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H.P. Urist

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Building tall structures
« on: January 17, 2015, 07:27:58 pm »
Good lord - I'm just putting the finishing touches on an above ground (20 z levels high) pump stack for a secret project and I'm in awe of some of the people in this forum for whom this is a small potatoes build.

I even went about it in a pretty smart way (IMHO) so'z to reduce time and clunkiness but it still takes a lot.

DF-Maniacs, I salute you and your insanity.

Back to work.
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H.P. Urist

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Re: Building tall structures
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2015, 08:47:34 pm »
Whew - onwards!

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Goblins

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Re: Building tall structures
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2015, 08:31:06 am »
Looks interestingly insane.
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Dwarf4Explosives

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Re: Building tall structures
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2015, 08:47:16 am »
Quote from: H.P. Urist on January 17, 2015, 07:27:58 pm
Good lord - I'm just putting the finishing touches on an above ground (20 z levels high) pump stack for a secret project and I'm in awe of some of the people in this forum for whom this is a small potatoes build.

I even went about it in a pretty smart way (IMHO) so'z to reduce time and clunkiness but it still takes a lot.

DF-Maniacs, I salute you and your insanity.

Back to work.
I don't think you're in any position to comment on the sanity of others, having apparently built this in the middle of a lake of lava. I'm guessing your "secret project" is either an obisidianizer or an obsidian gun (perhaps for dealing with clowns?). Even if that is the case, the fact that it's seemingly in the middle of your fortress means that you can't divert it to deal with invaders.
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H.P. Urist

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Re: Building tall structures
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2015, 08:45:31 pm »
Ohhhhh but I caaan! I soooo can. And in such a spectacular way that I think it will make you grin ear to ear!
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nanomage

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Re: Building tall structures
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2015, 04:05:14 am »
are you going to flood the sky with a layer of water and a layer of magma and make an orbital obsidian cannon manipulated by an extensive array of levers?
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MarcAFK

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Re: Building tall structures
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2015, 10:21:18 am »
Quote from: nanomage on January 19, 2015, 04:05:14 am
are you going to flood the sky with a layer of water and a layer of magma and make an orbital obsidian cannon manipulated by an extensive array of levers?
Ooh I love those.
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They're nearly as bad as badgers. Build a couple of anti-buzzard SAM sites marksdwarf towers and your fortress will look like Baghdad in 2003 from all the aerial bolt spam. You waste a lot of ammo and everything is covered in unslightly exploded buzzard bits and broken bolts.

thegoatgod_pan

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Re: Building tall structures
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2015, 01:43:39 pm »
I find it helps to build a removable scaffolding. Bonus points if you can "remove it" all at once with the pull of a lever. Use of bridges recommended.
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Badger Storm

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Re: Building tall structures
« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2015, 02:43:30 pm »
The height (no pun intended) of my architectural feats is 10-20 z high single up/down staircases, with two 10-tile "diving boards" on which I put cage traps.  I salute your superior building skills.
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Re: Building tall structures
« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2015, 04:30:55 pm »
Quote from: Dwarf4Explosives on January 18, 2015, 08:47:16 am
Even if that is the case, the fact that it's seemingly in the middle of your fortress means that you can't divert it to deal with invaders.
Well, I mean, you could...

...Once.
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