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Charlylimph

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Artifact mechanisms
« on: November 06, 2013, 03:01:47 pm »

I have three legendary mechanisms in my current fortress. Does anyone have a better idea then really awesome weapon traps?
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Re: Artifact mechanisms
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2013, 03:08:44 pm »

Use one of them in each of the three most important components of a massive dwarfputer.
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Re: Artifact mechanisms
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2013, 03:16:17 pm »

If you have any artifact querns or something you can build an undetroyable building as building destroyer bait.

Alternatively you can build a lever with an artifact mechanism in the dining hall.
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Re: Artifact mechanisms
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2013, 05:02:24 pm »

I use them to make the well. Dwarves get really happy about seeing a good well, and they all see the well from time to time.
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Re: Artifact mechanisms
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2013, 05:13:54 pm »

My vote is for lever of DOOM and use the other two to link it to whatever is causing the doom.
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Re: Artifact mechanisms
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2013, 05:22:44 pm »

So would the lever be indestructible? One time i had a tantruming dwarf destroy a lever and somehow the bridge it was connected to.
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Re: Artifact mechanisms
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2013, 06:13:46 pm »

All of you guys with your great ideas, and here I am with my first thought being that it would make a good weapon trap.
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Re: Artifact mechanisms
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2013, 08:51:58 pm »

actually, use it as a weapon trap, but only put your best weapons and place it in your dinning hall or your statue garden.

a trap of such high quality gives even more happy thoughts than waterfalls.
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Re: Artifact mechanisms
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2013, 09:37:00 pm »

actually, use it as a weapon trap, but only put your best weapons and place it in your dinning hall or your statue garden.

a trap of such high quality gives even more happy thoughts than waterfalls.
And in the off chance someone goes berserk, it will make a very quick way to paint the walls

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Re: Artifact mechanisms
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2013, 02:22:09 am »

I made a weapon trap at the entrance with 5 giant steel axe blades out of the cheapest one. I like the idea of putting a legendary trap in the middle of my dinning hall. That seems pretty dwarfy.
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Re: Artifact mechanisms
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2013, 09:29:15 pm »

I just got another one!
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