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Urist McTaverish

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Waterfalls. How do they work?!
« on: September 04, 2010, 08:00:32 pm »
Okay so I tried designing a waterfall for my dining room but it seems to have failed miserably.

Z (dining room)

Z -1 (basin)

Z +1 (above dining room)

Z +6 (start and aqueduct to brook)


What did I do wrong?
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Re: Waterfalls. How do they work?!
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2010, 08:05:59 pm »
Your pumps need open tiles behind and in front of them.

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##############
#............# <-- mined out tiles - above, the floor must be channeled out
#%%%%%%%%%%%%# <-- pumping from south to north
#%%%%%%%%%%%%#
#            # <-- mined out and channeled tiles
##############
[edit] Also, it looks like some of the pumps on Z=141 are pointing in the wrong direction...
« Last Edit: September 04, 2010, 08:10:29 pm by Quietust »
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Urist McTaverish

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Re: Waterfalls. How do they work?!
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2010, 08:13:05 pm »
Quote from: Quietust on September 04, 2010, 08:05:59 pm
[edit] Also, it looks like some of the pumps on Z=141 are pointing in the wrong direction...
Those are water wheels
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Re: Waterfalls. How do they work?!
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2010, 08:17:00 pm »
Quote from: Urist McTaverish on September 04, 2010, 08:13:05 pm
Quote from: Quietust on September 04, 2010, 08:05:59 pm
[edit] Also, it looks like some of the pumps on Z=141 are pointing in the wrong direction...
Those are water wheels

No, I'm talking about the pumps to the south of them.
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Quote from: Lord Dakoth on September 17, 2009, 10:47:58 pm
It's amazing how dwarves can make a stack of bones completely waterproof and magmaproof.
Quote from: Neruz on September 18, 2009, 06:58:26 am
It's amazing how they can make an entire floodgate out of the bones of 2 cats.

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Re: Waterfalls. How do they work?!
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2010, 08:19:38 pm »
Quote from: Quietust on September 04, 2010, 08:17:00 pm
Quote from: Urist McTaverish on September 04, 2010, 08:13:05 pm
Quote from: Quietust on September 04, 2010, 08:05:59 pm
[edit] Also, it looks like some of the pumps on Z=141 are pointing in the wrong direction...
Those are water wheels

No, I'm talking about the pumps to the south of them.
Oh, there's rocks there and when I took the shot the rocks were flashing.  Every pump is oriented North-South.
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Re: Waterfalls. How do they work?!
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2010, 01:33:38 am »
The problem is your pumps.

Here's a rough side view of how a pump should work:

Z+1 :  #_________ . ~~%% . #
Z  0 :  #_________ . # . %%~#   (~ = water(with floor), . = channel, % = pump)
Z-1  :  #~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

There's no need for pumps on the bottom.  Pumps pump from open space to the level they are on.  They deposit their water on the opposite side, so they need room their to put the water.  A 1x1 fully enclosed room for a single pump -- water can escape diagonally if you're not careful. For your line of pumps, make sure the water can't escape on the ends of the line.  Doors work well to prevent this.

Also, do be careful.  With that many pumps you may end up accidentally flooding your dining room.  They pump fast.

Remember: a pump moves water like this:

____ <- (PUMP)<
~~~~(WATER)~^~~

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