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DF Suggestions / More command line flags

« on: February 29, 2016, 01:19:31 am »

I know this may seem trivial, but the utility - especially for Linux players - warrants the mention and the difficulty should be low enough that it can feasibly be implemented in a day.

The request: More command line flags for modifying Dwarf Fortress's initial run parameters, as follows (in GNU argp style ):

--display=[mode] For setting the display mode (i.e. 2D, 2DASYNC, or TEXT )
--d_init=[file] Select which d_init.txt file to parse.
--init=[file] Select which init.txt file to parse
--fps Show the fps counter
--sound Enable sound even if disabled in the init files.
--nosound Disable sound even if enabled in the init files.
--notemp Disable temperature calculations, even if enabled in the init files.
--skipintro Skip intro.
--forceintro Play intro even if disabled.
--rawdir=[directory] Select which directory to parse the raws from.
--tileset=[directory] this might be a little trickier, but basically the same concept as rawdir, select a directory containing art assets (tilesets) for dwarf fortress to use and an init file to parse from for special directions in its usage.*
--help Display a quick reference of these commands and the world generator command that's already implemented and exit.
--version print version information and exit.
etc. based on feed back from the community

_{*I'm aware that having a tileset init file might require more than a day and technically counts as a second suggestion, but please implement it anyway. I'd recommend having it called "index.txt" and being on the top level on a tileset directory. The structure of that file is up to you, but having an [OVERIDE] tag per creature, caste and occupation that can cause it to pull from a specific file for that creature's graphics would be super great please and thanks.}

The rationale:
While using static configuration files and editing them by hand is all well and good, sometimes players want different configurations right away. In particular the '--rawdir' flag would be a tremendous boon to players who like to use mods ( e.g. the Masterwork Mod ) but don't want to have different copies of dwarf fortress for different mods of the game. It's unlikely this would break the game as each save has its own set or raws to draw from, so '--rawdir' would only affect world gen. The tileset command would ease things for people who want to try different graphical assets for Dwarf Fortress or for the lovely people who develop the Lazy Newb Pack so that they don't have to modify the base raws.

Quote from: My idea for how an override file for selecting more specific graphics would work.

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[OVERRIDE:DWARF] [FILE:dwarf.png] [CASTE:MALE] [OCCUPATION:FARMER:0:0] <- Where the two numbers are the tile x and y coordinates for the sprite to use based on tile-size settings in the init. [CASTE:FEMALE] [OCCUPATION:FARMER:1:0] [OVERRIDE_END]

If the tileset thing doesn't end up working out, at very least seeing the other options flags would be great. I'm also admittedly not very sure how Dwarf Fortress tilesets work, so if the tileset idea is redundant or just plain stupid, just disregard it.

Does anyone else support or have any suggestions on how to refine this?

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DF Community Games & Stories / Bard Quest! The succession legend.

« on: February 20, 2016, 09:42:03 pm »

become famous. Writing songs and poems that will spread around the globe!

The rules are simple and few:

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Sign up for a turn
When your turn is called, download the save and create your bard. Spec however you like! Warrior bards and pacifist bards will be judged only by their output!
Post your bard's name, hometown, and civilization before you begin!
Play for a real-life week or until your demise, whichever comes first.
If your bard does die, please post a screencapture of his death scene.
After a week, if your bard is alive. Retire in the nearest town!
Upload the save and link it for the next player
Tell the story of your bard!

This world was set with no historical discoveries by default, so everything is up to you to discover, record, and sing about! You are the historians and the entertainers of the world!

Quote from: turn list

CaptainMcClellan
~~Bearskie~~ ( Passed. )
Vuohijumala
TheImmortalRyukan
Megaman_zx
Spriggans
Bearskie?
CaptainMcClellan (unless more people sign up,)

I'll upload the first save at the end of my turn. Do we have any takers?[/list]

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Roll To Dodge / Cheesistan Z: Roll to Normal

« on: November 06, 2015, 11:46:42 pm »

Totally Appropriate Announcement Music

At last! Witness the long-anticipated birth of the sequel to the legendary Roll to Dodge Cheesistan! Whether you're new or old, all are welcome to the inception!

