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Title: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on September 28, 2017, 07:04:01 am
Hello everyone! I am Archibald, a new member to the site. Although I am new to the game too, I quickly learned the basics (in short:newbie with some experience). What drew my attention was these so-called "Succession Games" where players would share one world/map/fortress between themselves, often with hilarious results. I am familiar with Boatmurdered and the one played on TV Tropes (which sadly I cannot remember right now :'(). In fact, it was those two games that made me play Dwarf Fortress (believe me when I say I had no idea this game existed at all, quite a nice change from the standrad shooters).

So here I am, proposing a Bloodline Game (which is, as you might already know, a game where one player gets only one turn and then sends it to others). As every self-respecting game, this will have some rules too.

1) 1 Turn = 1 In-Game year. During your turn you have to write something to a "log entry" where you describe what happened during your reign. Posting images is completely optional. This will only be for the first five years (if it lasts that long, that is). After that, 1 turn will last two In-Game years.

2) Everyone can join. The more the merrier... and more Fun.

3) If you want to be a ruler, please write here first, as this will, hopefully, cause less confusion. After your rule is over, post the save/link in this topic for others.

4) Screwing up, sabotage, etc. is forbidden. The goal is to last as long as possible. If you do screw it up on purpose, then the next ruler is free to use the previous save before you became a ruler.

5) Please no mods as it could corrupt saves or something.

I will go first. Please note that it may take me some time to post my first entry as I 1) am relatively new and 2)life tends to get in my way. But just because I am a newbie, it won't mean that I will make things easier. Who knows, maybe you will get a laugh or two at my expense.  :P

Let the game begin!

For dwarfing: If you are a player, then you can dwarf yourself when you play. Otherwise, if you are a viewer, then the current player will dwarf said viewer.

Players (number means turns):

1. Sanctume (done)
2. wertyzerty (done)
3. Exodius1 (done)
4. TheImmortalRyukan (almost done, current, swapped with Exodius1)
5. CaptainArchmage
6. Demonic Spoon
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Imic on September 28, 2017, 09:26:32 am
Posting to watch
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on September 28, 2017, 12:01:01 pm
I can do a lot in a given year, sign me up.

If you are dorfing, I'll take an axedwarf named Sanctume.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on September 28, 2017, 12:09:30 pm
Sign me up for a turn as well, if you do not mind. I will dwarf myself when we get there.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Imic on September 28, 2017, 12:31:25 pm
Actually, if you are dorfing, name a Mason/architect Imic once you have the pop to do it, and disable all other jobs. Then give him the custom title of "Priest of Stonefather".
I apolagise for asking a lot, and I hope I'm not intruding, but this fort seems quite promising.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on September 29, 2017, 05:03:56 am
I decided to split my rule in parts to avoid problems. Hope you like it.  :)

***

First Book of Archibald from Bloodleaf

The Emperor protects. Blessed be Thou, who saveth us from Armok, known to Humans as Khorne and to Elves as the Blood God.

Introduction:

I, Archibald from Bloodleaf, acolyte of the Ordo Castrum, received an order, by the God-Emperor of Dwarfkind himself, to take a pilgrimage outside the borders of our holy empire so that I can establish a brand new fortress which will help us fight against the xenos that threaten our holy race.

For this purpose, I decided to start a book where I will keep track of everything that happens during my brief reign. This book shall be passed from ruler to ruler, where they will record the history of this Emperor-blessed settlement. Should a ruler refuse their task, the Dwarf population is free to to punish them as every Emepror-fearing Dwarf would punish a heretic. We need to defend our minds, bodies and spirits from the claws of Armok, not throw ourselves into them.

Chapter 1: Archibald from Bloodleaf

15th of Granite, 250

We finally arrived at the site.It is a temperate shrubland with moderate vegetation, little soil, shallow metal, deep metals and flux stone layer. We are surrounded by untamed wilderness.

We prepared carefully for this expedition. So here is a brief list of what/who we took.

Dwarves:

Likot Craftseer, Dwarf Marine (skilled with sword)
Archibald Craftedcovers (me), member of Ordo Castrum, adequate metal/wood/stonecrafter (for some reason, the Administratum misgendered me as a woman, something I am not)
Kadol Bladebanners, skilled Miner
Imic Councilstaff, member of the Adeptus Masonus, adequate Mason (rank Masonpriest)
Rigoth Tindells, adequate Carpenter
Zefon Pinkfountain, skilled Grower
Zutthan Cudgelcalm, adequate observer/judge of intent/appraiser/consoler

Items:

2 Copper picks
1 Copper battle axe
1 iron anvil
20 dwarven wine/rum/beer/ale
20 plump helmet spawn
10 pig tail seeds
10 cave wheat seeds
5 dimple cup spawn
15 chopped dog liver
15 black bullhead, f
15 plump helmets
15 wombat tripe
5 pig tail thread
5 pig tail cloth
7 pig tail bags
5 pig tail ropes
3 mule leather quivers
3 pine buckets
3 pine splints
3 pine crutches
1 pine wheelbarrow
1 pine stepladder
1 cat
1 bismuth bronze short sword
2 buck rabbit
2 doe rabbit
1 persimon wood training sword
1 maple training spear

And thanks to the glory of our God-Emperor, I dub this fortress Thatthildunan, or Autumncrawl.

The Emperor Protects!

(https://i.imgur.com/SU2xIWf.png)

I ordered to mine an L-shaped tunnel along with two large rooms at each side, with the purpose of making stockpile areas and a farm and told the woodcutter to chop down some trees.

As for military, I assigned our Dwarf Marine to "The Silver Horns" chapter, givng him the rank of of captain, for he will command the future Imperial Dwarfsmen which will defend our holy fortress.

I set a zone for pastures.

Hm, it seems that our cat adopted our miner...


19th of Granite, 250

Haha, funny story. I ordered to chop down trees to our woodcutter... only to find out that we had no woodcutter (!). I had to assign our planter for this job.

The tunnel/room mining operation is slowly advancing.

Set a zone for water ource and fishing. It is kinda far away from the fort. Something I did not think about when I came here.


20th of Granite, 250

Set a zone for garbage dump. Also made a stockpile for refuse and corpses.

Also changed labors of all dwarves. Only our Dwarf Marine can carry wounded.


24th of Granite, 250

Since the mining project is still incomplete, I assigned the Masonpriest to help our miner out. The sooner we finish this, the better.


2nd of Slate, 250

Five dwarves are sitting on their arses all day, praying to the God-Emperor. Good news is that Sibrek became a miner too.

Mining is 50% complete. Hopefully no one will attack us.


7th of Slate, 250

Due to my patience running low, I decided to create stockpiles in half-completed rooms. This is becoming slower than I expected. My biggest worry is a sudden kobold or greenskin assault. Vile xenos.

The Woodcutter is chopping trees.

On a side note, our Dwarf Marine makes me nervous. While empathetic beyond a normal dwarf, he is awfully quiet. Perhaps he is praying to God-Emperor? That's the thing with Dwarf Marines, you never know what are they thinking.


12th of Slate, 250

I heard many lies told by heretics in my time, but this beats them all. Apparently, our Masonpriest "lost" his pick. When I asked him about it, he simply shrugged say that "the stone spirits cursed such a tool of destruction". Ugh, Masonpriests... I swear to God-Emperor.

Anyway the first stockpiles are up. One of the rooms is used for: wood, ammo, finished products, gem, cloth, weapon. As soon as the second room is done, half of it will become a farm and half a stockpile for food.

Our planter fought something and has become slightly enraged. I told her to pray the God-Emperor, lest he wanted to be a slave to Armok. She calmed down.


13th of Slate, 250

The main mining project is finally complete. Second project consists of building a small barracks and a dining hall along with making downstairs for the second level to expand our fortress.

Still no threats.


24th of Slate, 250

I decided to build a butcher's shop near the entrance and assign it to the planter. Since we have animals, it is only logical to use them.

Oh, I also ordered to dig out a small space for workshops. They were quickly completed, allowing us to create a mason's workshop.


28ht of Slate, 250

Our Stray Yak Bull is going to be slaughtered. I will let bunnies and the horse alive. Farm is not doing so well and we need as much food as possible.


7th of Felsite, 250

We found chalk. About time our damn Masonpriest finally does something productive. Otherwise he will return to his cycle of eating and farting non-stop.


11th of Felsite, 250

We struck sard and the weather has cleared. Hooray.

Thanks to the Masonpriest, now we can focus on finishing the lodge and the dining hall.

Decided to butcher the horse.


21st of Felsite, 250

Carpenter's workshop is up. Beds are being produced.

As for the second level, I decided to make it a T shaped tunnel. This can be useful for accessing some rooms more quickly. Of course, it can be used for other purposes too.

Canceled the production of doors. I have no use for them now.


3rd of Hematite, 250

Today I am starting with the construction of the trading depot. This should attract the attention of the caravans, be they xeno or not.

Now, we are at war with most xeno races. This doesn't mean they can't be useful though. Especially humans. I always admired their tallness...


22nd of Hematite, 250

The trade depot is built. Now we have to remove any obstacles and the caravans should arrive soon.


1st of Malachite, 250

A new dwarf, and his family, joined our group. Say hello to Sanctume Brassaqua, woodcutter who wishes to be an axedwarf, married to Atir Primecave and has two kids. Comes directly from The Ceiling of Purifying, member of The Strapping Orb and former member of The Diamonds of Influencing, The Fortunate Constructs and The Sunken Bridge. But is he a devout worshipper of the God-Emperor of Dwarfkind?

I assigned him to The Silver Horns, ordered a construction of an armor stand and created a small training area. Our Dwarf Marine will train him well and we could always use an Imperial Guardsdwarf.

His wife is a farmer. She will be assigned to herb gathering, processing, tanning and animal caring. She is also good at gelding and spinning.

One of his children, Mosus Tundraochre, decided it was a good idea to not follow her parents to safety. What a brat.


6th of Malachite, 250

That kid still refuses to reach the fortress. I think I need to talk with her parents.

Today I am expanding the second level by adding rooms and halls.

Also changed the military schedule. One month they will be training, the other they will defend the entrance.


8th of Malachite, 250

Our Masonpriest decided it would be a good time to create a statue of the God-Emperor. I immediately gave my permission.

Started construction of a craftdwarf workshop. I can use this place to give my helping hand.

Decided to start our metal industry. First, I am gonna build a wood furnace. I will be assigned to wood burning and furnace operating.


13th of Malachite, 250

Now I am going to build a smelter along with a metalsmith's forge.


18th of Malachite, 250

The metal industry is up.

The statue is finished and placed.


20th of Malachite, 250

The child came to the fort. About the damn time. Don't need tantrums from parents right now.

I will create several trinkets for tourists that we can sell to caravans. We have to make a profit somehow, right?


23rd of Malachite, 250

Now she wandered away again! Dear Emperor, I won't be held responsible if the greenskins take him away.


