Post by: Raphite1 on February 10, 2009, 12:32:10 pm
Post by: Maggarg - Eater of chicke on February 10, 2009, 12:43:28 pm
Post by: Duke 2.0 on February 10, 2009, 12:44:34 pm
I research churches for inspiration. Also, mechanics.
Post by: TheMirth on February 10, 2009, 01:00:11 pm
Post by: AlienChickenPie on February 10, 2009, 01:07:39 pm
Post by: ZeroGravitas on February 10, 2009, 01:42:42 pm
I now constantly research castles and temples for inspiration.
I did this too. Reading about star fortresses was particularly interesting.
Post by: Maggarg - Eater of chicke on February 10, 2009, 02:07:31 pm
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Post by: sonerohi on February 10, 2009, 04:47:08 pm
Any time someone mentions magma, I have to get out my blueprints for a tower made entirely out of magma. No support walls or crap like that. Just magic, and lava.
Post by: Staldur on February 10, 2009, 05:17:35 pm
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Post by: Foa on February 10, 2009, 11:53:59 pm
And Literature, so I can make catchier entity names, laborer masons ain't busting mustard.
...I carve masterful engravings of my boss' rise to power in my cubicle.:D Lol
Post by: SheepishOne on February 11, 2009, 12:05:20 am
Post by: Foa on February 11, 2009, 12:08:34 am
Post by: Bromor Neckbeard on February 11, 2009, 12:31:11 am
...I've realized that the concept of "acceptable losses" is a perfectly acceptable part of the construction industry, and all those hippies at OSHA whining about "safety procedures" and "workplace exposure to hazardous materials" just don't want the megaproject completed.
...I now understand that since there's a waterfall in my dining room, the death of my entire family in the recent flood is irrelevant.
...I know you can vote the bastards out, but it's better to just lock the doors in your Congressman's house and let him starve to death if you don't like the job he's doing.
Post by: Foa on February 11, 2009, 01:29:40 am
... I've also learned that nausea is a state of mind, and therefore, you can ignore the dead demon/visitor/friends/animal bodies that are hauled into the central plaza, and are left to rot, because I forget to designate a butchery.
... I think people aren't living to their potential, this include Stephen Hawkins, Albert Eistien ( The speed of light ISN'T FUCKING CONSTANT ) , famous impressionists ( blots of paint, and tendrils of metal, wow ) , Sarah ( can run the mile at 4 minutes ) , town drunk ( can get more drunk ) , our bodies ( 10% of all muscles are at work, and only 10% and below of the brain is at work ( below = in the zone ) ) , the US Gov't ( currently edging towards totalitarianism, it is in plain sight dumbasses, and are trying to get our gold and other valuable elements before the Dollar collapses, if it does ) ...
Post by: Aspgren on February 11, 2009, 05:07:14 am
Post by: Zander J on February 11, 2009, 11:39:16 am
Post by: Tsktac on February 11, 2009, 11:48:22 am
... I dream in ascii (this is fun to remember ;D).
... I daydream about finding lifes raw files (Imagine humans with [speed:1] or [FLIER]).
... I wonder what dog tastes like (Not like a pet dog... those aren't butcherable).
... In national parks I wonder why the trees aren't named ragednickels the abbey of sunlight.
... When my freind talks about runescape I can't get past the unlimited iron rocks, the trees that grow back in like 2 minutes, the lack of flux, fishing without fear of carp, and how somehow I like dwarf fortress' graphics better ;D.
edit:spelling
Post by: Jinkii on February 11, 2009, 01:21:50 pm
Post by: woose1 on February 11, 2009, 02:08:59 pm
... I think people aren't living to their potential, this include Stephen Hawkins, Albert Eistien ( The speed of light ISN'T FUCKING CONSTANT ) , famous impressionists ( blots of paint, and tendrils of metal, wow ) , Sarah ( can run the mile at 4 minutes ) , town drunk ( can get more drunk ) , our bodies ( 10% of all muscles are at work, and only 10% and below of the brain is at work ( below = in the zone ) ) , the US Gov't ( currently edging towards totalitarianism, it is in plain sight dumbasses, and are trying to get our gold and other valuable elements before the Dollar collapses, if it does ) ...Wow... calm down man. Do we have to give you the needle again?
Post by: anomaly on February 11, 2009, 02:34:40 pm
... I've learned that is okay to have a foreigner ( guy got left behind ) attack a baby in the central plaza, just as long as someone shoots the berserk dick from stealing the baby's barrel.
... I've also learned that nausea is a state of mind, and therefore, you can ignore the dead demon/visitor/friends/animal bodies that are hauled into the central plaza, and are left to rot, because I forget to designate a butchery.
... I think people aren't living to their potential, this include Stephen Hawkins, Albert Eistien ( The speed of light ISN'T FUCKING CONSTANT ) , famous impressionists ( blots of paint, and tendrils of metal, wow ) , Sarah ( can run the mile at 4 minutes ) , town drunk ( can get more drunk ) , our bodies ( 10% of all muscles are at work, and only 10% and below of the brain is at work ( below = in the zone ) ) , the US Gov't ( currently edging towards totalitarianism, it is in plain sight dumbasses, and are trying to get our gold and other valuable elements before the Dollar collapses, if it does ) ...
whatever 'potential' means. here we are, playing dwarf fort...
Post by: Lord_Shadow on February 11, 2009, 03:17:29 pm
You have every used the line HOLY GOD OF CARP, to show extreme fear...
Post by: Maggarg - Eater of chicke on February 11, 2009, 04:26:57 pm
Post by: xRedster on February 11, 2009, 04:59:49 pm
Post by: Maggarg - Eater of chicke on February 11, 2009, 05:13:08 pm
You have made up a defensive plan for your town, that includes nessecary supplies, cost, and plans for underground mines, halls, bedrooms, ect.Oh god I'm so guilty.
You have every used the line HOLY GOD OF CARP, to show extreme fear...
I'm also mortally afraid of THIS symbol:
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Emperor Iones on February 11, 2009, 06:41:07 pm
Post by: Duke 2.0 on February 11, 2009, 06:56:15 pm
I insist that Obsidian chairs can be made.I insist chalk doors can be made.
Post by: Ririka on February 11, 2009, 09:47:35 pm
Post by: Felblood on February 11, 2009, 10:52:01 pm
Post by: Vieto on February 11, 2009, 10:57:12 pm
... I insist on 13 year olds being able to drink
... Biscuits, stew, and roasts are the only things I can cook.
Post by: Techhead on February 11, 2009, 11:13:16 pm
... I mince milk, sugar, flour, tallow, seeds, and words. I also eat my words.
Post by: Vieto on February 11, 2009, 11:45:09 pm
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Post by: Angellus on February 13, 2009, 08:29:57 am
Post by: ZergSpartan on February 13, 2009, 10:34:55 am
...I learned to fear elephants.
Post by: Angellus on February 13, 2009, 10:41:06 am
(http://i.somethingawful.com/inserts/articlepics/photoshop/02-13-09-games/Sub-Actuality2.jpg)Respect.
...I learned to fear elephants.
Post by: tigrex on February 13, 2009, 12:11:57 pm
Post by: Jackrabbit on February 13, 2009, 06:57:11 pm
Post by: LegoLord on February 13, 2009, 07:16:32 pm
I've never been on the something aweful forums but god bless emHah. Hahaha. HAHAHAHAHHAAAA!!!!!!!
My brother's a Somethingawful goon. It can get very . . . intense there. Not as nice a forum as this one, according to him. They did bring us Boatmurdered, though.
On topic, I added "Boatmurdered" to my Firefox dictionary.
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on February 13, 2009, 09:29:44 pm
Post by: Jackrabbit on February 13, 2009, 09:31:03 pm
\I've never been on the something aweful forums but god bless emHah. Hahaha. HAHAHAHAHHAAAA!!!!!!!
My brother's a Somethingawful goon. It can get very . . . intense there. Not as nice a forum as this one, according to him. They did bring us Boatmurdered, though.
On topic, I added "Boatmurdered" to my Firefox dictionary.
let me rephrase that. I've never been on the something awful forums and by armok, now I never will.
Post by: Kidiri on February 14, 2009, 06:15:54 pm
Post by: Gorjo MacGrymm on February 14, 2009, 09:43:59 pm
...I've realized that the concept of "acceptable losses" is a perfectly acceptable part of the construction industry, and all those hippies at OSHA whining about "safety procedures" and "workplace exposure to hazardous materials" just don't want the megaproject completed.
...ive stolen this as my new sig :)
Post by: Heron TSG on February 17, 2009, 08:19:31 pm
Post by: Axe27 on February 17, 2009, 10:34:09 pm
Post by: Cheshire Cat on February 18, 2009, 01:17:08 am
Post by: Hakar on February 18, 2009, 04:37:49 am
...I cannot read newspaper articles about angry guys throwing around fire extinguishers in airports without wondering what made him tantrum, how much skill and experience he gained throwing it all, and finally thinking of an underwater fort where one dorf breaks a window and I have to seal off the area, trapping several other dorfs as well.
Post by: Digital Hellhound on February 18, 2009, 10:50:43 am
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on February 18, 2009, 04:13:10 pm
Post by: tigrex on February 19, 2009, 03:39:26 pm
Post by: Airpi on February 20, 2009, 11:11:54 am
Post by: Kardos on February 20, 2009, 01:36:16 pm
Post by: Zorgn on February 20, 2009, 03:15:07 pm
Post by: Omnidum on February 23, 2009, 01:35:18 pm
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on February 23, 2009, 02:21:58 pm
Because of Dwarf Fortress, 90% of all mistakes I make gets me another idea to a fortress.
Aint that the truth.
Post by: Jackrabbit on February 23, 2009, 05:34:38 pm
Post by: sonerohi on February 23, 2009, 05:39:10 pm
Post by: Luraien on February 24, 2009, 06:49:37 am
Post by: bamorrow on February 24, 2009, 09:08:23 pm
"The flying finely crafted iron arrow strikes the Grizzly Bear in the front right paw!"
"..."
"It's broken!"
Post by: Dakk on February 24, 2009, 09:35:21 pm
Post by: ash12181987 on February 24, 2009, 09:48:11 pm
...When I realize I'm playing dwarf fortress in my geology class, and applying my lessons to figure out how to find gold in dwarf fortress.
...Whenever I make dinner, I claim the kitchen, and my wife knows to lock the door behind me
Post by: ash12181987 on February 24, 2009, 09:51:33 pm
...When I realize I'm playing dwarf fortress in my geology class, and applying my lessons to figure out how to find gold in dwarf fortress.
...Whenever I make dinner, I claim the kitchen, and my wife knows to lock the door behind me
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on February 24, 2009, 10:29:19 pm
So not really a "Because of Dwarf Fortress", but it's given me a bit of insight that I'll apply *to* DF.
And it got me drunk. So bonus.
Post by: Duke 2.0 on February 24, 2009, 10:33:48 pm
...I have learned the difference between an all-purpose child trap and an orphan trap.
Which scares me a little.
Post by: ToonyMan on February 25, 2009, 03:02:41 pm
>_> <_< >_>
Post by: varkarrus on May 06, 2009, 03:46:58 pm
I passed my geology test in geography.
Post by: Coilgunner on May 06, 2009, 06:43:46 pm
I've never been on the something aweful forums but god bless emHah. Hahaha. HAHAHAHAHHAAAA!!!!!!!
My brother's a Somethingawful goon. It can get very . . . intense there. Not as nice a forum as this one, according to him. They did bring us Boatmurdered, though.
On topic, I added "Boatmurdered" to my Firefox dictionary.
There are a lot of nice forums out there and a lot of terrifying ones.
I'm a bit of a /b/tard, which is usually considered worse then a goon. But I keep my /b/ and my bay12 / all other forums separate from each other and thank god.
...when I enter a building, I admire how well made all of the rooms and walls are constructed, and how much room there is in them!
...I also mince wine with wine and call it Biscuits!
Post by: Argonnek on May 06, 2009, 06:49:53 pm
... I snicker in my geometry classes
... I now realize I must sleep for three years to get over a scratch on my thumb
Post by: Tizer on May 06, 2009, 07:26:47 pm
I try to translate real places into df maps in my head.
When I go to the pound I wonder why they don't just use one cage.
Whenever I play a rougelike or game that allows me to be a dwarf I must play as one.
And whenever I see a lever I get an uncontrollable urge to pull it.
Post by: PopeRichardCorey on May 06, 2009, 07:46:24 pm
Post by: Stelknecht on May 06, 2009, 08:24:55 pm
(sometimes the wife complies, sometime not.. where's my darn hammer...)
Post by: Itnetlolor on May 06, 2009, 08:26:14 pm
Here's an example:
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
source (http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=26188.msg307025#msg307025)
EDIT:
Also, because of Dwarf Fortress, my arachnophobia may possibly be cured, and I think a GS would make an awesome pet/mount.
And here's why... (http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=35008.msg544637#msg544637)
Post by: Mr Tk on May 06, 2009, 09:20:45 pm
... I learned that magma solves all problems.
... I want to make a fortress a giant binary calculator using goblins sieges to run it.
HOWEVER, because of Nethack I have an irrational fear that my hauler dwarves are carrying to much and that they might trip down some stairs and get crushed by their own load O__o.
Post by: The Mad Engineer on May 06, 2009, 10:09:53 pm
They say that orcs are more so. >:(
Post by: Argonnek on May 07, 2009, 12:12:34 am
...I've embarked on a quest to convince my friends that dorfs are the most manly of all races.Blasphemy! Have they not read the story of Lanternwebs?
They say that orcs are more so. >:(
Post by: The Mad Engineer on May 07, 2009, 12:15:05 am
What about DWARVEN BARBARIANS, I cry! They simply reply,
"That's stupid."
Post by: koofle on May 07, 2009, 01:39:33 am
Post by: The Mad Engineer on May 07, 2009, 08:34:57 am
Post by: Sphalerite on May 07, 2009, 08:50:15 am
Whenever she goes to the part of the game in Moria, I watch and complain. The geology is wrong, you don't find those kind of ores in that kind of rock. The layout is completely impractical, it's all impressive ramps and pillars without any functional buildings whatsoever. Where are the workshops? Where are the farms? Where are the elaborate deathtraps involving drawbridges and magma?
Post by: The Mad Engineer on May 07, 2009, 08:55:01 am
I also noticed something interesting:
What is the difference between Sauroman's tower and a dwarven fort?
Railings.
Post by: Duke 2.0 on May 07, 2009, 09:09:21 am
My wife plays Lord Of The Rings Online.Bold shows where you are missing quite a bit of a playstyle. Italics die off with age. Not to mention all the levers controlling their deathtraps are in a room somewhere deep underground, where a dwarven skeleton rests on the doomsday lever.
Whenever she goes to the part of the game in Moria, I watch and complain. The geology is wrong, you don't find those kind of ores in that kind of rock. The layout is completely impractical, it's all impressive ramps and pillars without any functional buildings whatsoever. Where are the workshops? Where are the farms? Where are the elaborate deathtraps involving drawbridges and magma?
Because of Dwarf Fortress, shopping for bed frames blows my mind. Metal bed frames?! Egads!
Post by: Volfram on May 07, 2009, 09:25:16 am
...I know you can vote the bastards out, but it's better to just lock the doors in your Congressman's house and let him starve to death if you don't like the job he's doing.I believe we need to implement this practice in the US. Also, never thought I'd say this, but totally sigged.
Anyway,
...My sense of humor has become blacker(this is something of an accomplishment).
...I've learned that "fun" and "dieing horribly" are synonyms.
...I've learned what a game looks like when the developer has his priorities straight.(Gameplay and depth >> graphics)
...and I am no longer concerned that modern graphics cards require a larger cooling system than modern CPU processors.
Post by: Tizer on May 07, 2009, 09:30:52 am
...I've embarked on a quest to convince my friends that dorfs are the most manly of all races.
They say that orcs are more so. >:(
Dorfs aren't manly at all. There dorfenly. But it is true that Dwarf > Human. Thats the hard part to get thru there thick human sculls. They'd be better off as totems.
Post by: Wild Goose on May 07, 2009, 10:01:32 am
...I have a powerful urge to play Dwarven characters in RPGs.
...I manage my depression by taking a shower.
Post by: illiterate on May 07, 2009, 09:57:44 pm
Post by: ProfessorA on May 07, 2009, 11:14:35 pm
Post by: Marko on May 07, 2009, 11:43:21 pm
...I'm flunking out of classes. But hey, my megaproject is almost done.
change that to past tense, and you got me!
Post by: Kurara on May 08, 2009, 12:36:07 am
Post by: Murphy on May 08, 2009, 01:36:09 am
Post by: Lymojo on May 08, 2009, 02:58:52 am
Post by: Neruz on May 08, 2009, 04:50:17 am
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Post by: illiterate on May 08, 2009, 07:22:48 am
My girlfriend's probably going to break up with me.
You just need to put a mist generator in the hallway, and get her a masterpiece bed.
Post by: Yanlin on May 08, 2009, 07:24:27 am
Post by: Jackrabbit on May 08, 2009, 07:29:40 am
Then use the masterpiece bed for some legendary intercourse. Just be sure to use a masterwork condom.
That would probably render you sterile. It'd make the sex fantastic though.
Post by: Neruz on May 08, 2009, 07:52:11 am
Post by: illiterate on May 08, 2009, 08:13:43 am
On the item is an image of a dwarf and dwarves. The dwarves are undressing the dwarf.
On the item is an image of a goblin and a herpes simplex virus. The herpes simplex virus is striking down the goblin.
On the item is an image of a felsite condom in felsite.
Post by: Itnetlolor on May 08, 2009, 10:45:09 am
Where's
EDIT (For death):
Post by: Kidiri on May 08, 2009, 11:03:45 am
This is a felsite condom. All craftsdwarfship is of the highest quality. It is studded with turtle bone, green glass, cave spider fat, and pig iron. This object menaces with spikes of latex.
On the item is an image of a dwarf and dwarves. The dwarves are undressing the dwarf.
On the item is an image of a goblin and a herpes simplex virus. The herpes simplex virus is striking down the goblin.
On the item is an image of a felsite condom in felsite.
Edited for her pleasure.
Post by: death on May 08, 2009, 12:07:18 pm
... I hate when people say, "Put magma on it" or, "Use magma".
Post by: Lymojo on May 08, 2009, 02:27:39 pm
Post by: Necronic on May 08, 2009, 03:13:06 pm
Post by: PotatoMuncher on May 09, 2009, 01:12:45 am
This is a felsite condom. All craftsdwarfship is of the highest quality. It is encircled with bands of turtle bone, green glass, cave spider fat, and pig iron. This object menaces with spikes of latex.
On the item is an image of a dwarf and dwarves. The dwarves are undressing the dwarf.
On the item is an image of a goblin and a herpes simplex virus. The herpes simplex virus is striking down the goblin.
On the item is an image of a felsite condom in felsite.
LOL.
Post by: Yanlin on May 09, 2009, 12:25:26 pm
I recommend using cat guts.
Post by: Spyro on May 09, 2009, 03:39:14 pm
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on May 09, 2009, 11:00:24 pm
I know where the bar is.
Fixed.
Post by: WorkerDrone on May 10, 2009, 04:49:09 am
WHAT HAS TOADY DONE TO THIS YOUNG MAN?
Post by: NewoTigra on November 11, 2009, 05:54:28 pm
...My brother persuaded me to read Eragon, and I was simultaneously joyous of the dwarves building a city around a Giant Freaking Sapphire, and disgusted at how the Elves seem to have a monopoly on pretty much everything.
Also the lack of Magma in the dwarven city...
Post by: TheCatfish on November 11, 2009, 05:57:58 pm
The dwarves building a city around a Giant Freaking Sapphire
Not to mention inside a mountain which had been hollowed out.
Post by: Deadmeat1471 on November 11, 2009, 06:02:51 pm
Post by: docawesome on November 11, 2009, 08:51:07 pm
Post by: Grendus on November 11, 2009, 09:13:28 pm
Necroing yes, but more like waking up a coma patient by taking the bed apart.
...My brother persuaded me to read Eragon, and I was simultaneously joyous of the dwarves building a city around a Giant Freaking Sapphire, and disgusted at how the Elves seem to have a monopoly on pretty much everything.
Also the lack of Magma in the dwarven city...
Honestly, the Eragon books are falling into a common trap with magic. Magicians are ridiculously overpowered, Eragon himself could probably - if they had no wards - kill the entire population of the world with about the same amount of energy it would take to walk to the fridge for a bite to eat. I'm looking forward to the next book, but not as much as I thought I would.
Because of dwarf fortress I...
Know how smelting actually works.
Don't really worry about food in any other civ or rts title, thus causing mass starvation and death.
Despise marble, but love limestone.
Look at magma as something fun to pl... OH GOD MY HANDS!
Have trouble fitting into any other forum, because I keep trying to be nice to the trolls instead of shooing them off.
Think of carp as vicious killing beasts. I mean, they're not exactly pets, but still...
Think of dogs as being possible candidates for a giant "Release the HOUNDS!" lever.
Think of aluminum as something valuable and hoard cans (actually, I'm just too lazy to recycle them).
Want to get my hands on a house over a magnetite vein.
Post by: Count Dorku on November 11, 2009, 10:04:20 pm
...I construct my Warhammer models to menace with spikes of plastic.
...My initial reaction to any offers of a trade is to muse on how much easier it would be to simply drown the person in question.
...I know that if we dig too deep, we'll unleash violently psychotic fire clowns.
...I build miniature megaconstructions in LEGO to see what each level should look like.
Post by: Blackburn on November 11, 2009, 10:09:18 pm
This game gives a lot of power to the player.
And when we look at the common DF player...
Post by: They Got Leader on November 11, 2009, 10:56:12 pm
Post by: MelloHero on November 11, 2009, 11:12:47 pm
Post by: Tryptic on November 11, 2009, 11:30:13 pm
Post by: Count Dorku on November 13, 2009, 03:55:36 pm
Post by: yaklin on November 13, 2009, 04:20:02 pm
Post by: They Got Leader on November 13, 2009, 08:43:32 pm
Post by: Fien on November 13, 2009, 08:48:50 pm
OK, I can't blame that on DF.
Post by: Count Dorku on November 13, 2009, 09:34:11 pm
...I wonder out loud how many levers Socrates pulled in his career.
Post by: Blackburn on November 13, 2009, 11:34:14 pm
Because that quote is springing to mind right now.
Post by: Firnagzen on November 14, 2009, 12:19:05 am
Post by: Lord Shonus on November 14, 2009, 02:54:17 am
Post by: Reese on November 14, 2009, 03:50:08 am
... I think about DF machinery designs while driving to/from work.
... I've had more than one day where I had significantly less sleep than i need thanks to playing DF to 3am.
Post by: Luraien on November 14, 2009, 04:53:25 am
Post by: They Got Leader on November 14, 2009, 02:26:48 pm
"Give me a lever and a place to stand, and I will move the earth." -Archimedes
Oh my Armok, I think he was a dwarf!!
...I learned that vermin are all related and have teleportation. So THAT'S how they get in houses...
Post by: Xzalander on November 14, 2009, 05:28:27 pm
Post by: RedKing on November 14, 2009, 09:35:52 pm
Post by: They Got Leader on November 15, 2009, 12:48:17 am
Post by: NewoTigra on November 15, 2009, 03:54:26 pm
Quote from: Archimedes
"Give me a lever and a place to stand, and I will move the earth."
Now I have to build my next fort so the entire
Also I'm now having mixed feeling about whether or not to get a kitten.
On the one hand, it's cute, on the other hand, cats have been proven to be evil, and on the other hand, it's a handy emergency food supply.
Post by: Rowanas on November 15, 2009, 04:21:21 pm
Post by: Count Dorku on November 15, 2009, 05:18:38 pm
Post by: Aspgren on November 15, 2009, 06:55:35 pm
Even those LOTR or elder scrolls.
Post by: arkraven on November 15, 2009, 08:14:03 pm
Post by: Euld on November 15, 2009, 09:15:18 pm
Post by: Hound on November 17, 2009, 03:25:31 am
Post by: Satarus on November 17, 2009, 12:17:36 pm
Post by: Count Dorku on November 17, 2009, 09:04:15 pm
Post by: Desu on November 17, 2009, 09:17:50 pm
Post by: Lord Dakoth on November 17, 2009, 10:24:29 pm
Post by: Skooma on November 17, 2009, 11:07:33 pm
@Urist
@Mistem
%Longcat
+Skooma
+Urist
+Vucar
Post by: Beanchubbs on November 17, 2009, 11:13:39 pm
... I've gained a lot of new mental habits, like when someone has a problem I think "Apply magma", when discussing the poor state of the U.S. government I think "Build a retractable bridge with magma under it under the whitehouse" then I worry about the Hammerer/FBI and don't ever say it. When I see a cat I estimate how many =cat bone bolts= and +cat biscuits+ I can get out of it. When I go fishing, I stand at least 10ft away from the water if there are gars/carp/sturgeons in there.
Post by: They Got Leader on November 17, 2009, 11:47:23 pm
...I learned that miners make the best militia...
Post by: Mungrul on November 18, 2009, 05:47:17 am
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Post by: Quantum Toast on November 18, 2009, 12:05:50 pm
...I evaluate the siege defenses of any home I stay in. Current one is the best, an apartment on top of a movie theater, with a locked gate at ground level as the only entrance. The stairs/walkway leave a lot of room for firing opportunities and there are two possible backup cutoff points. Now if I could just get the landlady to allow me to install that drawbridge and magma cannon, we'd be in good shape.Your apartment has magma? Nice.
Post by: Dwarf on November 18, 2009, 12:20:25 pm
...I evaluate the siege defenses of any home I stay in. Current one is the best, an apartment on top of a movie theater, with a locked gate at ground level as the only entrance. The stairs/walkway leave a lot of room for firing opportunities and there are two possible backup cutoff points. Now if I could just get the landlady to allow me to install that drawbridge and magma cannon, we'd be in good shape.Your apartment has magma? Nice.
Yeah, gas is for fags. The homme of today uses magma!
Post by: Blackburn on November 18, 2009, 05:57:50 pm
...Wait, I got the topic backwards.
Post by: They Got Leader on November 18, 2009, 08:30:44 pm
Post by: scuba on November 18, 2009, 08:35:05 pm
Post by: Cespinarve on November 18, 2009, 09:17:37 pm
When that name was generated, I took a screen shot it was so awesome.
Post by: Lord Dakoth on November 18, 2009, 10:10:51 pm
Post by: Deadmeat1471 on November 19, 2009, 06:31:01 am
... I think people aren't living to their potential, this include Stephen Hawkins, Albert Eistien ( The speed of light ISN'T FUCKING CONSTANT )Wow... calm down man. Do we have to give you the needle again?
I think i'll trust someone who can spell Einstein rather than this pillock. Like Einstein or Hawkings. ;D
Post by: Neruz on November 19, 2009, 06:46:53 am
... I think people aren't living to their potential, this include Stephen Hawkins, Albert Eistien ( The speed of light ISN'T FUCKING CONSTANT )Wow... calm down man. Do we have to give you the needle again?
I think i'll trust someone who can spell Einstein rather than this pillock. Like Einstein or Hawkings. ;D
Plus, the speed of light in a vaccuum most certainly is constant.
Post by: martinuzz on November 19, 2009, 08:20:18 am
- I scream and run when I see elephants
- I carry a hammer so I can deliver Fair Justice on anyone who fails my mandates
- I randomly ignite trees and shrubs near human settlements
- I demand meetings with the Mayor for lack of work
- I worry about the lack of immigrants caused by poor government
Post by: G-Flex on November 19, 2009, 08:22:20 am
... I think people aren't living to their potential, this include Stephen Hawkins, Albert Eistien ( The speed of light ISN'T FUCKING CONSTANT )Wow... calm down man. Do we have to give you the needle again?
I think i'll trust someone who can spell Einstein rather than this pillock. Like Einstein or Hawkings. ;D
Psst. It's "Hawking".
Post by: Count Dorku on November 21, 2009, 02:37:32 am
Psst. It's "Hawking".
...I think that just might be the joke.
Post by: Tcei on November 21, 2009, 04:02:03 pm
Post by: They Got Leader on November 21, 2009, 05:30:32 pm
Post by: AtomicPaperclip on November 21, 2009, 11:02:31 pm
Thanks to Legend of Zelda, I am now curious to see if I can turn the elves into a society of Links.
...Wait, I got the topic backwards.
I made Hyrulians a race once, used steel, swords, shields, bows with arrows that did fire/ice damage, and sieged.
Never encountered them though, always had invaders off or they didn't appear due to the forest retreat requirements.
Post by: dragnar on November 21, 2009, 11:54:40 pm
Hate to nitpik, but it's spelled "Hylians"...Thanks to Legend of Zelda, I am now curious to see if I can turn the elves into a society of Links.
...Wait, I got the topic backwards.
I made Hyrulians a race once, used steel, swords, shields, bows with arrows that did fire/ice damage, and sieged.
Never encountered them though, always had invaders off or they didn't appear due to the forest retreat requirements.
On topic:
... I am forced to consider which would win: a dwarven pirate, or an elven ninja.
Post by: Blackburn on November 21, 2009, 11:59:21 pm
Dwarf > Elf
Pirate Dwarf > Ninja Elf
YAY MATH.
...Because of Dwarf Fortress, I learned that no one will bother attacking you if you live inside a glacier in the middle of nowhere because ice is considered worthless.
Post by: They Got Leader on November 22, 2009, 12:13:58 am
Post by: dragnar on November 22, 2009, 01:38:26 am
Pirate > NinjaFALSE!!!
Post by: Euld on November 22, 2009, 02:35:38 am
Post by: Sheb on November 22, 2009, 02:49:44 am
Post by: Foa on November 22, 2009, 03:11:05 am
From their descriptions, being a pirate is manlier than being being a peasant that kills official leaders with gardening tools, and wear cheap disguises.Pirate > NinjaFALSE!!!
Oh, and I now treasure my rock salt even more.
I got so curious about why the carp are so overpowered that I researched about aquatic animals, it turns out the fish you should be afraid of in real life is the hell fiends of South America, are the cat fish, deadlier than hippos, and piranhas ( they are actually pacifistic, til you get near their nests or panic ) , crocodiles ( hippos kill more than crocodiles ) , and sharks ( they rarely bite us out of curiosity, and we hunt them ever-closer to extinction ) .
I made a
And started talking about bauxite laced equipment for things that get hot.
Post by: Neruz on November 22, 2009, 04:01:51 am
The Ninjas in question are the ledgendary Ninjas that can walk on clouds and flip out and kill people, rather than the reality Ninjas, in the same way that the Pirates in question are the ledgendary 'free men of the sea' rather than the reality 'criminals on boats'.From their descriptions, being a pirate is manlier than being being a peasant that kills official leaders with gardening tools, and wear cheap disguises.Pirate > NinjaFALSE!!!
Post by: TheCatfish on November 22, 2009, 08:01:51 am
it turns out the fish you should be afraid of in real life is the hell fiends of South America, are the cat fish, deadlier than hippos, and piranhas, crocodiles, and sharks.
Thank you for your kind support.
Our Manifesto begins like carp; we generally drag people into rivers and drown them and so on, once the dwarfs have crossbows though we unlease our secret weapon.
Taking up the second part of our name to heart we impliment the =catfishsplosion=, that's right, after killing your dwarves we go for the fps...
Post by: Dohon on November 22, 2009, 10:00:21 am
... I dislike trees and nature even more.
... I like stone and metals even more.
... I find "regular", "mainstream" or "big budgets" games to be awfully uninspiring, poor and lazy.
... I have developped a very fond respect for "Indie-devs".
... I played my first ASCII game.
... I started to appreciate ASCII because of the possibilities (My imagination fills in the "blanks", making ASCII look way more beautiful than state-of-the-art-graphics)
... I'm trying to get a CC or Paypal account so I can donate.
... I'm actually working on a full-blown mod for a game, a first-time-occurance.
... I wish I could be a miner or smith.
... I wish there was a "How to wield an axe and shield in close combat" course.
... I'm writing a story about Dwarves.
... I developped an interest in Geology.
... I sigh aloud when confronted with my poor beard-growing-skills.
... I ridicule Elves anywhere, anywhen and anyhow I can.
Post by: They Got Leader on November 22, 2009, 07:03:39 pm
Post by: BKWM on November 22, 2009, 08:22:06 pm
Post by: dragnar on November 22, 2009, 08:38:46 pm
...doesn't get racism. I mean come on they just have a different profession.Precisely, and who has a higher mortality rate in your fortresses, cheese-makers or insert-job-here?
Post by: Neruz on November 22, 2009, 08:43:44 pm
Cheese makers have almost zero mortality rate in my fortresses; by the time they die they're wrestlers, swordsdwarves or similar....doesn't get racism. I mean come on they just have a different profession.Precisely, and who has a higher mortality rate in your fortresses, cheese-makers or insert-job-here?
Post by: denito on November 22, 2009, 10:50:58 pm
Post by: Count Dorku on November 23, 2009, 02:24:48 am
Cheese makers have almost zero mortality rate in my fortresses; by the time they die they're wrestlers, swordsdwarves or similar....doesn't get racism. I mean come on they just have a different profession.Precisely, and who has a higher mortality rate in your fortresses, cheese-makers or insert-job-here?
Exactly, it's the soap makers who die the most.
Post by: Neruz on November 23, 2009, 02:46:12 am
Cheese makers have almost zero mortality rate in my fortresses; by the time they die they're wrestlers, swordsdwarves or similar....doesn't get racism. I mean come on they just have a different profession.Precisely, and who has a higher mortality rate in your fortresses, cheese-makers or insert-job-here?
Exactly, it's the soap makers who die the most.
Nah, same thing happens to them, except on the rare occasions when i decide to build a road out of soap.
Post by: dragnar on November 23, 2009, 08:34:05 am
So not only are you racist against... whatever color cheese/soap makers are, you draft them!Cheese makers have almost zero mortality rate in my fortresses; by the time they die they're wrestlers, swordsdwarves or similar....doesn't get racism. I mean come on they just have a different profession.Precisely, and who has a higher mortality rate in your fortresses, cheese-makers or insert-job-here?
Exactly, it's the soap makers who die the most.
Nah, same thing happens to them, except on the rare occasions when i decide to build a road out of soap.
Post by: Kietharr on November 23, 2009, 09:58:57 am
... I now procrastinate by reading geology articles on Wikipedia. And find them interesting.
I have done this too. I want to make a house out of microline IRL.
Post by: Lord Dakoth on November 23, 2009, 05:54:47 pm
Post by: Foa on November 23, 2009, 06:11:56 pm
It isn't rasism, it rascism if you put a race down, not a proffession, it's just that cheese makers don't do jack shit.So not only are you racist against... whatever color cheese/soap makers are, you draft them!Cheese makers have almost zero mortality rate in my fortresses; by the time they die they're wrestlers, swordsdwarves or similar....doesn't get racism. I mean come on they just have a different profession.Precisely, and who has a higher mortality rate in your fortresses, cheese-makers or insert-job-here?
Exactly, it's the soap makers who die the most.
Nah, same thing happens to them, except on the rare occasions when i decide to build a road out of soap.
You are of many kinds in the South American rivers.it turns out the fish you should be afraid of in real life is the hell fiends of South America, are the cat fish, deadlier than hippos, and piranhas, crocodiles, and sharks.
Thank you for your kind support.
Our Manifesto begins like carp; we generally drag people into rivers and drown them and so on, once the dwarfs have crossbows though we unlease our secret weapon.
Taking up the second part of our name to heart we impliment the =catfishsplosion=, that's right, after killing your dwarves we go for the fps...
There are those tiny catfish that have been known to eat human inside out ( only leaving bullet sized holes in the skin ) .And then there are the giant catfish, that can in any proportion swallow teenagers whole, and succumb to weeks on satiation.
There are many kinds of catfish, but most of the ones that can kill you, can also keep you in the water, or drag you into the water.
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... I find "regular", "mainstream" or "big budgets" games to be awfully uninspiring, poor and lazy.
... I played my first ASCII game.
... I'm trying to get a CC or Paypal account so I can donate.
... I'm actually working on a full-blown mod for a game, a first-time-occurance.
... I developped an interest in Geology.
... I sigh aloud when confronted with my poor beard-growing-skills.
... I'm trying to get a CC or Paypal account so I can donate.
... I'm actually working on a full-blown mod for a game, a first-time-occurance.
I think in term of z-level rather than floor or storey. Don't laugh, this is real.Same here
Post by: Blackburn on November 23, 2009, 07:10:00 pm
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I learned that there's a lot of kinds of metal that are not good for making swords out of. Like lead.
Post by: Meanmelter on November 23, 2009, 11:39:42 pm
-dwarfly is way manlier than manly
-fluffy wambler's manage to get inside my fridge by distracting me with there furryness
-cant leave a hole without throwing up
-I beat up elf's and then burn all there wooden objects in front of them
-Realized i can take out anything with one shot to the head with a wooden arrow (even a Buffed Dragon)
-Seige is another word for "interruption
-i dream of playing as a dwarf in some of my forts
-water can ruin your intire day
- everytime someone has a problem i tell them "when in doubt, Magma"
Post by: dragnar on November 24, 2009, 09:42:43 am
-Realized i can take out anything with one shot to the head with a wooden arrow (even a Buffed Dragon)Well lets see how you like an arrow sticking out of your brain, dragon or not!
Post by: Kidiri on November 24, 2009, 10:38:28 am
And out of your both eyes and ears!-Realized i can take out anything with one shot to the head with a wooden arrow (even a Buffed Dragon)Well lets see how you like an arrow sticking out of your brain, dragon or not!
Post by: Count Dorku on November 24, 2009, 04:58:46 pm
"when in doubt, Magma"
I'm sigging this. Now.
Post by: Meanmelter on November 25, 2009, 03:51:04 pm
yay i been sigged"when in doubt, Magma"
I'm sigging this. Now.
Post by: Psilobe on November 25, 2009, 04:21:36 pm
Post by: Count Dorku on November 25, 2009, 04:29:55 pm
Post by: Quantum Toast on November 25, 2009, 06:32:56 pm
Post by: Count Dorku on November 25, 2009, 08:10:58 pm
Post by: Retro on November 26, 2009, 03:07:16 am
My porn collection comes from geology sites.
"HOTTEST SMELTERS ONLINE XXX CUM ON IN OUR DIRT-Y GURLZ WILL MAKE U ROCK HARD'
Post by: jocan2003 on November 26, 2009, 06:20:21 pm
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Post by: Count Dorku on November 26, 2009, 06:28:14 pm
My porn collection comes from geology sites.
"HOTTEST SMELTERS ONLINE XXX CUM ON IN OUR DIRT-Y GURLZ WILL MAKE U ROCK HARD'
"Check out the orthoclase on that one!"
Post by: Innominate on November 26, 2009, 07:01:37 pm
"Oh dude microcline? Way to kill the mood."My porn collection comes from geology sites.
"HOTTEST SMELTERS ONLINE XXX CUM ON IN OUR DIRT-Y GURLZ WILL MAKE U ROCK HARD'
"Check out the orthoclase on that one!"
Post by: bombcar on November 26, 2009, 10:02:16 pm
"Oh dude microcline? Way to kill the mood."My porn collection comes from geology sites.
"HOTTEST SMELTERS ONLINE XXX CUM ON IN OUR DIRT-Y GURLZ WILL MAKE U ROCK HARD'
"Check out the orthoclase on that one!"
That's no woman, that's adaMANtite!
Post by: Blargityblarg on November 27, 2009, 02:09:34 am
Tsk, tsk.
Post by: Meanmelter on November 28, 2009, 12:49:49 pm
Post by: Poojawa on November 29, 2009, 04:58:58 am
Post by: warhammer651 on November 29, 2009, 08:56:58 am
"Oh dude microcline? Way to kill the mood."My porn collection comes from geology sites.
"HOTTEST SMELTERS ONLINE XXX CUM ON IN OUR DIRT-Y GURLZ WILL MAKE U ROCK HARD'
"Check out the orthoclase on that one!"
That's no woman, that's adaMANtite!
XXX STONY ANDAMATIGHT LAYERS! LOTS OF RED HOT PIPING LAVA FUN!XXX
Post by: Meanmelter on November 29, 2009, 12:12:42 pm
ELF PORN! ONE IN A TIME FAVOR SEE NAKED ELF'S RUB THEMSELF ALL OVER THAT PIGIORN CAGEXXX"Oh dude microcline? Way to kill the mood."My porn collection comes from geology sites.
"HOTTEST SMELTERS ONLINE XXX CUM ON IN OUR DIRT-Y GURLZ WILL MAKE U ROCK HARD'
"Check out the orthoclase on that one!"
That's no woman, that's adaMANtite!
XXX STONY ANDAMATIGHT LAYERS! LOTS OF RED HOT PIPING LAVA FUN!XXX
Post by: Karnewarrior on November 29, 2009, 12:17:54 pm
ELF PORN! ONE IN A TIME FAVOR SEE NAKED ELF'S RUB THEMSELF ALL OVER THAT PIGIORN CAGEXXX"Oh dude microcline? Way to kill the mood."My porn collection comes from geology sites.
"HOTTEST SMELTERS ONLINE XXX CUM ON IN OUR DIRT-Y GURLZ WILL MAKE U ROCK HARD'
"Check out the orthoclase on that one!"
That's no woman, that's adaMANtite!
XXX STONY ANDAMATIGHT LAYERS! LOTS OF RED HOT PIPING LAVA FUN!XXX
this... is...
problematic. for my head
Post by: Meanmelter on November 29, 2009, 12:19:23 pm
you know you want her to rub her one legged vomit all over that Support!ELF PORN! ONE IN A TIME FAVOR SEE NAKED ELF'S RUB THEMSELF ALL OVER THAT PIGIORN CAGEXXX"Oh dude microcline? Way to kill the mood."My porn collection comes from geology sites.
"HOTTEST SMELTERS ONLINE XXX CUM ON IN OUR DIRT-Y GURLZ WILL MAKE U ROCK HARD'
"Check out the orthoclase on that one!"
That's no woman, that's adaMANtite!
XXX STONY ANDAMATIGHT LAYERS! LOTS OF RED HOT PIPING LAVA FUN!XXX
this... is...
problematic. for my head
Post by: carebear on November 29, 2009, 12:19:53 pm
I like the direction this thread is taking! 8)you know you want her to rub her one legged vomit all over that Support!ELF PORN! ONE IN A TIME FAVOR SEE NAKED ELF'S RUB THEMSELF ALL OVER THAT PIGIORN CAGEXXX"Oh dude microcline? Way to kill the mood."My porn collection comes from geology sites.
"HOTTEST SMELTERS ONLINE XXX CUM ON IN OUR DIRT-Y GURLZ WILL MAKE U ROCK HARD'
"Check out the orthoclase on that one!"
That's no woman, that's adaMANtite!
XXX STONY ANDAMATIGHT LAYERS! LOTS OF RED HOT PIPING LAVA FUN!XXX
this... is...
problematic. for my head
Post by: Meanmelter on November 29, 2009, 12:55:57 pm
Come see our dwarf strippers! all you can see is her hair anyway! (Pg10+)I like the direction this thread is taking! 8)you know you want her to rub her one legged vomit all over that Support!ELF PORN! ONE IN A TIME FAVOR SEE NAKED ELF'S RUB THEMSELF ALL OVER THAT PIGIORN CAGEXXX"Oh dude microcline? Way to kill the mood."My porn collection comes from geology sites.
"HOTTEST SMELTERS ONLINE XXX CUM ON IN OUR DIRT-Y GURLZ WILL MAKE U ROCK HARD'
"Check out the orthoclase on that one!"
That's no woman, that's adaMANtite!
XXX STONY ANDAMATIGHT LAYERS! LOTS OF RED HOT PIPING LAVA FUN!XXX
this... is...
problematic. for my head
Post by: Blackburn on November 29, 2009, 01:05:57 pm
Post by: cerapa on November 29, 2009, 01:14:28 pm
I think we've gotten a little off-topic...I think this perfectly illustrates how crazy dwarf fortress has made us.
Post by: Blackburn on November 29, 2009, 01:16:07 pm
So, if I play enough DF, I'll start treating rocks like porn...I think we've gotten a little off-topic...I think this perfectly illustrates how crazy dwarf fortress has made us.
This must be researched. Time to pester the government for a research grant.
Post by: warhammer651 on November 29, 2009, 02:30:31 pm
Post by: jocan2003 on November 29, 2009, 04:21:22 pm
Post by: They Got Leader on November 29, 2009, 08:45:40 pm
Dont forget a super-computer stricly for DF pathfindnig calculation so we can have a fort with 1k population :DOh my... The pain... Sieges would be like Minas Tirith all over again!!
(while on that note)
...I have new respects for watching the battle for Minas Tirith. I mean, they carved that whole ciy out of rock. In a Terrifying biome with constant orc seiges.
AND THEY'RE HUMAN!
Post by: Blackburn on November 29, 2009, 10:44:05 pm
we'll need 20k million dollars (to divide amongst ourselves) and a few hundred subjects.US Congress will work as subjects.
Post by: jocan2003 on November 29, 2009, 11:58:18 pm
Post by: NRN_R_Sumo1 on November 30, 2009, 04:11:25 am
Post by: Danjen on December 01, 2009, 04:25:11 am
...I am content with drinking alone in the dark instead of at the bar with my friends.Cheers! :)
...I am in the process of making a detailed, chart-laden "book" on as much information on rocks, ores, soil, etc, as I can from the game.
Post by: silhouette on December 01, 2009, 05:34:00 am
Post by: Grendus on December 01, 2009, 11:21:47 am
Dont forget a super-computer stricly for DF pathfindnig calculation so we can have a fort with 1k population :DOh my... The pain... Sieges would be like Minas Tirith all over again!!
(while on that note)
...I have new respects for watching the battle for Minas Tirith. I mean, they carved that whole ciy out of rock. In a Terrifying biome with constant orc seiges.
AND THEY'RE HUMAN!
In the book, Gimli asked if he could embark there after the war. My first question though would be "does it have magma?"
Because of DF
-I now know all about different types of coal.
-I know about how smelting actually works, and why dwarves couldn't possibly be smelting with it (a wizard did it)
-I have great respect for toads.
-because of the DF suggestions forum, I tend to hate any world that tries to contain magic with rules.
-I discovered TVTropes... it's like breaching the ocean, you can't get it back out without a looooooooot of pumps.
Post by: Quantum Toast on December 01, 2009, 01:36:37 pm
Because of DF and that post, I'm wondering what other mods Tolkien was using.Dont forget a super-computer stricly for DF pathfindnig calculation so we can have a fort with 1k population :DOh my... The pain... Sieges would be like Minas Tirith all over again!!
(while on that note)
...I have new respects for watching the battle for Minas Tirith. I mean, they carved that whole ciy out of rock. In a Terrifying biome with constant orc seiges.
AND THEY'RE HUMAN!
Post by: They Got Leader on December 01, 2009, 03:04:41 pm
Im also wondering if Gimli was actually a dwarf. If you read the books, he wanted to take Legolas into the back of Helms deep to see the crystal caverns (I forgot the real name, but thats essentially what they are) in return, Legolas would take him to see groves of trees in some forest. Why would you DO THAT?Because of DF and that post, I'm wondering what other mods Tolkien was using.Dont forget a super-computer stricly for DF pathfindnig calculation so we can have a fort with 1k population :DOh my... The pain... Sieges would be like Minas Tirith all over again!!
(while on that note)
...I have new respects for watching the battle for Minas Tirith. I mean, they carved that whole ciy out of rock. In a Terrifying biome with constant orc seiges.
AND THEY'RE HUMAN!
And yes, I do wonder what mods Tolkien was using cause Wizards don't have biomes... Nor do ents... and there's no such thing as "necromancers". Or ships. Or pirates for that matter... And mithril? Pft, Adamantium all the way, dwarves...
Post by: Quantum Toast on December 01, 2009, 03:12:29 pm
Maybe they were looking for adamantine in Moria. They did dig too deep, after all.Im also wondering if Gimli was actually a dwarf. If you read the books, he wanted to take Legolas into the back of Helms deep to see the crystal caverns (I forgot the real name, but thats essentially what they are) in return, Legolas would take him to see groves of trees in some forest. Why would you DO THAT?Because of DF and that post, I'm wondering what other mods Tolkien was using.Dont forget a super-computer stricly for DF pathfindnig calculation so we can have a fort with 1k population :DOh my... The pain... Sieges would be like Minas Tirith all over again!!
(while on that note)
...I have new respects for watching the battle for Minas Tirith. I mean, they carved that whole ciy out of rock. In a Terrifying biome with constant orc seiges.
AND THEY'RE HUMAN!
And yes, I do wonder what mods Tolkien was using cause Wizards don't have biomes... Nor do ents... and there's no such thing as "necromancers". Or ships. Or pirates for that matter... And mithril? Pft, Adamantium all the way, dwarves...
Come to think of it, DF explains why dropping the ring into Mount Doom would take out all of Sauron's forces. He finds out his artifact gold ring has been destroyed, and starts the mother of all tantrum spirals.
Post by: They Got Leader on December 01, 2009, 03:23:27 pm
They did dig to deep, broke the clown car and out came the clown. Or in this case, the Balrog. Of course, they were playing the old versions so they got the message "You have dug to deep" and abandoned their fortress. It was then "claimed" by the Balrog and Goblins. Of course, then they went Questing around and passed through the abandoned fortress.Maybe they were looking for adamantine in Moria. They did dig too deep, after all.Im also wondering if Gimli was actually a dwarf. If you read the books, he wanted to take Legolas into the back of Helms deep to see the crystal caverns (I forgot the real name, but thats essentially what they are) in return, Legolas would take him to see groves of trees in some forest. Why would you DO THAT?Because of DF and that post, I'm wondering what other mods Tolkien was using.Dont forget a super-computer stricly for DF pathfindnig calculation so we can have a fort with 1k population :DOh my... The pain... Sieges would be like Minas Tirith all over again!!
(while on that note)
...I have new respects for watching the battle for Minas Tirith. I mean, they carved that whole ciy out of rock. In a Terrifying biome with constant orc seiges.
AND THEY'RE HUMAN!
And yes, I do wonder what mods Tolkien was using cause Wizards don't have biomes... Nor do ents... and there's no such thing as "necromancers". Or ships. Or pirates for that matter... And mithril? Pft, Adamantium all the way, dwarves...
Come to think of it, DF explains why dropping the ring into Mount Doom would take out all of Sauron's forces. He finds out his artifact gold ring has been destroyed, and starts the mother of all tantrum spirals.
See now, I think that "Mithril" is actually just "Adamantine", but just a different name.
See now? Tantrum spiral makes sense...
And because of DF, I am afraid of tantrums...
Post by: KillerClowns on December 01, 2009, 03:46:33 pm
Me: You know, I could just build a chariot, lash some [of the party's many] stoners to it, and ride home like that.
Sister: LOL. I mean if you can get a chariot build go for it. However I think by time you're done I'll be there.
[An hour passes.]
Me: I'm building that chariot. I shall construct it from BONE and furnish it with the TANNED HIDES of these obnoxious fools. I shall call it "Uristnom," Dwarvern for "Dagger of Gods," and I shall forevermore be known as a Legendary Bonecarver! ...yeah, I'm bored.
Note: The naming and translation was done entirely from memory. (Later I checked and found the translation should have technically been Urist Nòm, but it's the thought that counts.) Luckily for the other guests, my mood was Macabre, not Fell... my sister arrived shortly thereafter anyways, preventing insanity from ensuing.
Post by: Firnagzen on December 01, 2009, 08:40:13 pm
Im also wondering if Gimli was actually a dwarf. If you read the books, he wanted to take Legolas into the back of Helms deep to see the crystal caverns (I forgot the real name, but thats essentially what they are) in return, Legolas would take him to see groves of trees in some forest. Why would you DO THAT?
Clearly, Gimli was planning an *hem* unfortunate incident.
Also, Tolkien was running Dig Deeper. Only mod that has mithril in it, yea?
Post by: Lord Shonus on December 01, 2009, 09:09:11 pm
Post by: warhammer651 on December 02, 2009, 11:22:18 am
i want an iphone version of the game
I now find simcity dull and boring
Post by: They Got Leader on December 02, 2009, 03:01:29 pm
because of DFPocket DF....
i want an iphone version of the game
I now find simcity dull and boring
You'd fry your phone so fast...
BUT IT'D BE SO AWESOME!
Post by: dragnar on December 02, 2009, 03:24:54 pm
I don't consider .001 FPS to be awesome...because of DFPocket DF....
i want an iphone version of the game
I now find simcity dull and boring
You'd fry your phone so fast...
BUT IT'D BE SO AWESOME!
Post by: Meanmelter on December 02, 2009, 06:16:01 pm
agreedI don't consider .001 FPS to be awesome...because of DFPocket DF....
i want an iphone version of the game
I now find simcity dull and boring
You'd fry your phone so fast...
BUT IT'D BE SO AWESOME!
Post by: Jualin on December 02, 2009, 06:34:19 pm
... when I look at stones, whether shiny polished ones in shops or the gravel on a dirt road, I try to guess what stone it is.
Post by: They Got Leader on December 02, 2009, 07:45:43 pm
Post by: jocan2003 on December 02, 2009, 08:21:49 pm
Because of Dwarf Fortress...
... when I look at stones, whether shiny polished ones in shops or the gravel on a dirt road, I try to guess what stone it is.
