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g1real

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Creating a dam by dropping large blocks.
« on: December 27, 2008, 02:30:40 pm »
Now I've had a situation here, I'm currently planning my fort on a brook, it goes right trough the middle of it, I wanted to drain a certain piece of the brook so I could build a tunnel right trough it, then allow the brook to go trough under the tunnel.

However, preventing the brook from flowing is very hard and requires so much planning ahead that I don't know if it's useful doing so, and just rather dig the tunnel under it.

That however isn't my idea, how about a building that can be builded 1 tile above the water, which is essentially a large 8m³ block that's dropable in the water, creating a piece of a dam.
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Re: Creating a dam by dropping large blocks.
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2008, 02:33:03 pm »
Some people have been suggesting ways to make droppable walls for use in aquatic projects; among these ideas is quarrying out entire raw blocks of stone and moving them.
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Re: Creating a dam by dropping large blocks.
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2008, 02:34:24 pm »
Preventing it from flowing is very easy. Just build an array of screw pumps and have them aim in the direction opposite the river flow. This basically stops river flow, and you can build your tunnel without any further hassle.
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Re: Creating a dam by dropping large blocks.
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2008, 10:48:06 pm »
Quote from: MagicJuggler on December 27, 2008, 02:34:24 pm
Preventing it from flowing is very easy. Just build an array of screw pumps and have them aim in the direction opposite the river flow. This basically stops river flow, and you can build your tunnel without any further hassle.

but that's ridiculously time consuming and wasteful.
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Re: Creating a dam by dropping large blocks.
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2008, 12:02:53 am »
Quote from: Orange Drink on December 27, 2008, 10:48:06 pm
Quote from: MagicJuggler on December 27, 2008, 02:34:24 pm
Preventing it from flowing is very easy. Just build an array of screw pumps and have them aim in the direction opposite the river flow. This basically stops river flow, and you can build your tunnel without any further hassle.

but that's ridiculously time consuming and wasteful.

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Re: Creating a dam by dropping large blocks.
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2008, 12:12:11 am »
he he... lulz.

but anyway. I'd like to be able to divert a water flow to create, say a water tower, or somewhere i can blockade fish.
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Re: Creating a dam by dropping large blocks.
« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2008, 12:17:09 am »
pumps are probably your best bet then, unless you want to channel a new route for the brook.
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Re: Creating a dam by dropping large blocks.
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2008, 01:25:38 pm »
warning: make walls to prevent flooding
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