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Author Topic: Temporarily Blocking Stairs  (Read 502 times)

EmperorJon

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Temporarily Blocking Stairs
« on: February 22, 2011, 11:30:48 am »
There's a bird down there. A big nasty one. I have minutes at best... how!? I tried laying a floor but that means the dwarf can't get up...
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Quote from: Kamamura on February 18, 2012, 06:38:11 am
I think it's the way towns develop now. In the beginning, people move into a town. Then they start producing tables, which results in more and more tables. Soon tables represent a significant portion of the population, they start lobbying for new laws and regulations, putting people to greater and greater disadvantage...
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PopeRichardCorey

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Re: Temporarily Blocking Stairs
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2011, 11:44:53 am »
There may be no fix quick enough, but in the future, you can build Hatch Covers at a Mason or Carpenter's workshop or a Forge and put those on top of all your stairs.
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Quote from: Girlinhat on February 20, 2011, 01:01:53 am
And when you build your fortress walls from the bones of skeletal elephants, slain my weapons forged from melted goblin plunder, fed on cattle that graze on grass that blinks.  Then, you will know dwarfdom.

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Re: Temporarily Blocking Stairs
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2011, 11:55:01 am »
It can be done by temporarily flooding your fortress, that way you do not have to create hatchcovers :)
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Re: Temporarily Blocking Stairs
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2011, 12:15:14 pm »
I managed to build a wall around it so that's ok. :D
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Quote from: Kamamura on February 18, 2012, 06:38:11 am
I think it's the way towns develop now. In the beginning, people move into a town. Then they start producing tables, which results in more and more tables. Soon tables represent a significant portion of the population, they start lobbying for new laws and regulations, putting people to greater and greater disadvantage...
Link for full quote. 'tis mighty funny.

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Re: Temporarily Blocking Stairs
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2011, 01:04:41 pm »
Hatches are the easiest "cheaty" way since nothing can attack stuff on the z-level above.
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Re: Temporarily Blocking Stairs
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2011, 01:12:50 pm »
Quote from: BigD145 on February 22, 2011, 01:04:41 pm
Hatches are the easiest "cheaty" way since nothing can attack stuff on the z-level above.

Yeah, they are pretty cheap; I really only lock them in emergencies (or to funnel goblins onto the killing floor.  that's perfectly legit, right?
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Quote from: Girlinhat on February 20, 2011, 01:01:53 am
And when you build your fortress walls from the bones of skeletal elephants, slain my weapons forged from melted goblin plunder, fed on cattle that graze on grass that blinks.  Then, you will know dwarfdom.