If you find any adamantine tell me!! i wanna break the fun house :D
Post by: Sphalerite on December 03, 2009, 04:05:08 pm
I have been looking at the front walkway and considering smoothing it. The dwarves make it look so easy.
Post by: warhammer651 on December 03, 2009, 05:06:04 pm
I shall call it.... the ballad of Tatlosgeshak (fishbait)
Post by: Foa on December 03, 2009, 05:23:44 pm
I am making a poem about dwarf fortress for a poetry project.Good luck with that, you'd probably need to use some non dwarf words because they don't have many important words needed for speech.
I shall call it.... the ballad of Tatlosgeshak (fishbait)
Post by: darkrider2 on December 03, 2009, 05:38:31 pm
... Whenever I want to draw something I have a strange tendency to color all over the walls and floors.
Post by: Meanmelter on December 03, 2009, 06:11:21 pm
Post by: Mangled on December 03, 2009, 07:39:48 pm
- i engraved a picture of myself in my bedroom, engraving a picture on my wall.I'm tempted to engrave a picture of him engraving a picture of himself engraving on his wall on my wall.
Post by: They Got Leader on December 03, 2009, 08:11:57 pm
And I will engrave him, engraving him, that's engraving him, who's engraving HIMSELF engraving a wall, on my wall, so that it is forever known that he engraved.- i engraved a picture of myself in my bedroom, engraving a picture on my wall.I'm tempted to engrave a picture of him engraving a picture of himself engraving on his wall on my wall.
Post by: Quantum Toast on December 03, 2009, 08:23:13 pm
Impressive, the most I've done is engrave a picture of a wall on my wall.And I will engrave him, engraving him, that's engraving him, who's engraving HIMSELF engraving a wall, on my wall, so that it is forever known that he engraved.- i engraved a picture of myself in my bedroom, engraving a picture on my wall.I'm tempted to engrave a picture of him engraving a picture of himself engraving on his wall on my wall.
Post by: Playbahnosh on December 03, 2009, 10:17:01 pm
I dream of making an emulator program to convince DF that an IBM blade server is really just one massive processor so I can build 16x16 area tile forts.
When you complete it, please pass me the code! I'll turn the university mainframe into a mega-fortress running monolith! :D
Post by: They Got Leader on December 04, 2009, 08:07:48 pm
Oh the horrors when Toady makes DF multithread. Oh the horrors...!I dream of making an emulator program to convince DF that an IBM blade server is really just one massive processor so I can build 16x16 area tile forts.
When you complete it, please pass me the code! I'll turn the university mainframe into a mega-fortress running monolith! :D
Post by: jocan2003 on December 04, 2009, 10:39:40 pm
Oh the horrors when Toady makes DF multithread. Oh the horrors...!I dream of making an emulator program to convince DF that an IBM blade server is really just one massive processor so I can build 16x16 area tile forts.
When you complete it, please pass me the code! I'll turn the university mainframe into a mega-fortress running monolith! :D
Hell would be sooo good!!!, i wonder if there is an emulator wich would make DF multi-coring possible.
A program wich let you open a program within himself ( this case DF )
The program monitor Df inside himself and share DF cpu access between both core, im not sure if somone understand what i try to explain but that would be awesome no?
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
DF get embeded in the program and the program access both core to make calculation and DF DONT get access to cpu
Post by: Viroath on December 06, 2009, 11:02:01 pm
And I don't know if there is one like that now, but I think that someone might make one now...
Post by: jocan2003 on December 07, 2009, 02:03:44 am
Post by: They Got Leader on December 07, 2009, 01:06:59 pm
Post by: Footkerchief on December 07, 2009, 01:55:52 pm
See now, I think that "Mithril" is actually just "Adamantine", but just a different name.
Oh yes.
[...] if mithril isn't being enforced or is unenforceable, then I might just do it that way. Does somebody have an email for the Tolkien estate? I could just ask them which words they are claiming.
That said, I can change it to adamant/adamantine, which has way older roots. For instance, "In Greek mythology, Cronus uses an adamantine sickle to castrate his father, the Titan Uranus."
Post by: JoystickHero on December 07, 2009, 02:17:17 pm
See now, I think that "Mithril" is actually just "Adamantine", but just a different name.I prefer Mithril as Steel + Aluminum.
Post by: jocan2003 on December 07, 2009, 02:21:47 pm
But I repeat: Multicore DF. Oh the horrors. 1k population = Mordor style invasion...yeah maybe or just reduce the max pop in init. This way you could play with your 200 hundred dwarf without having 3-4 FPS
Post by: dragnar on December 07, 2009, 02:31:59 pm
If adamantine is from greek mythology, I wonder if orichalcum will be added eventually?See now, I think that "Mithril" is actually just "Adamantine", but just a different name.
Oh yes.[...] if mithril isn't being enforced or is unenforceable, then I might just do it that way. Does somebody have an email for the Tolkien estate? I could just ask them which words they are claiming.
That said, I can change it to adamant/adamantine, which has way older roots. For instance, "In Greek mythology, Cronus uses an adamantine sickle to castrate his father, the Titan Uranus."
Post by: Neoskel on December 07, 2009, 05:29:59 pm
Post by: ChokingVictim on December 08, 2009, 12:40:44 pm
I've never been on the something aweful forums but god bless emHah. Hahaha. HAHAHAHAHHAAAA!!!!!!!
My brother's a Somethingawful goon. It can get very . . . intense there. Not as nice a forum as this one, according to him. They did bring us Boatmurdered, though.
On topic, I added "Boatmurdered" to my Firefox dictionary.
There are a lot of nice forums out there and a lot of terrifying ones.
I'm a bit of a /b/tard, which is usually considered worse then a goon. But I keep my /b/ and my bay12 / all other forums separate from each other and thank god.
...when I enter a building, I admire how well made all of the rooms and walls are constructed, and how much room there is in them!
...I also mince wine with wine and call it Biscuits!
go to /tg/ dwarf fortress is celebrated highly there. i find it a bit more responsive to quick questions than the ol bay12
Post by: ChokingVictim on December 08, 2009, 01:43:52 pm
Im also wondering if Gimli was actually a dwarf. If you read the books, he wanted to take Legolas into the back of Helms deep to see the crystal caverns (I forgot the real name, but thats essentially what they are) in return, Legolas would take him to see groves of trees in some forest. Why would you DO THAT?Because of DF and that post, I'm wondering what other mods Tolkien was using.Dont forget a super-computer stricly for DF pathfindnig calculation so we can have a fort with 1k population :DOh my... The pain... Sieges would be like Minas Tirith all over again!!
(while on that note)
...I have new respects for watching the battle for Minas Tirith. I mean, they carved that whole ciy out of rock. In a Terrifying biome with constant orc seiges.
AND THEY'RE HUMAN!
And yes, I do wonder what mods Tolkien was using cause Wizards don't have biomes... Nor do ents... and there's no such thing as "necromancers". Or ships. Or pirates for that matter... And mithril? Pft, Adamantium all the way, dwarves...
In defense of Gimli, A Champion does as he pleases!
Post by: Felius on December 08, 2009, 03:14:46 pm
But I repeat: Multicore DF. Oh the horrors. 1k population = Mordor style invasion...
By Amok, this must be done! For Super Mega Fortress of the Future! And I would SO need to get access to some dedicated super computer to run a Fortress! ;D
Post by: Count Dorku on December 08, 2009, 04:23:59 pm
Post by: Quantum Toast on December 08, 2009, 06:16:58 pm
Post by: Fault on December 08, 2009, 11:56:25 pm
If adamantine is from greek mythology, I wonder if orichalcum will be added eventually?
HOLY TRINITY OF DF METALS
Adamantium
Mithril
Orichalcum
now we just need to figure out fdifferent material stats for them...
Post by: dragnar on December 09, 2009, 12:21:47 am
Post by: Fault on December 09, 2009, 12:38:53 am
Post by: dragnar on December 09, 2009, 01:05:34 am
Post by: PsyberianHusky on December 09, 2009, 03:32:00 am
Post by: mal7690 on December 10, 2009, 12:51:35 am
And I will engrave him, engraving him, that's engraving him, who's engraving HIMSELF engraving a wall, on my wall, so that it is forever known that he engraved.- i engraved a picture of myself in my bedroom, engraving a picture on my wall.I'm tempted to engrave a picture of him engraving a picture of himself engraving on his wall on my wall.
Because of Dwarf Fortress I now dislike recursion even more
Post by: Yagrum Bagarn on December 10, 2009, 05:17:16 am
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I thought evreyone was just joking about the dreaming in ASCII thing, but then it happened to me and
"and you accidentally your post?"
Post by: PsyberianHusky on December 10, 2009, 05:22:45 am
QuoteI thought evreyone was just joking about the dreaming in ASCII thing, but then it happened to me and
"and you accidentally your post?"
Yea, I can't type right in ASCII anymore, the symbolic value in game outweighs its symbolic value as a language
Post by: slink on December 15, 2009, 04:11:07 pm
(The stone in question was red poryphry, in the form of a staircase. It seems that poryphry is many things, but in this case was probably red granite.)
Post by: Nyxalinth on December 15, 2009, 06:39:52 pm
I find myself disliking elves.
Even those LOTR or elder scrolls.
I still like Dunmer. Ever notice, though, that the Bosmer are a lot like DF elves? They're cannibals (they eat their own dead, anyway), detest anything made of wood/plants, and are as annoying as hell.
Nyxalinth cancels (insert task): (insert reason here) creeps into my thoughts a lot.
My interest in jewelry making and geology have been restored.
I wish that magma was a viable option against stupid/rude callers at my job :P
Post by: dragnar on December 15, 2009, 07:08:27 pm
What about the dwemer? The "dwarves" of tamriel(given the name by giants) erased themselves from existence trying to build a way to godhood in the depths of a volcano. But they were still a kind of elf.I find myself disliking elves.
Even those LOTR or elder scrolls.
I still like Dunmer. Ever notice, though, that the Bosmer are a lot like DF elves? They're cannibals (they eat their own dead, anyway), detest anything made of wood/plants, and are as annoying as hell.
Nyxalinth cancels (insert task): (insert reason here) creeps into my thoughts a lot.
My interest in jewelry making and geology have been restored.
I wish that magma was a viable option against stupid/rude callers at my job :P
Post by: KillerClowns on December 15, 2009, 08:21:10 pm
...What about the dwemer? The "dwarves" of tamriel(given the name by giants) erased themselves from existence trying to build a way to godhood in the depths of a volcano. But they were still a kind of elf.
I think that, as in the case of Cacame Awemedinade, they can be indubitably given an "honorable dwarf" status at the minimum. Because, seriously, that's pretty dwarvern.
Post by: dragnar on December 15, 2009, 09:29:47 pm
Oh wait, I forgot to mention: they did this by draining power from the severed heart of the only true god of tamriel.(from what I can figure out, the others are just vastly powerful spirits of nature.)...What about the dwemer? The "dwarves" of tamriel(given the name by giants) erased themselves from existence trying to build a way to godhood in the depths of a volcano. But they were still a kind of elf.
I think that, as in the case of Cacame Awemedinade, they can be indubitably given an "honorable dwarf" status at the minimum. Because, seriously, that's pretty dwarvern.
Post by: Nyxalinth on December 15, 2009, 10:06:14 pm
What about the dwemer? The "dwarves" of tamriel(given the name by giants) erased themselves from existence trying to build a way to godhood in the depths of a volcano. But they were still a kind of elf.I find myself disliking elves.
Even those LOTR or elder scrolls.
I still like Dunmer. Ever notice, though, that the Bosmer are a lot like DF elves? They're cannibals (they eat their own dead, anyway), detest anything made of wood/plants, and are as annoying as hell.
Nyxalinth cancels (insert task): (insert reason here) creeps into my thoughts a lot.
My interest in jewelry making and geology have been restored.
I wish that magma was a viable option against stupid/rude callers at my job :P
Yeah that's true i forget that sometimes!
Post by: Yarn on December 15, 2009, 10:41:51 pm
...I need some sleep.
Post by: Doomshifter on December 16, 2009, 07:19:48 am
I mean, it has zombies, guns are just as overpowered as crossbows, throwing is overpowered, the crazy people have gone berserk... Oh, and has anyone noticed that fish will kill you dead?
Post by: Quantum Toast on December 16, 2009, 02:04:32 pm
Post by: Fist_Of_Armok on December 16, 2009, 05:32:08 pm
I also heavily advocate building underground, especially in fire-prone areas, as fire replenishes the soil and pisses off the Elves. :D
Post by: warhammer651 on December 16, 2009, 08:23:25 pm
so in pre engineering, my partner and I are working on a coin op vending machine. We were having problems making something to collect the coins when I suddenly think "Ryan cancels help partner: strange mood". I look up and my partner has grabbed a piece of PVC pipe and is walking towards the machine room/ materials stash. I ask him whate he is going to make. All he says is " you'll see.". My first thought?
Ryan has claimed a drill press
Ryan has begun a mysterious construction
Creepy thing? Dwarf I named after him in my fortress had a strange mood and siezed a mechanics workshop. Built some VERY nice mechanisms
Post by: Quantum Toast on December 17, 2009, 08:08:28 am
Bit of a story follows:Bet you're glad he didn't loose a roaring laughter, fell and terrible.
so in pre engineering, my partner and I are working on a coin op vending machine. We were having problems making something to collect the coins when I suddenly think "Ryan cancels help partner: strange mood". I look up and my partner has grabbed a piece of PVC pipe and is walking towards the machine room/ materials stash. I ask him whate he is going to make. All he says is " you'll see.". My first thought?
Ryan has claimed a drill press
Ryan has begun a mysterious construction
Creepy thing? Dwarf I named after him in my fortress had a strange mood and siezed a mechanics workshop. Built some VERY nice mechanisms
Post by: sproingie on December 17, 2009, 11:01:04 am
Post by: Roostre on December 17, 2009, 11:38:38 am
But who knows how much longer I'll be playing that game? Now that I have the hang of Dwarf Fortress-- I just started playing it a few weeks ago-- it's eating up all my time instead of WoW. I can't be as creative in a breathtaking 3D environment where you systematically just kill everything over and over.
Post by: Zeffrin on December 17, 2009, 11:55:53 am
Post by: Doomshifter on December 17, 2009, 12:22:20 pm
My friends know me too well.
Post by: Halceon on December 17, 2009, 03:47:59 pm
Post by: warhammer651 on December 17, 2009, 04:29:13 pm
... i now consider eating, drinking and sleeping top priority actions, above such trivial matters as education or work.
you mean you didn't consider them more important BEFORE?!
... i am now more interested in geology
Post by: Euld on December 17, 2009, 04:57:59 pm
Post by: M.R. Siegal on December 17, 2009, 05:28:24 pm
...I actually like playing a dwarf in World of Warcraft.
But who knows how much longer I'll be playing that game? Now that I have the hang of Dwarf Fortress-- I just started playing it a few weeks ago-- it's eating up all my time instead of WoW. I can't be as creative in a breathtaking 3D environment where you systematically just kill everything over and over.
I play both.
Yeah, I don't get out much.
Post by: Miliardo on December 17, 2009, 05:43:46 pm
I also tend to announce in chat programs th-
*Miliardo has canceled typing response. Interrupted by Carp.*
Post by: jocan2003 on December 19, 2009, 12:06:01 am
Post by: Zinc on December 19, 2009, 01:15:53 am
Post by: small lawe on December 19, 2009, 06:56:38 am
5 cats over an anvil?
Post by: Halmie on December 19, 2009, 09:18:09 am
...I got asked if I wanted to go fishing and got scared...
...Whenever I see a new object I examine it and think of a DF description for it...
Post by: Doomshifter on December 19, 2009, 12:17:40 pm
...Whenever I see a new object I examine it and think of a DF description for it...
...I actually describe things in a DF style out loud and over the internet. I can't help it.
Post by: Zinc on December 19, 2009, 01:08:50 pm
Post by: Doro on December 19, 2009, 02:03:05 pm
...I actually like playing a dwarf in World of Warcraft.
But who knows how much longer I'll be playing that game? Now that I have the hang of Dwarf Fortress-- I just started playing it a few weeks ago-- it's eating up all my time instead of WoW. I can't be as creative in a breathtaking 3D environment where you systematically just kill everything over and over.
...and I enjoy more of killing your treehugging friends :-*
Post by: Rowanas on December 19, 2009, 02:37:08 pm
Post by: Meanmelter on December 19, 2009, 03:16:59 pm
Post by: Innominate on December 19, 2009, 10:34:09 pm
..both me and my girlfriend occasionally describe things in DF-style "Rowan was ecstatic lately, he did unspeakable things to a radiator lately". Usually at the least appropriate time.Innominate, Forumer cancels Sex: Interrupted by Neighbour.
Post by: Iapetus on December 20, 2009, 07:06:29 am
Well, orichalcum is stated as being super-light, dwarves already practically worship adamantine, and maybe mythril could be the strongest?
"Adamant" means "unconquerable", so adamantine should be the strongest.
Post by: Haspen on December 20, 2009, 09:19:03 am
And I bookmarked all nice gems/stones on wikipedia and regularly read those articles.
Haspen admired a finely written article about gemstones on Wikipedia lately.
Post by: Jake on December 20, 2009, 04:19:24 pm
... I've learned to appreciate fantasy as a genre, even if I read relatively little of it.
... I desperately want to try D&D.
... the SimCity series just isn't as much fun any more.
Post by: Fastler on December 21, 2009, 05:19:35 am
... I prefer crossbows over regular bows.
I have always thought crossbows are awesome, as you can actually aim and fire them without steroid-like arms.
... I don't buy or play mainstream games anymore. They just seem pointless and boring. Which is odd, since DF has no actual point and can be described as 95% boredom/repetition and 5% pure terror.
Post by: uttaku on December 21, 2009, 06:50:14 am
Post by: Haspen on December 21, 2009, 09:45:33 am
I browse metal and geogly on the net like its porn.
Cuz it is! For dwarves!
Post by: uttaku on December 21, 2009, 11:55:28 am
Well, orichalcum is stated as being super-light, dwarves already practically worship adamantine, and maybe mythril could be the strongest?
"Adamant" means "unconquerable", so adamantine should be the strongest.
In Greek mythology Adamantine was the hardest rock possible, often described as 'a flint like substance' it was generally used in hero's swords and in divine chains, gates etc. In the middle ages it came to mean diamond as the hardest thing they knew of, so it really should be te strongest and hardest rock type.
Post by: Supercharazad on December 22, 2009, 07:34:16 am
I have always thought crossbows are awesome, as you can actually aim and fire them without steroid-like arms.
Well, actually, you don't need steroid arms to fire a bow, it's all in the technique, the great thing about crossbows though is that you don't use as much energy to hold it, it takes less training because it is really as simple as pulling a trigger and the fact that it doesn't shoot in an arc so it is easier to judge where the bolt will hit.It is also much smaller than a bow of equivelent power and that means that you can fire it from all sort of places that a bow cannot be used in.
Post by: Neruz on December 22, 2009, 07:42:31 am
This means you can field huge armies of archers at very low cost, which can be a serious tactical advantage.
This is also one of the reasons why Guns are the current weapon of choice; ease of use.
Post by: Halmie on December 22, 2009, 07:58:38 am
Though spears were good, very cheap, I think Robert the Bruce used them to take down English Knights.
Post by: Supercharazad on December 22, 2009, 08:26:36 am
Yeah, a peasant (worth almost nothing) with a crossbow (not worth very much) had a chance to take down a knight (worth shitloads + years of training) back in medievil times.
Though spears were good, very cheap, I think Robert the Bruce used them to take down English Knights.
Chance? A crossbow made out of paper with a paper bolt has been used to kill a person, a medieval crossbow could kill a knight easily if they used it right and targeted the right place and a modern crossbow can pierce 2-3 inches of iron plate(again, if you use it right and aim at the right place) and you're telling us that they had a chance to kill a knight? They would kill the knight no questions asked so long as the bolt hit the target...
Post by: Halmie on December 22, 2009, 08:54:49 am
so long as the bolt hit the target...That's the hard thing. Getting one to hit them before you are skewered in the eye.
Post by: uttaku on December 22, 2009, 09:25:16 am
Yeah, a peasant (worth almost nothing) with a crossbow (not worth very much) had a chance to take down a knight (worth shitloads + years of training) back in medievil times.
Though spears were good, very cheap, I think Robert the Bruce used them to take down English Knights.
Chance? A crossbow made out of paper with a paper bolt has been used to kill a person, a medieval crossbow could kill a knight easily if they used it right and targeted the right place and a modern crossbow can pierce 2-3 inches of iron plate(again, if you use it right and aim at the right place) and you're telling us that they had a chance to kill a knight? They would kill the knight no questions asked so long as the bolt hit the target...
Not true actually, this is a common myth, a knight in the most uptodate armour was invunerable to nearly everything on the battlefield, a crossbow bolt wouldn't faze them unless you were very lucky (or just shot the horse) its the same as people who believe that knights were vunerable to handguns, to begin with (up to about the 1540's) plate armour (espically gothic and italian) could easily withstand a muskect ball, all good ones were 'proofed' as evidence of this, anyway my point is that a crossbow bolt would in no way easily kill a knight!
Post by: sproingie on December 22, 2009, 11:02:28 am
Dwarves however live and train underground so there's little room for the "arch" in archery, don't have the same leverage given their size, and besides, mechanical contraptions like crossbows are just more dwarfy. Makes sense to me.
Post by: Reese on December 22, 2009, 01:02:00 pm
Yeah, a peasant (worth almost nothing) with a crossbow (not worth very much) had a chance to take down a knight (worth shitloads + years of training) back in medievil times.
Though spears were good, very cheap, I think Robert the Bruce used them to take down English Knights.
Chance? A crossbow made out of paper with a paper bolt has been used to kill a person, a medieval crossbow could kill a knight easily if they used it right and targeted the right place and a modern crossbow can pierce 2-3 inches of iron plate(again, if you use it right and aim at the right place) and you're telling us that they had a chance to kill a knight? They would kill the knight no questions asked so long as the bolt hit the target...
my bolding up there...
an untrained peasant doesn't know how to use it or where to aim, but can still be deadly without much training because it's a lot easier to sue than a bow, that's the whole point.
And, actually, mythbusters looked into the whole paper crossbow thing... implausible, you'd only get a few shots, and you'd ahve to be very lucky to actually kill anything.
Armor technology improved right along with weapons technology, and a lot of what they could do with layered armor is only just being rediscovered by scientists; good plate armor could stop pretty much anything.
Post by: Cockyy on December 22, 2009, 02:16:07 pm
Quote from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_deaths
2007: Surinder Singh Bajwa, the Deputy Mayor of Delhi, India, was kicked by a Rhesus Macaque monkey at his home and fell from a first floor balcony, suffering serious head injuries. He later died from his injuries.[152]
Without Dwarf Fortress this wouldn't be as funny as it is.
Post by: Lord Shonus on December 22, 2009, 11:15:41 pm
This is not quite accurate. The only places where even late plate armor could reliably stop a bullet was in the breast. The vastly thicker armor there is what gives later models their almost feminine appearance. A shot from a hand cannon to the lower torso or back would penetrate, although the wound would be significantly lessened. When the arquesbus was introduced, even the chest area was uncertain except at long range, and a musket could penetrate anything a man could wear without making him immobile off a horse. Theres a very good reason why everyone but the Italians and a few small states had largely abandoned body armor by the mid 1500s.Yeah, a peasant (worth almost nothing) with a crossbow (not worth very much) had a chance to take down a knight (worth shitloads + years of training) back in medievil times.
Though spears were good, very cheap, I think Robert the Bruce used them to take down English Knights.
Chance? A crossbow made out of paper with a paper bolt has been used to kill a person, a medieval crossbow could kill a knight easily if they used it right and targeted the right place and a modern crossbow can pierce 2-3 inches of iron plate(again, if you use it right and aim at the right place) and you're telling us that they had a chance to kill a knight? They would kill the knight no questions asked so long as the bolt hit the target...
Not true actually, this is a common myth, a knight in the most uptodate armour was invunerable to nearly everything on the battlefield, a crossbow bolt wouldn't faze them unless you were very lucky (or just shot the horse) its the same as people who believe that knights were vunerable to handguns, to begin with (up to about the 1540's) plate armour (espically gothic and italian) could easily withstand a muskect ball, all good ones were 'proofed' as evidence of this, anyway my point is that a crossbow bolt would in no way easily kill a knight!
Post by: FluffyToast J on December 22, 2009, 11:20:13 pm
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Because of Dwarf Fortress...... All my friends roll their eyes when I tell them about what happened in my latest fort, and about the new version's epic features.
I'll show them... Just like I showed that countess. They'll see... Oh, they'll see... :evil grin:
Post by: Chewykittens on December 22, 2009, 11:35:30 pm
My first thought was " 'Dad' cancels task: Throwing Tantrum"
Also I'm planning on making him something for his bill-paying desk describing him as the record keeper noble.
Post by: dragnar on December 22, 2009, 11:43:19 pm
Yesterday my father had spent most of the day trying to fix a leak in our kitchen faucet. At about the 4 hour mark he got fed up and threw a few tools around, yelled profanities at the sink and cooled off in his room.Is he superdwarvenly tough from all the record-keeping yet?
My first thought was " 'Dad' cancels task: Throwing Tantrum"
Also I'm planning on making him something for his bill-paying desk describing him as the record keeper noble.
Post by: inteuniso on December 23, 2009, 12:20:20 am
I think of people's skills as dabbling, novice, expert, legendary, etc.
Post by: Blargityblarg on December 23, 2009, 12:39:19 am
Post by: Lord Shonus on December 23, 2009, 02:16:38 am
Post by: Neruz on December 23, 2009, 02:20:35 am
I thought that even though armour would stop a bullet (and thus pass the 'proofing',) the armour itself would fuck up the knight's intestines and kill him with internal bleeding instead?
Against a musket, plate armour is actually quite effective.
You'll still suffer severe bruising, and possibly a cracked rib or two, but unless you're unlucky, you'll live.
Post by: Lord Shonus on December 23, 2009, 03:55:15 am
In any case, we've gone so far off topic it's not even funny.
Post by: Innominate on December 23, 2009, 07:57:33 am
Plate's never ben able to stand up to a musket. The older arquebus and handgonne didn't do as well, but the musket didn't come into play until a relatively late date, and were prized for their extreme ability to stop cavalry.Indeed, if I'm not mistaken we've gone so far off topic that we've even taken the off-topic discussion into a different, still unrelated thread.
In any case, we've gone so far off topic it's not even funny.
Post by: darkrider2 on December 23, 2009, 10:56:42 am
...mushrooms taste better then they used to.
Post by: jokermatt999 on December 23, 2009, 01:03:38 pm
...I fear dust, knowing it will knock me out instantly.
...I know that a 10 foot square plot of land can feed at least 20 people for a season.
