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[noob]

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(see z level)

i got a 3 z level adamantine pillar from that.
the entire map was 35 z levels high.

that is all

[rephikul]

nothing new here, I typically hit HFS at -26 to -28

[expwnent]

If you have a small embark and turn off a few cave levels, this can happen.

Hey, at least you won't have FPS problems from accessing magma.

(although you will get FPS problems from HFS, of course)

[noob]

nothing new here, I typically hit HFS at -26 to -28

how do you work with only 10 levels???

[Jacob/Lee]

nothing new here, I typically hit HFS at -26 to -28

how do you work with only 10 levels???

I build my forts on 5-6 levels 

[NecroRebel]

I usually find I have more than enough space on 8 z-levels... That includes decorative space and plumbing, too. In my current fort, I've got 10 z-levels that are really used for anything at all, and I actually have too many places set out for workshops and don't have all of my specified stockpiles dug out yet, and many of the stockpiles I do have are kept perpetually near-empty (like the ore stockpile) or just there because it makes my people slightly more efficient (like the stone stockpile above my masons' shops).

I know my fort isn't as efficient as it could be - it's about 60 tiles from side to side IIRC - and a hell of a lot of its space is decorative - all paths between the various workshop and bedroom columns and the central column are catwalks over 5+ z-level open pits, ultimately to be 20+ z-levels once I collapse the area below into the SMR - but it's so much easier to read and aesthetically pleasing when the map most things are on the same z-level.

So, perhaps the question is, what are you doing with more than 10 z-levels?

[noob]

i mine the stuff out and give entire floors to nobles. not space efficient but it keeps them quiet.

[slothen]

I don't think I could deal with anything less than 50 z levels.

[ElthMysterius]

I usually build my actual fort quite a few Z-levels down, usually near or between cavern layers. The farther away from the terrible, terrible sky, the better.

_{oh Armok the sky... that infinite upwards chasm...}