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MenacesWithSpikes

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Wind Indicator
« on: April 01, 2012, 01:33:18 am »
In fortress mode, is there any indicator, short of building a windmill and seeing if it works, that would tell the player if wind is available to power a windmill?
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Myus Nadine

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Re: Wind Indicator
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2012, 01:35:20 am »
None that im aware of...
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Bilanthri

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Re: Wind Indicator
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2012, 07:32:47 pm »
This has vexed me in the past. I don't even build the damned things just to avoid wasted work on the chance that there's not enough wind.
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Astramancer

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Re: Wind Indicator
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2012, 09:15:41 pm »
Yeah.  It's not really that hard (assuming you have any water at all, anyway) to build infinite power perpetual loops to power/powered by waterwheels, plus the amount of power the windmills make can vary over time, which can be annoying.
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