Post by: M.R. Siegal on December 23, 2009, 02:41:58 pm
Post by: dragnar on December 23, 2009, 02:47:40 pm
It finally happened. DF has finally corrupted my thoughts. Oh sure, plenty of times before have I thought about fortifying my apartment from goblin attacks. And I have dreamed in ASCII on a number of occasions. But this morning the apartment maintenance people woke me up to replace a filter and I thought to myself "M.R. Siegal cancels sleep, interrupted by CARP."Fixed. There is only one acceptable curse on this forum!
Post by: Kidiri on December 27, 2009, 05:11:54 pm
Post by: JoystickHero on December 28, 2009, 02:16:46 pm
Post by: Meanmelter on January 01, 2010, 11:40:09 am
Post by: Taco Dan on January 01, 2010, 02:22:25 pm
I keep reading 'Today' as "Toady".That's kinda funny because until I found the forums I was reading "A TOADY ONE THE GREAT PRODUCTION" as "A TODAY ON THE GREAT PRODUCTION" I thought it was bad engrish or something.
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on January 02, 2010, 05:27:50 am
Quote
It finally happened. DF has finally corrupted my thoughts. Oh sure, plenty of times before have I thought about fortifying my apartment from goblin attacks. And I have dreamed in ASCII on a number of occasions. But this morning the apartment maintenance people woke me up to replace a filter and I thought to myself "M.R. Siegal cancels sleep, interrupted by crap."
Both times I read this, I read "crap" as CARP.
I only finally got it after reading dragnar's response.
Post by: ofgeeks on January 02, 2010, 08:29:11 am
... I have on several occasions started saying "That's great." followed shortly there after by shouting "You're all GREAT!"
... I think of horrible slaughters of immigrants whenever elephants or carp come up in conversation.
Post by: MelloHero on January 05, 2010, 03:40:49 pm
Post by: Halmie on January 05, 2010, 09:27:20 pm
Post by: mission0 on January 05, 2010, 09:31:42 pm
Post by: Taco Dan on January 06, 2010, 12:29:40 am
Post by: small lawe on January 06, 2010, 11:11:55 am
Then came the long explanation. . .
Post by: Quantum Toast on January 06, 2010, 03:57:08 pm
I recently watched the LotR movies again and yelled at the screen when Legolas beat Gimli in a drinking contest.That was a win? I'm sure Legolas only had one drink.
Post by: NRN_R_Sumo1 on January 06, 2010, 04:07:20 pm
Post by: Nyxalinth on January 07, 2010, 12:41:41 am
...I actually like playing a dwarf in World of Warcraft.
But who knows how much longer I'll be playing that game? Now that I have the hang of Dwarf Fortress-- I just started playing it a few weeks ago-- it's eating up all my time instead of WoW. I can't be as creative in a breathtaking 3D environment where you systematically just kill everything over and over.
Haha, yeah. Today my pally was in Ironforge and I thought 'I wonder how long before there's a tantrum?' and when I saw the goblins in Gadgetzan I thought 'Oh shit, siege! Oh, wait...'
Post by: mal7690 on January 07, 2010, 01:25:04 am
I recently watched the LotR movies again and yelled at the screen when Legolas beat Gimli in a drinking contest.That was a win? I'm sure Legolas only had one drink.
Yeah. The tricksy cheating elf didn't play the Dwarven way.
Post by: Fastler on January 07, 2010, 12:15:13 pm
Post by: Grafsburg on January 12, 2010, 12:57:21 pm
Post by: Lost Requiem on January 12, 2010, 06:28:04 pm
I recently watched the LotR movies again and yelled at the screen when Legolas beat Gimli in a drinking contest.That was a win? I'm sure Legolas only had one drink.
Yeah. The tricksy cheating elf didn't play the Dwarven way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euzA_scn3zA&feature=related
Looks like he drank more than one here.
Gimli McBeardydorf, Axe Lord cancels Drink: Unconscious.
Post by: Halmie on January 12, 2010, 09:01:23 pm
Post by: Lost Requiem on January 12, 2010, 10:05:19 pm
Post by: Neruz on January 12, 2010, 10:54:41 pm
This is offset by the fact that they are also complete assholes and excellent smiths, so it's all good.
Post by: Meanmelter on January 12, 2010, 11:43:40 pm
Post by: warhammer651 on January 13, 2010, 07:08:06 am
... I am now deathly afraid of a kid in my class that is nicknamed Carp.
Carp is very annoying in classes, he like to interrupt the teachers with "the correct answer"
Mr. Ginley cancels teach: Interrupted by Carp
Post by: Taco Dan on January 13, 2010, 12:06:21 pm
Post by: Retro on January 13, 2010, 11:57:26 pm
Post by: Chewykittens on January 14, 2010, 12:28:56 am
I also own two cats, my brother and I got them for our birthdays. Despite their real names, I've taken a liking to calling them Bolts and Biscuits.
Post by: Urist Imiknorris on January 14, 2010, 02:11:48 pm
I also own two cats, my brother and I got them for our birthdays. Despite their real names, I've taken a liking to calling them Bolts and Biscuits.
YES.
Post by: Taco Dan on January 14, 2010, 02:49:21 pm
Post by: atomfullerene on January 14, 2010, 07:51:42 pm
Post by: Mangled on January 17, 2010, 05:05:54 pm
Technically anyway, I swear she only comes round to see me now so she can "Tell the lil folk what to do."
Post by: Taco Dan on January 19, 2010, 11:11:34 pm
Because of Dwarf Fortress I am now single.Dumped for DF...
Technically anyway, I swear she only comes round to see me now so she can "Tell the lil folk what to do."
Sucks...
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on January 20, 2010, 08:58:10 am
She actually encourages me to play more.
Post by: Jack_Bread on January 28, 2010, 02:47:23 pm
Post by: Gara-nis on January 28, 2010, 03:06:41 pm
Post by: Raphite1 on January 28, 2010, 03:55:16 pm
Post by: They Got Leader on January 28, 2010, 08:09:34 pm
To settle all debts, I think that LotR Elves are true elves. I mean, they are not that bad if Gimli, Master Axe Lord, can handle them. I think that somewhere in the bloodlines of LotR Elves and DF Elves, there was a split and then we had Cacame and the Hippies. Cause Elrond's people had buildings made of wood and had metalsmiths. I believe that Cacame is the only surviving Elf that is worthy of remembrance. Then there was Gladriels elves which are the predecessors to the Hippies.
Post by: Haspen on January 29, 2010, 07:47:19 am
I haven't read this post since page 20. I haven't been on since then. I now realize what I have missed...
To settle all debts, I think that LotR Elves are true elves. I mean, they are not that bad if Gimli, Master Axe Lord, can handle them. I think that somewhere in the bloodlines of LotR Elves and DF Elves, there was a split and then we had Cacame and the Hippies. Cause Elrond's people had buildings made of wood and had metalsmiths. I believe that Cacame is the only surviving Elf that is worthy of remembrance. Then there was Gladriels elves which are the predecessors to the Hippies.
Hmm, you seem to forget one fact about DF Elves.....
"-Legolas! Why you're eating that orc' corpse!"
"-Just matter of ethics, Gimli. *burp*"
Post by: They Got Leader on January 29, 2010, 07:16:48 pm
I haven't read this post since page 20. I haven't been on since then. I now realize what I have missed...
To settle all debts, I think that LotR Elves are true elves. I mean, they are not that bad if Gimli, Master Axe Lord, can handle them. I think that somewhere in the bloodlines of LotR Elves and DF Elves, there was a split and then we had Cacame and the Hippies. Cause Elrond's people had buildings made of wood and had metalsmiths. I believe that Cacame is the only surviving Elf that is worthy of remembrance. Then there was Gladriels elves which are the predecessors to the Hippies.
Hmm, you seem to forget one fact about DF Elves.....
"-Legolas! Why you're eating that orc' corpse!"
"-Just matter of ethics, Gimli. *burp*"
Which is why I say that they are different bloodlines.
Post by: Jopax on January 29, 2010, 07:58:41 pm
I have also sworn to find myslef a war hammer, failing that a war axe :)
Post by: nenjin on January 29, 2010, 08:11:30 pm
I'm also shrinking. ****.
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on January 29, 2010, 08:33:58 pm
Post by: xoen on January 30, 2010, 12:10:13 am
..and heater.
Post by: Jopax on January 30, 2010, 07:12:34 am
Post by: veerserif on January 30, 2010, 08:32:40 am
... I was the only person who knew the names of the ores in our geology test :)
Post by: They Got Leader on January 30, 2010, 04:10:50 pm
...I always go for the dwarf race if that option is available. If not, I make the character as dwarfy as possible.
Post by: Funk on January 30, 2010, 05:00:28 pm
Post by: They Got Leader on January 30, 2010, 08:16:18 pm
Post by: Rip0k on January 30, 2010, 08:23:03 pm
Post by: sproingie on January 31, 2010, 03:05:14 am
Post by: Banana on January 31, 2010, 02:13:38 pm
no joke
Post by: Taco Dan on January 31, 2010, 07:19:04 pm
EDIT:
There are 3 major food groups: Booze, Plant andSlightly modified for siggin'kittenMeat.
Post by: darkrider2 on January 31, 2010, 08:05:44 pm
Post by: Taco Dan on January 31, 2010, 08:40:36 pm
...I watched Avatar and realized that elves are actually blue.Hmm... I don't see anything about [PREFSTRING:blue skin]
Post by: They Got Leader on January 31, 2010, 09:32:28 pm
Yay! I've never been sigged :P
EDIT:There are 3 major food groups: Booze, Plant andSlightly modified for siggin'kittenMeat.
Post by: DFPongo on February 03, 2010, 04:21:10 pm
Post by: Lost Requiem on February 03, 2010, 04:48:00 pm
Post by: LoneJedi7 on February 03, 2010, 09:36:23 pm
...I can understand the computer code in the Matrix.......i can trick people into thinking that i can understand the matrix. (and binary)
Post by: LoneJedi7 on February 03, 2010, 09:50:00 pm
Post by: Chewykittens on February 04, 2010, 01:47:02 am
Post by: They Got Leader on February 05, 2010, 06:52:03 pm
Post by: Lord Shonus on February 05, 2010, 08:45:05 pm
Post by: They Got Leader on February 06, 2010, 01:15:47 am
My Scrabble score is at an all-time high.
Very nice.
Post by: Lord Shonus on February 06, 2010, 01:24:34 am
Post by: They Got Leader on February 06, 2010, 01:25:13 am
It's surprising how many points words like "realgar" and "electrum" can be worth.
Once again, very nice.
Post by: ungulateman on February 07, 2010, 02:17:35 am
More seriously, "orthoclase" is great, just for the look on your opponent's face.
Post by: Waffle on February 07, 2010, 07:44:48 am
Post by: Percival on February 07, 2010, 04:55:24 pm
Post by: Acanthus117 on February 07, 2010, 06:10:35 pm
Post by: Innominate on February 07, 2010, 07:24:36 pm
I don't want cats.Me neither I f***ing ha- ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOCAT.
Post by: jfs on February 08, 2010, 03:21:53 am
Post by: Euld on February 08, 2010, 06:55:54 am
Post by: Lord_Shadow on February 08, 2010, 10:13:11 am
Post by: sproingie on February 08, 2010, 06:06:22 pm
I want to get a block of microcline and some stonecrafting tools and make a mug.
That beats a talc mug for sure. Or rock salt. Yum.
Post by: Innominate on February 08, 2010, 07:23:53 pm
Use pitchblende mugs. Or any of the various mercury or lead rocks.I want to get a block of microcline and some stonecrafting tools and make a mug.
That beats a talc mug for sure. Or rock salt. Yum.
Post by: Argonnek on February 08, 2010, 08:37:19 pm
I now sometimes get nervous that goblins will jump me when I'm walking home.
Post by: They Got Leader on February 08, 2010, 10:54:52 pm
Post by: ungulateman on February 09, 2010, 12:44:02 am
Post by: ShadowLuigi147 on February 09, 2010, 01:47:56 am
Post by: Acanthus117 on February 09, 2010, 01:53:53 am
Post by: AnotherDwarvernDeath on February 20, 2010, 08:40:21 pm
Post by: sproingie on February 20, 2010, 10:26:11 pm
Bump!Uhhh... don't do that.
Post by: Dee on February 20, 2010, 10:32:25 pm
Post by: Papa Cauldur on February 21, 2010, 02:41:00 am
...I am trying to break physics the way dwarves do.
Post by: Flaming Dorf on February 21, 2010, 03:31:44 am
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on March 01, 2010, 04:19:15 pm
Education!
Post by: Quantum Toast on March 01, 2010, 04:39:58 pm
Post by: They Got Leader on March 01, 2010, 06:24:44 pm
Post by: NW_Kohaku on March 01, 2010, 07:03:17 pm
Post by: Pkassad on March 01, 2010, 08:02:12 pm
Post by: Euld on March 01, 2010, 10:45:51 pm
I felt warm and fuzzy inside.
Post by: twwolfe on March 01, 2010, 11:31:27 pm
I think there's something wrong with me...
Post by: They Got Leader on March 01, 2010, 11:38:03 pm
Post by: twwolfe on March 01, 2010, 11:39:47 pm
There's a book out there where one of the main characters is a giant spider named Jumper. Its part of the Xanth series. Good book, if I recall.
I Believe i have that somewhere. Castle Roogna, i think.
Post by: Archmage Ansrit on March 01, 2010, 11:43:17 pm
I look forward to the day I am learned enough to construct said deathtrap in one of the local mountains.
That's another, I wish to find magma inside a local mountain, because it's major hazards to worry about are fire spirits and imps, which are solved by military, not silly thinks like eruptions and earthquakes.
I want to don legendary adamantine armor and learn how to surpass a large army by myself using only a backpack as a weapon.
Post by: Lord Shonus on March 02, 2010, 03:15:20 am
Yeah, it's that one. One of the latest ones has Jumper's may-times-great-grandson, too.There's a book out there where one of the main characters is a giant spider named Jumper. Its part of the Xanth series. Good book, if I recall.
I Believe i have that somewhere. Castle Roogna, i think.
Post by: BigD145 on March 02, 2010, 07:32:59 am
There's a book out there where one of the main characters is a giant spider named Jumper. Its part of the Xanth series. Good book, if I recall.
I Believe i have that somewhere. Castle Roogna, i think.
If I remember right, he ends up enormous after being dragged into the tapestry.
Post by: NW_Kohaku on March 02, 2010, 11:47:00 am
I think Giant spiders are cute. Just imagine one of them tapping you one the shoulder with a soft, questioning "Chiirr?" before nuzzling you so hard your face come off.
I think there's something wrong with me...
Actually, I already was like that before DF... I also loved snakes, cats, dogs, mice, and ants... But I have an inexplicable fear of lobsters, their joints creep me the hell out (even when I'm fine with spiders).
So no, liking spiders isn't weird, I mean, I'm pretty normal, right?
...
right?
Post by: twwolfe on March 02, 2010, 01:07:08 pm
I think Giant spiders are cute. Just imagine one of them tapping you one the shoulder with a soft, questioning "Chiirr?" before nuzzling you so hard your face come off.
I think there's something wrong with me...
Actually, I already was like that before DF... I also loved snakes, cats, dogs, mice, and ants... But I have an inexplicable fear of lobsters, their joints creep me the hell out (even when I'm fine with spiders).
So no, liking spiders isn't weird, I mean, I'm pretty normal, right?
...
right?
well, its only the enormous, fluffy-looking ones that i like. the tiny, hard-lloking ones still give me the urge to squish them
Post by: NW_Kohaku on March 02, 2010, 03:34:41 pm
well, its only the enormous, fluffy-looking ones that i like. the tiny, hard-lloking ones still give me the urge to squish them
Awww... I like watching the spiders that spin webs outside my windows. Especially when they catch a wasp or something, and I can watch the spider trying to bind the partially-paralyzed wasp still trying to sting the spider as it deftly dances around the wasp's stinger, binding it further and further.
Post by: Jopax on March 02, 2010, 06:06:02 pm
.... I use shift+< and shift+> instead of hitting up and down arrows in firefox only to realize that I am not in dwarf fortress.
This has actually started to happen with me in almost anything i do on the PC, games, internet, reading everything, and the only thing that hasn't dissapointed me with this matter is Supreme Commander, the rest are just traitorous scum that refuse to cooperate
Post by: dralloss on March 02, 2010, 07:23:50 pm
Post by: twwolfe on March 02, 2010, 08:09:26 pm
.... I use shift+< and shift+> instead of hitting up and down arrows in firefox only to realize that I am not in dwarf fortress.
This has actually started to happen with me in almost anything i do on the PC, games, internet, reading everything, and the only thing that hasn't dissapointed me with this matter is Supreme Commander, the rest are just traitorous scum that refuse to cooperate
Not as bed as me. I always try doing this on my console games, in addition to all of the above
Post by: NW_Kohaku on March 02, 2010, 09:55:24 pm
.... I use shift+< and shift+> instead of hitting up and down arrows in firefox only to realize that I am not in dwarf fortress.
This has actually started to happen with me in almost anything i do on the PC, games, internet, reading everything, and the only thing that hasn't dissapointed me with this matter is Supreme Commander, the rest are just traitorous scum that refuse to cooperate
And here, I thought the shift-< and shift-> were stupid, so I went in and did some key rebindings.
In fortress mode, they're 5 and 0 on the numpad, which is right next to all the other "move the map/cursor" buttons.
Post by: Banana on March 02, 2010, 11:50:56 pm
And here, I thought the shift-< and shift-> were stupid, so I went in and did some key rebindings.
In fortress mode, they're 5 and 0 on the numpad, which is right next to all the other "move the map/cursor" buttons.
blasphemy
Post by: NW_Kohaku on March 03, 2010, 12:02:14 am
blasphemy
NW_Kohaku has become an Iconoclast.
NW_Kohaku, Iconoclast, is more experienced.
Post by: Garrie on March 03, 2010, 05:11:35 am
(a menu? WTF?)
... I know know that when people are standing around the water cooler talking at work, it's because nobody has given them any work... but that's ok, they'll get quicker at their job by standing around talking anyway.
... when children have a baby brother or sister die, a meeting with a politician will make everything OK.
Post by: NW_Kohaku on March 04, 2010, 01:19:02 am
... I try to centre the screen in other applications by right-clicking
(a menu? WTF?)
... I know know that when people are standing around the water cooler talking at work, it's because nobody has given them any work... but that's ok, they'll get quicker at their job by standing around talking anyway.
... when children have a baby brother or sister die, a meeting with a politician will make everything OK.
For the first one... what is this nonsense about a mouse? In my Dwarf Fortress? (I actually like an all-keyboard interface...)
For the last one... that's just gold. (I might quote that...)
"Mr. McPolitician, why did my baby brother have to die?"
"Because there is only room for the strong in our future utopia, under my leadership!"
Post by: Garrie on March 04, 2010, 03:58:22 am
If it helps your role-playing, the mother was a soldier it seems she dropped the baby in a pond to refill her waterskin! Should have been born knowing how to swim...... I try to centre the screen in other applications by right-clicking
(a menu? WTF?)
... I know know that when people are standing around the water cooler talking at work, it's because nobody has given them any work... but that's ok, they'll get quicker at their job by standing around talking anyway.
... when children have a baby brother or sister die, a meeting with a politician will make everything OK.
For the first one... what is this nonsense about a mouse? In my Dwarf Fortress? (I actually like an all-keyboard interface...)
For the last one... that's just gold. (I might quote that...)
"Mr. McPolitician, why did my baby brother have to die?"
"Because there is only room for the strong in our future utopia, under my leadership!"
Post by: Banana on March 08, 2010, 08:19:47 pm
it doesnt work
Post by: Retro on March 14, 2010, 09:48:54 pm
Post by: Archmage Ansrit on March 15, 2010, 10:25:46 am
I rung the triangle that's often used to announce "lunch's ready" so the people would gather around. I told them that, since there's dangerous wildlife out there (an ogre twice or thrice as big as a human wanted to lunch on townsfolk, but wanted to hear what I wanted to say), if someone ring the bell in certain way, they should seek shelter.
I told them that there was one last announcement, I approached the ogre and killed it with my bare hands by getting behind it and breaking it's neck, then told them "Lunch's on me".
Post by: radish on March 15, 2010, 03:41:51 pm
Post by: Cheshire Cat on March 25, 2010, 02:03:49 am
stupid human liasons.
Post by: Nikov on March 25, 2010, 12:35:45 pm
I no longer fear Communism, as it is now clear you can make alcoholics work for alcohol more efficiently than capitalists work for money. I only fear the unaccountable overlord who does not believe his subjects have souls.
I worry America's 1 out of 100 military population is too small.
I think the Secret Service is too effective.
I have an urge to dig out my patio crawlspace for a finished goods stockpile.
I no longer feel like that one, lone fantasy enthusiast who likes dwarves.
I now know dwarf enthusiasts are not all unified by conservative ideals. Dwarves are still all right wing Eisenhower Republicans. The player base just contains left-wing radicals who want to change that with magma.
I have one single cat and refuse my wife's attempts to get her company.
I am surprised just how FEW people are crippled, mangled invalids.
I hate the new health care program. A trillion dollars just to put people in beds and bring them buckets of water?! That better be an artifact platinum bucket!
I thank God that I my scratched brain does not leave me passing out every hundred seconds.
( True story; I have a brain scratch and the associated epilepsy. )
Post by: Cheddarius on March 30, 2010, 09:05:28 pm
Post by: warlordzephyr on March 31, 2010, 05:23:30 am
It also got me into geology, and i now hate elves.
Post by: Cheddarius on March 31, 2010, 10:10:24 am
Post by: dragnar on March 31, 2010, 11:15:22 am
Post by: immibis on March 31, 2010, 03:10:41 pm
Post by: Cheddarius on March 31, 2010, 07:24:44 pm
Post by: Vertigon on March 31, 2010, 08:59:43 pm
Post by: shadowclasper on March 31, 2010, 09:18:08 pm
Post by: Cheddarius on March 31, 2010, 09:22:10 pm
Wh-what are you doing? No! No! You... you traitor!
Post by: Retro on May 04, 2010, 02:08:25 pm
Post by: nekoexmachina on May 04, 2010, 02:42:47 pm
Also i first time felt the sadness because of bunch of pixels are dead now. That 'This is the rest place for McUrist'... :'(
Post by: Glacial Eidolon on May 04, 2010, 04:08:27 pm
Post by: kopout on May 04, 2010, 06:16:29 pm
Post by: Jackrabbit on May 04, 2010, 06:28:33 pm
I get a bit uneasy when I see the & symbol on my keyboard
I'm not the only one then.
Post by: Karnewarrior on May 04, 2010, 06:36:46 pm
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Guess who wins?
Post by: Jackrabbit on May 04, 2010, 06:49:48 pm
The Demon has been struck down.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: dragnar on May 04, 2010, 06:53:42 pm
Post by: Jackrabbit on May 04, 2010, 06:55:08 pm
Post by: Retro on May 04, 2010, 07:02:14 pm
No, see, that's actually a Golden Cow, manifestation of the God of Stupid Engravers divine will. It can never be stopped, nor can its job preferences be canceled. It will make your fortress ugly without mercy.
Beware its udder!
Post by: deoxys413 on May 04, 2010, 07:18:21 pm
Post by: Lord Shonus on May 04, 2010, 07:26:15 pm
Post by: deoxys413 on May 04, 2010, 07:29:03 pm
That's funny. I had a dream recently where I was an ampersand chasing someone across a desert.Did our dreams cross wires? To be fair I was more concerned about the ampersand rather than what the terrain was. :P
Post by: Sphalerite on May 05, 2010, 09:18:11 am
My immediate thought, of course, was "oh good, this site has turtles. We'll have shells for strange moods now".
Post by: Firehound on May 05, 2010, 11:43:26 am
I realised the reason I become depressed in school is because the USA doesn't hire legendary architects to build things.
Post by: VerdantSF on May 05, 2010, 11:45:04 am
... When I walk into the bathroom at work I think "miasma..."I lol'ed!
Post by: Zaerosz on May 05, 2010, 01:04:16 pm
Post by: Hyperturtle on May 05, 2010, 02:41:23 pm
Post by: Taco Dan on May 05, 2010, 06:00:33 pm
Get it?
Get it?
C'mon, I chuckled.
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on May 06, 2010, 05:26:34 pm
... I realized that cutting down trees gives me wood.
Get it?
Get it?
C'mon, I chuckled.
Yes, and we chucked
Er...with you.
Post by: Kidiri on May 06, 2010, 05:35:45 pm
Yes, and we chuckedThat's even worse! I'd rather be chucked at, than with...at you.
Er...with you.
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on May 06, 2010, 06:23:07 pm
Hey...is this a real life bug I see before me?
Post by: Bodkin on May 07, 2010, 10:56:31 am
Post by: darkrider2 on May 09, 2010, 05:44:13 pm
Post by: Interus on May 09, 2010, 08:00:45 pm
I sometimes have to remind myself that the reason we build up in the real world is because we can make a chunk of stone cover an area of floor larger than the stone. So it's not actually easier to just dig down and smooth everything.
I wonder if maybe people are underusing magma just because it's "dangerous."
Oh yeah, and I realized KS is a terrible embark site. Sure, it's got a ton of limestone and trees, but the whole state sits on top of an aquifer.
Post by: Xzalander on May 10, 2010, 07:08:27 am
The amount of goddamn times I have to explain what ddbcwkkkkk does. Followed by a synopsis of -what- Dwarf Fort is.
Post by: CrossBolt on May 10, 2010, 09:56:42 am
Post by: darkrider2 on May 10, 2010, 02:48:55 pm
Post by: Urist Imiknorris on May 10, 2010, 03:09:45 pm
I was told to write a story today... and I had an irresistable urge to write the whole thing in announcements messages... :P
I actually did this. The teacher praised me for "letting the reader imagine the story themselves."
Post by: BigD145 on May 10, 2010, 03:15:30 pm
Followed by a synopsis of -what- Dwarf Fort is.
"Awesome."
I think I use this word more because of DF.
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on May 10, 2010, 03:32:28 pm
Followed by a synopsis of -what- Dwarf Fort is.
"Awesome."
I think I use this word more because of DF.
I use the word "dwarfy" as a philosophical concept.
Post by: Vercingetorix on May 10, 2010, 04:32:53 pm
I'm pleased I've got four people in to this game just through relating stories from my fort.
Post by: Karnewarrior on May 10, 2010, 04:54:20 pm
Post by: Eric Blank on May 10, 2010, 05:26:08 pm
picture jasper cross needs chisel... metal...
Post by: albatross on May 10, 2010, 06:52:11 pm
...I've rediscovered the essence of things of fathomable complexity, and the reward they contain, that you get when you finally have your head wrapped around them.
...I am overwhelmed by the number of ores, minerals, metals, alloys and gems that exist, and I want to rename all of them to make things more... streamlined. Diamonds? No. Shiny tough glassrocks.
