Hey everybody! This time we have a look at the expansive cavern system that you can find underneath your fortress. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//34693670/2d56b19aa655b538017412a41d44c31557549fb9.png[/img] There are all sorts of mushrooms down there, which Patrick has prepared for you. Big ones, little ones, really big ones... in the image above we have tower caps and fungiwood growing in the subterranean water pools, and the floor is entirely covered with smaller fungus. The largest multitile growths can be used for lumber if you manage to reach them and recover the fallen material, and the smaller ones can be used for food, dye, and clothing. These can also be cultivated. Your dwarves can use the water for all sorts of purposes, especially if the surface level lacks a river or brook. (We still have to handle the blue water behind the tree images, and the ramps cut off prematurely sometimes.) [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//34693670/5df4ae1f10519bb70679bf5f0f8ed9c93c9ca1da.gif[/img] Since the largest mushrooms occupy multiple vertical levels, you see slices of them as you move up and down through the levels of your fortress. In the gif, we start at the mossy floor with a spattering of webs and small vegetation (and a cave ogre) and move up three levels, viewing the caps as they round out at their tops. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//34693670/f6a163ae2888a494bb606eaa5755e0ff0ba259da.png[/img] You can see three different gem clusters in this image of a lichen floor. The open cavern makes it easier to prospect for ore and other useful minerals, but also leaves you exposed to visits from various creatures if you don't take precautions! - Tarn