26th of Malachite, 250

Building an ashery and a still. Need that alcohol industry running.

Will slaughter two rabbits.


4th of Galena, 250

I realized I could make a water/fishing source closer. There is a lake near the fortress. We just need to build a few ramps close to the entrance. This will allow me to construct a fishery close to the butcher's shop. Efficiency is everything.


8th of Galena, 250

Looks like the kid became bored and came to a visit...


13th of Galena, 250

And she departed again.


17th of Galena, 250

There is going to be a third level to our fortress. We need to get metals and the only way to do it is to dig deeper. One tiny hallway was mined out, which will contain the stairs. To prevent unpleasantries, we built a door and walls.


19th of Galena, 250

Our Masonpriest wants to create five more chalk statues of the God-Emperor. Sometimes I admire his faith in our protector.


24th of Galena, 250

Hmm... it might be a good idea to make a sculpture garden to glorify the might of the God-Emperor. Masonpriest, make more statues!

Naturally, partying at said garden is both forbidden and heretical.


25th of Galena, 250

We struck sard!
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on September 29, 2017, 06:28:48 am
Quote from: Archibald on September 29, 2017, 05:03:56 am
Snip!

If nobody attempts this (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=91093.0) I will be sorely disappointed considering the theme you are going for... I think I found out what I am doing during my turn... PRAISE THE OMNISSIAH!
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on September 29, 2017, 07:50:32 am
Woah. Sounds like something that would produce Dwarf Marines, not Imperial Guarddwarves. Sadly, I don't have enough experience to build it. So  I will just make the basics.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on September 29, 2017, 11:03:45 am
You realize those are my kids, and I'm the next overseer?  ;D

It would be historically cool to witness a kidnapping, and see that kid invade years later.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on September 29, 2017, 12:29:37 pm
Quote from: Sanctume on September 29, 2017, 11:03:45 am
You realize those are my kids, and I'm the next overseer?  ;D

Oh come on, who wouldn't love seeing their spoiled pile of meat and bones survive 12 years of cruel, trauma and senseless torture just to become an Ubermensch who can solo pretty much anything?  :P
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on September 30, 2017, 03:00:46 am
1st Limestone, 250

Autumn has come and with it, my enlightenment.

I was recently thinking about the hard training that our Dwarf Marines must finish in order to become what they are. So I sent a letter to the capital, demanding to receive the knowledge necessary to train our own Dwarf Marines.

The response came today.

I immediately went to work. Those who come after me will have to complete the project.


9th Limestone, 250

Two caravans from ingiz Enam have arrived! Can't wait to start trading.

(https://i.imgur.com/8iINQ8H.png)


11th Limsetone, 250

Along with the caravans came the outpost liaison, Udil Asteshbothon.

(https://i.imgur.com/R2vt7vJ.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/DERCpJs.png)

We demanded dwarven syrup, dogs and iron bars. Unfortunately, I do not have skills required for such bureaucratic problems. Meh, someone else will fix that.

We said goodbye and the caravan went on its merry way.


Trading:

Electrum bars (89) for 1 charcoal and 1 chalk door
Sold 2 pieces of charcoal (8) and a bin of chalk trinkets (64)


Which reminds me, must make a sealed coin stockpile.


17th Limestone, 250

Our rabbits gave birth. And here I was thinking that they would be a scarce source of food.


19th Limestone, 250

Decided to sell hooves, bones and hair from slaughtered animals. Maybe we can get something else from this trade.


26th Limestone, 250

The merchants are departing. This one was a bit greedy. I will make sure to label him as a heretic. Wanna see if he is going to be greedy when he will burn at the stake.

9th Sandstone, 250

Everything is calm in the fortress, as it should be. Ordered for the two rabbits to be butchered. Making another underground level.


12th Sandstone, 250

New imigrant. Id Clearboats, farmer. She will be a fisherdwarf instead.

She also brought a lamb.


13th Sandstone, 250

By the Emperor, I did it! I made an electrum figurine of the God-Emperor! We must celebrate!


What the-?! More imigrants?! Where did they come from?!


Sigh, okay. Here is the list:

Onul Oilyarrows, miner.
Alath Trussguild, trapper.
Zasit Odorslings, child.
Tun Craftwind, farmer. Will become miller and cook.
Nish Riddletrade, engraver.
Endok Lockring, craftsdwarf.
Bembul Rockidol, woodcutter. Will become Imperial Guardsdwarf.
Vutok Puzzlepaddled, another woodcutter. Will become gem cutter.
Kumil Clutchboards, Ranger.
One of them brought a baby alpaca.

I think that is all.


15th Slate, 250


Our engraver pleaded to start engraving our halls. I gave him permission to do it. Hopefully they will engrave something useful.


1st Timber, 250

Today is a rather slow day. Nothing exciting is going on. Those who decided that working to make the fortress better is not important are only admiring the statues of the God-Emperor.

By the way, we are digging even deeper.


21st Timber, 250

It has been quite a while since I last updated our situation. I assigned myself to the mechanic's workshop, since we lack mechanics and we kinda need those.

The Masonpriest decided to build six coffins... you never know.


23rd Timber, 250

There is nothing to catch in the eastern swamps.


24th Timber, 250

Endok created a masterpiece pig tail dress.

Today we start making individual bedrooms. I am also thinking of making a library.


1st Moonstone, 250

Winter has finally come. Hopefully we will be able to survive.


3rd Moonstone, 250

Imic has become a Masonpriest. Good for him.

Making a bowyer's workshop.


20th Moonstone, 250

Had to stop digging in few places because of damp stone, but we managed to mine out several rooms. I and Sanctume are neighbors. Figures.


3rd Opal, 250

Tun Craftwind, our farmer, decided to withdraw from society... Something isn't right. I can sense foul energies emanating from that person...

He claimed my workshop for a few minutes before going towards the stairs. But wait! He turned around and ran straight to the trade depot. He took something and tries his best to hide it. Returning to my workshop, he began making something. Live and let live, I say.


10th Opal, 250

In only a week, Tun became a bone carver. He carved what he calls "Amitat", a horse bone buckler.

(https://i.imgur.com/XK8cnsa.png)

Completely heretical artefact. His fate will be decided by the overseer who will come after me. In my opinion, we should burn him and the cursed artefact. I must immediately pray to the God-Emperor.


21st Opal, 250

Our engraves started decorating the main hall of the second floor with his "art".


5th Obsidian, 250

Adding quern and loom.


28th Obsidian, 250

The last day of this year has finally come. And what a year it was!

It took great effort to build this fortress and I am proud of those who joined my holy cause. The God-Emperor smiled upon us!

A naturalist is visiting our fortress. Hopefully they will like our new library I dubbed "The Treasury of Axes".


2nd Granite, 251


An engineer is coming to visit. Looks like our library will attract more scholars than I thought.


4th Granite, 251


And now a sage is visiting! Marvelous!

To celebrate, we persuaded our trapper to become a scribe.


5th Granite, 251


We are creating a screw press. The goal is to start producing items our scribe can use.


12th Granite, 251


An elven caravan is coming to our fortress. Filthy xenos. If they start making ridiculous demnads, we shall smite them all!


15th Granite, 251

And my duty is done. This day I willingly step down and let someone else in charge of this fortress. Whoever you are, be reminded that you must write in this book, as it contains in detail the history fo this holy place.

Here is what I made so far:


(https://i.imgur.com/Z4gyhgk.png)

1. This is a room created for storing food and farming. If someone wants to expand it, feel free to do it. We ran out of seeds, so it would be a good idea to buy them from the caravan.

2. The industrial zone is split in three parts (from left to right): food industry, metal, various workshops. I made two roads to make it all faster.

3. Initially I wanted to expand this area, but when I made the garden, the dwarves decided to go there instead of here, so I had no idea what to do about it.

4. Our library has a scribe, but it's not completed. Add bookcases/tables and chairs/whatever you think it would be good to do.

5. Before I decided to make private bedrooms, I had the idea of expanding the dormitory by adding more beds and mining a bigger room.

6. This is where I made the "garbage zone". I placed it as close to the fortress as possible for the dwarves to reach safely.

7.  Our tiny pasture. Now it has four babies.

8. Made a burrow for our soldiers to guard. I wanted to place traps but then I thought that the population might willingly walk on them.

(https://i.imgur.com/9yDBNzS.png)

1. Sculpture garden of the God-Emperor. Respect this place. Above it is my (failed) attempt to make our reeducational room for the young bas- I mean, children.

2. Hallway with stairs for deeper levels. Made a door in case something bad happens.

3. Main hallway that our engraver decided to decorate. Please finish the project.

4. Coin vault.

5. The first private bedrooms.

Where you see "!" it means "don't dig". There might be water.

One more thing. Here are few "demands" that I would like to be completed by future overseers, if possible:

1. Start the paper industry. Our scribe is constantly nagging me to give him books and scrolls. It is becoming a bit frustrating.

2. Add a scholar. Or more.

3. It would be a good idea to start a bee industry. It is a known fact that we dwarves are machines that run on alcohol water.

4. Build a temple to God-Emperor. This is the most important part. We must thank the God-Emperor for this holy gift and a temple is the most appropriate.

***

Here ends my turn.

Link to save: http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=13108

I can slowly see the insanity that is coming.  :D
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Imic on September 30, 2017, 05:39:53 am
I love it!
*Maniacal laughter*
*stares at pictures of cathedrals for no aparrent reason*
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on September 30, 2017, 02:27:36 pm
I have the save.  The legends / history is quite juicy.

p.s. I am using Pheobus 24x24 for my sanity's sake,  but will revert the save to ascii after.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on September 30, 2017, 02:45:57 pm
Quote from: Sanctume on September 30, 2017, 02:27:36 pm
I have the save.  The legends / history is quite juicy.

p.s. I am using Pheobus 24x24 for my sanity's sake,  but will revert the save to ascii after.

Hahaha, you are a funny guy...

Silly Sanctume! Sanity does not exist! It is a myth!
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on September 30, 2017, 03:03:20 pm
Introduction

15 Granite, 251

The rustling rabbit leather cloak scraping on the smooth granite floor is the sound that alerts the iron clad sentry into attention.  The shadow from the moonlighted fortifications hides the face of the hooded figure entering the grand library.  The war weary scholar sets his burden on the chalk table with a thud from, a gold bound tome full of giant jaguar parchments. 

The glow and heat of the magma emanating off the grates comforts the scholar and increases the urge for drinks.  But the compelling task to record history is enough to ignore basic needs.

--
The age of myth is still upon The Land of Enchanting in the year 251.  There are sixteen known civilizations warring for existence, and four dwarven nations still remain. 

Spoiler: 01 History Civ List (click to show/hide)

Our queendom, The Ceiling of Purifying is strong due to Queen Sarvesh' devotion to the dragon god of fire and wealth, Nelas Diamondgold the Fiery Silvers. 

