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Poindexterity

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Moving ballistas
« on: July 01, 2011, 11:25:36 pm »
is there a way to move ballistas, save de and re constructing them?
rolling them about? lifting them up? dropping them down?
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Re: Moving ballistas
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2011, 11:59:09 pm »
Nope.  You can only change the direction they are facing.  Other than that, siege weapons are immobile.
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Re: Moving ballistas
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2011, 01:22:54 am »
Uhh, good luck rolling this around.
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Re: Moving ballistas
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2011, 04:26:42 am »
Quote from: _DivideByZero_ on July 02, 2011, 01:22:54 am
Uhh, good luck rolling this around.
Hmm does this mean that greaves+highboots leave the kneecap exposed?
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Re: Moving ballistas
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2011, 04:31:01 am »
Quote from: nanomage on July 02, 2011, 04:26:42 am
Quote from: _DivideByZero_ on July 02, 2011, 01:22:54 am
Uhh, good luck rolling this around.
Hmm does this mean that greaves+highboots leave the kneecap exposed?
Greaves and highboots combined cover everything below the belt, why would the picture of the roman and the balista make you think it would??
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Re: Moving ballistas
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2011, 04:41:36 am »
Quote from: bluephoenix on July 02, 2011, 04:31:01 am
Quote from: nanomage on July 02, 2011, 04:26:42 am
Quote from: _DivideByZero_ on July 02, 2011, 01:22:54 am
Uhh, good luck rolling this around.
Hmm does this mean that greaves+highboots leave the kneecap exposed?
Greaves and highboots combined cover everything below the belt, why would the picture of the roman and the balista make you think it would??
I was thinking greaves is that kind of skirt he was wearing. I've googled it a bit and now i'm even more confused, because it looks like greaves is any kind of thing you put on your legs. Then how does it protect the lower body?
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Re: Moving ballistas
« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2011, 06:45:49 am »
Heck, even greaves+low boots provide full coverage.
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Re: Moving ballistas
« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2011, 07:09:02 am »
Quote from: nanomage on July 02, 2011, 04:41:36 am
Quote from: bluephoenix on July 02, 2011, 04:31:01 am
Quote from: nanomage on July 02, 2011, 04:26:42 am
Quote from: _DivideByZero_ on July 02, 2011, 01:22:54 am
Uhh, good luck rolling this around.
Hmm does this mean that greaves+highboots leave the kneecap exposed?
Greaves and highboots combined cover everything below the belt, why would the picture of the roman and the balista make you think it would??
I was thinking greaves is that kind of skirt he was wearing. I've googled it a bit and now i'm even more confused, because it looks like greaves is any kind of thing you put on your legs. Then how does it protect the lower body?
I have heard some time ago that they are supposed to be some kind of metal pants, much like the kind the knights in medieval times wore.

EDIT: In dwarf fortress
« Last Edit: July 02, 2011, 09:01:32 am by bluephoenix »
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