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Quote from: Internet Kraken on June 05, 2010, 07:25:41 pm

Can someone explain to me why so many people say obsidian is valuable? I don't get what is so great about it. I had a map covered in obsidian on the top layers and I never found it to be any better than the other stones lying around. I'm guessing there is something I'm missing.

In-game wize obsidian is far more valuable than other stone. Check its article at the wiki.
Plus it can be used to make obsidian swords.
That's pretty much it, most people make obsidian stuff just for the fun, as it is the byproduct of magma+water.

Quite literally, just for the Fun.

*slow clap*

Beards!  Don't forget the beards!

Griping with the military, but it seems to be working.  Next thing is to try my hand at building a hospital.  I understand that proximity to clean water is important, so the project is going to require a gigantic damn tunnel from the brook to my future hospital, so I can build a well.  Maybe a cistern, but that's not too important.  It shouldn't be difficult, just time-consuming.

This is a steel entrenching tool.  All craftsdwarfship is of the highest quality.

That's a good diagram, but it's missing the contingent of drooling Dwarf Fortress players.

It's taking me longer to set things up for my dorfs than I expected.  I'm only just now designing bedrooms, and I haven't even gotten around to rigging up the floodgates to make mud.

And then you could create a series of infinite energy devices around this this spiral, producing spiral energy for the spire.

Mine is a fortress that will pierce the heavens!