40d Talk:Site finder

Multiple Results?

Given that the search covers the entire map, is there a way to see all of the results instead of only one? Also, is the result the first one found, the "best" one, or the closest one to the cursor's location at search time?
—0x517A5D 23:40, 12 August 2008 (EDT)

It's probably the first one found. I haven't seen a difference based on cursor location - a search with all features n/a from the top left and from bottom right gave same result. There isn't a way to see all results. VengefulDonut 00:30, 13 August 2008 (EDT)

Area searched

The statement in the main article that the site finder will only take into account current latitude/longitude is incorrect. The bug isn't that crisp. Generally, it'll prefer sites from the quadrant or so nearest your cursor, rather than sites on the far side of the map. I generally find that four searches, one in each quadrant, will find whatever sites on the map best correspond with the criteria I'm seeking.

The best way to find different locations is to move the cursor AND change an arbitrary setting you don't care much about, like swapping "bottomless pit" for "chasm."

I have done a few searches and there were two indicators that it really only uses one latitude: I only got results on the latitude the cursor was on initially and the finder counts up to one extent of the map (129 for as 129x129 map). I tested again today and indeed it is wrong - the finder searches the whole map, it seems. I'll correct my edit.

Bauxite

I wish Bauxite was an option. What I need in a site is Water+Magma+Flux+Bauxite, but since I can't require the last one and can't scan through multiple suggestions, this doesn't help much. --Macdjord 15:01, 8 October 2008 (EDT)

Try asking on the forums. --GreyMaria 16:27, 8 October 2008 (EDT)

Or mod bauxite to be more common. --Heron 16:50, 8 October 2008 (EDT)

If it's just magma-safe mechanisms you're after, you can bring some raw bauxite when you design your party (be sure to keep masons/stonecrafters away from it, however). You can make magma-safe floodgates and other objects out of nickel/iron/platinum/what heave you. You can also order bauxite from the dwarven caravan once the liaison shows up.--Maximus 11:51, 9 October 2008 (EDT)