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Onamar

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Quick Question About Tower Cap Farms
« on: March 07, 2010, 10:42:08 am »

Well I dug out a big reservoir system and everything underground so I can muddy some rock underground for Tower Caps, (and normal farm plots in other places later) but the area I dug out is full of rocks.  Can the Tower Caps grow while the rocks are still there, or do I need to wait for my masons/craftsdwarves to clear them all out first?
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Re: Quick Question About Tower Cap Farms
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2010, 10:50:09 am »

I believe you need to clear all the rocks out before anything will grow.
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Re: Quick Question About Tower Cap Farms
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2010, 10:52:10 am »

You can make it easy by designating a dump zone (i) and designating the whole room to be dumped (d)-(b)-(d).
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Re: Quick Question About Tower Cap Farms
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2010, 11:02:33 am »

Thanks, off to go do that now
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Re: Quick Question About Tower Cap Farms
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2010, 11:57:26 am »

They will grow even with rocks there.
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Onamar

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Re: Quick Question About Tower Cap Farms
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2010, 12:06:05 pm »

Well I already got it all cleared out, so whatever, time to start up the irrigation.
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Re: Quick Question About Tower Cap Farms
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2010, 12:32:29 pm »

They will grow even with rocks there.
Saplings might appear under rocks, but they won't mature until there's nothing else on the tile.
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Onamar

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Re: Quick Question About Tower Cap Farms
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2010, 01:22:21 pm »

Well that's all set up, now I just have to wait for the Tower Caps to start growing on their own...
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