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DF Modding / Re: DF Hack Liquids designation
« on: February 13, 2011, 07:59:18 pm »
Issue:

You can't hack cast this stuff in z levels where your dwarves can't reach. This makes casting a tower hard.

Any ideas?

Edit, making an up and down stairway will allow you to hack cast a block of obsidian 41 x 41, not larger.
Recommend using 2/7 magma to avoid unsightly holes in the obsidian casting. Also extreme elevations also allow hack casting next to them.


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DF Modding / Re: DF Hack Liquids designation
« on: February 13, 2011, 06:35:08 pm »
Thank you, you've both literally saved me hours.

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You can hax obsidian on the ground, by place a 1/7 region of flowing magma, and directly above it place the same area with 1/7 flowing water.  It dumps the water down instantly and casts obsidian.  Be aware that any floor will be destroyed and turned into an obsidian cave floor, so if you have a nice golden block floor, it'll become a rough obsidian floor after the casting.  Best performed outside on common dirt, or in rooms if you want to smooth and engrave.

I'm not following you. I get the idea that you're hack casting obsidian, which is great. However, I'm not sure exactly how you're telling me to do it. Can you please elaborate the process used?

I can manage to place a lot of magma next to a lot of water, but I can't get any precision out of it. Also when I place water over magma, I get strange little pockets of water or magma in the cast obsidian result. I can't edit them out with obsidian blocks or otherwise change them. Weird.

Note 1: The casting will not work if trees are present in the casting area. The tree itself will remain a tree.

Note 2: You cannot make water appear more than one z level above natural ground. It basically has to be a level that your dwarves could access with current elevations. This is a danger of spawning this stuff outside

Note 3: You have to dig out an area underground before you can do this there.

Note 4: Place 1/7 magma and 7/7 water for best results. The excess water will be boiled away by the magma.

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DF Gameplay Questions / Catching Fireflies.
« on: February 13, 2011, 12:53:24 pm »
I have them on the map, I want them caught. (LANTERNS!)

How does one do this? I've read the wiki and it wasn't entirely helpful, either that or I just couldn't get it to work. Additionally it said nothing about how to designate which insects/vermin would be caught by the trapper. I'm not even sure if that's really possible but if it is, then that would be wonderful. If it is not possible then, I wouldn't mind a modding program to change whatever the crap I do catch into a firefly. Unfortunately it does not appear that tweak is compatible with DF 31.18 as DF Hack (partially) is.

Thank you

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DF Modding / DF Hack Liquids designation
« on: February 13, 2011, 12:38:28 pm »
If you download DF Hack, then you can create areas of magma, water and obsidian. Clearly, this tile editing rocks.

The only issue I have is that I've been doing it one square at a time for hundreds of squares to make buildings, pools, etc.

Is there a mass designation function for this software or am I just wishing.

Thanks for your time,
Truean

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: If I walled off the outside of my map, what downsides could this have?
« on: February 12, 2011, 03:12:00 pm »
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Yeah but the point is that he isn't completely walling of the embark, only most of it. So animals, caravans and sieges might appear, but they couldn't get to him unless he raised his bridges.

That's no fun.... :)

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: If I walled off the outside of my map, what downsides could this have?
« on: February 12, 2011, 03:09:03 pm »
Your flood the world project could be come self flooding project. :) No complaints (from me...).

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DF Gameplay Questions / No Swamps
« on: February 11, 2011, 01:25:07 pm »
Hate Swamps, don't know why. Want none of them in my world.

Tried to reduce the custom worldbuilding options for wetlands, nothing. (which is pretty vanilla so I don't think it's modding really. It's included in the standard software...).

Has anyone else managed to eliminate or severely reduce the number of swamps in their worlds?

Thank you. 

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Life Advice / Re: How to charge/bill in a new law firm?
« on: February 09, 2011, 05:50:51 pm »
Not sure I get your meaning.

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DF Modding / Re: Lower amounts of stone
« on: February 06, 2011, 11:30:14 pm »
can you effect the amount of them that spawn in a stone layer?

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DF Modding / Lower amounts of stone
« on: February 06, 2011, 11:04:55 pm »
I already have most stones boiling. However there are patches of gypsum I need, but would like to have less of. I need the randomly generated patches of those stones to be smaller in size/diameter.

Is there a way to do this. ?

thank you

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Life Advice / Re: Why is everyone "too cool" to do anything? (even free things)
« on: February 06, 2011, 10:15:30 pm »
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Dually Noted: Subject matter
Game Night
Vintage Game Night
Movie Night
Sewing Night

Food: Pot luck

That might kinda work actually. I have the original NES and Sega. Also Playstation. No N64 personally but possible. Of course I'd be a little worried about someone mashing my vintage gaming systems but yeah.... Location? Hum, Library? Rec center? Not sure exactly.

As for the number of people I'm not really sure. The more the merrier I suppose. As long as you make sure the people are acceptable and not nuts I guess it'd be ok. That is the issue though.... Meh.

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Life Advice / Re: Why is everyone "too cool" to do anything? (even free things)
« on: February 06, 2011, 08:07:48 am »
Quote from: Vector on February 05, 2011, 10:21:40 pm

OP, could you please rerail or lock?

Meh I guess I should. Truthfully school sidetracked me like crazy but ....

I suppose it might be interesting to see ideas for a sustainable social event that could meet every week/month. I suppose it doesn't have to be massively expensive and would probably be better if it wasn't. Any ideas?

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Life Advice / Re: Starting a business. Questions on operations and marketing.
« on: February 06, 2011, 07:54:49 am »
Quote from: smigenboger on February 05, 2011, 11:39:37 pm
Sounds like you have some appeal. You're going to need some hardcore small business studying if you didn't in college. I'm sure there's a lot more to running a legal service than just the legal service.

Thanks. Can you recommend any books/authors?

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Life Advice / Re: Starting a business. Questions on operations and marketing.
« on: February 05, 2011, 09:08:14 pm »
I don't know, but wish I did.

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Life Advice / Re: Starting a business. Questions on operations and marketing.
« on: February 05, 2011, 03:33:53 pm »
Thanks again. :)

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