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blackmagechill

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Darts? Nonsense Aztecs, use bolts!
« on: July 15, 2010, 06:53:59 pm »
Okay, so I got an idea. Hook a few pressure plates up to a coupla crossbow traps with copper bolts stacks at the end of a hallway. I figure I could make the last few close a flood gate at the end of the hallway. Anyone ever test this or know if it works?
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Re: Darts? Nonsense Aztecs, use bolts!
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2010, 07:15:10 pm »
Can you put bolts into a weapon trap? That seems like it'd be more straightforward.

Also, you should have the last few close the floodgate, but open another leading to an even worse death hall.
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Re: Darts? Nonsense Aztecs, use bolts!
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2010, 07:19:46 pm »
Quote from: existent on July 15, 2010, 07:15:10 pm
Can you put bolts into a weapon trap? That seems like it'd be more straightforward.

Also, you should have the last few close the floodgate, but open another leading to an even worse death hall.
I do have a volcanoe..... or, y'know, hammer time.
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Re: Darts? Nonsense Aztecs, use bolts!
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2010, 08:46:39 pm »
traps only workj in the sqare of the trap itself.
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Re: Darts? Nonsense Aztecs, use bolts!
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2010, 08:52:59 pm »
Has this been proven for distance traps though?
Because doing this manually would suck because, it would involve my labor instead of them suiciding.
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Re: Darts? Nonsense Aztecs, use bolts!
« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2010, 09:11:06 pm »
They do need to hit the trap tile, and your mechanics will need to reload the crossbows. But do it anyway because (IIRC) marksdwarves are still broken. And it would be epic. Oh so very epic to watch the goblin on point get pincushioned by holes in the wall (imagination pays).
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Re: Darts? Nonsense Aztecs, use bolts!
« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2010, 09:18:52 pm »
Marksdwarves work fine
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Re: Darts? Nonsense Aztecs, use bolts!
« Reply #7 on: July 15, 2010, 09:46:28 pm »
Main problem with marksdwarves is that they don't see any reason to put distance in between them and the enemy. Just killed all my legendary shooters  :'(
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Re: Darts? Nonsense Aztecs, use bolts!
« Reply #8 on: July 15, 2010, 10:35:57 pm »
Quote from: Urist Imiknorris on July 15, 2010, 09:11:06 pm
They do need to hit the trap tile, and your mechanics will need to reload the crossbows. But do it anyway because (IIRC) marksdwarves are still broken. And it would be epic. Oh so very epic to watch the goblin on point get pincushioned by holes in the wall (imagination pays).
Oh no, these would be set in the floor like mini ballistas, smoothed tiles (pressure plates conform to tile color, but this is imaginary aesthetics) and a whole field of pressure plates. The next eager bowman, and Fwoosh! Green skin down.
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Re: Darts? Nonsense Aztecs, use bolts!
« Reply #9 on: July 16, 2010, 01:58:08 am »
Is this supposed to be in suggestions?
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Re: Darts? Nonsense Aztecs, use bolts!
« Reply #10 on: July 16, 2010, 09:46:27 am »
Quote from: AtomicPaperclip on July 16, 2010, 01:58:08 am
Is this supposed to be in suggestions?
nah, it's sort of like the dwarven research threads, except a hypothesis.
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