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Thorus

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Staircase trap?
« on: September 06, 2011, 01:17:45 am »
Good morning fellow overseers,

I'm now in the situation to deal with the circus again and thought up a (new?) trapdesign. Would following design, utilizing stairs and cave-ins work? If I remember correctly a cave-in destroys stairs. So anything standing on the stairs get smashed by the cave-in and dropped down the stairs.

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.W.
...
W<W
WXW
[~ about 25 or more z-levels]
WXW
W>_

legend:
. - empty space
| - support
_ - floor
W - wall
X - staircase
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Re: Staircase trap?
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2011, 01:27:44 am »
It would either destroy the stairs and all creatures, or it would rest atop the stairs and plug the hole.
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Re: Staircase trap?
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2011, 01:47:13 am »
Why not just rotate the plan 180* and drop the entire staircase on the clowns instead? it would be impossible to reset but it would cause maximum collateral.
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Re: Staircase trap?
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2011, 02:17:03 am »
@Eoganachta: I wanted to get them all one-shot - the unusual way. :P

@staircase-trap:
I tried different setups and couldn't destroy my stairs via cave-ins. Maybe it would work with constructed stairs, but it would be too much of a hassle to build them.

I guess I'll stick with an upright spear corridor or drop a ceiling on their demonic heads.
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Re: Staircase trap?
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2011, 06:29:12 am »
You could channel down an empty tube.
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Re: Staircase trap?
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2011, 07:29:45 am »
When in doubt, add magma. Repeatedly if necessary. If it works out right, you can breach HFS out the bottom of the Cotton Candy vein and carve fortifications, then go up a few levels, and breach the Magma with a fortification. A totally new meaning to fire sprinkler. :D
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Re: Staircase trap?
« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2011, 08:10:47 am »
HFS is immune to magma.
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Re: Staircase trap?
« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2011, 09:07:55 am »
@Di:

If I understand you correctly, you mean:

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W.|.W
W.W.W
W...W
W.<.W
W.X.W
[~ about 25 or more z-levels]
W.X.W
W.>__
I tried this one, but not with a constructed straircase.
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Di

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Re: Staircase trap?
« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2011, 01:26:55 pm »
I mean:
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« Last Edit: September 06, 2011, 01:31:13 pm by Di »
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Re: Staircase trap?
« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2011, 02:07:11 pm »
I can confirm that mined, natural staircases will just support a natural wall cave in that lands on them.  I think constructed staircases may work, but the channeled / collapsed floor method of getting a hollow tube like Di says will work for sure.
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