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Lormax

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Help request: Deciding on a bridge to use
« on: October 17, 2010, 06:59:55 pm »

Working on a pretty involved megaproject, looking for some community input.  Which one do you like more?



Purely aesthetic reasons is what I'm looking for.  Each "bridge" does the same thing...it spans a 2x7 area.  There will be water underneath it.  Don't take the need to go up a z-level too much into account, it's an outdoor style river/bridge area.  The bridge will not be retracted or drawbridge style, so don't take that into account either.
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GaxkangtheUnbound

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Re: Which version do you like more?
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2010, 07:01:58 pm »

I say the first(top) one.
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Re: Which version do you like more?
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2010, 11:55:54 pm »

69 views, 1 reply.  Sad, really sad.
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Re: Which version do you like more?
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2010, 11:59:28 pm »

Top one, but make the floor/bridge out of glass so you can see the water flowing beneath
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Re: Which version do you like more?
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2010, 12:00:47 am »

69 views, 1 reply.  Sad, really sad.

2nd reply, no input, sad, really sad

last one, me thinks :P
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Re: Which version do you like more?
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2010, 12:16:34 am »

Middle one, and I second the glass. Also: lined with statues on each side. Gold statues.
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Re: Which version do you like more?
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2010, 12:22:19 am »

I vote for the top one, with pillars topped by platinum/aluminum statues placed next to the wall segments but with 1-tile gap between them.
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Re: Which version do you like more?
« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2010, 12:37:17 am »

I'd do the one on the right!
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Re: Which version do you like more?
« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2010, 05:09:15 am »

69 views, 1 reply.  Sad, really sad.

Most readers expect this thread to be about which version of Dwarf Fortress they prefer. Probably. At least I did.

On topic: I like the top (right) one best. If you said "bridge", that one best approaches the mental image I would get.
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Re: Which version do you like more?
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2010, 06:21:26 am »

Top one. Preferably out of a realistic stone (I'd say granite and marble are the best, chalk and gypsum the worst realism-wise).
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Re: Which version do you like more?
« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2010, 06:45:29 am »

The top right one! Seconded or Thirded the statues, atleast by either end on both sides. I thought the title was about which DF version also.
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Re: Which version do you like more?
« Reply #11 on: October 18, 2010, 06:47:07 am »

top one. I too thought it would be about DF versions.
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Re: Help request: Deciding on a bridge to use
« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2010, 08:50:19 am »

Thanks all, and I changed the subject to remove confusion
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Re: Which version do you like more?
« Reply #13 on: October 18, 2010, 11:20:00 am »

Top one. Preferably out of a realistic stone (I'd say granite and marble are the best, chalk and gypsum the worst realism-wise).

There is nothing unrealistic about building from chalk.  Maybe you are thinking about the chalk used on your school blackboard, but naturally occurring chalk stone is a bit harder, and has been used throughout history to build many stone structures, from bridges to castles.
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Re: Help request: Deciding on a bridge to use
« Reply #14 on: October 18, 2010, 03:29:41 pm »

Middle one made of glass. Otherwise the top one.
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