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[Uronym]

Like most forts, mine gets its water from an external source, a cavern lake. I've lost a fortress once when a titan got in through the river, where I sourced my water, that was totally inaccessible except by swimming. Problem is, most forgotten beasts/titans can swim, so one could really say that your water source is often the weakest point in your defense. Additionally, if you happen to get the water to your fortress with a pump stack (such as in my case), then you run the risk of having it destroyed.

So, my question is, how can I protect my pump stack from these guys? My military is very capable of killing forgotten beasts and has already killed several. I do have a fortification blocking the entrance of creatures, but that only works if the water is shallow enough, and it rarely is, except when the water system is for whatever reason filling/being stressed by some device that uses obscene amounts of water.

[Loud Whispers]

Floor grates cannot be destroyed from below. Pumps can draw water through grates - making a completely sealed system capable of pumping water from the very depths of the HFS itself in relative safety.

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[Uronym]

So I just put a grate over the input? Thanks!