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'''Ice''' is [[water]] that has been frozen by cold temperatures, usually because of [[winter]]. Any water that is exposed to the outside air will freeze during winter, while any water underneath at least one [[floor|floor tile]] will stay the same. | '''Ice''' is [[water]] that has been frozen by cold temperatures, usually because of [[winter]]. Any water that is exposed to the outside air will freeze during winter, while any water underneath at least one [[floor|floor tile]] will stay the same. | ||
| − | A tile of water will freeze into an '''ice wall''', while creating an '''ice floor''' one [[Z-Axis]] above it. The floor can be walked on freely, and there doesn't seem to be any kind of thin, breakable ice | + | A tile of water will freeze into an '''ice wall''', while creating an '''ice floor''' one [[Z-Axis]] above it. The ice wall will be the same no matter how deep the water is. The floor can be walked on freely, and there doesn't seem to be any kind of thin, breakable ice. The ice wall can be [[mine]]d through, which leaves the above ice floor intact. [[Channel]]ing the ice floor will destroy both. The ice wall will apparently[http://www.dwarffortresswiki.net/index.php/Talk:Water] melt into water of depth 7 when warmer temperatures arrive. Presumably the ice floor will melt as well, but whether it turns into water or just disappears is unknown at the moment. |
Ice can be mined through without causing a [[flood]], making Winter an ideal time to get rid of any [[lake]]s that are in the way. | Ice can be mined through without causing a [[flood]], making Winter an ideal time to get rid of any [[lake]]s that are in the way. | ||
Revision as of 06:19, 10 November 2007
Ice is water that has been frozen by cold temperatures, usually because of winter. Any water that is exposed to the outside air will freeze during winter, while any water underneath at least one floor tile will stay the same.
A tile of water will freeze into an ice wall, while creating an ice floor one Z-Axis above it. The ice wall will be the same no matter how deep the water is. The floor can be walked on freely, and there doesn't seem to be any kind of thin, breakable ice. The ice wall can be mined through, which leaves the above ice floor intact. Channeling the ice floor will destroy both. The ice wall will apparently[1] melt into water of depth 7 when warmer temperatures arrive. Presumably the ice floor will melt as well, but whether it turns into water or just disappears is unknown at the moment.
Ice can be mined through without causing a flood, making Winter an ideal time to get rid of any lakes that are in the way.
Ice as a stone
Ice appears as a light blue stone which can be found by mining through an ice wall. Ice can be used to build constructions and workshops. Ice boulders and objects made of ice will melt when exposed to warmer temperatures (such as inside a fortress), giving it rather limited use. Nevertheless, it's fun to make workshops out of ice, and it's even possible to make furnaces out of ice, as counter-intuitive as that sounds.