a 4x4 location selected to contain enough resources to support the needs of a fortress for years without requiring much CPU power. (You can also just select a 3x3 area and still have all the features.)

* The water source is an aquifer, which won't create any CPU load until you tap into it. There is no source of constantly running water on the map (unless you create one, e.g. by draining one aquifer level into the one below).
* Magma is provided by the magma pool in the top left corner. In my experience, magma pools do not slow the game down as much as magma pipes do.
* The entire area is totally flat!

'''Note''': I have not actually dug into the siltstone layer yet (or used reveal.exe), so the claims below that said siltstone layers contains iron ore and fuel are just guesses!

[[Image:Cpu_friendly_location.png|800px]]

* '''Trees''': Yes, lots of them.
* '''Ores''': There should be plenty of iron ore in the siltstone layer.
* '''Flux''': There is marble on the left and top borders
* '''Magma''': There is a magma pool in the top left.
* '''Fuel''': Bituminous Coal and Lignite from the Siltstone layer, magma, trees
* '''Water''': The whole map has an aquifer. Dig a staircase near the magma pool to breach it without hassle.
* '''Sand''': All over the map.
* '''Does not have''': Brook, River, Underground River/Pond, Adamantine, Cave
* '''Neighbors''': Dwarves, Goblins, Humans, Elves

Be careful to avoid a forest fire (fire imps and lots of trees don't mix!), otherwise your whole party of seven might burn up before your first summer!

===Resource rich starting location===

Seed: 3004502376 (generated on MacOS X & on Linux with wine)
Size: MEDIUM (129x129)

This is a 6x6 area with lots of resources. Watch out for the canyons, you need to build bridges across them to allow traders and immigrants access to your fortress. This region is far from flat. There is an underground magma pipe with its surface on level 141 (level with the river along the top of the region) at the right hand side of the map, just above the centre.

[[Image:ForadanChooseLocation.jpg]]

* '''Trees''': Woodland covering most of region
* '''Ores''': Iron, Copper, Aluminium ores all visible before digging
* '''Flux''': Lots of limestone
* '''Magma''': Underground magma pipe (see above)
* '''Fuel''': magma, trees
* '''Water''': Two rivers
* '''Sand''': Covering all but the mountainous left edge
* '''Neighbors''': Dwarves, Humans, Elves, Goblins

[[category: version 0.28.181.40d]]

File:ForadanChooseLocation.jpg

2008-10-07T17:41:21Z

Foradan: