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[Supernerd]

I decided to set up my traps a bit differently than normal in the hopes of increasing trap efficiency. I plan to use a series of weapon traps with the intention of knocking invaders down a very steep pit. What kind of trap component would you recommend for this purpose?

[SirAaronIII]

Glass corkscrews or wooden spiked balls. If you completely load them with 10, they should ether get tired out or dodge off the bridge.

[612DwarfAvenue]

Yeah, wooden stuff is probably best.

[NecroRebel]

Spiked balls and serrated discs attack 3 times for every weapon; that's 30 chances enemies have to dodge. Ideally, they should be made out of a weak material, with wood being the ideal. If you're using a mod that has TRAPAVOID siegers, you may want to use upright spike traps with training spears instead as they can't be avoided.

[The Dog Delusion]

What are the odds that Billy-Joe goblin is going to *dodge* the trap rather than just get smacked in the face by it? I've also toyed with the idea of a dodge-trap, but I guess I'm a bit unsure of how effective it would be.

[612DwarfAvenue]

Of course he's gonna be smacked in the face some of the times, the reason you use Spiked Balls or Serrated Discs is they each attack 3 times at once, so that's more chances to dodge, and if you make them out of something weak like wood then they won't do a whole lotta damage, meaning there's less chance Billy-Joe Goblin's gonna be killed directly by the trap.

[thegoatgod_pan]

You *want* them dodging--thats what makes dodge traps cheaper than cage trap despite the initial set-up difficulty--the more skilled an opponent enters, the quicker they go -splat- at the bottom, better dodge=swifter death.

Three-five masterful mechanism and cheap/crap everything else, but fully packed weapon traps over a 15z level pit will literally process sieges with no input on your end except body part cleaning.