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Does rain go through grates?
« on: March 07, 2010, 11:52:41 pm »
I want to pave the ground with stone, with the occasional grate to let rainwater fill natural ponds underneath (which are connected to fill wells that I have). The map rains almost constantly and I am just curious as to if rain will collect in a natural pool that is covered by a grate. Does anyone know?
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Re: Does rain go through grates?
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2010, 12:33:59 am »
I can't give you the answer but, if it rains non-stop, you could test it for the sake of dwarven science! Give us the answer and put it on the wiki grate page ;P
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Re: Does rain go through grates?
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2010, 05:57:50 am »
I tought rainwater only gathers up if its a brook tile underneath. Report back soon. :o
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Re: Does rain go through grates?
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2010, 07:13:03 am »
I miss having weather turned on...  :'(

IIRC rainwater doesn't fall from the sky it seeps out of murky pool tiles during a rainstorm. Not a single grass tile will be muddied but murky pools will get a little extra water. I think they have to be Light and outside for rain to reach them, but a grate makes the tile light and inside... So best guess is no... would still like to see this tested!

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Re: Does rain go through grates?
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2010, 07:34:46 am »
I believe that grates will prevent the pools from filling because it makes the tile inside as the previous poster said. Also, river, brook and murky pool tiles will all fill up in rain.
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Re: Does rain go through grates?
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2010, 08:46:04 am »
Murky Pools are teh only thing effected by rain as long as nothing is constructed over them.  Rivers and Brooks get water from the edge of the map.  IIRC, it is possible to permanently dam it with obsidian.
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Re: Does rain go through grates?
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2010, 08:57:09 am »
Or various other means, and if they are dammed the river tiles will fill up with water if it is raining.
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Re: Does rain go through grates?
« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2010, 08:27:35 pm »
Thus far the experiment says "no"... I'm going to let the game run for a full year before I declare it impossible.
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Re: Does rain go through grates?
« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2010, 09:27:18 pm »
I have already tried it, it doesn't work.
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