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A '''stupid dwarf trick''' is any project that requires a large amount time and effort - often for little or no practical benefit. They exist only as a challenge for experienced players. | A '''stupid dwarf trick''' is any project that requires a large amount time and effort - often for little or no practical benefit. They exist only as a challenge for experienced players. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Adventure Mode Fortress== |
| − | Build a fortress specifically for exploring in | + | Build a fortress specifically for exploring in {{L|adventure mode}}. You can either make a nasty monster-filled challenge, or a Smörgåsbord of masterpiece steel weapons and armor. Possibly both. Dig out enough {{L|raw adamantine}} and "too deep" the fortress to ensure it is sufficiently occupied. |
'''Difficulty:''' The sky's the limit. | '''Difficulty:''' The sky's the limit. | ||
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'''Usefulness:''' Not applicable. | '''Usefulness:''' Not applicable. | ||
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Overlap a few ballistas to completely cover a narrow corridor. There is an unavoidable risk of your operators wandering into the line of fire. | Overlap a few ballistas to completely cover a narrow corridor. There is an unavoidable risk of your operators wandering into the line of fire. | ||
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'''Usefulness:''' There are a far more effective ways to defend a fortress, but few are as entertaining. | '''Usefulness:''' There are a far more effective ways to defend a fortress, but few are as entertaining. | ||
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==Doberman Launcher== | ==Doberman Launcher== | ||
| − | Whenever a dog or cat gives birth, stuff all the kittens and puppies in one cage in your entryway. Link this cage to a pressure plate beside it. Should your last lines of defense be breached, goblins will step on it and in the next instant be torn apart by dozens of goblin-seeking hostiles and distracted by dozens of surplus targets. The trap actually going off will probably be very bad for your framerate. | + | Whenever a dog or cat gives birth, stuff all the kittens and puppies in one cage in your entryway. Link this cage to a pressure plate beside it. Should your last lines of defense be breached, goblins will step on it and in the next instant be torn apart by dozens of goblin-seeking hostiles and distracted by dozens of surplus targets. The trap actually going off will probably be very bad for your framerate. Bonus: Train all dogs inside as wardogs when they mature. Super bonus: Make it a Bear Trap. MEGADWARF bonus: Combine with a drowning chamber. |
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| − | Bonus: Train all dogs inside as wardogs when they mature. | ||
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| − | Super bonus: Make it a Bear Trap. | ||
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| − | MEGADWARF bonus: Combine with a drowning chamber. | ||
'''Difficulty:''' Low. | '''Difficulty:''' Low. | ||
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==Drowning Chamber== | ==Drowning Chamber== | ||
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'''Difficulty:''' Moderate. | '''Difficulty:''' Moderate. | ||
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==Gladiator Arena== | ==Gladiator Arena== | ||
| − | Build the | + | Build the {{L|cage}}s of your captives inside a locked room and link them to a lever, station some soldiers in the room, lock the door, and pull the lever. You can also use dangerous animals instead of soldiers. |
'''Difficulty:''' Moderate, but time consuming. Some danger depending on the relative skill of your soldiers and the danger of the captive. | '''Difficulty:''' Moderate, but time consuming. Some danger depending on the relative skill of your soldiers and the danger of the captive. | ||
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==Labyrinth== | ==Labyrinth== | ||
| − | A maze of twisty little passages, all alike. | + | A maze of twisty little passages, all alike. {{L|Trap}}s and dangerous animals are essential. Use it as an alternate entrance, and lock the main ones during sieges. |
'''Difficulty:''' It's a lot of mining. | '''Difficulty:''' It's a lot of mining. | ||
| − | '''Usefulness:''' It makes a nice element of fortress defense, and you can dump your prisoners inside it. Also makes a great place to explore in | + | '''Usefulness:''' It makes a nice element of fortress defense, and you can dump your prisoners inside it. Also makes a great place to explore in {{L|adventure mode}}. |
==Magma Chamber== | ==Magma Chamber== | ||
| − | + | '''Difficulty:''' Dangerous as any magma project. | |
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| − | '''Difficulty:''' Dangerous as any magma project | ||
'''Usefulness:''' It's like a drowning chamber, but any items carried by the victim will probably be destroyed. Depending on your style of play, this may be a good thing. | '''Usefulness:''' It's like a drowning chamber, but any items carried by the victim will probably be destroyed. Depending on your style of play, this may be a good thing. | ||
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==Scorch the World== | ==Scorch the World== | ||
| − | Otherwise known as "pulling a [[ | + | Otherwise known as "pulling a [[Boatmurdered]]". Build channels and floodgates to deliver magma to the outside world. Open the floodgates whenever trouble shows up. |
| − | '''Difficulty:''' High danger. Will kill any caravans, diplomats, or migrants who happen to get in the way | + | '''Difficulty:''' High danger. Will kill any caravans, diplomats, or migrants who happen to get in the way. |
| − | '''Usefulness:''' Eliminates sieges safely, though | + | '''Usefulness:''' Eliminates sieges safely, though doesn't leave many useful things behind. |
==Self Destruct Lever== | ==Self Destruct Lever== | ||
| − | A mechanism that, for example, could flood your fort with magma, or release a trapped megabeast. Bonus points if all of your rooms are protected from | + | A mechanism that, for example, could flood your fort with magma, or release a trapped megabeast. Bonus points if all of your rooms are protected from {{L|cave-in}}s by {{L|support}}s linked to said lever. |
'''Difficulty:''' Low, but extremely dangerous. | '''Difficulty:''' Low, but extremely dangerous. | ||
| − | '''Usefulness:''' | + | '''Usefulness:''' None, by definition, but highly amusing. |
| − | == | + | =={{L|Tower-cap}} Farm== |
| − | Either dig out a sufficiently wide area around the | + | Either dig out a sufficiently wide area around the {{L|cave river}} or dig out a large chamber and flood it occasionally. |
'''Difficulty:''' Low. | '''Difficulty:''' Low. | ||
| − | '''Usefulness:''' Depends on size - bigger is better | + | '''Usefulness:''' Depends on size - bigger is better. |
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