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Author Topic: Is there a way to flatten the map edge ground using DFHack or other utilities?  (Read 1656 times)

juxari

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Is there a way to flatten the map edge ground using DFHack or other utilities?
« on: April 15, 2014, 04:59:55 pm »
I have an almost perfect embark site but I would like to edit it a little bit by flattening the ground near the very edge of the map that you can't normally even channel. Is such thing even possible?
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Re: Is there a way to flatten the map edge ground using DFHack or other utilities?
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2014, 08:14:27 pm »
I think obsidian casting is the only option for altering the very edge of the map, at least in vanilla. There may be some hack/cheat tools to get around this but I don't know of any.
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Re: Is there a way to flatten the map edge ground using DFHack or other utilities?
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2014, 01:13:24 pm »
Tiletypes is the only way, it's impossible in vanilla.
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Re: Is there a way to flatten the map edge ground using DFHack or other utilities?
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2014, 01:25:35 pm »
Could you create an embark larger than your final site, terraform, abandon then create a new embark there that's the smaller size and keep the terraforming results?
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Re: Is there a way to flatten the map edge ground using DFHack or other utilities?
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2014, 02:06:45 pm »
If I remember right you cannot even with embark anywhere though you can embark on a larger map that contains an original smaller embark site but of course this seems to cause some terrain generaton bugs in the caverns - at least for me.
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Re: Is there a way to flatten the map edge ground using DFHack or other utilities?
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2014, 01:00:35 pm »
Quote from: Loud Whispers on April 16, 2014, 01:13:24 pm
Tiletypes is the only way, it's impossible in vanilla.

It is possible to make obsidian walls with DFHack thou, so wouldn't making open space be similar and thus possible?
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Re: Is there a way to flatten the map edge ground using DFHack or other utilities?
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2014, 05:34:26 pm »
Quote from: juxari on April 17, 2014, 01:00:35 pm
Quote from: Loud Whispers on April 16, 2014, 01:13:24 pm
Tiletypes is the only way, it's impossible in vanilla.
It is possible to make obsidian walls with DFHack thou, so wouldn't making open space be similar and thus possible?
I don't think so. It has to be tiletypes with DFHack when it comes to removing the walls.
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Re: Is there a way to flatten the map edge ground using DFHack or other utilities?
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2014, 11:55:09 am »
Quote from: Loud Whispers on April 17, 2014, 05:34:26 pm
Quote from: juxari on April 17, 2014, 01:00:35 pm
Quote from: Loud Whispers on April 16, 2014, 01:13:24 pm
Tiletypes is the only way, it's impossible in vanilla.
It is possible to make obsidian walls with DFHack thou, so wouldn't making open space be similar and thus possible?
I don't think so. It has to be tiletypes with DFHack when it comes to removing the walls.

I see, so tiletypes is in DFHack right? How can you use it to create open space (or delete walls)?
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Re: Is there a way to flatten the map edge ground using DFHack or other utilities?
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2014, 12:42:56 pm »
Quote from: juxari on April 18, 2014, 11:55:09 am
I see, so tiletypes is in DFHack right? How can you use it to create open space (or delete walls)?
Yep.
Type into tiletypes on DFHack:
filter sh wall
paint sh empty
paint m air
Or something along those lines IIRC, and with the cursor from the look tool in DF itself over the wall you want to become open space press enter in DFhack.
« Last Edit: April 18, 2014, 12:44:31 pm by Loud Whispers »
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juxari

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Re: Is there a way to flatten the map edge ground using DFHack or other utilities?
« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2014, 03:38:14 pm »
Quote from: Loud Whispers on April 18, 2014, 12:42:56 pm
Quote from: juxari on April 18, 2014, 11:55:09 am
I see, so tiletypes is in DFHack right? How can you use it to create open space (or delete walls)?
Yep.
Type into tiletypes on DFHack:
filter sh wall
paint sh empty
paint m air
Or something along those lines IIRC, and with the cursor from the look tool in DF itself over the wall you want to become open space press enter in DFhack.

Alright thanks, I will try that out.
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