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| − | == | + | ==Dirt/stone== |
:''Main article: [[Mining]]'' | :''Main article: [[Mining]]'' | ||
| − | [[Digging]] may be the basic action in Dwarf Fortress. All you need is a dwarf with the [[mining]] [[labor]] activated, and access to a [[pick]]. | + | [[Digging]] may be the most basic action in Dwarf Fortress. All you need is a dwarf with the [[mining]] [[labor]] activated, and access to a [[pick]]. |
Then, designate an area to be mined. Do this by hitting the {{k|d}}esignate {{k|d}}ig keys. Then either left-click an area on the same z-level with the mouse, or use the cursor and {{k|Enter}} to establish one point, and move the cursor and repeat to select a rectangle to be dug out. | Then, designate an area to be mined. Do this by hitting the {{k|d}}esignate {{k|d}}ig keys. Then either left-click an area on the same z-level with the mouse, or use the cursor and {{k|Enter}} to establish one point, and move the cursor and repeat to select a rectangle to be dug out. | ||
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If you want (or need, to get up/down) to create [[stairs]] or [[ramp]]s instead of tunnel, it works similarly but with some additional concerns - read those articles for details and command keys. | If you want (or need, to get up/down) to create [[stairs]] or [[ramp]]s instead of tunnel, it works similarly but with some additional concerns - read those articles for details and command keys. | ||
| − | === | + | ===Dug ramps/stairs=== |
Similar to the above, but to designate the removal of carved [[ramp]]s or natural [[slope]]s (same thing), or carved [[stairs]], use the {{k|d}}, {{k|z}} keys. | Similar to the above, but to designate the removal of carved [[ramp]]s or natural [[slope]]s (same thing), or carved [[stairs]], use the {{k|d}}, {{k|z}} keys. | ||
| − | === | + | ===A digging "designation"=== |
| − | "Oops"?! Didn't mean to mark that? If | + | "Oops"?! Didn't mean to mark that? If the action hasn't been completed yet, don't panic. Use {{k|d}}, {{k|x}} as above and click over the part you don't want marked. |
| − | == | + | ==Constructed walls, stairs, etc== |
:''Main Article: [[Construction]]'' | :''Main Article: [[Construction]]'' | ||
| − | If you're trying to remove anything that is a [[construction]] (that is anything that was built with the {{k|b}}, {{k|C}} keys), that's another designation, use {{k|d}} {{k|n}}, and mark the construction. Any dwarf will respond and (eventually) tear it down - which takes longer than it took to build. | + | If you're trying to remove anything that is a [[construction]] (that is, anything that was built with the {{k|b}}, {{k|C}} keys), that's another designation, use {{k|d}} {{k|n}}, and mark the construction. Any dwarf will respond and (eventually) tear it down - which takes longer than it took to build. |
| − | === | + | ===Bridges=== |
| − | There are two types of | + | There are two types of [[bridge]]s - a retracting bridge / drawbridge, and just a long [[floor]] or a [[wall]] permanently spanning a gap. |
| − | If the movable type, remove as you would furniture, with {{k|q}}, {{k|x}}. | + | If it's the movable type, remove as you would furniture, with {{k|q}}, {{k|x}}. |
The latter is just a construction - remove the same as for a construction, above. Be sure, if it's a long floor or wall, that your dwarves won't be standing on one part while a critical part is removed - see [[cave in]]. | The latter is just a construction - remove the same as for a construction, above. Be sure, if it's a long floor or wall, that your dwarves won't be standing on one part while a critical part is removed - see [[cave in]]. | ||
| − | === | + | ===A "remove construction" order=== |
"Oops"?! Cancel that removal the same as you would any designation, with {{k|d}}, {{k|x}}. | "Oops"?! Cancel that removal the same as you would any designation, with {{k|d}}, {{k|x}}. | ||
| − | == | + | == Furniture == |
:''Main Article: [[Furniture]]'' | :''Main Article: [[Furniture]]'' | ||
Use {{k|q}} (or {{k|t}}), move the cursor over the piece of furniture to be removed, and then hit {{k|x}}. You'll also need a dwarf with the [[furniture hauling]] [[labor]] activated, and then the patience to wait for one to respond. | Use {{k|q}} (or {{k|t}}), move the cursor over the piece of furniture to be removed, and then hit {{k|x}}. You'll also need a dwarf with the [[furniture hauling]] [[labor]] activated, and then the patience to wait for one to respond. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Workshops== |
:''Main Article: [[Workshop]]'' | :''Main Article: [[Workshop]]'' | ||
Similar to furniture, use {{k|q}} (or {{k|t}}), and then hit {{k|x}}. You'll need a dwarf with an appropriate [[labor]], depending on the exact workshop - this can be seen via {{k|q}} once the workshop has been marked for dismantling. | Similar to furniture, use {{k|q}} (or {{k|t}}), and then hit {{k|x}}. You'll need a dwarf with an appropriate [[labor]], depending on the exact workshop - this can be seen via {{k|q}} once the workshop has been marked for dismantling. | ||
| − | === | + | ===A "destroy" order for furniture or workshops=== |
