40d Talk:Magma mist

Is it seriously called magma mist or did the author just assume that that was the name? Honestly, if nothing is known about it there shouldn't be an article.

--JPolito 02:06, 18 November 2007 (EST)

It is, in fact, called magma mist, though I doubt there's much more information about it than listed on this page. I've only seen it when a "cave in" was reported within a magma vent; it's probably generated by turbulence in the same way that normal, water mist is created. This gives me an interesting idea, however.. Perhaps pumping magma up to fall back down through a grate may create a defensive 'wall' of scalding magma mist. This requires testing. ..Then again, having a magmafall in front of your doorway would probably be more than enough to deter any attackers to begin with, but it's an idea. --Hesitris 04:20, 18 November 2007 (EST)

Funny note--I had actually planned on doing that in a fort (making a wall of magma), never got around to it for some reason. But you'd certainly need a way to turn it off, and if magma splashes, you would be incredibly screwed if you even made one mistake...plus, you'd need, what, three different magma sources? Either that, or about five pumps lined up next to each other to move up *each* level or so, to maintain a constant flow. And you'd want a chasm nearby to deal with the magma that's formed, or you could use it as a moat (probably leading back to the source or sources).

Better yet--have a central pillar in the fort that's always full of magma, so it's accessible by some pumps on the 'ceiling' of the fortress. When you're under attack/about to be, the 3-5 tile moat around you is filled with magma that falls down the fortress walls. ~ Midna 03:21, 5 December 2008 (EST)

Magma mist can't be made with a waterfall, i tested a while back: [1] Solarshado 19:49, 30 December 2008 (EST)

Does this please dwarfs or not? This artical says they like it while the Mist artical claims magma mist will not generate happy thougt. I would test this myself but i cant atm. Shouldnt be to hard to verify, and edit one of the articals after if someone could be so kind.--cultiststeve 16:38, 12 February 2009 (EST)

Does it really matter? Unless you have the temperature settings turned off, your booze-laden dwarves will just catch fire. Not to mention it flows far slower than water, and therefore your drainage systems are much more likely to back up and flood your fortress. --Alkyon 17:33, 12 February 2009 (EST)

Ofc it matters. Could be the difference between a meeting hall of happy dwarfs staring at the magma and a hall of dwarfs burning eveything in sight.– unsigned comment by Cultiststeve

Just have the magma flow between masterpiece clear glass windows into a steel grate. The windows will stop it from spilling and the dwarves can still see it. Rkyeun 20:24, 17 February 2009 (EST)