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[Stargrasper]

Well upon digging a tunnel into the side of the mountain, erm hill I breached an aquifer and it is now flooding the valley below my fort.

When did we get onto punching through aquifers?

That's when.   (it's the third message in the thread)

Nice suggestions, though.  Somewhat frightening/disturbing that you could come up with them, also.

[Opirian]

When did we get onto punching through aquifers?

First Idea:
Instead of giving them a farm plot, you should set a food stockpile. On the level above, dig a hole and set a dump zone over it. When the prisoner is good, mark some food for dumping and the guards will drop it down.

Second idea:
Presumably you'll have a large cistern below all the cells in order to feed the wells. Let's say each well is at z=0, you should put an empty chute below it in z=-1, and then have your cistern at z=-2.
Then, put lever-operated hatch covers in the z=-1 level (the empty chute level).

Then, feed the cistern with pumps that are located at z=0.

When it comes time to kill the unlucky dwarves, close all the hatch covers in the good dwarves' cells, and then turn on the pumps. The cistern will flood, filling the prisoner's cell.
This is horrifying hilarious because the well, previously a source of life, is what will ultimately kill the dwarf. Plus, cleanup is a whole bunch easier.

thats not a half bad idea, I shall do that instead.

Well upon digging a tunnel into the side of the mountain, erm hill I breached an aquifer and it is now flooding the valley below my fort.

When did we get onto punching through aquifers?

That's when.   (it's the third message in the thread)

Nice suggestions, though.  Somewhat frightening/disturbing that you could come up with them, also.

So why is it frightening/disturbing that I can come up with that?

[Stargrasper]

So why is it frightening/disturbing that I can come up with that?

When it comes time to kill the unlucky dwarves, close all the hatch covers in the good dwarves' cells, and then turn on the pumps. The cistern will flood, filling the prisoner's cell.
This is horrifying hilarious because the well, previously a source of life, is what will ultimately kill the dwarf. Plus, cleanup is a whole bunch easier.

Not you, Opirian.  I was referring to Lymojo.  It's amazing the sadistic, torturous ideas people come up with just because these little guys are just bytes...especially the horrors committed against elves...crimes against humanity anyone?

[Opirian]

So why is it frightening/disturbing that I can come up with that?

When it comes time to kill the unlucky dwarves, close all the hatch covers in the good dwarves' cells, and then turn on the pumps. The cistern will flood, filling the prisoner's cell.
This is horrifying hilarious because the well, previously a source of life, is what will ultimately kill the dwarf. Plus, cleanup is a whole bunch easier.

Not you, Opirian.  I was referring to Lymojo.  It's amazing the sadistic, torturous ideas people come up with just because these little guys are just bytes...especially the horrors committed against elves...crimes against humanity anyone?

sorry wasn't paying attention just kinda out of it lately