0003498: Some hardcoded materials are unrealistically immune to heat/cold

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0003498	Dwarf Fortress	Material Properties	public	2010-11-02 10:23	2012-01-22 07:59

Reporter	Quietust	Assigned To
Priority	normal	Severity	minor	Reproducibility	always
Status	new	Resolution	open
Product Version	0.31.16

Summary	0003498: Some hardcoded materials are unrealistically immune to heat/cold
Description	The hardcoded HEATDAM_POINT, COLDDAM_POINT, IGNITE_POINT, MELTING_POINT, and BOILING_POINT values for potash, ash, pearlash, mud, and grime are all set to NONE, making these materials effectively indestructible. Assuming potash is potassium oxide and pearlash is potassium carbonate, potash should have either a BOILING_POINT or HEATDAM_POINT of 10630 (as it decomposes at 350°C) and pearlash should melt at 11604 and boil/decompose at some other higher temperature. Proper values for the other materials would require knowing exactly what they're intended to be made of.
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Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2010-11-02 10:23	Quietust	New Issue
2011-03-02 09:37	~~user6~~	Summary	Some hardcoded materials are indestructible => Some hardcoded materials are unrealistically unaffected by heat/cold
2011-03-02 09:37	~~user6~~	Summary	Some hardcoded materials are unrealistically unaffected by heat/cold => Some hardcoded materials are unrealistically immune to heat/cold
2011-03-02 09:37	~~user6~~	Relationship added	related to 0003071
2012-01-22 07:59	~~user6~~	Relationship added	related to 0000307
2012-02-26 16:18	Logical2u	Relationship added	related to 0005472

related to	0003071	resolved	Toady One	All hardcoded materials (glass etc) have uninitialized MAX_EDGE and ABSORPTION and crappy yield/fracture/strain values
related to	0000307	new		No announcements for blistering/charring, and other fire-related problems
related to	0005472	new		Hardcoded materials (mud, water) have unrealistic properties