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[foolcow]

The information in the wiki seems to indicate that raised drawbridges can now be destroyed by creatures with the BUILDINGDESTROYER tag.  Is this correct, and did it change recently?

[Girlinhat]

They cannot from the raised side.

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[Cellmonk]

I was under the impression that a drawbridge could be destroyed if the destroyer could stand on one of the tiles it normally occupies when it's lowered... so if / is the bridge when raised, and _ is a tile it lowers into, then
fort /__ baddy would not be safe, and fort __\ baddy would be safe. I might just be spouting a myth though. If anyone knows of a good !!science!! thread that tests this, please link, and If anyone has had any !!fun!! experiences with this, please post. Also curious if flyers can break through doors/windows/bridges in mid air, or if they need solid ground next to it...

[Girlinhat]

You're thinking of magma.  If you have a non-magma-safe bridge that is raised, and pour magma onto the area that it would occupy, it will melt as if it were being directly touched.  Building destroyers can only destroy bridges from the side that the bridge would NOT be occupying, the exact reverse of magma.

In other words, it acts like you'd expect a drawbridge to act.

[JDF117]

 They also can't destroy drawbridges that are deployed above them (I.E. On down stairs), which can be a sort of failsafe in case of nibbling off a bit too much candy.

[Girlinhat]

Hatches as well can prevent upward building destroyers.  And they can be easily locked by hand, no slow-acting levers.

[Loud Whispers]

Hatches as well can prevent upward building destroyers.  And they can be easily locked by hand, no slow-acting levers.

Wait hatches block building destroyers going up? Well I never knew that.

[ASCIt]

Yeah, rather than flooring over glowing tiles in curious underground structures, I hatch them off and lock them. Then I can let the clowns in one or two at a time and take them out slowly.

[Loud Whispers]

Yeah, rather than flooring over glowing tiles in curious underground structures, I hatch them off and lock them. Then I can let the clowns in one or two at a time and take them out slowly.

Wouldn't they just destroy all of the hatches on the surface?

[Brilliand]

Yeah, rather than flooring over glowing tiles in curious underground structures, I hatch them off and lock them. Then I can let the clowns in one or two at a time and take them out slowly.

Don't you lose control of the hatch as soon as a clown passes through, making it impossible to lock it against the rest of them?

(Haven't played DF since 31.21, in case this has changed since then)

[ASCIt]

Hm...That's a valid point. Honestly, I never really got past pulling the weapon before FPS death got to me, so I'm really not sure.

[levohS]

I decided I would trap the seasonal titan between by two drawbridges and managed to do so. Unfortunately the moment I did he proceeded to tear down one of the bridges and hop inside the fort. It did not end up well.

[AWellTrainedFerret]

I'm not sure what direction your are safe and what direction you aren't. But one failsafe is to channel out all the tiles in front of the raise bridge. It hasn't failed me yet; however I have yet to encounter a flying building destroyer. Even then, I'm pretty sure it would have to stand on solid ground to destroy something.

[JJtoocool]

I decided I would trap the seasonal titan between by two drawbridges and managed to do so. Unfortunately the moment I did he proceeded to tear down one of the bridges and hop inside the fort. It did not end up well.

When your "last stand" is only up against one creature (excluding dragons, for dragonfire) you can usually just draft everyone in the fort and Dorf Rush him. Face melting blood is still a problem if the titan has that...

[Loud Whispers]

I decided I would trap the seasonal titan between by two drawbridges and managed to do so. Unfortunately the moment I did he proceeded to tear down one of the bridges and hop inside the fort. It did not end up well.

When your "last stand" is only up against one creature (excluding dragons, for dragonfire) you can usually just draft everyone in the fort and Dorf Rush him. Face melting blood is still a problem if the titan has that...

Dorf rush him with dwarves that can actually fight though >_>