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[eclipse412]

I have just started playing and I have looked everywhere. I was digging and made stairs. One lvl down I think I hit water, but I am not sure because the is no real good icon set description i can find. I get a flashing blue 7 then X combo. The next lvl down I have ore and other things. I am trying to connect the two stairs and everything but I am at a lose. Also I am using lazy newb and have aquafers turned off.
Thanks,
E

[obsidian919]

Yes, that would be water. For the stairs issue, I assume that you made a downward stairway on the first z level using the  (d)esignations menu. You can use the up/down stairway (i on the designations menu) for the lower z levels. I hope that answers your questions.

[Laurin]

As for information about what you see - hit k and position the cursor over things. Then you will get a description of what is under the cursor.

I wonder, how can you have water digging one level down if aquifers are turned off? Only if there were an adjacent water tile like a river of pond which I doubt. Are you sure that aquifers are turned off? (You have to do that before world generation.)

[slothen]

what you're describing sounds like an aquifer.  Can disabling aquifers be done on the fly without re-genning the world?  I don't know.

[Laurin]

what you're describing sounds like an aquifer.  Can disabling aquifers be done on the fly without re-genning the world?  I don't know.

No.

[eclipse412]

Thanks guys.
Time to regenerate the world.

[EvilBob22]

You can also use the site finder with aquifers set to "No" on the current world and embark there.

[Girlinhat]

what you're describing sounds like an aquifer.  Can disabling aquifers be done on the fly without re-genning the world?  I don't know.

No.

Yes.

Only BEFORE you embark.  If you've embarked already, the map is set, but if you haven't embarked then you can change aquifers.  I assume this also works when you're doing the second fort on the same world.

[Laurin]

Is that really true? I don't think that already generated aquifers are removed by checking this option ...

[vanatteveldt]

If the LNB contains dfhack then you can also run the 'drainquifer' command to remove the aquifer from a current (embarked) fortress

[Ranalcus]

What?
Thats like CHEATING!
A Dorf would use:

Engineering and Science NOT a DFHack

Df Strong! Remove Aquifer!
*Accordion Background Music*

[Fenrisson]

One can get rid of the aquifer via df hack - but that is undwarfy - I personally hate the extra work so I dont embark near aquifer. If you check the wiki there are several methods to get past them - I would suggest you should tackle aquifers after you know the game a bit better.

Good luck and have FUN

[Parsley]

Unless you have only a single biome, there are also likely places on your map the aquifer doesn't cover, or places which have their aquifer at a different level. It may take a bit of exploratory mining, but you can get around them most of the time. Otherwise, just get through it. All it takes is some patience and thought. And remember, losing is FUN.