Rules:

Quote from: Rules

Introduce yourself and any characters other than yourself you'll be using.
You may have unlimited characters, but only one action per character or two actions if only one character is making an action.
Moderate dialogue and roleplaying are allowed but any action must be rolled for.
From time to time there may be a large and powerful entity that will serve as a boss and be counted as a player. While not strictly required, players are encouraged to work together to defeat the boss.
Rolls will be based on a d8, rather than the standard d6 of most Roll-to-dodges.
Spoiler: Roll value translation (click to show/hide)
[1]Abyssmal failure, often to the point of damaging yourself.
[2]Failure. The action fails in an embarrassing and/or anti-climatic way.
[3]Mild failure. The action fails, but generally just barely and not in as embarrassing or comedic a fashion.
[4]Slight success. The action marginally succeeds,
[5]Semi-success.
[6]High success. The action goes over pretty well and gives the poster mostly what they wanted.
[7]Complete success. The action goes over flawlessly exactly the way the poster intended.
[8]Overkill. The action succeeds so well that it backfires, usually resulting in the opposite of the poster's intentions.

The 3-6 range is open to interpretation and should be considered a grey area. The results ultimately come down to the will of the GM, who usually interprets them in the hopes of the most interesting/cohesive/comedic/fair to the other players way. Be ye warned that posting a trollish roll will usually lead to a trollish result, attacking others will be biased towards failure, and that annoying the GM may result in deductions to your roll.
In order to keep better cohesion, Cheesistan Z will not feature rolling for modifiers on additional rolls, even though that was present in Cheesistan. The exception is for assist rolls, which will now only count for a range of -1 to +1.
An addendum to the above, no longer will players be allowed to acquire/utilize character powers to modify rolls. ( I'm looking at you Beirus. )
All stats are arbitrary and won't need to be kept track of, serving only narrative purposes. If you wish to do so for whatever reason, please keep it inside a spoiler.

Quote from: The Story So Far

The Micronation of Cheesistan and Surrounding Territories having been destabilized by Civil War, Revolution, and frequent invasion by super-powerful entities has been sucked into an alternate dimension in order to protect the Planet Earth. Now inside a mysterious and previously empty dimension, only MacGuffin Mumbo-Jumbo GM powers and the radiant energy of all the many super-beings keeps it alive. However, as the dimension was empty, it has begun sapping the power of all the super-beings, returning them to mere corporeal forms. A temporary treaty has been struck amongst the warring dignitaries, allowing peace to rebuild. Now it is time to reach your will out into the void and forge a new world to cohabitate, whether in peace or in war is up to you.

Quote from: Geography Overview

Arcadia:Capitol of the New Kingdom of Cheesistan.
Microphonia:Capitol of the Republic Kingdom of Cheesistan.
Trapisti Temple:A semi-autonomous, walled in complex housing a cult of transvestites.
Wolf Lake Winter Palace:Unofficial Capitol of the Old Kingdom of Cheesistan, inherited by the former staff of the previous royal family.

Should the factions play a part in this game, I'll add them to this spot in the op.

For now, first turn:

ROLL TO NORMAL: GENERATE A UNIVERSE[/u]

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DF Community Games & Stories / MurderMachines: After the Fall (34.11 succession fort reboot)

« on: September 27, 2015, 12:07:16 am »

