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[The1nk]

Whenever an elfen or ooman caravan arrives in my depot, I close the drawbridge and open a floodgate, flooding it with magma. When all of the tiles of my 7x7 room have >= 1/7 magma, i close the gate. Once everything's done burning up and the smoke clears, and the last of the magma "evaporates", i open the bridge .. there's never anything left behind.

Is this normal? I mean.. if they're bringing any magma-safe metals, shouldn't there be something left? ... Anything?

If not, that's OK too, I'm looking to start a few wars.

[Triaxx2]

Yes, but small items melt in magma despite being magma-safe. Instruments, and glass crafts for example.

I'd suggest flooding with water instead and then dumping the corpses in magma.

[The1nk]

Yeah, after having this not leave me with any valuables behind I was thinking of a Drowning Depot instead ("Project Dē")

I was mainly under the impression that anything worth keeping should survive magma.. Guess I was wrong. Also, with Dē there will be a *lot* of worthless junk left after each use.

Oh well, thanks 

[Triaxx2]

No problem. It's all a learning process, especially in Dwarf Fortress.

[Loud Whispers]

Dwarf Fortress : Trading magma and wondering why everyone's melted.

[Flare]

You dumped it on elves right? They usually don't bring anything magma resistant like iron or steel.

[thegoatgod_pan]

Everything elves have will burn. Humans ought to leave behind armor and weapons and other steel stuff. Is your depot itself magma-safe?

[Garath]

in the future, select all stuff you want, seize it, drag it away and THEN use magma

[terko]

... or, drown them in water, pump it out, get what you want and then burn anything else.

Btw., is the usage of more than one trade depot fixed already?