how to get lava

[youmadme]

i found lava in undergrounds, and i know it is very valuable and dangerous liquid.

so i wanna get some lava, but i think i'll die instantly if i walked in.

how to get it safe?

[CHOO CHOO]

You do not die instantly, though it will raise your temperature.

Step on it, grab it, move away, then douse yourself.

And have a good deal of HP, just in case.

[Ulrik]

Ctrl-G lets you get things from adjacent tiles, I bet it works with liquids too.

[RazzleStorm]

Ctrl+G does work with liquids, but be careful of the container you put it in. Lava destroys canteens and waterskins over time, meaning while you're traveling it will suddenly pour out your 64 drams of lava all over you and you will burn to death instantly. Lava CAN be put in Phials (purchasable from the Six Day Stilt) safely, and possibly glass bottles, although I have not tested the latter.

[Spacepeople]

I believe I've had lava break a glass bottle--there might be a maximum to how much lava they can contain before they will break. Not sure what the maximum is though

[davidb11]

That's odd, glass should easily be able to support lava inside it.
Besides, most liquid merchants sell glass bottles of lava. :P

[youmadme]

i used glass bottle and suddenly it break and i died :'(

[davidb11]

Odd. THat should not be happening.
Glass's thermal conductivity and it's heat tolerance would make it almost perfect for transporting lava over all other metals and materials, with the sole exception being ceramics.

[youmadme]

i just get lava in bottle maxed, 16 drams and glass bottle starts flaming

[Ryan Dorkoski]

Originally posted by davidb11:

Odd. THat should not be happening.
Glass's thermal conductivity and it's heat tolerance would make it almost perfect for transporting lava over all other metals and materials, with the sole exception being ceramics.

Well it does depend on the quality of the glass, now. Pyrex is higher quality glass, for example, and can be used for baking without cracking.

[davidb11]

Still, glass's melting point is above lava by at least 1000 degrees. It's why Titanium is a good choice to block lava.

THat asid, in this game, it doesn't make sense that glass wouldn't work, since the game literally can sell glass bottles full of lava to you.

So, this has to be a bug, more than a feature. :)

[Ryan Dorkoski]

Originally posted by davidb11:

Still, glass's melting point is above lava by at least 1000 degrees. It's why Titanium is a good choice to block lava.

THat asid, in this game, it doesn't make sense that glass wouldn't work, since the game literally can sell glass bottles full of lava to you.

So, this has to be a bug, more than a feature. :)

But its not about the melting point. Its about the glass cracking due to impurities. Doesn't matter I guess, I'm not trying to argue.

[davidb11]

Oh. Right! Sorry, I was thinking of pure glass, which is probably like a misnomer. :)

I forgot that the impurities in the glass bottle would cause the shattering from heat, despite the thermal conductivity of glass and the heat tolerance being nearly as good as ceramics.

That's what threw me off.
Sorry, I totally forgot about how glass naturally has flaws.

THat said, I know the game has glass bottles full of lava for sale, so it seems weird that they could break on you. :P

[Ryan Dorkoski]

Originally posted by davidb11:

Oh. Right! Sorry, I was thinking of pure glass, which is probably like a misnomer. :)

I forgot that the impurities in the glass bottle would cause the shattering from heat, despite the thermal conductivity of glass and the heat tolerance being nearly as good as ceramics.

That's what threw me off.
Sorry, I totally forgot about how glass naturally has flaws.

THat said, I know the game has glass bottles full of lava for sale, so it seems weird that they could break on you. :P

Yeah I agree :)

[Spacepeople]

Maybe this is just a coincidence, but I've never seen a glass bottle being sold that was FULL of lava--only 7 drams max I think. And I've killed dozens of six day stilt exotic liquid traders for their loot. That's why I said that I think there is a maximum to the amount of lava that glass bottles will allow. Maybe around the 7 dram mark

[davidb11]

Ah. Maybe.