Dwarf Fortress => DF Dwarf Mode Discussion => Topic started by: Ryo on May 30, 2008, 03:01:00 pm
Title: Glass with no sand?
Post by: Ryo on May 30, 2008, 03:01:00 pm
I think I already know the answer to this question, but hopefully I'm wrong... There's no sand on my map (Apart from sandy clay, but that doesn't work), but is there ANY way I can still make glass? I have a legendary glassmaker, and it just seems like such a waste...
Title: Re: Glass with no sand?
Post by: Samyotix on May 30, 2008, 03:28:00 pm
Sorry, but no sorry. There's a rumour about the ability to make windows out of gems if you have glass, but a) sandy loam and loamy sand aren't sand, b) no sand = no glass.
Title: Re: Glass with no sand?
Post by: Derakon on May 30, 2008, 03:42:00 pm
All you can do is hope you find rock crystal in your mines, which can be turned into crystal glass.
Title: Re: Glass with no sand?
Post by: Ryo on May 30, 2008, 04:02:00 pm
*Sigh* I thought so, thanks.
Title: Re: Glass with no sand?
Post by: Tamren on May 30, 2008, 05:01:00 pm
if you go into the raw file for soul types you can add the SOIL SAND tag to every type of soil. That way you can get sand wherever you want to, even from the bottom of the ocean if you get that far.
Problem is it requires generating a new world.
Title: Re: Glass with no sand?
Post by: ricemastah on May 30, 2008, 05:12:00 pm
Wait? I thought you could just add SOIL SAND anytime you wanted, no regen required?
Title: Re: Glass with no sand?
Post by: Metalax on May 31, 2008, 12:40:00 am
Just checked, you definitely don't need to regen a world when adding the soil_sand tag. Just need to save, quit out of DF then reload DF.
Title: Re: Glass with no sand?
Post by: Tamren on May 31, 2008, 12:47:00 am
Thats changed... It never worked for me. Do aquifers behave the same way?