...I've learned that migrants are mostly a nuisance, except for Legendary Masons and Blacksmiths.
...I've learned that not all dwarves are equal.
...I've learned that buggy behavior may not be buggy at all. What you see could simply be the result of the behavior of an eccentric absent-minded dwarf.
...I've learned that insanity cannot be cured. It just has to be dealt with.
Post by: Lord Shonus on May 10, 2010, 07:22:48 pm
I was teaching our teacher about rocks in science yesterday, it was weird :P
You mean you weren't already teaching your teachers? Is that normal?
Post by: Rotten on May 10, 2010, 08:59:57 pm
The first thing I thought was "sounds like those dwarves can finally dig in".
Post by: Aklyon on May 10, 2010, 11:46:48 pm
I was told to write a story today... and I had an irresistable urge to write the whole thing in announcements messages... :Psame, but replace 'annoucements' with 'combat reports'.
Post by: Rastaan on May 11, 2010, 05:23:36 am
Post by: Kidiri on May 12, 2010, 02:11:46 pm
Post by: Nikov on May 12, 2010, 03:26:12 pm
I was told to write a story today... and I had an irresistable urge to write the whole thing in announcements messages... :P
I actually did this. The teacher praised me for "letting the reader imagine the story themselves."
As cool as that sounds, this teacher is what is wrong with the education system. I mean, if you were told to paint a picture, and turned in a blank canvas and paint supplies at the end of the week, would you still earn praise? Although strictly speaking, that's a modern art sculpture. And that's what's wrong with modern art.
Post by: Kidiri on May 12, 2010, 04:34:03 pm
I mean, if you were told to paint a picture, and turned in a blank canvas and paint supplies at the end of the week, would you still earn praise? Although strictly speaking, that's a modern art sculpture. And that's what's wrong with modern art.I (kind of) did this once for art class. I made a basic and rudimentary structure to which the audience was allowed to do whatever it wanted. I also added a letter to the audience wherein I stated my beliefs about it. I find that something you created never is completely finished. But as a mortal being, you don't have the time to continue with your work indefinitely. By letting the audience continue where the artist(s) left off, I wanted to show the people that you don't have to be a 'stereotypical' artist to be an artist. In that case, everything you do with the sculpture was the making of or participating in art. Even when doing nothing, you contribute (that's another of my views, but that'll be for another time). Modern art is also very prone to the interpretation of the audience. By having the audience participate in the process of making the sculpture, it is now not only the audience that is left in the dark, but also the artist. Or only the artist, seeing as the audience is co-artist.
DISCLAIMER: I'm just saying I did something kind of what you said and why. Not trying to start a flame war.
I also think your analogy isn't completely correct. By writing the text in announcement messages, he provided a base for the reader. He gave them a rudimentary text around which the reader can make their own fantasy about how all of it went down. If it was more like your example, he would have given a bunch of blank papers with a title.
Also: White on white (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ad/Marevich%2C_Suprematist_Composition-_White_on_White_1917.jpg).
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on May 12, 2010, 04:40:30 pm
I was told to write a story today... and I had an irresistable urge to write the whole thing in announcements messages... :P
I actually did this. The teacher praised me for "letting the reader imagine the story themselves."
As cool as that sounds, this teacher is what is wrong with the education system. I mean, if you were told to paint a picture, and turned in a blank canvas and paint supplies at the end of the week, would you still earn praise? Although strictly speaking, that's a modern art sculpture. And that's what's wrong with modern art.
I get what you're saying, Nikov, but in this case, the "artist" did make a big contribution of "input". The idea about the blank canvas and the paint supplies, while being a strong statement, I for one wouldn't qualify as art. The "announcement" story, on the other hand, I find to be rather avant-garde.
All art is open to interpretation by the viewer--that's part of it's purpose. In this case, it's just more open than others. Not a bad thing, I feel.
In art, I consider the level of contribution of the artist to be the most deciding factor on what is, and isn't, worthy of the name. For example: An artist who presents a dollar bill and calls it "found modern art" is just being lazy. The same artist who draws a perfect duplicate of a dollar bill, and then presents it as a work of art, would in my opinion, be a real modern artist (and a counterfeiter ofcourse, but what can you do?). The same goes for, say, a Campbell's Soup can. Ofcourse, I'm referencing Andy Warhol here.
Post by: Eric Blank on May 12, 2010, 07:03:55 pm
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on May 12, 2010, 07:16:17 pm
I like to think of modern art as being tasteless and boring, there's nothing there to wrap your brain around, it's meaningless form, formless shape, colorless slabs of rock carved into at odd angles, not even usable as furniture because of those spiteful angles.
Exactly. Which just goes to show that art is open to interpretation.
Post by: lanceleoghauni on May 13, 2010, 03:03:06 pm
Post by: Karnewarrior on May 13, 2010, 06:12:03 pm
Because of dwarf fortress I've developed cave adaptation.I already had Cave adaption.
Post by: Blackburn on May 13, 2010, 06:19:17 pm
I like to think of modern art as being tasteless and boring, there's nothing there to wrap your brain around, it's meaningless form, formless shape, colorless slabs of rock carved into at odd angles, not even usable as furniture because of those spiteful angles.Yeah. I read this story that someone submitted a bust to a modern art exhibition, but was rejected. He took the sculpture off and left the stand there. When he came back, people were admiring the empty sculpture stand.
Modern art is basically code for "artist interpretation by morons."
Post by: Dwarf on May 13, 2010, 06:24:57 pm
Post by: lanceleoghauni on May 13, 2010, 07:29:39 pm
Because of dwarf fortress I've developed cave adaptation.I already had Cave adaption.
I used to get just enough sunlight to prevent it. not anymore.
Post by: Inspiration on May 13, 2010, 07:36:52 pm
I like to think of modern art as being tasteless and boring, there's nothing there to wrap your brain around, it's meaningless form, formless shape, colorless slabs of rock carved into at odd angles, not even usable as furniture because of those spiteful angles.Modern art is, some might argue, more engaging. Where, in classical paintings, you can generally tell "Oh, that's a picture of a lighthouse on a cliff," modern art is largely an interpretation of a group of colors, kind of like a Rorschach test.
On topic: Because of DF, I spent all of my Applied Tech class (2-hour block period) reading about/making a housing design. Luckily, I can already type > 40 WPM, so I didn't have any work I was supposed to be doing.
Post by: Graygan on May 13, 2010, 09:14:20 pm
Post by: Meanmelter on May 13, 2010, 10:13:43 pm
Post by: Urist mc.miner on May 14, 2010, 02:09:38 am
Post by: Ralith on May 14, 2010, 06:28:04 am
Post by: Kidiri on May 14, 2010, 07:06:18 am
Because of dwarf fortress i wonder why people were being chased by an iron man on teminator 2Sarah Connor cancels go insane: Interrupted by iron man
Post by: Daetrin on May 14, 2010, 08:12:24 am
Post by: darkrider2 on May 14, 2010, 08:35:39 am
Post by: cdrcjsn on May 14, 2010, 01:49:41 pm
Post by: chaturga on May 14, 2010, 05:43:45 pm
I am CERTAIN that I can balance my entire neighborhood on a single lamp post.
Post by: Ralith on May 14, 2010, 09:24:21 pm
Post by: Ethereal.Frog on May 14, 2010, 09:30:47 pm
Post by: Spartan 117 on May 14, 2010, 09:50:19 pm
I'm a little messed up as you can tell.
Post by: melomel on May 15, 2010, 03:08:17 am
DF: It's not AutoCad, but when I proudly explained my latest minor engineering project, he actually got it, while my video-game-loving mother looked kinda blank. Maybe I'll ask him about defensive strategy next...
I was told to write a story today... and I had an irresistable urge to write the whole thing in announcements messages... :P
I actually did this. The teacher praised me for "letting the reader imagine the story themselves."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistolary_novel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistolary_novel) It'd fall under this, sorta, I think. Totally valid literary format, if falling only behind second-person as one of my least-fav things in fiction... It's not a beginner's format, though people seem to think it is: you have to make at least two unreliable first-person narrators, through only their own contrived prose, interesting characters, and somehow skivvy in a plot as well. Using DF announcements as a basis is probably a better jumping-off point than a college lit class, fo' sho. ("Urist McTreeChopper is attacked by goblins. Urist McTreeChopper's baby is stolen by goblins. Urist McTreeChopper lies limbless in the field for a few months. Urist McTreeChopper is happy to have been rescued and had time to recuperate. Urist McTreeChopper's kitten is slain by goblins. Urist McTreeChopper becomes Urist McAxecrazy.")
Post by: Kidiri on May 15, 2010, 06:02:22 am
...my father (45+ year mechanical engineer vet)... my video-game-loving mother...Can I be your brother?
Post by: Aklyon on May 15, 2010, 11:23:24 am
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I've actually had semi-serious conversations with my father (45+ year mechanical engineer vet)--and over a computer game, too. He even actually listens, sometimes!i wonder what he could think to build in DF, i doubt we have too many mechanical engineers around here.
DF: It's not AutoCad, but when I proudly explained my latest minor engineering project, he actually got it, while my video-game-loving mother looked kinda blank. Maybe I'll ask him about defensive strategy next...
Post by: Xzalander on May 15, 2010, 06:30:09 pm
Post by: Nikov on May 15, 2010, 10:41:47 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistolary_novel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistolary_novel) It'd fall under this, sorta, I think. Totally valid literary format, if falling only behind second-person as one of my least-fav things in fiction... It's not a beginner's format, though people seem to think it is: you have to make at least two unreliable first-person narrators, through only their own contrived prose, interesting characters, and somehow skivvy in a plot as well. Using DF announcements as a basis is probably a better jumping-off point than a college lit class, fo' sho. ("Urist McTreeChopper is attacked by goblins. Urist McTreeChopper's baby is stolen by goblins. Urist McTreeChopper lies limbless in the field for a few months. Urist McTreeChopper is happy to have been rescued and had time to recuperate. Urist McTreeChopper's kitten is slain by goblins. Urist McTreeChopper becomes Urist McAxecrazy.")
I really have to disagree; the style in question is an exchange of letters or an insertion of letters, messages, journal entries, etc into the prose, not using little one-off sentences to convey the entire story. But like people have been reminding me, all art is subjective. And for this reason I state that subjectively, I find modern art to be utter dreck.
Post by: techno65535 on May 16, 2010, 07:33:01 am
Sadly I live on Crowly's ridge with is basically a big fucking sandbar from the last glacier to come through here and the land around here is nothing but gravel.
Post by: Eric Blank on May 17, 2010, 03:37:43 am
Post by: melomel on May 17, 2010, 07:28:33 pm
...my father (45+ year mechanical engineer vet)... my video-game-loving mother...Can I be your brother?
You'd have to deal with a catsplosion. (My dad really, really, likes cats. Call him Urist McEngineer CatLover. Srsly. I'm waiting for him to demand raw adamantine. He's like a pre-2010 cat-liking dorf... he adopted an entire litter of kittens.)
As for my mom, well... If you want a mom who can shred your high scores on every single game you introduce her to, go for it. If I introduce her to a game and she likes it; she pwnz0rz me.
@ Nikov - I'm totally behind you with the whole modern-art-being-dreck thing. Then again, what gets called art this year is likely to be forgotten the next. The Sistine Chapel was done entirely on commission, AFAIK. The best we can hope for is that in two hundred years, people remember LotR and Harry Potter instead of Twilight.
(I've always hated Picasso, to be honest.)
Post by: dragnar on May 17, 2010, 09:22:29 pm
As for my mom, well... If you want a mom who can shred your high scores on every single game you introduce her to, go for it. If I introduce her to a game and she likes it; she pwnz0rz me.And that's a problem? NO ONE pwnz0rz me. The only person I know who's better at video games than me lives several states away. Of course, online games are another story...
Post by: ungulateman on May 18, 2010, 01:53:26 am
It has a skeletal elephant attack.
Post by: Tenth Speed Writer on May 18, 2010, 02:30:51 pm
That said, I don't know if I should be a structural specialist. I don't think the world would appreciate my acquired taste for "architecture."
Post by: Aklyon on May 18, 2010, 02:53:31 pm
... my decision to become a civil engineering major has been strongly reinforced.They will, all you'll have to do is prove physics wrong first.
That said, I don't know if I should be a structural specialist. I don't think the world would appreciate my acquired taste for "architecture."
Post by: SheepishOne on May 19, 2010, 02:01:12 am
Post by: rex mortis on May 19, 2010, 06:35:05 am
Pirate > NinjaThis is false. It is obvious that ninjas, pirates and elves suck. So they have negative values. Dwarves are awesome, so they have a positive value. Therefore pirate * dwarf is negative and ninja * elf is positive. Far more horrible than it sounds but sadly it is true. In conclusion we can say that Dwarves should not be pirates and all elven ninjas are to be exterminated so that Dwarven awesomeness has proper contrast.
Dwarf > Elf
Pirate Dwarf > Ninja Elf
YAY MATH.
Post by: Mishy on May 19, 2010, 10:29:55 am
Post by: Kidiri on May 19, 2010, 11:01:57 am
Pirate > NinjaBut what about ninja dwarves and pirate elves? Or dwarven ninjas and elven pirates?
Dwarf > Elf
Pirate Dwarf > Ninja Elf
YAY MATH.
...Because of Dwarf Fortress, I learned that no one will bother attacking you if you live inside a glacier in the middle of nowhere because ice is considered worthless.
Post by: Urist Imiknorris on May 19, 2010, 11:07:00 am
Pirate > NinjaBut what about ninja dwarves and pirate elves? Or dwarven ninjas and elven pirates?
Dwarf > Elf
Pirate Dwarf > Ninja Elf
YAY MATH.
...Because of Dwarf Fortress, I learned that no one will bother attacking you if you live inside a glacier in the middle of nowhere because ice is considered worthless.
Dwarven ninjas would be awesome.
Post by: dragnar on May 19, 2010, 11:09:35 am
Post by: hjd_uk on May 19, 2010, 11:39:33 am
...I bought a proper copy of VisualStudio2008 for a 3D visualiser project which i couldn't use 2010RC for.
...I hardly play TF2 anymore.
Post by: hjd_uk on May 19, 2010, 11:44:23 am
I think "If I can just pick up some gravel or a live worm and throw it, I can probably sever a leg crush a skull"
Technically..., if you threw them hard enough....
Post by: alway on May 19, 2010, 02:49:32 pm
Post by: Hippoman on May 19, 2010, 06:23:54 pm
...I only need to eat about 300 calories a day.
Post by: Rex_Nex on May 19, 2010, 06:50:09 pm
I felt so stupid.
Post by: dragnar on May 19, 2010, 06:54:57 pm
I accidentally said Armok instead of Jesus when I was talking to my mother's pastor.Fixed! or horribly corrupted... depends how religious you are.
I felt so AWESOME.
Post by: Karnewarrior on May 19, 2010, 07:02:44 pm
Post by: Egregius on May 19, 2010, 08:22:35 pm
...I've had the correct answer to several metal/ore/alloy related questions in the pubquiz I semi-regularly do with friends.
...I walk around the city, and wonder how to replicate these buildings in DF. Plus I look for inspiration.
...I'm seriously considering engraving(/painting) the walls of my house (or at least my hallway), wether or not with the history of my life.
Seriously, the concept of engravings is awesome. Wouldn't be the first craft I've considered taking up thanks to DF.
Post by: Megaman on May 19, 2010, 08:35:20 pm
... I accedently called a hippie an elf.
Post by: Karnewarrior on May 19, 2010, 08:47:18 pm
...In fantasy games I kill elves as soon as I see themI always killed elves.
Post by: Rex_Nex on May 19, 2010, 10:13:41 pm
Post by: sloshmonger on May 20, 2010, 10:51:36 pm
Post by: Rex_Nex on May 21, 2010, 02:12:00 am
Post by: immibis on May 21, 2010, 03:02:06 am
Post by: Haspen on May 21, 2010, 05:03:53 am
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on May 21, 2010, 07:42:06 pm
Post by: Aklyon on May 21, 2010, 09:25:09 pm
God...pausing and saving... I've been around since before video games existed, and those two elements are so damned appealing that sometimes they almost seem like they do exist in real life, and I've simply forgotten which buttons to press.You push that button! you know, THE BUTTON? ::)
Post by: Rex_Nex on May 21, 2010, 10:27:47 pm
"In order to pause and save, you must first make enough money to invest in a cryogenic chamber. Then, simply enter the chamber, tap the "sit down" button gently, and let the freezing mist put your character into frozen stasis. Do not power off/restart the system at this time."
Post by: dangerousday on May 21, 2010, 10:39:04 pm
The category? ORES.
"What is Bauxite?" indeed.
Post by: magic dwarf on May 22, 2010, 12:28:01 am
i use shift to make the arrow keys go faster
i believe everyone's abilities are based on they're skill level in that required skill
i've started "leveling up" my "skills", which is actually helping me in rl :D
Post by: KillerClowns on May 22, 2010, 01:16:09 pm
When jokingly asked about my plan for the zombie apocalypse (every good geek has one), I proposed cleansing the lot of them with magma.
Post by: Kidiri on May 22, 2010, 01:20:16 pm
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on May 24, 2010, 10:45:20 pm
Post by: hjd_uk on May 25, 2010, 06:35:33 am
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on May 25, 2010, 03:07:42 pm
The return of the Weeping Angels was, too...
Vast underground cemetary (consisting of literally hundreds of statues, built into a more or less natural cavern), with the Angels themselves doubling for HFS, in a truly twisted, nightmarish fashion.
Just plays so well into my theory that angels are naturally scarier than demons.
Ofcourse, the Angels then meet something a thousand times worse than they are.
Post by: Kidiri on May 25, 2010, 03:40:03 pm
I'm guessing "Cold Blood".Actually The Hungry Earth. Cold Blood doesn't air until this Saturday. I'm wondering when the Daleks will return. Or the Cybermen. I mean, after the rerereturn, or how many re's you would need, of the Daleks I highly suspect them to come back too. And according wikipedia, I'm right: They will appear in an unnamed episode of Series 5. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberman#Revived_series) Also, if in some way you've already seen them or know the plot, please don't tell.
The return of the Weeping Angels was, too...
Vast underground cemetary (consisting of literally hundreds of statues, built into a more or less natural cavern), with the Angels themselves doubling for HFS, in a truly twisted, nightmarish fashion.
Just plays so well into my theory that angels are naturally scarier than demons.
Ofcourse, the Angels then meet something a thousand times worse than they are.
Post by: Hippoman on May 25, 2010, 04:36:25 pm
Post by: Aklyon on May 25, 2010, 04:57:29 pm
...I just downloaded my folder to my flash drive and will proceed to play it at school.Warning: Will take a noticeable bit longer to save when run on a flash drive. try to stop a bit ahead of time to make sure it finishes before you've gotta go. (also, it will most likely not look like a game to the majority of people if you play in ASCII mode.)
Post by: shoowop on May 25, 2010, 09:32:11 pm
Coincidentally, the police follow me much more often
Post by: smigenboger on June 02, 2010, 04:09:31 pm
Post by: darkrider2 on June 02, 2010, 07:22:06 pm
...I just downloaded my folder to my flash drive and will proceed to play it at school.
I've done that actually ^_^
Post by: Karnewarrior on June 02, 2010, 07:26:19 pm
I want your teachers. Mine would freak out if they saw me toying around on one of the school laptops....I just downloaded my folder to my flash drive and will proceed to play it at school.
I've done that actually ^_^
Post by: Aklyon on June 02, 2010, 07:48:26 pm
you actually use those? all we use them for is math teacher's midterm exams who are too lazy to get a lab (or they were all already taken, but thats not usually it)I want your teachers. Mine would freak out if they saw me toying around on one of the school laptops....I just downloaded my folder to my flash drive and will proceed to play it at school.
I've done that actually ^_^
Post by: Karnewarrior on June 02, 2010, 08:39:22 pm
I live in Florida. Deep south, and COMPUTERS ARE THE DEVEL!!!you actually use those? all we use them for is math teacher's midterm exams who are too lazy to get a lab (or they were all already taken, but thats not usually it)I want your teachers. Mine would freak out if they saw me toying around on one of the school laptops....I just downloaded my folder to my flash drive and will proceed to play it at school.
I've done that actually ^_^
Post by: dragnar on June 02, 2010, 08:43:52 pm
Post by: techno65535 on June 02, 2010, 08:58:14 pm
Post by: Karnewarrior on June 02, 2010, 09:01:12 pm
OT: Because of Dwarf Fortress, I no longer have friends.
Post by: dragnar on June 02, 2010, 09:06:49 pm
That is until the internet becomes self-aware and decides that humanity is a scourge on the planet and must be eliminated to preserve the planet.If the internet becomes self-aware it will commit suicide out of sheer horror at what it is.
Post by: tHe_silent_H on June 02, 2010, 09:36:58 pm
Post by: techno65535 on June 02, 2010, 10:44:05 pm
That is until the internet becomes self-aware and decides that humanity is a scourge on the planet and must be eliminated to preserve the planet.If the internet becomes self-aware it will commit suicide out of sheer horror at what it is.
Yes, but is this before or after it has killed all of humanity cause humanity caused it to be that horrible.
Post by: immibis on June 02, 2010, 11:53:53 pm
I tried to do that with 40d. Either during worldgen or when starting DF, the computer resets for no apparent reason. Maybe it overheats :P....I just downloaded my folder to my flash drive and will proceed to play it at school.
I've done that actually ^_^
Post by: BradB on June 03, 2010, 03:02:32 am
Post by: uttaku on June 08, 2010, 04:13:18 pm
I want your teachers. Mine would freak out if they saw me toying around on one of the school laptops....I just downloaded my folder to my flash drive and will proceed to play it at school.
I've done that actually ^_^
I tried that once, it got me banned from the school computers for a month!
Post by: Hippoman on June 08, 2010, 04:19:06 pm
Post by: Aklyon on June 08, 2010, 07:02:37 pm
I did that too, doesn't save, so for next year, ima download a new version, put it on to computer, play, save, put it on flashdrive, delete from computer.Or, ya know, play from flashdrive. you just have to stop a bit earlier to compensate for the slower save speed.
Post by: derekiv on June 08, 2010, 07:31:11 pm
My laptop broke so I ended up carting it to a flash drive till I got my laptop fixed. Made it so easy to leach processing power off the school computers.I did that too, doesn't save, so for next year, ima download a new version, put it on to computer, play, save, put it on flashdrive, delete from computer.Or, ya know, play from flashdrive. you just have to stop a bit earlier to compensate for the slower save speed.
Post by: Aklyon on June 08, 2010, 08:48:03 pm
Post by: Genkora on June 08, 2010, 08:52:10 pm
Post by: Karnewarrior on June 08, 2010, 08:53:11 pm
I doubt you got much, though. school computers are not known for their processing power, unless you're in the 3D class or the CAD class.I was just thinking about that.
Not going to happen. Too many kids want to shove viruses on the CAD computers for them to allow any flash drives.
GODDAMN H4CK3R5!
I now have to explain to people why a game with ASCII graphics can have such demanding system specs.Ahh, the most frustrating thing about DF... And modern society.
Post by: derekiv on June 08, 2010, 09:46:33 pm
My school has a computer lab where you can send processes to each computer in the lab. I feel sad that I can't use it to run df at 10000fps
Post by: cdrcjsn on June 09, 2010, 12:54:26 am
Post by: Aklyon on June 09, 2010, 03:00:51 pm
Because of dwarf fortress, I just realized I haven't touched World of Warcraft in almost a month.Dwarf Fortress: Anti-WoW!
Post by: weird beard on June 09, 2010, 08:41:28 pm
Post by: Karnewarrior on June 09, 2010, 08:44:46 pm
...I keep trying to put seeds and wine in the microwave, and just can't understand why I don't end up with biscuits.Did you mince them?
Post by: Lokii on June 09, 2010, 08:57:45 pm
I live in Florida. Deep south, and COMPUTERS ARE THE DEVEL!!!
Not true. I live in Alabama which is somehow more deep south than Florida (Not as bad as some other states /cough, though). My teachers used computers at every chance they can get. (Perhaps they're just lazy?)
Because of Dwarf Fortress I now have a free and easy way to make a word for D&D
Post by: Maggarg - Eater of chicke on June 10, 2010, 05:29:41 am
John Renbourn :3
Post by: SpacemanSpiff on June 10, 2010, 02:32:48 pm
So yeah, Dwarf Fortress has changed my interpretation of the word "Fun".
Post by: Encased in burning magma on June 10, 2010, 03:36:12 pm
Dwarven ninjas would be awesome.
Might and magic begs to differ. (http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/4228/ninjaa.png)
Post by: Encased in burning magma on June 10, 2010, 04:44:31 pm
Post by: Encased in burning magma on June 10, 2010, 04:44:52 pm
@Below: I don't see the option anywhere.
Post by: Hippoman on June 10, 2010, 04:47:18 pm
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on September 01, 2010, 06:25:24 am
I'm even taller than Carrot! :'(
Post by: Reese on September 01, 2010, 02:00:30 pm
While choosing parts to build my new computer, I chose my CPU based on the speed of the individual cores, not the over-all processing power.
Post by: Gatleos on September 01, 2010, 06:04:21 pm
I mean, look!
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
The resemblance is uncanny...
Post by: dragnar on September 01, 2010, 06:33:24 pm
Post by: Gatleos on September 01, 2010, 06:44:13 pm
Post by: MelloHero on September 15, 2010, 04:34:27 pm
Because of Dwarf Fortress
I can face tomorrow.
Because of Fun,
All fear is gone...
Post by: cog disso on September 15, 2010, 05:12:49 pm
Post by: Urist McTaverish on September 15, 2010, 05:52:05 pm
Post by: Cheddarius on September 15, 2010, 06:03:17 pm
... I can't go outside without thinking about how much booze I should take for the trip.ALL OF IT.
Post by: MrNuke on September 16, 2010, 08:15:26 am
Post by: Haspen on September 16, 2010, 08:46:31 am
I now wikipedia every stone in the world.
I don't anymore wikipedia every stone in the world.
Post by: claer_runway on September 16, 2010, 08:59:26 am
Post by: Da Spadger on September 24, 2010, 07:23:46 pm
Post by: ZhangC1459 on September 24, 2010, 09:06:13 pm
Post by: Arbitrax on September 25, 2010, 05:20:03 am
(In case anyone cares, it's going to be a going to be a tactical combat/gang-based rpg along the lines of Necromunda.)
Post by: MaDeR Levap on September 25, 2010, 05:59:20 am
(In case anyone cares, it's going to be a going to be a tactical combat/gang-based rpg along the lines of Necromunda.)If you just started, I propose at first something less... ambitious. Also I think you can go further with Java, but it is just my personal preference. :)
Post by: Arbitrax on September 25, 2010, 07:08:22 am
Post by: Cheese on September 25, 2010, 07:10:00 am
Just so you know, dwemer are elves. They're just the dorfiest elves ever.All the other elves hated them though. So they killed them all and then proceeded to disappear in the dorfiest manner.
