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[Zorgn]

Been planning some new fortress defenses around the idea of not isolating the fort or going heavy on traps, siege weapons, or anything else to easily wipe out anything that dares step foot on my map. I want a fight, not a slaughter. So far my main idea is having nearly every wall carved into fortifications, and having crossbow dwarves pretty much live in the walls. What I'd like to know is, can dwarves shoot directly down? I'm thinking of putting grates in the ceilings above the walkways I'm planning on drawing invasions through, so I can have dwarves rain down fire from new places.

[LegoLord]

Well, if you look at the wiki (defense), there is a system that works in a way that suggest that should work.  It involves building a constructed bridge over a long hallway and building fortifications on the bridge that point towards the fort.

[Zorgn]

Well, if you look at the wiki (defense), there is a system that works in a way that suggest that should work.  It involves building a constructed bridge over a long hallway and building fortifications on the bridge that point towards the fort.

Doesn't look like it. That looks like a standard out and down shot, which is possible. Straight down, such as standing on a grate and shooting through it, is something I haven't seen proven yet.

[Magua]

I want a fight, not a slaughter.

I have no idea if dwarves can shoot straight down, but if you've got any sizable amount of marksdwarves at all, it will still be a slaughter.

It should be easy to test, though.  Cage a goblin, pit him in a 1x1 room, have dwarf stand on grate 2 z-levels up, see if dwarf shoots goblin.  My guess is he won't, though.