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[Jimmy]

Yeah, the main reason is "because I can." Also, filling the pit will get rid of the annoying undead infesting it. I've decided to go with the construct, cast, reconstruct, deconstruct method. Seems the simplest way to go about it.

[njero]

To the doubters, how better to incorporate a drain into your magma cistern, than by building it over a natural drainage feature?

The nice thing about starting one level up, and using the double magma layer approach, is you won't need to deal with hidden constructions (if you're anal picky, and face it, many of us are), and you still have the bottom layer as useful as ever. If you cast on the bottom layer, you'll have to arrange an outlet ahead of time to get around the no-channelling rule.

[Heliomance]

Here's a challenge for you: Use a pressurized watercannon and magmafall to obsidian-cast the bottom level without using supporting constructions.

[Tarran]

The nice thing about starting one level up, and using the double magma layer approach, is you won't need to deal with hidden constructions (if you're anal picky, and face it, many of us are), and you still have the bottom layer as useful as ever. If you cast on the bottom layer, you'll have to arrange an outlet ahead of time to get around the no-channelling rule.

Right, it's a good idea to save the last Z=level of a chasm/bottomless pit for it's natural properties, you'll need it someday, and getting the magma out again is very difficult, for example, where are you going to move it?

[Bauglir]

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[Jimmy]

The main reason I didn't want constructions is that they become unremovable once the obsidian is cast. However the fix was posted earlier that you can reconstruct a floor over the cast area and deconstruct it to yield back the stone used in the first construction.

[njero]

What's with all the need for casting? Just build a constructed floor. It's not like you're going to avoid the designating process by building bridges, unless I'm missing something crucial.

I can't speak for the OP, but for me it's aesthetics.