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[Dutchling]

A pushed cart seemed to go very fast imo. Although that might just be because of 125fps as I haven't actually used rollers so I can't really compare.

[revo]

I can't find HFS! ive been looking all around the magma see and even a few layers above it. am i in the wrong place?(first time looking for hfs) i've found and mined a crapload of candy but i still cant find it!

[Niccolo]

I can't find HFS! ive been looking all around the magma see and even a few layers above it. am i in the wrong place?(first time looking for hfs) i've found and mined a crapload of candy but i still cant find it!

Mine all the candy. You'll hit it eventually. Just be ready when you do.

[Telgin]

I can't find HFS! ive been looking all around the magma see and even a few layers above it. am i in the wrong place?(first time looking for hfs) i've found and mined a crapload of candy but i still cant find it!

Mine all the candy. You'll hit it eventually. Just be ready when you do.

Yep.  Once I hit it at z-level -120 something.  I got lucky, all of the spires I had were over 60 z-levels tall and ended only a few z-levels above the HFS.

[hjd_uk]

Can you name Stockpiles? im tired of seeing "Stockpile #23" for custom stockpiles -> want to name them "Gold Coin Stockpile" , "SoapMakers Ash Stockpile" etc.

[Garath]

no stockpile naming as of yet

[Dorfimedes]

Can you name Stockpiles? im tired of seeing "Stockpile #23" for custom stockpiles -> want to name them "Gold Coin Stockpile" , "SoapMakers Ash Stockpile" etc.

Nope, unfortunately. I find myself wanting to do the exact same thing very often. You can use the (N)otes system as a substitute though.

[greycat]

Is there a way to move the cursor more than one line at a time, but less than a whole screen at a time, when viewing the new full-screen lists?  For instance, on the "Stocks" screen, it takes forever to scroll down to "bars".  I either have to hold down the arrow key for just over 4 seconds and let it accelerate, or press the key several dozen times.

I thought maybe Shift-Down would jump 10 at a time, but alas it didn't.  I tried the mouse, but I couldn't move the cursor by clicking either.

[backora900]

Is there a way to move the cursor more than one line at a time, but less than a whole screen at a time, when viewing the new full-screen lists?  For instance, on the "Stocks" screen, it takes forever to scroll down to "bars".  I either have to hold down the arrow key for just over 4 seconds and let it accelerate, or press the key several dozen times.

I thought maybe Shift-Down would jump 10 at a time, but alas it didn't.  I tried the mouse, but I couldn't move the cursor by clicking either.

You can skip lines by 2,8 or pages by 3,9 (num-keypad). Also you can resize the window. I am for example after pressing 3 on logs and stones (damn my small monitor ).
I am afraid there is no other way.

[Ploder]

Is there a way to use Lazy Newb Pack with 34.10, or must I simply wait for a new LNP to be released?

[outofpractice]

question about terrifying embarks and such. I've read up on the rains etc that plague this sites, but how do you see them/ know they are there? I've never once seen a weather effect in any of my games, besides fire.

[vjek]

question about terrifying embarks and such. I've read up on the rains etc that plague this sites, but how do you see them/ know they are there? I've never once seen a weather effect in any of my games, besides fire.

Take a look at a world like this...

