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+ | [[File:magma_mist.png|thumb|210px|right|May not feel so good on the skin.]] | ||
+ | '''Magma mist''' is the [[Fire|!!]][[Fun]][[Fire|!!]] yellow mist created in three cases : | ||
* when debris from a [[cave-in]] splashes into [[magma]] | * when debris from a [[cave-in]] splashes into [[magma]] | ||
* when a fast-moving item or creature skips across magma | * when a fast-moving item or creature skips across magma | ||
* when you drop a sufficiently large item into magma | * when you drop a sufficiently large item into magma | ||
− | Unlike normal [[mist]], magma mist is '''not''' created when magma falls down a Z-level. It sets fire | + | Unlike normal [[mist]], magma mist is '''not''' created when magma falls down a Z-level. It sets on fire all non-fire-resistant creatures that share a tile with it. |
− | Magma mist tends to be around longer than cave-in dust, and is created in quantities proportional to | + | Magma mist tends to be around longer than cave-in dust, and is created in quantities proportional to what you drop into magma. |
When it appears outdoors, it is called ''lava'' mist instead but is otherwise identical. | When it appears outdoors, it is called ''lava'' mist instead but is otherwise identical. | ||
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== Preventative Measures == | == Preventative Measures == | ||
− | If you are | + | If you are being careful around magma, it isn't very likely that you'll run into magma mist at all, let alone have to worry about your dwarves breathing it in. The simplest thing you can do to prevent it is to watch out when dealing with mining above magma, or channeling above magma in particular. |
− | If you plan on using a magma-based garbage disposal system, have sufficient z-levels between the dumping point and the magma/lava. Mass | + | If you plan on using a magma-based garbage disposal system, have sufficient z-levels between the dumping point and the magma/lava. Mass dumping a whole siege worth of corpses, body parts and assorted trash may generate magma mist clouds 3 z-levels high and wide or higher. A single large corpse (e.g. a troll) is enough to cause a small magma mist cloud, potentially fatal if the magma's surface is just 1 z-level below the dumping point. |
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Channel a moat right next to your main fortress. Fill it with magma. Drop one (or several) large, unneeded items in the magma from a few higher Z-levels when an enemy walks on the path. It can also double as a waste disposal system. | Channel a moat right next to your main fortress. Fill it with magma. Drop one (or several) large, unneeded items in the magma from a few higher Z-levels when an enemy walks on the path. It can also double as a waste disposal system. | ||
− | Of course, since it sets targets on fire, be sure that it does not permit the burning target to reach your dwarves (or booze stockpile), and be sure that the invaders are not fire-immune (like a dragon or bronze colossus). | + | Of course, since it sets targets on fire, be sure that it does not permit the burning target to reach your dwarves (or booze stockpile), and be sure that the invaders are not fire-immune (like a dragon or bronze colossus). |
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