Does ANYONE know whether you can currently request soap as a trade good?
Also, when will we be able to use metal vials or even wooden ones to make soap with or is there something special about glass vials?
I think the reasoning with glass vials is that a) glass isn't nearly as reactive as metal or wood and b) it's easier to measure things with glass, since you can see the liquid level from the side. Wood/metal measuring cups would be a sensible addition though, for cooking and some alchemy.
Is there any difference between organs of different species? Say an elf heart and a dwarf heart?
If not then say Urist Mcscrewed has his heart injured in battle, would it (at some point in the future) be possible to, you know, get an elf and...I'm sure you can see where I'm going with this.
Heart transplants are, like, infinitely beyond their tech level.
Since there is now a 'placeholder' infection, Toady, shouldn't you change the wound infections and sepsis in the venom section?
Edit2: From the devnotes, having rotting tissue eventually kill sounds alot like sepsis, so maybe you could take a second look at the venom entry.
The point is that it's
just a placeholder, instead of being everything he wanted to do for that item, and there's still work to be done on it later.
Don't quote me on this, but isn't the soap in DF made with Lye? As in you-can-dispose-of-bodies-by-dissolving-them-in Lye? I'd imagine it's pretty harsh.
Soap isn't just a mixture of lye and fat -- the lye reacts with the fat and the result is not nearly as corrosive. It's still a harsh cleaner and will of course sting your eyes, but it won't dissolve you.