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[Random832]

I believe some of those options will also deface engravings, so you may wish to choose carefully

[Tnx]

Hi, has anyone tried this in DF 2010? Sorry for resurrecting this thread.

[Lav]

What this exactly? Mist-generator, sequence repeater or magma-death-machine? :-)

[Alastar]

Why does it have to be one of these? If I build an ornamental waterfall that can't at least drown everyone in the room with the flick of a lever, I'm doing something horribly wrong.

I've always considered power and pumps inelegant and relied on naturally pressurised water if available... but this is definitely raising my interest. Awesome thread.

[Lav]

Tnx asked a question about some design, but there are three different schematics (albeit based on the same design idea) in this thread, so I just asked for clarification. Sorry if I was a bit confusing, of course there's no need to limit yourself to these three devices while playing the game. :-)

[Quift]

I'm actually wondering if the magma death machine wouldn't be better with the sequencing triggers. that would ensur ethat the magma gets dropped and stays down long enough to properly crisp even from above. With several rows that recycle the magma above themselves you should be able to get a wawe effect, with an approaching wall of magma coming towards the invaders quickly, then disappearing leaving only the burned corpses and loot.

It would require and obcsene amount of bauxit mechanism for the pressure plates, but it would be a quite cool setup.

[Sphalerite]

It would require and obcsene amount of bauxit mechanism for the pressure plates, but it would be a quite cool setup.

One of the nifty features in DF2010 is the ability to make mechanisms from any metal.  Steel or iron mechanisms are magma-safe.  There are also about a dozen stones that have been made magma-safe besides bauxite now.  Making elaborate magma-based mechanical deathtraps is a lot more practical in the current version.

[Urist Imiknorris]

You can only make mechanisms out of weapons-grade metals.

[Sphalerite]

Ah, didn't know that.  I've only been making them out of iron and steel.  Haven't tried to make gold mechanisms yet, makes sense that it wouldn't work.

[SikBok]

Hi, has anyone tried this in DF 2010? Sorry for resurrecting this thread.

To answer your question: Yes, this mist generator works in DF 2010

I've tested the version in the OP picture, but using a retracting bridge on z0 (it's mentioned somewhere earlier in this thread).
That allows you to bucket fill the generator without the walls on z0 and prevents wet tiles on z-1.

EDIT: typo

[Tnx]

Thank you for the response.  I'll try this as soon as I can.

[monk12]

Note to self; try this.

Hail the OP!

[Andir]

Haven't read the whole thread yet... sorry.

Has anyone tried stacked pumps instead of inline?  You could potentially make mist generators in cliff walls:

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# = unmined tile
D = Door
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The water would have to fall two tiles to be picked up by the bottom pump (enough for magma?)  The "hard" part would be putting in three gears to transfer power between the two pumps.

[jei]

This actually started out as something completely different (a repeater that didn't function) but it turned out to make one of my favorite things: LOTS OF MIST!

I must ask: Would this work with magma?

I've fought so many FBs frying my dorfs with various mists now that I can't help but think of frying gobos with magma mist myself.

[Andir]

This actually started out as something completely different (a repeater that didn't function) but it turned out to make one of my favorite things: LOTS OF MIST!

I must ask: Would this work with magma?

I've fought so many FBs frying my dorfs with various mists now that I can't help but think of frying gobos with magma mist myself.

As mentioned earlier in the thread, magma does not mist from a single tile drop, so not the original design.  However, I believe it is unknown if you can drop magma far enough to mist it with out a cave in.  There are also several designs (with video) for magma traps using this about midpoint in the thread.