Waterguards - 163 Late Winter by Coaldiamond

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Waterguards, my prototype fortress with four independent Clockwork Drowning Chambers, has finally finished construction and is ready for testing against the goblin hordes. Tile set and graphics by Plac1d, see on the Wiki.

Point of Interest: spillway

There is a grate in the ceiling of the drowning chamber that leads into a spillway. This acts like a timer as the water makes its way over to Switch Three. We want to make sure the intruders are drowning, not just getting wet. - Coaldiamond

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Submitted by: magic dwarf - 2009-01-18 to 162 Mid Summer

Interesting floortiles, they look good, more floorlike.

Submitted by: Coaldiamond - 2009-01-18 to 162 Mid Summer

I should have mentioned, this tileset and graphic set was made by Plac1d. His stuff is still being updated in the DF wiki site. I have made a few small changes to his original artwork though.

[Message edited on 2009/01/21 at 09:19 by Coaldiamond]

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Points of Interest

Δ 18. pressurized water tank
Central pumping moves the water up to this resevoir where it can build up some water pressure. Pressurized water should fill up the drowning chambers more quickly and speed up the whole process. - Coaldiamond
Δ 17. direct floodgate
This floodgate is opened by Switch Two, and pours water over Switch Two, through the filling hatches, and into the drowning chamber. - Coaldiamond
Δ 17. filling hatches
This pair of hatches are opened by Switch Two and fill the drowning chamber below. - Coaldiamond
Δ 17. interrupting hatch
The interrupting hatch is able to break the flow of water over Switch Two. It drops water into Central Pumping instead of the drowning chamber. - Coaldiamond
Δ 17. oblique floodgate
This opened briefly by Switch One. The water that slips in is enough to activate Switch Two. - Coaldiamond
Δ 17. spillway
There is a grate in the ceiling of the drowning chamber that leads into a spillway. This acts like a timer as the water makes its way over to Switch Three. We want to make sure the intruders are drowning, not just getting wet. - Coaldiamond
Δ 17. Switch 2 of 4

( 163 to 165 )
-Switch Two is water sensitive. It is set downstream of the oblique floodgate, the direct floodgate, and the interrupter hatch. Switch Two controls the direct floodgate, the two filling hatches, and the four drawbridges that seal the drowning chamber.
-When Switch One opens the oblique floodgate, Switch Two sets up a repeating circuit where water flows through the direct gate, over the switch itself, and through the filling hatches into the sealed drowning chamber. - Coaldiamond
Δ 17. Switch 3 of 4
-Switch Three is water sensitive and is set above the drowning chamber at the end of a L-shaped spillway. Switch Three controls the initial draining hatch.
-When water has filled the sealed drowning chamber, water rises through the nearby grate and flows down the spillway. The length of the spillway determines how long the drowning chamber remains full. When Switch Three is tripped, the initial draining hatch opens to activate Switch Four. - Coaldiamond
Δ 16. access bridge
-This microcline bridge is retracted by Switch Four. This bridge must be retracted to allow the interrupting hatch to dump water into central pumping.
-This single bridge will soon be replaced with two raising bridges to help control water flow and prevent accidental flooding. - Coaldiamond
¶ 16. Clockwork Drowning Chamber

( 163 Late Winter to 165 Mid Summer )
-This long hallway is a drowning chamber that can be sealed by the four rhyolite (dark gray) rising bridges at either end. Water pours in from the ceiling and drains out through the floor. Every step, from sealing to filling to draining, is carried out automatically by a complex series of floodgates, hatches, and pressure plates.
-I call it the Clockwork Drowning Chamber. - Coaldiamond
Δ 16. initial draining hatch
This hatch is opened briefly by Switch Three. It dumps water directly on top of and activates Switch Four. - Coaldiamond
Δ 16. main draining hatch
This hatch is opened by Switch Four. Water draining through this hatch runs over Switch Four so it remains open as long as water continues to drain. - Coaldiamond
Δ 16. Switch 1 of 4

( 163 to 165 )
-Switch One is a pair of creature sensitive plates. They are set behind a two of wooden spike traps in a small bottleneck. When either of these plates is pressed, they will open the oblique floodgate and activate Switch Two. - Coaldiamond
Δ 15. Central Pumping
This floor contains the waterwheels and draining passages that direct water back into the central pumping column. It looks totally messy because I had farming and other workshops here before I realized that my draining passages would have to pass through them to get to my central column. - Coaldiamond
Δ 15. Switch 4 of 4
-Switch Four is water sensitive and is set below the drowning chamber directly beneath the initial draining hatch. It controls the main draining hatch, the interrupting hatch, and the access bridge.
-When activated, this switch opens the main drainage hatch, allowing the water to drain over the switch itself. Water flows back toward Central Pumping. While active, this switch retracts the access bridge.
-This switch opens interrupting hatch, and breaks the positive feedback loop that drives Switch Two to fill the chamber. The interrupter drops water straight into Central Pumping while the access bridge is retracted. - Coaldiamond

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Map details:

Fortress Name: Waterguards
Map Year: 163 Late Winter
Author: Coaldiamond
Submitted by: Coaldiamond
Date Added: 21/01/2009