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[yarnosh]

Wow, i just downloaded the new version of DF the other day and was totally blown away by the changes. I haven't gotten a chance to play it too in depth and do anything fun, but so far it feels like an entirely new game. Congrats, Toady. I might actually get around to donating!

A couple questions though... I've started fortresses in several different locations so far and I have not been able to find any magma. I search through all the z-Levels and I just don't see it. Should it be visible, like water, on the large area map as I descend? Or do i just need to keep digging and hope I hit it, kinda like the old version? I guess, like water, some locations might just not have it. But so far I haven't see it in any locations. Flat or hilly. Do I need to go for a treeless mountain map?

[Sean Mirrsen]

Either look for a volcano (a red "^" on the global map), or get your eyes in gear and look out for red wavy tiles amid other local map tiles. If it's a solitary double wave tile, it's a magma vent.

Also, look for obsidian, basalt, and other dark stone. You can follow rivers of magma from volcanoes if you look for continuous areas with dark stone.