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kawaiidesunekochan

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Aquifers
« on: November 23, 2010, 06:03:41 pm »
So, it's my first time on an aquifer map. I settled there because two goblin civilizations lived nearby, and I love goblins. Anyways, I can't find stone. I can't find a way to dig below the aquifer. Any tips, or will I have to wait for the caravans to get stone?
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Herbiie

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Re: Aquifers
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2010, 06:06:25 pm »
It is possible to breach the Aquifier, and there's lots of stone underneath it (Generally there's quite a few nice things down there ores etc.).
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kawaiidesunekochan

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Re: Aquifers
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2010, 06:07:51 pm »
Quote from: Herbiie on November 23, 2010, 06:06:25 pm
It is possible to breach the Aquifier, and there's lots of stone underneath it (Generally there's quite a few nice things down there ores etc.).
ooo, how?
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NecroRebel

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Re: Aquifers
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2010, 06:37:36 pm »
The wiki's page on Aquifers gives examples of methods to get through them.

Generally, the cave-in method described is the easiest, though still dangerous and is dependent on terrain. The pump method is most reliable and most widely-available, able to be pulled off anywhere, but is very difficult to engineer. The other methods are highly dependent on luck and your particular embark's surface resources.
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Re: Aquifers
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2010, 07:27:25 pm »
Personally I'm a fan of the ice method, although it does have a tendency to claim one miner for every layer of the aquifier. Unfortunately, it's one of the only ways of breaching a tundra aquifer.
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