Post by: Urist McMick on September 25, 2010, 07:15:20 am
Post by: rat_pack40 on September 25, 2010, 11:57:42 am
I read a news article about a river disappearing overnight. My first thought?
...
Did someone decide to mine out the bottom of the river?
After reading further in, it seems that a crack appeared in the bottom of the riverbed, without an earthquake, or other natural disaster to cause it.
Post by: Aklyon on September 25, 2010, 12:00:21 pm
Post by: deoxys413 on September 28, 2010, 10:44:33 am
Post by: Urist Imiknorris on September 28, 2010, 11:07:29 am
Post by: Urist McMick on September 28, 2010, 11:16:40 am
Post by: Washcloth on September 28, 2010, 11:25:16 am
no joke..
Post by: deoxys413 on September 28, 2010, 12:29:41 pm
I would say &, but you said random.Well when it stands for 'and' in the appropriate place its not bad, but when there is an artistic rendition of 'puke of punctuation' I eye the ampersand in the very back row very carefully.
Post by: Victuz on September 28, 2010, 01:35:26 pm
Is that bad?
Post by: gtmattz on September 28, 2010, 01:47:44 pm
When I need to move something I feel terrible urge to press v -> p -> and set hauling on...
Is that bad?
Yes it is bad, you should be pressing alt+tab and clicking boxes in therapist instead of using the horrid built in interface 8)
Post by: ZhangC1459 on September 28, 2010, 03:25:49 pm
Real dwarves use the interface.When I need to move something I feel terrible urge to press v -> p -> and set hauling on...
Is that bad?
Yes it is bad, you should be pressing alt+tab and clicking boxes in therapist instead of using the horrid built in interface 8)
Post by: Urist McMick on September 28, 2010, 04:35:23 pm
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on October 01, 2010, 02:44:00 am
Then again, Hemmingway was a shortish, bearded, blunt, bruiser, who wrote about arena fights, seiges, wrestling with giant carp, and dieing alone on mountains.
Post by: RustyTheBrave on October 02, 2010, 12:11:28 am
... I considered what it would take to turn Yellowstone National Park into a working fortress.
... "Taken by a fey mood!" runs through my head a lot when doing artwork.
... I'm tempted to learn engraving, since I'm already learning metal casting.
... I'm no longer an elf-lover in RPGs, and tend to view them with mild contempt now.
... I actually research defense strategies for fortresses in my spare time and argue them with my local fellow DF-er.
Post by: krenshala on October 02, 2010, 01:11:55 am
Post by: Tonic on October 02, 2010, 01:25:14 am
Post by: thedude72 on October 02, 2010, 01:52:06 am
Post by: TherosPherae on October 02, 2010, 03:16:16 am
Someone put up posters at my school that looked like
"Vote for
XXXXXX
For Student
!!President!!"
and I actually burst out laughing. Right before I thought "Good riddance; stupid nobles..."
Oh, and I, like many others, fear the ampersand. Correctly placed or not.
Post by: Reese on October 14, 2010, 02:44:47 pm
When they described the things they were doing to keep the Chilean miners healthy and the symptoms they were tying to prevent, my first thought was "Cave Adaptation!"
(seriously, sunglasses to counter light sensitivity, fasting just before extraction to prevent vomiting...)
Post by: Vehudur on October 14, 2010, 02:51:08 pm
I regularly spam control keys into IRC because I forget to change focus to DF
When they described the things they were doing to keep the Chilean miners healthy and the symptoms they were tying to prevent, my first thought was "Cave Adaptation!"
(seriously, sunglasses to counter light sensitivity, fasting just before extraction to prevent vomiting...)
I... didn't hear about this.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Also, that's kind of creepy.
Post by: Reese on October 14, 2010, 03:04:39 pm
I regularly spam control keys into IRC because I forget to change focus to DF
When they described the things they were doing to keep the Chilean miners healthy and the symptoms they were tying to prevent, my first thought was "Cave Adaptation!"
(seriously, sunglasses to counter light sensitivity, fasting just before extraction to prevent vomiting...)
I... didn't hear about this.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Also, that's kind of creepy.
Sources are the news radio station I listen to while I drive. Granted, the vomiting was expected to come from nausea caused by the motion of the ride up the shaft.
Post by: Vehudur on October 14, 2010, 03:16:42 pm
Sources are the news radio station I listen to while I drive. Granted, the vomiting was expected to come from nausea caused by the motion of the ride up the shaft.
Hmm ok. I had heard about the shaft ride causing "discomfort" but not much more than that.
Post by: Karnewarrior on October 14, 2010, 04:57:33 pm
Post by: Ieb on October 14, 2010, 05:35:34 pm
At least my pyrite and amethyst is pretty to look at. FOUR MORE DAYS TO TIGEREYE OH GOD HOW WILL I EVER COPE WITH THIS WAITING
Post by: NightmareBros on October 14, 2010, 06:04:40 pm
Quote
the Chilean minersIs it a bad thing that due to Dwarf Fortress, I expected the boss of the company was going about his buisness when suddenly a giant black textbox appears telling him that A section of the cavern has collapsed!
Post by: Starkos127 on October 15, 2010, 01:22:32 pm
... My dad was looking for tin ore in WoW. My response: "Just look for cassiterite."
I've only been playing for little more than a month, I'd say I'm rapidly adapting to cavelike surroundings 8)
Also, someone on this thread said they discovered tvtropes because of DF. I discovered DF because of tvtropes!
Post by: Zrk2 on October 15, 2010, 04:05:23 pm
... I don't believe in graphics cards
... I think in z levels rather than storys (stories? who cares?)
Post by: deoxys413 on October 15, 2010, 06:50:48 pm
Funnier part:
My respond was an "Oshi-" upon which My friend walking with me asked what was wrong. He's mildly aware of DF, but my lack of response lead him to follow my gaze and respond with an "Oshi-" We both expect either !!Fun!!, HFS, or a cave-in. :P
Post by: Horizon9 on October 15, 2010, 08:40:42 pm
Post by: krenshala on October 15, 2010, 08:46:08 pm
In a word: No!Quotethe Chilean minersIs it a bad thing that due to Dwarf Fortress, I expected the boss of the company was going about his buisness when suddenly a giant black textbox appears telling him that A section of the cavern has collapsed!
:D
Post by: i derive dx on October 16, 2010, 08:51:38 pm
...when someone used the word 'orthoclase' in a dictionary game, I was the only person who already knew what it was.
A group of friends really likes Bananagrams. I'm TOTALLY doing this next time I play. :)
Post by: anqxyr on October 18, 2010, 01:16:54 pm
Post by: Beardless on October 22, 2010, 01:41:49 am
Yeah, I'd better explain.
It has been hard-wired into my brain for years that "FB" stands for Facebook. This has led to some interesting mental imagery while reading the "What's going on in your fort?" thread. 'Nuff said.
(I'm also tempted to include Social Networks and Online Communities as powerful enemies in some random game I'll never get around to programming. Same reason.)
Post by: Nyxalinth on October 23, 2010, 05:49:44 pm
No offense intended, btw.
Post by: Fayrik on October 23, 2010, 06:00:02 pm
I thought "So Republicans are dwarves?"I did read somewhere else (I think it was someone's signature, or I would have sigg'd it.) that "Most dwarves are Republicans, but the players are Liberals" (Or communists, I dunno.)
Of course, this doesn't hold true 100% of the time. But nothing political ever does.
Draws a lovely picture though, of players trying to section everything in the fortress out equally while the nobles try to hoard stuff.
Trying to keep my own political views out of this post and forum though, so please don't shout at me for this!
Post by: Horizonblue on October 24, 2010, 05:20:26 pm
Post by: TherosPherae on October 24, 2010, 05:24:57 pm
...I consider socks a deadly weapon.....I have several deadly weapons lying around my room.
....I don't fear intruders because if any come in, I'll pull a lever and release the limonite lobster that breathes deadly dust from under my bed to beat them to death with my deadly weapons. Said lobster will then be unable to reach me because my bed is a zlevel above it and it doesn't have wings.
Post by: plarf on October 24, 2010, 05:50:39 pm
Post by: Fayrik on October 24, 2010, 05:55:06 pm
I proceeded to ask them what /KIND/ of rock they where talking about. I feel even more of a nerd than I did before.
Post by: Beardless on November 08, 2010, 12:56:16 pm
Post by: Megaman3321 on November 08, 2010, 02:43:41 pm
Post by: cog disso on November 08, 2010, 06:08:19 pm
"By Armok's most impressive beard!"
"Praise be to Armok, who can crush us all!"
"By Armok's benevolent gnashing!"
"By Armok's gory fist!"
"Behold the kindly claw of Armok!"
Post by: druid91 on November 08, 2010, 06:11:40 pm
I dream in the ASCII that DF uses.I occasionally picture building layouts like that so I can find my way easier.
Post by: Shrugging Khan on November 08, 2010, 07:23:22 pm
Post by: Taco Dan on November 18, 2010, 11:43:12 am
I can't play pretty games anymore, because I keep going "Fuck graphics, I need more FPS! Stop lagging, game! Why are you unhappy with my decade-old machine? DF is not unhappy with it! DF runs fine on it! WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM GAME?"Yeah, ditto, except my computer is less than a decade old and still has problems with graphics.
Post by: vhappylurker on November 18, 2010, 12:51:04 pm
...the idea of an entire hallway filled completely with traps seems not only perfectly reasonable, but also vital to daily life.
...Sunlight makes me vomit.
Mind if I sig? Because this describes me perfectly.
Post by: Savarin on November 18, 2010, 02:37:16 pm
Post by: Zrk2 on November 18, 2010, 04:50:57 pm
WTF?
Post by: Taco Dan on November 23, 2010, 12:04:48 am
I'm considering a star sapphire engagement ring instead of diamond.Are you planning to have a dwarf wedding? Where you just decide that you're married and nothing else happens?
Post by: Reese on November 23, 2010, 03:54:33 am
He should to organize a party at the –Gabbro Table– too.I'm considering a star sapphire engagement ring instead of diamond.Are you planning to have a dwarf wedding? Where you just decide that you're married and nothing else happens?
Post by: CinnibarMan on November 23, 2010, 07:31:12 am
He should to organize a party at the –Gabbro Table– too.I'm considering a star sapphire engagement ring instead of diamond.Are you planning to have a dwarf wedding? Where you just decide that you're married and nothing else happens?
*Forgotten beast Roasts* for everyone!
Post by: vhappylurker on November 23, 2010, 09:35:40 am
Post by: Nyxalinth on November 23, 2010, 11:10:49 am
...I actually like playing a dwarf in World of Warcraft.
But who knows how much longer I'll be playing that game? Now that I have the hang of Dwarf Fortress-- I just started playing it a few weeks ago-- it's eating up all my time instead of WoW. I can't be as creative in a breathtaking 3D environment where you systematically just kill everything over and over.
My partner wouldn't touch Alliance until she started playing DF. Then she started a Dwarf Paladin.
UristMcDwarf cancels level grinding: Interrupted by Horde
As for me, I literally named *my* Dwarf Pally UristMcDwarf. I even get comments on it now and then :D
Post by: Nyxalinth on November 23, 2010, 11:27:50 am
I want to get a block of microcline and some stonecrafting tools and make a mug.
That beats a talc mug for sure. Or rock salt. Yum.
A rock salt mug would be great for margaritas :D
Post by: Horizon9 on December 19, 2010, 01:43:53 am
Post by: Dingledodie on December 20, 2010, 12:26:59 am
I hate elves.
Wood is sissy, give me metal.
I always reference dwarf fortress, and even did a short story assignment in English class about it.
Post by: Plutoman on December 20, 2010, 12:34:03 am
Post by: Taco Dan on December 20, 2010, 12:36:07 am
Post by: Plutoman on December 20, 2010, 12:46:02 am
On the flip side, I'm sure she did get pretty sick of hearing our conversations about it.
Post by: dgnslyr on December 20, 2010, 02:01:19 am
I no longer update my facebook with real life status updates but rather what my fortress is doingThis.
I always reference dwarf fortress, and even did a short story assignment in English class about it.
You HAVE to tell me more about this short story of yours.
Post by: Shardok on December 20, 2010, 03:37:33 am
Post by: Horizonblue on December 22, 2010, 12:47:27 am
Post by: MythagoWoods on December 22, 2010, 12:55:53 am
Post by: Jacob/Lee on December 22, 2010, 01:00:17 am
Post by: Eater of Vermin on December 22, 2010, 04:46:06 am
'Cos I know it'll all just end in magma anyw
Post by: Taco Dan on December 27, 2010, 06:00:53 am
...I never finish building anything. Ever.You forgot something.
'Cos I know it'll all just end in magma anyw~~
Post by: sir_laser on December 27, 2010, 06:14:15 am
Post by: Sandrew on December 27, 2010, 07:03:28 am
Post by: Scaraban on December 27, 2010, 02:29:07 pm
... I now automatically read fun as "fun."i dont get it...
Post by: Aklyon on December 27, 2010, 02:32:38 pm
Fun (http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/DF2010:Losing)... I now automatically read fun as "fun."i dont get it...
Post by: Jacob/Lee on December 27, 2010, 02:32:45 pm
Post by: Scaraban on December 27, 2010, 02:38:45 pm
did you read his actual post? I know what FUN isFun (http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/DF2010:Losing)... I now automatically read fun as "fun."i dont get it...
Post by: Aklyon on December 27, 2010, 02:43:56 pm
Post by: vhappylurker on December 30, 2010, 01:41:22 pm
Post by: Lekegolo Khanid on December 30, 2010, 01:55:21 pm
Post by: Mr. Argent on December 30, 2010, 01:58:08 pm
Post by: Reese on December 30, 2010, 03:28:19 pm
...I now hate the Wood Elves in the Elder Scrolls games even more.
Curse you, Fargoth!
Post by: warlordzephyr on January 07, 2011, 04:19:32 pm
and got all the geology questions on the other night's university challenge right.
Post by: Karnewarrior on January 07, 2011, 06:22:21 pm
I made this.
This is a sign.
A sign I am not playing enough DF.
Because I forgot the beard.
Post by: Hateweaver on January 07, 2011, 07:44:07 pm
Post by: Mr. Argent on January 07, 2011, 07:47:03 pm
(http://i652.photobucket.com/albums/uu246/karnewarrior/Wayward-madman.gif?t=1294441828)
I made this.
This is a sign.
A sign I am not playing enough DF.
Because I forgot the beard.
Urist McVagabond screams, "I MUST HAVE PUMPKINS!"
Urist McVagabond screams, "I MUST HAVE URANIUM!"
Urist McVagabond screams, "I MUST HAVE TAB!"
Post by: vhappylurker on January 08, 2011, 01:30:31 pm
(http://i652.photobucket.com/albums/uu246/karnewarrior/Wayward-madman.gif?t=1294441828)
I made this.
This is a sign.
A sign I am not playing enough DF.
Because I forgot the beard.
Dunno. You can't tell if he has a beard due to having several x rope reed fiber cloak x on.
Post by: rephikul on January 08, 2011, 01:32:40 pm
seeing as how he got no arms I think it's more appropriate to call them wound dressers rather then cloaks.(http://i652.photobucket.com/albums/uu246/karnewarrior/Wayward-madman.gif?t=1294441828)
I made this.
This is a sign.
A sign I am not playing enough DF.
Because I forgot the beard.
Dunno. You can't tell if he has a beard due to having several x rope reed fiber cloak x on.
Post by: Kassil on January 12, 2011, 10:13:04 am
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I have walked at least one person through tasks that I take for granted which, on consideration, are actually somewhat obscure and complex.
Because of Dwarf Fortress, the 'learning curve' of most other games seem to be a collection of gentle slopes at the base of the harsh, unforgiving volcanic cliffs of DF.
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I have told a friend who plays (and mods) to 'unleash the cats of war'.
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I have discovered how to create turtles from empty smelters.
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I have learned the magma absolves all crimes.
Post by: narhiril on January 12, 2011, 02:01:00 pm
Post by: proxn_punkd on January 12, 2011, 03:43:14 pm
This is a well-made -ramen noodle soup-. The ingredients are ramen noodles, thin-sliced ham, coarsely-chopped vegetables, and coarsely-chopped cilantro.
Post by: Avarage on January 12, 2011, 06:50:13 pm
Because of Dwarf Fortress, the 'learning curve' of most other games seem to be a collection of gentle slopes at the base of the harsh, unforgiving volcanic cliffs of DF.This struck me as extremely true. If you can get the hang of DF, you can do anything. Even SCIENCE!!!
... Also, because of DF, I often stare at my cat and wonder what *cat meat roast* would taste like.
Post by: Kassil on January 12, 2011, 06:51:46 pm
Because of Dwarf Fortress, the 'learning curve' of most other games seem to be a collection of gentle slopes at the base of the harsh, unforgiving volcanic cliffs of DF.This struck me as extremely true. If you can get the hang of DF, you can do anything. Even SCIENCE!!!
... Also, because of DF, I often stare at my cat and wonder what *cat meat roast* would taste like.
You just have to check with a different culture to find out... Same with any *animal meat roast*, really. Somewhere, _someone_ eats it.
Post by: Sandrew on January 13, 2011, 11:28:43 am
Post by: USEC_OFFICER on January 13, 2011, 11:30:07 am
(Might have been said before.)
Post by: MrNuke on January 13, 2011, 01:42:52 pm
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I find rocks interesting.
Post by: Zrk2 on January 13, 2011, 04:43:32 pm
Post by: Jacob/Lee on January 13, 2011, 05:09:47 pm
It's Spore and space all over again...
Post by: Kassil on January 13, 2011, 08:23:33 pm
I've suddenly taken an interest in magma, mineralology and how to smelt ores.
It's Spore and space all over again...
Only this time, there's no DRM or penis-aliens. ;p
Post by: dgnslyr on January 13, 2011, 08:26:53 pm
This is extremly common, but...
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I find rocks interesting.
YES. Dwarf Fortress actually helped me answer a question for Science Bowl.
Specifically, Galena is an ore of what metal?
Post by: Ria Hawk on January 14, 2011, 02:50:01 am
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I have learned there is no problem that cannot be solved by a suitable application of magma.
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I long to subject the local tourists to a long magma bath.
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I now think the phrase 'like herding dwarves' is far more apt than 'like herding cats'. Doubly so, because all cats should immediately be marked for slaughter before they adopt someone and overwhelm the fort.
Post by: Kassil on January 14, 2011, 02:52:51 am
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I am seriously on track to giving myself carpal tunnel, but my bedroom complex has never been more efficient!
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I have learned there is no problem that cannot be solved by a suitable application of magma.
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I long to subject the local tourists to a long magma bath.
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I now think the phrase 'like herding dwarves' is far more apt than 'like herding cats'. Doubly so, because all cats should immediately be marked for slaughter before they adopt someone and overwhelm the fort.
I want to see an option to neuter/spay animals in the game. >.> Let the migrants bring their pet cats! I'll render them all genderless!
Post by: Randy Gnoman on January 14, 2011, 03:16:14 am
Quote
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I am seriously on track to giving myself carpal tunnel, but my bedroom complex has never been more efficient!Remember when you had to designate every tile of a construction individually?
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I now believe that the greatest threat to the continued survival of intelligent life is a tantrum spiral.
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I now judge cats partially on how well suited I believe they would be for making high boots.
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I now wonder what prepared dragonfly brains must taste like.
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I now know that any dish, no matter what goes into it, can be a masterful dish if you mice the ingredients well enough.
Post by: anqxyr on January 14, 2011, 09:59:50 am
Post by: malimbar04 on January 14, 2011, 05:31:29 pm
Post by: lagging savant on January 14, 2011, 06:34:22 pm
... I look at my 2 cats as a roast source.
Post by: Karnewarrior on January 15, 2011, 05:05:18 pm
Post by: Darvi on January 15, 2011, 05:20:52 pm
...I started questioning regular physics.
Post by: Icee77 on January 15, 2011, 05:58:20 pm
...I have started using Carp as a curse word.
Post by: lagging savant on January 15, 2011, 06:32:00 pm
... I measure water in levels.
mud puddle? oh. 1.
My daughter swimming at the pool. 2 on the shallow end and she got up to a 3. Then I looked over and watched someone dive into a 7+3.
Post by: Urist Imiknorris on January 15, 2011, 07:22:46 pm
DF is why I started playing I Wanna Be The Guy.Because of Dwarf Fortress, the 'learning curve' of most other games seem to be a collection of gentle slopes at the base of the harsh, unforgiving volcanic cliffs of DF.This struck me as extremely true. If you can get the hang of DF, you can do anything. Even SCIENCE!!!
... Also, because of DF, I often stare at my cat and wonder what *cat meat roast* would taste like.
Post by: Icee77 on January 16, 2011, 01:38:28 pm
Post by: Encased in burning magma on January 16, 2011, 03:15:39 pm
Only this time, there's no DRM or penis-aliens. ;p
The forgotten beast Phallonus Prickstath has come! A huge hairless worm. It squirms and fidgets. Beware its poisonous secretions!
Post by: Qinetix on January 16, 2011, 03:18:15 pm
Post by: takaratiki on January 16, 2011, 03:42:51 pm
I also now consider lungfish to be playful, spritely creatures and yearn to have one of them wiggling about in my yard, or on my roof, or up a cliff face. They do seem to get everywhere.
Post by: Megaman3321 on February 02, 2011, 08:10:16 pm
Post by: Cameo on February 05, 2011, 06:42:13 am
Post by: bobhayes on February 06, 2011, 03:25:54 am
I'm currently working at a cement plant for the summer, helping organise all their drawing archives. In many of the older process and raw materials drawings there's mention of limonite, so I instantly thought "holy carp, they must've used limonite as their source of iron many years ago" (don't think they have iron anymore, it makes for worse cement, but decreases kiln temperatures needed). Asked one of the older process engineers, and indeed they did.
That is awesome++.
Post by: scout890 on February 06, 2011, 04:02:01 am
Post by: Megaman3321 on February 23, 2011, 09:02:13 pm
Post by: Elvisdogs on February 23, 2011, 09:09:44 pm
Leonidus kicks the Persian Messenger in the upper body, bruising it through the cloth tunic.
The Messenger is propelled away by force of the blow.
The Messenger slams into an obstacle.
The Messenger has been struck down.
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on February 26, 2011, 09:33:54 am
...I was at a mgmt conference and met a guy who oversees copper mining, I immedately said "Tetrahedrite - right?!"
You can get some silver out of that... Their warhammers must be awesome!
Were they out of malachite?
Around here they use native copper. My wife has a piece of it, with little copper crystals on. It's a good thing she likes it so much, or you know I'd want to smelt it.
Post by: Dwarven WMD on February 26, 2011, 10:24:20 am
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on February 26, 2011, 10:43:45 am
Post by: Sirdrake on February 26, 2011, 12:44:18 pm
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on February 26, 2011, 12:52:37 pm
...I know want to watch all the loed of the ring movies
'Snow White' has 600% more dwarfige!
Post by: Sirdrake on February 26, 2011, 01:00:27 pm
...I know want to watch all the loed of the ring movies
'Snow White' has 600% more dwarfige!
that doesnt have dwarfs who kill trying to get more than an elf and we all know here at bay12 that elfs cant kill
Post by: noob on February 26, 2011, 04:08:55 pm
Post by: Xvareon on February 26, 2011, 04:36:09 pm
Post by: Sinlessraptor on February 26, 2011, 05:09:04 pm
Sinlessraptor, Competent Haemotology Scientist just doesn't seem to have a compatible profession.
Post by: Ria Hawk on February 27, 2011, 12:53:41 am
Post by: Girlinhat on February 27, 2011, 01:04:59 am
Post by: SirAaronIII on February 27, 2011, 03:02:59 am
...I've started noticing how many things in my house are made of steel or iron, and I get happy thoughts from it.Kind of similar to this one.
... I see aluminum foil and think "WOW THAT'S SO VALUABLE".
Post by: ivze on February 27, 2011, 07:11:27 am
Post by: Lungfish on February 27, 2011, 12:03:24 pm
Post by: StreetPizza on February 28, 2011, 02:55:18 am
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on February 28, 2011, 03:12:24 am
Post by: Lamphare on February 28, 2011, 10:48:26 am
suddenly i feel my talents had been wasted all those years :(
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on February 28, 2011, 03:48:05 pm
because of df i read about geology and geography enough to actually help my neighbour kid to get an A+ in geography class.
suddenly i feel my talents had been wasted all those years :(
'Twas fate brought you here, you who I name the Chosen One! Let your geomantic gifts be the beacon that shines our guiding light through the darkness of these foul internets, until our basement lands are free once more!
Post by: cdrcjsn on February 28, 2011, 05:18:21 pm
Honestly, someone should create a mod to put a real-time clock on the screen. I sat down to try the newest version at 6pm, thinking to play for only 45min or so...next thing I know it's past midnight, I forgot to eat dinner and I didn't have enough time to draw.
/sigh
The good news though is that I've found a new favorite industry in the poultry business. Chicken and Turkeys are awesome. Yaks and Caribou, not so much. Rabbits and Cavies are a disappointment (they give no meat or hide? cmon!).
Post by: EveryZig on February 28, 2011, 05:51:42 pm
Thanks to .19 my comic is late in updating yet again...Huh... Fancy seeing you here. (Reads and sometimes comments on the comic in question)
Honestly, someone should create a mod to put a real-time clock on the screen. I sat down to try the newest version at 6pm, thinking to play for only 45min or so...next thing I know it's past midnight, I forgot to eat dinner and I didn't have enough time to draw.
/sigh
The good news though is that I've found a new favorite industry in the poultry business. Chicken and Turkeys are awesome. Yaks and Caribou, not so much. Rabbits and Cavies are a disappointment (they give no meat or hide? cmon!).
Post by: Crashmaster on February 28, 2011, 06:25:09 pm
Post by: Scaraban on February 28, 2011, 06:29:28 pm
Porn with DF music still running in the background.i've always found that far too jarring...
WAIT WHY IS THIS BEING DISCUSSED?
Post by: Acanthus117 on February 28, 2011, 06:31:30 pm
Porn with DF music still running in the background.
Wha-
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on February 28, 2011, 07:02:13 pm
Porn doesn't make sense in movies, and you expect it to make sense on the internets??
Post by: Urist Imiknorris on February 28, 2011, 07:58:20 pm
Porn, porn, porn, porn, sense, porn, porn... :-\
Porn doesn't make sense in movies, and you expect it to make sense on the internets??
BECAUSE I AM A PHYSICS MAJOR SO EVERYTHING MUST MAKE PERFECT SENSE
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on February 28, 2011, 08:27:02 pm
Porn, porn, porn, porn, sense, porn, porn... :-\
Porn doesn't make sense in movies, and you expect it to make sense on the internets??
