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[dwarf_sadist]

I have, on my spare time, been working on a list of structures, furniture and constructs that could be suggested when I encountered a problem. I have come across at least three different ways of interpreting tiles and their attributes, such as size. One person suggested 3m, one person suggested 5ft, someone else suggested solid objects can fit perfectly inside a tile, while only fluids 'fill' the tile.

I'm wondering if anyone can:
1. Clear this up
2. Suggest a way to counter this problem
3. Suggest a new way to look at tiles
4. Determine what is required for a tile to work

Should we be able to build half tile structures, like a chest high wall? Should we be able to have only a certain amount of 'size' inside a tile? Should a large creature's collision "spill out" into neighboring tiles? Should wrestling dwarfs be fighting in the same tile space?

Anyone have any thoughts on this?

[Manveru Taurënér]

Toady defined tile size for when he worked on projectile physics, last I heard it was 2*2*3 meters.

As for the rest, it's all sort of planned to be worked on at some point. Multi-tile creatures is a planned feature and I also think changing tiles to not be able to hold infitite amounts is planned too :>

[Rtyh-C]

At the moment, tiles are pretty much the size of whatever occupies them; if there's a bird in it it fills the tile, but the tile next to it can hold 100 giant sperm whales (provided 99 are standing down, whatever that means for a whale...).

[GreatWyrmGold]

Toady defined tile size for when he worked on projectile physics, last I heard it was 2*2*3 meters.

As for the rest, it's all sort of planned to be worked on at some point. Multi-tile creatures is a planned feature and I also think changing tiles to not be able to hold infitite amounts is planned too :>

This, so much. tiles are currently hacky placeholders for when Toady can figure out how to make them better. He's starting now, with multi-tile trees.

[Trebor1503]

The idea of multi-tile beasts is so very exciting... think of a Giant Monster 3x3 who attacks your fort, but has to camp outside the end of your main hallway where you have brought it down from 3x across to 2x across. Man that is awesome...

Or think of burrowing into a cavern of 2x2 giant ants straight out of THEM.

I like the idea of multi tile constructs but other than GIant doors 2x, 3x etc) I dont really see much need. Most other things you can just set 2 or three side by side.