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[ragincajun]

I usually play with some high point so I can carve into the hills or mountain and then go down from there. 

However, today's map the embark spot is dead flat with nary a hill in sight.  So how best to enter the ground? 

What I'm thinking is Ramps down to a below ground depot area (ramps for the wagons)
- If so do you channel the first level (I don't see down ramp in the dig options).

[Ostar]

Channels go down, yes, and serve as ramps.
Three wide if you want your Trade Depot inside.

[Kneenibble]

When you channel into solid ground it forms a ramp.

I'm working with a mostly flat embark right now myself.  I'm planning a set of stone walls around the entrance stairs with some round towers, only able to be entered from underground, and with fortifications on top.

[ragincajun]

OK, I've hit a snag and not sure why...

I've done a cross channel
 x
xxx
 x

And made a path around to the next channelling, they are all the cross pattern (which may be the problem).  I'm down about 10 levels to where I will set a depot (temp at least) and when it was completed it said the depot was unaccessible.  The cross IS 3-wide so I'm guessing it's the 1x1 top and bottom part causing the problem with access?

[ragincajun]

That's what it was.  I redug an entrace 2x3 and it worked.