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− | '''Mass pitting''' refers to | + | '''Mass pitting''' refers to {{L|Activity_zone#Pit.2FPond|pitting}} many {{L|cage}}d creatures at one time without having to build each cage and link it to a lever. This allows you to recycle many cages quickly, freeing them up for reuse in {{L|Trap#Cage_Trap|cage traps}} in minimal time. |
=Mass Pitting System= | =Mass Pitting System= | ||
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#Build floor hatches and place them over all of the openings. | #Build floor hatches and place them over all of the openings. | ||
#Place one big animal stockpile over the room such that every tile in the stockpile is adjacent (orthogonally and diagonally) to one of the hatches. Disable empty cages on the stockpile. | #Place one big animal stockpile over the room such that every tile in the stockpile is adjacent (orthogonally and diagonally) to one of the hatches. Disable empty cages on the stockpile. | ||
− | #Create '''one''' large | + | #Create '''one''' large {{L|Activity_zone#Pit.2FPond|pit zone}} that covers '''all''' of the openings such that all of them are part of the same pit zone. |
#Disable all other animal stockpiles except for one empty-cage-only stockpile somewhere. | #Disable all other animal stockpiles except for one empty-cage-only stockpile somewhere. | ||
− | # | + | #Close the lower room off, fill it with traps, your military, turn it into a flood chamber, an arena, a 50 z-level pit, put a live dragon in it, or whatever sadistic sort of thing you want. This lower room is where the creatures will end up, so you get the idea. |
The top room should end up looking like this: | The top room should end up looking like this: | ||
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Obviously you can scale up the top part with more or fewer hatch openings to get larger or smaller stockpile areas, but with six hatches you can empty out 48 cages very quickly, without spooking dwarves, which is enough for many people. | Obviously you can scale up the top part with more or fewer hatch openings to get larger or smaller stockpile areas, but with six hatches you can empty out 48 cages very quickly, without spooking dwarves, which is enough for many people. | ||
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{{TipBox2|titlebg=#c00|textbg=#ffd|Warning!|"Thief" type creatures, flyers, or large creatures like titans will escape using this system. If in doubt, build the cage manually or have sufficient military hanging around the top stockpile area.}} | {{TipBox2|titlebg=#c00|textbg=#ffd|Warning!|"Thief" type creatures, flyers, or large creatures like titans will escape using this system. If in doubt, build the cage manually or have sufficient military hanging around the top stockpile area.}} | ||
− | Before pitting your captives, you may wish to | + | Before pitting your captives, you may wish to {{L|Cage#How_to_disarm_hostiles_in_cages|disarm them}} -- depending on what you've built for them to fall into. |
− | Now, wait for the stockpile above to fill and assign creatures to the pit all in one shot. Being pitted through the hatches will keep dwarves from being spooked by hostile creatures below and with all cages directly adjacent to pits creatures can be dumped in instantly without having to be | + | Now, wait for the stockpile above to fill and assign creatures to the pit all in one shot. Being pitted through the hatches will keep dwarves from being spooked by hostile creatures below and with all cages directly adjacent to pits creatures can be dumped in instantly without having to be lead around. |
A mass of dwarves will pile into the room, pit the creatures at the about same time, and haul the empty cages off to your empty cage stockpile. The poor pathetic creatures they pitted will then be left to the mercy of whatever is at the bottom of the pits. | A mass of dwarves will pile into the room, pit the creatures at the about same time, and haul the empty cages off to your empty cage stockpile. The poor pathetic creatures they pitted will then be left to the mercy of whatever is at the bottom of the pits. | ||
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