

If the creature was carrying any magma-proof objects (iron, stone, bone, shell, etc), they will be left behind. Weapon traps built using non-iron weapons will be destroyed, although the stone mechanisms will remain.Ĭreatures touched by magma will catch fire and take damage extremely rapidly, resulting in a quick death if they die while in magma, they will not produce a corpse or bones, though bone and shell items already lying on the ground will not be affected. Most buildings will not be affected by magma, and any items inside workshops will also be unaffected. Artifacts cannot be destroyed, regardless of what materials they are made of. Raw stone, rough gems, and ore are immune to magma. However, objects made from iron, steel, adamantine, and any kind of stone will not be affected by magma. Most materials will be destroyed if touched by magma, whether it is in a channel or freely flowing (i.e., flooding). This threat can be mostly addressed by building a large number of traps along the magma flow and around your workshops. The magma flow will periodically spawn magma creatures which will threaten your metalworkers. However, this region is also home to the most valuable ores (gold, platinum, iron, and coal), making it a good location for your metalworks. Magma-fueled workshops must be placed directly over the magma flow (magma in channels cannot be used), which forces you to locate your metalworking (or glassmaking) operations deep inside the cave. You must thus build a regular smelter first, to produce your first steel bar, before you can begin magma-based operations. The smelter, glass furnace, and kiln can be replaced by the equivalent magma furnaces, and the metalsmith's forge can be replaced by the magma forge.Įach of these magma workshops requires one steel bar to build. Magma can be used as a fuel to power furnaces and forges, reducing your reliance on charcoal and coke (they are still required as a reagent in the production of pig iron and steel). Despite the name change, lava behaves exactly the same way as magma. If magma is channeled to the outside world it will be renamed to lava. It is extremely dangerous, and has led to the death of many dwarves, and many fortresses. It serves as an energy source, powering magma forges, magma glass furnaces and magma smelters. Magma is red-hot molten rock found deep within the mountain, beyond the chasm.
