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[snow dwarf]

This is a thread to ask for advice on general building and share your builds, megaprojects etc. This thread is more about the aesthetics of buildings then weapon trap designs, but a giant !!trap maze!! is always appreciated.

Here is my question:
If I build a house with a roof made of walls like this

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  rWWWr
  W   W

(sideview, W=wall r=ramp)Will invaders be able to get in?

[Cathar]

Tests are required but my guess is yes. They can stand on the ramp, hold the wall under them and drop inside
Something like this would be safer :

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rWWWr
WW WW

[Rose]

Invaders can't travel diagonally vertically.

[Cathar]

Tho I'm not sure pathfinding recognize this as a possible path, I am fairly sure it is a possible move. While Fig.1 is not allowed, Fig.2 I believe is. Ramps do not block movement as far as I know... So if it works, it would only be due to a faulty pathfinding imho



Gonna test that actually

[Rose]

Oh...

So it's
.XXXX
A    A
X    X

Not

AXXXXA
X    X

The second one can't be entered. The first can, and also doesn't work as ramps either.

[Cathar]

My bad, bad figures. It was just my humble guess anyway, you're most probably right

[snow dwarf]

So I kind of tested it and stuff can't get out of this kind of building, but I'm not sure if it can get in.

Another question, can catapults shoot down?

[Rose]

Rocks from a catapult do follow more or less parabolic arcs, but I don't know if they can aim down.

[snow dwarf]

Rocks from a catapult do follow more or less parabolic arcs, but I don't know if they can aim down.

I guess it's time to do some !!science!!

[NJW2000]

Wiki says catapults won't fire at something if not on the same z lvl as target.

[snow dwarf]

I'm wondering wether copper blocks are dwarfy enough for a megaproject or if I should make it out of copper bars, which I won't have enough.

[☼Another☼]

The metal block:bar ratio is 1:1 - Each bar turns into a single block.

[Rose]

The only difference is they look different in Armok Vision

[Sanctume]

I'm wondering wether copper blocks are dwarfy enough for a megaproject or if I should make it out of copper bars, which I won't have enough.

Why not just have mason make native copper blocks instead?  You get 4 blocks without using fuel.

[Immortal-D]

Wiki says catapults won't fire at something if not on the same z lvl as target.

I can confirm this is inaccurate.  Catapults can target across zeds, but I believe they do function similar to crossbow & ballista in that zeds traveled is subtracted from total distance, so being on high ground is actually a disadvantage, technically.