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Dehydration

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Mining - Toggle to Follow Ore Veins
« on: September 30, 2007, 06:47:00 pm »

I'm not sure if this has been suggested, but a toggle for dwarven miners to follow any veins of a particular kind of ore that they encounter would be pretty handy when you're trying to micromanage an invasion up front while digging out coal in the back.

Have spent ridiculous amounts of time playing this game, thanks.

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Re: Mining - Toggle to Follow Ore Veins
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2007, 06:53:00 pm »

Been suggested before and loved by all.
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Re: Mining - Toggle to Follow Ore Veins
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2007, 09:45:00 pm »

Toady has said that this is in the pipeline.
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Re: Mining - Toggle to Follow Ore Veins
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2007, 09:54:00 pm »

That will lead to miners blundering into demon pits and other dangers unless you include something to avoid them.
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Re: Mining - Toggle to Follow Ore Veins
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2007, 04:53:00 pm »

Don't they do that already? They'll just do it automatically now.  :)
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Re: Mining - Toggle to Follow Ore Veins
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2007, 06:31:00 pm »

In the current version, you can't run into aforementioned pits unless you go past the magma.

In the next version, I am guessing those waffers will still be behind the magma flow. Just don't ask them to mine adamantine and you'll never hit those monsters.

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Re: Mining - Toggle to Follow Ore Veins
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2007, 06:40:00 pm »

i guess its a moot point because pits are a suprise in any form and miners are now smart enough to recognize damp and warm stone.
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