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Author Topic: "Robustattics"! Strike the earth! Suggestions?  (Read 1123 times)

mercury

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"Robustattics"! Strike the earth! Suggestions?
« on: March 20, 2012, 12:24:42 pm »

That is, suggestions as to what to put into said fort :) It is on a waterfall area, aquifer, clay, deep soil, shallow and deep metals.
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Sphalerite

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Re: "Robustattics"! Strike the earth! Suggestions?
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2012, 12:27:57 pm »

A tower with a very heavily reinforced yet seldom-used top floor?
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Re: "Robustattics"! Strike the earth! Suggestions?
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2012, 12:32:51 pm »

Clearly, that's an '80s band, not a fortress. Start cranking out musical instruments.
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Re: "Robustattics"! Strike the earth! Suggestions?
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2012, 12:36:39 pm »

Clearly, that's an '80s band, not a fortress. Start cranking out musical instruments.
Specifically, rock instruments.

I've actually had a baron mandate "rock instruments".
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mercury

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Re: "Robustattics"! Strike the earth! Suggestions?
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2012, 12:44:59 pm »

Will do all of that :D Will post pictures upon completion of said tower.
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Re: "Robustattics"! Strike the earth! Suggestions?
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2012, 01:56:45 pm »

Well, clearly "tattics" is dwarf slang for kobolds: "Rob us, tattics." You need to let the kobolds steal a bunch of stuff.
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Re: "Robustattics"! Strike the earth! Suggestions?
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2012, 02:33:17 pm »

dam the river before the waterfall by draining it into the aquifer, then put the fortress entrance at the bottom of the waterfall (this idea is so awesome i will do it myself)
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Re: "Robustattics"! Strike the earth! Suggestions?
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2012, 02:47:40 pm »

strike the earth harder- cave ins traps
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Re: "Robustattics"! Strike the earth! Suggestions?
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2012, 02:56:41 pm »

dam the river before the waterfall by draining it into the aquifer, then put the fortress entrance at the bottom of the waterfall (this idea is so awesome i will do it myself)

i was going to suggest this.  Make your entrance a 5-wide floor in the middle of the waterfall.  Aw hell, I drew a picture.
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Pull the lever that shuts off the waterfall and opens the hatches at the same time.  Enemy pathing shouldn't be interrupted, but as soon as they step through the waterfall they'll be washed into the hatches and drown/fall/die.  If you suddenly close the hatches the water should wash them off the un-walled end.
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