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Author Topic: WARNING!!!!!!! Do not dig directly under a river  (Read 1272 times)

martinuzz

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WARNING!!!!!!! Do not dig directly under a river
« on: August 13, 2014, 03:37:52 pm »

My fort just got killed by a random collapsing tree.
It pierced the river floor, into a room below, through said room, down another z-level, and soon my fort was flooded top to bottom.

Fuck.

EDIT: it's amazing how I'm still getting nearly 50 FPS while a river is draining into the fort.
« Last Edit: August 13, 2014, 03:48:06 pm by martinuzz »
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Re: WARNING!!!!!!! Do not dig directly under a river
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2014, 04:11:04 pm »

well that sucks man. Sorry to hear about it.

I've never had problems though, with trees doing that.
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Re: WARNING!!!!!!! Do not dig directly under a river
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2014, 04:38:51 pm »

Wow, good to know  :o

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Re: WARNING!!!!!!! Do not dig directly under a river
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2014, 05:06:25 pm »

Thy acrifice will serve who shall follow.
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martinuzz

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Re: WARNING!!!!!!! Do not dig directly under a river
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2014, 05:25:02 pm »

If there's a full level of soil beneath the river, you're safe. Cave-ins can't pierce that. Just don't dig the level right below it, or cut all river trees and pave/road/stockpile 5 wide around the threatened sections of riverside.

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Re: WARNING!!!!!!! Do not dig directly under a river
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2014, 05:51:43 pm »

Same applies to any of the area outside your main fort.  I mean, you don't want a branch falling and then your favorite forest titan to jump down the hole...
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Deboche

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Re: WARNING!!!!!!! Do not dig directly under a river
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2014, 12:50:03 am »

I've had that problem with lakes and they didn't have enough water to cause problems, just a mess having to cover up those holes afterwards
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