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Do floor grates prevent carp attacks?
« on: April 19, 2010, 10:17:23 am »
If I build a platform over a river with carp in it, and then install a floor grate in the platform, can I safely designate the platform around the floor grate as a Fishing Zone without having to worry about my d0rfs getting eaten by carp?

I know (from bitter experience) that wells don't prevent this, and that carp can freely attack up through a well if the well is only one z-level up from the river.  Wondering if grates work differently.
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Re: Do floor grates prevent carp attacks?
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2010, 11:39:22 am »
I'm pretty sure it will. However, your dwarfs may still get scared off by the carp.
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Re: Do floor grates prevent carp attacks?
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2010, 11:48:00 am »
Why are you fishing in areas with carp anyway? Just channel out a section of the river, install a fortification/vertical bars, and you can fish in the channel without large fish like carp getting through.
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Re: Do floor grates prevent carp attacks?
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2010, 02:59:40 pm »
Vertical bars in the water (obviously dug before you flood it) can keep carp out of an area entirely, letting you fish and dig wells unmolested.
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Re: Do floor grates prevent carp attacks?
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2010, 04:29:18 pm »
Are carp even dangerous in the new version?
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Re: Do floor grates prevent carp attacks?
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2010, 04:40:14 pm »
Yes.

Not as dangerous as before, but still dangerous.
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Re: Do floor grates prevent carp attacks?
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2010, 05:24:58 pm »
The floor grates would eliminate one of the major dangers of carp, that being the "voluntarily charge/dodge into the water and drown because you can't swim" effect.  Not sure about them biting people, though. 
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Re: Do floor grates prevent carp attacks?
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2010, 05:43:00 pm »
Huh.  I kinda figured Toady would have went ahead and fixed this little issue with carp in this version.  I didn't realize they were still a threat.
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Re: Do floor grates prevent carp attacks?
« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2010, 06:06:49 pm »
Why the hell would he do that? I want my deadly, deadly carp, dammit.
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Re: Do floor grates prevent carp attacks?
« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2010, 06:22:22 pm »
Because they have small teeth which cannot bite though the cloth.
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Re: Do floor grates prevent carp attacks?
« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2010, 08:31:35 pm »
Quote from: Toady Two on April 19, 2010, 04:29:18 pm
Are carp even dangerous in the new version?
10 carp versus sea monster.

Carp won, sea monster was torn in half.
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Re: Do floor grates prevent carp attacks?
« Reply #11 on: April 19, 2010, 08:57:31 pm »
These are dwarven carp.  Leave well enough alone.
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Re: Do floor grates prevent carp attacks?
« Reply #12 on: April 19, 2010, 09:00:07 pm »
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Quote from: Toady Two on April 19, 2010, 04:29:18 pm
Are carp even dangerous in the new version?
10 carp versus sea monster.

Carp won, sea monster was torn in half.

Toady must keep this as a feature. Carp must be forever feared as the undisputed kings of the water.
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Re: Do floor grates prevent carp attacks?
« Reply #13 on: April 21, 2010, 08:31:49 am »
Skelatal Whales should be the only thing more feared than Carp.
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Re: Do floor grates prevent carp attacks?
« Reply #14 on: April 21, 2010, 09:05:06 am »
Quote from: Satarus on April 21, 2010, 08:31:49 am
Zombie Carp should be the only thing more feared than Carp.

I hate this, but FTFY.
Zombie carp are nearly indestructible versions of carp, and which also happen to be able to walk on land.
Could there possibly be anything worse?
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