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Jaqie Fox

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Big bug: dwarves getting stuck in water!
« on: October 30, 2007, 06:38:00 am »

fortress mode:
build channel. allow rocks to be in it. flood with depth 6-7 water. have stairway leading out of it that is passable. dwarves ignore water and wander in to move rocks out, and are somehow unable to leave if there is not a 'path' to the staircase of rocks (ie one tile of just water without a rock in it between dwarf and staircase)  result: dwarves are trapped, do not drown, but starve over time.
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martinuzz

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Re: Big bug: dwarves getting stuck in water!
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2007, 07:44:00 am »

I think this just might be related to another pos above, "dwarves hate stairs".
It seems dwarves need ramps, not stairs, to haul heavy items like rocks.
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Laguana

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Re: Big bug: dwarves getting stuck in water!
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2007, 07:45:00 am »

That doesn't make sense in light of my experiences...

I dug down several levels, using up/down staircases as the only access between levels, and my dwarves were fine with carrying mined out rock between levels.

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