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cam94509

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Do constructed tiles in aquifers become aquifer tiles?
« on: September 17, 2011, 06:48:28 pm »
I'm on the last layer of an aquifer (I literally only need to channel out one particular square, if I could get it dry), but... even with my extensive drainage system and the wooden constructed walls, I can't manage to get the one 3x3 space I need to dry up to, well, dry up.
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Re: Do constructed tiles in aquifers become aquifer tiles?
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2011, 06:57:58 pm »
Constructed walls do not become aquifer tiles under any known circumstances; aquifers only occur in natural stone and soil. If I understand correctly, what may be happening is the aquifer tiles above your 3x3 area are draining down into it; remember, aquifers produce water in all 6 orthogonally adjacent tiles besides above, meaning north, south, east, west, and below. Otherwise, your draining is not enough. Aquifers produce a LOT of water, and if you're on your on your last layer to the aquifer, you don't have its infinite draining anymore. Try using pumps to pull the water out faster than it can fill in, if possible.
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Re: Do constructed tiles in aquifers become aquifer tiles?
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2011, 07:18:34 pm »
Quote from: CapnUrist on September 17, 2011, 06:57:58 pm
Constructed walls do not become aquifer tiles under any known circumstances; aquifers only occur in natural stone and soil. If I understand correctly, what may be happening is the aquifer tiles above your 3x3 area are draining down into it; remember, aquifers produce water in all 6 orthogonally adjacent tiles besides above, meaning north, south, east, west, and below. Otherwise, your draining is not enough. Aquifers produce a LOT of water, and if you're on your on your last layer to the aquifer, you don't have its infinite draining anymore. Try using pumps to pull the water out faster than it can fill in, if possible.

Well, the weird thing is, I'm actually on a level change, so I do have the aquifer draining what it's producing (Well, not a level CHANGE, per say, more a level anomaly, it's a maybe 5x10 area where the soil is one level further up than everything else is.) It could be a lack of drainage, but I'm not sure I can drain much more, and pumps are a complete pain. I can do them if I absolutely have to but normally, they don't produce what I need anyway, as what I need is for the area to be completely dry, otherwise the stone in the center of the three by three will fill with water, and I'll have to try again.
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