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[Guy]

From the wiki under fluid dynamics:

quote:
* Drawbridges block Floods and may generate the Anti-Flood effect, sometimes even when they open.

They lie!

[dav]

May = might.  May != will always.

[Aquillion]

I suspect that they only function against man-made floods; natural floods tend to ignore several of the things that would stop man-made ones.

[Guy]

quote:May = might. May != will always.

Well, the wiki didn't say "may block floods" but whatever.  At least I know it's just my fault.  

[Satyr]

But did you try the same with a closed bridge? What the wiki quote actually says is "A closed bridge will always block floods, a raised bridge sometimes". And a closed bridge DOES block floods to my knowledge. Sure the "sometimes" part is rather useless, as it doesn't say what conditions influence those times.

[Zaratustra]

Did you close that bridge -after- the river flooded the area?

[syllogism]

Drawbridges block artificial floods, not natural ones. Also, dwarves get thrown right through them by the flood and they do not block projectiles.

[Toady One]

Okay, I'll note each of those issues and see what's up.

[Abyssal Squid]

Windows also block artificial floods but not natural ones.

[Guy]

I'll also add that those bridges were closed (raised) since last autumn.

[Draxxalon]

Fortifications also block artificial floods, but do not block natural ones.

[Aquillion]

Some of these loopholes, like the fortifications one, actually sound useful.  Think about it:  The player just has to fortify the river bank without breaking through it.  Natural floods will seep through the fortifications, allowing the player to do extensive Nile-style farming without exposing themselves to the river over a wide area.

The only problem is...  would a natural flood wash dwarves through fortifications like they do through closed drawbridges?  That could get nasty.  I suppose the player could fortify the river on both sides, then sneak out through a single entrance and bridge over it entirely.