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[martinuzz]

I've set up a 2 z-level drop, to train my medical staff. Now, most of the times, my test subjects are doing great, getting a few broken bones, with some luck, a compound fracture. I did notice that traction benches are a bit bugged though. If a dwarf is in traction, and has no other treatment scheduled, he will remain in traction indefinitly, until you deconstruct the traction bench from underneath him.

But now, I just lost my first test subject, Subject #B02. He broke his spine and suffocated while being carried to the hospital.
Does armor protect from falling damage? If so, which type of armor would protect te spine best? Ring mail +breastplate?

Also, geez. Medics train slowly. I've dropped my test subject quite a few times now, I think there have been about 15 patients goingt through hospital the past year. Still, my medical staff only is dabbling in their medical skills.

[Flying Dice]

Let's think about this carefully:

You jump off a cliff, and suffer multiple broken bones.

You reverse time, don a full suit of chain and platemail, and jump off the same cliff. Picture get?


((Hint: AFAIK the only thing that will nullify fall damage is a standing creature for the falling creature to land on.))

[MenacesWithSpikes]

my test subjects are doing great

This is an ingenious use for potash makers.

[MenacesWithSpikes]

((Hint: AFAIK the only thing that will nullify fall damage is a standing creature for the falling creature to land on.))

Physics-wise, a deep enough body of water should have a chance of reducing or even negating fall damage.  I'm not sure whether or not that's the case in the game, though.

[kaijyuu]

Water will kill you well before you hit terminal velocity. It's not really much different than hitting cement if you hit it fast enough.

[slothen]

Physics-wise, a deep enough body of water should have a chance of reducing or even negating fall damage.  I'm not sure whether or not that's the case in the game, though.

Falling into water can reduce or completely negate fall damage in-game

Also, I've seen combat reports where fall damage is negated by armor.

[Nil Eyeglazed]

Water is complicated.  As far as I can tell, falling through water does not count as falling.  However, water won't reduce falling damage.

Fall through 1 z-level of air and 15 z-levels of water?  Stunned.  Fall through 2 z-levels of air and 30 z-levels of water?  Broken bones.

In fact, fall through 0 z-levels of air, not even stunned (although you probably will be anyways, since you're now drowning).

[Moddan]

I just tested it in arena mode. I let 42 naked and 42 fully armoured (steel plate, mail, gauntlet, high boots, greaves, helm, shield) dwarves drop about 4(I think) levels on stone ground. None of the armour guys died instantly, some where even uninjured, average was one or two broken bones. The unprotected guys on the other hand had about four or five broken bones on average, noone was unharmed and even ten of them died on the spot. Significant was that none of the armoured dwarves had lower or upper body damage while most nakeds suffered from that. So I guess that shows that armour does protect from falling damage.

The deaths came from skull busting and brain damage so wear your helmets!

[kaijyuu]

It sort of makes sense. I mean, steel helms are no bicycle helmets, but they probably would spread the force of the impact.

Non-rigid armor would make no sense to stop falling damage though.