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Ripolix

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No iron ores
« on: January 06, 2012, 11:15:27 pm »
I've dug out half of my maps limestone layer which should yield to atleast a few veins of iron ore if i recall the wiki correctly but i simply didn't find any.

What is a good approach to get one of the three iron ores? Digging out the sedimentary layers didn't really work for me.

I don't want my dwarfs to run around in copper armor like dirty goblins nor do i have any tin to smelt bronze.
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ayoriceball

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Re: No iron ores
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2012, 11:22:54 pm »
Quote from: Ripolix on January 06, 2012, 11:15:27 pm
I've dug out half of my maps limestone layer which should yield to atleast a few veins of iron ore if i recall the wiki correctly but i simply didn't find any.

What is a good approach to get one of the three iron ores? Digging out the sedimentary layers didn't really work for me.

I don't want my dwarfs to run around in copper armor like dirty goblins nor do i have any tin to smelt bronze.

I would suggest that you embark near a volcano. And you don't need to dig out the ENTIRE layer. Just dig simple tunnels in a grid.

You can also smelt any goblin iron stuff to get goblinite.
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Quote from: UltraValican on January 15, 2012, 11:30:09 pm
Don't dwarven ladies know they're beautiful the way they are? They don't need to starve themselves to look like those elven bitches.
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Ripolix

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Re: No iron ores
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2012, 11:30:58 pm »
Quote from: ayoriceball on January 06, 2012, 11:22:54 pm
Quote from: Ripolix on January 06, 2012, 11:15:27 pm
I've dug out half of my maps limestone layer which should yield to atleast a few veins of iron ore if i recall the wiki correctly but i simply didn't find any.

What is a good approach to get one of the three iron ores? Digging out the sedimentary layers didn't really work for me.

I don't want my dwarfs to run around in copper armor like dirty goblins nor do i have any tin to smelt bronze.
And you don't need to dig out the ENTIRE layer.


I did the grid thing 7x7
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Ripolix

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Re: No iron ores
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2012, 12:09:48 am »
How good is leather armor compared to copper?
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ayoriceball

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Re: No iron ores
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2012, 12:11:53 am »
Quote from: Ripolix on January 07, 2012, 12:09:48 am
How good is leather armor compared to copper?

Copper is better.
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Quote from: UltraValican on January 15, 2012, 11:30:09 pm
Don't dwarven ladies know they're beautiful the way they are? They don't need to starve themselves to look like those elven bitches.
Quote from: NW_Kohaku on April 01, 2012, 05:06:47 pm
"Tigermen are lazy and worthless... but not MY friend, Grroawarul."

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Re: No iron ores
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2012, 04:36:06 am »
Quote from: Ripolix on January 06, 2012, 11:15:27 pm
I don't want my dwarfs to run around in copper armor like dirty goblins nor do i have any tin to smelt bronze.

Damn straight! It's all about nekked time.
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Babylon

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« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2012, 02:16:24 pm »
trade and kill goblins for your iron.  it's not that hard to get that way, flux is more of a pain since you only get it if you request it from dwarves and they only bring a few lumps at a time.
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Re: No iron ores
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2012, 06:15:56 pm »
Quote from: Babylon on January 07, 2012, 02:16:24 pm
trade and kill goblins for your iron.  it's not that hard to get that way, flux is more of a pain since you only get it if you request it from dwarves and they only bring a few lumps at a time.

Nice joke, for a moment I thought you were serious about trading with goblins for iron... Right?
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Babylon

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« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2012, 02:26:05 pm »
Quote from: Loud Whispers on January 07, 2012, 06:15:56 pm
Quote from: Babylon on January 07, 2012, 02:16:24 pm
trade and kill goblins for your iron.  it's not that hard to get that way, flux is more of a pain since you only get it if you request it from dwarves and they only bring a few lumps at a time.

Nice joke, for a moment I thought you were serious about trading with goblins for iron... Right?

*chuckle* I should probably have phrased that better.  I meant trade, with humans and dwarves, and kill goblins.
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Re: No iron ores
« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2012, 05:18:21 pm »
Quote from: Loud Whispers on January 07, 2012, 06:15:56 pm
Quote from: Babylon on January 07, 2012, 02:16:24 pm
trade and kill goblins for your iron.  it's not that hard to get that way, flux is more of a pain since you only get it if you request it from dwarves and they only bring a few lumps at a time.

Nice joke, for a moment I thought you were serious about trading with goblins for iron... Right?
Heh, I thought he meant trading caged goblins for iron. XD
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