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enolate

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Magma 145 tiles down
« on: July 24, 2013, 12:39:35 am »
Is it even conceivable to get it to the surface?

We'd need 17 waterwheels to drive a pumpstack, plus a few extra to power the connections. Or we could make the most epic cave-in of the century to get everyone killed. Hmm.
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Re: Magma 145 tiles down
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2013, 12:47:16 am »
HUGE MAGMA-PUMPSTACK MAN, I JUST DID IT, AND IF I CAN DO IT, SO CAN YOOOOU. (P.s. you best create a huge magma trap to drop onto the entire embark just in case something bad does happen.)

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Re: Magma 145 tiles down
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2013, 12:49:45 am »
I don't think I've ever managed to get magma that wasn't at least 150~ tiles down so the only time I really get to play with it is when I embark on a volcano.
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Re: Magma 145 tiles down
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2013, 01:00:02 am »
Magma pumpstack is the best bet. It hasn't really failed me.
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Re: Magma 145 tiles down
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2013, 01:20:22 am »
If you have even a brook, power isn't really much of an object.  I've frequently made batteries of 27 or more whaterwheels and then walled them in with a ceiling to make the power plant secure from acts of goblin and dwarf alike.  I suppose it might be harder if you've got to set up perpetual motion machines rather than just using nature's.  A lot of people like magma pistons, but if you've got sand you can make a pump stack out of renewable green glass and draw directly from the Magma Sea.  Put a grate over the lowest hole and you'll even be safe from magma critters since they can't building-destroy from below.
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Re: Magma 145 tiles down
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2013, 01:41:09 am »
Magma pistons work well if you're prepared. It teleports magma.
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« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2013, 02:30:51 am »
Tempted to pump stack. If magma pistons work like I remember reading about, I think pumps are safer knowing me.
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Re: Magma 145 tiles down
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2013, 03:43:56 am »
Quote from: InfinityOrNone on July 24, 2013, 01:41:09 am
Magma pistons work well if you're prepared. It teleports magma.


I need to try these things.

What about a pressure plate that pokes out the Support that holds up the magma piston? Invader steps on it, is instantly drowned in magma?
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Re: Magma 145 tiles down
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2013, 09:23:03 am »
If you don't want to bring magma to your fort, bring your fort to the magma.
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Re: Magma 145 tiles down
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2013, 12:04:18 pm »
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Re: Magma 145 tiles down
« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2013, 02:14:25 pm »
Quote from: Swonnrr on July 24, 2013, 09:23:03 am
If you don't want to bring magma to your fort, bring your fort to the magma.
hmm looks like a good idee but will dwarfs survive the fall?
worth a try thougth ..
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Re: Magma 145 tiles down
« Reply #11 on: July 24, 2013, 02:33:13 pm »
In my current fortress, the goal is to try using Evicted Saint's method (thanks ES!) to get the magma into a cart, and then use impulse ramps to get it "upstairs" to the main fort.  0 power, almost no FPS hit...
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Re: Magma 145 tiles down
« Reply #12 on: July 24, 2013, 03:18:43 pm »
I'm always partial to magma pistons in these situations. You can make them reusable with water/obsidian farm and some planning. Now to go force drain the magma sea...

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Re: Magma 145 tiles down
« Reply #13 on: July 25, 2013, 01:10:36 pm »
!!Minecart in a wheelbarrow magma transport system!! Powerless, efficient, great for setting up a forge.
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Re: Magma 145 tiles down
« Reply #14 on: July 25, 2013, 11:02:18 pm »
Yeah, definitely one of these ideas is worth doing. I was just thinking it would slow the fort to a crawl.
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