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Corai

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Re: A suit made of !!SCIENCE!!
« Reply #15 on: April 08, 2012, 01:53:17 pm »

Even if the dwarf could survive in the magma, which they can't, how would you expect them to... I dunno, breathe?


If they survive, they could stay about a week under, enough to make a tile for air, then back out to work.


So if somehow this worked, as you proved it wont, but if it did, it would be doable.
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Urist Da Vinci

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« Reply #16 on: April 08, 2012, 03:35:05 pm »

Apparently people have forgotten about thermal conduction. Steel is not very insulating.

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« Reply #17 on: April 08, 2012, 04:11:08 pm »

Apparently people have forgotten about thermal conduction. Steel is not very insulating.

Full adamantine gear worked well enough for a magma swimsuit in previous versions. VERY high specific heat.
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Re: A suit made of !!SCIENCE!!
« Reply #18 on: April 08, 2012, 05:17:08 pm »

Apparently people have forgotten about thermal conduction. Steel is not very insulating.

We're more focused on liposuction as a method of heat resistance

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« Reply #19 on: April 08, 2012, 05:28:42 pm »

Apparently people have forgotten about thermal conduction. Steel is not very insulating.

Full adamantine gear worked well enough for a magma swimsuit in previous versions. VERY high specific heat.

Tested in arena. Death results quickly, even if the magma is only 1/7.

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« Reply #20 on: April 08, 2012, 06:40:01 pm »

Apparently people have forgotten about thermal conduction. Steel is not very insulating.

Full adamantine gear worked well enough for a magma swimsuit in previous versions. VERY high specific heat.

Tested in arena. Death results quickly, even if the magma is only 1/7.

I've tested this in the past too, with the same results. Although I know for a fact that I've had steel plated military dwarves walk through small puddles of magma unharmed back in 40d.
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« Reply #21 on: April 08, 2012, 08:05:45 pm »

What about a full set of nethercap armor?
It always is at low temp right?

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Re: A suit made of !!SCIENCE!!
« Reply #22 on: April 08, 2012, 08:07:43 pm »

nether-cap items get destroyed in magma, you'd have to do some serious modding.

You'd also have to make them cover things like the eyes.

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« Reply #23 on: April 08, 2012, 08:09:59 pm »

Your dorfs need to make an artifact hazmat suit from imp leather
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« Reply #24 on: April 08, 2012, 09:02:36 pm »

It's fairly easy to get to 100% coverage or higher with fireproof materials. A robe, gloves, boots and a hood. That's all you need.

That combo makes you completely immune to fire imp fireballs, but not imp firebreath or standing in magma even for a second. Being "engulfed" in flames or magma seems to be treated differently and always flows around and under armor.

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