So I've just embarked on a new glacier in a new (and much colder) world. The embark is 3x5, with a volcano in the top center. As soon as I embark, I get the usual "cave-in" warning, but as I look around, I notice a couple of odd things.
First of all, there appears to be very straight paths "dug" about the mountains (which I will get to in a moment). like so:
(The lava sits just below the surface, which I think is perfect.)
Secondly, and more awesome to me, is the two spire-like mountains that flank it to either side, extending up 114 and 115z-levels respectively. They are almost perfect cones (though the left one has another peak off its back, it seems), with square bases, thanks to the aforementioned paths. The volcano cone appears to be made mostly of ice.
And finally, upon attempting to view this pile of awesome in Stonesense, I see some sort of lines below the ice, in what might be obsidian. Anything to this, or just something strange that Stonesense does with glacial ice? dfReveal shows nothing but typical stone layers, mostly igneous (big surprise). I think it might be some sort of "reflective" deal put in. The only modification I've made to Stonesense is the "Additional Ramps" pack on the
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Default AngleAnother ShotThoughts? Ideas? My first impression is to build a sacrificial altar to Armok between the two peaks, to throw prisoners into the volcano from a hanging pit at the level of the peaks.
EDIT: I also have the site saved, so far untouched but with the first embark team on site, if anyone wants. *shrug*