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dakenho

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so how deep is "deep metal"
« on: March 08, 2011, 04:09:30 pm »
I have dug several z layers into the earth trying to find metal becuase the site finder said the site had deep metal, I am well bellow the caverns and still have not encountered any metal,  could it be its just detecting the adamantium? sadly I obtained a legendary armor smith through a mood and no metal for him to turn into armor :( so sad,  and merchants do not bring enough
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From the description of the event, I think that your copy of Dwarf Fortress was on drugs when this happened. That's surely the only logical explanation for a human werewolf with deadly farts dying from it's own excrement after slaughtering some goblins comrades.

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Re: so how deep is "deep metal"
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2011, 04:20:28 pm »
Deep metal does not necessarily mean metal; it means any unusual rock formations.  This includes gems, coal, and I believe certain types of "normal" rock.
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dakenho

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Re: so how deep is "deep metal"
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2011, 04:24:19 pm »
.........................so your telling me that trade is going to be my only source of metal really?
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From the description of the event, I think that your copy of Dwarf Fortress was on drugs when this happened. That's surely the only logical explanation for a human werewolf with deadly farts dying from it's own excrement after slaughtering some goblins comrades.

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Re: so how deep is "deep metal"
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2011, 04:29:50 pm »
You may be able to use http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/DF2010:Utilities#dfprospector to check what metal ores your embark contains, before you commit to building something grand on it.
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Re: so how deep is "deep metal"
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2011, 04:31:14 pm »
Are you sure it actually includes gems.?.

 Note that some unusable ores, such as cobaltite, count as metal. Also, are you on one-biome embark?
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Quote from: darkrider2 on July 30, 2010, 08:01:14 am
Well if you remove the [MULTIPLE_LITTER_RARE] tag from dwarves I think they have like 2-4 children each time they give birth. And if you get enough mothers up on the pillars you can probably get a good waterfall going.
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Re: so how deep is "deep metal"
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2011, 04:50:22 pm »
Quote from: Cotes on March 08, 2011, 04:31:14 pm
Are you sure it actually includes gems.?.

 Note that some unusable ores, such as cobaltite, count as metal. Also, are you on one-biome embark?

two biome
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From the description of the event, I think that your copy of Dwarf Fortress was on drugs when this happened. That's surely the only logical explanation for a human werewolf with deadly farts dying from it's own excrement after slaughtering some goblins comrades.

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Re: so how deep is "deep metal"
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2011, 04:51:32 pm »
Quote from: j0nas on March 08, 2011, 04:29:50 pm
You may be able to use http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/DF2010:Utilities#dfprospector to check what metal ores your embark contains, before you commit to building something grand on it.

do you have a download link?
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From the description of the event, I think that your copy of Dwarf Fortress was on drugs when this happened. That's surely the only logical explanation for a human werewolf with deadly farts dying from it's own excrement after slaughtering some goblins comrades.

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Re: so how deep is "deep metal"
« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2011, 04:52:48 pm »
I've not seen gems count as metal.  I've seen lignite and bituminous coal listed as metal.  I've heard that other non-metal stones, especially those with the symbol "£", can count as metal.

On my current map, my deep metal is tetrahedrite and it starts 35 Z-levels below my (flat, soil) surface level.
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dakenho

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Re: so how deep is "deep metal"
« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2011, 04:55:28 pm »
Quote from: foop on March 08, 2011, 04:52:48 pm
I've not seen gems count as metal.  I've seen lignite and bituminous coal listed as metal.  I've heard that other non-metal stones, especially those with the symbol "£", can count as metal.

On my current map, my deep metal is tetrahedrite and it starts 35 Z-levels below my (flat, soil) surface level.

i am well bellow that,  maybe i will just download the new version and start over with better world saturation peramitars

also at this point one ambush would probably whack the fortress, its been a very tough meger existence my dwarfs have carved out
« Last Edit: March 08, 2011, 04:58:44 pm by dakenho »
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From the description of the event, I think that your copy of Dwarf Fortress was on drugs when this happened. That's surely the only logical explanation for a human werewolf with deadly farts dying from it's own excrement after slaughtering some goblins comrades.

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Re: so how deep is "deep metal"
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2011, 05:00:11 pm »
I've seen 'deep' metal anywhere from 20 z-levels down to next to the magma sea. I've never seen gems count as metal but I have seen Cinnabar, Cobaltite and Hornblende.
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Re: so how deep is "deep metal"
« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2011, 05:21:17 pm »
The site finder does NOT report gems as metal. To test this yourself, go embark on a spot with no metal listed at all and use prospector -- you'll find gems, but no ores or stones of any kind.
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Re: so how deep is "deep metal"
« Reply #11 on: March 08, 2011, 06:01:43 pm »
Quote from: dakenho on March 08, 2011, 04:51:32 pm
Quote from: j0nas on March 08, 2011, 04:29:50 pm
You may be able to use http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/DF2010:Utilities#dfprospector to check what metal ores your embark contains, before you commit to building something grand on it.

do you have a download link?
I'm sorry, I didn't even bother to check if there was a direct link.  It's a part of dfhack, so you should be able to download the entire dfhack library from a link around http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=58809 .
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Re: so how deep is "deep metal"
« Reply #12 on: March 08, 2011, 06:23:32 pm »
Quote from: Khift on March 08, 2011, 05:21:17 pm
The site finder does NOT report gems as metal. To test this yourself, go embark on a spot with no metal listed at all and use prospector -- you'll find gems, but no ores or stones of any kind.

does it count adimantium as deep metal?
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From the description of the event, I think that your copy of Dwarf Fortress was on drugs when this happened. That's surely the only logical explanation for a human werewolf with deadly farts dying from it's own excrement after slaughtering some goblins comrades.

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Re: so how deep is "deep metal"
« Reply #13 on: March 08, 2011, 06:32:17 pm »
Quote from: dakenho on March 08, 2011, 06:23:32 pm
Quote from: Khift on March 08, 2011, 05:21:17 pm
The site finder does NOT report gems as metal. To test this yourself, go embark on a spot with no metal listed at all and use prospector -- you'll find gems, but no ores or stones of any kind.

does it count adimantium as deep metal?
No. Adamantine is everywhere, so it would be really redundant and make the 'deep metal' tag completely useless.
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Quote from: darkrider2 on July 30, 2010, 08:01:14 am
Well if you remove the [MULTIPLE_LITTER_RARE] tag from dwarves I think they have like 2-4 children each time they give birth. And if you get enough mothers up on the pillars you can probably get a good waterfall going.
Quote from: Urist Imiknorris on February 25, 2011, 02:37:53 pm
Ashes are technically fire-safe.

dakenho

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Re: so how deep is "deep metal"
« Reply #14 on: March 08, 2011, 06:43:51 pm »
alright thanks every one its probably i am not digging in the right area.   with my fortress getting up in population I think my best bet is to go straight for adamantium, next round I will set the world for a ton of shallow metal, i miss .18 with a ton of ore all over the place
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From the description of the event, I think that your copy of Dwarf Fortress was on drugs when this happened. That's surely the only logical explanation for a human werewolf with deadly farts dying from it's own excrement after slaughtering some goblins comrades.
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