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[Nukeitall]

Hey folks, after carefully perusing the bloat section of the site I have failed to find any relation to my suggestion. (Exception being bloat 356+, which are loosely related and regard temperature and material changes)

Basically I want extended high temperature exposure to standard rock to create obsidian walls and floors, which alter the way magma flows. (increased speed and heat, never cools?)

Additionally this makes for some volcanic forts to be intentionally flooded to make the entire thing obsidian - which makes it cool for fluff's sake. "I HAVE AN OBSIDIAN FORT!" would be said with much joy across the realm.

That's my suggestion. I bow to everyone's reading this. Also, Toady is awesome.

[Ravendas]

Heat + 'rock' doesn't always become obsidian in real life, so I doubt it will in df either.

Would be pretty though, and make all of your obsidian rooms ridiculously extravagant.

[Dreamer]

Maybe we could make some sort of Fire Hose that spews magma instead of fire.  That would make obsidian, if done correctly, right?

[Capntastic]

Magma already makes obsidian when it cools.  It's a great boon for those looking to make loads of dark stone goodies.

[Captain Mayday]

So you could just make obsidian creation rooms, and then mine it and use it for rewalling the entire fortress.

[Nukeitall]

Yeah, I guess you could do that. Still, it would be far less hassle to have it "glass" everything it bumps into. I guess this why I'm not a developer.

[Tallim]

Obsidian in real life is caused when a certain type of magma cools rapidly. It is technically a type of natural glass! With temperatures in you could make an obsidian manufacturing zone much like a farm by running cold water around a room flooded with magma. (possibly)

Otherwise it would form into other rock types.

So really obsidian sword making *should* be a glass crafting skill.

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