Would a wider bridge help?
Put bridges further downstream from yours, so if they DO fall, they have a better chance of walking on dry land.
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[ August 05, 2007: Message edited by: Core Xii ]
My dwarves will carve engravings in your honour :)
Also, my main bridge is like 7 wide. A 3wide main bridge with 2wide bridges flanking it.
It's like elephants... I have those on my map and it's the first time I see them... What's the problem? They are very friendly, I have way more problem with those goblins and vile blendec...
Enough to wonder, sometime, what the fuss is all about and if it's really a problem in the first place. O_o
I can only say, do not underestimate the seasonal flooding. One of my metalsmiths decided that the seasonal flooding was just the right time to work in the mill. Well, I thought, the seasonal flooding is not that strong, and even if he gets dragged out, he could swim back.
Well, he might have made it, if he hadn't been determined to swim upstream and away from the mill ... (^_^;;
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<STRONG>That's inefficient. You only need 3 bridges to make one that's perfectly safe.code:
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What you do is that. Build two drawbridges on the sides of the main one, link them to a lever, and pull it. You can remove the lever afterwards. The arrows show which way they should raise.[ August 05, 2007: Message edited by: Core Xii ]</STRONG>
Doesn't an aqueduct achieve the same thing? the side bits look solid enough anyway, I haven't build one more than three wide so I don't know if that would be a problem. Just a thought though :)
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Originally posted by Ben:
<STRONG>Doesn't an aqueduct achieve the same thing? the side bits look solid enough anyway, I haven't build one more than three wide so I don't know if that would be a problem. Just a thought though :)</STRONG>
Dwarves can walk through aquaducts? Or are you saying use aquaducts as the 'rails'?
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<STRONG>I hardly ever have dwarves drowning. . .Enough to wonder, sometime, what the fuss is all about and if it's really a problem in the first place. O_o</STRONG>
This post was prompted by a seasonal flood drowning three of my original highly skilled dwarves and a beloved mule :(
On my double river I now have safety bridges (ty Core),catcher bridges (ty Haedrian) and a 'beware of floods' sign installed ;)
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Originally posted by Ravendas:
<STRONG>Dwarves can walk through aquaducts? Or are you saying use aquaducts as the 'rails'?</STRONG>
The first one :) They treat the bit where the liquid goes as floor, and as liquid doesn't seem to spill over the sides I figure they'll be safe from being washed off.
I'll have to give it a go sometime.
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<STRONG>Dwarves can walk through aquaducts? Or are you saying use aquaducts as the 'rails'?</STRONG>
Haven't tried it as a flood safety device but Dwarves can use them as bridges. I have even seen them walk on the 'walls' of the aquaduct.
Maybe I should have tried to do some of that bridge safety stuff. I just had a dwarf swept of the bridge and drowned in the seasonal flood of the underground river. (I wish the dwarf would have let go of that heavy dark stone he was carrying at the time ... )
Just to make matters worth, the dwarf was obviously wearing something made of masterful cloth, so now my legendary weaver has begun tantrumming ... (^_^;;
Anyhow, when I first learned the ropes of the game, I did indeed prefer aquaeducts over channels because they seemed much safer and easier to handle. I am wondering, wouldn't it be possible to have them replace channels completely?
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