BECAUSE I AM A PHYSICS MAJOR SO EVERYTHING MUST MAKE PERFECT SENSE
Quantum.
Post by: cdrcjsn on February 28, 2011, 09:12:12 pm
Huh... Fancy seeing you here. (Reads and sometimes comments on the comic in question)
Aack! You've found me! (hurries to get the next strip up).
Post by: Ria Hawk on March 01, 2011, 12:06:36 am
Post by: Qinetix on March 01, 2011, 12:10:04 am
Eh because of dwarf fortress i forgot about tests...
Post by: vhappylurker on March 01, 2011, 03:27:36 pm
Porn with DF music still running in the background.
Was it ASCII porn?
Post by: blaize9 on March 01, 2011, 04:31:04 pm
lolz, but thats the best kind ;)Porn with DF music still running in the background.
Was it ASCII porn?
Post by: Karnewarrior on March 05, 2011, 08:35:40 pm
It was a graphical depiction of a funhouse from 40d. Complete with elven slaves.Porn with DF music still running in the background.
Was it ASCII porn?
Post by: Watwar5 on April 09, 2011, 11:04:07 pm
Post by: Urist Imiknorris on April 09, 2011, 11:06:31 pm
Post by: Necro910 on April 09, 2011, 11:10:30 pm
Necro cancels record keeping: unconscious.
Post by: GaxkangtheUnbound on April 09, 2011, 11:56:23 pm
... I wrote my narrative essay assignment about my fort's first siege. :PI wrote a narrative essay about a baron who gets deported by the king for not producing enough iron socks.
Post by: Nyxalinth on April 10, 2011, 02:49:32 am
Aside form that, tim Curran's Resurrection is an artifact level zombie novel in my opinion. It's encircled with bands of great characterization and menaces with spikes of gruesome.
Post by: Darkweave on April 10, 2011, 03:23:27 am
Urist McTired cancels sleep: screamed at by angry girlfriend for being too knackered for coitus
On a related point whenever I'm on a train and have a window seat I find myself looking for good embark spots.
Post by: Dutchling on April 10, 2011, 06:01:59 am
Post by: Oliolli on April 10, 2011, 06:54:05 am
On a related point whenever I'm on a train and have a window seat I find myself looking for good embark spots.
I primarily spend my time looking for cover in case of an emission...
Post by: Nyxalinth on April 10, 2011, 05:28:04 pm
...I have found a forum without too much trolling and with loads of helpful people :)
Aye. This is one of the best gaming forums out there. You get an occasional trolling attempt now and then, but it gets squashed pretty quickly.
Back on topic, because of Dwarf Fortress, I sometimes think like this:
Nyxalinth has been fine lately. She has to work a job she dislikes tomorrow. She had a fight with her partner recently. She was comforted by a pet. She drank a coke Zero recently...'
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on April 14, 2011, 02:38:43 am
Not to mention, ofcourse I've learned some more about coding.
It's also been a strong inspiration towards getting more involved in gardening and related skills, which has been a great source of exercise, and ofcourse healthy foods.
My wife even thinks the dwarfs in DF are hilarious, and has encouraged me to play, which has done wonders for my emotional and relationship health.
Don't let anyone tell you that DF isn't healthy or educational!
Post by: Tetragenic on April 14, 2011, 04:33:23 am
My wife even thinks the dwarfs in DF are hilarious, and has encouraged me to play, which has done wonders for my emotional and relationship health.
Your wife is a great person.
Whenever I make a campfire, I always think "Why am I using matches? I should just use magma and a lignite bin!".
Post by: Loof on April 14, 2011, 10:58:57 am
Post by: Scaraban on April 14, 2011, 11:27:31 am
... I can act smug whenever someone mentions minecraft.what i s this ACT nonsense? we are better after all
/highhorsedouchebaggery
Post by: psychologicalshock on April 14, 2011, 11:27:48 am
Post by: Scaraban on April 14, 2011, 11:45:33 am
I can talk about sciences I never actually studied.I already did that
Post by: Nyxalinth on April 14, 2011, 12:11:22 pm
This is a fossilized t.rex bone bed. All craftsdwarfship is of the highest quality, blah blah...
Post by: Encased in burning magma on April 14, 2011, 01:02:39 pm
@@
Post by: Necro910 on April 14, 2011, 04:08:55 pm
I'm planning to mod in fossils. Am not sure whether to treat them as stone, or as gems (irl, small fossils are often made into jewelry, but with larger ones this would be silly).You should make it a gem, as fossils aren't that strong.
This is a fossilized t.rex bone bed. All craftsdwarfship is of the highest quality, blah blah...
But then again we have spaceships made of soap.
Post by: Beardless on April 14, 2011, 10:54:46 pm
Post by: Scaraban on April 14, 2011, 11:01:15 pm
I'm trying to figure out how to weaponize the stranger sitting in my living room watching cartoons. Ideas anyone?set a cage trap along his most likely path.
build occupied cage next to chain in front yard
attach animal to chain
Post by: psychologicalshock on April 14, 2011, 11:02:20 pm
I can talk about sciences I never actually studied.I already did that
It's still pretty cool.
Post by: MythagoWoods on April 14, 2011, 11:08:58 pm
I'm trying to figure out how to weaponize the stranger sitting in my living room watching cartoons. Ideas anyone?set a cage trap along his most likely path.
build occupied cage next to chain in front yard
attach animal to chain
You forgot he needs a kennel, make sure he has [TRAINABLE] tag, and his Animal Trainer skill active.
Post by: Necro910 on April 15, 2011, 12:07:37 am
And [PET].I'm trying to figure out how to weaponize the stranger sitting in my living room watching cartoons. Ideas anyone?set a cage trap along his most likely path.
build occupied cage next to chain in front yard
attach animal to chain
You forgot he needs a kennel, make sure he has [TRAINABLE] tag, and his Animal Trainer skill active.
Unfortunately we can't get a dungeon tamer around here, so [PET_EXOTIC] won't work. You could also just butcher him and sell +Stranger Roast+
Post by: iyaerP on April 15, 2011, 12:43:03 am
Post by: narhiril on April 15, 2011, 02:05:15 am
And [PET].I'm trying to figure out how to weaponize the stranger sitting in my living room watching cartoons. Ideas anyone?set a cage trap along his most likely path.
build occupied cage next to chain in front yard
attach animal to chain
You forgot he needs a kennel, make sure he has [TRAINABLE] tag, and his Animal Trainer skill active.
Unfortunately we can't get a dungeon tamer around here, so [PET_EXOTIC] won't work. You could also just butcher him and sell +Stranger Roast+
In case anyone is curious, this is an extremely easy bug to fix with modding. All you have to do is change which noble appoints him.
Post by: theSquirrelOfLoathing on April 15, 2011, 07:58:46 am
Unfortunately we can't get a dungeon tamer around here, so [PET_EXOTIC] won't work. You could also just butcher him and sell +Stranger Roast+
In case anyone is curious, this is an extremely easy bug to fix with modding. All you have to do is change which noble appoints him.
Expand on this, please? Is it simply a question of adding [APPOINTED_BY:e.g. EXPEDITION_LEADER]?
Post by: Karnewarrior on April 15, 2011, 05:52:58 pm
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I managed a TPK in a GURPS game I was GMing simply by having the players explore the ruins of one of my forts.TPK?
I fail at internets
Post by: Kassil on April 15, 2011, 05:57:44 pm
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I managed a TPK in a GURPS game I was GMing simply by having the players explore the ruins of one of my forts.TPK?
I fail at internets
It's a tabletop-gamer acronym. It means Total Party Kill, and normally is to be avoided. DF, though, would likely produce TPK-capable forts no matter what.
Post by: narhiril on April 18, 2011, 08:17:26 am
Unfortunately we can't get a dungeon tamer around here, so [PET_EXOTIC] won't work. You could also just butcher him and sell +Stranger Roast+
In case anyone is curious, this is an extremely easy bug to fix with modding. All you have to do is change which noble appoints him.
Expand on this, please? Is it simply a question of adding [APPOINTED_BY:e.g. EXPEDITION_LEADER]?
I use this in LFR:
Spoiler: DM Raws (click to show/hide)
The result is that as soon as your expedition leader gets promoted to mayor, you are allowed to appoint a dungeon master of your choosing. You can make it expedition leader if you want him even earlier.
Post by: Ahrimahn on April 18, 2011, 07:58:53 pm
DF porn:Wow it looks just like DF wrestling.
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Post by: Ahrimahn on April 18, 2011, 08:00:16 pm
Total Party KillBecause of Dwarf Fortress, I managed a TPK in a GURPS game I was GMing simply by having the players explore the ruins of one of my forts.TPK?
I fail at internets
Post by: Ganegrei on April 24, 2011, 04:33:10 pm
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I managed a TPK in a GURPS game I was GMing simply by having the players explore the ruins of one of my forts.
I have TOTALLY also done this. But I did it in D&D 3.5.
Post by: Nyxalinth on April 29, 2011, 11:46:04 pm
Post by: Tahlin on April 30, 2011, 02:59:19 am
Post by: Kassil on May 01, 2011, 05:44:50 pm
I saw a butterfly today and thought 'the lepidoptera species White cabbage butterfly has come! It has creamy yellow-white wings and knobbed antennae. It meanders randomly. Beware its adorable fluttering!'
This? This is magnificent.
Post by: Shook on May 01, 2011, 05:54:28 pm
>.>
I'm not sure if it'd be legal, though. Oh, and i've also begun rating landscapes (mostly virtual though) on their level of dorfiness. Based on this, i tend to settle in dorfy areas of Minecraft. It has infected my mind like some kind of glorious syndrome!
Post by: Kassil on May 01, 2011, 06:01:08 pm
Because of DF, i find myself planning how to make my future house more dorfy by adding levers for various mechanisms, along with a place where i can melt stones to make magma.
>.>
I'm not sure if it'd be legal, though. Oh, and i've also begun rating landscapes (mostly virtual though) on their level of dorfiness. Based on this, i tend to settle in dorfy areas of Minecraft. It has infected my mind like some kind of glorious syndrome!
So what makes a 'dorfy' area of Minecraft?
Post by: Necro910 on May 01, 2011, 06:05:27 pm
Because of DF, i find myself planning how to make my future house more dorfy by adding levers for various mechanisms, along with a place where i can melt stones to make magma.[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:POISON:CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE]
>.>
I'm not sure if it'd be legal, though. Oh, and i've also begun rating landscapes (mostly virtual though) on their level of dorfiness. Based on this, i tend to settle in dorfy areas of Minecraft. It has infected my mind like some kind of glorious syndrome!
[STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:dwarf fortress]
[STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:dwarf fortress]
[STATE_NAME:LIQUID:MAGMA]
[STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:MAGMA]
[STATE_NAME:GAS:boiling dwarf fortress]
[STATE_ADJ:GAS:boiling dwarf fortress]
[PREFIX:NONE]
[SYNDROME]
[SYN_NAME:dwarf fortress]
[SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]
[SYN_INHALED]
[CE_DORF:SEV:999999:PROB:100:START:10:PEAK:100]
Post by: Shook on May 01, 2011, 06:10:24 pm
@Kassil: Lava and general awesome-but-impractical-ness. Or just an outrageously weird place.
Post by: Kassil on May 01, 2011, 06:13:36 pm
Inhaled? Sounds about right. :P
@Kassil: Lava and general awesome-but-impractical-ness. Or just an outrageously weird place.
We've got some of those on my server.
Post by: Necro910 on May 01, 2011, 06:15:29 pm
Inhaled? Sounds about right. :PGlad I could help. :))
@Kassil: Lava and general awesome-but-impractical-ness. Or just an outrageously weird place.
As for the dorf ratings...
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Kassil on May 01, 2011, 06:16:38 pm
Inhaled? Sounds about right. :PGlad I could help. :))
@Kassil: Lava and general awesome-but-impractical-ness. Or just an outrageously weird place.
As for the dorf ratings...Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Did that. We built an obsidian castle by casting lava springs into obsidian.
Post by: ancistrus on May 01, 2011, 06:23:39 pm
Oh, and i've also begun rating landscapes (mostly virtual though) on their level of dorfiness. Based on this, i tend to settle in dorfy areas of Minecraft. It has infected my mind like some kind of glorious syndrome!
Heh I am doing that irl. Recently I was hiking in a rocky valley and i was all like Mmmmmmm Limestone
Post by: Necro910 on May 01, 2011, 06:24:10 pm
So have I. :PInhaled? Sounds about right. :PGlad I could help. :))
@Kassil: Lava and general awesome-but-impractical-ness. Or just an outrageously weird place.
As for the dorf ratings...Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Did that. We built an obsidian castle by casting lava springs into obsidian.
I've also made a nuke. And it's not a giant pile of TNT either :P
Post by: Karnewarrior on May 01, 2011, 09:21:25 pm
Thank you Dwarf Fortress!
Post by: Azated on May 01, 2011, 10:19:47 pm
Post by: Kassil on May 01, 2011, 10:21:46 pm
...I've made a computer in Dwarf fortress that can run a 16x16 embark of Dwarf Fortress.
The real question is if it has a FPS of >0.0000000000000001 or not.
Post by: Ahrimahn on May 02, 2011, 12:36:23 am
Post by: skaltum on May 02, 2011, 06:56:53 am
I AM ASCII
....i want to eat some demon rats because i heard they taste like SAAAATAAAN
Post by: Ahrimahn on May 02, 2011, 06:49:45 pm
Be warry soap made from daemon vermin has been known to be acidic.I AM ASCII
....i want to eat some demon rats because i heard they taste like SAAAATAAAN
Post by: joeybowling on May 04, 2011, 12:20:44 pm
Post by: Necro910 on May 04, 2011, 01:49:52 pm
a baby threw a tantrium and threw somthing so i beat it to death with a hammerThat doesn't seem too dwarvenly.
You need to apply more magma.
Post by: Karnewarrior on May 04, 2011, 02:23:34 pm
a baby threw a tantrium and threw somthing so i beat it to death with a hammerHow dare you hit a baby with a hammer?! That poor hammer deserved better! :P
Goin' to hell...
Post by: narhiril on May 06, 2011, 03:55:58 am
a baby threw a tantrium and threw somthing so i beat it to death with a hammerHow dare you hit a baby with a hammer?! That poor hammer deserved better! :P
Goin' to hell...
HFS*
Post by: Jackrabbit on May 06, 2011, 08:33:59 am
Bizarre that you'd bring this back up, guys, but okay.Be warry soap made from daemon vermin has been known to be acidic.I AM ASCII
....i want to eat some demon rats because i heard they taste like SAAAATAAAN
Post by: Angel Of Death on May 06, 2011, 08:35:21 am
Post by: Necro910 on May 06, 2011, 12:15:37 pm
Because of DF I look at random friendly animals and wonder what they would taste like as sweetbread.You realize sweetbread is the urine producing kidneys... right?
lol.
Post by: Crazy Cow on May 06, 2011, 12:43:17 pm
Post by: Naz on May 06, 2011, 02:45:14 pm
...I've found the one place on the Internet where I don't have the irresistible urge to troll people and instead endeavor to provide detailed and insightful answers whenever someone asks a question.
I also drink alot more
Post by: Ahrimahn on May 06, 2011, 03:26:40 pm
Because of DF I look at random friendly animals and wonder what they would taste like as sweetbread.You realize sweetbread is the urine producing kidneys... right?
lol.
That seems almost delicious when you compare it to the kitten tallow biscuits i had for lunch.
Post by: DrKillPatient on May 06, 2011, 09:54:35 pm
Post by: Necro910 on May 06, 2011, 09:57:12 pm
That would just taste like butter.Because of DF I look at random friendly animals and wonder what they would taste like as sweetbread.You realize sweetbread is the urine producing kidneys... right?
lol.
That seems almost delicious when you compare it to the kitten tallow biscuits i had for lunch.
"I can't believe it's not butter!"
Post by: Beardless on May 07, 2011, 12:16:52 am
That seems almost delicious when you compare it to the kitten tallow biscuits i had for lunch.That would just taste like butter.
"I can't believe it's not butter!"
Have you ever eaten biscuits made entirely of butter? Yeah, I think I'd rather have just about anything else.
Post by: Keldane on May 07, 2011, 12:24:46 am
Because of DF I look at random friendly animals and wonder what they would taste like as sweetbread.You realize sweetbread is the urine producing kidneys... right?
lol.
Sweetbread:
1.
Also called stomach sweetbread. the pancreas of an animal, especially a calf or a lamb, used for food.
2.
Also called neck sweetbread, throat sweetbread. the thymus gland of such an animal, used for food.
Not necessarily kidneys from a technical standpoint, although I'm sure some people do call kidneys by such a name when preparing them as food.
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I regularly have the overwhelming urge to attempt to build a castle, which would be both my home and my workplace, and able to house up to one hundred and ninety-nine other people who would also live self-sufficiently within its walls.
Post by: iyaerP on May 07, 2011, 12:25:44 am
That seems almost delicious when you compare it to the kitten tallow biscuits i had for lunch.That would just taste like butter.
"I can't believe it's not butter!"
Have you ever eaten biscuits made entirely of butter? Yeah, I think I'd rather have just about anything else.
They're called croissants.
:D
This is a kitten tallow croissant. It is composed of finely minced goat milk butter, finely ground cave wheat flour, dwarven rum, and finely minced kitten tallow.
Post by: scout890 on May 07, 2011, 12:43:13 am
Post by: Syrup Roast on May 07, 2011, 02:36:50 am
Whenever any mildly significant action occurs, I shout DF combat announcements. Writing, for instance: The Human stabs the Pencil into the Paper, jamming the graphite into the plant fiber!The homework has been knocked unconscious.
Post by: Mantonio on May 07, 2011, 05:33:43 am
http://www.geekosystem.com/terry-pratchett-sword/
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on May 15, 2011, 01:33:23 am
I'm tempted to do what Terry Pratchett did.
http://www.geekosystem.com/terry-pratchett-sword/
As am I, admittedly. It's really quite a very nice looking sword, although I much prefer shorter, curved blades for my own use.
Post by: Uristocrat on May 15, 2011, 01:44:29 am
Also, I may soon have a piece of Saguaro wood, just so I can determine its material properties experimentally.
Post by: Andreus on May 15, 2011, 02:28:35 am
(And if it'll brew nicely).
Post by: SirHoneyBadger on May 15, 2011, 03:44:15 am
I now assess every food item I see on its potential to be used as an improvised weapon.
I did that long before DF was so much as a twinkle in ToadyOne's eye :P
Post by: skaltum on May 15, 2011, 05:28:54 am
i'm getting ready to be a zombeh slaya
i can name the quickest way to forge metals and the requisites needed >_<
i'm HAPPY? :O
i want to own a badger and unleash it upon any one with large elfy ears
Post by: Angel Of Death on May 15, 2011, 05:29:56 am
I shit you not, I've actually thought that once.
Post by: Megaman3321 on May 15, 2011, 08:49:40 am
Of course, most people (i.e., not DFers) can't tell the difference, so they just go "No, that's not the fun part," etc.
Post by: Tetragenic on May 15, 2011, 09:13:31 am
Post by: skaltum on May 15, 2011, 01:10:28 pm
Post by: usgreth on May 18, 2011, 12:54:06 pm
Like others I have been looking into geology a lot more
And have also been sniggering a bit at friends playing minecraft with its simplicity and subtly dropping hints that they should check out dwarf fortress
Have virtually stopped playing world of warcraft since I have to finish digging my way to chaos temple/flooding lava sea/building four 20 z-floor high towers to use up rock
Post by: Nyxalinth on May 24, 2011, 12:59:23 am
...I have a dwarf paladin in WoW named Uristmcdwarf
Post by: Deus Machina on May 24, 2011, 06:49:29 am
...I stand off to the side when opening my garage door.
...I actually left a note on the counter at work: Deus has cancelled Check In Shipment: too hungry.
Post by: BradB on June 03, 2011, 12:43:29 am
Post by: evileeyore on June 03, 2011, 12:52:24 am
Post by: dwarfhoplite on June 03, 2011, 08:01:39 am
Post by: Gamerlord on June 03, 2011, 08:04:40 am
Post by: Corona688 on June 03, 2011, 11:18:14 am
...I can translate text into lots of animals and monsters standing in a row.Or vice versa.
(http://burningsmell.org/images/cage.gif)
Post by: nymall on June 03, 2011, 06:51:32 pm
...Have thought of how to turn a monster from my wife's new writing project into a DF mod.
Post by: WillowLuman on June 12, 2011, 06:36:45 pm
...I want to take a geology class, for its now easy A
...actually made a succession fort.
...like elves for their easily raised tempers and goblins for their easily broken limbs.
Post by: Monk321654 on June 12, 2011, 07:25:57 pm
I wonder why people don't just build Dwarven Generators for power.
I chain my dog in front of the house to ward off Kobolds.
Post by: Lord Shonus on June 13, 2011, 07:37:23 pm
Post by: Monk321654 on June 13, 2011, 07:39:16 pm
I look up pictures of ballistas on Google Images.
Post by: Beardless on June 15, 2011, 02:29:11 pm
Post by: Coco146 on June 15, 2011, 05:23:53 pm
Post by: Tharwen on June 15, 2011, 05:49:08 pm
...have begun to wonder why peoPle think dwarves are Scottish. I mean I am a scot and my liver still functions as it shouldYou're clearly doing it wrong then.
Post by: Naz on June 15, 2011, 06:13:17 pm
Dwarves' livers function just fine too. keep in mind though that aside from their height, one of the other genetic differences is that their liver is 15 times bigger than a human's....have begun to wonder why peoPle think dwarves are Scottish. I mean I am a scot and my liver still functions as it shouldYou're clearly doing it wrong then.
Post by: Felius on June 15, 2011, 06:55:45 pm
He is no true Scotsman. I bet he also puts sugar on his porridge. :P...have begun to wonder why peoPle think dwarves are Scottish. I mean I am a scot and my liver still functions as it shouldYou're clearly doing it wrong then.
Post by: Syrup Roast on June 15, 2011, 09:20:09 pm
...upon reading that one third of Taiwan is covered in mountains, I immediately thought, "That's a lot of unembarkable space."... there is no such thing as 'unembarkable.'
Unless, of course, you're talking about the Adamantine Space Elevator.
Post by: andyman564 on June 15, 2011, 09:54:15 pm
Post by: Coco146 on June 16, 2011, 01:27:24 am
He is no true Scotsman. I bet he also puts sugar on his porridge. :P...have begun to wonder why peoPle think dwarves are Scottish. I mean I am a scot and my liver still functions as it shouldYou're clearly doing it wrong then.
Wrong I use salt like I should, I have worn a kilt but I just don't like drink.. Or sleep it gets in-between me and my dorfs.
Post by: Trapezohedron on July 20, 2011, 07:14:29 am
Anyway...
... I became interested in the topic of geology, botany, and blacksmiths used to forge back in the past.
Post by: lanceleoghauni on July 20, 2011, 09:00:12 am
Post by: nerdyboy321123 on August 25, 2011, 12:15:40 pm
Post by: acetech09 on August 25, 2011, 12:21:43 pm
Post by: Kaleb702 Games on August 25, 2011, 12:47:03 pm
I'm reading the b12 forums on this long car ride instead of a book...
You got internet how?
Post by: Max176 on August 25, 2011, 02:02:52 pm
Smartphone, probably.I'm reading the b12 forums on this long car ride instead of a book...
You got internet how?
Post by: Kaleb702 Games on August 25, 2011, 02:51:48 pm
Ah, I forgot about that.Smartphone, probably.I'm reading the b12 forums on this long car ride instead of a book...
You got internet how?
Post by: Komra on August 25, 2011, 03:43:30 pm
Post by: moki on August 25, 2011, 04:30:46 pm
I also drink almost everything that's got alcohol in it, but I don't think, that's got anything to do with DF...
Post by: Malarauko on August 25, 2011, 06:55:26 pm
Post by: Spaghetti on August 25, 2011, 07:48:02 pm
Post by: UristMcHuman on August 25, 2011, 08:31:12 pm
... I want to live in one.
... I have developed a fear of Giant Cave Spiders.
... I want to go out to the Rockies and carve my own [CAVE_DETAILED].
... I wonder why Dwarves, Elves, Goblins and Kobolds
Post by: Gabeux on August 25, 2011, 10:03:09 pm
Teacher says: "If your employees are not motivated, production will be low, and costs will be high"
My mind interprets: "If your dwarves are unhappy, they will stop working, and tantrum occurances will be high"
Post by: nerdyboy321123 on August 25, 2011, 10:16:58 pm
Yeah, it's new, surprisingly cheap too. Also, to add to the list, because of dwarf fortress, I set it to remember my password on the b12 forums before adding contacts.Ah, I forgot about that.Smartphone, probably.I'm reading the b12 forums on this long car ride instead of a book...
You got internet how?
Post by: Umune on August 25, 2011, 11:55:46 pm
Post by: lishain on August 27, 2011, 12:07:01 pm
...Afraid to go to the circus.
Post by: andyman564 on August 27, 2011, 01:42:05 pm
Post by: GaxkangtheUnbound on August 27, 2011, 03:02:12 pm
Typically, it
Post by: Crazy Cow on August 31, 2011, 09:19:08 pm
... i hear the DF background music whenever i approach any computer.
LIES! NO MORTAL CAN REMEMBER WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE!
... I was playing scrabble and put down "andesite." My brother called BS, I called Wikipedia. I'm tempted to sign up for a geology class just to see if my "knowledge" is applicable to real life in any way.
Post by: Eoganachta on August 31, 2011, 09:56:13 pm
.. I now adapt every Administration class / Human Resources class (which I don't understand why I should have since I'm on Computer Science 3-year tech course), to a Dwarf Fortress Overseer Class.
Teacher says: "If your employees are not motivated, production will be low, and costs will be high"
My mind interprets: "If your dwarves are unhappy, they will stop working, and tantrum occurances will be high"
Df in the workplace FTW!
The computer moniter strikes Urist McProgrammer in the head, breaking the bone and tearing the brain.
Urist McProgrammer has been struck down.
Urist McMoniterThrower has been stood down.
Post by: Gamerlord on September 01, 2011, 03:33:07 am
...
...
...
... must try it...
Post by: Loof on September 01, 2011, 04:41:04 am
Post by: dragoncurse on September 01, 2011, 05:01:16 am
Post by: ShadowBroker on September 02, 2011, 06:26:51 pm
...i break down buildings and map out how i would build them
Post by: acetech09 on September 02, 2011, 06:43:27 pm
Post by: Max176 on September 02, 2011, 11:17:24 pm
Post by: Teronsuke on September 02, 2011, 11:49:13 pm
Post by: Kassil on September 18, 2011, 05:04:03 pm
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I desire to construct a sprawling city-fort above an actual active lava lake.
...I daydream of the customers at work being goblins to be caged and hurled into magma.
...The idea of installing spear traps in the driveway to deter unwanted visitors is appealing.