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[WORLD_GEN]
   [TITLE:EVILRAINLAND]
   [DIM:65:65]
   [EMBARK_POINTS:2500]
   [END_YEAR:1050]
   [BEAST_END_YEAR:1000:99]
   [REVEAL_ALL_HISTORY:0]
   [CULL_HISTORICAL_FIGURES:1]
   [ELEVATION:100:400:0:0]
   [RAINFALL:10:100:3200:3200]
   [TEMPERATURE:75:85:3200:3200]
   [DRAINAGE:10:100:3200:3200]
   [VOLCANISM:0:100:3200:3200]
   [SAVAGERY:0:100:3200:3200]
   [ELEVATION_FREQUENCY:4:9:0:0:0:1]
   [RAIN_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
   [DRAINAGE_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
   [TEMPERATURE_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
   [SAVAGERY_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
   [VOLCANISM_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
   [MINERAL_SCARCITY:500]
   [MEGABEAST_CAP:0]
   [SEMIMEGABEAST_CAP:0]
   [TITAN_NUMBER:0]
   [TITAN_ATTACK_TRIGGER:0:0:0]
   [DEMON_NUMBER:0]
   [NIGHT_TROLL_NUMBER:0]
   [BOGEYMAN_NUMBER:0]
   [VAMPIRE_NUMBER:0]
   [WEREBEAST_NUMBER:0]
   [SECRET_NUMBER:0]
   [REGIONAL_INTERACTION_NUMBER:0]
   [DISTURBANCE_INTERACTION_NUMBER:900]
   [EVIL_CLOUD_NUMBER:900]
   [EVIL_RAIN_NUMBER:900]
   [GOOD_SQ_COUNTS:0:0:0]
   [EVIL_SQ_COUNTS:4225:0:4225]
   [PEAK_NUMBER_MIN:0]
   [PARTIAL_OCEAN_EDGE_MIN:0]
   [COMPLETE_OCEAN_EDGE_MIN:0]
   [VOLCANO_MIN:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:SWAMP:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:DESERT:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:FOREST:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:MOUNTAINS:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:OCEAN:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:GLACIER:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:TUNDRA:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:GRASSLAND:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:HILLS:0:0:0]
   [EROSION_CYCLE_COUNT:0]
   [RIVER_MINS:0:0]
   [PERIODICALLY_ERODE_EXTREMES:0]
   [OROGRAPHIC_PRECIPITATION:0]
   [SUBREGION_MAX:2750]
   [CAVERN_LAYER_COUNT:1]
   [CAVERN_LAYER_OPENNESS_MIN:5]
   [CAVERN_LAYER_OPENNESS_MAX:10]
   [CAVERN_LAYER_PASSAGE_DENSITY_MIN:0]
   [CAVERN_LAYER_PASSAGE_DENSITY_MAX:0]
   [CAVERN_LAYER_WATER_MIN:10]
   [CAVERN_LAYER_WATER_MAX:15]
   [HAVE_BOTTOM_LAYER_1:1]
   [HAVE_BOTTOM_LAYER_2:1]
   [LEVELS_ABOVE_GROUND:5]
   [LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_1:40]
   [LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_2:2]
   [LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_3:2]
   [LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_4:2]
   [LEVELS_ABOVE_LAYER_5:3]
   [LEVELS_AT_BOTTOM:2]
   [CAVE_MIN_SIZE:1]
   [CAVE_MAX_SIZE:1]
   [MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:0]
   [NON_MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:0]
   [ALL_CAVES_VISIBLE:1]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_TUNNEL:2]
   [TOTAL_CIV_NUMBER:10]
   [TOTAL_CIV_POPULATION:5000]
   [SITE_CAP:0]
   [PLAYABLE_CIVILIZATION_REQUIRED:1]
   [ELEVATION_RANGES:0:0:0]
   [RAIN_RANGES:0:0:0]
   [DRAINAGE_RANGES:0:0:0]
   [SAVAGERY_RANGES:0:0:0]
   [VOLCANISM_RANGES:0:0:0]

It's pretty much 99% evil, except for the mountains where the dwarves start out.  Each of those purple/brown/grey squares is an evil biome of some kind, with a chance of evil rain or evil clouds.

With the right evil conditions, you have barely a few seconds of real time to get underground before the death comes sweeping by.  In other cases, it can be downright boring.  All up to the random number generator.

[Dorfimedes]

Hey, can a pump draw water from a tile if I put a grate over it, link it to a lever and deactivate it? What about retracting bridges?

e: Looks like they can pull through grates anyhow, but I'm kinda curious about the bridge thing.

[Garath]

Is there a way to use Lazy Newb Pack with 34.10, or must I simply wait for a new LNP to be released?

you'll have to wait, though I'm pretty sure you could at least update therapist manually as soon as they update it

[Sphalerite]

Hey, can a pump draw water from a tile if I put a grate over it, link it to a lever and deactivate it? What about retracting bridges?

e: Looks like they can pull through grates anyhow, but I'm kinda curious about the bridge thing.

A pump will pull water through a grate whether or not the grate is linked to anything.

A bridge over the inlet tile of a pump will block water from being pumped.  If you retract the bridge, you will then be able to pump water.  You can use a retracting bridge as a valve to control the flow of water into the pump this way.