Quote from: Ringo, Sheriff of MurderMachines

The Void god, Anima Rytak had fallen, succumbing to the malicious and corrupting toxin of the voidspawn he had fought for so very long. He felt the madness flow into his scarred and numb mind. He didn't try to stop it, no he didn't try to stop it at all. He relished the relinquishment from determining friend from foe and as many thralls had he began to turn on all indiscriminately. With his tremendous power he slew many of what were once friend and foe. However the dwarves of MurderMachines were nonplussed and with scarcely a word began the epic battle with AnimaRytak, wielder of hammer of slade and sword of adamantine. Madness in their own comrade's eyes struck fear into even these, the near demonic dwarves who had already faced death so many times and come back feigning triumph, but in truth the losers in the end. So at the order of Sabertooth, whose job it was then to oversee and command the fortress as per the ancient laws of such affairs, the entirety of MurderMachines' military, including myself battled and slew the Void god. The proclaimed leader of that realm of oblivion was returned to it, perhaps never to return... Thus ends the epic and epoch of MurderMachines the Blood Citadel. Yet, the story does not end there. The next chapter has yet to be born and time will tell what new battle and blood will fall out amongst us all who have lived many lives through the sacrifice of these dwarves - I'm near certain that they are happy with this. Until that day we await here. That is another story. This is the story of what occurred after the "fall" and diminshing of MurderMachines. It began with myself and a strange mood I fell under. As many dwarves before have been possessed by some force internal or external to begin constructions of legendary providence, so to did I feel the deep, dwarven urge as if it had always been imprinted upon my soul and I had been born a dwarf in my first life as in all subsequent. While some worked with stone, some worked metal, some wood, some bone to make the outpouring of their soul this was not enough for me and my deep thirst and ambition. I saw it, as if a vision, the mountains were my canvas! The sweat of dwarves my paint! As to dwarves all over the call has been made and heard I would answer with zeal my call to greatness! I would take this bloodstained hall of arcane riches and make it mine! While the souls of those who had been here since the beginning sought entrance and egress they too were called and felt the drum beat within their soul! No, not to war! To industry! To DWARVENDOM! HERE we make our paradise! HERE we make our destiny! Here we answer the call and carve our names not only into the legends of this world, but to all others were dwarf strikes anvil! Now hear my call, brethren! To arms! Stoke the forges with the blood of the earth itself and forge mechanisms for another great project the likes of those sung in worlds to come! We shall be here remembered and we shall live even the lowliest of us like the highest of kings in all the lands of this world! We shall bend water, stone, iron, magma, and nature all to our will and we shall carve our likeness into the mountains! Are you with me!? Stand up! Roar in our tongue what wonders we have wished for in our greatest suffering and let us quash all enemy and make the ultimate mountainhome. The final great mountainhome for adventurers to wonder upon in centuries to come! If I move on from this world, it shall only be in satisfaction that my work is complete and it will be only by your hands that it will be so. Do it for Raptor who has already fallen and been struck by the resistance of this mountain against us and caused you all to grumble against my rule. Know that I am not alone in this endeavour. Do it as much for yourselves as for me and as much for me as for yourselves. For then we will truly be among the greatest of all legends.

Co-sequel to the legendary MurderMachines, itself of the epic Deathgate saga!

See here for more information about the official third chapter, thus far known as Slaughterhelm, which will be a DF2015 fort. ( 2016 if the update is a bit late. )

Our TV tropes needs updating!

Quote from: Turn list

CaptainMcClellan ( playing )
TheFlame52

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DF Community Games & Stories / Authoredmountains: The New Plague ( 34.11 succession fort reboot )

« on: September 26, 2015, 11:41:25 pm »

( Story to come later! )

Quote from: Turn list

The Save
Original thread: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=135929.0

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Play With Your Buddies / YggdrasilCraft Building Contest! Extended to Sept. 31st!

