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RiotHouse

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Tower Bells
« on: November 25, 2010, 05:10:06 pm »
How about a Tower bell, or any bell on the surface that could be pulled by a rather scared dwarf in order to automatically send dwarfs to the burrows or other such orders that specified.
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Re: Tower Bells
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2010, 06:37:04 pm »
We already have that, except dwarves will do it even if they're partying, or drinking, or sleeping.
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Quote from: Dutchling on April 14, 2012, 02:28:14 pm
I agree with Urist. Steampunk is like Darth Vader winning Holland's Next Top Model. It would be awesome but not something I'd like in this game.
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Re: Tower Bells
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2010, 12:35:12 pm »
Yesh, we really already have this, but if you want it to be automatic, I think that a really bad idea. My dwarfs get scared from gophers. I really don't need them all to hide, it's bad enough the scared one is hiding.
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Re: Tower Bells
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2010, 02:20:12 pm »
Aww. I almost thought I had put this thread down with a single comment. Damn you, TheyTarget :D
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Quote from: Dutchling on April 14, 2012, 02:28:14 pm
I agree with Urist. Steampunk is like Darth Vader winning Holland's Next Top Model. It would be awesome but not something I'd like in this game.
Quote from: Bumber on November 27, 2018, 01:05:30 am
Unfortunately dying involves the amputation of the entire body from the dwarf.

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Re: Tower Bells
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2010, 02:29:05 pm »
Too bad.
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Re: Tower Bells
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2010, 03:03:28 pm »
It might be nice, maybe as a future interface option, to have a new structure for announcing different alerts, though.

This task could be passed around by word of mouth in a small fort.  A Manager or Military Commander could be made to order everyone to general quarters, for example.  This, on a larger fort might become worrisomely slow, so an alert bell(s) could be used instead.

The constructed structure could have options on it to trigger different alerts, and would be loud (at least as loud as placing furniture is now) with the intention of passing the information to dwarves (in a less than immediate fashion) that they should move to particular burrows.  It would also possibly wake sleeping dwarves (who are entitled to negative thoughts, fatigue, etc.)

I could see fun uses for this, too, not regarding military threats.  An impetuous manager wants things built right now, so wake all the dwarves up to get to their workshops in time for the caravan!
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Re: Tower Bells
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2010, 08:24:34 pm »
Very interesting ideas. 
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Re: Tower Bells
« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2010, 12:25:21 pm »
Please search the Suggestions forum before posting.  This idea has already been suggested many times:

http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=27570.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=5097.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=35846.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=5968.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=33332.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=5220.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=3587.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=5555.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=3116.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=3993.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=3723.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=3607.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=6079.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=3436.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=2841.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=6372.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=27631.0

The closely related concept of alarm traps is also a popular suggestion:

http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=57719.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=59608.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=31216.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=5890.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=4050.0

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