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0005900Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Jobs, Smeltingpublic2012-05-16 12:502012-05-16 16:28
ReporterQuietust 
Assigned ToToady One 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
StatusresolvedResolutionfixed 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version0.34.08 
Target VersionFixed in Version0.34.09 
Summary0005900: Coal smelting yields too low
DescriptionThe mining tweak for 0.34.08 reduced all yields to 25% (except for raw adamantine and gems), and various parts were boosted to accomodate for this - smelting ore gives 4 bars, and the "make alloy (use ore)" reactions had their outputs quadrupled.

However, the two "make coke" reactions still only produce 2-3 bars of coke, making coal vastly less useful than it used to be (for embarks that even have any of it to begin with, anyways), especially when trying to make pig iron or steel.

The reactions for making pig iron and steel are similarly affected by the reduced drop rates of flux, though the fact that flux stones occur in layers makes this somewhat less severe.
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Additional InformationThis actually brings steelmaking closer to the way it was back in the 2D versions, where bituminous coal (equivalent to today's lignite) only had a 63% mining rate and limestone (which was only available in small quantities along the cave river) only had a 44% mining rate for a Legendary miner.
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Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2012-05-16 12:50QuietustNew Issue
2012-05-16 16:28Toady OneStatusnew => resolved
2012-05-16 16:28Toady OneFixed in Version => Next Version
2012-05-16 16:28Toady OneResolutionopen => fixed
2012-05-16 16:28Toady OneAssigned To => Toady One

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