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[BoredVirulence]

So I have set up a small circular track with rollers for a minecart to create a circular hallway of death for invaders. The area is designated as restricted with a cost of 70, and there is an alternate route with a high traffic designation.

Roughly 10% of dwarves don't heed my traffic designations. The remaining ones rush to clean the blood off the walls. Go figure the first time I see dwarves decide to clean is when it involves their ultimate demise. Suggestions to improve the situation? Burrows? Or should I just enjoy well trained doctors?

Wonderful dekittenator though...

[IT 000]

I shall call this machine 'Natural Selection'!

But yeah, burrows sound like the way to go. Have a burrow encompass everything but the affected area.

[BoredVirulence]

Seems to be working so far. It took while to for the last person to die. Someone had to keep resetting it, then kick the cart 3 tiles into his face repeatedly. I think my current design is underpowered though, kittens skid along, but dwarves hardly skid when its at full speed...

[Veylon]

Make sure the carts are made of metal and not wood.

[BoredVirulence]

Thats something I plan on doing once my metal industry is up. This project was a rush job.
Im also adding more rollers, because it actually has very few rollers to keep it powered.

[se5a]

do any non-dwarfs attempt to dodge minecarts?
if so it might be a way to trap trap-avoid creatures that can dodge...
iirc a trap-avoid creature that doges into a trap will get caught.

or has this been discussed somewhere and I'm just slow.

[Poindexterity]

this sounds so awesome

[Martin]

In the How to Minecart thread I posted my cyclotron and results. It does work well as it killed several children and kobolds and kept on working.


I added a one-way trap (pressure plate attached to a hatch covering a pit) that still allows dwarves to path to things in the cyclotron, but they can't actually get there from the inside of the fortress as the open pit breaks pathing as soon as they step on the plate. On the approach side, I have a manual bridge setup that seals up the approach to the cyclotron if I open up a separate approach allowing dwarves to the outside. I can turn the machine off for maintenance and cleaning.


I'm working on an alternate version that would have two loops, where with a switch the cart gets shunted to a safe loop while the dwarves can clean up the cyclotron and then once sorted out, flip the switch again and the cart returns to the main loop, and the one way trap keeps the dwarves out. Still some kinks to work out if you like your children and pets.

[Loud Whispers]

I shall call this machine 'Natural Selection'! extinction

[Crossroads Inc.]

You need need to post a screenshot of this so we can see it in action

[ObeseHelmet]

You need need to post a screenshot of this so we can see it in action

Animated GIF! hell yes!