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Drakis

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recommended uses for adamantine
« on: April 12, 2009, 03:50:36 pm »
so, what is the best course of action for using this mythical metal?    should i make it all into armor and weapons, or should i use it some other way?

leave some for use in artifacts?
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kotekzot

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Re: recommended uses for adamantine
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2009, 03:57:38 pm »
get some legendary weapon- and armorsmiths to forge as many full suits of armor and sets of weapons you want to use in adventure mode as possible. leave 30 or so units of raw adamantine for moods. or blow it all on socks, the ultimate in dwarf destruction technology.

also, make some fun weapons like scourges.
« Last Edit: April 12, 2009, 04:00:24 pm by kotekzot »
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Re: recommended uses for adamantine
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2009, 04:02:23 pm »
You can't make scourges.
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Re: recommended uses for adamantine
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2009, 04:03:42 pm »
It's always best to save a few wafers and leave it by your forges in case an armor or weaponsmith gets into a strange mood and suddenly creates an instrument of death for you.
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Re: recommended uses for adamantine
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2009, 04:18:54 pm »
Depending on how early on things are, you can buy out entire caravans with a couple of adamantine mugs.
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Re: recommended uses for adamantine
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2009, 06:23:10 pm »
I'm assuming that's raw adamantine mugs. Be silly to waste all that processing effort to make them at a forge.
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Re: recommended uses for adamantine
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2009, 08:48:56 pm »
Adamantine armor is always useful. Artifact adamantine weapons are fun but if you get one lock it up and throw away the key. If a dwarf picks it up he'll slaughter your whole army while sparring, and then hell go mad and won't put it down. You'll have to kill him before his antics cause a tantrum spiral.
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Re: recommended uses for adamantine
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2009, 10:09:39 pm »
You say that like its a bad thing...
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Re: recommended uses for adamantine
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2009, 12:06:02 am »
Use it to coat the skeletal system of one of your legendary wrestlers. 

Of course, since the DF tech level doesn't allow you to MELT the stuff, you'll actually have to NAIL IT ON, but he's a dwarf, he can take it.
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Re: recommended uses for adamantine
« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2009, 01:21:52 am »
I'd vote armor, makes your dwarves EXTRA CRUNCHY
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« Reply #10 on: April 13, 2009, 02:12:24 pm »
Quote from: inaluct on April 12, 2009, 04:02:23 pm
You can't make scourges.
i assume it's possible with a bit of modding.
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Quote from: Guy Montag on April 16, 2009, 04:45:30 pm
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Re: recommended uses for adamantine
« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2009, 02:36:00 pm »
Make Giant Axe Blades and other trap componets.

Also, make a bunch of Masterly crafted Adamantine Ballistia warheads for adventure mode. Its like throwing a nuclear missile at your enemies.
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