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[Jiri Petru]

I've never played the 2D version and decided to give it a try. Well... after some misunderstanding with floodgates, I flooded not only the entire fortress but also the outside world. I abandoned, then reclaimed, hoping I could settle the fortress again. But the flood is still there and I can't dig into mountain in a different place (gets flooded immediately), neither build anything outsite (water everywhere).

I searched old topics here and found out this is called "permaflood". But I didn't find any solution and the Wiki doesn't have articles about the 2D version.

Does someone remember how to solve permafloods? Or is it even possible?

Thanks

[Aribar Hunter]

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[Spazz]

Aribar's right about the non-flooding wave, if you can manage to get a floodgate made you stand a chance.  If it won't let you build it for the water, well, I guess it's lesson learned.  I lost a few forts that way, owing to my habit of getting a fortress self-sufficient then permaflooding and sealing doors when the sieges come, you know, for the lulz.

For a far safer defense in 2d, use steam traps, magma channels by water channels, unlike 3d, it doesn't make obsidian, only a continuous cloud of hideously damaging steam.

Good luck with the unflooding!

[Jiri Petru]

Thanks guys. Unfortunatelly, none of these solutions were possible, because I had every little tile outside flooded. I couldn't go to the flooded fortress, there was nowhere to build a new workshop and I couldn't dig into mountain, because it also got flooded immediately.

Nevermind then... I restarted with a new fortress and this time made some precautions - I build a small side entrance (not connected with the main fortress) that is shielded by channels. IIRC, the flood shouldn't get over the channels, right? This way if I ever need to reclaim the side, I have a guaranteed dry entrance to the cliff...

By the way, my second expedion got attacked by 7 beakdogs some month after arriving. 2 wounded and 1 healty dwarves survived. Wow. I guess losing really used to by fun in the old version 

[pushy]

I didn't find any solution and the Wiki doesn't have articles about the 2D version.

There are two wikis; one for the 3D version, one for the 2D version... http://archive.dwarffortresswiki.net/index.php/Main_Page is what you're after