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Nukeitall

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Pond refill bugs.
« on: April 13, 2008, 03:59:00 pm »
Like the topic says. Using latest version (38c) and ponds on my biome do not appear to refill, period.

Additionally, when surrounded by walls, the ponds will dry up. JUST surrounded, not covered. I believe it may be causing a temperature variation.

This is going to be a big problem in a few years when I run out of water and injuries accumulate..

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Re: Pond refill bugs.
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2008, 04:13:00 pm »
Ponds arent supposed to refill yet anyways.
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Re: Pond refill bugs.
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2008, 04:13:00 pm »
This is a known issue. If you embark onto a hot map and expect to get your water only from ponds, then you should make it a priority to drain some of those ponds into underground cisterns (or just pave over the ponds' surfaces). Underground water will not evaporate.
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Re: Pond refill bugs.
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2008, 05:24:00 pm »
quote:
Originally posted by Torak:
<STRONG>Ponds aren't supposed to refill yet anyways.</STRONG>

I'm pretty sure Toady has mentioned there's code to refill ponds, and it doesn't work, and he hasn't looked at it yet.  I don't see it on the bugs list though.

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Re: Pond refill bugs.
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2008, 05:26:00 pm »
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Originally posted by Derakon:
<STRONG>This is a known issue. If you embark onto a hot map and expect to get your water only from ponds, then you should make it a priority to drain some of those ponds into underground cisterns (or just pave over the ponds' surfaces). Underground water will not evaporate.</STRONG>

Underground water, or inside water?  If only (a), then paving won't work.

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Re: Pond refill bugs.
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2008, 07:22:00 pm »
Reported already? Ah, well, I tried. I checked through the reports, nada so far. Eh.

Wonder if there's a way around this.

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Re: Pond refill bugs.
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2008, 12:53:00 am »
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Originally posted by benoit.hudson:
<STRONG>I'm pretty sure Toady has mentioned there's code to refill ponds, and it doesn't work, and he hasn't looked at it yet.  I don't see it on the bugs list though.</STRONG>

He has.  They're supposed to refill when it rains (which is why you have Murky Pool areas instead of mud so that the game knows which tiles to refill).

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