v0.31 Talk:Flow

Ocean Flow

Will an ocean power a water wheel?--Anachron 13:20, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Magma Flow

I'm considering modifying the note on flow in magma but I'm not sure how. Magma flows in the sense that it moves like a liquid, and has no pressure. It also doesn't blink between a wave and a double wave when flowing, and you can't test if it follows the flow mechanics because water wheels burn up in magma. What exactly requires verification in it is unclear, as well. Is it just the fact that magma doesn't blink when flowing, or the fact that it follows flow mechanics? --Eurytus 12:44, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

Perhaps this could be tested by modding up magma-proof wood? Cheepicus 23:27, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

I did this, and the waterwheels doesn't budge. It still might be that pumped magma produces 'flow' in the target square -- if indeed it does that at all for water, which I'm not sure if I believe. Cheepicus 09:36, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

I'm going to edit the article to say that magma follows regular fluid motion rules, but for all intents and purposes does not have flow. --Eurytus 19:02, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

I personally still have dreams of huge iron wheels used to power heavy machinery. However for the time being, that appears to be just a dream. Near as I can tell magma is skipped entirely when it comes to checking flow. It does still follow the usual rules for fluid motion with a few exceptions for pressure of course. --Doctorzuber 01:38, 16 February 2011 (UTC)