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[SmokedRWA]

I have only been playing Dwarf Fortress for a short time and after playing through several forts and usually having issues getting water down to my dwarves in a relatively safe manner, I did some reading and found that aqueducts can be built. Problem is, I can't build aqueducts at all! Maybe I'm missing something and they were removed in this current version or did I get a corrupt download (although I have dl'd DF twice now to check just in case and still no aqueducts)?

[kalida99]

welcome to the forums


to solve your problem, the Aqueduct isn't in a build menu, its made with walls, floors, and screw pumps.
(i trust you know how to build walls and floors), people i guess generally build them to not have to tunnel, or channel to avoid messing with underground operations, I, (if i were you) would just tunnel, or channel to where i want the water. Unless it spans multiple z-level, then your going to want that Aqueduct. and Good-luck in your fortressing endevours

[SmokedRWA]

Oh well damn, by the way people talked about them I started thinking that they were actual buildings. Guess I haven't been doing things the hard way after all.

Thanks for the speedy response.

[kalida99]

no problem, I'm here day or night.

If it helps, may i suggest using the DF wiki?
it can be a bit... Obscure... At times but us kind people on the forums are here to clear up andything you might not understand.

DF wiki: http://dwarf.lendemaindeveille.com/index.php/Main_Page
(in case you didn't know 

[SmokedRWA]

The wiki has been a tremendous help for me in the past but on this particular issue it was rather obscure about whether or not a aqueduct was its own separate entity rather that a compilation of others.

[Vattic]

Perhaps you heard about aqueducts while reading boatmurdered or some other story from the 2D days? Its just I believe aqueducts were a buildable object back then.

[dragon0421]

The key to safe aqueducts is to understand water pressure. Generally, water will rise up to the level of the pump unless it has somewhere to drain. And it's always a good idea to build an abundance of floodgates, fortifications/grates, and escape stairways/ramps in case a dwarf falls in.

[Albedo]

The wiki has been a tremendous help for me in the past but on this particular issue it was rather obscure about whether or not a aqueduct was its own separate entity rather that a compilation of others.

"Rather obscure" as in "the word didn't appear in any article whatsoever"?

Fixed. 

[Eagle]

Perhaps you heard about aqueducts while reading boatmurdered or some other story from the 2D days? Its just I believe aqueducts were a buildable object back then.

This guys right. They were for transporting liquids back in the old 2d days.

welcome to the forums

I dont know whether i should be happy or sad for understanding this. I just reinstalled Oblivion in a completely unrelated occurrence.

[Chrispy]

Perhaps you heard about aqueducts while reading boatmurdered or some other story from the 2D days? Its just I believe aqueducts were a buildable object back then.

This guys right. They were for transporting liquids back in the old 2d days.

welcome to the forums

I dont know whether i should be happy or sad for understanding this. I just reinstalled Oblivion in a completely unrelated occurrence.

FCOM for the win.  It takes a solid day to install that mod, so be forewarned.