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Caretaker Eric

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Existing levers need mechanisms?
« on: February 04, 2008, 07:53:00 pm »
When I tell a lever to link with a floodgate, it says I don't have enough mechanisms to do that. Any answers?   :confused:
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Re: Existing levers need mechanisms?
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2008, 07:55:00 pm »
You need a mechanism for the floodgate, and another mechanism for the lever.

The first mechanism needed to build the lever in the first place is to make it a lever instead of a fixed pole.

[ February 04, 2008: Message edited by: apache1990 ]

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Re: Existing levers need mechanisms?
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2008, 07:56:00 pm »
Oops, I posted this in the wrong forum category... Sorry...    :o
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Re: Existing levers need mechanisms?
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2008, 07:57:00 pm »
Both the floodgate and the lever already exist, and its just the matter of linking them. It won't let me, and gives me that message.
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Re: Existing levers need mechanisms?
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2008, 07:59:00 pm »
quote:
Originally posted by apache1990:
<STRONG>You need a mechanism for the floodgate, and another mechanism for the lever.

The first mechanism needed to build the lever in the first place is to make it a lever instead of a fixed pole.</STRONG>

Mechanisms are needed to connect them.

[ February 04, 2008: Message edited by: apache1990 ]

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Re: Existing levers need mechanisms?
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2008, 08:00:00 pm »
In all you need three mechanisms: one to build the lever (you've already got this done), one for the lever, and one for the object you want to link.
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Re: Existing levers need mechanisms?
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2008, 08:03:00 pm »
So can someone post whatever directions need be to circumvent my error message? ie, what do I do to make this work, then?
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Re: Existing levers need mechanisms?
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2008, 08:03:00 pm »
Make two more mechanisms.
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Re: Existing levers need mechanisms?
« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2008, 08:03:00 pm »
And I do have extra mechanisms lying about.
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Re: Existing levers need mechanisms?
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2008, 08:06:00 pm »
Oh.... So Ultimately I needed four mechanisms. Floodgate, Lever, and two to link? Works now.   :)
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Re: Existing levers need mechanisms?
« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2008, 08:32:00 pm »
No, you need only three. Whatever, as long as it works now.
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Re: Existing levers need mechanisms?
« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2008, 08:42:00 pm »
3 mechanisms and 1 floodgate.
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