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[ThrowerOfStones]

My current map (5x5 embark, IIRC) is literally inundated with the blue stuff. Like, at least six or seven veins. I thought I had found it all and recently found two more veins while exposing new areas of the Magma sea. It got me thinking, though - what to do with the squares of it that touch magma?

My two main thoughts are a) smooth and engrave it all for some kickass rooms, then move key things down to the Magma sea (i.e., dining rooms, meeting halls, noble rooms, etc) OR cast obsidian around each of the veins and then mine it out.

The first is much, much easier, and has the cool dwarfy appeal of rooms in MAGMA! But the second has the appeal of being able to kit out even MORE of my prodigious military (50 or so dwarves right now) in full suits of blue. Which would you do? Or do you have another use for hollow blue tubes?

[iceball3]

I suggest using obsidian. It might be a bit difficult because you have to make a pyramid to prevent spilling, but you could still have an easier time doing the bucket + 2 z-levels up tactic.

[JoshBrickstien]

I never really got that excited over Microcline... Oh wait, THAT blue stuff. I suggest Rooms. Weapons are over rated.

[lanceleoghauni]

Do both, Mine out the shaft one layer at a time and build rooms over the smoothed and engraved surface left behind after mining the bluemetal.

[Skelodwarf]

I never really got that excited over Microcline... Oh wait, THAT blue stuff.

Can I has sig this? Or is that too spoilerific for a sig?

[Quantum Toast]

I never really got that excited over Microcline... Oh wait, THAT blue stuff.

Can I has sig this? Or is that too spoilerific for a sig?

Shouldn't think it's much of a spoiler, all it reveals is that there's something blue that isn't microcline. Could just as easily mean water.

[Lemunde]

I never really got that excited over Microcline... Oh wait, THAT blue stuff.

Can I has sig this? Or is that too spoilerific for a sig?

Shouldn't think it's much of a spoiler, all it reveals is that there's something blue that isn't microcline. Could just as easily mean water.

Or cobaltite. Or kimberlite.

[Urist Imiknorris]

I recommend armor or serrated discs.

I never really got that excited over Microcline... Oh wait, THAT blue stuff.

Can I has sig this? Or is that too spoilerific for a sig?

Shouldn't think it's much of a spoiler, all it reveals is that there's something blue that isn't microcline. Could just as easily mean water.

Or cobaltite. Or kimberlite.

Or one of any number of gems.

[Gearheart]

I never really got that excited over Microcline... Oh wait, THAT blue stuff.

Can I has sig this? Or is that too spoilerific for a sig?

Shouldn't think it's much of a spoiler, all it reveals is that there's something blue that isn't microcline. Could just as easily mean water.

Or cobaltite. Or kimberlite.

Or one of any number of gems.

Or Ice.

[iceball3]

I never really got that excited over Microcline... Oh wait, THAT blue stuff.

Can I has sig this? Or is that too spoilerific for a sig?

Shouldn't think it's much of a spoiler, all it reveals is that there's something blue that isn't microcline. Could just as easily mean water.

Or cobaltite. Or kimberlite.

Or one of any number of gems.

Or Ice.

You rang?
Aww dang i wanted to do that for a long time...

[Zenatsu]

I never really got that excited over Microcline... Oh wait, THAT blue stuff.

Can I has sig this? Or is that too spoilerific for a sig?

Shouldn't think it's much of a spoiler, all it reveals is that there's something blue that isn't microcline. Could just as easily mean water.

Or cobaltite. Or kimberlite.

Or one of any number of gems.

Or Ice.

You rang?
Aww dang i wanted to do that for a long time...

Quote pyramid?

[iceball3]

No.
Anyway, Isn't there a layer of SMR at the bottom of the magma sea? Maybe that could hold a room in it.

[fivex]

No.
Anyway, Isn't there a layer of SMR at the bottom of the magma sea? Maybe that could hold a room in it.

Any rock on top of it is eaten by the SMR

[Xenos]

even if it is supported on something else?

[Shoku]

No, just anything falling into smr is eated.