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'''Lye''' is made by a dwarf with the [[lye maker]] [[labour]] enabled, at an [[ashery]], and requires 1 [[bar]] of [[ash]] and 1 [[bucket]].
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'''Lye''' is made by a dwarf with the [[lye maker|lye making]] [[labor]] enabled, at an [[ashery]], and requires 1 [[bar]] of [[ash]] and 1 [[bucket]].
  
 
Lye is used to make [[soap]] and [[potash]], though potash can also be made directly from ash. Lye must be moved from the buckets into a [[barrel]] to make the soap.
 
Lye is used to make [[soap]] and [[potash]], though potash can also be made directly from ash. Lye must be moved from the buckets into a [[barrel]] to make the soap.
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===Why make potash out of lye instead of ash?===
 
===Why make potash out of lye instead of ash?===
  
*To train your dwarfs by making them do extra tasks.
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*To train your dwarves by making them do extra tasks.
 
*If you have left over lye from making [[soap]].
 
*If you have left over lye from making [[soap]].
*A single barrel holds 100 units of lye, while a single bin holds only ten bars of ash.
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*A single barrel holds 100 units of lye, while a single bin holds only ten bars of ash, allowing for much more efficient long-term storage.
 
*Lye can be bought at the "embark" screen but ashes cannot.
 
*Lye can be bought at the "embark" screen but ashes cannot.
  
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Latest revision as of 14:58, 8 December 2011

This article is about an older version of DF.

Lye is made by a dwarf with the lye making labor enabled, at an ashery, and requires 1 bar of ash and 1 bucket.

Lye is used to make soap and potash, though potash can also be made directly from ash. Lye must be moved from the buckets into a barrel to make the soap.


Why make potash out of lye instead of ash?[edit]

  • To train your dwarves by making them do extra tasks.
  • If you have left over lye from making soap.
  • A single barrel holds 100 units of lye, while a single bin holds only ten bars of ash, allowing for much more efficient long-term storage.
  • Lye can be bought at the "embark" screen but ashes cannot.