Spoiler: 02 History Queen and Dragon (click to show/hide)

With great strength comes many enemies.  The war with The Teal of Malice goblins reaches its forty-fifth year duration.  Such prolonged war sired two more goblin wars with The Dungeons of Births, and The Midnight of Catching. 

Spoiler: 03 History Wars and Autumncrawl (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: 06 History Goblin Wars (click to show/hide)

In the past year 250, two ruins are reclaimed: Letterfatal and Helmcities; and Autumncrawl is founded by The Strapping Orbs group.

Autumncrawl is a hamlet with a population of 20 lead by Archibald Craftedcovers who is a devout follower of Mishos, a deity of lakes and coasts and entitled herself as Ordo Castrum.  Archibald’s rule is supported by her lover, Imic Councilstaff, a self proclaimed Adeptus Masonus, and follower of Mishos.

Spoiler: 04 History Achibald and Imic (click to show/hide)

The family of Sanctume Brassaqua with his wife Atir and only living daughter Atir joins Autumncrawl in summer 250.  Three years ago, his adult daughter Ablel was murdered by an the elf Thiliri Spokencactus who was abducted by the goblins at the age of five back in 233.

Spoiler: 05 History Sanctume (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: 07 History Thiliri Spokrencactus (click to show/hide)
--

Time has long past the moon's setting, and bright sun streaks intrude onto the chalk tables of the library as if depicting a prison cell, yet these dark omens are ignored by the hooded scholar who continues writing on the gold bound tome.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on September 30, 2017, 03:50:47 pm
*Sniff* *Sniff*

I sense heresy...
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on September 30, 2017, 05:56:42 pm
Quote from: Archibald on September 30, 2017, 03:50:47 pm
*Sniff* *Sniff*

I sense heresy...

Please ignore any possible whispers that are or are not heretical. (https://youtu.be/3iGdHM1MCjA) There is nothing to find here...

Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on October 01, 2017, 03:46:15 pm
Ummm... Are you still looking for players to join this game? I am a relatively new player and I had been on the fence about making a forum account until I found this. Could I join?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on October 01, 2017, 04:20:49 pm
Quote from: wertyzerty on October 01, 2017, 03:46:15 pm
Ummm... Are you still looking for players to join this game? I am a relatively new player and I had been on the fence about making a forum account until I found this. Could I join?

Of course you can. There is no limit to the amount of players as this is a bloodline game.

All you have to do is pray that you get your turn and that the one before you is not insane and/or having Fun.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on October 01, 2017, 06:23:00 pm
Chapter 1: The Cabal

“—when the sun goes out and there’s only night, we’ll live on the earth. It’ll be ours.”  -- Sanctume

15th Granite, 251

In a long silt-loam cavern floored hallway, two individuals are having a whispered conversation.

“It is not blackmail to assert myself to want changes happen in Autumncrawl.”

Archibald: “what blaspheme are you spouting about?” 

“I don’t know your business with this Ordo Castrum, or this God-Emperor of Dwarfkind.  The Queen worships a different war-hungry beast.”

Archibald: “you are ignorant of the our Holy race, and our Holy empire.  Why should I care about you?”

“I don’t need your care.  All I see is you wasting your time with your lover, this Imic, and leave Autumncrawl unsecured. 

Archibald laughs: “And you, oh dabbler of axe wielding, has the means to protect Autumncrawl?”

“Perhaps.  At least it might better than what I see so far.  Go busy yourself with your Masonpriest for the rest of the year, and give me reign to direct efforts in securing Autumncrawl.”

Archibald ponders: “I deserve a year’s rest.  I will agree, only if I remain the expedition leader on paper.  My political ambitions demand it.  Do you want to captain your own squad too, Sanctume?”

Spoiler: 09 Sanctume Details (click to show/hide)

Sanctume: “A year and not one day more to oversee Autumncrawl.  And no, I have a better person in mind to take charge of the axes.”

Archibald hands over a book: “One more thing, you must write all your exploits in this.”

-☼-

First order of business, I need a role list of the population.  Let me see what I have going here:

Spoiler: Roster (click to show/hide)

Next, the labor re-assignments. 

I promised Zuthan (I may call her, him, her, Z) a decent office so he she can take over the administrative tasks.  I handed him her the book Archibald gave me so I can dictate my thoughts from time to time while I’m busy doing real work.  My apologies Z, your beard distracts me.

Spoiler: Labor Departments (click to show/hide)

A more accurate inventory is needed to determine if a metal industry can be pursued.

-☼-

The nobles are assigned, well except Zuthan’s position is demoted to manager while Archibald remains the expedition leader “on paper.”

Military uniforms are set “on paper”.  The Silver Horns remains commander Likot’s sword squad, by his lonesome self.

The Union Jacks squad is formed captained by Id with 3 axedwarf Alath and the recruits: Bembul and me, Sanctume.  It’s really my squad, but let Id be the captain “on paper.”  Look, just don’t be giving me nicknames like Littlefinger.

Doctor Endoc captains her own hammer squad, The Blunt Medics.

The City Watch squad is created for crossbows but it remains empty  for now.  It looks good on paper to have plenty of squads.

Spoiler: 08 Nobles Admin (click to show/hide)

-☼-

16th Granite, 251

One day wasted doing paperwork and I am thirsty!  But first, dig out overhanging dirt over the entrance, and cut down some trees that will leave a hole in the ceiling.  We don’t want the entire tree to fall on dwarfs, maybe those elves there.  Oops, dirt collapse, but no one died.

“Hey, what are your elves doing?!”  A pair of elf merchants, a mule, and a muskox stared at me dumbly, then moves along into the hallway.

Someone announces, “Merchants have arrived and are unloading their goods.”

“What?!”  I seem to question every exclamation lately.  Nevertheless, those evil elves just walks in and started unloading wares onto the trade depot.  We have no guard posted.  The depot has a direct path to the treasury.  Roots clung from the low dirt ceiling.  I wonder if those can be felled onto the elves and murder them, but it will be accident on paper. 

“Vutok! Hold off clear cutting the surface!”  I don’t think Archibald will be thrilled to had bloodstains all over her crafts.  Does she have crafts for trade though?

Speaking of crafts, I’ll let Z handle the trades.  I have a 10 deep tower to dig, and build. A clearing in the entrance for a 7x7 floor-space tower will make this imposing.  I also hear a dry moat is in style. 

Spoiler: 10 Tower Plan (click to show/hide)

With a tower plan, I need building blocks.  A dabbling mason can produce plenty of chalk blocks while Imic build more chalk furnitures.  Archibald can make chalk crafts.  For the sake of efficiency, the workshops will be built near where the stones lay.  All stone hauling is postponed.  Make them fetch their own stone. 

Spoiler: 11 Archibald Stonecraft (click to show/hide)

The large bedrooms are also cluttered with more stones and horrid wooden furnitures.  Imic is tasked to use the stones to make better furnishings.

Spoiler: 12 Imic Mason (click to show/hide)

The carpenter will focus on beds, barrels, buckets, and cages.

-☼-

Zuthan, a talented appraiser mutters to herself, “we have a pathetic showing of goods for trade.  There aren't any stone crafts to trade.  The best we can offer the elves is a plain looking pig tail trouser, and gems.”

Zuthan: “Will you take 582☼ for that caged giant jaguar worth 510☼? “  The elves surprisingly agree.  “Great! Have a nice day.”

-☼-

4th Slate, 251

I think there is only one pick existing because the digging is very slow.  The miner struck tetrahedrite down in the lower level of the tower.  This will provide weapons grade materials if only we have more workers.

I also witness an adult dwarf pickup a toy hammer and store it in the bin, then I watch my daughter Mosus take back the toy hammer and left it on the floor.  Likewise, haulers are picking up mugs and storing them in the bins, and the thirsty drinkers take the mugs from the bins and leave it laying about the brew pile.  Obviously, I asked Z to put a sign to not haul toys and mugs.

I also have Z set the clothing pile to only store leg-wear, hand-wear, head-wear, foot-wear, and armor made of materials from plants, silk, or yarn.

9th Slate, 251

Happy birthday Zasit! You are now part of the working peasant class.  You may now work growing, brewing, cooking, and making charcoals.

12th Slate, 251

Rigoth is taken by a mood and claims his carpenter’s workshop, and actually sketches “a forest, cut gems, and stacked leather.”

23th Slate, 251

Z announced: “some migrants arrived.”

Sanctume: “Very well, more workers”

Z said: “There are twenty-five in total, with three kids in tow.”

Sanctume: “That’s fine, they can sleep on dirt.  Just give me a roster”

Spoiler: Spring 251 Migrants (click to show/hide)
-☼-
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on October 01, 2017, 06:25:12 pm
I haven;t stretched my Succession game legs in a while, sign me up.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on October 01, 2017, 08:19:55 pm
I was in haste posting, but I corrected some typos and broken links.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on October 02, 2017, 12:44:48 am
I fucking knew there would be heretics. I am so ordering an Exterminatus now.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on October 02, 2017, 04:57:15 am
Quote from: Archibald on October 01, 2017, 04:20:49 pm
All you have to do is pray that you get your turn and that the one before you is not insane and/or having Fun.
Or a heretic I'm guessing...
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on October 03, 2017, 03:45:26 am
*Sigh* Or a heretic...  :-\
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on October 03, 2017, 10:47:10 am
Funny, the next chapter's intro quote is related to "heretic".  Busy at work today, but will have time to play tonight.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on October 03, 2017, 10:49:50 am
Quote from: Sanctume on October 03, 2017, 10:47:10 am
Funny, the next chapter's intro quote is related to "heretic".  Busy at work today, but will have time to play tonight.

Take your time. There is no need to rush things. After all, the goal is to survive as long as possible.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Bearskie on October 03, 2017, 11:15:03 am
Quote from: Archibald on October 03, 2017, 10:49:50 am
Take your time. There is no need to rush things. After all, the goal is to survive as long as possible.

You will find that in Dwarf Fortress, survival is trivial. It's dying that's the hard part.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on October 03, 2017, 03:45:46 pm
It's dying gloriously that is hard. 

Maybe I speak too soon as I'm still in Autumn.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on October 03, 2017, 08:05:10 pm
Chapter 2: Dark Omen

“Heresy is the eternal dawn, the morning star, the glittering herald of the day. Heresy is the last and best thought. It is the perpetual new world, the unknown sea, toward which the brave all sail. It is the eternal horizon of progress.  Heresy extends the hospitalities of the brain to a new thought.  Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy, a coffin.” -- Sanctume

2nd Felsite, 251

“My masterwork is complete!”, exclaims Rigoth, and I name it “The Whimsical Cloisters.” 

Spoiler: a wood coffin (click to show/hide)

Sanctume: It is made of wood.  Do you plan to use it soon?  No? Well, get back to work.

Z: It worth 6000☼, but the elves will not even consider it.  It is fit for a leader.  Some dead leader.

Sanctume grins.  A pleasing idea Z.  May I call you Miss Z?  What?  Did I say something wrong?

three days later Miss Z has a meager office.

