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Eagle_eye

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meeting area- cold?
« on: February 04, 2011, 02:01:27 pm »
I just embarked on a glacier, and when scraping out my ice cave, I set a meeting area to prevent any cases of frostbite. However, in the zones menu, when I selected the area I wanted, it displayed Cold. Does this actually change anything?
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Re: meeting area- cold?
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2011, 02:07:17 pm »
It means that the area is cold enough to cause frostbite, so you would do well to keep your dwarves away from that area. Dig all the way through the ice until you reach stone and you should be safe.
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Re: meeting area- cold?
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2011, 09:47:28 pm »
5+ Z's below the surface is usually stone layer.  For my forts it's always 5 soil levels/ice and then stone, but I do play tailored forts so it may be tailored to 5 for me.
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Re: meeting area- cold?
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2011, 04:41:29 pm »
Wait, since when did we have frostbite?
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Re: meeting area- cold?
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2011, 05:21:51 pm »
Quote from: Zaerosz on February 05, 2011, 04:41:29 pm
Wait, since when did we have frostbite?
Apparently death via cold has been around since 40d.
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Re: meeting area- cold?
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2011, 02:23:13 am »
Quote from: Quietust on February 04, 2011, 02:07:17 pm
It means that the area is cold enough to cause frostbite, so you would do well to keep your dwarves away from that area. Dig all the way through the ice until you reach stone and you should be safe.
I've never encountered this or had any problems with frostbite despite having a dwarf-dip at the entrance to my glacier fortress.  You'd think that sopping-wet dwarves walking around in freezing weather might have SOME issues, but I've never seen it.

I just loaded it up to see if I got a "cold" designation for making zones on icy areas, but I have yet to see this.  What do you have to do to get "cold" to appear as a designation?
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Re: meeting area- cold?
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2011, 03:02:32 am »
Derailing this slightly: Do clothes help against temperature, or hurt?  Will naked dwarves suffer in glaciers, or will full-armored soldiers swelter in tropics?
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« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2011, 04:16:44 am »
I'm a fan of glacier embarks; yet the only casualties I've noticed from cold are the babies that insist on crawling around outside.
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Re: meeting area- cold?
« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2011, 04:19:58 am »
We refer to this as "Natural Selection"
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« Reply #9 on: February 06, 2011, 04:24:51 am »
Quote from: Girlinhat on February 06, 2011, 04:19:58 am
We refer to this as "Natural Selection"

It's probably bad that the kids' father was the Mayor, then.
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Re: meeting area- cold?
« Reply #10 on: February 06, 2011, 05:19:59 am »
Quote from: Girlinhat on February 06, 2011, 03:02:32 am
Derailing this slightly: Do clothes help against temperature, or hurt?  Will naked dwarves suffer in glaciers, or will full-armored soldiers swelter in tropics?
They at least protect against cold.
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