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immibis

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[40d17] Dwarves will dig inaccessible stairs
« on: March 27, 2010, 03:54:25 am »

Dwarves will dig out down stairs directly below down stairs or up/down stairs, even though the stairs they dig out are inaccessible.
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Re: [40d17] Dwarves will dig inaccessible stairs
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2010, 11:27:58 am »

I wouldn't say that's a bug - YOU'RE the one who told them to dig that way, and they had access to the tile via the down-stairs immediately above it. I believe you can even channel the floor out 1 Z-level below a down-stair.
« Last Edit: March 27, 2010, 04:06:08 pm by Quietust »
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Re: [40d17] Dwarves will dig inaccessible stairs
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2010, 01:54:26 pm »

Ues Quietust is correct that is player error not a bug... use (I) for stairs :P
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Re: [40d17] Dwarves will dig inaccessible stairs
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2010, 04:25:51 pm »

I dunno, it seems sort of buggy to me.  Or at least bad game logic.

I mean, how are they doing it?  Picture it in your head -- the down staircase definitely doesn't reach the floor of the tile below (they can't walk to there.)  So how do they manage to produce a staircase down into that floor, without building stairs in the intervening space?
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Re: [40d17] Dwarves will dig inaccessible stairs
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2010, 08:33:06 pm »

I dunno, it seems sort of buggy to me.  Or at least bad game logic.

I mean, how are they doing it?  Picture it in your head -- the down staircase definitely doesn't reach the floor of the tile below (they can't walk to there.)  So how do they manage to produce a staircase down into that floor, without building stairs in the intervening space?

Same way they dig out down stairs form above?
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Re: [40d17] Dwarves will dig inaccessible stairs
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2010, 02:14:21 am »

This is a feature. Toady did this as a temporary measure until he puts in ladders.
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