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So I'm working on a civ, and I want to give it its own language. Is there an easier way than just manually replacing every word in one of the existing files with one I make up?

So I'm building a magma pump; not worth posting on its own. However, there was a magma pipe up into the second cavern layer directly next to it; and with the bottom area filling (I had to dig around a bit to finally find a suitable point to channel into the sea), it seems like the pipe seems to be emptying.

So, two questions. First, do magma pipes refill? Given the games physics, I'm guessing not, but doesn't hurt to ask.

Second, if it doesn't refill, what should I use it for? I'm planning on placing a floor along the top and filling it with a lil water to make an obsidian floor, and turning it into an arena to train soldiers, but I'd like feedback.

So I never use military. I just find it to be tedious. As such, I end up with tons of traps (mostly cage traps). Now I realize the inherent flaw in this strategy (Namely Trap avoid), but that isn't the topic here. The topic is captives; namely troglodytes in this case.

Now with most creatures, I can find a use for them; animal men are nice to collect, trolls can be unleashed to take on invaders, and most animals can be tamed to butcher or further make into war animals (don't need to have a military to get those stat boosts). Trogs, however, always seem to pile up. They're weak, yet also intelligent, yet even further still common as common as hell. I'm a year into this new fort and I already have 9. Y'all have any suggestions? I've considered making a 10x10, walled off pen and just letting them breed into a hoard to release in the event of a massive invasion, but I don't remember any goblins near my embark site, so I shouldn't get any of those for a while.

If nothing else, they at least make good bait. Feels like a waste, but might as well.