-☼-

14th Hematite Summer, 251

A human caravan from Kormong arrived.
The value of stone mugs and crafts is 4970☼, so Miss Z got a bunch of leathers, food, picks, and food.  Do we even have any leather workshop?  I do not see any.

11th Malachite Summer, 251

Vutok gave birth to baby boy Rith.

16th Malachite Summer, 251

Miss Z announced: :We have ten more dwarfs arrive this summer:

Spoiler: Summer migrants (click to show/hide)

Our population reaches 56.

Much constructions and hauling and boozing went on.

Autumn arrives. 

More bedrooms are needed, and Imic only manages to make a set for a dozen.  And the miners are still digging the rooms. 

In the meantime, tower 1 has a watch area planned for level +3.  Levels +1 and +2 are for clothing (rope reed)  and paper industry with a luxury strawberry patch.  Level -1 and -2 is underground farm and plants.  Level -3 is leather works and beginning of garbage chute.  Level -4 and -5 are for meal prep stockpiles.  Level -8 is the kitchen and still.  Level -7 and -8 are drinks and prepared meal stockpile.  Below this is still undertermined.

Tower 2 is created for convenience.  Level and 1 and 2 for wood, carpenter, and soap.  Level -1 is for wood burners, and level -3 is for the forge, and connecting bridge to tower 1.

Spoiler: tower progress (click to show/hide)
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on October 04, 2017, 12:43:00 am
Why do I get a feeling that it is all gonna go downhill from there?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on October 04, 2017, 08:11:08 am
Just wait til I get ahold of the fort.... if we make it that far...
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on October 04, 2017, 08:58:20 am
Quote from: TheImmortalRyukan on October 04, 2017, 08:11:08 am
Just wait til I get ahold of the fort.... if we make it that far...

Which reminds me, we have to make more Dwarf Marines. So please, I beg you, make the damn Dwarf Marine training center (read: Dwaf Care center) and most importantly, someone MAKE THE TEMPLE OF THE GOD-EMPEROR, YOU SHAMELESS HERETICS!!!1!
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on October 04, 2017, 09:04:00 am
Actually kinda excited. Haven't been apart of a succession fort in months. This'll be a good stretch of the legs
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on October 04, 2017, 09:33:54 am
Quote from: Archibald on October 04, 2017, 08:58:20 am
Quote from: TheImmortalRyukan on October 04, 2017, 08:11:08 am
Just wait til I get ahold of the fort.... if we make it that far...

Which reminds me, we have to make more Dwarf Marines. So please, I beg you, make the damn Dwarf Marine training center (read: Dwarf Care center) and most importantly, someone MAKE THE TEMPLE OF THE GOD-EMPEROR, YOU SHAMELESS HERETICS!!!1!

/ooc "LOL" if you only knew of my evil plan, foiled by you both -- Sanctume

Best I could do was chalk toys.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on October 04, 2017, 10:58:23 am
Quote from: Sanctume on October 04, 2017, 09:33:54 am
Quote from: Archibald on October 04, 2017, 08:58:20 am
Quote from: TheImmortalRyukan on October 04, 2017, 08:11:08 am
Just wait til I get ahold of the fort.... if we make it that far...

Which reminds me, we have to make more Dwarf Marines. So please, I beg you, make the damn Dwarf Marine training center (read: Dwarf Care center) and most importantly, someone MAKE THE TEMPLE OF THE GOD-EMPEROR, YOU SHAMELESS HERETICS!!!1!

/ooc "LOL" if you only knew of my evil plan, foiled by you both -- Sanctume

Best I could do was chalk toys.


Seriously, this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEGo41443iI) is how I feel it will end.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on October 05, 2017, 10:19:12 pm
Chapter 3: Point Set, A Match

“With insufferable vanity had she believed herself in the secret of everybody's feelings; with unpardonable arrogance proposed to arrange everybody's destiny. She was proved to have been universally mistaken; and she had not quite done nothing — for she had done mischief.” -- Sanctume

13th Felsite, 251

A caravan from Ingiz Enam has arrived.

Not much crafts this time, so Z offered a few inferior mugs and a couple of barrels of prepared meals. 

For 6521☼ worth of stuff, Z offered take 4635☼ worth of metal weapons, armors, bars, anvils, bags, and food.  Not bad for a 2186☼ merchant profit.

16th Felsite, 251

Oh, Autumncrawl has a mayor Ast meet with the outpost liaison Udil Asteshbothon.  It was quite a wordy meeting, so I asked Miss Z to write it in the book.

Spoiler: 16 World News (click to show/hide)

10th Sandstone, 251

Upon reaching novice skill in axe, I started sparring with Bembul.

14th Sandstone, 251

Miss Z: “Some migrants arrived”
Sanctume: “I need to practice more.  Just let them in and help themselves.”

Winter arrives, and the dry moat is completed with lined with marble block walls.  The second level of the dry moat is being dug.

The forge area has three wood burners, four smelters and four metal smith's shops.

The Green Berries tavern is opened for citizens just so that we have a more formal dinning area and entertainment space.
Spoiler: 17 The Green Berries (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Archibald Sings (click to show/hide)

5th Opal, 251

Some commotion can be heard in the the halls.

Spoiler: 18 Hallway Argument (click to show/hide)

The “Hallway Argument” changed the bearing of Archibald.  She asked for a private meeting.  Shall I worry?  No, I am not worried.  Time waits for no one.

22nd Opal, 251
Edem gave birth to a baby boy, Ingiz. 

1st Obsidian, 251
Archibald is calm and minting copper and silver coins. 
Sanctume approaches discretely, “It’s done.”
Archibald nods.

Spoiler: 19 Mint Coins (click to show/hide)

6th Obsidian, 251
Archibald and Imic enters honeymoon suite and locked the chalk door.

Spoiler: 20 Honeymoon Suite (click to show/hide)

With less than one month, I take a break from axe training and look over the progress of my mandates. 

24th Obsidian, 251
Mesthos, mechanic withdraws from society.

1st Granite, 252

The honeymoon suite is unlocked. 

The second set of the shared bedrooms with private storage is complete.
One wing with beds is made into a temporary hospital. 

Spoiler: 21 Bedroom Hospital (click to show/hide)

As for the military armory, the second set of 10 copper armors is in queue.  Three wood burners are constantly making charcoal from ash logs, and there are queues for smelting tetrahedrite.

As for clothing, the work orders to make cloth dress, trouser, hood, socks, and mittens are checked monthly with supporting plant processing and cloth weaving.  This has been active since summer.

A single quern and screw press are constantly making slurry and hopefully sheets too.

There should also be a queue for leather quivers, waterskins and backpacks.

Spoiler: Autumncrawl Spring 252 (click to show/hide)

It’s a new year, and I must resign my position. 

-☼-

Used LNP 43_05 r8.  Set graphics to ASCII, load, and save.  Make a compressed file of save folder (Windows 10).

“First Book of Archibald Year 252” Save (http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=13117)

 



Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on October 06, 2017, 01:28:33 am
Quote from: Sanctume on October 05, 2017, 10:19:12 pm
Spoiler: Archibald Sings (click to show/hide)

Damn. I even sang for the God-Emperor... I had no idea I could do that.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on October 06, 2017, 02:14:49 am
I'll pick the save up in the evening, after I am done with work. Looking forward to it^^.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on October 06, 2017, 12:06:37 pm
Quote from: exodius1 on October 06, 2017, 02:14:49 am
I'll pick the save up in the evening, after I am done with work. Looking forward to it^^.

Hopefully we will see a Goblin WAAGH!  :D
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on October 06, 2017, 02:34:30 pm
I got the save, will take a look around but will start playing tomorrow, I am completely knackered atm. Sorry about that.

Edit. I think I found a suitable place, I also have beginnings of a plan.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Imic on October 07, 2017, 01:36:04 am
Deer god, how did that relationship happen...
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on October 07, 2017, 06:52:16 am
Quote from: Imic on October 07, 2017, 01:36:04 am
Deer god, how did that relationship happen...

You fucking tell me! I had no idea I started a relationship in the first place!
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on October 07, 2017, 07:54:42 am
Quote from: Imic on October 07, 2017, 01:36:04 am
Deer god, how did that relationship happen...

Heh heh heh, at least it ain't me and Imic together, that would be a fun marriage
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on October 07, 2017, 12:04:54 pm
The honeymoon suite wasn't working, they remain lovers after at least a season. 

They were trapped in another room during summer and autumn, but it was a large room with no food/drink pile, so they had to be unlocked every few times until after I created the tavern.

That was my "fail" project I hinted.  I wanted then to get married and see if Archibald gets pregnant and prepare a Day-Care of sorts.  But it did not happen.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on October 07, 2017, 12:26:44 pm
Quote from: Sanctume on October 07, 2017, 12:04:54 pm
The honeymoon suite wasn't working, they remain lovers after at least a season. 

They were trapped in another room during summer and autumn, but it was a large room with no food/drink pile, so they had to be unlocked every few times until after I created the tavern.

That was my "fail" project I hinted.  I wanted then to get married and see if Archibald gets pregnant and prepare a Day-Care of sorts.  But it did not happen.

Commisar! Commisar! BLAM this man!

But seriously, future overseers should rename sheriffs/captain of the guard to commisars.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Fleeting Frames on October 07, 2017, 10:59:44 pm
*squints at the maps Sanctume posted*

Does the embark have any neighbours, even?

It definitely seems it is situated on the tail end from a warfront with goblins.

Heh, that's nicely done towers, though I'm not clear on where you placed the bedrooms/hospital in relative to them.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on October 07, 2017, 11:03:42 pm
I dug 10z deep, so the bedrooms started down in the gabbro and diorite layers. 

Although all the doors, cabinets, and coffers are made of chalk, except for the already made wood stuff. 

I had 3 crafts shops making diorite large pots to help clean up boulders too.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on October 09, 2017, 12:10:43 am
A Figure in a hooded robe, several ☼Iron Pipes☼ sticking out of it, approaches the congregation

Brothers and sisters! I have unfortunately come to deliver bad news. The New Dwarf Project will be delayed slightly! Do not panic though, your lives are in other, capable hands now.

Figure walks away

[OOC]Yeah, so we had a bit of a problem at work (I usually do not work Sundays but had to do 12h shift yesterday due to some complications and I am starting early today), and I will not be able to take my turn prperly at this moment in time. My sincere apologies.

I am more than happy to swap it with somebody down the line and if that is not an option I will concede it completely.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on October 09, 2017, 02:03:49 am
Quote from: exodius1 on October 09, 2017, 12:10:43 am
A Figure in a hooded robe, several ☼Iron Pipes☼ sticking out of it, approaches the congregation

Brothers and sisters! I have unfortunately come to deliver bad news. The New Dwarf Project will be delayed slightly! Do not panic though, your lives are in other, capable hands now.

