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[Pyrite]

I have tons of Gypsum all over my fortress, as I carved much of my workshops and such out of the soft yellow stone. I can't make crafts, blocks, or constructions out of the boulders, and there's only so much gypsum powder I need.

I guess I could cut it into Gypsum gems and encrust stuff with it. Other than that... catapult ammunition? Can I make Stone fall traps use it exclusively?

What do you guys do with it?

[Pancakes]

If you go into the'z' (status) menu, you can tab over to stones. If you switch gypsum to green (allowed) from red (restricted to specific use) then you can use it for crafts/constructions/etc.

But as far as what I do, I try and color code some portions of my fortress, and yellow is reserved for the nobles

[Baffler]

You could always export the plaster, it's reasonably valuable if I remember right.

[FantasticDorf]

You could always export the plaster, it's reasonably valuable if I remember right.

Especially packed into fancy bags, if you have plenty of caravan bought bins lying around or a already quite extensive textile industry.

[Pyrite]

Thanks for the tip for carving it. I always find that keeping an adequate supply of bags is tricky, so I'd rather not export them.

[Xyon]

I guess it depends on how long you plan to play this fortress. You never know when you might need a ton of gypsum to make casts and then you've run out because of crafting/etc.   I guess it also depends on how many layers of gypsum you've been digging through.

[Sutremaine]

You don't need plaster casts. Splints work fine.

[FantasticDorf]

You don't need plaster casts. Splints work fine.

Some folks have wood at a premium, also gypsum casts immobolise the patient where they can be kept clean while injuries heal rather than waddle around on crutches through muck and filth possibly back into danger.