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Megaman3321

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Pump stacks
« on: January 29, 2011, 02:16:46 pm »
So, I'm going to do a megaproject that involves atttaching floors to the sky using obsidian casting, but I can't wrap my head around a pump stack in 2D. Could someone please post some Stonesense or Overseer screenies of a pumpstack? Thanks in advance! :D
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Re: Pump stacks
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2011, 02:50:31 pm »
Okay, here is what it should look like:

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If that didn't make any sense (which is probable), go there- http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/Pump_stack#Pump_Stack
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Re: Pump stacks
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2011, 04:28:43 pm »
Bear in mind that in order to pass power vertically from one pump to the next, the solid (dark green) part of each pump must be built over a hole in the floor.

... so to prepare a shaft for the pump-stack, you will want to dig and channel out a vertical section that looks like:

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... with each hole directly over a floor, and vice-versa: each floor directly over a hole.
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Megaman3321

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Re: Pump stacks
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2011, 05:53:42 pm »
So, you can have pumps transfer power within the stack?
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You see, here's how I think this works:
Overseer: Welcome to the military! You need to wear socks! Dorf: Oh, I should get military socks. My socks are civilian socks. Dorf discards socks Dorf: You know, I need a whole lot of gear now. I should get socks... last. Oh, but these steel boots with the white goo on them are nice!
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Re: Pump stacks
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2011, 06:08:10 pm »
Yes, as long as they are touching and there is enough power.
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Re: Pump stacks
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2011, 06:19:34 pm »
Quote from: tolkafox on January 29, 2011, 06:08:10 pm
Yes, as long as they are touching and there is enough power.

Right... that's why you need to first channel away the floor that will be directly under the solid block of each pump... they have to actually TOUCH, which means that there cannot be a floor in between them, only an open space.
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Re: Pump stacks
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2011, 07:20:05 pm »
From the wiki:

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