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[BurnedToast]

Dwarves should be able to start fires by setting up some logs in a pile then lighting them somehow (probably best to abstract it away like most tools are). This would be useful for melting ice to give your dwarves something to drink (well, if heat traveled through walls better anyway), disposing of garbage/corpses, making traps (especially if booze really does explode when it gets set on fire) and probably some other stuff.

Also it would add yet another way to accidentally turn the fortress into a fiery inferno which is always a good thing.

[Stij]

Yeah, this would make glacier maps a whole lot easier, among other things.

And more ways to lose is always good. : D

[ November 18, 2007: Message edited by: Stij ]

[Tahin]

I'd like to see fireplaces made out of stone or metal that can semi-safely be used inside, along with this. And having human towns use these to prevent mass death from freezing would be nice, too.

[Grek]

What about an "Ignite" designation?

[Mechanoid]

quote:Originally posted by Grek:
What about an "Ignite" designation?

Perfect. Also lets you designate the semi-useless narrow goblin clothes (that are not silk; silk anything is valuable in trade after all!) to get rid of them perminately while serving a useful purpose.

[ November 18, 2007: Message edited by: Mechanoid ]

[Hesitris]

I think it might be a good idea to have the dwarves respond properly to burning things before making a feature like this. As it is, I could easily see dwarves casually walking through a fireplace on their way to bed and causing the a fortress-leveling inferno. Once that's taken care of, though, this would be an awesome idea. You can Ignite things in adventurer mode, why not fortress mode?