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Author Topic: How to assure access to for the wagons?  (Read 970 times)

TeleDwarf

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How to assure access to for the wagons?
« on: February 26, 2012, 02:39:47 am »

I have an embark that is half flat and half heavy forested.
when dwarwen caravan cam they approached from the wrong side and I got the message that wagons bypass my unapproachable site.
pack animals were waiting in the forest though until I built the depot.

Do I have to deforest whle map? or will a single road give them clue where to approach my site from?
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NecroRebel

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Re: How to assure access to for the wagons?
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2012, 02:41:59 am »

A single 3-wide road all the way to the map edge will tell them where to spawn. Ideally, though, it should connect to a map edge that you've seen them spawn on before, as caravans can't necessarily spawn on every side of the map.
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Re: How to assure access to for the wagons?
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2012, 03:56:30 am »

I've had them travel through tree just fine. Just make sure there is path 3 tiles wide all the way to your depot. They can't use stairs so you need to either have your depot on the surface or use ramps. Use the depot access option to check. If you see a break in the green path.. fix it :)
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Re: How to assure access to for the wagons?
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2012, 04:12:52 am »

Did you have a trade depot, OP?
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Re: How to assure access to for the wagons?
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2012, 06:55:16 am »

You only need a three tile wide path from the map edge to your depot, and you'll do fine.