v0.31 Talk:Chasm

Does anyone know if chasms still exist?

Chasms don't exist now, so should this page be deleted or perhaps say "Chasms no longer exist and have been replaced by Caverns? Akkie (talk | contribs) 9:53 UTC 17 April 2010

I removed the link to "Chasm" from Template:World for v0.31 articles only, since they don't exist any more. Edit: I've also marked it for deletion. Immibis 10:27, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Seems like v0.31 Chasms should not redirect to 40D chasm page, there should be a page that just says they no longer exist IMO. The v0.31 Web page states they appear next to Chasms giving a link to v0.31 Chasms which then kicks to D40 chasms, very confusing.--Railick 23:36, 19 May 2010 (UTC)Railick

I KNOW I've found a chasm in v0.31. It must have been 0.31.12 or earlier, when quest creatures hung out in caves that connected to the underworld. I was exploring one such cave when I got the announcement that I had found a chasm. I have an iffy memory so I don't remember if it was worded exactly the same as the 40d chasm discovery announcements, but I DO remember that the announcement contained the word "chasm" and not "cavern" (I had already received the "discovered a vast underground cavern" announcement when I first reached the open cavern layer). It was deep enough that I couldn't see the bottom. I was pretty sure there were no bottomless chasms in v0.31, but I just had to make sure, so I flung my character over the edge to find out. I don't know how many z-levels I fell, but it was nearly 10 seconds before I exploded into dwarfy chunks on the bottom.

So it would seem the v0.31 version of a Chasm is a place where cavern layers are connected by a sheer cliff with no slopes. I'll update the main article if I can verify this theory with screenshots, but as of yet I've only found the one chasm in adventure mode and none in fortress mode.--MightyJAK 19:56, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

You're thinking of deep pits. GhostDwemer 20:08, 22 April 2011 (UTC)