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obliza

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Logic Breaking floating river.
« on: February 05, 2011, 09:05:46 am »
I really don't understand...

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Can anyone explain?

Or have ideas on how I can abuse this to kill elves?
« Last Edit: February 05, 2011, 09:11:35 am by obliza »
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Re: Logic Breaking floating river.
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2011, 09:21:00 am »
River bug, happens, idk why.

Trade depot and excessive use of floodgates and screwpumps.

dig hole near river put trade depot at bottom, make floodgated tunnels to drain into even lower cistern screwpump stack to pour back into river floodgate a spot and breach river, and bingo, over moat + elf death trap.
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Re: Logic Breaking floating river.
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2011, 09:22:03 am »
If you don't mind the FPS death while the world is filling, dig a hole in a few sides and let your embark flood. Just make sure to make a place where the water cannot enter your fortress/seal up entrances.
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Re: Logic Breaking floating river.
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2011, 04:08:34 pm »
this is DF what "logic" do you claim to expect here?
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Re: Logic Breaking floating river.
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2011, 06:43:30 pm »
You must have discovered the lost civilization of Dwarf Rome! Those are suspended aqueducts. New megaproject. Make a huge city out of marble, with plenty of columns and statues and stuff, also made out of marble. For bonus points, equip all of your dwarves in togas and all of your military in full bronze equipment.

edit: is there some way to mod the philosopher back in?
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MijRai

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Re: Logic Breaking floating river.
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2011, 06:54:50 pm »
Seems to me the ground eroded without the tiles bordering the river (yes, the ones most likely to erode) going away.
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Re: Logic Breaking floating river.
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2011, 07:32:18 pm »
MijRai is right.

This is an older bug, and happens occasionally, and is caused by rampant erosion or the like.

Rivers and brooks are placed by creating those water tiles and the "roof" of a brook, and making the sides and bottom of the waterway, as well.  This is painted onto the landscape in a way that "overwrites" the natural landscape, and hence, doesn't check what it is going through.  If the land below it eroded and created a valley, then the river will appear to "bridge" the gaps between the valley like an aquaduct.  Depending on where along this you embark, you might see a part where it is aboveground.

Incidentally, sometimes rivers cut straight through cliffsides or mountains, as well.  These are some of the only places with sheer drops on the surface.
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