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[Gara-nis]

 Looking through the code, I think splatters work differently from normal items you might find on the ground.

You'd probably have to code a fresh util.

Edit: There would probably need to be some recoding done in the dfhack items module as well. Also, it isn't possible to just remove items without causing glitches. It would be possible to change stone to some useless stone that could could then mod to evaporate at room temperature in the raws, but there would need to be some way to distinguish between unused stone and stone that is in constructions, and as far as I can tell, there is no easy way to do that.

TL;DR -- No.

[peterix]

Looking through the code, I think splatters work differently from normal items you might find on the ground.

Very differently. Splatters are bitmaps layered over map blocks. Items are individually tracked objects.

You'd probably have to code a fresh util.

Edit: There would probably need to be some recoding done in the dfhack items module as well. Also, it isn't possible to just remove items without causing glitches. It would be possible to change stone to some useless stone that could could then mod to evaporate at room temperature in the raws, but there would need to be some way to distinguish between unused stone and stone that is in constructions, and as far as I can tell, there is no easy way to do that.

TL;DR -- No.

Yes, the items module would have to get the support for flags back. Then it should be possible to check if the item is used for something... and set the 'on fire' flag on it if it isn't. The utility that does this would have to limit the number of items so affected, because having so many burning items around can lag DF too much (think freeze).

[bowdown2q]

What if the utility designated all stone under the cursor? That ought to take care of excess stone without killing the system.
Honestly, I find the best way to deal with useless rocks is to quantum stockpile them in a dump, and occasionally unforbid the pile.

[Askot Bokbondeler]

couldn't it melt all the items mark'd for (D)umping?

[Homr_Zodyssey]

Hello. 
I recently downloaded and became addicted to Dwarf Fortress 31.18 SDL running on Windows 7.  I'm trying to figure out if there is any flux stone in my map.  (I coulda swore I put it as a requirement in the embark finder thingy.)  So, I downloaded dfhack-bin-0.5.0.2.  I tried to run dfprospector.exe.  At first, I kept getting "couldn't find a suitable process".  Then I came across this thread, and I added in the offsets posted by daftfad a couple weeks ago.  Now, I get this:

Match found! Using version v0.31.18 SDL.

This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way.
Please contact the application's support team for more information.

After that, DwarfFortress.exe is locked up and I have to kill it.  Have I done something wrong?  Can anyone give me a hint?

I apologize if this has already been answered somewhere.  I tried researching it, but I'm at a loss.

--Homr

--Addendum--
After playing around a bit more, I realized that dfreveal works fine.  Unfortunately the first layer of Marble is 43 levels down. 

[twilightdusk]

Is there any way to use DFhack to locate aquifers? I'm currently on a multi-biome embark (volcano and sand desert), and I was relying on the existence of an aquifer layer the embark screen said was in the desert, but I can't seem to find it. I downloaded this with the idea of using DFreveal to locate it, but it doesn't distinguish between aquifer sand and regular sand. Any advice? other than just digging holes until I manage to find it?

[bowdown2q]

Start DFreveal, and the go to DF and hit it up like you were doing to dig. wet stone/sand should flash blue.

[twilightdusk]

Aquifers don't show up as wet stone though, do they? I thought the wet stone warning only happened if the water was actually there, and aquifers don't produce water until a side is open.

Yea, just tested it. Either the game lied about there being an aquifer or the aquifer tiles don't automatically show up as wet.

[Quietust]

Looking through the code, I think splatters work differently from normal items you might find on the ground.

Very differently. Splatters are bitmaps layered over map blocks. Items are individually tracked objects.

On that topic, is it known where the game keeps track of "debris" (i.e. the "≥" and "≤" from expended ammunition)? A way to clear those away would be really nice, and it'd be an ideal addition to dfcleanmap.

[peterix]

Looking through the code, I think splatters work differently from normal items you might find on the ground.

Very differently. Splatters are bitmaps layered over map blocks. Items are individually tracked objects.

On that topic, is it known where the game keeps track of "debris" (i.e. the "≥" and "≤" from expended ammunition)? A way to clear those away would be really nice, and it'd be an ideal addition to dfcleanmap.

I'd assume it's still in one of the tile flag fields. Hmm.. can you add it to the problem tracker on github?

Aquifers don't show up as wet stone though, do they? I thought the wet stone warning only happened if the water was actually there, and aquifers don't produce water until a side is open.
Yea, just tested it. Either the game lied about there being an aquifer or the aquifer tiles don't automatically show up as wet.

Aquifers are geology related and the wet tiles probably come from water being nearby/the tiles being open to air. Currently, dfhack only reads the layer materials from the geology data, so a bit of research would be required. But then we could flip those bits and get rid of those pesky things .. or just see them

[Rose]

the behavior must have changed since .28 then, because there, you'd see the whole aquifier layer as flashing blue when you tried to dig it.

[twilightdusk]

Aquifers don't show up as wet stone though, do they? I thought the wet stone warning only happened if the water was actually there, and aquifers don't produce water until a side is open.
Yea, just tested it. Either the game lied about there being an aquifer or the aquifer tiles don't automatically show up as wet.

Aquifers are geology related and the wet tiles probably come from water being nearby/the tiles being open to air. Currently, dfhack only reads the layer materials from the geology data, so a bit of research would be required. But then we could flip those bits and get rid of those pesky things .. or just see them

Visibility is all I'm looking for in this case (no other source of water until I'm ready to brave the caverns). If you could make some tool to locate aquifiers I would be very appreciative 

[twalberg]

dfreveal will show aquifers - just be careful to not unpause, but hit 'd' 'm' to designate a mining area - aquifers (and any other wet stone features, e.g. river borders, etc...) will blink blue.

[Quietust]

On that topic, is it known where the game keeps track of "debris" (i.e. the "≥" and "≤" from expended ammunition)? A way to clear those away would be really nice, and it'd be an ideal addition to dfcleanmap.

I'd assume it's still in one of the tile flag fields. Hmm.. can you add it to the problem tracker on github?

I would, but I don't have an account on github (and I don't have a good enough reason to sign up). Anybody else who has an account is welcome to add it.

[twilightdusk]

dfreveal will show aquifers - just be careful to not unpause, but hit 'd' 'm' to designate a mining area - aquifers (and any other wet stone features, e.g. river borders, etc...) will blink blue.

Aquifiers don't show up as wet stone though, do they? I thought the wet stone warning only happened if the water was actually there, and aquifiers don't produce water until a side is open.

Yea, just tested it. Either the game lied about there being an aquifier or the aquifier tiles don't automatically show up as wet.