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[KamenRiderNixa]

Hello forums, nice to meet you.

Okay, so i was wondering if there was a faster way, (other than having all my dwarves constantly hauling to a stockpile) of getting stone out of the way when mining. If there's one thing I haven't figured out, it's that. I've got a stockpile set for the stones, and i have my mason constantly churning out doors, thrones, and blocks. It's just not quick enough.

[ThrowerOfStones]

I like setting up a couple dwarves catapulting stones into a channeled out, inaccessible area. The stones get piled up on top of one another in an endless pile, which you can later access if you want them by opening the inaccessible area, or which you can instantly destroy with an atom smasher if you prefer at a later date.

[KamenRiderNixa]

Okay, so would I just dig a channel and set it as a garbage dump or something?

[Leonidas]

1.  Dig a channel  (d > h)
2.  Designate an activity zone, garbage dump (i > g)
3.  Designate the unwanted stone to be dumped (d > b > d for mass dumping or k > d for individual stones)
4.  Watch as your dwarves dump the stone.  It can go quickly if you select your dump site well, or if you use multiple dump sites.
5.  When you're done with each dump site, construct a floor over it (d > C > f)
6.  Build a mason's shop or mechanic's shop next to the pile of stone on the floor below.
7.  Un-forbid the dumped stone.

[Zidane]

1.  Dig a channel  (d > h)
2.  Designate an activity zone, garbage dump (i > g)
3.  Designate the unwanted stone to be dumped (d > b > d for mass dumping or k > d for individual stones)
4.  Watch as your dwarves dump the stone.  It can go quickly if you select your dump site well, or if you use multiple dump sites.
5.  When you're done with each dump site, construct a floor over it (d > C > f)
6.  Build a mason's shop or mechanic's shop next to the pile of stone on the floor below.
7.  Un-forbid the dumped stone.

I have to thank you! This has helped me with my prisoner problem! I just forgot to make a garbage dump.


Leonidas, you earn a gold star for this!

[KamenRiderNixa]

Wow, cool process, Leonidas. Now, does the dump go over the channel, or on the floor beneath it?

Neeeever mind, found it out. Wow, that made quick work of my stone mess, much appreciated!

[jei]

Could stone cleanup be done by setting stone boiling point low enough for one game run?

[Zaik]

Could stone cleanup be done by setting stone boiling point low enough for one game run?

Yeah, but you're going to lose *ALL* of it, and there's no telling what will happen to the walls.

Just set it to 10015 and it should instantly evaporate when you re-load your save. No clue what else will happen though. You may destroy every single stone floor and wall of that type that isn't constructed.

[hvlkn]

I'll try it, sounds even better than a nuclear catsplosion. As long as I can get DF to work for me