« on: August 07, 2015, 07:05:33 pm »

SERVER IP: 69.175.45.141

Hello and welcome to YggdrasilCraft, a brand-new server for Minecraft multiplayer. We look forward to your playing and enjoying out server. However. We're not yet ready to let you go on your epic adventure. So while we setup, what I've decided is this: we'll have a contest for players of Minecraft who like to build. You'll have two weeks from the Youtube announcement ( subscribe to my channel here ) to create an epic creation. At the end of two weeks, myself and a closed panel of judges will examine all your works and pick the ones we like best. These will be used and showcased in the spawn area for the main server and the builder will receive a Youtube shout-out with a plug to their channel, if they so wish. ( A Youtube channel is not required for this contest, all that's required is a Minecraft account and an internet connection. )

Please read the rules below. Any violation of these rules will not be tolerated. Mechanisms will be judged separately from constructions. For the purposes of these rules "mechanism" is defined as any component which has multiple states determined by time or a trigger, utilizes mechanisms or utilizes redstone components beyond redstone lamps. This includes redstone lamps which can be turned on or off and includes jukeboxes or note blocks. Just for clarity's sake, any component using the following is a mechanism: hoppers, droppers, dispensers, tripwires, minecarts, redstone comparators, levers, buttons, pressure plates, pistons, sticky pistons, redstone logic, or automated control of liquid flow.

Spoiler: Rules (click to show/hide)

Ethics:

Don't be evil
Deal with it or go away. (ie If you don't like my rules, don't play on my server, simple as that.)
No hate group or gang symbols. There is a zero tolerance for this.
No politically charged content. This is up to the discression of moderators.
No lewd or pornographic content. This server needs to be as friendly for a 9-year-old as an 18-year-old
No spamming, harrassing, bullying, etc.
Comply with, to the best of your ability, the Minecraft guidelines and Terms of Services
Religious imagery/symbols is fine as long as it's nothing controversial. (ie provoking a religion by intentional misuse of their symbolism or explicitly showing violent acts. Religion, history, modern society, and pretty much all of life has dark elements, but causing strife or invoking fear in an unprepared/immature mind is not the goal of this server.) This is up to the discression of moderators and no further investigation will be done, if you're suspected or reported of doing something inappropriate, you will be disqualified. We want to include as many facets of life as possible, but we don't want a negative experience for contestants or visitors.
As a particular caveat to the above: Showing any religious figure in a negative or satirical light, even if deserved, won't be tolerated. For one thing, it's almost never deserved and for another I don't want to get murdered by zealots.
Same as above for politics and politicians with the exception of Hillary Clinton, cos I just plain hate her.
Supporting Vermin Love Supreme for president in 2016 is fine, but using him to try and win will result in being instantly being moved to honorable mentions because the lulz factor is too d*** high.
Using internet memes is discouraged for the same reason, but good use of memeage will make honorable mention. Memes will not win a prize though.
Memoriams to dead people may result in disqualification or honorable mention, depending on taste and detail, but will not be judged for winning either way.
Discussion is fine, but don't curse. I'll have censorship plugs in place, but everyone knows that these can be broken by persistent folks. Don't be that guy. You will get kicked or banned.
No explicit drug references. ( ie, Building a rainbow unicorn is fine, but building a giant syringe is not. )
No references to sexuality or gender politics, no matter which side of the fence you're on. This is almost always flamebait even if you don't intend it to be.
No copyrighted material unless you can prove it complies with US fair use laws. ( It should in most cases, but if I get a DMCA from some ******, I will have no choice but to disqualify and remove the content, which I don't want. Besides creativity is key. )
Do not engage trolls: report them. Engaging trolls could result in you getting disqualified and banned. That'd be sad.
Especially don't white knight, SJW, or mini-mod. If you have a problem, talk to a mod. If the mod says it's not a problem just use the ignore features to block out the person in question. If that's not good enough for you: DEAL WITH IT.
Do not harass or argue with a mod. It's just stupid. Their decisions have force of law during this contest and I personally vetted every mod.
Asking for moderator or operator status, even in jest, will cause an instant kick. These statuses are earned.
Repeatedly doing so will lead to being banned and blacklisted from all my servers.
Attempts at griefing will most likely be stymied by the plugins, but if you manage to circumvent this you will be banned and blacklisted immediately.

