v0.31:Support

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Supports are pillars built to prevent or control Template:Ls.

Building a support

Supports are built through the build menu (b-S) and require one Template:L, Template:L, Template:L or Template:L of any type. They are built in two stages - first the material is moved into place by an Template:L, and then completed by either a Template:L (for Template:L), Template:L (for Template:Ls), or Template:L (for all other materials, such as stone, Template:L, or Template:L).

Unlike constructed Template:Ls, supports do not create a Template:L tile on the Z-level above. Supports must be built on solid surfaces, so stacking supports atop each other only works if a floor is added between. Supports do not block movement, fluids or missile fire.

Supports can hold up both ceilings (from below) and floors (from above).

Using a support

Supports can be linked to Template:Ls and collapse when Template:Led, causing a cave-in if the support was the only thing preventing it. This can be used either as an offensive weapon or as a useful tool for breaking through layers or damming underground pools. See Template:L for more information on using the rock itself as a tool.

Supports can also be broken by enemies with either form of the Template:L tag. Because this tag encourages breaking things, supports can be used to set up "suicide booths" for marauding building destroyers. See the Template:L article for more information.

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