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Dwarf Fortress => DF Dwarf Mode Discussion => Topic started by: ZedEh on January 27, 2008, 09:49:00 pm

Title: Forges & furnaces, grates & security
Post by: ZedEh on January 27, 2008, 09:49:00 pm

Hey, hopefully this will be an easy question to answer.  I'm just about to set up my first ever magma-fueled workshop, and I'm trying to figure out if workshops can be built over floor grates to keep out the magma creatures.  Or am I going to have to make some vertical bars to go further down the magma tunnel?

RSVP, thanks.

Title: Re: Forges & furnaces, grates & security
Post by: Skanky on January 27, 2008, 09:58:00 pm

I wouldn't expect workshops would be able to be built over grates. Bars or fortifications in the magma tunnel would be a better option.

Title: Re: Forges & furnaces, grates & security
Post by: ZedEh on January 27, 2008, 10:42:00 pm

Sweet, thanks.  That saves me some aggravation later on.

Also, I really hope Toady adds a filter on workshops to limit what materials they could use.  That would make life SO much easier.  I'm sure I'm not the first person to express that thought.

Edit: Just completing my thought.

[ January 27, 2008: Message edited by: ZedEh ]

Title: Re: Forges & furnaces, grates & security
Post by: Forumsdwarf on January 27, 2008, 10:53:00 pm

Can axles run through floor grates?

Title: Re: Forges & furnaces, grates & security
Post by: Skanky on January 27, 2008, 11:18:00 pm

No, you can't build axles on floor grates. Underneath, sure, but the power won't have anywhere to go.