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Author Topic: Low number of z-levels in my fort?  (Read 853 times)

glueheaded

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Low number of z-levels in my fort?
« on: December 19, 2010, 11:32:53 pm »
I've been playing the most recent version, but when reading stories and stuff I've noticed that a lot of other people have up a hundred, or even more z-levels under their fort before hitting the magma sea. My current fort has a maximum depth of around 40 levels below the surface. Is this normal? How can I get extra levels?

My fort is built on a relatively flat biome, and here's my worldgen if it helps
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twilightdusk

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Re: Low number of z-levels in my fort?
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2010, 11:34:50 pm »
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  [LEVELS_ABOVE_GROUND:15]
   [LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_1:5]
   [LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_2:1]
   [LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_3:1]
   [LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_4:1]
   [LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_5:2]
   [LEVELS_AT_BOTTOM:1]

I think if you make these numbers higher, you get more space between surface-caverns, cavern layer-cavern layer, and caverns-magma sea.
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Quote from: CinnibarMan on December 04, 2010, 05:58:21 am
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An elf would see that and despair.
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Fishbulb

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Re: Low number of z-levels in my fort?
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2010, 07:55:55 am »
My current embark has 20 delicious levels above the first cavern, but the magma sea's only around 35. It's heaven.
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ext0l

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Re: Low number of z-levels in my fort?
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2010, 12:12:09 pm »
Quote from: Fishbulb on December 20, 2010, 07:55:55 am
My current embark has 20 delicious levels above the first cavern, but the magma sea's only around 35. It's heaven.

My embark's magma sea is 135 levels below.  >:(
My caverns are at ~30, ~50, and ~70.
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Plutoman

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Re: Low number of z-levels in my fort?
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2010, 02:48:58 pm »
Embarking onto a mountainous area (or any high elevation) will give you significantly more z-levels before the caverns.

If you're at a low elevation, then no need to worry.

Personally, I love my 0 elevation embark - I build my fortress part above-ground, next to an ocean on the beach, and part below-ground, in the caverns.
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glueheaded

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Re: Low number of z-levels in my fort?
« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2010, 04:28:23 pm »
thanks for the replies guys, I'm fine with having fewer layers as long as it doesn't mean my game is messed up :).
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