Tungsten volcano

[Clifford, Destroyer of Worlds]

So, I managed to get to my first new asteroid via rocket, I found the one with the murder tree and a tungsten volcano. I'd like to try to tame this but don't know where to start. I've never tried taming a volcano before, let alone one in a lava lake.
Any suggestions or noob level guides welcome

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2950947453

[POWER WITHIN USER]

I've never tried taming a volcano before, let alone one in a lava lake.
Any suggestions or noob level guides welcome

Practice with metal volcanoes in other asteroids as it's likely that they aren't going to be submerged in lava and the refined metal income will be FREE after you spend resources building infrastructure.

The rockets you're using to move around on the star map also matter as steam engines can only do so much and radbolts engines can't carry a lot, petroleum rockets are a huge improvement.

[Clifford, Destroyer of Worlds]

I've not found any other volcanos yet, my starting world didn't have one and this is the only other planet I've come to as yet. I'm still fairly new to the rockets program. I was after the tungsten to make metal as my petrol rocket keeps melting everything around it. But yeah If I come across a more accessible one I'll try that.
I'm not clear how I would even pump out the magma from this volcano here without melting everything

[Myriad]

Originally posted by Clifford, Destroyer of Worlds:

So, I managed to get to my first new asteroid via rocket, I found the one with the murder tree and a tungsten volcano. I'd like to try to tame this but don't know where to start. I've never tried taming a volcano before, let alone one in a lava lake.
Any suggestions or noob level guides welcome

If you don't know where to start, I'd leave the Tungsten Volcano alone for now.

You could get away with a Steam setup and Steel (with proper placement,) if it were a Copper Volcano or something. But Tungsten....? That comes out about 1000C higher than Copper. So I'd practice elsewhere first.

[Myriad]

Originally posted by Clifford, Destroyer of Worlds:

I'm not clear how I would even pump out the magma from this volcano here without melting everything

You'd put a steel pump directly above the Magma, so only the very bottom tile of it's 'pumping cross section' is in the lava.

You can pump it through almost any pipe that won't melt from it's heat. Obsidian is always a safe bet if you're not sure.

[AlexMBrennan]

You'd put a steel pump directly above the Magma, so only the very bottom tile of it's 'pumping cross section' is in the lava.

That's possible but a simple pitcher pump is going to be much easier - the pipe that extends up to 4 tiles below the pump does not exchange heat you can just move the magma with your bare hands.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2951243754

[Myriad]

Originally posted by AlexMBrennan:

You'd put a steel pump directly above the Magma, so only the very bottom tile of it's 'pumping cross section' is in the lava.

That's possible but a simple pitcher pump is going to be much easier - the pipe that extends up to 4 tiles below the pump does not exchange heat you can just move the magma with your bare hands.

That's possible too, but magma is hot, so prepare for a few burns unless you're suited up.

[Clifford, Destroyer of Worlds]

Thanks, I have no other volcanoes right now I'll visit some more asteroids to find one. This one looks.. hard. Can I dump the magma into space? i'd still need to put it somewhere if I use the pitcher pump trick
I've been struggling with the small resource asteroids, none I have found have any water source, so even setting up a small colony on this one is difficult when I can't make a small SPOM.

[gimmethegepgun]

Originally posted by Clifford, Destroyer of Worlds:

Can I dump the magma into space?

Yes. All liquids, Magma included, will rapidly disappear if the space behind them is exposed to Space.

[Myriad]

Originally posted by Clifford, Destroyer of Worlds:

Thanks, I have no other volcanoes right now I'll visit some more asteroids to find one. This one looks.. hard. Can I dump the magma into space? i'd still need to put it somewhere if I use the pitcher pump trick
I've been struggling with the small resource asteroids, none I have found have any water source, so even setting up a small colony on this one is difficult when I can't make a small SPOM.

Take it slow. Learning how to create a SPOM is very useful, and I'd focus on that before the Volcano. As far as dumping the Magma, You could put it in an insulated room at the bottom corner of the map. It will heat things up wherever it goes, which could be beneficial in many situations. But it will eventually cool down and turn to Igneous Rock, which is always a welcome mineral. There are many ways to use it, but unless you tap into a more permanent supply, you're not going to be able to sustain a project like a Petroleum Boiler or something for long. So you're best to just dump it in an out of the way place, given your experience with it. You can vent it to space, but that could be a long way up depending on the asteroid.

Edit: I just noticed you said your asteroid doesn't have water, thus the inability to create a SPOM, sorry. Without knowing what resources you have available, I can't give any advice on how to produce it besides listing off every way possible. But if you can get away without it, just set up a small mining colony. And if you really want/need it, there's likely an efficient way to produce enough. Where there's a will there's a way.

[View The Phenom]

Originally posted by AlexMBrennan:

You'd put a steel pump directly above the Magma, so only the very bottom tile of it's 'pumping cross section' is in the lava.

That's possible but a simple pitcher pump is going to be much easier - the pipe that extends up to 4 tiles below the pump does not exchange heat you can just move the magma with your bare hands.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2951243754

That's interesting. And there's no risk of the gas between magma and pump heating up to break the pump?
Or would you just place everything in a vacuum to avoid that issue?

[blademan619]

Originally posted by View The Phenom:

Originally posted by AlexMBrennan:

That's possible but a simple pitcher pump is going to be much easier - the pipe that extends up to 4 tiles below the pump does not exchange heat you can just move the magma with your bare hands.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2951243754

That's interesting. And there's no risk of the gas between magma and pump heating up to break the pump?
Or would you just place everything in a vacuum to avoid that issue?

Vacuum with a liquid lock to access it...You probably missed it but it shows the vacuum status in the screenshot

[View The Phenom]

Originally posted by blademan619:

Originally posted by View The Phenom:

That's interesting. And there's no risk of the gas between magma and pump heating up to break the pump?
Or would you just place everything in a vacuum to avoid that issue?

Vacuum with a liquid lock to access it...You probably missed it but it shows the vacuum status in the screenshot

Thanks, I see it now. That's pretty neat!