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Why mines restart at 1—and how the Demo goes deeper

Every mine expedition starts at floor 1. Left-click to mark the blue arrow when you are ready to leave; once dwarves reach and mine it, they immediately enter the next floor. The recorded 28 October Demo ends after floor 3.

For a mine party with equipment packed.

Updated 2026-10-31 · Demo

Steps

  1. Expect the run to begin at floor 1

    Bring torches for both the opening floor and the descent; reaching a deeper floor on the previous trip does not skip the route.

    German Demo preparation screen saying every mine expedition starts at 1 and the Demo ends after 3Open full-size image ↗
    Mine preparation lists the starting floor and Demo endpoint.

  2. Mark the blue arrow when you are ready to descend

    Finish collecting the resources you want on this floor, then left-click the blue downward arrow to mark it. Dwarves can mine the arrow only while it is marked; reaching and mining it takes the party straight to the next floor.

    German Demo tutorial saying the blue arrow must be marked before it can be mined and dwarves then immediately enter the next floorOpen full-size image ↗
    Blue-arrow tutorial: mark it before dwarves can mine it; mining sends the party straight down.

  3. Watch light and the current-floor display

    Watch remaining torchlight and the current-floor indicator as the party works. Use the displayed floor to check that the descent happened.

  4. Recognize the Demo's third-floor boundary

    The pictured Copper Pickaxe shows digging to 3, matching the Demo's endpoint. At that boundary, prepare another run instead of looking for a deeper Demo floor.

  5. Prepare the next run from the beginning

    Return to party preparation. Adjust the next loadout through the equipment and upgrades you can make.

What should change

You have identified the current floor, descended using a marked arrow and checked the Demo endpoint.

If it still does not work

If the party does not descend, check that the arrow is marked and reachable. If light ends early, check the packed torches and party carry capacity before the next run.

Next check

Prepare the next party and loadout

Sources & scope

The floor-1 start and floor-3 endpoint are Demo limits shown in EironMaidenTV's 28 October recording, along with marked-arrow descent; its exact build is unstated. Demo 0.90 documents the floor indicator.