Oops?! Cancel an order to remove furniture or a workshop by using {{k|q}} (or {{k|t}}) then {{k|s}}top. | Oops?! Cancel an order to remove furniture or a workshop by using {{k|q}} (or {{k|t}}) then {{k|s}}top. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Trash== |
| − | :''Main Articles: [[Stockpile]], [[Zone]]'' | + | :''Main Articles: [[Stockpile]], [[Zone]], [[Refuse]]'' |
This is trickier, and there are 2 different approaches. | This is trickier, and there are 2 different approaches. | ||
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A more aggressive and specific method is to create a [[garbage dump]] (using the {{k|i}} menu) and then mark the items for [[dump]]ing. Again, this requires refuse hauling, but it can create a [[Exploit#Quantum_stockpiles|quantum dump]] for any type of item. ([[Stone]] is a popular choice.) | A more aggressive and specific method is to create a [[garbage dump]] (using the {{k|i}} menu) and then mark the items for [[dump]]ing. Again, this requires refuse hauling, but it can create a [[Exploit#Quantum_stockpiles|quantum dump]] for any type of item. ([[Stone]] is a popular choice.) | ||
| − | == | + | ==Stockpiles== |
:''Main Article: [[Stockpile]]'' | :''Main Article: [[Stockpile]]'' | ||
Stockpiles can be removed by pressing {{k|p}}, {{k|x}} and using the cursor keys and Enter to select the area where you don't want the stockpile to be anymore. | Stockpiles can be removed by pressing {{k|p}}, {{k|x}} and using the cursor keys and Enter to select the area where you don't want the stockpile to be anymore. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Activity zones== |
:''Main Article: [[Zone]]'' | :''Main Article: [[Zone]]'' | ||
Activity zones can be removed by pressing {{k|i}}, {{k|x}} and using the cursor keys and Enter to select the area where you don't want the activity zone to be anymore. | Activity zones can be removed by pressing {{k|i}}, {{k|x}} and using the cursor keys and Enter to select the area where you don't want the activity zone to be anymore. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Stones== |
Stones are automatically removed by dwarves with the Stone Hauling labor activated, and placed in the stone stockpiles, or your garbage dump if so designated. <!-- Does this need Refuse Hauling, or Stone? --> | Stones are automatically removed by dwarves with the Stone Hauling labor activated, and placed in the stone stockpiles, or your garbage dump if so designated. <!-- Does this need Refuse Hauling, or Stone? --> | ||
| − | == | + | ==Water== |
| + | :''Main Article: [[Water]]'' | ||
| − | + | Depending on the quantity and nature of the water in question and the surroundings of your fort, removing water can be performed in a number of ways: | |
| − | + | :In hot environments, standing water is likely to [[evaporation|evaporate]], especially in the summer. | |
| − | + | :Similarly, in [[freezing]] areas you may be able to wait for water to freeze and then [[mine]] it out. | |
| + | :Water in ponds or cisterns will evaporate if it reaches a [[depth]] of only 1/7 units. Spread it around by channeling a larger area for it to flow into. | ||
| + | :With careful (and rather [[labour]]-intensive) use of [[water source]] and [[pond]] [[Zone|zones]] with [[Bucket|buckets]] you can have your dwarves move water from one location to another, out of your way. | ||
| + | :If you've got a renewable source of water (a [[river]], for example), you'll have to get creative with engineering to [[dam]] or divert the flow. | ||
| + | :An advanced method, with the potential for lots of [[Fun]], is to combine [[magma]] with your water. You can get a lot of valuable [[Obsidin|obsidian]] this way, though - see [[Obsidian farming]] for more information. | ||
| − | + | ==Magma== | |
| − | == | + | ==Bodies== |
| + | Bodies of your dwarves, and their body parts, or bones, will be put into your [[graveyard]], or into individual [[Tomb|tombs]] if that dwarf was assigned to it. Built [[Coffin|coffins]] which have been set to 'Use for burial' will This requires the Burial labor enabled on a living dwarf. | ||
| − | ==!! | + | Bodies of everything else, from [[vermin]] to [[Titan|Titans]], will be placed in the Refuse Stockpile, by a dwarf with Refuse Hauling. If these corpses are unrotten and butcherable, dwarves with Butchery enabled will take them to the Butcher's workshop and cut them into meat, fat, bones, a skull, and chunks. The fat and meat will be used as food, and delivered to that stockpile, and everything else becomes refuse. [[Bone]]s and, to a lesser extent, [[Skull|skulls]] can be made use of after this. |
| + | |||
| + | ==Miasma== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==!!Fire!!== | ||
==Stuff via the init.txt file== | ==Stuff via the init.txt file== | ||
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| − | === | + | ===Cave ins=== |
| + | |||
| + | ===Temperature=== | ||
| − | == | + | ==Announcements== |
Revision as of 12:45, 29 March 2010
It seems that half the time in Fortress mode, when you aren't building something, you're removing something. Whether that's digging away part of the landscape, tearing down a wall, ripping up a bridge, or just rearranging the furniture, if it needs to get done then it needs to get done.
