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When a bridge is placed outdoors, it is just an ordinary bridge, and cannot be assigned any special types. When built underground, however, a bridge can be either retracting or raising, like a drawbridge. Retracting bridges can be built without the need for an open area on the other side, while raisable bridges can crush anything they are lowered over, and will form a sturdy blockade against flying or aquatic assault while raised. In either case, the bridge must be linked up to some form of a trigger via [[mechanism]]s for it to move; normally, this would be either a [[lever]] or a [[pressure plate]]. When placing a bridge, press {{K|w}}, {{K|a}}, {{K|x}}, or {{K|d}} for a drawbridge in one of the four cardinal directions, or {{K|s}} for a retracting bridge (the default). The direction that a bridge raises can be slightly confusing: If a bridge raises to the left, then it forms a wall on the left side when raised, and when lowered it will squash anything to the right. | When a bridge is placed outdoors, it is just an ordinary bridge, and cannot be assigned any special types. When built underground, however, a bridge can be either retracting or raising, like a drawbridge. Retracting bridges can be built without the need for an open area on the other side, while raisable bridges can crush anything they are lowered over, and will form a sturdy blockade against flying or aquatic assault while raised. In either case, the bridge must be linked up to some form of a trigger via [[mechanism]]s for it to move; normally, this would be either a [[lever]] or a [[pressure plate]]. When placing a bridge, press {{K|w}}, {{K|a}}, {{K|x}}, or {{K|d}} for a drawbridge in one of the four cardinal directions, or {{K|s}} for a retracting bridge (the default). The direction that a bridge raises can be slightly confusing: If a bridge raises to the left, then it forms a wall on the left side when raised, and when lowered it will squash anything to the right. | ||
− | Even if a bridge is raised or retracted, you can not place ({{K|b}}uild) anything else in the space the bridge normally occupies. So a pressure plate to lower a bridge onto enemies can't be placed underneath the bridge area itself. You can build bridges over channels (for instance, to span a moat), but only after the channel has been filled with water from a river | + | Even if a bridge is raised or retracted, you can not place ({{K|b}}uild) anything else in the space the bridge normally occupies. So a pressure plate to lower a bridge onto enemies can't be placed underneath the bridge area itself. You can build bridges over channels (for instance, to span a moat), but only after the channel has been filled with water from a river and no longer registers as an actual building to the {{K|q}} command. You cannot build a channel beneath a bridge after the bridge has been built. |
===Bridges as traps/weapons=== | ===Bridges as traps/weapons=== |