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Author Topic: Need Hermit Challenge Death Trap Ideas  (Read 957 times)

insectcalm

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Need Hermit Challenge Death Trap Ideas
« on: July 01, 2009, 12:25:12 am »
So I was trying to do a hermit challenge, but I am stumped when it comes to a way to kill all the immigrants. Originally I was just going to draft any migrants and hopefully get killed by the wildlife, but that took way too long with the first dwarves. I need something a lot quicker and reliable. Unfortunately, I have never been good with death traps. Anybody have an easy idea? I am on a basically flat area, although right where my fort is is a tiny hill (one z-level high)
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Rashilul

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Re: Need Hermit Challenge Death Trap Ideas
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2009, 12:31:35 am »
Any magma or water?
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Strife26

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Re: Need Hermit Challenge Death Trap Ideas
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2009, 12:33:41 am »
Bridge.
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Re: Need Hermit Challenge Death Trap Ideas
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2009, 12:35:59 am »
My personal favorite is to line them up and use a catapult.
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Re: Need Hermit Challenge Death Trap Ideas
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2009, 12:36:59 am »
Quote from: Rashilul on July 01, 2009, 12:35:59 am
My personal favorite is to line them up and use a ballista.
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Re: Need Hermit Challenge Death Trap Ideas
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2009, 12:44:08 am »
Quote from: hexedmagica on July 01, 2009, 12:36:59 am
Quote from: Rashilul on July 01, 2009, 12:35:59 am
My personal favorite is to line them up and use a ballista.
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Martin

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Re: Need Hermit Challenge Death Trap Ideas
« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2009, 12:48:39 am »
Retracting bridge over chasm/pit/magma/river - draft immigrants and station them on bridge. Pull the lever.
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insectcalm

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Re: Need Hermit Challenge Death Trap Ideas
« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2009, 12:54:05 am »
Its on a freezing area, so there is only a little bit of running water during the summer. There is an open magma pipe, however. A retracting bridge sounds like a good idea. Does the lever have to be by the bridge?
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Re: Need Hermit Challenge Death Trap Ideas
« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2009, 12:55:11 am »
Nope, the lever can be absolutely anywhere - no restrictions, but of course needs to be hooked to the bridge.
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insectcalm

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Re: Need Hermit Challenge Death Trap Ideas
« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2009, 12:58:39 am »
Well, that sounds like a plan then. I'll just burn the little buggers. Thanks for the help.
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Re: Need Hermit Challenge Death Trap Ideas
« Reply #10 on: July 01, 2009, 01:03:38 am »
The simplest guaranteed-kill deathtrap I know of is a raising bridge, over flat ground. Raise the bridge, station the undesirables underneath it, lower the bridge. Hey presto, no more undesirables. As an added bonus, all their belongings are also gone.
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Re: Need Hermit Challenge Death Trap Ideas
« Reply #11 on: July 01, 2009, 01:35:32 am »
Quote from: Rashilul on July 01, 2009, 12:35:59 am
My personal favorite is to line them up and use a catapult.

Except for catapults won't kill them.
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Re: Need Hermit Challenge Death Trap Ideas
« Reply #12 on: July 01, 2009, 02:16:39 am »
It's agreed, carp pool, or spike pool ( To hold the blood ) , BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!!!
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insectcalm

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Re: Need Hermit Challenge Death Trap Ideas
« Reply #13 on: July 01, 2009, 02:33:56 am »
I was going to build a retractable bridge over the lava pipe, but it is too far from my house. So I decided to build a huge hole underground and then use the retractable bridge idea to drop the migrants in. How deep should i go to make sure that they die?
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Re: Need Hermit Challenge Death Trap Ideas
« Reply #14 on: July 01, 2009, 02:53:39 am »
All your z level to maximise explodiness.
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