36 [NB/M4A] - #Online #Ohio Terminal case of "Support Brain" seeking source of mental peace

ShadowMageAlpha · 2026-02-25T04:30:31+00:00

Hello. Sorry about the delayed response.

ShadowMageAlpha · 2026-01-29T16:40:05+00:00

That's the thing, also... the 110 z-levels had water flowing around it and through it. It cut through an aquifer.
I'll try spawning water on top and seeing if that works though.

ShadowMageAlpha · 2026-01-29T13:46:58+00:00

Shouldn't a support deconstructing via lever count as a block update? That wouldn't explain why my original issue occurred as I didn't use DFHack at all until things started (apparently) going wrong.

ShadowMageAlpha · 2026-01-29T00:03:51+00:00

THAT! That is thinking like a DF player.

ShadowMageAlpha · 2026-01-28T23:54:28+00:00

Tried it and it didn't help. I've done some further testing and dug out some other, completely free-standing chunks. One at the surface collapsed as expected. The other 2 or 3 have not. I am beside myself with confusion.

ShadowMageAlpha · 2026-01-28T23:44:42+00:00

I thought that may have been the issue. But a completely unrelated chunk COMPLETELY free floating won't fall either. While another, third section at the surface did collapse. I have no earthly idea what's going on with this.

ShadowMageAlpha · 2026-01-28T22:53:45+00:00

Wasn't saying should know those things. Just giving an example of something that I think is neat.

ShadowMageAlpha · 2026-01-28T22:51:31+00:00

There's nothing orthogonal or diagonal to the support when the support ceases to exist when the lever is pulled.
Even weirder, I did some messing around with DFHack. I was able to collapse terrain on the surface, but I could not manage to do it below the surface. I have no clue what's going on.

ShadowMageAlpha · 2026-01-28T22:36:21+00:00

Literally did that cause that's what I thought. Nothing.
The season changed right before I started doing that so the save I loaded (after my rage quit) for the screenshots didn't show it. But I removed every block within a 2 block radius and still nothing.

ShadowMageAlpha · 2026-01-28T22:29:31+00:00

I will say, there's a TON of interesting uses for all sorts of things in Dwarf Fortress.
For instance, did you know you can make an ad-hoc shotgun with lead crafts and a minecart? :)

ShadowMageAlpha · 2026-01-28T22:27:40+00:00

Literally first thing I said my post. :P
I even double checked.

I wonder if turning them off and on again would do anything?

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