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Author Topic: Pitchblende? hmm, a dwarven manhatten project sounds fun  (Read 6171 times)

Glacies

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Re: Pitchblende? hmm, a dwarven manhatten project sounds fun
« Reply #15 on: August 21, 2008, 11:33:02 am »
..there's a growin' feelin' of hysteria. Conditioned to respond to overt threats from the rhetorical speeches of the soviets dwarves.

Wait.
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Re: Pitchblende? hmm, a dwarven manhatten project sounds fun
« Reply #16 on: August 21, 2008, 11:38:41 am »
That made me think. There is no system at all at the momemt for explosions right?
That would be awsome, just something that could decimate a radius of X tiles based on attributes. would make it intresting to drop said bomb design into vulcnos and stuff like that.
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Re: Pitchblende? hmm, a dwarven manhatten project sounds fun
« Reply #17 on: August 21, 2008, 11:43:10 am »
I have several Uranium reactions in the mod I'm working on. There's not that much you can do with it yet, but it's possible to make Depleted Uranium bolts. =D


Off topic: I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds Deathworks extremely annoying, but I think you're going a bit too far, Sheezy.
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Re: Pitchblende? hmm, a dwarven manhatten project sounds fun
« Reply #18 on: August 21, 2008, 11:55:00 am »
All I find annoying about Deathworks is my inability to determine the gender of his avatar...

Conversely, Sheezy's avatar is quite annoying, probably mostly because of the slight, but jarring difference between his and Deathwork's avatar. It's like suddenly stubbing a toe; not that painful, but surprising.
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Re: Pitchblende? hmm, a dwarven manhatten project sounds fun
« Reply #19 on: August 21, 2008, 01:54:42 pm »
I also always pondered about pitchblende (and failed to look it up), shouldn't the dwarves that mined it atleast not get sick from it?
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Re: Pitchblende? hmm, a dwarven manhatten project sounds fun
« Reply #20 on: August 21, 2008, 03:06:25 pm »
Quote from: Doppel on August 21, 2008, 01:54:42 pm
I also always pondered about pitchblende (and failed to look it up), shouldn't the dwarves that mined it atleast not get sick from it?
Maybe that's why they're so short. Birth defects caused by radon poisoning.
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Re: Pitchblende? hmm, a dwarven manhatten project sounds fun
« Reply #21 on: August 21, 2008, 04:24:07 pm »
Just mod in a booze called Uranium and light it on fire.
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Re: Pitchblende? hmm, a dwarven manhatten project sounds fun
« Reply #22 on: August 21, 2008, 05:27:54 pm »
(given recent antics, coupled with prior IRC ban, Sheezy has now attained forum ban)
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Re: Pitchblende? hmm, a dwarven manhatten project sounds fun
« Reply #23 on: August 21, 2008, 05:32:36 pm »
Quote from: Toady One on August 21, 2008, 05:27:54 pm
(given recent antics, coupled with prior IRC ban, Sheezy has now attained forum ban)

What happened on IRC? Damn I should reinstall IRC again.. ;D
Also, what did he do on the forum?  :o
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Re: Pitchblende? hmm, a dwarven manhatten project sounds fun
« Reply #24 on: August 21, 2008, 05:35:36 pm »
>_>

What's the info for the IRC, anyway?
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Re: Pitchblende? hmm, a dwarven manhatten project sounds fun
« Reply #25 on: August 21, 2008, 05:38:39 pm »
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Re: Pitchblende? hmm, a dwarven manhatten project sounds fun
« Reply #26 on: August 21, 2008, 05:47:18 pm »
What's the SERVER information, then?

WorldIRC isn't on my server list.
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Re: Pitchblende? hmm, a dwarven manhatten project sounds fun
« Reply #27 on: August 21, 2008, 06:14:19 pm »
#bay12games
Windsor.UK.EU.WorldIRC.Org
Brussels.BE.EU.WorldIRC.Org
PalmSprings.CA.US.WorldIRC.Org
Bliesen.DE.EU.WorldIRC.Org

I don't know if all of those are valid anymore, but some of them work.  I also don't remember if that's all you need to know.


As for Sheezy, he had Deathworks's avatar, but murdered, and some insulting text.  I don't remember so much about the IRC except that Hitler came up (of course).
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Re: Pitchblende? hmm, a dwarven manhatten project sounds fun
« Reply #28 on: August 21, 2008, 06:52:28 pm »
Quote from: Toady One on August 21, 2008, 06:14:19 pm
As for Sheezy, he had Deathworks's avatar, but murdered, and some insulting text.  I don't remember so much about the IRC except that Hitler came up (of course).

Eh.... :o
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Re: Pitchblende? hmm, a dwarven manhatten project sounds fun
« Reply #29 on: August 22, 2008, 10:18:03 am »
Uranium wasn't even known as an element until two centuries ago, dwarves, like humans of the time, probably don't realize Pitchblende is an actual metal ore.

Although it was used in ancient times for coloring glass... maybe Toady will add that use at some point.

Uranium metal is just slightly weaker than steel, but very dense.  Unfortunately, refining Pitchblende into Uranium metal isn't a easy as simply smelting it.
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