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[FearfulJesuit]

Trees don't set fire.

They generally don't in real life either. If the foliage burns, it's pretty accurate. Designate the bark as "blackened" and you're good to go. Maybe make one explode due to boiling sap every once in a while.

I shudder to think of the weaponization possibilities of exploding trees...

[Cruxador]

Some trees even need a proper forrest fire once in a while to propagate.

I really doubt there's any chance at all for that sort of thing to be in this release.

[Waparius]

I shudder to think of what will happen if/when Toady puts in eucalyptus trees.

[Lolfail0009]

I shudder to think of what will happen if/when Toady puts in eucalyptus trees.

Don't go anywhere near them, and DO NOT CRUSH THE LEAVES. You will suffocate.

[Edmus]

I shudder to think of what will happen if/when Toady puts in eucalyptus trees.

Don't go anywhere near them, and DO NOT CRUSH THE LEAVES. You will suffocate.

But how will I catch the Koalas?!

[Lolfail0009]

I shudder to think of what will happen if/when Toady puts in eucalyptus trees.

Don't go anywhere near them, and DO NOT CRUSH THE LEAVES. You will suffocate.

But how will I catch the Koalas?!

They catch you.

[My Name is Immaterial]

I shudder to think of what will happen if/when Toady puts in eucalyptus trees.

Don't go anywhere near them, and DO NOT CRUSH THE LEAVES. You will suffocate.

But how will I catch the Koalas?!

They catch you.

You think thats a joke. Its not.

Look at the thing go!

[Swonnrr]

Trees in fire may not totally burn, but trees submerged by magma does.
But since trees are considered as walls, i see well tree burning in the same time as wall/floor/etc burning and destruction, wich is planned, but not in this release as far as i know.

Now we need goblins to learn to use fire, and sieges will become REALLY ugly. 

[Lolfail0009]

I shudder to think of what will happen if/when Toady puts in eucalyptus trees.

Don't go anywhere near them, and DO NOT CRUSH THE LEAVES. You will suffocate.

But how will I catch the Koalas?!

They catch you.

You think thats a joke. Its not.

I wasn't joking.

Trees in fire may not totally burn, but trees submerged by magma does.
But since trees are considered as walls, i see well tree burning in the same time as wall/floor/etc burning and destruction, wich is planned, but not in this release as far as i know.

Now we need goblins to learn to use fire, and sieges will become REALLY ugly. 

Goblin marksmen setting fire to arrows... ouch.

[DG]

Ah, I can see it now!

You, a deprived peasant armed with nothing but your wits, set fire to the woods around a bandit camp to slay them. Just watch which way the wind blows...

The strategy would be realistic and viable, and come with the downsides of unpredictable fire killing you as well, and of course destroying things from the bandits which you may have wanted to recover.

I don't mind proper wild fires as long as bandits (or anything else) are sensible enough to move away from flames. Otherwise it's as cheesy as throwing a quarry full of stones from invisibility.

[mastahcheese]

And with the way the fire would spread up the tree, it would hit the start of the branches first, and would then fall off while the rest is still burning.
That would be awesome.

[Mesa]

Bay12 Information Assimilation Procedure holds true.
1. Horror
2. Surprise
3. Weaponization

[BinaryBeast1010011010]

I'd say tis more like:
1 surprise
2 glee
3 weaponization

[Mr S]

Item 3 also has the frequent, but not guaranteed, subpart: Profit!

See:  Mermaid Farms
See also: Mermaid bone bolts (Weaponization AND Profit!!)

[King Mir]

There's no list to it; it's just that the first thought a dwarf fortress player has when encountering a new feature is "How do I use it to kill things?".