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Author Topic: Bridging major rivers? SOLVED  (Read 686 times)

EddyP

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Bridging major rivers? SOLVED
« on: May 12, 2010, 02:14:49 pm »
How do you bridge major rivers? The only way I can think of is by digging underneath it to the other side and then going up, but you can't dig up. Any suggestions?
« Last Edit: May 12, 2010, 02:20:26 pm by EddyP »
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haywire

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Re: Bridging major rivers?
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2010, 02:15:42 pm »
Just build a bridge out of floor tiles?
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Rafal99

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Re: Bridging major rivers?
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2010, 02:17:39 pm »
Yeah, exactly.
As for digging you can dig up. You need to designate upstairs, then up/down stairs above, then downstairs on the surface.
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EddyP

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Re: Bridging major rivers?
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2010, 02:20:07 pm »
Well, that learned me. Thanks for the swift help!
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thranguy

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Re: Bridging major rivers? SOLVED
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2010, 05:30:47 pm »
While you can dig up, remember that opposite banks of a river are fairly likely to be in different biomes, and that digging up into an aquifer is bad news for your project...
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czolus

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Re: Bridging major rivers? SOLVED
« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2010, 08:34:31 pm »
You can chain bridges together w/o need for any connecting walls, so long as the original bridge is anchored on land.  Used the same thing to make a very large, very long "removable" raised entrance to my fort.
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