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Deepest Caverns?
« on: December 21, 2010, 06:11:04 pm »

The third cavern layer in my current fort spans 60-z levels before finally ending in a giant lake.

Now, I've seen some big caverns in my time, but nothing this large.

What's the deepest cavern you've seen, and how can I use this massive space to my advantage?
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Re: Deepest Caverns?
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2010, 06:12:54 pm »

You could suspend a solid steel habitation cube from the ceiling. That would look epic as well as use up all of that space.

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Re: Deepest Caverns?
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2010, 06:45:56 pm »

The third cavern layer in my current fort spans 60-z levels before finally ending in a giant lake.

Now, I've seen some big caverns in my time, but nothing this large.

What's the deepest cavern you've seen, and how can I use this massive space to my advantage?

Build a stalactite fortress on the ceiling. Breed giant bats.

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Re: Deepest Caverns?
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2010, 07:24:44 pm »

Build a fortress shaped like a giant bat on the ceiling. Breed stalactites.
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Re: Deepest Caverns?
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2010, 07:46:17 pm »

And build a supported-to-lever lot of single floor tiles, to rain death upon anything
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Re: Deepest Caverns?
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2010, 07:59:44 pm »

Build a single support to hold up the entire dangling cube habitation. With multiple levers attached to it. On a map with [MISCHIEVOUS] critters.
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Re: Deepest Caverns?
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2010, 08:11:02 pm »

Build an inverted ziggurat on the ceiling and sacrifice creatures on its "roof".  :D

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Re: Deepest Caverns?
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2010, 08:13:42 pm »

Drill a hole in the ceiling that goes all the way to the first floor, and use it to pit caged goblins.
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Re: Deepest Caverns?
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2010, 08:44:01 pm »

Mine the walls. No,serious. That is how you can use it as benefit.
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Re: Deepest Caverns?
« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2010, 08:48:02 pm »

Build a suspended battleship!
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Re: Deepest Caverns?
« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2010, 09:31:33 pm »

Fill it full of cast obsidian and carve out your fortress there.
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Re: Deepest Caverns?
« Reply #11 on: December 21, 2010, 09:33:44 pm »

The third cavern layer in my current fort spans 60-z levels before finally ending in a giant lake.

Now, I've seen some big caverns in my time, but nothing this large.

What's the deepest cavern you've seen, and how can I use this massive space to my advantage?
147 z levels. i usually use caverns as amusing ways to torment would-be invaders.
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Re: Deepest Caverns?
« Reply #12 on: December 21, 2010, 09:51:29 pm »

The third cavern layer in my current fort spans 60-z levels before finally ending in a giant lake.

Now, I've seen some big caverns in my time, but nothing this large.

What's the deepest cavern you've seen, and how can I use this massive space to my advantage?
147 z levels. i usually use caverns as amusing ways to torment would-be invaders.


Hrm, what's the largest fall any known creature can survive on landing? Those roving kittens need a cushion.
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Re: Deepest Caverns?
« Reply #13 on: December 21, 2010, 10:18:47 pm »

i have no idea. 15 z levels kills pretty much anything AFAIK...


147 levels makes them explode very violently...
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Re: Deepest Caverns?
« Reply #14 on: December 21, 2010, 10:22:09 pm »

I haven't run into any large caverns, but one time I had to dig 62 z levels down before I even got to the first cavern.
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