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A moat is a channel that is filled with [[water]] or even lava. It prevents anything not adapted to breathing under-water, crossing lava and/or unable to fly across it. This is a simple technique to prevent [[goblin]] siegers from entering your fortress. this technique will not work with water moats during winter as the water will freeze over and will allow anything to pass over it. A more sure way of stopping goblins and other creatures (assuming you do not have any source of lava/magma) even during the winter is: instead of filling a channel up with water, put upright spears/spikes or possibly even traps (confirm this please) in the channel, this would require either a ramp or stairs so your dwarves can build the mechanisms. you could call this a trap-moat.
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A moat is a channel that is filled with [[water]] or [[magma]]. It menacingly prevents the passage of any creature traveling on foot (swimmers and fliers will be able to cross). This is a simple technique to prevent [[goblin]] siegers from entering your fortress. However, in the winter water moats my freeze, allowing foot traffic across the ice. Empty moats are just as impassable as filled moats, although not nearly as menacing.

Revision as of 15:18, 28 January 2008

A moat is a channel that is filled with water or magma. It menacingly prevents the passage of any creature traveling on foot (swimmers and fliers will be able to cross). This is a simple technique to prevent goblin siegers from entering your fortress. However, in the winter water moats my freeze, allowing foot traffic across the ice. Empty moats are just as impassable as filled moats, although not nearly as menacing.

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