WebThey need a up stairs or a ramp to reach the level above to dig it out (which you can construct if you've already mined the area out). Up/down stairs are tricky for beginners, I know it took me a while to figure it out when I first started. The pictures here should help: http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Stairs 3 Reply nandeEbisu • 10 yr. ago

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http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=62204.0 In normal df, you can manually construct an UP stair, and then in the level above, manually dig a DOWN stair. In steamDF, stairs are handled more automatically and it wont let you build + dig stairs in the same designation. And since it requires 2 z levels to designate, you cant build a single up stair in the open space below a ceiling grass in egypt

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WebMay 8, 2012 · Dwarf Fortress uses a Wall/Floor system to handle its staircases. That is to say, to connect between two different z-levels, you need a down stairs on the floor of … WebJul 24, 2010 · The DF menu hotkeys are correct, but to someone unfamiliar with DF they won't understand that his answer means "Use Build/Construction/Up-down stairs" and not "Designate/Up-down stairs". The difference, of course, is that the first allows building up-down stairs in open spaces, where the second carves them out of un-mined stone/earth. … WebWhen you throw into account the fact that they're procedurally generated, and can be made up of basically any substance: Under the right conditions, a single dwarf /can/ go toe-to-toe with a clown and even one-shot it. The stars basically need to align in your favour, though. From my experience, dwarves alone aren't enough. In my previous fort ... grass in drought