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frodo0800

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help with semi molten rock and magma sea
« on: May 20, 2011, 10:44:49 am »

i've be diging to find th emagma sea but no luck my maximow down level of my map is 167 an i found semi molten rock in 160 an i think that after the molten rock i'll find a lot of fun magma and cotton candy but i cant find anyqhere below that is free of semi molten rock help me please!!!!!!
my map doest have any otheer source of magma and only 2 cave levels
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Re: help with semi molten rock and magma sea
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2011, 10:47:56 am »

wait so you've got semi molten rock and NO magma?
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Re: help with semi molten rock and magma sea
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2011, 10:48:06 am »

Only
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can go through SMR if I recall correctly. You'll have to take your chances mining through it.
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Re: help with semi molten rock and magma sea
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2011, 10:52:51 am »

well i get a lot of adamantine after i mine 1 square cuz by luck i dug right on the middle of a colum of i dont know some stone but i've dug about 3z-lvls in the sea ! praise the miners
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Re: help with semi molten rock and magma sea
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2011, 10:55:24 am »

When I hit semi-molten rock with my central ramps or my exploratory mining ramps, then I go up a bunch of z-levels, dig to the side, and start another bunch of ramps downwards until I hit the magma sea.
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