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Drakale

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Standby option for levers
« on: March 11, 2009, 07:49:32 pm »
Here is a very simple suggestion that would save, or waste, a lot of dwarven lives.

Add a Manned flag to all levers, similar to the Dwarf-powered pumps. Once toggled, there will be a permanent "job" created available to all free dwarves that make the dwarf just stand near the lever, ready to pull.

So basicaly, you could switch a lever to Manned and be sure that someone will indeed be there when you decide its time to pull it. Maybe an option to limit the dwarves that can use the building, exactly like workshops, could be useful too.

Thats it  ;D
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Re: Standby option for levers
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2009, 08:55:06 pm »
Yeah, this should be done. Mabey with this I can even make dwarven bath houses!
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Re: Standby option for levers
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2009, 08:55:09 pm »
Simple suggestion but I think it would be very useful.

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Re: Standby option for levers
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2009, 08:56:35 pm »
Good idea, but just one thing; you can already restrict who pulls a lever to certain dwarves ('P')
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Re: Standby option for levers
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2009, 08:57:26 pm »
yes, but you cant "station" one at a lever.
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Re: Standby option for levers
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2009, 09:01:49 pm »
Quote from: cowofdoom78963 on March 11, 2009, 08:57:26 pm
yes, but you cant "station" one at a lever.
I know, but I'm specifically referring to the thing already in the game.  Everything else is fine.
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Quote from: Vlynndar on April 02, 2009, 03:36:26 pm
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« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2009, 09:07:25 pm »
This suggestion sounds good to me and I support it wholeheartedly.
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Re: Standby option for levers
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2009, 09:52:37 am »
Also allow for rooms to be designated from levers, and have them dwarfed in thier entirety by a player specified amount of dwarfs. Even without that, I fully support this idea.
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Re: Standby option for levers
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2009, 10:23:48 am »
100% support.
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Re: Standby option for levers
« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2009, 10:56:56 am »
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Re: Standby option for levers
« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2009, 12:07:16 pm »
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Good idea, but just one thing; you can already restrict who pulls a lever to certain dwarves ('P')

Oh wow my bad, i have been playing this game for a year and i never noticed this heh
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Re: Standby option for levers
« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2009, 08:35:51 pm »
This combined with workshop options sounds pretty righteous.
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Re: Standby option for levers
« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2009, 01:34:09 pm »
Wholeheartedly agree.

Military dwarves don't pull levers do they?
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Re: Standby option for levers
« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2009, 06:04:42 pm »
Quote from: Aldaris on March 12, 2009, 09:52:37 am
Also allow for rooms to be designated from levers, and have them dwarfed in thier entirety by a player specified amount of dwarfs. Even without that, I fully support this idea.
Er... Why this?

Otherwise, supported!
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Re: Standby option for levers
« Reply #14 on: March 14, 2009, 06:29:35 pm »
I think that proposal is so that if you have twelve levers that need to be pulled for your mighty deathtrap to go off correctly, then you could say, "keep a minimum of four dwarves in this room at all times ready to pull levers".
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