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Dwarf Fortress => DF Modding => Topic started by: joostheger on July 31, 2023, 01:34:58 pm

Title: What are the mechanics of the Demonic Fortress? Are we able to use them?
Post by: joostheger on July 31, 2023, 01:34:58 pm
here can you read about an obsolete feature, known as the 'Demonic Fortress'.
https://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/v0.34:Demonic_fortress
Its no longer in the game.

However, the article talks about a mechanism, which is used to remove the floor after taking the presented weapon. Do we know which mechanism does that? Maybe a pressure plate? maybe an obsolete feature?
Title: Re: What are the mechanics of the Demonic Fortress? Are we able to use them?
Post by: Urist Mchateselves on July 31, 2023, 04:02:48 pm
I think the floor was just hard coded to disappear once you deconstructed the sword. I don’t think you can recreate it.
Title: Re: What are the mechanics of the Demonic Fortress? Are we able to use them?
Post by: Digganob on August 03, 2023, 07:06:16 pm
I don't suppose we're able to re-introduce a site like this, or any other site, are we?
Title: Re: What are the mechanics of the Demonic Fortress? Are we able to use them?
Post by: Salsa Gal on August 03, 2023, 10:38:42 pm
You might be able to get something similar with bridges? Or maybe cause a cave-in just under the floor when they reach the other side, but I'm not really sure how you could do that  :-\
Title: Re: What are the mechanics of the Demonic Fortress? Are we able to use them?
Post by: Dylan Ail Don on August 04, 2023, 06:27:55 pm
According to the wiki, you can try to use this script by Atomic Chicken (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=174649.msg8053864#msg8053864) to spawn a demonic fortress in recent versions of DF. The script itself is some years old, but maybe it still works today.
Title: Re: What are the mechanics of the Demonic Fortress? Are we able to use them?
Post by: FantasticDorf on August 09, 2023, 09:50:44 am
Quote from: Dylan Ail Don on August 04, 2023, 06:27:55 pm
According to the wiki, you can try to use this script by Atomic Chicken (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=174649.msg8053864#msg8053864) to spawn a demonic fortress in recent versions of DF. The script itself is some years old, but maybe it still works today.

This probably is even further out, due to 50.04 changing the file structures, with the knock on effects that it took a while for DFhack to chase it up. My bets is that it probably wouldn't due to Toady doing some spring cleaning on the code and/or cause a CTD but it would be very entertaining to watch nonetheless.
Title: Re: What are the mechanics of the Demonic Fortress? Are we able to use them?
Post by: eerr on August 09, 2023, 09:56:59 pm
Note that bridges will fling anything small enough in a random direction. Last I checked, it included retracting bridges.
Title: Re: What are the mechanics of the Demonic Fortress? Are we able to use them?
Post by: Salsa Gal on August 09, 2023, 11:03:48 pm
Quote from: FantasticDorf on August 09, 2023, 09:50:44 am
due to 50.04 changing the file structures

Oh what did they change??
Title: Re: What are the mechanics of the Demonic Fortress? Are we able to use them?
Post by: FantasticDorf on September 04, 2023, 06:54:31 pm
Quote from: Salsa Gal on August 09, 2023, 11:03:48 pm
Quote from: FantasticDorf on August 09, 2023, 09:50:44 am
due to 50.04 changing the file structures

Oh what did they change??

Enough to add workload onto DFhack catching up with all the additional UI improvements, but that's all sorted now seemingly.