40d Talk:Ocean

Has anybody had any luck getting dwarves to use an artificial fishing pier? I tried building walls in a straight line out into the ocean as far as I could, and then building floors off of that, but I don't think the dwarves can catch any larger fish (probably no whaling). --DDouble 00:50, 12 November 2007 (EST)

You can just make a bridge out and that works fine as well as a pier. But the dwarves use the closest square in the zone to fish, keep mind of that.

Water Source

Is all water considered saltwater when I set my fortress near an Ocean? How can I find freshwater? The aquifer seems to be undrinkable. – unsigned comment by KazUser

Please remember to sign your talk page comments with --~~~~. Also, all water (except water coverings) is saltwater when you're near an ocean. --GreyMario 14:16, 26 April 2008 (EDT)

Waves

What exactly does an ocean wave do? can dwarves drown in it? anything else i should know about it? --Wizjany 16:33, 13 October 2008 (EDT)

If it goes downwards (i.e. Ramp/Stairs) it will flood your fort! Apart from that it does not do anything to your dorfs --Pure W 11:57, 23 December 2008 (EST)

Water Pump Exploit

Someone slapped the 'verify' tag put on my claim that pumps turning saltwater into freshwater is an exploit without putting anything in the talk page. --Corona688

For verification I refer you to the very definition of exploit: "An exploit is a quirk of a game that allows players to gain what other players may consider an unfair advantage, usually by making use of a feature that is not working properly or which defies logic."

Maybe just tweaking the wording to "this might be considered an exploit" would address the issue. That would switch the meaning to "this might be a cheat" from "this might be logic-defying", which, clearly it is.--Maximus 21:57, 2 November 2008 (EST)

Done. Let's see if they think it's enough. --Corona688 23:28, 2 November 2008 (EST)

I did it because I seriously doubted its possibility. Simply reverting it would have been good enough for me. --GreyMaria 21:49, 19 November 2008 (EST)

Water pump purifier and snow.

I embarked on a snowy ocean side where there was quite a few blizzards.
It seems like any tile snow has fallen onto water will return to salt, so build a roof over any tile where water will be before you build the floor or you have to tear up the floor and redo it to get rid of the snow.
Just a heads up to anyone wanting to move into a snowy ocean. --Katieness 16:30, 16 February 2009 (EST)