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neue

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Water + Bridges
« on: September 13, 2008, 06:22:51 pm »
I've been trying to make an aquaduct, my fortress is a large pillar surrounded by a chasm and I'm trying to get water in to it, I thought that water travelled across bridges, my bridge was 2 tiles wide and it overflowed over the edges, so then I tried one 4 tiles wide and it still overflowed.

What am I doing wrong?
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THLawrence

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Re: Water + Bridges
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2008, 06:28:06 pm »
Build walls on either side of the bridge to stop it from going over the sides. Build a roof to keep it from overflowing.
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neue

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Re: Water + Bridges
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2008, 06:35:09 pm »
hmm wont be retractable then, I'll just build floors/walls i suppose then

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DJ

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Re: Water + Bridges
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2008, 06:09:54 am »
You can still use a retractable bridge for the floor. You just need to connect the walls to a solid foundation and they won't collapse.
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