Building Regulations and Contest Rules

If you use multiple players on a construction, you must mark your plot as a team entry and put a sign for each player. (See step-by-step guide or instructional video.)
Do not claim more than 10 plots. Only claim a plot after you are finished with your previous entry.
No building structures out of TNT and all fluids (water or lava) must be contained. In the main server TNT will be permitted under certain circumstances but to avoid lag and griefing, I cannot allow any structures made of TNT to be used.
Mechanisms and redstone are amazing and welcome, but all triggers (buttons, levers, pressure plates, etc. ) must be readily apparent, labeled, and demonstratable, and the circuit must function repeatedly with no maintenence.
If a mechanism is heavily expected of causing lag, it will be disqualified. The server on which this building contest is hosted is identical in resources to the main server, so if it causes problem here it cannot be allowed to cause problems in the main server.
Hoppers, droppers, and dispensers in particular must be shown to function automatically without causing lag or needing to be manually refilled.
Minecart constructions (e.g. Roller coasters, certain redstone clock circuits ) must be contained within your plot and function automatically with no more than two triggers. They must also be collision proof if it's possible to do so.
Traps ( any construction which intentionally or accidentally harms a survival player ) are strictly prohibited.
Tripwire is permitted if, and only if, it can be proven to be more functionally viable than a pressure plate. This will require special judging and a sign reading "TRIPWIRE USED" must be placed in all corners of your plot along with a construction of two gold blocks and three redstone blocks stacked vertically. IF NOT, YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
No mechanism can rely on or utilize entrapped mobs. They must all run automatically or by player trigger.
Lava is strictly forbidden for usage in mechanisms. Water is permitted as long as it doesn't cause lag.
Usage of paintings, item frames, vines, and some other wall decorations are totally fine but due to issues with world edit must be marked. The method for marking the use of these will be the same as the method for marking the use of tripwire except that the sign will read "SPECIAL USED" and then specify which block you used on additional lines. Then you'll construct a stack of two gold blocks and three lapis lazuli blocks. This is so that we can properly copy your construction into the spawn zone of the main server should you win. Failure to do so may result in disqualification.
Final rule: I'm trusting you, so be trustworthy. Respect these rules and report all suspected infarctions to the moderators. Abuse of this system for purposes of sabotaging competitors will result in a permanent ban and blacklisting from all of my servers, present and future.

There are three categories here, from which will be picked ten winners each. The top five constructions for each category will be implemented somewhere near the spawn area of the main server, with credit given to the creators. The categories are Solo building, Mechanisms, and Team building. Mechanisms, regardless of whether they were built in a team or alone will be judged in their category. If at any point you allow another player to assist you in anyway you must immediately credit them and mark your plot as a team entry, this includes mechanisms. By entering you agree to abide by the rules above. If for any reason you don't want to be judged for winner or have your construction used in the main server you must mark your plot with a sign saying non entry and construct a soul sand marking pillar. ( A marking pillar is a construction on the edge of your plot that quickly tells moderators and judges important things about your entry. If you've read the rules, you already know what the lapis lazuli and redstone block marking pillars stand for. Click below for examples and what they mean. )

Spoiler: Marking pillars (click to show/hide)

Instructions for playing:
Follow the rules and regulations above, join the server at the follwing IP: 69.175.45.141, type "/plotme auto" to automatically get your plot. This is all the building space you'll have to use. It's small, yes, but space is a premium in a spawn zone.

Put down signs and marking pillars according to the rules and what category you wish to enter. If you need help, feel the rules are being broken, etc. private message a moderator. ( They are the people with red names. ) Do not ask for resources, the game's already in creative. Multiple entries are fine, but only one will get to be on the winner's list and only one will get to be on the honorable mentions. Please don't claim a ridiculous amount of plots though. Assume we use the default texture pack when you're building.

Spoiler: Step by Step guide with pictures. (click to show/hide)

At the end of two weeks from the date of the Youtube announcement, the competition will end and the server will go dark for judging. After that the winners and honorable mentions will be featured on my Youtube channel and the top five entries in each category will be implemented in my server. Subscribe for updates on this contest and more!