Figure walks away

[OOC]Yeah, so we had a bit of a problem at work (I usually do not work Sundays but had to do 12h shift yesterday due to some complications and I am starting early today), and I will not be able to take my turn prperly at this moment in time. My sincere apologies.

I am more than happy to swap it with somebody down the line and if that is not an option I will concede it completely.

It is entirely up to you and others. If everyone is Ok with it, you can swap your turn with the next player (just change your turn with the person after you, you will still be able to play tho)
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on October 09, 2017, 07:33:21 am
So the next player is me, I guess...
It's actually more convenient for me this week cos of half term next week.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on October 09, 2017, 07:34:07 am
I don't mind at all.
I'll be using Phoebus and therapist but I'll switch them over before I pass over the save(if I survive that long)
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on October 09, 2017, 08:31:40 am
Quote from: wertyzerty on October 09, 2017, 07:34:07 am
I don't mind at all.
I'll be using Phoebus and therapist but I'll switch them over before I pass over the save(if I survive that long)

Ok. So wertyzerty will play instead of exodius1.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on October 10, 2017, 03:17:41 pm
wait, I'm lost, when am I going then?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on October 10, 2017, 03:41:55 pm
wertyzerty switched place with exodius1
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on October 11, 2017, 06:39:36 pm
By the way I'm getting really low FPS, I may be lowed down by this quite a lot...
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Fleeting Frames on October 11, 2017, 07:54:01 pm
Well, you may attempt to solve the causes of fps loss then. What's it at anyway? If the FPS is above 50, probably not worth the effort.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on October 12, 2017, 02:51:40 am
Quote from: wertyzerty on October 11, 2017, 06:39:36 pm
By the way I'm getting really low FPS, I may be lowed down by this quite a lot...

Might want to take a look at the usual suspects, stray animals and such. We only need kids and turkeys for the New Dwarf Project so during my turn I may sort it out as a side thing.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on October 12, 2017, 05:59:30 am
You are not breeding any cats, are you?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on October 12, 2017, 08:03:42 am
No no don't worry, it's the CPU, I'm getting about 20-25 sometimes higher sometimes lower.
I might slaughter some animals but it seems they all have owners.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Fleeting Frames on October 12, 2017, 08:20:09 am
Could be better, but I'd guess 20-25 FPS is probably not a single sharp issue like too small tavern or pet-impassable door but rather a more systematic cause like hundreds of living creatures on the map or too much digging.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on October 12, 2017, 10:10:56 am
Quote from: wertyzerty on October 12, 2017, 08:03:42 am
[...]
I might slaughter some animals but it seems they all have owners.

And that stops us how? :P
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on October 12, 2017, 11:47:57 am
Keep an eye out on the large stone stockpiles.  I set them to accept from links only and give to the workshop so the marbles are used up. 

But those are in a long winded path to a large dead end. 

I suggest use up those stones, then lock access so they aren't part of pathing anymore. 

I have not breached the caverns yet, so the lag may just come from animals. 

The surface is also large and full of trees.  I would have clear cut the entire thing, except that some of those will leave holes on the ceiling of the "early" unsecured fortress that is not part of the tower I made. 

I think the distance pathing to the library may also add a hit to FPS issues. 
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Fleeting Frames on October 12, 2017, 12:13:34 pm
The lag may come from caverns regardless of whether you've revealed them yet or not. Animal people tribes aren't just going to stop existing and killing because you can't see them.

(Though I suppose one could write a dfhack script that seals the caverns on embark until they're revealed/freezes caverns when they're unrevealed. Though not sure how to do the latter to remove fps impact of 220 invisible zombies.)

Anyway, standard fps-boosting advice would apply.

Regarding tree holes, I guess going to floor over the embark, expect perhaps for a small orchard, anyway.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on October 12, 2017, 04:59:32 pm
Well there are around 20 visitors all talking about prime divisors right now.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on October 12, 2017, 06:29:32 pm
Quote from: wertyzerty on October 12, 2017, 04:59:32 pm
Well there are around 20 visitors all talking about prime divisors right now.

Be careful in open murder of scholars.  on second thought, the loyalty cascade deaths may increase your FPS.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on October 13, 2017, 04:11:32 am
Actually I think the problem is the mass production of copper for the secret trap. I'll post the year or as far as i get tonight, i can't do anything next week...
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on October 13, 2017, 11:11:21 am
Quote from: wertyzerty on October 13, 2017, 04:11:32 am
Actually I think the problem is the mass production of copper for the secret trap. I'll post the year or as far as i get tonight, i can't do anything next week...

I don't remember if I expanded the stairs from 1x1 to more.  That serves a 1-tile bottle neck for each of the 10z tower.  And may be a hit to FPS.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on October 13, 2017, 02:27:27 pm
Here goes.

[OOC] My character is extremely pretentious :)

A messenger enters the great fortress.
He speaks in a nasal voice, I can feel an air of pretentiousness from him. I am already thinking whether it will be a lava pool or just spikes. If this fortress I have been dispatched to even has that. I am doomed to another hell-hole for a year. Yay. Farming and mining. I’m a noble, not a bloody peasant.
Anyway, that damned messenger:
The God-Emperor of the whole of Dwarven kind hand sent upon you a blessing, a miracle, in the form of wertyzerty, the new master of this fortress! Rejoice! He will end hunger, pain and death!
I don’t think you can tell I wrote the script.
Autumncrawl is finally mine! In no time I shall find my way around easily. I must say I appreciate the design, but it is lacking danger. I shall fix that, with a bit of hope.

1st of Granite: I walked into the fortress, and what do I see? A shortage of barrels. The God Emperor would frown upon that. I have ordered 50 barrels to be made.

5th of Granite: My predecessor has left me with the gift of a sociopathic dwarf. Apparently he wants cloth and some stone. I’ll get him some of that, lest he strips naked and runs around. Trust me, you do not want to see this guy without clothes on. And of course, none of my miners are actually mining.

6th of Granite: What the hell, why is there so much booze everywhere??? I think that’s where all the barrels went…
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

8th of Granite: I have ordered tetrahedrite to be mined. I looked down there and thank the god emperor for divine rule.

11th of Granite: It’s the Elves… Hopefully they’ll take the booze and our crappy crafts.

12th of Granite: These bastards have nothing! Nothing! (Of use) All I’m buying is a crappy silk thing for some chalk stuff. I am now striving to go further down, looking for silk for a mood. I have the other two types so it can only be that.

20th of Granite: The mayor has mandated crowns. What a nice thought for me. Sadly I cannot equip it, so it will have to be in my mind. I’ve always wanted my own imaginary crown.

3rd of Slate: A giant cardinal has been captured! Thanks to the liberal application of cage traps, we have succeeded! In other news, I designated many animals for slaughter, and am attempting to train the Giant Jaguar as a war animal.

5th Slate: Success at last! Well, only two days. Now we need to tame the cardinal.
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9th of Slate: Caverns Ahoy! Finally some silk for that damned mechanic before he goes mad. I can’t see any signs of !!FUN!! carnage, but there sure are a lot of webs.
Later that day: Migrants. Yay. More mouths to feed. 31 more.

Confession: I bought a grizzly bear for fun…
14th of Slate: Well, the mechanic has gone mad. Good bye.

21th of Slate: The mayor wants more crowns. That bastard is getting power hungry! The god-emperor will not be pleased.

4th of Felsite: Due to the massive, influx of migrants, I have started designating bedrooms for my minions followers.
I am in the process of constructing a secret trap tunnel for attackers to go through.

17th of Felsite: Finally the mad naked guy running around MY fort is going to die. Thank the emperor he was a heretic or we would have had to have a funeral.

21st of Felsite: I have found vomit everywhere. I wonder what could have happened…

24th of Felsite: Another one DJ Khaled!. This time a child has been possessed. This basically means another mad guy is gonna be running around in about three months.

25th of Felsite: More caverns. And also the cardinal has been tamed!

[OOC] I have calculated, a year is going to take me 5.7 hours in real time.
3rd of Hematite: There seems to be a seminar on water clock reservoirs.

4th of Hematite: It’s a siege!!!! Also the seminar has moved onto prime divisors. There are only six goblins though. Someone has just abandoned their baby in the middle of the UNPROTECTED entrance. I have ordered everyone inside and sent many squads to kill the goblins.

5th of Hematite: The siege has been destroyed, annihilated. Good job to all the soldiers, including myself.
 

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

 
 
 
 
Basically it was carnage. I will not show everything, but trust me it is.
12th of Felsite: A human caravan arrives. I hope they don’t see their brightest minds laying dead on the floor. I should have timed it better. Oops. That’ll be for next time I guess ;)

13th of Felsite: This is ridiculous! I kill them all, then two days later all the bloody scholars are back! Are they crazy? The bodies are still out there, rotting!

16th: The kid has started a mysterious construction.

21st of Felsite: Tiristemal Otin Resil has been crafted! It’s a diorite crown. For me I presume. The kid is lucky I did not smite him for not using gold.
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I’ve got to say, I did not see this coming. I think something is having a path finding issue. I’m leaving it here, I guess. Unless you want me to keep playing, in which case a year will take me 112 hours.
 
Just quickly for the next player: The fort is in a mess, especially the entrance. The wood burners and other thing are for the copper spikes, of which I have ordered many(many) to be made. The unlabelled lever in the statue room is to be connected to the maze, to have control over whether it is open or closed. The maze is not connected to the fort.
LNP says the game graphics cannot be changed because it will break the raws. I tried it before booting up the game and it said the same thing don’t worry.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Fleeting Frames on October 13, 2017, 02:41:57 pm
Can you upload the save while it is having 1 FPS? I might try to poke around, find the cause. I suspect either moods or animals.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on October 13, 2017, 02:44:45 pm
http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=13135
Yeah took a bit of time to upload and figure out DFFD.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Fleeting Frames on October 13, 2017, 03:06:00 pm
Still haven't, myself. I made an account, but didn't get activation email, and can't resend it (though I can reset password) or upload.

Anyway, got the save, looking around....

What the ...

You really hate scholars, huh?

But I'm getting 68 FPS on it.  That's...tolerable. Would be nice if it was ten times better, yes, but it's not 1 fps either.

57 FPS after lair-retire-unretire. (there's over twice as many visitors afterwards) Around 3,5 seconds for a day, so I guess world events does cap the fort at around 300 FPS even with nothing happening.

Where's the 1 FPS at? Are you sure I got the right save?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on October 14, 2017, 02:30:56 pm
I'm 100% sure, but you're not using an A4 5000 cpu... In a laptop.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on October 14, 2017, 05:40:15 pm
I thought I was after... wait, wheres Exo... I'm lost. Am I after flame?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on October 14, 2017, 06:30:56 pm
You're after exodius1 who is the next player in line I think.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Fleeting Frames on October 14, 2017, 11:15:28 pm
Quote from: wertyzerty on October 14, 2017, 02:30:56 pm
I'm 100% sure, but you're not using an A4 5000 cpu... In a laptop.
I don't know what A4 5000 CPU is, but it's several years old laptop if it helps?

