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[doomxorz]

Howdy! I'm sure this has been asked before and researched, but how many Z-levels does a dwarf need to fall to guaranteed death?  I.. ask this for... completely innocent reasons.. uh.. to make sure they DON'T fall this far.. yeah, thats it..

[Corai]

I think its in the thirties. To be sure, go with forty or fifty.

[Sprin]

if your going to drop them do it right
tipy top of the world to hell
(saves them time on the trip)

[Loud Whispers]

The last science regarding this I saw was in .31, and DF gravity physics have changed since then. The general hive mind estimate puts the explosion height at around 30z lvls.

[brainfreez]

but you can still get lucky and die from 3z levels by cracking your skull .

[misko27]

there actually was science done on this. 30 makes them explode in gore, 20 doesn't. I believe you can go as low as 25 and still see disassembly, but im not 100% sure.

[doomxorz]

heeheehee.. okay! Thanks everyone

[Sonlirain]

Generally it depends on how mportant the dwarf in question is.
A Legendary weapon/armor smith usually dies after a 2 level fall.

Average dwarfs generally die after a 10 level fall,

[GreatWyrmGold]

I think 10 z-levels usually kills, 20 usually explodes.
With sufficient luck, good or bad, this can vary greatly. There have been (unverified) tales of dwarves dying from a single z-level of fall, and a lucky or cushioned dwarf could survive 10 z-levels or more.

[misko27]

A little more testing is done. No explosions definetely require alot more then 20. Deaths are variable. Essentially it depends on whether someone lands on his head.

[weenog]

"All the way to the bottom" is the simple answer, but sometimes they hit their heads on side walls, falling objects or other dwarves before they get there.

[Loud Whispers]

1 zlvl onto a chasm works

[doomxorz]

I went with 70 to be safe. It has had the desired results.

[Loud Whispers]

Howdy! I'm sure this has been asked before and researched, but how many Z-levels does a dwarf need to fall to guaranteed death?  I.. ask this for... completely innocent reasons.. uh.. to make sure they DON'T fall this far.. yeah, thats it..

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I went with 70 to be safe. It has had the desired results.

[Funk]

armour will raise the fall need.