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Dwarf Fortress => DF Modding => Topic started by: Cajoes on May 25, 2008, 06:09:00 pm

Title: Fun with lava.
Post by: Cajoes on May 25, 2008, 06:09:00 pm
How can I make it so a waterwheel can be fashioned from steel bars? I need to do something extremely inadvisable with a magma current.

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[ May 25, 2008: Message edited by: Cajoes ]

Title: Re: Fun with lava.
Post by: Dasleah on May 25, 2008, 06:13:00 pm
Wrong forum.

And I assume yes. As far as I know, there's no set materials for anything, including Waterwheels. Although I don't know how good Magma is for generating power, as it flows rather slow and doesn't carry pressure, which may be what drives a waterwheel. Hell, maybe it's just water alone that can drive them

Not sure if that answers your question or is even relevant.

EDIT: Looking at the Wiki, I may be wrong. It seems Wood and Wood only.

[ May 25, 2008: Message edited by: Dasleah ]

Title: Re: Fun with lava.
Post by: Duke 2.0 on May 26, 2008, 12:35:00 am
Perhaps steel logs?

Make a reaction that turns steel bars into a type of wood that has the same stats as steel?

[ May 26, 2008: Message edited by: Duke 2.0 ]

Title: Re: Fun with lava.
Post by: Cajoes on May 26, 2008, 04:16:00 am
Ooh, that should work. Thanks Duke.  :)
Title: Re: Fun with lava.
Post by: Jay on May 26, 2008, 07:13:00 pm
Of course I don't think wood has the % tags that define the damage and block rating of that material like metal does.
So don't go around making Steel log swords, they'll be useless.
Title: Re: Fun with lava.
Post by: Kagus on May 26, 2008, 07:37:00 pm
You wouldn't be able to anyways...  The most you'd be able to make would be shields, since dwarves can't make wooden weapons.
Title: Re: Fun with lava.
Post by: Jay on May 26, 2008, 07:39:00 pm
quote:
Originally posted by Kagus:
<STRONG>You wouldn't be able to anyways...  The most you'd be able to make would be shields, since dwarves can't make wooden weapons.</STRONG>
I was just thinking maybe somebody reading the conversation might have modded their dwarves to be able to make wooden weapons...
But yeah, steel log shields wouldn't be effective either.
Title: Re: Fun with lava.
Post by: Kagus on May 26, 2008, 07:44:00 pm
You can't mod dwarves to make wooden weapons, only elves and other WOOD_PREF critters can have them for when they're trading with you.  You can't make wooden weapons in fort mode.

Except for crossbows, of course.

Title: Re: Fun with lava.
Post by: Jay on May 26, 2008, 09:00:00 pm
quote:
Originally posted by Kagus:
<STRONG>You can't mod dwarves to make wooden weapons, only elves and other WOOD_PREF critters can have them for when they're trading with you.  You can't make wooden weapons in fort mode.

Except for crossbows, of course.</STRONG>


Okay, so I'm a XxModderxX.  That much we've established.
But my original point still stands in that the PERC tags don't work for wood.
Title: Re: Fun with lava.
Post by: Cajoes on May 27, 2008, 05:00:00 am
A little moot point, since I'm making a waterwheel from steel, not weapons from wood.

In any case, a useless weapon would be handy for sparring, no?