Floodgate keeper job

62 votes

It may be handy to 'automate' floodgate opening and closing with a new beaver job.

As an example use case :
- I build a floodgate
- I build a Water gauge upstream or downstream the floodgate
- I build a Floodgate Keeper house (which it needs a beaver)
- Them I configure this new house by linking a gate and a gauge to it, them I set a water level threshold

Now, the beaver takes actions according to the gauge threshold opening and closing the Floodgate

Best Regards

Under consideration Suggestion Suggested by: Tonton Sancho (13 Nov, '21) • Upvoted: 2 days ago • Comments: 9

Comments: 9

24 Dec, '21
Kevin
They could also set the gates differently for:
- day or night (save water for water wheels during the day)
- drought or normal weather
04 Jan, '22
Paul S
Love this idea.

Beavers keeping floodgates could:

a. set to maintain downstream level i.e. 0.5, 1.5 etc.

b. set to maintain flow rate i.e. 1cm/s etc.

c. set to maintain upstream water level i.e. 1.5 etc.

d. Possible combinations of rules i.e. all of A, B and C with 1 rule priority e.g.
- Set Flow rate to P1
- Downstream level will be honoured but changed when flow rate below requested.
- Upstream level will be honoured but changed when flow rate below requested.
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19 Mar, '22
Fi4468
I missed this automation system quite quickly in the game. Plants should have two positions: with energy and without .
And a system that lowers the doors depending on the water level.And come back up if the water is flowing in a dam.
02 Jan, '23
Dolphy001
It would also make sense in terms of gameplay that floodgates are controlled by beavers since you unlock floodgates in midgame where you have no worker shortage.
22 Mar, '23
Drulnir Merged
Add a possibility to add flood gate workers.
They operate depending on the water height on the other side of the gat.
-set to height h1 when beneath x and set height to h2 when above y.
-set to height h2 when leaving to take a nap
- set to height h1 when flood strength from a water flow indicator within reach is lower than x and to h2 when higher than y
-set to height h1 when wind strength from a windvane within reach is lower than x and to h2 when higher than y.

Just a basic Idea to be able to use flood gates more effective
28 Mar, '23
Gin Fuyou Admin
"flood gate workers" (suggested by Drulnir on 2023-03-22), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
19 Sep, '23
Chester L.
Why not make the stream gauge like a float switch? Wouldn't have to waste a beaver. Just a little resource and blocks to make it powered? Have it tied to the flood gate at a preset level and open and close according.
19 Sep, '23
Jcheung Admin
see also https://timberborn.featureupvote.com/suggestions/215198/beaver-automators-logic-triggers-control-dams-floodgates-automatically
01 Feb
Tester
Add in a badwater detection mechanism that also changes the floodgates opening/closing too
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