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DreaDFanG

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Magnetic and magnetism
« on: May 30, 2008, 06:30:00 pm »

Magnetic rocks such as magnitite, and the ability to create permenent magnents, and float stuff on them.

Magnitizing items nd such...

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Neonivek

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Re: Magnetic and magnetism
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2008, 06:57:00 pm »

While I agree I wonder if it would be insane to program
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Dasleah

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Re: Magnetic and magnetism
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2008, 07:43:00 pm »

Dwarven Coil Guns for the win?

It would be nice, but I certainly won't be yearning for it.

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Re: Magnetic and magnetism
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2008, 07:59:00 pm »

less for weapons more for moving things uphill, disarming traped elves, ripping armor covered dwarves to bits... (Dwarfy is torn to bits by the magnetite wall!)
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Silverionmox

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Re: Magnetic and magnetism
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2008, 07:38:00 pm »

Manufacturing compases and having large amounts of magnetite disturb them could be interesting.
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Brent Not Broken

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Re: Magnetic and magnetism
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2008, 07:01:00 am »

quote:
Originally posted by DreaDFanG:
<STRONG>disarming traped elves,</STRONG>
Don't elves mostly use wooden weapons?
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Dasleah

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Re: Magnetic and magnetism
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2008, 07:33:00 am »

We pump them full of Iron in the first decontamination chamber. For their, um, health.

Wha? Elf Chunks? No, they're... uh, Extremely Low Frequency Chunks. Yeah. Had, like, a killer radio in here. Look, stop asking questions, okay?

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Re: Magnetic and magnetism
« Reply #7 on: June 02, 2008, 02:17:00 am »

I don't really know what it would add, you can't get lost in the game so a compass is no use and I'm not sure what other uses for magnetism the dwarves could have. As much as I like the thought of dwarven maglev trains, dwarven railguns, and dwarven linear accelerators used to start a new fort on the moon I don't think that's all going to get added.
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