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Lovechild

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Miners go missing in evil biome, no vampires possible
« on: February 16, 2012, 02:46:40 am »
Embarking on an evil tundra, digging down for the aquifer, and suddenly one miner is gone and appears on the "Missing" list. A short while later, the other one too. On their thoughts screens, their upper bodies are gone, and their friends are depressed over their decay. No migrants have arrived yet, so it can't be a vampire killing them.

No mists have appeared on the map, and the only strange weather has been frozen dwarf blood that scares people a little. And that has fallen on everyone, not just the miners.

What is going on here?
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Re: Miners go missing in evil biome, no vampires possible
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2012, 02:48:47 am »
They may have drowned or been encased in ice.
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Re: Miners go missing in evil biome, no vampires possible
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2012, 03:53:31 am »
The got themeselves encased in ice. :D

I've done this plenty of times. On freezing embarks with aquifers, always dig to the east of the embark wagon, and begin with the eastern-most row of channeling designations, or your miners, trying to stand on the western side and then take the shortest route back to the wagon, go through the newly-channeled tile as it fills with water and promptly freezes, killing them.
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Re: Miners go missing in evil biome, no vampires possible
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2012, 05:26:04 am »
The best way to channel into aquifers is to first dig staircases into the aquifer, the staircases fill up with 7/7 water. Channeling out the downstairs then exposes the water to the sky and it freezes. As well as preventing miners being encased in ice (without needing to bother with designating in rows), it additionally ensures proper formation of ice floors on top of the ice walls.
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