There's no computer on earth that could possibly bring 1 FPS on even the oldest computer capable of running DF to 68, though. Hence the question if you uploaded the right save?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on October 15, 2017, 12:18:57 am
Would a 32- bit OS have issue running DF 64-bit, maybe?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Moonstone_Flower on October 16, 2017, 05:49:49 pm
Quote from: Sanctume on October 15, 2017, 12:18:57 am
Would a 32- bit OS have issue running DF 64-bit, maybe?

In case you're being serious:  That's a technological impossibility.  They're different architectures - think of it like a centipede trying to mate with a donkey.

Edit:  The other way around is possible because the AMD64 architecture(commonly called x86_64, or ambiguously "64-bit") was specifically designed to be able to run x86(commonly ambiguously called "32-bit", despite being a series of different-but-backwards-compatible architectures) software.

Edit 2:  Grammar.
Edit 3:  Terminology and clarification.
Edit 4:  There's also the issue of different libraries.  Let us not speak of that can of worms.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on October 17, 2017, 03:20:15 am
Quote from: Fleeting Frames on October 14, 2017, 11:15:28 pm
Hence the question if you uploaded the right save?
I had two saves in the DF saves folder, the one I uploaded and a half a year old fort.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Fleeting Frames on October 17, 2017, 10:52:26 am
Huh. Oh well, that's very weird that you can get 1 FPS on only some machines/systems (64bit lubuntu here). Might be worth laser-focusing on the cause and uploading to bug tracker; that's almost as severe issue as a crash bug.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on October 17, 2017, 06:19:30 pm
Personally I've had this issue once before, when I locked a dwarf into a cavern and he got thirsty. That was a pain.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on October 18, 2017, 06:02:25 am
So I guess there is still the hiatus?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on October 19, 2017, 11:03:12 am
is it my turn yet, I',m wanting to go in blind which is why I havent read this yet
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on October 19, 2017, 11:06:16 am
I have the save, and only halfway to the first month.  I don't have FPS monitor up, but I was just following the first construction worker who is building a rutile bridge to access D2. 

oops wrong thread, haha. carry on.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Fleeting Frames on October 19, 2017, 06:26:23 pm
Hm. Point.

Sent exodius1 a PM.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on October 20, 2017, 02:13:34 am
Quote from: Fleeting Frames on October 19, 2017, 06:26:23 pm
Hm. Point.

Sent exodius1 a PM.

Thank You. Luckily I have few days off next week to work on a project of mine (long story short, my manager dared me into scratch building a model of a Soyuz rocket, not going well when I have only after-work hours to do it so took a short break to get on with that.). I should be able to get some things done, and even if it is not that in-depth we will have some advancements.

EDIT: What I mean is that I can plan things out, push the "GO!" button and periodically check if everything is going fine. Like a proper Admministratum... Although with check ups every 10 minutes instead of every 3 centuries or so...
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on October 21, 2017, 02:31:26 pm
The Time has Come. Magos-Biologis of The Ceilings of Purifying, Palidorius Demetris, haunted by the visions of the Dwarf Emperor, has set out to create the mandated New Dwarves. Will he manage to sway the local populous  in his favour, or will they burn him at the stake for heresy...

So, I took a look around and... why are we making copper serrated disks? Weapon traps break the game now if I recall, and spike balls have much higher trade value... There will be some changes around here, let me tell you!

Edit: I just noticed I am not playing from the 01/01/253, instead 22/04/253. Am I doing a full year or just rounding this one off?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on October 22, 2017, 12:54:21 am
You were supposed to have 1-year turn...
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Fleeting Frames on October 22, 2017, 03:33:24 am
@exodius1: Actually, they have the same value (http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Trap_component). Though I'd leave copper for more important efforts like making everything purple and use glass instead, provided there's sand.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on October 22, 2017, 04:26:14 pm
I checked before and there is no sand... Otherwise I would have made glass. Didn't know weapon traps broke the game and I think you are finishing my turn and doing another year.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on October 23, 2017, 05:55:08 am
Quote from: wertyzerty on October 22, 2017, 04:26:14 pm
Didn't know weapon traps broke the game and I think you are finishing my turn and doing another year.

That surprised me as well, apparently weapons and armor now have wear like clothing does, and weapon traps do not know how to deal with it.

Also, Archibald, can we get a confirmation on the turn length please, I am fine with either, I have set things in motion, just need to know when to stop...

EDIT: To give you guys some insight into what is going on (writeup later this week) here is a commisioned statue I have envisioned for the fortress monastery (you can add custom images to artwork now, apparently...
Spoiler: Empire of Light (click to show/hide)
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on October 23, 2017, 10:56:06 am
I think I made copper serrated discs to trade with elves; but this was prior to the large rock pots to use up the diorite rocks.  I don't use weapon traps.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on October 23, 2017, 01:00:52 pm
I dunno what you mean. Yeah, each of us has one turn that lasts one year  (from 16th granite to the 16th granite of the next year). But please define what you mean.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on October 23, 2017, 01:01:32 pm
Btw, awesome statue. It shows the superiority of the dwarf race over xenos.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on October 23, 2017, 01:20:31 pm
Quote from: Archibald on October 23, 2017, 01:00:52 pm
I dunno what you mean. Yeah, each of us has one turn that lasts one year  (from 16th granite to the 16th granite of the next year). But please define what you mean.

I think it's because wertyzerty had a partial progress until he has FPS issue.

So exodius1 either picked up the partial progress save; or revert back to my end of turn save. 

If he started on the partial save, then exodius1's will have fewer months in his turn. 
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on October 23, 2017, 01:21:31 pm
I got the save with partial progress.

Quote from: Archibald on October 23, 2017, 01:01:32 pm
Btw, awesome statue. It shows the superiority of the dwarf race over xenos.

The best part is, this image is saved so we can engrave it all over the place^^
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on October 23, 2017, 03:01:03 pm
Then if it is not a problem, finish what werty started.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on October 23, 2017, 03:14:28 pm
Quote from: Archibald on October 23, 2017, 03:01:03 pm
Then if it is not a problem, finish what werty started.

Oh, Thank the Emperor 'cause I just noticed a major flaw with the design... I mean, of course, I will take this responsibility upon myself!
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on October 24, 2017, 12:27:05 pm
... Care to explain -.-?

Also, I like how the twenty dwarves are a reference to the Space Marines. Emperor approves.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on October 24, 2017, 12:54:40 pm
Spoiler: The Emperor Approves (click to show/hide)
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on October 25, 2017, 04:09:31 pm
Quote from: Archibald on October 24, 2017, 12:27:05 pm
... Care to explain -.-?

Also, I like how the twenty dwarves are a reference to the Space Marines. Emperor approves.

It means I have dug a hole where it does not belong, will fix that. Post 1/2 later tonight, I had a busy week off -.-.

Quote from: TheImmortalRyukan on October 24, 2017, 12:54:40 pm
Spoiler: The Emperor Approves (click to show/hide)
I wonder if there is a way of having that engraved...
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on October 25, 2017, 04:30:08 pm
Quote from: exodius1 on October 23, 2017, 01:21:31 pm
We can engrave it all over the place
We need this in a main corridor somewhere. I remember smoothing out the first floor of bedrooms, maybe it will remind dwarves that they are superior to goblins and raise moral?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on October 25, 2017, 04:57:44 pm
Spoiler: From Inquisitorial Archives (click to show/hide)

I will continue my turn into next week, I am currently in spring, should be able to finish it by 05/11.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Fleeting Frames on October 26, 2017, 12:31:05 am
Dark red and white? Somewhat unusual, but ok. A complimentary colour would help.

Though I'm not sure what about it is vexing.

RE: Goblins

A goblin, pondering military ethics. That's progress, I suppose?

RE: Mood

Should have prevented copper bar usage. Iron armour would have been ok, given the lack of steel weapons on other civs.

...Oh, I forgot one could create shields. Well, never mind then, this is better.

Also FYI might wanna crop on-the-fly. Imgur has scripts to crop, upload, and place link in clipboard without even opening up a web browser.

For all its decoration materials, the decorations itself are not so illuminating. I wonder - is this affected by engraver level or creativity? Probably not, tho.

RE: Random Encounters

Bity Ettin. There is a time and place to care for hospitals and now is too late.

At least the loris might punish that. Or it might not. Though seems like you were saved by watchgeese.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on October 26, 2017, 04:56:02 am
ARE YOU INSANE?! Why did you allow that Greenskinned xeno into our library?! Do you really wish for a Goblin WAAAGH! that bad?! No wonder it is pondering about military ethics.

Also, damn... so much stuff happened. Between the two monstrosities and the fortress expansion, I am really happy where this is going.

But we really need more Dwarf Marines.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on October 26, 2017, 05:17:40 am
Quote from: Fleeting Frames on October 26, 2017, 12:31:05 am
Snip!

We only had silver and copper at the time, no iron.

Quote from: Archibald on October 26, 2017, 04:56:02 am
ARE YOU INSANE?! Why did you allow that Greenskinned xeno into our library?! Do you really wish for a Goblin WAAAGH! that bad?! No wonder it is pondering about military ethics.

Also, damn... so much stuff happened. Between the two monstrosities and the fortress expansion, I am really happy where this is going.

But we really need more Dwarf Marines.

They were there before I got the save. I have since purged the library (removed the zone) and created a massive temple to the Epmeror to atone... Kinda needs furniture...
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on October 26, 2017, 09:01:00 am
Quote from: exodius1 on October 26, 2017, 05:17:40 am
They were there before I got the save. I have since purged the library (removed the zone) and created a massive temple to the Epmeror to atone... Kinda needs furniture...

I am just gonna leave this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhduvvA_Xpo&t=4m14s) here. I... I simply...
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Fleeting Frames on October 26, 2017, 11:07:18 am
Quote from: exodius1 on October 26, 2017, 05:17:40 am
We only had silver and copper at the time, no iron.
If you forbid the core material on a mood that has still has tasked non-core materials after that once dwarf starts working, they create iron artifact instead*. I've exploited this many times, though to be honest iron goblet or throne or instrument isn't really an improvement over their wooden, bone or rock versions.

* (If you do it before, they just retrieve another thing, and if there's no materials remaining tasked for mood after they start working they go insane.)
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on October 26, 2017, 11:23:46 am
It pauses when they claim the workshop.  That's the time to forbid all bars except the desired one I want, just in case the dwarf is not wanting a specific material instead.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Fleeting Frames on October 26, 2017, 11:28:14 am
Can also pause when they start the mood. That's the moment to assign them to artifactory burrow so that they'll not interrupt the rest of the fort.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on November 04, 2017, 06:32:05 am
Sorry guys, will not be able to fully finish my turn, work has been killer. Here is the save. (http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=13159)

I have labeled up everything I did with "N" menu, and as advice I have to say to get loads of platinum via trade and start forging masterwork things for the Vats. I have set-up most mechanisms but that place still needs furnishing before we make any marines. Oh, and I created them some uniform blueprints, I would recommend having one chapter of each (you will see why when you take a look at their barracks).

