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Ivar360

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Forgotten beast trap
« on: July 17, 2010, 06:58:15 am »
I read somewhere that building destroyers cannot destroy something above them. Is that correct?
And if so, does that mean I could dig down into the caves from the surface, build a wal around the hole in the ground and place grates on it as a roof, then place archers on top of the wall and have them shoot anything through the grates??
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cyks

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Re: Forgotten beast trap
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2010, 07:47:17 am »
Yeah but some beasts can fly and use destructive breath attacks.  In 40D I used reinforced grate bridges across my maps and lined them with dozens of archers.
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Ivar360

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Re: Forgotten beast trap
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2010, 08:07:03 am »
New lesson learned trying to set this up: DO NOT dig from down upwards. You may hit an underground sea and flood the fort in 3 seconds :(
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Re: Forgotten beast trap
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2010, 09:04:24 am »
Quote from: Ivar360 on July 17, 2010, 08:07:03 am
New lesson learned trying to set this up: DO NOT dig from down upwards. You may hit an underground sea and flood the fort in 3 seconds :(

That's fun for you! Bonus points if you attempt to create a submerged fortress. Also, once the water height reaches above three, you can't really build stuff on that tile anymore.
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Quote from: NW_Kohaku on July 26, 2010, 12:20:43 pm
"OH NO! That carp is gulping at me menacingly, even though it cannot really threaten me from here on land!  I KNOW! I'll dodge into the water, where I'll be safe!"