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[Corwyn]

Hello all.  I've been experimenting with the madness that is DF and have a question I haven't been able to find an answer yet.   

While building a seaside place, I built a floor off of the beach to square it off, and a wall around it. 
When the waves come in, they go under the constructed floor, impact the shore/ramp underneath and send waves up through the constructed floor as well across the surface of the shore (sandstone).

Do waves clean dwarves?  I doubt critters are going to get through a constructed floor, might put a grate there for fishing I think.  Keep it close to home and where the fortress guards will hang out if it works to clean them of blood and such.

[FrisianDude]

Do waves clean dwarves?

I've no experience with oceans, but I'd guess that yes, waves clean Dwarfs.

[JacenHanLovesLegos]

I believe waves are only a visual effect.

[iceball3]

I believe waves are only a visual effect.

During adventure mode I've both trained swimming and have gotten pushed around by waves. I think it might have a physical effect.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Supposedly, they smash wagons. I haven't played one of my oceanside forts long enough to test, and the other one's traders are smart enough to not approach by the little stretch of sea.

[nanomage]

I believe waves are only a visual effect.

During adventure mode I've both trained swimming and have gotten pushed around by waves. I think it might have a physical effect.

they seem to push thing around too, making  dwarves unable to clean up because of "job item misplaced" cancellation

[CapnUrist]

Waves will shove items around each time they break, leading to tons of "Job item lost or destroyed" messages. I'm not sure about their effect on dwarves, though it may be possible that they do clean them. Perhaps some testing involving seaside boardwalks flanked by wall grates/vertical bars to prevent pushing?

[Corwyn]

After an evening of testing with waves coming up through the floor, flooding the hall, the water always goes away as long as it's level, if there's any ditch, it falls in and becomes 1/7 on the level below.

Merely being in waves doesn't do anything for cleaning apparently.  I had some wardogs and goblin-blood splattered warriors hanging around the new seaside dining room.  They were in no danger of going out to sea with a wall and floor.  But blood stays on them.  So for this version 40.18 no use there.   The waterfall machine works nice tho.  Perpeptual motion waterwheelx2 + pump + 2 pump stack.  Thing loses water due to spray below, actually have the underside opened to a trickle of water in from the ocean to keep it at 4/5 or better.

[Internet Kraken]

I've no experience with oceans, but I'd guess that yes, waves clean Dwarfs.

No, they don't.

Supposedly, they smash wagons. I haven't played one of my oceanside forts long enough to test, and the other one's traders are smart enough to not approach by the little stretch of sea.

I've never seen a wave do this, even with embark wagons two feet from the sea.

I believe waves are only a visual effect.

For the most part this is true.

Waves will shove items around each time they break, leading to tons of "Job item lost or destroyed" messages. I'm not sure about their effect on dwarves, though it may be possible that they do clean them. Perhaps some testing involving seaside boardwalks flanked by wall grates/vertical bars to prevent pushing?

I've never seen a wave do this.

[Corwyn]

Waves will shove items around each time they break, leading to tons of "Job item lost or destroyed" messages. I'm not sure about their effect on dwarves, though it may be possible that they do clean them. Perhaps some testing involving seaside boardwalks flanked by wall grates/vertical bars to prevent pushing?

I've never seen a wave do this.

I see it often enough.  A wave will come up and move things around, it's been awhile since last time though.  Items in the wagon may be safe, but I've seen bolts & animal carcases get washed about as well as some misc junk on reclaims.  They only move a few tiles at a time, but since the game maps to where something is...