Lava: Difference between revisions

In terms of proper receptacles for storing lava, any container that has a flaming temperature that is higher than 1,000. There are two dedicated liquid containers that can withstand this temperature, the {{favilink|phial}} and the {{Favilink|glass bottle}}, however, a {{Favilink|glass bottle}} can only safely hold up to 6 drams of lava '''<u>once</u>'''. Only after pouring more than 6 drams of lava or pouring lava into the {{Favilink|glass bottle}} multiple times will the bottle start flaming. Due to the fact a {{Favilink|glass bottle}} is 100 times cheaper than a {{favilink|phial}}, and can hold more drams, it seems the most cost-effective way to trade lava (without using cooling) is with a {{Favilink|glass bottle}}, but the 6 dram lava bottle weights 8 lbs, instead of the 1 lb  {{favilink|phial}}. This means that you can hold significantly less lava than if you had infinite phials in comparison to infinite glass bottles. For example: if a player has 300 lbs of free space, he can hold 37(.5) 6 dram lava bottles and 300 phials of lava. 37 (bottles) times 6 (drams of lava) is 222, so the {{Favilink|glass bottle}} would "lose" 78 drams of lava in comparison to the {{favilink|phial}}.  However, the investment cost is way lower. If we presume that the player bought all of these phials and glass bottles empty the player would have to spend 300 drams of water on phials but only 0.37 drams of water on glass bottles. This investment cost however, is negated by the profit gained from the trade. With this example, currently the {{favilink|phial}} lava trade has a profit of 14700 drams of water, and the {{Favilink|glass bottle}} lava trade has a profit of 11099.63 drams of water. The {{Favilink|glass bottle}} lava trade would lose 3600.37 drams of water in comparison to the {{favilink|phial}} trade. However, this is all if we pretend those 78 drams of lava can never be reached again. Currently, lava does not disappear, so if we go back for those 78 drams of lava, the total amount of water drams profit gained by the{{Favilink|glass bottle}} trade would be (300 drams of lava * 50 value per dram - ((300 drams of lava / 6 drams per bottle) * 0.01 price per bottle)) 14999.5 drams of water, so 299.5 drams more in comparison to the lava phials. The unfortunate side effect of this is that all the phials can be filled by pressing the "collect liquid" option. Glass bottles cannot be filled this way, and have to be manually filled by using the pour option. This means that if you choose to do the {{favilink|phial}} trade instead of the {{Favilink|glass bottle}} trade, you are paying the game 299.5 drams of water for manual labor and (extra) shipping. Phials are rarer than glass bottles, so the {{Favilink|glass bottle}} trade can usually be done more easily. If buying glass bottles from  {{favilink|ichor merchant|plural}}, the player has to keep in mind that every bottle under (6 drams of lava * 50 price per dram) 300 drams of water is effectively profit, if the player can create lava or has lava. However, prices are dependent on your Ego level, so it might be useful to see how much your lava and their bottles are worth.

==Sources of Lava==