Although every specific article should have an explanation of how to remove that specific item or feature, if you're here you may need a more basic "how to".
Here's how to remove...
Dirt/stone
- Main article: Mining
Digging may be the most basic action in Dwarf Fortress. All you need is a dwarf with the mining labor activated, and access to a pick.
Then, designate an area to be mined. Do this by hitting the designate dig keys. Then either left-click an area on the same z-level with the mouse, or use the cursor and Enter to establish one point, and move the cursor and repeat to select a rectangle to be dug out.
If you want (or need, to get up/down) to create stairs or ramps instead of tunnel, it works similarly but with some additional concerns - read those articles for details and command keys.
Dug ramps/stairs
Similar to the above, but to designate the removal of carved ramps or natural slopes (same thing), or carved stairs, use the d, z keys.
A digging "designation"
"Oops"?! Didn't mean to mark that? If the action hasn't been completed yet, don't panic. Use d, x as above and click over the part you don't want marked.
Constructed walls, stairs, etc
- Main Article: Construction
If you're trying to remove anything that is a construction (that is, anything that was built with the b, C keys), that's another designation, use d n, and mark the construction. Any dwarf will respond and (eventually) tear it down - which takes longer than it took to build.
Bridges
There are two types of bridges - a retracting bridge / drawbridge, and just a long floor or a wall permanently spanning a gap.
If it's the movable type, remove as you would furniture, with q, x.
The latter is just a construction - remove the same as for a construction, above. Be sure, if it's a long floor or wall, that your dwarves won't be standing on one part while a critical part is removed - see cave in.
A "remove construction" order
"Oops"?! Cancel that removal the same as you would any designation, with d, x.
Furniture
- Main Article: Furniture
Use q (or t), move the cursor over the piece of furniture to be removed, and then hit x. You'll also need a dwarf with the furniture hauling labor activated, and then the patience to wait for one to respond.
Workshops
- Main Article: Workshop
Similar to furniture, use q (or t), and then hit x. You'll need a dwarf with an appropriate labor, depending on the exact workshop - this can be seen via q once the workshop has been marked for dismantling.
A "destroy" order for furniture or workshops
Oops?! Cancel an order to remove furniture or a workshop by using q (or t) then stop.
Trash
This is trickier, and there are 2 different approaches.
One is to create a refuse stockpile for that class of item (usually remains of vermin killed by a cat, or items left after butchering, but other items are possible), and wait for a dwarf with the refuse hauling labor to find the free time to respond.
A more aggressive and specific method is to create a garbage dump (using the i menu) and then mark the items for dumping. Again, this requires refuse hauling, but it can create a quantum dump for any type of item. (Stone is a popular choice.)
Stockpiles
- Main Article: Stockpile
Stockpiles can be removed by pressing p, x and using the cursor keys and Enter to select the area where you don't want the stockpile to be anymore.
Activity zones
- Main Article: Zone
Activity zones can be removed by pressing i, x and using the cursor keys and Enter to select the area where you don't want the activity zone to be anymore.
Stones
Stones are automatically removed by dwarves with the Stone Hauling labor activated, and placed in the stone stockpiles, or your garbage dump if so designated.
Water
- Main Article: Water
Depending on the quantity and nature of the water in question and the surroundings of your fort, removing water can be performed in a number of ways:
- In hot environments, standing water is likely to evaporate, especially in the summer.
- Similarly, in freezing areas you may be able to wait for water to freeze and then mine it out.
- Water in ponds or cisterns will evaporate if it reaches a depth of only 1/7 units. Spread it around by channeling a larger area for it to flow into.
- With careful (and rather labour-intensive) use of water source and pond zones with buckets you can have your dwarves move water from one location to another, out of your way.
- If you've got a renewable source of water (a river, for example), you'll have to get creative with engineering to dam or divert the flow.
- An advanced method, with the potential for lots of Fun, is to combine magma with your water. You can get a lot of valuable obsidian this way, though - see Obsidian farming for more information.
Magma
Bodies
Bodies of your dwarves, and their body parts, or bones, will be put into your graveyard, or into individual tombs if that dwarf was assigned to it. Built coffins which have been set to 'Use for burial' will This requires the Burial labor enabled on a living dwarf.
Bodies of everything else, from vermin to Titans, will be placed in the Refuse Stockpile, by a dwarf with Refuse Hauling. If these corpses are unrotten and butcherable, dwarves with Butchery enabled will take them to the Butcher's workshop and cut them into meat, fat, bones, a skull, and chunks. The fat and meat will be used as food, and delivered to that stockpile, and everything else becomes refuse. Bones and, to a lesser extent, skulls can be made use of after this.