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Rysith

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[40d] Magma Pipe not revealed on discovery
« on: November 09, 2008, 01:50:38 pm »

I recently embarked on an area with an underground magma pipe. After a bit of digging, I found a warm wall, got the "you have discovered a magma pipe" message, and then... Nothing. The pipe didn't reveal itself, I've just got a tunnel a few tiles into obsidian in Gabbro with a single warm tile at the end. This is in sharp contrast to normally, when it reveals the pipe in all of it's fire imp-filled goodness and allows me to plan how to tap it.

A possible cause for this is that I've excavated part of the area directly above the magma pipe, which might be interfering with the auto-reveal of it.

I can provide a save if it's wanted, though unfortunately not pre-discovery.
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Re: [40d] Magma Pipe not revealed on discovery
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2008, 12:30:11 am »

I get that all the time. It autoreveals once I dig into the actual magma, or if I discover the top floor.
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Re: [40d] Magma Pipe not revealed on discovery
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2008, 05:27:31 am »

Did you try to dig into it after that?  Did it reveal?  It might spring the message early if you find a tile associated to the feature like an obsidian wall.
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Re: [40d] Magma Pipe not revealed on discovery
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2008, 08:48:01 am »

I just saw this happen.  It occurred when I saw an obsidian wall of a magma pool, but it didn't reveal the whole pool until I actually dug in through the ceiling.
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Re: [40d] Magma Pipe not revealed on discovery
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2008, 09:44:10 pm »

Okay, I'll note it down.
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Re: [40d] Magma Pipe not revealed on discovery
« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2008, 01:02:47 pm »

Actually like that and would call it a feature. :)

Might I suggest fixing it as an optionable init-toggle?
(Reveal hidden features on: discovery/exposure.)
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