...Living on top of a near-surface aquifer (underground river) makes me desire the creation of a dwarven water reactor.
...I want to train my pugs as war dogs.
...I want to build watchtowers with blue peafowl on the corners of my property.
...I wonder how distances map from DF to reality. (How many Urists in an acre?)
...Magma is a suitable answer to any problem.
Post by: Vehudur on September 18, 2011, 05:39:55 pm
LIES! NO MORTAL CAN REMEMBER WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE!
... I was playing scrabble and put down "andesite." My brother called BS, I called Wikipedia. I'm tempted to sign up for a geology class just to see if my "knowledge" is applicable to real life in any way.
//start{geology}
Andesite is an intermediate volcanic rock, frequently containing apatite, garnet, zircon, ilmenite, biotite, and magnetite with minor amounts of feldspar and containing phenocrysts. They originate from the mixing of felsic (rhyolite) and mafic (basalt) magmas prior to eruption. This results in a highly explosive magma that usually produces stratovolcanoes and can produce exceptionally violent eruptions.
//end{geology}
When I watched that Futurama episode about Fry's dog I couldn't stop wondering if Dolomite really was magma-proof.
No it's not, it decomposes at high temperatures. If you add high pressure also, you get a form of marble. If you have just pressure, you get a different form of marble.
Post by: acetech09 on September 18, 2011, 05:42:17 pm
...I wonder what black bear meat tastes like.
...I wonder what cave lobster tastes like.
Post by: Necro910 on September 18, 2011, 06:13:03 pm
"Hey! How do you get rid of an ant infestation?"
"Would you like to sign a petition to save the forest?"
"Do you support Obama?"
Post by: Crazy Cow on September 18, 2011, 07:24:14 pm
I now scream magma at questions asked of me, in real life.
"Hey! How do you get rid of an ant infestation?"
"Would you like to sign a petition to save the forest?"
"Do you support Obama?"
I believe that every Bay12'er must have a quote from you, as a rite of passage.
Post by: Necro910 on September 18, 2011, 07:26:25 pm
Wow. Just.. wow.I now scream magma at questions asked of me, in real life.
"Hey! How do you get rid of an ant infestation?"
"Would you like to sign a petition to save the forest?"
"Do you support Obama?"
I believe that every Bay12'er must have a quote from you, as a rite of passage.
Am I really that highly viewed? :o
Post by: Nyxalinth on September 27, 2011, 12:49:42 pm
Post by: Tevish Szat on September 27, 2011, 01:15:29 pm
"The solution is obviously magma."
"We don't have any magma."
"You mean we just need to dig for it?"
"You can't dig to magma."
"What, no pick? We have to make a copper pick first?
"You can't make a copper pick. We don't have copper, or a forge, and you don't know how."
"What kind of lousy embark is this?!"
(Entirely in good humor, seeing as I was positing magma as the solution for scheduling mishaps.)
Post by: Wimopy on September 27, 2011, 01:38:31 pm
... I feel bad for eating cupcakes. (See above)
... I understand geography, geology and biology surprisingly fast.
... in real life, I call myself a tree-hugger for caring about the environment/human rights.
... I know that the only basic need for life is something to live on... (no breathe, no eat, no sleep, no drink... etc.)
... I question Einstein's famous equation.
Post by: Necro910 on September 27, 2011, 01:47:28 pm
... I like ponies. (Damn you, Necro!)BWAHAHAHHAH
... I feel bad for eating cupcakes. (See above)
Post by: urick on September 27, 2011, 02:22:17 pm
Post by: Thorus on September 29, 2011, 08:02:22 am
[...]
... I wonder why Dwarves, Elves, Goblins and Koboldsdon't existaren't seen in the real world.
and: Because of Dwarf Fortress my first thought was "maybe they didn't survive world gen".
Because of Dwarf Fortress I need a new CPU with more power.
Post by: Hitty40 on September 29, 2011, 08:05:38 am
Post by: ZeroSumHappiness on September 29, 2011, 10:25:58 am
Post by: Wimopy on September 30, 2011, 02:17:34 am
I just realized that Nether-cap wood would be awesome for cooling an overclocked computer.
Wooden Computers. That would really annoy the
Post by: Mitchewawa on September 30, 2011, 02:43:21 am
I'm also starting to see the good side of communism.
Post by: geail on September 30, 2011, 10:49:28 am
Post by: FritzPL on May 06, 2012, 01:25:11 pm
or scream and run if I'm unarmed
resurrection, just because
Post by: WaffleEggnog on May 06, 2012, 03:17:30 pm
I take whatever i wan't from stores because economy isn't fixed yet....... didint work out well
Post by: Mrhappyface on May 06, 2012, 03:28:10 pm
The ancient Hawaiians incidentally weaponized magma too.
Post by: Eric Blank on May 06, 2012, 04:47:55 pm
Post by: Hanslanda on May 06, 2012, 06:38:24 pm
I looked up Thrips.
When someone gets mad, I think '____ cancels action: Throwing Tantrum.'
Post by: Kassil on May 13, 2012, 09:40:20 am
Post by: Hamsmagoo on May 13, 2012, 09:44:23 am
Post by: Kassil on May 13, 2012, 09:45:29 am
Because of Dwarf Fortress... I'm never getting laid again.
Pshaw.
You just have to find someone who can tolerate/enjoy the dementia DF causes.
My fiancee finds my occasional rages at dumb dorfs to be quite entertaining.
Post by: Gr33kjester on May 13, 2012, 12:11:07 pm
I'm also starting to see the good side of communism.MUHAHAHA!
Oh and on topic:
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I now de-value the lives of others, and put booze first.
Post by: Hanslanda on May 13, 2012, 02:12:37 pm
Post by: Hamsmagoo on May 13, 2012, 05:09:10 pm
Post by: Nyan Thousand on May 13, 2012, 05:17:37 pm
Post by: TheCoolSideofthePIllow on May 13, 2012, 05:27:18 pm
...I don't drink water from rivers that drain into oceans, because the river water is probably salty.
...When calling up the city to see if it's safe to dig in my yard, I always make sure to ask if the site is located on an aquifer.
...When my clothes get worn out, I just toss them on the ground and go about my business in the nude until someone gives me more.
...I admired a well made sock recently.
Post by: Nyxalinth on May 13, 2012, 05:42:56 pm
Post by: Hanslanda on May 14, 2012, 11:33:19 pm
Now, when I watch Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, I think, 'Why isn't Indy using a silver whip?'
Post by: Sabreur on May 15, 2012, 01:49:20 pm
I'm reading books on glassmaking because being a Peasant bothers me.
Post by: Sallen on May 15, 2012, 03:46:03 pm
I'm also starting to see the good side of communism.
Also I've learned a lot of new English words in specialized fields, mostly geology.
Post by: Monk321654 on May 19, 2012, 05:00:45 pm
Post by: helmacon on May 20, 2012, 12:38:48 am
I drink out of the barel
I am terified of cats
I feel the pain of the imigration oficals
I pass geology tests without studying (more than pass actualy)
Post by: flieroflight on May 20, 2012, 02:33:49 am
Post by: crazysheep on May 20, 2012, 02:36:32 am
Post by: Sus on May 20, 2012, 04:05:49 am
The Samurai hacks the Villain in the left lower arm with his *steel long sword* and the severed part sails off in an arc!
Post by: crazysheep on May 20, 2012, 04:18:05 am
My ability to watch wuxia films (or any films featuring any manner of hand-to-hand combat whatsoever, for that matter) is ruined forever. :'(It was actually fun to watch Avengers after playing Dwarf Fortress.
The Samurai hacks the Villain in the left lower arm with his *steel long sword* and the severed part sails off in an arc!
The Elite Marksdwarf bashes the Assassin with his <+<*steel crossbow*>+>, but misses the target!
Post by: WillowLuman on May 20, 2012, 11:09:41 pm
Thor swings his ++mjonlir hammer++ at Captain, but the attack is deflected by his ++*vibranium*++ shield!My ability to watch wuxia films (or any films featuring any manner of hand-to-hand combat whatsoever, for that matter) is ruined forever. :'(It was actually fun to watch Avengers after playing Dwarf Fortress.
The Samurai hacks the Villain in the left lower arm with his *steel long sword* and the severed part sails off in an arc!
The Elite Marksdwarf bashes the Assassin with his <+<*steel crossbow*>+>, but misses the target!
Post by: blackmagechill on May 26, 2012, 02:24:28 pm
The Soap Maker cuts the *bomb* with his iron scissors on the green wire and the part sails off in an arc!
The Wrestler is Enraged!
The Wrestler Punches the Soap Maker in the Upper Right Arm, bruising the muscle through the +cotton fiber bathrobe+!
The Wrestler drags the Soap Maker across the concrete, tearing the skin on the lower body!
Post by: Taikand on May 26, 2012, 03:20:53 pm
You guys completely ruined movies for me now. Guess which movie this combat log is from.
The Soap Maker cuts the *bomb* with his iron scissors on the green wire and the part sails off in an arc!
The Wrestler is Enraged!
The Wrestler Punches the Soap Maker in the Upper Right Arm, bruising the muscle through the +cotton fiber bathrobe+!
The Wrestler drags the Soap Maker across the concrete, tearing the skin on the lower body!
The Wrestler is posesed , that's why he can't gain any skill in soap making.
Actually, during that entire movie the entire organisation was basically a tantrum spiral.
Post by: crazysheep on May 26, 2012, 08:21:22 pm
Funny, I would have thought it was closer to a strange mood involving possession.You guys completely ruined movies for me now. Guess which movie this combat log is from.
The Soap Maker cuts the *bomb* with his iron scissors on the green wire and the part sails off in an arc!
The Wrestler is Enraged!
The Wrestler Punches the Soap Maker in the Upper Right Arm, bruising the muscle through the +cotton fiber bathrobe+!
The Wrestler drags the Soap Maker across the concrete, tearing the skin on the lower body!
The Wrestler is posesed , that's why he can't gain any skill in soap making.
Actually, during that entire movie the entire organisation was basically a tantrum spiral.
The Soap Maker has created Operation FTW, a bank-destroying plan of artifact proportions!
Post by: blackmagechill on May 27, 2012, 09:14:43 am
Post by: Vodrilus on May 27, 2012, 09:54:47 am
Vodrilus withdraws from society...
Vodrilus has claimed a laptop!
Vodrilus sketches pictures of an eclipse.
Vodrilus works secretly...
Vodrilus has created an image viewer in Java!
Vodrilus is quite content with making an artifact.
However, as with most artifacts, this one is also pretty useless, as it only displays a single, hard-coded image.
Post by: Kassil on May 27, 2012, 09:58:30 am
I've regained my interest towards making games. Sadly, I only know some of the basics of Java. :'(
Vodrilus withdraws from society...
Vodrilus has claimed a laptop!
Vodrilus sketches pictures of an eclipse.
Vodrilus works secretly...
Vodrilus has created an image viewer in Java!
Vodrilus is quite content with making an artifact.
However, as with most artifacts, this one is also pretty useless, as it only displays a single, hard-coded image.
May I direct you to http://www.rpgmakerweb.com/ (http://www.rpgmakerweb.com/)? The software they sell is pretty handy for building your own, although limited to the kinds of games they support. DF the 16-bit adventure game it won't be.
Post by: Vodrilus on May 27, 2012, 11:57:21 am
May I direct you to http://www.rpgmakerweb.com/ (http://www.rpgmakerweb.com/)? The software they sell is pretty handy for building your own, although limited to the kinds of games they support. DF the 16-bit adventure game it won't be.Thanks for the offer, but I'm... well... cheap. Also, I'm anti-piracy. Which means, no RPGMaker for me. With regard to other editors that I've tried (free), I'm a bit OCD with all of the "secret projects" that I get in my head. If I can't get it just right, it's pointless to continue. Eh, that's "living life with challenges enabled" for you. ::)
Edit: The above are also reasons why I play DF. :P
Post by: WillowLuman on May 28, 2012, 11:16:54 pm
Post by: Blizzlord on May 29, 2012, 12:25:49 am
Post by: crazysheep on May 29, 2012, 12:26:48 am
...I now consider it normal for forums to be as insane as this one has become.I can't, other forums I visit are pretty sane.
Post by: Blizzlord on May 29, 2012, 12:28:57 am
So are they for me, but as Bay12 is etched into my mind I can do naught but find it strange they are sane even though I know it isn't....I now consider it normal for forums to be as insane as this one has become.I can't, other forums I visit are pretty sane.
Post by: crazysheep on May 29, 2012, 12:36:17 am
Ah. That makes sense.So are they for me, but as Bay12 is etched into my mind I can do naught but find it strange they are sane even though I know it isn't....I now consider it normal for forums to be as insane as this one has become.I can't, other forums I visit are pretty sane.
Post by: Hanslanda on May 29, 2012, 11:05:15 am
Post by: Nyan Thousand on May 29, 2012, 11:13:30 am
...I now consider it normal for forums to be as insane as this one has become.Have you ever thought that maybe we're the sane forum, and everybody else is crazy? I mean, we have all these righteously right ideas, right? I mean, kitten meat and dog mittens isn't that abhorrent when you think about it. It's them who's crazy.
Post by: Blizzlord on May 29, 2012, 11:24:38 am
I need that quote. Now....I now consider it normal for forums to be as insane as this one has become.Have you ever thought that maybe we're the sane forum, and everybody else is crazy? I mean, we have all these righteously right ideas, right? I mean, kitten meat and dog mittens isn't that abhorrent when you think about it. It's them who's crazy.
Post by: Hanslanda on May 29, 2012, 11:29:02 am
People have these massive, labrynthian set of laws that regulate such things as: What plants you can burn to inhale the carcinogens from, standards for letting a food product rot to produce a poison that has 'fun' effects, how fast you can make your 'I'm-raping-the-natural-order-going-this-fast' car go, and laws about killing animals for food at the wrong times of the year.
Yeah, everyone in the whole world is crazy but us.
Post by: Madventurer on May 29, 2012, 03:23:59 pm
Post by: GalenEvil on May 29, 2012, 08:03:20 pm
... I need alcohol to get through the post-working day.
... I don't find anything all that gruesome anymore (slightly less so then before starting to play DF anyway)
... my delusions of grandeur now seem justified
Post by: Corai on May 29, 2012, 08:05:16 pm
Post by: WillowLuman on May 29, 2012, 09:16:10 pm
Because of dwarf fortress, I am digging a 20 foot long 5 feet deep trench in stone with a pick bigger than I am.How does that work, anyway? Do you mean construction equipment, or an actual oversized pickaxe? I've never heard of one longer than maybe 4 feet.
Post by: Hanslanda on May 29, 2012, 09:59:34 pm
Post by: WillowLuman on May 29, 2012, 10:03:14 pm
Post by: Hanslanda on May 29, 2012, 10:07:54 pm
Post by: Corai on May 29, 2012, 10:09:46 pm
Because of dwarf fortress, I am digging a 20 foot long 5 feet deep trench in stone with a pick bigger than I am.How does that work, anyway? Do you mean construction equipment, or an actual oversized pickaxe? I've never heard of one longer than maybe 4 feet.
My dad is big, and has big picks. Hes bringing me to help for once. It had to be digging.
Post by: Hanslanda on May 30, 2012, 10:26:37 pm
Post by: Blizzlord on May 30, 2012, 11:46:32 pm
Post by: Hanslanda on May 31, 2012, 12:00:08 am
Post by: Sus on May 31, 2012, 06:03:46 am
Post by: Ivir_Baggins on May 31, 2012, 02:13:01 pm
Post by: Blizzlord on May 31, 2012, 02:19:18 pm
Because of Dwarf Fortress, or more accurately the Bay12 community, I have started watching My Little Pony, to my chagrin.We expected nothing less. The thing hooks peoples interest whether they like it or not.
Post by: GalenEvil on May 31, 2012, 08:19:33 pm
Because of Dwarf Fortress, or more accurately the Bay12 community, I have started watching My Little Pony, to my chagrin.We expected nothing less. The thing hooks peoples interest whether they like it or not.
Huzzah for having crappy internet then? :D || :'(
Post by: Hanslanda on May 31, 2012, 11:13:25 pm
Because of Dwarf Fortress, or more accurately the Bay12 community, I have started watching My Little Pony, to my chagrin.We expected nothing less. The thing hooks peoples interest whether they like it or not.
I have good internet and I simply refuse to watch My Little Pony out of misguided chauvinism.
Post by: Blizzlord on May 31, 2012, 11:18:57 pm
So we watch a show we think is genuinely good and suddenly it is overzealous patriotism? ???Because of Dwarf Fortress, or more accurately the Bay12 community, I have started watching My Little Pony, to my chagrin.We expected nothing less. The thing hooks peoples interest whether they like it or not.
I have good internet and I simply refuse to watch My Little Pony out of misguided chauvinism.
Post by: Lightningfalcon on May 31, 2012, 11:24:04 pm
And my friends refuse to speak to me. Something about me being a lunatic who wants to use children as slave labor, so that I can build a device that uses magma to burn fat. Because exercise is to simple a solution to obesity.
Post by: Hanslanda on May 31, 2012, 11:36:50 pm
So we watch a show we think is genuinely good and suddenly it is overzealous patriotism? ???Because of Dwarf Fortress, or more accurately the Bay12 community, I have started watching My Little Pony, to my chagrin.We expected nothing less. The thing hooks peoples interest whether they like it or not.
I have good internet and I simply refuse to watch My Little Pony out of misguided chauvinism.
No, no, no... Please don't misunderstand. What I meant is that, regardless of its qualities as a show, I refuse to watch it because I have old-fashioned ideas of 'masculinity' and that it would violate them. I meant it more as a self-deprecating comment than anything else. I don't Complain About Shows I Don't Watch. I complain about my reasons for not watching potentially good shows. Sorry for the misstatement.
Post by: Megaman3321 on May 31, 2012, 11:59:47 pm
Because of dwarf fortress, I have engrained into my brain that < and > are up and down.
Because of dwarf fortress, I have a burning hatred for anyone with green hair and a pale complexion.
Because of dwarf fortress, I see everything in both normal vision and ASCII.
Post by: WillowLuman on June 01, 2012, 12:56:35 am
Post by: WriterX on June 01, 2012, 02:57:06 am
Post by: Sus on June 01, 2012, 05:45:51 am
Because of dwarf fortress, I have engrained into my brain that < and > are up and down.NetHack did that to me waaaay before I ever got into Dwarf Fortress. Plus, having played NH, it's confusing that items in DF are represented by the "wrong" characters (e.g. weapons are '/' instead of ')')... not to mention the different monsters. '&' means the same thing in both, though.
Post by: Kassil on June 01, 2012, 05:56:29 am
Because of dwarf fortress, I have engrained into my brain that < and > are up and down.NetHack did that to me waaaay before I ever got into Dwarf Fortress. Plus, having played NH, it's confusing that items in DF are represented by the "wrong" characters (e.g. weapons are '/' instead of ')')... not to mention the different monsters. '&' means the same thing in both, though.
I now want a mail demon in DF.
Post by: Vodrilus on June 01, 2012, 11:08:49 am
Post by: misko27 on June 02, 2012, 12:29:14 pm
This is LadyLiberty, a giant statue in steel by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdiv. Alll Craftmanship is of the highest quality. It is coated with a sheath of Copper. It Menaces with spikes of copper. The Statue Represents Libertas, a God who most often takes the shape of a female human, and is associated with Freedom.
On the Statue is a image of Humans in Copper. The Humans are traveling. The Artwork relates to the settlement of Migrants in the Metropolis NewYork in 1886-2012
Post by: Blizzlord on June 02, 2012, 12:33:13 pm
Post by: Aseaheru on June 02, 2012, 12:34:21 pm
Post by: Hanslanda on June 02, 2012, 01:20:12 pm
Post by: Aseaheru on June 02, 2012, 01:20:33 pm
Post by: crazysheep on June 02, 2012, 07:24:36 pm
because of dwarf fortress, i read forums regularly.Been doing that ever since I got stuck into regular gaming.
Post by: WillowLuman on June 02, 2012, 09:14:48 pm
Post by: Hanslanda on June 02, 2012, 09:32:35 pm
Post by: Vodrilus on June 03, 2012, 04:54:38 am
Post by: Blizzlord on June 03, 2012, 05:01:01 am
Post by: miauw62 on June 03, 2012, 05:50:14 am
Spend more time on the forums than anything else computer related.
Post by: Tabbyman on June 03, 2012, 06:40:59 am
Post by: nopil3os on June 03, 2012, 06:44:42 am
Post by: Blizzlord on June 03, 2012, 06:56:19 am
Edit: reply#1000 :D
Post by: peskyninja on June 03, 2012, 08:31:41 am
Spend more time on the forums than anything else computer related.This.
And because of dwarf fortress I bought a new processor.
Post by: Eric Blank on June 03, 2012, 12:00:49 pm
So you dream in ASCII? That is only the first step down the road. Soon you will start seeing ASCII all over the world. 8)
Edit: reply#1000 :D
I never started dreaming in pure ASCII. I've had a dream that involved the entirety of DF gameplay once, but even though everything was arranged in neat little blocks it was in full 3D with my mind compensating for the visuals. Sometimes my dream would include a little mini-map in ASCII, presumably to help me navigate... I don't remember dreams very well, unforunately.
Because of DF, I have a purpose in life; rocks!
Post by: Sabreur on June 03, 2012, 02:48:35 pm
Post by: Reese on July 04, 2012, 12:32:31 pm
haha, OK, there's more to it than that.
I was playing Evil Genius, which I'd picked up a while ago(curse you, Steam, and your sales!), but just played last night and I went to designate a corridor in my underground base by pressing 'd' on my keyboard.
Post by: Crazy Cow on July 04, 2012, 12:46:17 pm
Because of Dwarf Fortress, I was playing Evil Genius.
haha, OK, there's more to it than that.
I was playing Evil Genius, which I'd picked up a while ago(curse you, Steam, and your sales!), but just played last night and I went to designate a corridor in my underground base by pressing 'd' on my keyboard.
I was playing StarCraft the other day and tried to build a pylon with the 'b' key. Turns out it's a legitimate hotkey in the game.
Hmm...
*Crazy Cow withdraws from society!*
Post by: Sprin on July 05, 2012, 10:19:36 am
Post by: misko27 on July 05, 2012, 11:27:53 am
Post by: ivanthe8th on July 05, 2012, 06:30:36 pm
That should work....
Also whenever someone asks me how I am I immediately say "[Ivan] has been quite content recently..." before listing some of the things going on in my life.
Post by: Aseaheru on July 06, 2012, 04:00:28 pm
or they just insult me more.
Post by: GoombaGeek on July 06, 2012, 04:05:12 pm
Post by: Reese on July 06, 2012, 04:30:46 pm
A caravan has arrived.
Your entire
Post by: darklord92 on October 01, 2012, 10:21:31 pm
Post by: Mageziya on October 01, 2012, 10:32:47 pm
I can never look at mermaids the same way again.Ñ
Thy declare this thread,
REBORN!
from the shackles of the earth that entombed it, welcome back to daylight, archives of the past.
Post by: Hanslanda on October 02, 2012, 12:03:23 am
Post by: DiezIrae on October 02, 2012, 07:00:29 am
... I can't stop listening to 'Village of Dwarves' by Rhapsody.
Post by: guitarxe on October 02, 2012, 12:32:01 pm
Post by: Aseaheru on October 02, 2012, 06:25:38 pm
Post by: Mr Space Cat on October 02, 2012, 06:44:31 pm
It's actually quite interesting as a whole religion, but also for how the dwarves fit into it. The dwarves were originally thought of as a branch of elves (spirits) based around the creation of things, rather than the care of things like wood-elves or sea-elves. That's why the dwarves were thought of as master-smiths, and why Tolkein portrayed them as such.
It's hard to really explain, since I'm still fairly new to the religion, but it is interesting to read about.
Post by: NAV on October 03, 2012, 06:00:32 pm
Nav is knocked off his bike and tumbles backwards
Nav slams into an obstacle, bruising the left upper arm's skin
Nav stands up
The skateboarder apologizes
Post by: Gentlefish on October 03, 2012, 06:15:40 pm
The skateboarder collides with Nav
Nav is knocked off his bike and tumbles backwards
Nav slams into an obstacle, bruising the left upper arm's skin
Nav stands up
The skateboarder apologizes
You forgot the tearing of the left lower arm's skin while skidding. New feature.
Post by: NAV on October 03, 2012, 06:39:24 pm
The skateboarder collides with Nav
Nav is knocked off his bike and tumbles backwards
Nav slams into an obstacle, bruising the left upper arm's skin
Nav stands up
The skateboarder apologizes
You forgot the tearing of the left lower arm's skin while skidding. New feature.
But my skin wasn't torn, and I didn't skid. Ruined my shirt though.
There was this one time with the bouncy jogger.... I still have that scar lol.
Post by: Varnifane on October 03, 2012, 06:43:44 pm
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Post by: doublestrafe on October 04, 2012, 06:22:13 pm
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Post by: Cptn Kaladin Anrizlokum on May 05, 2014, 08:38:08 pm
I just assume that dwarves used accents instead of all the elven grammar words.I am making a poem about dwarf fortress for a poetry project.Good luck with that, you'd probably need to use some non dwarf words because they don't have many important words needed for speech.
I shall call it.... the ballad of Tatlosgeshak (fishbait)
Post by: Spinning Welshman on May 06, 2014, 08:24:03 am
I just assume that dwarves used accents instead of all the elven grammar words.I am making a poem about dwarf fortress for a poetry project.Good luck with that, you'd probably need to use some non dwarf words because they don't have many important words needed for speech.
I shall call it.... the ballad of Tatlosgeshak (fishbait)
You realise you just quoted a post from 2009 right? :P
Post by: Mishrak on May 06, 2014, 12:21:01 pm
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Post by: Cptn Kaladin Anrizlokum on May 06, 2014, 05:06:39 pm
I just assume that dwarves used accents instead of all the elven grammar words.I am making a poem about dwarf fortress for a poetry project.Good luck with that, you'd probably need to use some non dwarf words because they don't have many important words needed for speech.
I shall call it.... the ballad of Tatlosgeshak (fishbait)
You realise you just quoted a post from 2009 right? :P
[sarcasm]No, I wasn't aware.[/sarcasm]
Post by: Cptn Kaladin Anrizlokum on May 06, 2014, 05:10:08 pm
Post by: mate888 on May 06, 2014, 06:28:28 pm
And is not a nice way, it includes angry dogs...
Post by: Dangerous Beans on May 06, 2014, 10:39:08 pm
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Post by: Iamblichos on May 07, 2014, 09:04:26 am
Post by: itisnotlogical on May 07, 2014, 10:01:02 am
The plastic bit strikes Itisnotlogical in the eye, bruising it!
Itisnotlogical puts on his safety goggles.
Post by: Stalker on May 07, 2014, 12:14:06 pm
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