Topic: Ice walls don't melt outside - even by mid-spring (Read 507 times)

AlStar · « **on:** October 30, 2007, 12:53:00 am »

When winter came around to my fortress, I noticed that my river froze solid. Because I could, I mined out a section of river, then smoothed and engraved the ice walls that were revealed.

Then I also noticed a bunch of rock-like things called 'water'. Fooling around, I decided to see what I could do with them, so I made a kennel out of water, then a bunch of walls and a ramp.

Sometime around late winter/early spring, the river started flowing again, and the engraved ice walls were destroyed (as expected.) Somewhat later (somewere in early spring) my ice-kennel melted. However, it's now mid-spring, and my ice walls and ice ramp still stand tall and proud... surrounded by green grass.

I've got temprature on, but weather off, if it makes any difference.

edit: Actually, just to be precise, they're called "Rough water block wall", "Rough water block piller" and "Rough water block upward slope."

[ October 30, 2007: Message edited by: AlStar ]

Toady One · « **Reply #1 on:** October 30, 2007, 01:31:00 am »

I suspect this is related to the new Bug 383 -- an ice boulder that you dig out will melt into a water boulder item, but not a proper liquid. I'll handle it at some point.

Keldor · « **Reply #2 on:** October 30, 2007, 07:57:00 pm »

Just imagine the tantruming legondary dwarves when their engravings melt....

Surma · « **Reply #3 on:** October 30, 2007, 08:33:00 pm »

That brings up an exploit, smoothing ice would be a very easy way to get legendary engravers...

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Author Topic: Ice walls don't melt outside - even by mid-spring (Read 507 times)

AlStar

Ice walls don't melt outside - even by mid-spring

Toady One

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Keldor

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Surma

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