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MrFluffums

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Goblinite
« on: July 20, 2011, 06:08:34 pm »
Okay, I'll admit, I'm curious.

I modded Goblins out to make room for FDM.

What exactly is goblinite?  I'm literally picturing a solid block from dropping one of them into lava.
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Re: Goblinite
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2011, 06:14:29 pm »
Quote from: MrFluffums on July 20, 2011, 06:08:34 pm
Okay, I'll admit, I'm curious.

I modded Goblins out to make room for FDM.

What exactly is goblinite?  I'm literally picturing a solid block from dropping one of them into lava.
its an ore delivered during goblin christmas.

left on the corpses of your slain enemies

in the shape of their armour and weapons



yeah
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Re: Goblinite
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2011, 06:16:46 pm »
Quote from: zehive on July 20, 2011, 06:14:29 pm
Quote from: MrFluffums on July 20, 2011, 06:08:34 pm
Okay, I'll admit, I'm curious.

I modded Goblins out to make room for FDM.

What exactly is goblinite?  I'm literally picturing a solid block from dropping one of them into lava.
its an ore delivered during goblin christmas.

left on the corpses of your slain enemies

in the shape of their armour and weapons



yeah

Ah, okay.  Then I already get plenty of the stuff from FDM.
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Lectorog

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Re: Goblinite
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2011, 07:08:31 pm »
Here's the wiki page, for further reference. (Yes, there's actually a page for it.)

http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/Goblinite
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MrFluffums

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Re: Goblinite
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2011, 09:04:05 pm »
I already read the wiki page.  If it wasn't all D for Dwarf, it would have been helpful.

I find that header to generally mean "Useless/Encrypted information"
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Re: Goblinite
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2011, 01:52:08 am »
It's pretty easy to hover over links and discover the subtext by seeing what it actually links to.
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Re: Goblinite
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2011, 02:02:43 am »
Also note that goblin armor actually fits on dwarves, so you don't have to melt it down.
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Re: Goblinite
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2011, 02:12:11 am »
To clear up any remaining confusion (for any passersby and possibly, though unlikely, the OP):

"Goblinite" is a humorous term used as a catch-all for the metals left behind after slaughtering goblin invaders.  Since an experienced fort can, with the aid of ‼SCIENCE‼, reliably wipe out goblins and collect their gear for melting, the suffix "ite" was used to imply that goblins are more a source of combat metal (aka, another ore of iron/etc) than a true threat.
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Re: Goblinite
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2011, 02:24:53 am »
Quote from: zehive on July 20, 2011, 06:14:29 pm
its an ore delivered during goblin christmas.

left on the corpses of your slain enemies

in the shape of their armour and weapons



yeah

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