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== Ice as a stone == | == Ice as a stone == | ||
− | Ice appears as a light blue stone which can be found by mining through an ice wall (such as that created when a | + | Ice appears as a light blue stone which can be found by mining through an ice wall (such as that created when a brook freezes). Ice boulders and objects made of ice will melt after some time when exposed to warmer temperatures (such as inside a fortress), giving it rather limited use; ice boulders can even melt while being carried by your dwarfs, causing them to drop the item and resulting in a smear of water on the floor beneath them. |
− | It is possible to build | + | It is possible to build {{L|construction}}s out of ice, even inside a fortress (provided your dwarves move quickly enough to finish construction before the ice melts). These constructions are then stable even as temperature rises -- pillars of ice walls can even be built within rooms that are later flooded with {{L|magma}} (though the walls become "warm", they will not melt). |
− | Attempts to build | + | Attempts to build {{L|workshops}} out of ice will usually result in the ice melting immediately, a message "The dwarves were unable to complete the [workshop_name]", and the workshop construction being canceled completely. The exception is when building in a glacier environment the construction can be completed. |
Ice cannot be used to craft. It's not possible to create doors, hatches, and other crafts from it. | Ice cannot be used to craft. It's not possible to create doors, hatches, and other crafts from it. | ||
− | The game refers to ice boulders as "water." It does not appear in any stockpile options or the manager, so it cannot be moved by designating a stockpile. Ice can be moved by | + | The game refers to ice boulders as "water." It does not appear in any stockpile options or the manager, so it cannot be moved by designating a stockpile. Ice can be moved by {{L|dump}}ing it. |
− | When ice melts inside a fortress, it becomes water, but the water does not leave mud when it evaporates | + | When ice melts inside a fortress, it becomes water, but the water does not leave mud when it evaporates. |
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== Thawing and drowning == | == Thawing and drowning == | ||
− | In fortress mode, frozen | + | In fortress mode, frozen {{L|murky pool}}s will, when they thaw, do so instantly. Any dwarf standing on the ice will plunge into the water and drown (unless they have Adequate or better {{L|swimming}} skill, the fall will {{L|status icon|stun}} them). To reduce the chance of this happening, you can use {{L|traffic}} designations: mark the ice as restricted, and put a high traffic ring around the perimeter of the pool. Or, if you don't need to {{L|fish}} from it, you can {{L|construction|construct}} a {{L|wall}} around it or a {{L|floor}} over it. |
− | + | Items throw into water will be destroyed when it freezes. | |
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== Differences from previous versions == | == Differences from previous versions == | ||
Squares which have had constructions built on them do not unfreeze <sup>(bug?)</sup> | Squares which have had constructions built on them do not unfreeze <sup>(bug?)</sup> | ||
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