Feel free to Let's Play this contest, just give a shoutout to me at Soitisisit and spread the word please. Enjoy building, everyone.

Spoiler: Legal Information (click to show/hide)

By participating in this contest, you (the contestant) agree to comply to the contest and server rules and agree to be subject to the consequences of breaking these. You also agree to divulge certain information about yourself to myself ( Collin Warren a.k.a Charlie Denim, CaptainMcClellan, Soitisisit and RingoMcClellan) and my server staff and agree to indemnify and release from legal responsibility myself and my staff (volunteer employees) for damages to property virtual or physical. You also recognize that we have taken precautions to defend your rights by means of server and contest rules, but have no further obligation, explicit or implied to look out for your well-being. My server, including the contest server, is my legal property and is not, nor am I, legally affiliated or a representative of Mojang. It complies with their EULA for server software and they are also not legally resonsible for any damages to you or your property, virtual or physical. If you feel that you have been genuinely threatened, you are recommended to leave the server and consult an authority figure appropriate to the situation. ( Parent, legal advisor, etc. )
By accessing and using the contest server or any other server owned by me you, once again, agree to abide by server policy and rules and abide by Mojang's terms of service. You agree again to indemnify and release from legal responsibility myself and my staff. You agree that I shall retain partial ownership of all constructions made on my servers, inasmuch as is required for the limited usage rights of publicly showcasing the work and copying or moving it to any server at my discretion. Also you agree to allow me the right to remove content at my discretion, especially as necessitated for peacekeeping and assume no promise, contract, or responsibility, explicit or implied for the upkeep and safeguarding of these constructions.
Finally, you are entitled to your privacy but certain information must be collected about you to properly operate any services rendered by my server and its staff. The following can and will be collected: your Minecraft username, your IP, your Minecraft UUID, all chat entered to the server, incuding private message between players, your usage times, and your activity patterns. None of this information will be used to discover any private information about you, you will never be obligated by staff to divulge private information, and you are discouraged from doing so for your safety. If you divulge this to any individual you are freely relinquishing rights to the privacy of that information as it will be monitored and stored by self and staff, as well as any capable of accessing that information. We cannot be held liable for this and if we believe that there is strong indication of a user being in personal peril or a user committing or conspiring to commit a crime in the jurisdiction of our country of operation we can and will report it to the appropriate authorities. For the purposes of this competition we may also gather the following information and you are at full liberty to decide whether or not to divulge it: Youtube channels associated with you, Forum names associated with you, and personal emails. We do not obligate you to divulge these to us, and we will not use them for any illicit activity or for the purposes of sending unsolicited messages. These are merely to inform a contestant of whether or not they have won and to promote their endeavours, if they wish for us to do so. This can and will be indicated by the manners specified in the rules and instructions above.

[/list]

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General Discussion / The TPP: SOPA back with a different skin? (Trans-Pacific Partnership Discussion)

« on: July 06, 2015, 02:11:55 am »

https://www.eff.org/issues/tpp
http://imgur.com/a/KuERk#

Is it time to write our congressmen? I think so. And if you're a Brit or an Aussie, write your parliment too. This thing looks like it could be bad news. Any thoughts or further information before we all go off and write letters? Has anyone else noticed this yet? If this is a duplicate thread, let me know... but if not, start talking! Please keep it courteous and peaceful though. I'll lock the thread if it gets out of control - I don't need any more strikes with the Toad but I feel very worried about this thing and felt like it needed to be told about.

Also, is there a politics subforum I can/should move this to?

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DF Suggestions / A Simple Suggestion (I hope): [PRODUCES_POWER] tag.

