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[Larry421]

Introducing: Project SMEGMA

That's right, the Solid Magma Efficient Goblinite Manufacturing Apparatus

What did you think this would be about? 


By combining Fenwah's 1-way floors with a basic obsidian farm, I have a machine that can capture an entire invading force of goblins, incinerate their useless fleshy/clothy/leathery husks, and deliver that sweet, useful metal directly to my workshops area.

Screenshot:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

http://img693.imageshack.us/f/projectsmegma.jpg/

Invaders are trapped on the bridge by the one-way doors. The magma reservoir above is filled, then the invaders are dropped 3 levels to my workshop area. Magma is dropped on top of them. Water is pumped in from 1 level above, forming obsidian, and any excess water overflows. The bottom level bridge is lowered and miners move in to harvest obsidian and goblinite.

Now that it's built, I see it's really not all that efficient; while it's almost dwarfproof (there's no timing-critical levers to pull), there's a lot of levers and the distinct possibility of flooding the inside of the fort with margma/invaders/both. And pumping magma all the way to the surface just to drop it down again seems a bit silly dwarven. I'd love to see something that drops invaders/merchants down a 100z vertical shaft to the magma sea, and incinerate them there.

edit: pic not working? can I attach a jpg or do I have to upload it first?

[fivex]

You have to upload it to imageshack or something

[Zidane]

Err... I think you should google your project first.

[nbonaparte]

I'm pretty sure they know. I have a feeling that the views/posts ratio is going to skyrocket in this thread.

[zagibu]

I don't understand those tilesets .

[AngleWyrm]

enclose the url in [ img ] http://whatever [ /img] tags instead of [ url ] http://whatever [ /url] tags, and the image will appear in the spoiler.

[Zebra2]

Isn't everything obliterated when it's encased in obsidian, meaning you can't retrieve the metal?

[Larry421]

Isn't everything obliterated when it's encased in obsidian, meaning you can't retrieve the metal?

Nope. There may be a case where [copper boot] turns to [molten copper], and I think it disappears then. But as long as you don't take too long between magmafying and watering, it works. Just reclaim and melt.

[Moonshine Fox]

Err... I think you should google your project first.

*dies laughing*

[Jake]

I'm sure there's a Red Dwarf joke in here somewhere.