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Revision as of 19:20, 8 November 2007
Grates can be place on the floor or wall. They allow the passage of liquids, (assuming projectiles as well until proven otherwise). Dwarves treat grates as floors and can be walked on. To effectively use a grate a channel must be dug under it before placement. Grates can be constructed of, rock, wood and metals.
They are represented in game by a: #
They currently cannot be used to cover a large area - grates must be attached to firm ground, not only grates.
Grates can be linked to a lever to temporarily make the grate disappear. Liquids can pass through grates in either state, so this is only useful for solid objects (E.g. dwarves).
Compared to Bars
Floor grates and wall grates are much like floor bars and vertical bars. Are they different? Toady writes:
I don't think there's a meaningful distinction at this time [10/31/2007] (perhaps the grate does have that extra step to make the item). Later, I imagine larger items will fall through bars, and only small items will go through grates. Grates might also stop most vermin. Perhaps even small units could go through bars.