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==Properties of magma==
 
==Properties of magma==
 
Magma behaves the same way as water with the exception of not being affected by {{l|pressure}}, unless pressurized by a {{l|pump}}, and apparently not showing {{l|flow}}.
 
Magma behaves the same way as water with the exception of not being affected by {{l|pressure}}, unless pressurized by a {{l|pump}}, and apparently not showing {{l|flow}}.
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Magma will turn into {{l|obsidian}} if it touches {{l|water}}.
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Modding information: The rock that is used when magma mixes with water is the first rock encountered to have the [LAVA] tag ''during worldgen''.
  
 
==Dangers of magma==
 
==Dangers of magma==

Revision as of 07:57, 18 April 2010

This article is about an older version of DF.

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Magma sea

The Magma sea is located at the bottom of every map, forming an (almost) impenetrable barrier. They also provide a great source of magma. Template:L can also be found around the magma sea, and cannot be dug through.

Magma pipes

Magma pipes are present in the new version of Dwarf Fortress as well. They can be found underground, however they rarely reach the upper z-levels (40+). Most end just a few z-levels above the magma sea, though some span up to more than 100 z-levels. Magma pipes seem to be always connected to a magma sea, and the sea and pipe can occasionally reach up to the same level, making them hard to separate. However, magma pipes can be identified by the obsidian walls which surround them. Magma pipes will slowly refill themselves, giving the player an infinite source of magma.

Volcanos

Volcanos can be found which extend all the way to the surface, but on a standard map they are exceedingly rare, if you even have any at all on your map.

Properties of magma

Magma behaves the same way as water with the exception of not being affected by Template:L, unless pressurized by a Template:L, and apparently not showing Template:L. Magma will turn into Template:L if it touches Template:L. Modding information: The rock that is used when magma mixes with water is the first rock encountered to have the [LAVA] tag during worldgen.

Dangers of magma

Magma is not immediately fatal when first touched. It is dangerous to stand in magma, but dwarves will generally only suffer minor burns when running from a flow. Most creatures can survive standing on even a completely filled magma tile for a single turn, but any more and they will likely die.