The Emperor Protects.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on November 04, 2017, 08:46:25 am
my turn? YES, ok, downloading the save.

The Emperor Protects
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on November 04, 2017, 01:46:14 pm
Have you finished the year that was halfway through when I passed the save?

AHTGEIAHG
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on November 04, 2017, 01:51:57 pm
Quote from: wertyzerty on November 04, 2017, 01:46:14 pm
Have you finished the year that was halfway through when I passed the save?

AHTGEIAHG

Yup, and got few months into my own turn. On the upside, I have finished what I set out to do, and now it is for those who take over to finish the project.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on November 04, 2017, 02:50:27 pm
Just quickly, I seem to have lost track of something. What is the project? I know we need goat kids but apart from that that's it.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on November 04, 2017, 03:04:46 pm
Quote from: wertyzerty on November 04, 2017, 02:50:27 pm
Just quickly, I seem to have lost track of something. What is the project? I know we need goat kids but apart from that that's it.

Dwarven Daycare.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on November 04, 2017, 03:46:33 pm
Ohhh...
The Marines are the project. I thought they were just a way to create an unbeatable army.
Wasn't thinking for a moment there.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on November 05, 2017, 02:54:38 am
Dwarven concentration camp where they get instant-PTSD Dwarven Daycare The facility for training Dwarf Marines must be built if we want them in our army. They must know no fear and be war masters. Such is the will of the God-Emperor.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Fleeting Frames on November 05, 2017, 03:47:54 am
Heh, yeah, vanity. Not much of beatableness difference between a legendary 80kg 80 year old and legendary 150kg 12 year old. Both die to webs, both blend goblins. The second one is better unarmed fighter/wrestler, especially against larger creatures, and maybe less harmed by fire if they underwent appropriate procedures.

A greater difference than either of these might the time to deploy. This means not only how quick they are on their feet, but also how needy they are. While one might want their doctors to be religious, here casual, dubious or atheist dwarves who don't have a need for abstract thought are merely obvious ways to limit the chance they're on break to tavern; as anybody who has ever peeked into adventure mode knows strength of need is just as gradual for all needs as it is for religion this could be refined further, but for starters perhaps the Marines should consider people who will not worship chaos gods for special programs.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on November 05, 2017, 04:41:07 am
Quote from: Fleeting Frames on November 05, 2017, 03:47:54 am
Heh, yeah, vanity. Not much of beatableness difference between a legendary 80kg 80 year old and legendary 150kg 12 year old.

Difference is potential life-long usability. 80yo legendary has 40 years at most before old age creeps in, 12yo has 108 years before the same. It is simply an investment, and downsides can be mitigated by not sending melee squads against spiders and such.

A question though, 'cause I did not have time to do testing. Is "Does not care about anything anymore" still a thing? If so the needs would be diminished, methinks, by constant turkey murder for 8 odd years.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on November 05, 2017, 06:15:59 am
My question is, do we have weapons that would be good enough for a Dwarf Marine? I mean, like real good quality. Since they are a rather good investment, in my opinion, it would only be logical for them to have the best equipment. Other non-Marine squads can be considered sorta like Imperial Guardsmen, so not really important. Don´t get me wrong, they are useful, but when it comes to hardened badasses who really don´t give a shit if they fight a greenskin or a titan, so long as they have meat for satabbing, well...
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on November 05, 2017, 07:37:52 am
Quote from: Archibald on November 05, 2017, 06:15:59 am
My question is, do we have weapons that would be good enough for a Dwarf Marine? I mean, like real good quality. Since they are a rather good investment, in my opinion, it would only be logical for them to have the best equipment. Other non-Marine squads can be considered sorta like Imperial Guardsmen, so not really important. Don´t get me wrong, they are useful, but when it comes to hardened badasses who really don´t give a shit if they fight a greenskin or a titan, so long as they have meat for satabbing, well...

Well, as I mentioned we seem to only have copper and silver so the answer would lie deep within the earth...
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on November 05, 2017, 07:59:49 am
10 bucks says I'll fuck this up somehow
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on November 05, 2017, 08:32:08 am
[OOC: I am going into this blind, I didn't even read the O.P. so don't expect me to know the lore :P this is gonna be !FUN!]

Journal of Ryukan Giltink, Travelling Wizard
11th of Slate, 253

Spoiler: Ryukan The Travelling Wizard (click to show/hide)

Well then dear Henry, I must express that I have indeed found myself in a bind. No, nothing like that Elf chick who turned out to be a guy (I still deny ever thinking different), no, I believe I have found myself the accidental leader of this quaint Dwarven Fortress.

Spoiler: The Towers (click to show/hide)

After travelling for days, heading to Wizard-Con in Tamedgrowl, I stumbled across a strange set of towers shooting into the sky, they looked new and appeared to be not quite done yet. I decided to take a detour and see what this new structure was. I was surprised to see several dwarves, over a hundred by my reckoning, to be delving out a home for themselves.

After a few inquiries, I found that the last leader of this expedition had buggered off, something out a God-Emperor or some other nonsense. I introduced myself as a Travelling Wizard and performed a few card tricks to show them, they seemed rather excited for some reason. I, being the fool I am, followed them into the upper levels of their fort.

Spoiler: Upper Autumncrawl (click to show/hide)

A bit dirty and smelly, but the farther we went, the more it turned to nice smoothed stone

Spoiler: Nice but small housing (click to show/hide)

After a few hours of talking, I was asked to lead this place until next spring, more than a whole year away! I tried to decline, but they wouldn't take no for an answer and now I find myself several stories below the earth writing in you. I figured that I might as well stay comfy while I serve my tenure, so I asked for a small apartment to be delved for my tired bones, I ain't the spring chicken I used to be.

Spoiler: My New Room (click to show/hide)

Also, I swear I'm seeing things, but I can't help but sense otherworldly things are watching me....

Spoiler: Later research found the culprits to be ghosts yet to be put to rest (click to show/hide)

With that Henry, I am now going to take stock of the place and try to remember what I learned in my one class of "Fortress Management" back in college, man, Prof. Obuk was right, I would need those skills someday....

Spoiler: Stocks (click to show/hide)
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Fleeting Frames on November 05, 2017, 10:51:08 am
@exodius1: Yeah, it's still a thing, though it's not a thing you'll have to do. Send them out to kill a goblin sieges and the killing naturally inures them to it. (Which is bit of a shame, as it makes human/elven vampire lord armies need alcohol.)


Nice starting picture with goslings and...What's that brown g?

Sanctume did nice towers.

Card tricks are always cool. I have a friend who has dozens of disposable set of card packs just to show off with pulling out cards that would be impossible to pull off with just one pack.

And yeah, Autumncrawl is a good name.

I take it someone slaughtered visitors to save fps. While not reducing popcap for dwares.

Of course, dwarves are, on average, more useful.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on November 05, 2017, 01:30:08 pm
Quote from: Fleeting Frames on November 05, 2017, 10:51:08 am
Card tricks are always cool. I have a friend who has dozens of disposable set of card packs just to show off with pulling out cards that would be impossible to pull off with just one pack.

Yeah, I'm trying to RP as a bumbling fool who just stumbles in and does random shit for a year and a half :P. I chose this dude cuz he was quite literally, blank, he has no skills or any relations outside of one of his travelling companions being an acquaintance, he's also an atheist. So, Wizard XD
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on November 05, 2017, 01:31:49 pm
Quote from: Ryukan's Journal
Also, I swear I'm seeing things, but I can't help but sense otherworldly things are watching me....
Oops...
Bloody goblins invading our fortress pretending to work with their MatheamMURDERERSgifician.
That guy may have got "caught up" in the fighting.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on November 05, 2017, 04:19:54 pm
Quote from: TheImmortalRyukan on November 05, 2017, 08:32:08 am
[OOC: I am going into this blind, I didn't even read the O.P. so don't expect me to know the lore :P this is gonna be !FUN!]

(https://i.imgflip.com/14eco3.jpg)
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on November 15, 2017, 07:50:02 pm
ooh wow, sorry. I was dealing with rl crap. I'll post the spring and summer updates tomorrow.

Ad yes, life was kicking me in the groin many times this past week, it sucked  :(
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Bearskie on November 15, 2017, 11:44:12 pm
Good writing Ryukan. I admit, I laughed more than once.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on November 16, 2017, 01:56:54 pm
Quote from: Bearskie on November 15, 2017, 11:44:12 pm
Good writing Ryukan. I admit, I laughed more than once.

I am a master Story Weaver. I havent done a turn in a succession fort in ages, so I'm pouring alot into this. I don't want to make an intricate web of plot, this is just a year and a half of me being a glorious idiot
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on November 16, 2017, 02:49:38 pm
The best kind of year and a half ;)
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on November 16, 2017, 03:13:38 pm
sadly, the update won't happen tonight most likely, I have a paper I need to rush
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on November 16, 2017, 03:15:47 pm
Don't worry, if it's more of that, I don't speak for everyone but I can wait.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on November 16, 2017, 03:21:55 pm
I'll try and finish summer, but no promises. I'll post spring tho, just have to find the motivation to write it :P
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on November 26, 2017, 08:31:09 pm
[OOC: Sorry for the extremely late update, life was chaotic with College and Thanksgiving, but here's Spring and the first half of Summer]

Journal of Ryukan, 11 of Felsite, 253

Well Henry, this venture started rather weirdly, as I was preparing for my first day of fortress overseer, I felt a strange presence take ahold of my mind, and it was like a euphoric dream. I remember watching great beings of power fight in titanic clashes that made the very ground tear apart. I saw the destruction of many cities and the uprooting of the mountains themselves. I saw things that I can not bring to even write on paper, the horrors of which will haunt my mind until I draw my last breath.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I do not know what I did in the waking world except for what these dwarves tell me, but I know that when the horrors of that vision faded, I stood holding the most beautiful gem I had ever seen. The gem seemed to glow with a faint light and vague images can be glimpsed at if one focuses hard, but they disappear as soon as you can see them. I'll have to study this in my off time.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

On the topic of study, I inquired a passing dwarf if this fortress possessed a Library of any sorts, and to my delight, he said they did.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I asked where and he showed me into the most dismal excuse of a Library I have ever seen. This... cubby, was nothing more than a hole where these fat dwarves could sit around talking about "Sexual Reproduction". I plan on fixing this immediately.

Spoiler: "Library" (click to show/hide)

I take it upon myself to draw up plans for a modestly sized library.

