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dwarfhoplite

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questions about desert
« on: April 21, 2011, 10:07:03 am »

1: can i have animals in  sand desert without having caverns?

2: do farmable plants grow in sand?

3:if not, can i feed my population of 100 dwarves with fish only?

 help appreciated. thanks.
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Re: questions about desert
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2011, 10:25:42 am »

Current fort "Windstandards" is a remarkable success in a desert.

1: Yes. Camels are abundant. I have also had yaks, goats, marmots, honey badgers and buzzards.

2: Yes. I have 6 3x3 plots on Z-1 growing in black sand with a nice green glass roof for no real reason other than its a pretty roof.

3: Fish will run out quickly. Seeing as you can farm (and herbalsim was suprisingly effective in my desert) and hunt for meat, you wont need to fish.

Lytha

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Re: questions about desert
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2011, 10:31:33 am »

I like the idea of fishing in the desert a lot though. It's somewhat surrealistic. ;)  Are you sitting next to an ocean?
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Re: questions about desert
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2011, 11:33:21 am »

no but i could be :D  Are oceans infinite sources of fish?
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