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Author Topic: Water for Fort right about magma *spoilers?*  (Read 642 times)

DeathToGamer

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Water for Fort right about magma *spoilers?*
« on: July 23, 2010, 05:22:07 pm »
so I currently have a fort on surface level. I am in the process of moving it right above / next to magma level for easy forging.

I was wondering if I channel down to a layer below my fort and make a lake, and then remove the floor on the level above... will it flood my fort? will water pressure force the water up into my fort that is 135 levels below?
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Re: Water for Fort right about magma *spoilers?*
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2010, 05:34:16 pm »
Depends where you're getting your water from and where it's going? If you dug a pit under a river, then probably. If you have enough outflow from wherever the water's coming from, then probably not. ... saving beforehand and then trying it out might be your best bet.
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Re: Water for Fort right about magma *spoilers?*
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2010, 05:40:19 pm »
i'm planning on channeling down a few levels then digging about 35-45 tiles over to where my channels down the 130ish levels at that point will be. Its coming from a river.
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Re: Water for Fort right about magma *spoilers?*
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2010, 05:44:21 pm »
If it's attached to a river then probably yes. Just put it through a pump at the bottom to depressurise it.
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Re: Water for Fort right about magma *spoilers?*
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2010, 07:09:37 pm »
do pumps need a continous power source? or will the run forever without power?
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Re: Water for Fort right about magma *spoilers?*
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2010, 07:31:06 pm »
Make a diagonal leak to depressurize. No pump required
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Re: Water for Fort right about magma *spoilers?*
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2010, 08:14:08 pm »
404 thank you for that info!!

but PLEASE GET BACK TO YOUR MEGAPROJECT!!!!!

i've been following it religiously
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