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40d Talk:Obsidian
Revision as of 19:19, 15 June 2008 by 30 Second Artbomb (talk | contribs)
Is Obsidian currently the only "sharpenable" rock? The fact that "create rock short sword" asks for sharpenable rock rather than obsidian specifically suggests other rocks may be usable (or become usable) for swords.
- The [SHARP] tag in the raws controls whether you can use the rock for making swords. As far as I know, obsidian is the only type of rock that uses this tag, but you can mod in any number of custom rocks (or add the tag to all the existing rocks) hence why it doesn't ask for obsidian specifically. --Morlark
- You could just build an obsidian factory, if you have access to replenishing supplies of water and magma. --30 Second Artbomb 03:09, 30 May 2008 (EDT)
- Sadly, magma replenishes slowly. --Savok 09:56, 30 May 2008 (EDT)
- Mister, I wanna know what you're doing with obsidian so as to drain a magma vent and have to wait for it to replenish. Do your Marksdwarves practice by firing obsidian swords instead of bolts? --Marble Dice 15:30, 30 May 2008 (EDT)
- It replenishes fast enough while you're mining out the fresh obsidian to make the idea a viable one, though. A 10x10 obsidian generator is more than adequate for most obsidian needs anyway, assuming you're not running a gimmick fort where you don't use any magma-proof metals. --30 Second Artbomb 08:01, 7 June 2008 (EDT)
- I think it's a bit deceptive to say create rock short sword when it requires a very specific type of rock. "create obsidian short sword" would be better... or "create short sword" and then go to "obsidian" or something... --AlexFili 04:13, 9 June 2008 (EDT)
- Well, according to Wikipedia, the prismatic blades used in Aztec obsidian swords can also be produced from chert, flint, and chalcedony. However, editing the DF raws to make this possible will make any seeds you generate incompatible with everyone else's installs if you don't share the entire region folder. --30 Second Artbomb 15:19, 15 June 2008 (EDT)