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lanceleoghauni

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Metal Mechanisms?
« on: April 04, 2010, 03:06:21 pm »
Anyone else notice that you now have the ability to make mechanisms out of metal? This may lessen the need for Bauxite.
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Re: Metal Mechanisms?
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2010, 03:07:36 pm »
WOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I have had the WORST luck for finding a site with Bauxite, no more importing!
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Re: Metal Mechanisms?
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2010, 03:13:58 pm »
I have so far.... managed to embark at 20 different locations (testing world gen parameters) and EVERY sight had HUGE ENORMOUS GARGANTUAN GINORMOUS MASSIVE amounts of Bauxite, Coal, and Iron.
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Re: Metal Mechanisms?
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2010, 03:20:14 pm »
Quote from: Onamar on April 04, 2010, 03:07:36 pm
I have had the WORST luck for finding a site with Bauxite, no more importing!
There are some other non-melting rocks now, check the wiki
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lanceleoghauni

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Re: Metal Mechanisms?
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2010, 03:22:21 pm »
Though it is a point that with the Ore and Stone levels cranked up to the ungodly levels they're at now it might not be an issue.
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« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2010, 04:57:02 pm »
Where do you build them from?
In the manager, "MEC" only matches "Construct Mechanisms"
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Re: Metal Mechanisms?
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2010, 05:50:12 pm »
Trap components in the forge, the manager doesn't seem to recognize the possibility. It also uses mechanics as the creation labor, so you can train up on rock ones before getting to the good stuff. Gear assemblies (well, the mechanism needed to construct them) have a higher value than a statue made from the same material (iirc)l, and can be walked over, so they make wonderful value boosters for rooms.

Incidentally, you could make metal mechanisms in 40d out of
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naturally or mod any metal to do it, so it's not entirely something new.
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