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psychologicalshock

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Something that's driving me nuts -a question on Fortifications.
« on: March 28, 2011, 11:54:33 am »
Here's what I was thinking about- I have a guard tower, does it matter if the Fortification is hanging off the tower (i.e. no floor or wall beneath it) or if it's set ON the tower where it has a wall/floor beneath it? If I have the Fortifications hanging off the edges does that mean there's a gap underneath the Fortification?
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Hyndis

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Re: Something that's driving me nuts -a question on Fortifications.
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2011, 12:05:50 pm »
That doesn't matter, but the dwarf cannot shoot downwards so any goblins right next to the wall will be completely safe.
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Urist McGyver

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Re: Something that's driving me nuts -a question on Fortifications.
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2011, 12:32:33 pm »
If I build a floor grate, will the dwarf then be able to shoot downward?
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Quote from: Gizogin on March 07, 2012, 12:02:30 am
It's treated as completely normal because this is Dwarf Fortress.  There's absolutely nothing wrong with surrounding yourself with a wall of flames, only to later realize that you're surrounded by a wall of flames.
There's nothing that can't be solved by hurling fifteen roc birds at it.

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Re: Something that's driving me nuts -a question on Fortifications.
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2011, 12:37:49 pm »
Quote from: Urist McGyver on March 28, 2011, 12:32:33 pm
If I build a floor grate, will the dwarf then be able to shoot downward?

IIRC, no.
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Urist McGyver

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Re: Something that's driving me nuts -a question on Fortifications.
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2011, 12:44:01 pm »
OOOOhh I got an idea for a suggestion! BURNING OIL!!!
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Quote from: Gizogin on March 07, 2012, 12:02:30 am
It's treated as completely normal because this is Dwarf Fortress.  There's absolutely nothing wrong with surrounding yourself with a wall of flames, only to later realize that you're surrounded by a wall of flames.
There's nothing that can't be solved by hurling fifteen roc birds at it.

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Re: Something that's driving me nuts -a question on Fortifications.
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2011, 12:52:31 pm »
Problem with magma curtains is that it tends to be murder on your FPS due to all of the pumps running on a continual basis.
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