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[Skjarl]

It would be handy to be able to specify a "build from" direction when constructing things so my idiot dwarves don't entomb themselves when I use walls to seal off old sections of my fort.    

[Jayfrin]

I love that it happens often with floodgates then it's a race agianst time to hook up a lever before they suffocate...

[Anonemoose]

Just remember the directional priority when your dwarf is building something. If I remember correctly, they want to build something from the west. If the west isn't available, then they'll build from the northwest. And it just goes on and on in a clockwise fashion.

[Derakon]

quote:Originally posted by Anonemoose:
<STRONG>Just remember the directional priority when your dwarf is building something. If I remember correctly, they want to build something from the west. If the west isn't available, then they'll build from the northwest. And it just goes on and on in a clockwise fashion.</STRONG>

The basic idea is right, but the specifics are wrong. It's west-east-north-south, and then the diagonals in some order that I never bother remembering as it's only relevant for mining anyway.

Anyway, you can help restrict where dwarves stand by marking a square for building a wall, and then suspending that wall. This works for most things you care about.

[Grek]

quote:Originally posted by Derakon:
<STRONG>The basic idea is right, but the specifics are wrong. It's west-east-north-south, and then the diagonals in some order that I never bother remembering as it's only relevant for mining anyway.</STRONG>

It's whichever tile is most northwest, with a preference towards west during ties. There are some exceptions, where the dwarves will prefer all orthagonals over diagnals.

[Draco18s]

It's very simple.

They prefer West over any other direction, East over the remainder, and finally North over South.

Once you have that distinction for the orthogonals, the same rules apply to the diagonals.  Any "west" direction over any "east" and any "north" over any "south."

Thus: NW, SW, NE, SE.

[Skjarl]

quote:Originally posted by Derakon:
<STRONG>Anyway, you can help restrict where dwarves stand by marking a square for building a wall, and then suspending that wall. This works for most things you care about.</STRONG>

Oh now that IS clever.  Thanks!

[martinuzz]

Or, what works for me: designate the side from which you don't want to build as restricted traffic area and the desired side as high traffic.

[Exponent]

quote:Originally posted by martinuzz:
<STRONG>Or, what works for me: designate the side from which you don't want to build as restricted traffic area and the desired side as high traffic.</STRONG>

I for some reason have never had any luck with this method.  The suspended wall trick works well, though.

[MaxVance]

Why do the dwarves have a preferred "build from" direction? Is it a relic of the 2D version where you always mined into the mountain from the west?

[martinuzz]

No, it's how pathfinding / jobgeneration is coded.

[Align]

Because on one hand you have

code:

if buildjob, build from (if west!=blocked, return west, else if [...])

and on the other, you have the same except you must determine which direction the dwarf is approaching from. The former is far easier to do in most any 2D game.

[MaxVance]

quote:Originally posted by martinuzz:
<STRONG>No, it's how pathfinding / jobgeneration is coded.</STRONG>

I know that. Of course it has to be coded that way for the dwarves to so religiously use a set order of directions. What I meant is why they're coded in such a way.

Sorry for any confusion.  

[MuonDecay]

Also, hope on the horizon:

quote: # Req288, FLOODGATE PLACEMENT ISSUES, (Future): It's very common for people to get blocked off by floodgates while placing them.

[Dwarmin]

Ahh Im finally down with section of wall! Wait..somethings wrong...
FOR THE LOVE OF ARMOK MOFOL!