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[Sizik]

Edit: Added to Eternal Suggestion Voting. link

So that one can easily tell which direction it's pumping, as well as which tile is the non-walkable one.

I was thinking the wall part could be a half-block (used in ballistae and catapaults), and the walkable part a double wall tile that alternates between single and double when running (like axles).

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pump from south: ▄
                 ║
north: ║
       ▀
east: ═▌
west: ▐═

[Draco18s]

I like it.

[Untelligent]

Aye, and if the screwy bit is the same tile as a siege engine part, that might make keep it easy for the graphics modders.

[RavingManiac]

The problem here is that when a pump is being operated by a dwarf, there is no visible animation as the dwarf obstructs the shaft

[Igfig]

So make the solid part flash from half-block to full-block.

Good ideas, Sizik.

[darkflagrance]

This is an excellent and easy-to-implement idea.

[Atarlost]

What about using ╬, ╪, and╫ for animation so they mesh nicely with connecting shafts?

[Warlord255]

The "chair" part of the pump should be the one that's altered; otherwise we won't see the pumps moving when a dwarf operates it.

[Techhead]

Why not go with the half-block, but make the background alternate between black and either blue or red, depending on the liquid being pumped?

[Aldaris]

Why not go with the half-block, but make the background alternate between black and either blue or red, depending on the liquid being pumped?

That, in combination with the general idea of the thread, is awesome.

[Sizik]

The problem here is that when a pump is being operated by a dwarf, there is no visible animation as the dwarf obstructs the shaft

The "chair" part of the pump should be the one that's altered; otherwise we won't see the pumps moving when a dwarf operates it.

I think the presence of a dwarf on the pump, along with liquid (if any) being pumped, would indicate that the pump is pumping.

[Sizik]

Added to Eternal Suggestion Voting. link

[Bricks]

The eternal suggestion voting, if I understand correctly, is for large changes to the game, particularly those that are already planned but players would like to have sooner rather than later.  Don't expect a groundswell of support for a simple graphical change.