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Camden1990

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A question about Volcanos
« on: July 03, 2010, 02:11:57 pm »
I managed to generate a satisfying amount of volcanos, with the necessary sand and ice that I wanted, but I have found that every volcano I have used extends stupid amounts of Z levels into the sky, keeping exactly the same shape, often towering well over nearby mountains/hills, with perfectly shear sides.
It is ok... but I don't like the feel of them, they're not very realistic!
Any idea how to stop volcanos extending so far into the sky? Or, if not, how to generate a good amount of surface magma some other way?
OR! If all else fails, how to bring the magma sea closer!
Thanks for any help!
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Noble Digger

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Re: A question about Volcanos
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2010, 03:42:50 pm »
Sometimes the game places volcanoes on a glacier. This can be totally flat, or it can be 1 map tile of EXTREME MOUNTAINS!!!!!111 Looking around a lot is the best way to find what you're after.
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Re: A question about Volcanos
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2010, 06:52:48 pm »
My preferred way to bring the magma sea up is to reduce the number of cavern levels to one. Works for me, but some people may not like that.
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Daetrin

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Re: A question about Volcanos
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2010, 07:30:48 pm »
Basically, you have to generate a lot of worlds and look around using elevation map.  On occasion you'll get volcanoes that are at ground level (like here).  I don't know of any way to make that more common than the extreme mountain type.
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Quote from: mrbobbyg on December 12, 2010, 02:16:59 pm
It is really, really easy to flood this place with magma fwiw.

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Re: A question about Volcanos
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2010, 07:42:24 pm »
Quote from: Daetrin on July 03, 2010, 07:30:48 pm
On occasion you'll get volcanoes that are at ground level (like here).
Your link is bad  >:(
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Re: A question about Volcanos
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2010, 08:58:13 pm »
It was probably a link to this thread here.
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Quote from: Emily on October 07, 2010, 05:36:43 am
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