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Keevu

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Does grass and trees die if I block the sun
« on: July 26, 2011, 06:22:41 pm »
I am creating a building that will cover the ground. Will the grass and trees eventually die from lack of sunlight?
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Re: Does grass and trees die if I block the sun
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2011, 06:26:52 pm »
The light still, somehow, gets through buildings that block it.

In fact, once a tile becomes light, there's absolutely no way to make it not light.

So... no.
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Re: Does grass and trees die if I block the sun
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2011, 06:29:16 pm »
 In hot climates where the grass dies out making a roof over the grass actually allows it to be green again.
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Re: Does grass and trees die if I block the sun
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2011, 06:31:14 pm »
That is weird.  thank you guys
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Re: Does grass and trees die if I block the sun
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2011, 02:37:40 am »
Quote from: Keevu on July 26, 2011, 06:31:14 pm
That is weird.  thank you guys

Yeah make the most of it for roofed surface crop farms whilst this bug lasts. It wont stay forever.
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Re: Does grass and trees die if I block the sun
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2011, 03:41:10 am »
I believe that it will, however, block the wind.  Go figure.
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Re: Does grass and trees die if I block the sun
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2011, 05:15:23 am »
only armok or Urist MCnorris can block sun.
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Re: Does grass and trees die if I block the sun
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2011, 10:55:50 am »
Quote from: Lexx on July 27, 2011, 02:37:40 am
Yeah make the most of it for roofed surface crop farms whilst this bug lasts. It wont stay forever.
We can only hope that when this is fixed an exception ismade for glass-block roofing. There's no real reason why dwarves shouldn't be able to make glass block ceilings and grow plants (or tree farms, even) below them.
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Re: Does grass and trees die if I block the sun
« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2011, 11:05:32 am »
I hope this bug only gets semi-fixed.  Light not actually hitting newly covered areas would be awesome, but I really like the idea of dwarves still seeing it as having been tainted by sunlight.
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Re: Does grass and trees die if I block the sun
« Reply #9 on: July 27, 2011, 01:26:35 pm »
Quote from: Nameless Archon on July 27, 2011, 10:55:50 am
Quote from: Lexx on July 27, 2011, 02:37:40 am
Yeah make the most of it for roofed surface crop farms whilst this bug lasts. It wont stay forever.
We can only hope that when this is fixed an exception ismade for glass-block roofing. There's no real reason why dwarves shouldn't be able to make glass block ceilings and grow plants (or tree farms, even) below them.

Definitely. Glass roofed subsurface plots would be good to have.
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