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[Sphalerite]

Crystal glass is bugged at the moment.  You can wait for Toady to fix it, or, if you have a hex editor and know how to use it, apply the patch described here:
http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/mantisbt/view.php?id=1498

[agvkrioni]

Axles and gears can only link to millstones and pumps.  You can however use a pump, a pressure plate, and some water as a rotation sensor, and use that to trigger floodgates or doors.

Brilliant!
...
 
...explain?

[i2amroy]

The wiki has a very large page on trap design and various different ways of destroying your enemies that can prove very helpful to the aspiring goblin/elf/FB destroyer.

[Nil Eyeglazed]

Axles and gears can only link to millstones and pumps.  You can however use a pump, a pressure plate, and some water as a rotation sensor, and use that to trigger floodgates or doors.

Brilliant!
...
 
...explain?

Build a pressure plate that triggers on 1-7 of water.  Build a pump that delivers water to that square, build a cistern to feed the pump.  Link the pressure plate to whatever thing you want activated.  Now, when the pump receives power, it will deliver water to the pressure plate, which will then trigger your device.

To make it reusable, build a second pump on top of the first pump, so that you can pump the water from the pressure plate to the cistern.  Attach this reset pump to power as desired.

[plynxis]

thats more like a buffer/follower than a rotation sensor unless i misunderstood

[Nil Eyeglazed]

thats more like a buffer/follower than a rotation sensor unless i misunderstood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05WS0WN7zMQ

[Sphalerite]

Here's my design for a rotation sensor.

Upper level:

Code: [Select]

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# %% +
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Lower level:

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######
#+++^#
######

The pump on the upper level is set to pump from east to west.

The pressure plate on the lower level is set to be 'on' for water at levels 6-7 if you want it to trigger when the pump is not running, or 'on' for water at levels 0-5 if you want it to trigger when the pump is running.  The pressure plate must also be built *before* the pump is built.

After connecting the pressure plate to whatever you want it to trigger, fill the four tiles on the lower level with 7/7 deep water.  With the pump not running, the pressure plate will have water on it.  When the pump activates, the water will be removed from the pressure plate tile.  It will instantly fall from the pump outlet and refill the lower level, but so long as you have built the pressure plate before building the pump the plate will react to the absence of water before the water can refill, and will stay in the no-water state so long as the pump is running.

[xelo]

Short question: Will building destroyers destroy my paved roads?
If yes: How can I avoid the growing of shrubs in a building destroyer secure way?

Thank you

Growing greetings

xelo

[Sphalerite]

Yes, building destroyers will destroy roads.  Constructed floors will stop the growth of shrubs and are safe from buildingdestroyers.  Or, if you want to be cheap and use a semi-exploit, put down a stockpile with everything disabled.

[Xen0n]

Short question: Will building destroyers destroy my paved roads?
If yes: How can I avoid the growing of shrubs in a building destroyer secure way?

Thank you

Growing greetings

xelo

Possibly helpful: 
If you're just looking to keep trees from blocking your sewage system / water plumbing, consider digging out all your water pipes as "Upward stairs" instead of standard "Dig."  It allows liquids, items and creatures to pass through just like normal, but doesn't allow any plant growth.

[xelo]

Yes, building destroyers will destroy roads.

grmbl

Constructed floors will stop the growth of shrubs and are safe from buildingdestroyers.

Constructed floortiles? This are very good news!

Or, if you want to be cheap and use a semi-exploit, put down a stockpile with everything disabled.

No, that would be boring and not dwarfish! : )

Thank you

Possibly helpful: 
If you're just looking to keep trees from blocking your sewage system / water plumbing, consider digging out all your water pipes as "Upward stairs" instead of standard "Dig."  It allows liquids, items and creatures to pass through just like normal, but doesn't allow any plant growth.

Yeah I know, but it looks terribly disgusting : )
Nevertheless thank you very much

[plynxis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05WS0WN7zMQ

i dont get it, are you being smart with me because i understand that term differently?

should i answer with a quote or something?

[nightwhips]

I'm having trouble figuring out unit kill lists, etc. Where do I see who killed what and how many?

[Xen0n]

I'm having trouble figuring out unit kill lists, etc. Where do I see who killed what and how many?

If I remember right, you 'q' 'v' over a unit, hit 'z,' and then on the bottom you should see a 'k' or something to see a list of kills that unit has made.  If you just want to see what fighting has happened recently, hit 'r' from the main screen, scroll to a fight and hit 'Enter'

Edited for mistakes due to bad case of Kobold-brain.

[nightwhips]

Thanks!

I think I was checking a few dwarves with no kills, so it doesn't give the option for them.

Also, "v" over the unit, not "q", but I understood perfectly.