v0.31 Talk:Gypsum plaster

This seems to be intended to be stored in hospitals and used for plaster casts, but I can't seem to get it to work. -Soronhen 04:09, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Same here. Garanis 23:09, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

It seems to be bugged, currently. BaronVonYiffington 23:53, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

seems to work fine now^(x.12). The article is updated to show how to store plaster bags. --87.215.138.2 03:25, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

gypsum plaster

so, it seems to be called gypsum plaster no matter what rock you make it out of, is this intentional? --68.13.196.21 22:47, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Obviously not intentional. Confirmed bug, anyone?The Architect 06:35, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

When I use gypsum to make plaster, it results in an item of powder called "Adamantine"! Worth three hundred dwarfbucks, but I can't find any use for it. It shocked me to see it in the trade screen.

Powder Page

Given the stocks menu category listing multiple things under Powder, should there be a disambiguation page, or at least tags on this page? The previous Powder page has been moved here rather than linked to all of the item types listed as Powders.--The Architect 23:29, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Links

The link for Plaster Cast needs to go to the specific section of the Healthcare page, and not just to the top of that long dissertation. Unfortunately, I just don't remember how to do that. Note that some of the other links may also need "doctoring".The Architect 06:37, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Stockpile

I cannot figure out what stockpile settings specify a bag of Gypsum plaster.

They seem to fall under the 'Furniture/Siege Ammo' category, but I cannot make a stockpile that will take them to the exclusion of other furniture. The 'Sand Bags' setting doesn't seem to affect bags of plaster, nor can I get the Material and Metal settings to just choose plaster.

Has anyone managed to do this? If so please add it to the Wiki! --Cubittus 13:45, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure about a bag of gypsum plaster but gypsum plaster shows up Stones

The article is updated to show how to store plaster bags. --87.215.138.2 03:26, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

There seems to be no way to store just bags of plaster and exclude empty bags as far as I can tell. Hopefully we will get an option for that in the stockpile menu in the future. --Telarin 16:10, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

As far as I see it the bags and boxes under furniture shouldn't include bags with things in, like seed bags (sand bags don't count as there is a separate option). The only explanation for filled bags to get there is if there is no stockpile that needs the contents: for instance if you didn't have a seed stockpile, seed bags could end up on a furniture stockpile. If you wanted a pile of empty bags, use 'boxes and bags' from furniture and the one for plaster would be 'gypsum plaster' from stone. If this doesn't work, it is probably bugged.

Technically, this probably goes along with the same issue that prevents locally made Golden Salve or Gnomeblight from being stored in food stockpiles - instead, they get stored in finished goods stockpiles that accept vials. Interestingly, back in 40d and earlier, it was possible to make a plant whose liquid extract would be stored in a bag (like dwarven syrup, not like quarry bush leaves), and said bags would just get stored in furniture stockpiles. --Quietust 20:49, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Forts without Plaster

Someone should discuss what layers plaster bearing stones can be found in, and what you can/should do if your fortress lacks any plaster stone at all. --Kittenykat 01:24, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Embark with several bags of plaster, it is not expensive. Alabaster, Selenite, Satinspar are finer gypsum and they are found only inside gypsum, which is found in sedimentary. But the new system seems to limit you to two ores max per biome.--TomiTapio 14:40, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Thankfully in the latest versions, plaster is a very common trade good brought to you mostly by the dwarves and (strangely) elves. To think, there's actual dwarf-like elves who bother to get their pretty tree-hugging hands dirty by digging rock. Scandalous! ;) --Kittenykat 18:33, 28 January 2012 (UTC)