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Dwarf Fortress => DF Gameplay Questions => Topic started by: NTJedi on September 20, 2022, 01:53:13 am

Title: Increasing temperature on the map
Post by: NTJedi on September 20, 2022, 01:53:13 am

Probably not possible.....  but is there a way for increasing the temperature on the map or my section of the map after embarking ?

If that's not possible where would I find the steps for moving lava under a river so it's running year round?

Title: Re: Increasing temperature on the map
Post by: Schmaven on September 20, 2022, 09:03:09 pm

I'm not sure about how to change temperatures, but if you're looking to thaw a river with magma, you're likely going to need a whole lot of magma, so a pump stack is the way to go.
https://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Screw_pump#Pump_stack (https://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Screw_pump#Pump_stack)

It also might be helpful to turn off the auto-pause and re-center on damp stone detected in the announcements.txt file for when you dig out the chamber under the river.

DFHack has a command where you can spawn magma at the cursor location too.

Title: Re: Increasing temperature on the map
Post by: Bumber on September 25, 2022, 12:35:57 am

You could probably create some kind of warm item using modding, then dump them on the appropriate tiles. There might be a higher FPS cost to this than using magma underneath.

The existing fire creatures you can put in cages are too hot and will boil the water, causing issues.