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A '''boulder''' is a [[map tile]] that occurs randomly across the surface of the world, which represent fragments of various [[stone]] types. BOULDER is also the [[item token]] for an ordinary [[stone|large rock]] (as opposed to a small rock), usually obtained from [[mining]].
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[[File:boulder_icon_large.png|right]]A '''boulder''' is a [[map tile]] that occurs randomly across the surface of the world, which represent fragments of the substrate [[stone]] layer. {{token|BOULDER|i}} is also the [[item token]] for an ordinary [[stone|large rock]] (as opposed to a small rock), usually obtained from [[mining]].
  
 
== Removal ==
 
== Removal ==
Aside from serving no utility whatsoever in [[fortress mode]], they can impede the movement of [[wagon]]s (but can be walked over by [[dwarves]] and other [[creature]]s{{cite talk|v0.34:Boulder|Ability to walk over boulders}}). To remove a boulder, access the {{k|d}}esignations menu and {{k|s}}mooth stone, designate the boulder, and an [[engraver]] will turn the boulder into a smooth [[floor]]. The resulting floor is the material of the boulder rather than the surrounding material of the ground that the boulder was on.
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Aside from serving no utility whatsoever in [[fortress mode]], they can impede the movement of [[wagon]]s (but can be walked over by [[dwarves]] and other [[creature]]s{{cite talk|v0.34:Boulder|Ability to walk over boulders}}). To remove a boulder, access the {{k|d}}esignations menu and {{k|s}}mooth stone (or {{k|v}} and {{k|m}} in the Steam version), designate the boulder, and an [[engraver]] will turn the boulder into a smooth [[floor]]. The resulting floor is the material of the boulder rather than the surrounding material of the ground that the boulder was on.
  
Alternatively, you can place and then remove a [[construction]] on the boulder's tile, which will typically change the tile into a soil floor.
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Alternatively, you can place and then remove a [[construction]] on the boulder's tile, which will typically change the tile into a [[soil]] floor.
 
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*In ASCII mode, boulders covered in "a pile of [[snow]]" are '''not''' visible unless loo{{k|k}}ed at. However, when viewed from one z-level up, they will appear as {{DFtext|.}} (a period) instead of the {{DFtext|·}} representing open space.-->
*Boulders covered in "a pile of [[snow]]" are '''not''' visible unless loo{{k|k}}ed at. However, when viewed from one z-level up, they will appear as {{DFtext|.}} (a period) instead of the {{DFtext|·}} representing open space.
 
  
 
== Adventure mode ==
 
== Adventure mode ==
In [[adventure mode]], a boulder provides small rocks of its stone type. These small rocks are useful for [[knapping]] to create the tools necessary for [[butcher|butchering]].
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In [[adventure mode]], a boulder cannot be interacted with, and acts like any other open ground.
  
 
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A boulder is a map tile that occurs randomly across the surface of the world, which represent fragments of the substrate stone layer. [BOULDER] is also the item token for an ordinary large rock (as opposed to a small rock), usually obtained from mining.

Removal[edit]

Aside from serving no utility whatsoever in fortress mode, they can impede the movement of wagons (but can be walked over by dwarves and other creatures[1]). To remove a boulder, access the designations menu and smooth stone (or v and m in the Steam version), designate the boulder, and an engraver will turn the boulder into a smooth floor. The resulting floor is the material of the boulder rather than the surrounding material of the ground that the boulder was on.

Alternatively, you can place and then remove a construction on the boulder's tile, which will typically change the tile into a soil floor.

Adventure mode[edit]

In adventure mode, a boulder cannot be interacted with, and acts like any other open ground.

"Boulder" in other Languages Books-aj.svg aj ashton 01.svg
Dwarven: etur
Elven: saro
Goblin: stob
Human: mudi