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== Militaristic amenities == | == Militaristic amenities == | ||
| − | If you build two sally ports | + | If you build two sally ports you can trap two groups of enemies. Add a connection between them in the middle and watch with satisfaction as the remnants of last month's goblin siege fight for their lives against a bloodthristy [[hydra]]. To the winner goes next month's Hippie wagon! |
You can also use it for [[unfortunate accident|organic waste disposal]]. The more amusing way to do this is to build a bridge so that it can fling useless nobles-or useless glazers-through a hole in the roof into the dragon's mouth, but the easier way to do it is to build a small holding room, draft them into their own little squad, tell them to move to that point, close the gate behind them, and then let whatever's inside have at it. | You can also use it for [[unfortunate accident|organic waste disposal]]. The more amusing way to do this is to build a bridge so that it can fling useless nobles-or useless glazers-through a hole in the roof into the dragon's mouth, but the easier way to do it is to build a small holding room, draft them into their own little squad, tell them to move to that point, close the gate behind them, and then let whatever's inside have at it. | ||
| − | A sally port with [[fortification]]s constructed or dug into its sides can be used for training your [[marksdwarf|marksdwarves]] on live targets, provided whatever is inside doesn't have a ranged attack of its own. Simply order them to move in behind the fortifications, and they will render whatever is inside into bloody pincushions. If it's something really big, even better; you may want to temporarily ban your military from [[metal]] [[bolt]]s, as weaker [[wood]]en and [[bone]] bolts means more shots are needed to kill and thus more [[experience]]. Because the crossbow [[skill]] cannot be trained with [[danger room]]s | + | A sally port with [[fortification]]s constructed or dug into its sides can be used for training your [[marksdwarf|marksdwarves]] on live targets, provided whatever is inside doesn't have a ranged attack of its own. Simply order them to move in behind the fortifications, and they will render whatever is inside into bloody pincushions. If it's something really big, even better; you may want to temporarily ban your military from [[metal]] [[bolt]]s, as weaker [[wood]]en and [[bone]] bolts means more shots are needed to kill and thus more [[experience]]. Because the crossbow [[skill]] cannot be trained with [[danger room]]s, a captured [[stone]] or metal [[titan]] is a blessing to a properly equipped fortress, as they can be pelted with wooden bolts for eternity without suffering any ill effects. |
A sally port with fortifications constructed or dug into the end can be used to train your siege operators. A couple of floodgates leading into your fortress from the side of the room is fine, and will not block the view of a stack of idle [[ballista]]e at the end. This works much like marksdwarf training, except that it is slower and significantly less effective. It does work against ranged attackers, though, since siege equipment has a longer reach and is thus (usually) safe to use against enemy bowmen and the like. | A sally port with fortifications constructed or dug into the end can be used to train your siege operators. A couple of floodgates leading into your fortress from the side of the room is fine, and will not block the view of a stack of idle [[ballista]]e at the end. This works much like marksdwarf training, except that it is slower and significantly less effective. It does work against ranged attackers, though, since siege equipment has a longer reach and is thus (usually) safe to use against enemy bowmen and the like. | ||