Getting Started with Dwarf Fortress by Peter Tyson

Author:Peter Tyson [Peter Tyson]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: GAMES / Video & Electronic
ISBN: 9781449314934
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Published: 2012-05-24T16:00:00+00:00

Figure 7-7. Fortifications, bridge, and moat

Bucket Irrigation

If you’re ever in the position of not being able to find any soil on your map or you have committed to a particulary hostile embark, then you may need to irrigate a rocky surface by hand. With buckets and a water source, this can be achieved relatively painlessly.

The first task is to designate a zone as a water source from which our dwarves can fill their buckets. Find the closest pond or river, and press i to bring up the Zones menu. There are some options—in particular, e, which will switch between Rectangle and Flow. Make sure it is set to Rectangle. Place your cursor next to the water, press enter, move the cursor a square or two along the edge of the water, and then press enter again. You are telling your dwarves that if they stand on the zone you’ve created, they will be able to gather water from an adjacent square. You only need a few squares to get your point across, like the example in Figure 7-8. Once you have created the zone, the Activity Zone menu appears and you can press w to set the zone as a Water Source.

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