Man, this is by far the most understandable pump stack explanation I've seen. I'm so happy that DF steam release has generated so much interest in the game.

I love the quality of higher teir more scientific dwarf tutorials you've been pumping out. I am a little more experienced player so this is the kind of tutorial I actually need and not "how to farm" or "this is how military works"

I assume that bottom grate is absolutely critical. There is WAY more risk of !Fun getting into the Fort if you leave that off as the Magma Sea can be quite a lively place at times!

This is literally the only pump stack video that ever made actual sense to me. THANK YOU.

What kind of creature could come up through lava

The sheer quality of these tutorials is honestly unmatched! please keep them coming! also try posting them on reddit this def deserve more attention!

So far all my magma related research boiled down to making a tunnel straight to the middle of magma lake, to see what will happen with a dwarf that was digging. The results were inconclusive - he suddenly went missing.

finished a 120 stack and powered it with machines to auto pump pretty much only thanks to your video.

The real hardest part of making these is finding a spot where you can dig it out without going through a cavern or tunnel.

One huge correction though -- I think you said the blocks used don't have to be magma safe? They definitely do. Learned that the hard way.

“If you’re one of those people that smooth every stone”

This comment section makes me happy. Not only is the new version of DF getting off to a good start, not only is there a new influx of people talking about it, not only are there a whole new slew of guides and tutorials coming out; but these comments and replies are quite wholesome. Keep it up!

Been playing DF for 7 years and am just now starting to figure it out with steam so I can't wait to try this and your other tutorials!

Really appreciate this video. A lot of the explanations on these pump stacks confused me, and you have a very straightforward show and tell style that is easily understandable. With the help of this video and the dwarven engineering one (for the reactors) I just completed a 148 level magma pump stack from a really deep magma sea all the way to my smelters. Thanks for these!

I love your videos man. Thanks to you I've started delving into mechanical devices in DF and I'm having a blast.

Thanks, this will be helpful to make an artificial waterfall for my dwarfs to generate happy particles (mist). Pump stack draws the water from the reservoir, then it is dumped back down through a series of grates back to the reservoir. Fully closed system with no risk of spillage.

Yo, thanks man. I needed this. I needed to pump water up like 40 z levels and was thinking that I needed to create a generated every level. Saved me a lot of work.

Thank you again! These guides of yours have no match.

As a new player I really appreciate these videos, they're extremely helpful.

Damn, that was just in time, when I need it :D. Never moved magma to surface until today, when my hauler fall asleep in stairwell while carrying platinum cabinet for my duke.