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peskyninja

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Magma setting nearby objects on fire.
« on: September 26, 2011, 03:25:11 pm »
It would be nice if magma set people and objects who are near on a DIFFERENT z-level on fire, so this would make magma forges more dangerous with the chance of setting your legendary metalsmith on fire. (objects would have a chance of catching fire,same for people and animals.)
any thoughts?
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Re: Magma setting nearby objects on fire.
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2011, 03:27:54 pm »
Magma is difficult enough to work with without randomly flaming nearby dwarves and items... You can stand next to lava (if you don't die from the outgassing common from an eruption) and only be marginally cooked, not insta-fried or turned into an inferno.
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Re: Magma setting nearby objects on fire.
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2011, 02:03:09 am »
Magma already raises the temperature of nearby tiles (including above/below) when flowing.  I believe that has burned a few dwarves before, though I don't remember many actual fires being started.
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Re: Magma setting nearby objects on fire.
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2011, 02:10:07 am »
My understanding of this is that Toady intentionally downplayed the temperature of magma so that magma forges/furnaces could actually function.
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