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| − | {{Quality|Fine}} | + | '''Mud''' is a coating produced when you flood an area with [[water]]. Mud covers floors, coloring the tile brown. Mud acts as a [[contaminant]], and will harmlessly coat items and creatures exposed to it. |
| − | '' | + | ''Note: Upon [[reclaim fortress mode|reclaiming a fortress]], '''every single bit of mud will disappear.''''' |
| − | Mud | + | == Uses for Mud == |
| − | ' | + | Mud provides a fertile medium for the growth of plants and trees; A mud coating will allow plants to sprout on rock tiles where they normally wouldn't grow. Plants will spring up naturally on muddy tiles if you have breached the caverns, and [[Farm|farms]] can be placed on muddy tiles. |
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| + | == Getting Mud == | ||
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| + | Mud occurs naturally in deep [[cavern|caverns]], and is left behind by [[Water]]. See [[Irrigation]] for more in-depth information. | ||
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| + | Creatures exposed to mud will tend to spread it around like any other contaminant, although not in a way that is useful for irrigation. | ||
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| + | == Getting rid of Mud == | ||
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| + | Dwarves will sometimes attempt to clean muddy tiles, but only if they have the [[Cleaning]] labor enabled, and only if the mud is on a smoothed or constructed floor, and only if they feel like it, which is almost never. Dwarven mud cleaning behavior is inconsistent at best, and should not be depended on. | ||
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| + | A more proactive way of removing mud is to construct something over the mud (Perhaps a large, cheap building like a kennel?), then deconstruct it, or smooth/engrave the tile. Mud on soil is removed easily by constructing a dirt road. | ||
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| + | For players with too much bravery on their hands, magma will also wash away mud. | ||
| − | + | Dwarves will use water sources and [[soap]] to clean mud and other contaminants off of themselves. This process (and contamination in general) has been the subject of numerous bugs, and may still a bit shaky, so don't expect your dwarves to be clean any time soon. Fortunately, a mud coating is harmless to both creatures and items. | |
| − | + | == Other fascinating information about mud == | |
While water leaves "a dusting of mud", the floors of underground pools in [[caverns]] are covered in "a pile of mud" which causes water drawn from them to be "laced with mud". | While water leaves "a dusting of mud", the floors of underground pools in [[caverns]] are covered in "a pile of mud" which causes water drawn from them to be "laced with mud". | ||
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