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[shadowclasper]

DON'T READ IF YOU DON'T WANT PART OF THE GAME SPOILED FOR YA NEWBIES!

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How long, after tapping the glowing pit, does the HFS event begin? Or is it random?

[Rose]

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it is immediate.

however, the horde of ampersands is hidden till spotted by a dorf or cat, etc.

[Shade-o]

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It may be delayed somewhat, as the demons may be clumped away from the entrance you make, requiring some travel. Opening up in an inaccessible spot also means that only a flying demon can make it out, which may also delay the 'event'.

Finally, remember that sometimes one or two might just hang out in the pit for a while, so don't always assume that they are all gone.

[KaelGotDwarves]

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Occasionally the bastards exit the pits in waves as well, so you may be doing just fine and then a dozen more demons spawn on your ass. gg.

[hitto]

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While we're at it, does the HFS rampage ever stop once you've killed enough of them, or does it only end with every dorf dead?

[Quietust]

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Once you tap the pit, all of the demons spawn simultaneously - 1 "Demon" on the lower floor, and ten of each lesser demon on each of the upper floors. Once you've exposed and killed them all, the demon pit is completely safe for the rest of eternity. You can even use the glowing pit as an ordinary chasm and dump your garbage and spare water/magma into the underworld.

[Hoborobo234]

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While we are here, If you were to fill up a Pit before any demons got out, with water, would you kill them?

[Urist Imiknorris]

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While we are here, If you were to fill up a Pit before any demons got out, with water, would you kill them?

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Not the Frogclowns, of course, but you may be able to use the pressure to flood them into the pit. That's how I'm planning to breach HFS on my map. (the topmost chamber is at the same level as my brook and I've removed the frogclowns' [trAPAVOID] in case it doesn't work

[blue emu]

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Currently, I've located the general area of my HFS, and I'm exploring the limits of the 'funhouse' by smoothing the walls of my exploratory tunnels and carving Fortifications in them. Once I've got it completely scoped-out, I am considering sticking up a lever-controlled Support, under-mining that entire block of rock, channeling it loose from its surroundings, and caving it into the hole I dug for it. Will a drop of one level (followed by any general collapse that operation triggers) be enough to whack the uglies inside?

[Quantum Toast]

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While we are here, If you were to fill up a Pit before any demons got out, with water, would you kill them?

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Not the Frogclowns, of course, but you may be able to use the pressure to flood them into the pit. That's how I'm planning to breach HFS on my map. (the topmost chamber is at the same level as my brook and I've removed the frogclowns' [trAPAVOID] in case it doesn't work

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Won't work on fireclowns either, they boil the water before it even gets close. Might be possible to drown the other kinds though.

[DaPatman]

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While we are here, If you were to fill up a Pit before any demons got out, with water, would you kill them?

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Not the Frogclowns, of course, but you may be able to use the pressure to flood them into the pit. That's how I'm planning to breach HFS on my map. (the topmost chamber is at the same level as my brook and I've removed the frogclowns' [trAPAVOID] in case it doesn't work

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Won't work on fireclowns either, they boil the water before it even gets close. Might be possible to drown the other kinds though.

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What if the water was highly pressurized (e.g. coming from the bottom of a full 100-z-level-tall tank)? Would it reach the fireclowns before evaporating? Or is 100 z-levels of pressure not enough?

[Quietust]

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What if the water was highly pressurized (e.g. coming from the bottom of a full 100-z-level-tall tank)? Would it reach the fireclowns before evaporating? Or is 100 z-levels of pressure not enough?

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Still won't work - it'll instantly evaporate. See this movie at about 4:17.

[KaelGotDwarves]

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Once you tap the pit, all of the demons spawn simultaneously - 1 "Demon" on the lower floor, and ten of each lesser demon on each of the upper floors.

They don't always spawn simultaneously. It's worth noting this because I've seen it happen many a time where you get delayed spawns in waves.

[Quietust]

They don't always spawn simultaneously. It's worth noting this because I've seen it happen many a time where you get delayed spawns in waves.

Do you know that for a fact (i.e. verified using a tool such as Dwarf Companion), or are you basing your statement on casual observations?

[KaelGotDwarves]

They don't always spawn simultaneously. It's worth noting this because I've seen it happen many a time where you get delayed spawns in waves.

Do you know that for a fact (i.e. verified using a tool such as Dwarf Companion), or are you basing your statement on casual observations?

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I'm basing it on the fact that dozens of time's I've breached HFS, there were quite a few times where I'd be fighting demons, and then 30 seconds later another group would spawn with a separate announcement "Horrors in the deep!" and this repeats a few times. If you break enough HFS it's bound to happen. Also, I'm not sure dwarf companion shows HFS until they spawn, so that won't help you there.