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tryrar

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Well conundrum
« on: October 18, 2011, 07:54:23 pm »
So...I'm playing a hot desert map, with little rainfall, so my only water source is the caverns. I've found a spot that eventually comes out on top of a pretty deep pool, so I'm making my plans to put the well there, but I also don't want my well to be an entry source for Fun. Any suggestions?
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Re: Well conundrum
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2011, 08:02:29 pm »
Move all your fort to the caverns.  Build an epic army.  Wall off everything.

Use a floor grate.
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Re: Well conundrum
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2011, 08:09:10 pm »
Really? I read on th wiki grates block well funtionality...
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Re: Well conundrum
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2011, 08:10:02 pm »
Depends on where you put it, I guess.
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Re: Well conundrum
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2011, 08:12:46 pm »
ah screw it. I'll just build the well and let the Fun come what may
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Re: Well conundrum
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2011, 08:48:02 pm »
The only solution a TRUE dwarf would use...except maybe "Flood the cavern with magma," but that wouldn't help your problem.
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Re: Well conundrum
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2011, 08:50:20 pm »
Quote from: GreatWyrmGold on October 18, 2011, 08:48:02 pm
The only solution a TRUE dwarf would use...except maybe "Flood the cavern with magma," but that wouldn't help your problem.

 It could if he flooded very selectively...
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Re: Well conundrum
« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2011, 09:23:35 pm »
Put your barracks right next to the well or the entrance to the well?
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Re: Well conundrum
« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2011, 09:36:15 pm »
If you can't get down to the water source (But be advised, the farther up from the water a well is, the longer it takes to pull water. a -30z level drop takes quite a bit of time), then I'd advise make a anti-building-destroyer hatch system. That way, if when something comes in, you can lock off the area until you assemble a military (OR MAGMA) to deal with it.
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Re: Well conundrum
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2011, 11:35:38 pm »
Find an area of the caverns where a wall meets the water, then dig into that wall channelling down, once you get to the level you want, dig a nice big resevoir, dig across until you hit the wall that touches the water. Then build a floodgate just infront of the wall, link the floodgate to a lever, build a grate behind it, dig a set of stairs to one side of the main tunnel up, channel out the wall blocking the water source (making sure to leave the floodgate open), dig a path back to civilisation, then wall off the access point. You might also like to use a lever and a hatch to secure the well shaft. Then it's a simple matter of bringing in enough water to suit your needs. If your still worried, build an S bend with a grate in one or both of the vertical tunnels, making sure to have the whole thing underneath the water line.

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