Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[Pinstar]

I searched the wiki and did not find any information there regarding these questions.

1. If a creature has horizontal momentum and 'collides' with a spike trap, will they be impaled? Or will them colliding with it sideways be no more deadly than them simply colliding with a normal wall?

2. If a minecart enters (or tries to enter) a tile with raised spikes while it has horizontal momentum, how do the spikes affect the minecart?

[Garath]

I don't remember anyone ever posting about this. I'm assuming it used to be 'no' however with the newish skidding and bouncing the spikes might cause some damage. Try it and tell us? On the other hand, dwarfs moving through a tile with raised spikes don't slow down, so I'd definately say no to movement impeded by them, minecart or otherwise, and also a 'no' to a sideways collision with the spikes. The only thing I can think of is skidding or bouncing on a spiky tile. I don't know any of this for sure though. The more creative and science oriented people also tend to hang out a bit more at the dwarf mode discussion part of the forum. If you don't get a better answer here, you might try your luck there.

[Larix]

I had a completely idiotic combination trap consisting of cave-in pillars and upright spears/spikes once, and the spears kept giving "the spinning *silver menacing spike* strikes the <beast>, but the attack has no force!"

So i guess they don't do much. I didn't pay much attention, mind. Seems you'll have to go and try it out yourself.

[Garath]

silver is one of the worst materials for the spikes though