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[CogDissident]

Its possible to have a flood fill your fortress  (from a floodgate) and then close the floodgate, and have the water endlessly cascade throughout it, moving in patches while the "unflood" code chases it. I can supply a savegame if Toady needs it. The following example will cascade forever, never actually flooding or unflooding fully.

Example endless room
X = wall
- = empty space
0 = well
F = flood
U = unflood

XXXXXXXXX
X-------X
X--O----X
X-------X
X-------X
X--O--O-X
X-UFF---X
XXXXXXXXX

[Mechanoid]

quote:Originally posted by CogDissident:

code:

XXXXXXXXX
X-------X
X--O----X
X-------X
X-------X
X--O--O-X
X-UFF---X
XXXXXXXXX

It is odd that it "flows forever" but it could also be explained as the superior engineering of the dwarves. Though, when it happens outside, it is seriously weird.

[Also, where is the placement of the floodgate?]

[ October 09, 2006: Message edited by: Mechanoid ]

[CogDissident]

Oh, the floodgate is 3 rooms over, that was my meetinghall. A few dwarves opened the door and let the flood and unflood into the rest of my fortress, this stuff cascades up and down every hallway.

[Toady One]

Yeah, I have some saves that exhibit this and I've done it myself.  Just one of those things that needs to be handled at some point.