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Raphite1

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Frozen waterwheels.
« on: March 07, 2013, 07:29:44 pm »

When a river with a waterwheel freezes, what happens? Does the waterwheel simply lose power until the river thaws, or is it deconstructed/destroyed?

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Re: Frozen waterwheels.
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2013, 08:13:51 pm »

I believe they are deconstructed, but I'm not 100% on that.
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Re: Frozen waterwheels.
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2013, 05:24:29 am »

They simply freeze in place, and i'm 100% certain of that. I have a fort that built a bunch of waterwheels, and they have no power during the freeze but get back into action once spring comes around.
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Re: Frozen waterwheels.
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2013, 03:14:43 pm »

The waterwheel is not built IN the water, but OVER the water. As far as the waterwheel knows, it just doesnt have a flowing tile underneath it anymore.
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