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Author Topic: Why won't you burn?  (Read 1794 times)

SpiralDimentia

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Why won't you burn?
« on: October 11, 2011, 10:11:23 pm »
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Oops.

Slightly related question, though... why aren't those trees bursting into glorious unfortunate flame?
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Re: Why won't you burn?
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2011, 10:27:30 pm »
Trees just don't combust, as of yet.

Also, that's a pretty big oops. Good luck with that.
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Re: Why won't you burn?
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2011, 10:36:21 pm »
Quote from: DS on October 11, 2011, 10:27:30 pm
Trees just don't combust, as of yet.

Also, that's a pretty big oops. Good luck with that.

What is extremely unfortunate.

And yeah.. I was going to put a flood gate so that I could control it, and well.. things didn't quite happen the way I had intended. The entire area is burned now, and still flooding. My little inside area there is like an oasis. Oh well. The volcano will stop eventually... right?
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Re: Why won't you burn?
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2011, 10:37:23 pm »
Uh, I doubt it.  Volcanoes refill indefinitely.
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Re: Why won't you burn?
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2011, 10:40:11 pm »
Well shit.
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Re: Why won't you burn?
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2011, 10:43:11 pm »
On the bright side, you won't have to worry about sieges.  Anyway, there's plenty of room underground.
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Re: Why won't you burn?
« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2011, 10:43:59 pm »
I suppose. I'm gonna miss my goblin buddys though. :(
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Re: Why won't you burn?
« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2011, 11:10:43 pm »
Is there any natural landscape above the leak that you can collapse down into it? Failing that, you could dig up into the leak with a particularly brave dwarf, which might give you enough time to seal breach, so long as the dwarf is digging up from a large enough reservoir.
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Re: Why won't you burn?
« Reply #8 on: October 12, 2011, 05:43:12 am »
"The merchants from Gosathbehal will be leaving soon"

I don't think so...
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Re: Why won't you burn?
« Reply #9 on: October 12, 2011, 02:45:54 pm »
On the upside you should be able to build a bridge to the edge of map so you have access to offsite stuff.
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Re: Why won't you burn?
« Reply #10 on: October 12, 2011, 05:57:17 pm »
If you've got access to water somewhere, you could try pumping it up there and dropping it on the leak.
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Re: Why won't you burn?
« Reply #11 on: October 12, 2011, 06:26:39 pm »
Quote from: Tharwen on October 12, 2011, 05:43:12 am
"The merchants from Gosathbehal will be leaving soon"

I don't think so...
Oh no they will, and once they open the door the little inside area will flood with lava leaving only those little buildings inside to not be magmafide.
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Re: Why won't you burn?
« Reply #12 on: October 13, 2011, 07:24:53 pm »
Fun fact: the trees can burn in fortress mode, the code that makes them burn is there. It's just that they don't ignite.
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Re: Why won't you burn?
« Reply #13 on: October 13, 2011, 09:43:59 pm »
Quote from: peterix on October 13, 2011, 07:24:53 pm
Fun fact: the trees can burn in fortress mode, the code that makes them burn is there. It's just that they don't ignite.
It needs a catalyst like the adventure-mode 'ignite' command I suppose?
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Re: Why won't you burn?
« Reply #14 on: October 14, 2011, 05:41:45 am »
you have a pool of water, so you can build a floor 1 z-lever above the lava and order your dwarves to jump into magma pour some water on the leak
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