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[Hyndis]

Anyone been able to get them working in the current version? I've been tinkering with them for a while now and can't get it to work.

Or was this fixed from 40D?

I miss my one-way ramps. Made for amazing goblin harvesters and collection systems for annoying creatures. 

[Jayce]

Sounds like a bug.

[melomel]

If you give the goblins picks and convince them to dig the ramps out themselves...  then sure, it'll still work.

Otherwise, no--or actually wait:  http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/Ramps#Movement_Using_Ramps

The wiki says that its example of an impassable ramp could be made passable by walling in the empty spaces next to the ramp in -1 z, and an upright drawbridge is supposed to function like a wall...  Science time!

[breadbocks]

Actually, the "One Way Ramp" bug is caused when you make an S pattern with your digging. So the issue is that there is nowhere for the dorfs to go when they climb the ramp, thus, no climbing, thus, down, then no back up.

[Hyndis]

Unfortunately this no longer seems to work:

http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/40d:One-way

I've tried a few variations of this but no dice.

[Shoku]

The constructed floors and constructed ramps up but not down thing (I say it this way because obviously nobody knew what you were talking about,) was only in 40d. It was a very easy one-way traffic mechanism so maybe if enough of us request it toady can program a toggle on hatches to make them work like this or something. Maybe even make it an init option so only people who are aware of potential pathing pitfalls need play with it.

Edit: Maybe somebody should register for the wiki and mention how this doesn't work in the new version. 1 2 3 not it!

[Urist Imiknorris]

Why? There's no DF2010 article for it, there must be a reason for that.

[Hyndis]

I was hoping to arrange for a surefire way to keep my military guys underground, away from the sun like proper dwarves while still ensuring that all goblins are mopped up properly. With axes. Crossbows are just too easy.

I could do this by making the entrance to my fort, from above ground to below ground, a one-way entrance. Traders and other creatures can still exit the map from the caverns, which means all goblins who spawn on the surface will then head into my fortress, running headlong into the meatgrinder, while my dwarves are free to move about chipping them to bits. No escape!

[Urist Imiknorris]

I was hoping to arrange for a surefire way to keep my military guys underground, away from the sun like proper dwarves while still ensuring that all goblins are mopped up properly. With axes. Crossbows are just too easy.

I could do this by making the entrance to my fort, from above ground to below ground, a one-way entrance. Traders and other creatures can still exit the map from the caverns, which means all goblins who spawn on the surface will then head into my fortress, running headlong into the meatgrinder, while my dwarves are free to move about chipping them to bits. No escape!

You said grinder!