« on: March 11, 2015, 05:26:56 pm »

The title pretty much sums it up, I'd like some tags to be added to the building reactions to allow those buildings (when properly connected) to produce a variable amount of power.
To wit:

[PRODUCES_POWER:X] The reaction causes the building to start building
[POWER_PRESSURE:X:Y:Z] An optional tag that takes in account breakdowns. At X ticks the building's description will contain "making an unsettling noise", at Y ticks it will be described as "shuddering violently" or "smoking" and at Z ticks it will go "critical" and deconstruct itself. (Preferably, in a violent dwarf injuring fashion comparable to a cave-in.)
[CEASE_POWER] ( Or [CUT_POWER]) The reaction stops its host building from producing power.
[DRAINS_PRESSURE:X:Y]Decreases the building's POWER_PRESSURE by X over Y ticks. 0 is instant.
[REQUIRES_MECHS] Reaction requires the building to contain at least one mechanism.

I shouldn't think that it'd be too much trouble... And it'll allow all kinds of cool generators. ( Imagine, if you will, a Steam generator, or a Dwarven generator. )

Using the Steam generator as an example. ( Didn't do it syntactically correct, because I'm in a bit of a hurry.

[REACTION:BOIL_WATER]
Takes water in a bucket and boils it into pressurized steam. Consumes fuel.
[PRODUCES_POWER:200] -Provides 200 power to connected mechanisms.
[POWER_PRESSURE:10000:15000:25000] - Goes critical at 25000 ticks.
[REQUIRES_MECHS]

[REACTION:VENT_STEAM]
[DRAINS_PRESSURE:1000:100] -Drains 1000 ticks worth of pressure over 100 ticks.

[REACTION:EXTINGUISH_BOILER]
[CEASE_POWER] - The generator stops producing power and building pressure.

Also, less for the sake of practicality and more for the sake of fun... This custom building tag:
[RELEASES_MAT_ON_CRITICAL:X:<STATE>:<TYPE>:<MATERIAL>] where X is the radius of the release from the center tile of the former building

For example [RELEASES_MAT_ON_CRITICAL:3:GAS:INORGANIC:WATER] would theoretically release a 3*3 cloud of steam on the break-down of the steam generator, centered on the former center tile of the former steam engine.

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DF General Discussion / MOVED: Now, for no reason - NEPTUNE. ( Obscure/niche/development OS discussion thread!)

« on: March 09, 2015, 09:16:14 am »

This topic has been moved to General Discussion.

http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=149023.0

I put it in the wrong General Discussion thread! Sorry about that!

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General Discussion / Now, for no reason - NEPTUNE. ( Obscure/niche/development OS discussion thread!)

« on: March 02, 2015, 10:38:39 pm »

On a whim and fearing the ire of Microsoft for downloading Windows XP - Even though... well I doubt they care anymore with the EoL announcement. So instead I went with an old development version of Windows, Windows Neptune. I'm a bit sketchy on the details, but it seems like it was developed between Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows XP, with the working features being tossed into Windows XP or cut. If you're familiar with Neptune or would like to discuss another niche/obscure OS ( like Haiku or FreeBSD or some weird Mongolian Llama Linux Distro ) this is your thread.

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General Discussion / Pithy Quotes Thread

« on: February 23, 2015, 01:01:22 pm »

Hoy. This is a thread to place things you'd like people to quote you for. Only original aphorisms, maxims, jokes, absurdisms, and general quotables.Like so:

"Gentlemen! There is that which is due to the Dead, due to your Fellows in Life, and due to the Unborn. That which is due to the Dead in memory, due to the Living in work, and due to the Unborn in art. Do well in all three." -anonymous writing as Capt. Ringo McClellan.

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Other Games / Northern Lights - AberMUD - Telnet game.

« on: February 22, 2015, 10:15:56 pm »

Let's repopulate this, it's mildly fun!

For those of you with Telnet, "telnet aber.ludd.luth.se 6715". Those who don't, Google PuTTY.

It may be hard to find an open username, but soldier on! For those who don't know what a MUD is... First off, you're probably new here and welcome! Second, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to ask you to Google it too. ( I'm pretty tired and working on a tablet, you see. )

I'm on as Sakzul! Feel free to discuss the game here!

Important Warning!!! The telnet protocol has NO encryption, do not exchange personal information and use a unique password. Just because it's probable noone is listening, doesn't mean that it's guaranteed.

