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[kaenneth]

You can't do a closed-loop accelerator as Toady's said the carts will derail on tight turns past a certain speed threshold

Until he adds Portal guns.

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[davros]

Interesting.
Bethnal Green.

Oh wow, that's a hell of a risky strategy. It'll be exciting to see whether or not it pays off.

When my next turn comes around you're all in for it though, so you'd best hope someone pulls off something spectacular to throw my game. I'm a bit rusty but I was a master of Mornington Crescent back at university.

Here. Have something spectacular.
Mornington Crescent.

[KodKod]

Here. Have something spectacular.
Mornington Crescent.

Wait... Is that even a legal move at this point?

Someone more familiar with the rules than me is going to have to do a check on that one.
If so then props to you sir.

[Garath]

No, that is not a legal move yet. More humor and sharp comments have to pass first.

[Xebeth]

Here. Have something spectacular.
Mornington Crescent.

This is the reason why Finchley Central is way more sophisticated than this...

[rridgway]

I set a hauler to ride a minecart to its next stop. That happened to take the dwarf down eight ramps and then up a launch ramp into an open cavern. High up in the cavern there was a wide ledge and on the ledge there was a goblin, chilling out right where I had created it. I activated the dwarf's squad, and he had just enough hang-time at the top of the flight arc to get a punch in. The goblin struck back but the dwarf jumped on to the ledge, where they continued to fight as the cart fell down into the darkness. It'll be interesting to see the new contenders for "worst dodge decision" that come out of this, before I tackle that problem, but overall the item riding system seems to be functioning. As we continue to iron out issues there, it might also let caged creatures interact more with their environment later on.

So, yeah, We funnel the siege onto tracks and then have our militia ride them into battle, and keep buzzing around, slicing and dicing.

[King DZA]

Well, looks like I'll be having a specialized minecart brigade in my fortresses now.

[Rose]

Are you missing the part where he jumped out of the cart in mid air to catch the goblin?

[Talvieno]

Are you missing the part where he jumped out of the cart in mid air to catch the goblin?

Yes... that's definitely made of ☼win☼.

[Tsuchigumo550]

I'm curious to know how long it takes for a barrel of booze to get hot enough to go boom, and if you could get barrels to be dropped into a minecart, lit on fire, and ejected from your fort directly into a horde of gobbos, then a large monorail close to the sky drops in my swordwarves as though they were dropped in from space.

So yeah. If Toady gives us speed, temp, and all those other gneiss things in the RAWS, DF will never be the same again.

MAT_TEMP: ABSURDLY HIGH

ITEM: ASBESTOS BODYSUIT

...... Is that goblin barbecue I smell?

[Sadrice]

As was already discussed in this thread, not long ago, booze does not burn, it boils noninjuriously.

[dreadmullet]

Flying minecart jousting. With fists.

[Talvieno]

Flying minecart jousting. With fists.

YES!!! A new sport.

Grand arenas will be created... And the losers shall plummet to their deaths... on serrated disc traps. The winners will land safely on ramps on the other side.

Honestly I would prefer swords over fists. More chance of severed bodyparts.

[Dr.Propz]

I set a hauler to ride a minecart to its next stop. That happened to take the dwarf down eight ramps and then up a launch ramp into an open cavern. High up in the cavern there was a wide ledge and on the ledge there was a goblin, chilling out right where I had created it. I activated the dwarf's squad, and he had just enough hang-time at the top of the flight arc to get a punch in. The goblin struck back but the dwarf jumped on to the ledge, where they continued to fight as the cart fell down into the darkness. It'll be interesting to see the new contenders for "worst dodge decision" that come out of this, before I tackle that problem, but overall the item riding system seems to be functioning. As we continue to iron out issues there, it might also let caged creatures interact more with their environment later on.

Oh shit, somebody has to either draw a picture of this or an animation

[RanDomino]

Crossbowdwarf Monorails.  TOOT-TOOT HERE COMES THE URIST EXPRESS!