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flieroflight

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Bes in frozen embark?
« on: April 06, 2011, 02:21:21 pm »
Its snowing outside and the rivers frozen but i still have bees. thought they didnt appear in freezing biomes?

As every thread seems to need this nowadays, yes, there are badgers. sigh.
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Re: Bes in frozen embark?
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2011, 02:29:35 pm »
Quote from: flieroflight on April 06, 2011, 02:21:21 pm
Its snowing outside and the rivers frozen but i still have bees. thought they didnt appear in freezing biomes?

As every thread seems to need this nowadays, yes, there are badgers. sigh.
It means freezing as in "Not arctic wasteland"
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Re: Bes in frozen embark?
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2011, 02:32:02 pm »
Quote from: flieroflight on April 06, 2011, 02:21:21 pm
Its snowing outside and the rivers frozen but i still have bees. thought they didnt appear in freezing biomes?

[BIOME:NOT_FREEZING] means any land biome except mountains, tundras, and glaciers.
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Re: Bes in frozen embark?
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2011, 03:29:58 pm »
How are glacier embarks nowadays btw? From what I recall the main issue in 40d was having all dwarves sleep on the floor, but it wasn't too bad. Now with caves and better caravans id figure a glacier wouldn't be a particularly difficult embark.
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Re: Bes in frozen embark?
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2011, 04:30:20 pm »
Easier than ever. Underground farms don't need irrigation anymore, being the most prominent improvement. Also, you can bring a lot of chickens and turkeys for eggs. Water can still be a problem, though.
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Re: Bes in frozen embark?
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2011, 04:40:52 pm »
Rock still requires mud, doesn't it?
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Re: Bes in frozen embark?
« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2011, 04:58:31 pm »
Quote from: Urist Imiknorris on April 06, 2011, 02:32:02 pm
Quote from: flieroflight on April 06, 2011, 02:21:21 pm
Its snowing outside and the rivers frozen but i still have bees. thought they didnt appear in freezing biomes?

[BIOME:NOT_FREEZING] means any land biome except mountains, tundras, and glaciers.

ive had bees on glaciers before. i put it up as Ice bees.
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Re: Bes in frozen embark?
« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2011, 05:02:30 pm »
Quote from: _DivideByZero_ on April 06, 2011, 04:40:52 pm
Rock still requires mud, doesn't it?

Yes, but underground soil does not require mud.
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Re: Bes in frozen embark?
« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2011, 05:07:53 pm »
Glaciers don't have soil though. I'd like to see plants growing in ice, though.
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Re: Bes in frozen embark?
« Reply #9 on: April 06, 2011, 06:42:24 pm »
If all else fails there is mud on cavern floors and probably at least some amount of water in the caverns.
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Re: Bes in frozen embark?
« Reply #10 on: April 06, 2011, 07:00:01 pm »
I somehow did have a farm going in 40d, I am thinking either I had an aquifer or underground river. I do remember that at first hunting was how I survived.
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