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Author Topic: Holes in ground when area below is already dug out?  (Read 699 times)

soulsource

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Holes in ground when area below is already dug out?
« on: March 24, 2015, 07:27:23 am »
I've noticed something strange in my last 3 forts. When soil is available I usually build a few things directly below the surface (farm plots, trade depot,...), and it happens every now and then, that these rooms get holes in their ceiling. Not a big deal as long as it doesn't happen during a siege, but still annoying. I suspect trees, or more specifically roots to be the cause, but I haven't been able to reproduce this issue on purpose. Is anyone else experiencing this? Can it have something to do with removal of roots of trees that are chopped down?
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Re: Holes in ground when area below is already dug out?
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2015, 07:38:47 am »
Yep, that's trees. They will leave holes if there is empty space 1 level below.
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Re: Holes in ground when area below is already dug out?
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2015, 08:33:06 am »
Thanks!
For my current fort this is bad news, as I've dug out a large area below the surface for iron mining... I might have to seal off these areas and build a solid floor above any rooms that are in use.
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Really, DF and Metal are practically the same. Drunkenness, Death, Depression, Depravity, Despondence, Demons, Dementia, Darkness. And thats just the D's!