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# Move the cursor to any position across the area you wish to carve upward stairs and then press {{k|enter}} again. This area must be a non-built wall. Any area of floor or construction will not be selected. Usually, this is just a single tile. | # Move the cursor to any position across the area you wish to carve upward stairs and then press {{k|enter}} again. This area must be a non-built wall. Any area of floor or construction will not be selected. Usually, this is just a single tile. | ||
# The wall tiles in the area you defined should blink similar to mining. | # The wall tiles in the area you defined should blink similar to mining. | ||
| − | # Wait for a dwarf to do the job. For each upward stairway, you will need to designate/build a down stair or up/down stair on the [[z-level]] above. | + | # Wait for a dwarf to do the job. For each upward stairway, you will need to designate/build a [[downward stairway|down stair]] or [[up/down stairway|up/down stair]] on the [[z-level]] above. |
== Building upward stairs == | == Building upward stairs == | ||
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# Move the cursor to a position on a floor or accessable open space and press {{k|enter}}. | # Move the cursor to a position on a floor or accessable open space and press {{k|enter}}. | ||
# Select a building material from the list (the higher up on the list, the closer the material is to the stairs) and press {{k|enter}} again. | # Select a building material from the list (the higher up on the list, the closer the material is to the stairs) and press {{k|enter}} again. | ||
| − | # Wait for a mason to do the job. For each upward stairway, you will need to designate/build a down stair or up/down stair on the [[z-level]] above. | + | # Wait for a mason to do the job. For each upward stairway, you will need to designate/build a [[downward stairway|down stair]] or [[up/down stairway|up/down stair]] on the [[z-level]] above. |
[[Category:Designations]] | [[Category:Designations]] | ||
Revision as of 13:54, 16 June 2008
This will carve an up stair into a wall. Unlike a downward stairway, this cannot be designated on a floor. If no wall is present it can be built using the build interface (bCu).
Carving upward stairs
- Press d to open the designate menu.
- Press u to select "Upward Stairway".
- Move the cursor to a position on or near a wall and press enter.
- The spot you marked blinks
+indicating where the area you wish to start carving stairs. - Move the cursor to any position across the area you wish to carve upward stairs and then press enter again. This area must be a non-built wall. Any area of floor or construction will not be selected. Usually, this is just a single tile.
- The wall tiles in the area you defined should blink similar to mining.
- Wait for a dwarf to do the job. For each upward stairway, you will need to designate/build a down stair or up/down stair on the z-level above.
Building upward stairs
- Press b to open the building menu.
- Press C.
- Press u to select "Upward Stairway".
- Move the cursor to a position on a floor or accessable open space and press enter.
- Select a building material from the list (the higher up on the list, the closer the material is to the stairs) and press enter again.
- Wait for a mason to do the job. For each upward stairway, you will need to designate/build a down stair or up/down stair on the z-level above.