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Dora Feddy

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How do I make gigantic caverns?
« on: May 05, 2011, 05:59:57 am »
I've messed around in world gen a bit, but I've had no luck in getting what I need.

What makes a very open, huge cavern with many z-levels? I want to make a city in the walls of the cavern, and I need a place tall and open enough to do so.
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Re: How do I make gigantic caverns?
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2011, 06:01:10 am »
Quote from: Dora Feddy on May 05, 2011, 05:59:57 am
What makes a very open, huge cavern with many z-levels?
A pick. :D
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Re: How do I make gigantic caverns?
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2011, 06:03:22 am »
Quote from: FrisianDude on May 05, 2011, 06:01:10 am
Quote from: Dora Feddy on May 05, 2011, 05:59:57 am
What makes a very open, huge cavern with many z-levels?
A pick. :D

*facepalm* I would have done that, but then I would have gone !stark raving mad!
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Re: How do I make gigantic caverns?
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2011, 06:15:57 am »
I always set "cavern oapenness" to 100 in the worldgen settings. My current fort has the first cavern level be 19 z levels high (that is unusually large even for 100 openness, but still.) And yes, there is lots of awesome looking open space.
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Re: How do I make gigantic caverns?
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2011, 06:18:55 am »
I usually hate caverns because of the swiss cheese paradox.
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Re: How do I make gigantic caverns?
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2011, 07:49:32 am »
Quote from: Dora Feddy on May 05, 2011, 06:03:22 am
Quote from: FrisianDude on May 05, 2011, 06:01:10 am
Quote from: Dora Feddy on May 05, 2011, 05:59:57 am
What makes a very open, huge cavern with many z-levels?
A pick. :D

*facepalm* I would have done that, but then I would have gone !stark raving mad!

LOL, He does have a point a pick does work
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Re: How do I make gigantic caverns?
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2011, 08:46:11 am »
Quote from: antymattar on May 05, 2011, 06:18:55 am
I usually hate caverns because of the swiss cheese paradox.
What is that?
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Re: How do I make gigantic caverns?
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2011, 09:15:47 am »
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Re: How do I make gigantic caverns?
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2011, 10:05:13 am »
Quote from: xmakina on May 05, 2011, 09:15:47 am
Quote from: EveryZig on May 05, 2011, 08:46:11 am
Quote from: antymattar on May 05, 2011, 06:18:55 am
I usually hate caverns because of the swiss cheese paradox.
What is that?

http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Swiss_cheese#The_Swiss_Cheese_Paradox

And the obvious answer to this paradox : don't mess with emmental, get some gruyère!
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Re: How do I make gigantic caverns?
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2011, 10:52:14 am »
Yup. I also hate that caverns not only have the swiss cheese paradox but also the fact that they are shaped like a SPONGE!!!
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Re: How do I make gigantic caverns?
« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2011, 10:58:59 am »
Minimum cavern openness = 100
Maximum cavern passage density = 0
Gen world
Get a mountain or ocean or similar elevation extreme in your embark
????
Profit!
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Re: How do I make gigantic caverns?
« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2011, 11:48:58 am »
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Re: How do I make gigantic caverns?
« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2011, 04:27:35 pm »
Thanks very much for the help. Hopefully I might be able to keep interest in a fort past the first year with a project to work on.
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