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Author Topic: I find the lack of aquifers disturbing...  (Read 1048 times)

Terratoch

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I find the lack of aquifers disturbing...
« on: August 05, 2009, 04:31:50 pm »
I have a map like this
XXXXX
XYYYX
XYZYX
XYYYX
XXXXX
X=Ocean (Elevation 1)
Y=Flat Land (Elevation 100)
Z=Mountain (Elevation 400).
Long story short, I want an aquifer, but am not seeing any appear.
Can anyone tell me why? (Barring the obvious, I have not removed the tag from the soil and stone layer raw files)
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TKTom

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Re: I find the lack of aquifers disturbing...
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2009, 04:36:02 pm »
How big is this map? Could it be that the game doesnt want to make another aquifer layer so close to the ocean aquifer?
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Terratoch

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Re: I find the lack of aquifers disturbing...
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2009, 04:53:03 pm »
257x257 but that is a good point is it possible if I remove the ocean then the aquifers will start cropping up?
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TKTom

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Re: I find the lack of aquifers disturbing...
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2009, 04:58:32 pm »
 This is Dwarf Fortress, anything is possible. :)

 I'm pretty bemused as well, that's the only thing I can think of: that perhaps there are no layers holding water above the one base level.
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Terratoch

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Re: I find the lack of aquifers disturbing...
« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2009, 05:20:51 pm »
Thats another thought I had, that levels have to be above level 100 to be an aquifer. I'm testing a new elevation design of
XYXYX
YXYXY
XYXYX
YXYXY
XYXYX
X=100
Y=400
If it doesn't work I'll try
X=150
Y=400
Find and Replace for the win.
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Terratoch

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Re: I find the lack of aquifers disturbing...
« Reply #5 on: August 05, 2009, 06:06:23 pm »
Okay I am seeing aquifers now but... not where I want them.
XY
X=100
Y=400
When I hover the cursor over the X I see plenty of aquifers, but when I hover it over the Y, even when its half over the mountainous terrain and half over forest and dirt and etc and I see no aquifers, can aquifers not co-exist with mountain terrains?
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