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The establishment of magma forges requires the tackling of two major obstacles, however: first the [[cavern]]s and second the distances involved. The first is a challenge will require a combination of very careful probing, sealing off the main staircase with constructed walls and stairs, and an already well-equipped military to clobber whatever's inside. Ironically, it's the distance, often a hundred or more z-levels from your main fortress, that makes magma forging difficult, requiring excessively long trips between raw material and the smelters and forges, virtually nullifying any benefit drawn from them being fuel-less. | The establishment of magma forges requires the tackling of two major obstacles, however: first the [[cavern]]s and second the distances involved. The first is a challenge will require a combination of very careful probing, sealing off the main staircase with constructed walls and stairs, and an already well-equipped military to clobber whatever's inside. Ironically, it's the distance, often a hundred or more z-levels from your main fortress, that makes magma forging difficult, requiring excessively long trips between raw material and the smelters and forges, virtually nullifying any benefit drawn from them being fuel-less. | ||
− | How quickly you want to dig for magma depends, but the better equipped you are militarily the better, in case you dig right into a [[giant cave spider]]. There are a couple of ways to get magma to a practical level, although neither of them are particularly easy. The first is to settle on the magma itself, moving your fortress and its residents close to the heart of the mountain, so to speak. This works when your fortress is still young, especially if you got lucky and skirted by the caverns entirely, but will isolate you from the surface and all it entails: river | + | How quickly you want to dig for magma depends, but the better equipped you are militarily the better, in case you dig right into a [[giant cave spider]]. There are a couple of ways to get magma to a practical level, although neither of them are particularly easy. The first is to settle on the magma itself, moving your fortress and its residents close to the heart of the mountain, so to speak. This works when your fortress is still young, especially if you got lucky and skirted by the caverns entirely, but will isolate you from the surface and all it entails: river fishing, hunting, keeping your dwarves from suffering from [[cave adaptation]]. |
The second and more common way is to [[DF2012:Magma#Bringing_Magma_Up|bring the magma up]] to your existing fortress. The classical approach requires a massive [[pump stack]]; more recent advancements have introduced several other methods. However you approach it, moving magma is a sizeable undertaking, requiring significant commitment of raw resources and dwarven effort. On the other hand, you get easy access to magma, which can be used to do some ''very'' fun things. | The second and more common way is to [[DF2012:Magma#Bringing_Magma_Up|bring the magma up]] to your existing fortress. The classical approach requires a massive [[pump stack]]; more recent advancements have introduced several other methods. However you approach it, moving magma is a sizeable undertaking, requiring significant commitment of raw resources and dwarven effort. On the other hand, you get easy access to magma, which can be used to do some ''very'' fun things. |