If it exists in the layer, it will be found. Labor: 100% of the tiles are excavated.Designating "down stairs" instead will reveal one additional tile directly below each tile mined. Note that single-floor patterns can be enhanced to explore one additional z-level by replacing mining designations with either channel or ramp designations doing so effectively doubles their efficiency. Each pattern is analyzed with the above factors in mind. This unit tile is repeated throughout the area intended for excavation to create the desired pattern. It is also recommended to isolate your exploratory mines from your fortress proper, to allow the mines to be closed off and removed from pathing calculations. Those interested in *safely* exploring the depths may wish to create a level every so often where the stairway is broken so you can create barriers (like doors or lever-controlled floodgates) or garrison military squads to deal with any discovered hostiles. Hostile creatures which inhabit underground areasĪll of the interesting stuff is below you when you start - digging straight down may be the fastest (though not the safest) way to find points of interest.While minerals are quite common, reducing the need for extensive exploratory mining, one might still want to search for rare gems, some of which appear in small or even single-tile clusters.Īnother might want access to the caverns as soon and as easily as possible, for instance to get access to subterranean water or to set up an underground tree farm.Įither way, applying a good exploratory mining method will ensure you will find what you want as soon as possible, and without missing anything. A secondary goal for exploratory mining is to increase the count of visible subterranean tiles, which is one cap on the eligibility for strange moods. The main goal of exploratory mining is to find something which lies in the stone layers, be they raw materials such as ores, gems and other useful stones, or special features such as caverns and magma.
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