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Kaiser Reinhard

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Is there any way to make items stay put when revisiting old forts?
« on: September 29, 2009, 09:48:28 am »
Would making a room sealed by a floodgate or drawbridge force items to stay inside that room once it is sealed? Or will simply locking a door do the same thing?

I can't move my artifacts from their wooden bins to platinum bins now since most of them came from when before my fort was abandoned then reclaimed, so I can't get them out of their bins by ordering a weapon trap be built with them.
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Re: Is there any way to make items stay put when revisiting old forts?
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2009, 05:02:48 pm »
No, only using platinum or lead will keep them from moving.
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Re: Is there any way to make items stay put when revisiting old forts?
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2009, 07:15:47 pm »
If you can stick it in a Platinum or Lead bin/Barrel that'll work just as well.
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Re: Is there any way to make items stay put when revisiting old forts?
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2009, 07:31:32 pm »
I've never heard of this platinum and lead thing.  What's the reason for it, just a random programming glitch?
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Re: Is there any way to make items stay put when revisiting old forts?
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2009, 07:47:24 pm »
Quote from: Arrkhal on September 29, 2009, 07:31:32 pm
I've never heard of this platinum and lead thing.  What's the reason for it, just a random programming glitch?

I believe that their distance from their original location is determined by their weight.
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Re: Is there any way to make items stay put when revisiting old forts?
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2009, 08:03:41 pm »
But gold is heavier than lead, and silver is pretty close to lead.
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Re: Is there any way to make items stay put when revisiting old forts?
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2009, 10:27:53 pm »
Oh, alright.

What if as an adventurer I place the bins containing my artifacts in a certain room in the abandoned fort, then place some steel and platinum to weigh down the bins? If I come back as a new adventurer will they stay in the same place I put them?

EDIT: Just tried it, it worked. Wooden bins didn't move with Platinum bars in them.
« Last Edit: September 30, 2009, 08:09:23 am by Kaiser Reinhard »
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Re: Is there any way to make items stay put when revisiting old forts?
« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2009, 05:01:31 pm »
Simple solution:
Edit the density/weight of every material to equal that of platinum or lead in the raws. Thus even wooden objects stay in place, because they weigh as much as lead does.
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Re: Is there any way to make items stay put when revisiting old forts?
« Reply #8 on: October 04, 2009, 06:00:26 pm »
Quote from: Kaiser Reinhard on September 29, 2009, 10:27:53 pm
Oh, alright.

What if as an adventurer I place the bins containing my artifacts in a certain room in the abandoned fort, then place some steel and platinum to weigh down the bins? If I come back as a new adventurer will they stay in the same place I put them?

EDIT: Just tried it, it worked. Wooden bins didn't move with Platinum bars in them.

Did you try a control?  As in, when switching adventurers, does stuff move or is it only when you abandon forts?
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Re: Is there any way to make items stay put when revisiting old forts?
« Reply #9 on: October 05, 2009, 10:34:26 am »
Stuff continues to move even if you don't switch adventurers, I think.
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Re: Is there any way to make items stay put when revisiting old forts?
« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2009, 11:42:00 pm »
New question, do items stay in buildings like the trade depot?
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Re: Is there any way to make items stay put when revisiting old forts?
« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2009, 12:31:52 am »
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Re: Is there any way to make items stay put when revisiting old forts?
« Reply #12 on: October 07, 2009, 04:13:42 pm »
Quote from: ricemastah on October 05, 2009, 11:42:00 pm
New question, do items stay in buildings like the trade depot?

I haven't personally tested the trade depot, but they definitely stay in workshops.  I imagine that extends to all buildings that can hold items.
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