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[Aquillion]

Will artifact mechanisms survive immersion and operation in magma even when made from non-lavaproof materials, I mean, of course.  I happened to get one in a fortress where I don't have any lavaproof stone on hand at the moment, so I was curious if it could be used to that end.

[Ivefan]

nope

[FoboslC]

why would they

[Yanlin]

Only if they are made from bauxite.

[pushy]

Only if they are made from bauxite.

Or iron, or steel, or...

Remember that artifacts aren't necessarily made of materials the item is normally made from (I've got a green glass bed in one of my saves, for instance)

[G-Flex]

I know gem furniture and bone floodgates (and so forth) tend to be made sometimes, but I don't know that I've ever heard of a mechanism being made out of not-rock.

[andrea]

i had an artifact burning in the past i thik... but it just burned forever, without being destroyed

[DennyTom]

Backup your saves and try it - and tell us what happened - I would like to know this too.

[FoboslC]

Keyword: made from non-lavaproof materials"

[Pilsu]

Well, they should be invulnerable

Try it

[TheMirth]

i had an artifact burning in the past i thik... but it just burned forever, without being destroyed

That could actually make use of my wooden bracelets and things. Let's see how my legendary marksdwarf reacts....

[LegoLord]

Well, they should be invulnerable

They aren't.  I've lost one to magma once.  It was a pair of plastic chain leggings.  The wearer walked under a magma trap when was triggered.  I save-scummed because that's just a crappy way to lose an artifact.  It was also a community fort, and the magma trap had gone off uncontrollably due to me forgetting match up my raws.

I would assume that they can also be crushed by bridges, though it would be difficult to get one in such a position.