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DF Community Games & Stories / MurderMachines's Successor

« on: February 20, 2015, 03:14:21 pm »

An open poll to see who gets to start the thread and make the fort to succeed MurderMachines in the Deathgate Saga! The poll will close in 21 days, please don't tell who you voted for until after that. This poll is open to all voters, but it's highly recommended you brush up on the history of both forts first!

Yes, you may vote for yourself.

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DF Community Games & Stories / Look who made a [s]suggestion-based[/s] community webcomic!

« on: February 19, 2015, 09:00:52 am »

So! The real question must be... Who is this mystery woman? and What happens next?

(( Also, super sorry about the images being huge, I'll have to find a way to fix that later. ))

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DF General Discussion / Dwarven Linguistics Core Project

« on: January 23, 2015, 02:37:50 pm »

Okay, in my desire to compose Dwarven Epics in actual Dwarven, relaying tales of the many forts I ( and others ) doom to fiery oblivion, I found myself in need of some language elements that may not be currently expounded upon. That is why I am founding this community project, which I will submit my own works to. The goal is to create a formal, standardized Dwarven for use by players, built on and incorporating both the extensive and existing Dwarven vocabulary, real-world linguistics, fan hypotheses and consensus, and (if possible) input from Toady and ThreeToe. ( ThreeToe especially given his background. ) Hopefully, all of this will go on to develop a fully functional fantasy language that will (eventually) be incorporated in the game. I speculate that ToadyOne and ThreeToe may already have some ideas in mind for doing this and as their fans, we should help offload the work so that they can focus on more immediate issues. That said, do keep in mind that Dwarf Fortress is still a game and while I want to treat this academically, including debates over the best or "most accurate" way to enact something, I don't want trolling or to start a flame war, or to split the fanbase. I don't expect this to be an issue, but if it is I may have to lock the thread.

Here are some current resources about the Dwarven language:

http://dflangs.wikidot.com/wiki:languages
http://dflangs.wikidot.com/wiki:alphabets#Dwarven
http://pastebin.com/QhSAEhQc

There will eventually be "official documents" posted to the dffd, chronicling the current versions of syntax, grammar, conjugation, and punctuation ( if any ) rules. Hopefully in a "for dummies" fashion, as I can see this project getting as hopelessly complex as the game itself. Also, there might come a point in which a list of "universal/multiversal" Dwarven proverbs and idioms is also available, but that's a low priority.

I understand something like this is probably already, or had been already, in existence. If so, all the better, please PM me about merging it into this thread.

What I have thought of so far:
-Conjugation rules for plurals when not given in the dictionary, of which I only have one potential rule.
-A method to use a known as an adjective with a suffix, pretty much the same as English.
-Separating conjugations into categories based on the end sound of the word being modified. ( For example, if the word ends in a consonant or vowel, if the last vowel was long or short, broad or slender, etc. )

What is especially needed:
-Sentence syntax structure.
-Punctuation rules, if we all agree or Toady/Three Toe states that Dwarves use punctuation. ( Probably yes. )
-More sophisticated pronunciation guides, ones that take into account stressed syllables, intonation, and how exactly the sounds are grouped in each syllable of the existing words. ( For example, the Dwarven word for abbey is "kulet" is that "ku-let" or "kul-et" and is which syllable is more prominent. Yadda-yadda-yadda. )

What I'd like to see:
-Speculation on the most likely meter of Dwarven poetry, including for different types of poems.
-Speculation on the difference(s) between Dwarven poems and prose.
-Some sort of symbolic number system unique to the Dwarves. ( Purely for aesthetic purposes, learning a new number system to play the game would be insane. ) Feel free to experiment with different number bases!

-At least one universal Dwarven axiom.
-Maybe some more words?

What we need to look out for:
-Changes in the official Dwarven dictionary.
-ToadyOne's comments.

If you know or become aware of anything like that please bring it up on this thread!

So, have at it! I look forward to the results.

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