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Dwarf Fortress => DF Gameplay Questions => Topic started by: btmedic on May 25, 2008, 03:13:00 am

Title: draw bridge help
Post by: btmedic on May 25, 2008, 03:13:00 am

im trying to set up a draw bridge and its not working  :)

Title: Re: draw bridge help
Post by: lastofthelight on May 25, 2008, 03:43:00 am

When I set up a bridge, I just use the uild option to build the bridge, then set up a lever, and link it with the lever.

Title: Re: draw bridge help
Post by: Dareon Clearwater on May 25, 2008, 04:04:00 am

When constructing the bridge, you need to use the WASD keys to define which direction (if any) it raises.  You then need to build a lever (Anywhere, it doesn't matter where, I tend to have a dedicated room for my levers, color- and proximity-coded for purpose) and link the bridge to the lever using the lever's q menu and two more mechanisms.

Raising versus retracting is mostly a matter of taste, but keep in mind a raised drawbridge will act like a wall.

Edit: You'll get this message if you try and violate it, but a raising bridge needs to be supported along the full length it will raise on.

[ May 25, 2008: Message edited by: Dareon Clearwater ]