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Canalan

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Earthquake Machine?
« on: April 09, 2010, 06:40:27 pm »
Now, I know how to use cave-ins for fun and profit.  Many an elf trader invader has fallen (hah!) victim to my pit traps.  Now I have a... theoretical question.  What if, theoretically, channel out my map from the indestructible border walls?  What if I then, theoretically, dig out the entire bottom layer of my map and construct some supports in the center?  (I play 40d until bugs go away).  What if I then hook up these supports to a lever in my computer room?  What if I then pull the lever?  What will happen?  Theoretically, of course.
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Re: Earthquake Machine?
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2010, 06:47:58 pm »
It will go down in history as the vanishing fortress.
Your FPS will go to -1.
It can fight of a siege really well.

Being serious, as far as I can figure, it basically blows up everything. Much like a cave in breaks everything above it, you'll break everything above the bottom... which is everything.
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Quote from: Max White on October 16, 2010, 04:46:59 am
Quote from: Lytha on October 16, 2010, 04:45:25 am
And then it's pretty much a normal fortress from then on.
I find the idea of a normal fortress amusing.

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Re: Earthquake Machine?
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2010, 06:49:00 pm »
your fps drops to 0 faster then a lead kite and everyone dies?
you're no tesla, but try anyway.  for science!
« Last Edit: April 09, 2010, 08:12:18 pm by ISGC »
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Re: Earthquake Machine?
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2010, 06:50:13 pm »
check the DFMA and this forum for "Project Cube."
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Re: Earthquake Machine?
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2010, 06:50:39 pm »
Everyone will die. Your processor will melt.
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Canalan

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Re: Earthquake Machine?
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2010, 06:53:02 pm »
The excavation has begun.
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Re: Earthquake Machine?
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2010, 08:39:50 pm »
I have a very good idea of what the results will look like due a glitchy embark...

Caution - since I was testing this 2x2 embark (took 25 minutes to resolve on my PC) for the Bug Tracker, this contains SPOILERS.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Note that this doesn't include any secondary caveins, of which there were many.
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