Spoiler: First Floor (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Second Floor (click to show/hide)

Another thing I need to rectify is the amount of corpses that are in the entry hall and Depot. I do not even want to know what fell things these dwarves have done in the name of profit and greed, but I am determined to improve whatever trade relations these dwarves have ruined.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I set aside a zone for hauling the corpses outside as far from the entrance as we can.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Just in time did we clear up the depot when I was greeted by with the news of a Human Caravan approaching with a Lord consort at their lead.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Five wagons in total with several Guards slowly rumbled into our depot.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Before we began, I met with the Lord Consort who seemed like a very decent guy.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

He then proceeded to pull out a small novel of reports on the goings on in the world, I tried to listen, but I think I nodded off once or twice
[OOC: Yeah, I got bombarded by like 120+ pages of text about the happenings of the world... it hurt]

After he wrapped up and I got a few minutes of sleep, we proceed to iron out a trade agreement... well, it was mostly him telling me what to do and what we should give him and stuff, I may have agreed to a lousy trade deal on our behalf, but I wasn't hired as a Minister of Finances was I?

I do remember ordering booze and food and some sheets of paper, then he gave me the final document of what the humans wanted next year.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

With that, he said his farewell and went off to get drunk.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I let the broker do his thing and traded for some booze and food and whatever books the Humans had. We traded some silver crafts I had ordered made last month. I also picked up this fancy figurine of a human made of coral, never seen the stuff before so I thought it would look nice on my dresser.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

The Library is pretty much done, just need to furnish it some more and add the books we bought into it, then maybe write some of our own.

Spoiler: First Floor (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Second Floor (click to show/hide)

While the humans were still here, I received reports of visitors from above and below. Some migrants had arrived on the surface and an unspeakable horror made of vomit decided to wander into our area of the caverns.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I have written this down as I prepare our marksdwarves to shoot the beast from our side of the lake and hopefully take it down. Who knows, maybe we might actually live through it.

Before I head down, I have to exclaim great displeasure in being near that blasted Gem. Every time I study it, I hear quiet voices that are always so close, yet when I focus on them, they retreat and I am left in silence until I focus back on the gem. I get a great sense of dread thinking on this, I do hope that I am just under the effects of the strong booze here, but only time and more studying will tell. I have made it my goal to bring in the great minds of this world to study and bring in more texts through which I may yet uncover the secrets of this Gem.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on November 27, 2017, 05:00:17 am
Um, can I get an answer as to why is our fort filled with corpses?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on November 27, 2017, 12:49:52 pm
Quote from: Archibald on November 27, 2017, 05:00:17 am
Um, can I get an answer as to why is our fort filled with corpses?

Well, the depot is full of corpses because the elves insulted us by not offering their goods for free... That is the official story and I am sticking to it.... I refuse to take responsibility for any other deaths...

Nice update Ryukan, looking forward to more.^^
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on November 27, 2017, 02:37:12 pm
At least all the body parts show that our axe dwarves are working well, can't have them getting bored all day can we? I'm all in favour of taking advantage of some real life targets for one, especially ones that are screwing us over.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on November 29, 2017, 05:25:59 pm
Will meat blocks building become miasma producing rotten meat blocks building?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: CaptainArchmage on November 29, 2017, 09:10:56 pm
Sign me up for a turn please! Same thing here - occasionally, real life gets in the way. Hopefully not this time though.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on November 30, 2017, 03:34:09 am
By all accounts, should have the write up for summer and fall done today
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on November 30, 2017, 04:34:27 am
Adding CaptainArchmage to the list.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Fleeting Frames on December 01, 2017, 02:49:40 am
That library is better than expected. I thought it'd be just a zone on ground, when I saw no bookcases, bags, tables, chairs, writing material or written content in the library.

In fact, I can clearly see chairs and tables in it, so why is it saying none are there?

Nonetheless, it's kinda sad that most actual library needs can be fulfilled by a 2x2 room of chair/table/bookcase/bag with 2 scholars and 1 sribe.

....

Those corpses outside the entrance are going to be great for trade relations.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on December 01, 2017, 06:19:43 am
Quote from: Fleeting Frames on December 01, 2017, 02:49:40 am
Those corpses outside the entrance are going to be great for trade relations.

I think they put us in a strong position for price negotiations... Also, they really tie the place together.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Stoat tales on December 04, 2017, 07:20:03 pm
It adds character, and you'll never run out of spares
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Demonic Spoon on December 06, 2017, 02:10:47 pm
I'd like to sign up for a turn please.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on December 06, 2017, 02:34:23 pm
ok, Finals are killing me, can I have an extension please? I have finals until next Thursday. And alot of people on these forums are Uni students, so I am not the only one going through this :P

I have Summer done, I just need to find time to actually play Fall and Winter
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on December 07, 2017, 01:41:48 pm
Quote from: TheImmortalRyukan on December 06, 2017, 02:34:23 pm
ok, Finals are killing me, can I have an extension please? I have finals until next Thursday. And alot of people on these forums are Uni students, so I am not the only one going through this :P

I have Summer done, I just need to find time to actually play Fall and Winter

Fine by me.

Adding Demonic Spoon.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: ☼Another☼ on December 07, 2017, 11:24:12 pm
Quote from: Imic on September 28, 2017, 09:26:32 am
Posting to watch
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Demonic Spoon on December 08, 2017, 07:48:47 am
Quote from: Archibald on December 07, 2017, 01:41:48 pm
Quote from: TheImmortalRyukan on December 06, 2017, 02:34:23 pm
ok, Finals are killing me, can I have an extension please? I have finals until next Thursday. And alot of people on these forums are Uni students, so I am not the only one going through this :P

I have Summer done, I just need to find time to actually play Fall and Winter

Fine by me.

Adding Demonic Spoon.
Some indication on the list of who has already finished their turns would be nice.  :)
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on December 08, 2017, 07:54:10 am
Quote from: Demonic Spoon on December 08, 2017, 07:48:47 am
Quote from: Archibald on December 07, 2017, 01:41:48 pm
Quote from: TheImmortalRyukan on December 06, 2017, 02:34:23 pm
ok, Finals are killing me, can I have an extension please? I have finals until next Thursday. And alot of people on these forums are Uni students, so I am not the only one going through this :P

I have Summer done, I just need to find time to actually play Fall and Winter

Fine by me.

Adding Demonic Spoon.
Some indication on the list of who has already finished their turns would be nice.  :)

Yeah... i kinda lost track. If I make it wrong, please notify me.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on December 08, 2017, 11:31:24 am
Summary of Turns

Year 250: Archibald from Bloodleaf, a self-proclaimed acolyte of some God-Emperor, established the outpost and build the near-surface areas of upper Autumncrawl proper, a prominent library attracted scholars.

Year 251: Sanctume Brassaqua, a widower axedwarf, oversee the construction of the two towers of Autumncrawl.  Clean up stones into crafts and large pots.  Setup tavern, honeymoon suite, military squads, and forge for the armory.

Year 252: Wertyzerty, a self-proclaimed blessing of some God-Emperor, constructs some secret trap involving a lot of copper, part of the year.

Year 252-253: Exodius1, an unverified Inquisitor, creates a statue showing dwarf superiority over xenos.  A goblin tainted the library resulting on it being purged to a minimal cubby hole.  And a massive temple is erected.

Year 253-???: Ryukan Giltink, Travelling Wizard, defines his own lavish room while pondering on Fortress Management 101 from his school years.  Upon discovering the purge of the previous library, he erects a larger library. And attempts to clean up scattered corpses. 

(On 12.06.2017) Ryukan remains committed to complete Fall and Winter 253 or 254?









Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on December 08, 2017, 02:17:16 pm
Yeah, I have summer done, just need to finish the year.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on December 08, 2017, 04:41:45 pm
It gets worse the more you think about it. XD
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: CaptainArchmage on December 08, 2017, 06:35:22 pm
I'm going to be really honest with you.

A real library is one you should be able to get lost in and not find your beer in. If you can't produce a huge ass library filled with shelves awaiting books, then you're doing it wrong.

In other news, looks like my turn may be coming up soon. When it does, expect toilet paper facilities to shoot up on demand.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on December 18, 2017, 01:47:16 pm
ok, finally, Winter break, no more finals  8)

Now then, let's wrap this up
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: CaptainArchmage on December 18, 2017, 02:38:25 pm
Quote from: TheImmortalRyukan on December 18, 2017, 01:47:16 pm
ok, finally, Winter break, no more finals  8)

Now then, let's wrap this up

Are we updating this to the latest version? You might have to retire and unretire, and do some hacking to fix the new raws in (but I've seen that at least retire and unretire works).
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on December 19, 2017, 09:09:47 am
I forgot about the new update.... its up to Archie
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: CaptainArchmage on December 19, 2017, 07:57:19 pm
Quote from: TheImmortalRyukan on December 19, 2017, 09:09:47 am
I forgot about the new update.... its up to Archie

With the DF succession world, we're looking into fixing both mineral composition and hacking in the new items. Once those are in we'll have a world that's pretty much up to DF2017 standards, other civilizations have to decide to use the new objects and build the museums but that's not really a problem.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on December 20, 2017, 11:44:00 am
I checked his profile, I don't think he's been on for 12 days, or is last time active last time posted?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on December 20, 2017, 12:29:20 pm
Quote from: wertyzerty on December 20, 2017, 11:44:00 am
I checked his profile, I don't think he's been on for 12 days, or is last time active last time posted?

Last time active. It's a busy time of the year, with Holidays and finals. So he may not be on til next year. If he ain't back by next month, then I'll just update the save anyways
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: CaptainArchmage on December 20, 2017, 09:14:28 pm
Quote from: TheImmortalRyukan on December 20, 2017, 12:29:20 pm
Quote from: wertyzerty on December 20, 2017, 11:44:00 am
I checked his profile, I don't think he's been on for 12 days, or is last time active last time posted?

Last time active. It's a busy time of the year, with Holidays and finals. So he may not be on til next year. If he ain't back by next month, then I'll just update the save anyways

I'll probably update the save when I get it, the "open heart surgery" that I intend involves hacking in the new pedestals and display cases so we can use them (and other civs will). I will ensure there are backups.

The hacking is intended with another save anyway. I firstly have to see how it's done.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on December 21, 2017, 06:28:00 am
I apologize for taking so long to answer, been busy.

Anyways, I am for the update. Thing is, will we be able to use this save or do we have to start all over again?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: CaptainArchmage on December 21, 2017, 09:49:09 am
Quote from: Archibald on December 21, 2017, 06:28:00 am
I apologize for taking so long to answer, been busy.

Anyways, I am for the update. Thing is, will we be able to use this save or do we have to start all over again?

1) The hacking to update the file isn't as serious as for the other succession game, it just involves replacing the raws and adding the new pets, and items (display cases and pedestals) to existing entities (which requires DFHack once off, but I don't know how to do the additions yet - looking for advice).

2) There's a bug that seems to cause dwarves to ignore existing items, which I had in Kingdomsabers. This is fixed by retiring the fort and unretiring it, which will shave 15 days off the save and possibly cause some items to be moved around (and also clean up any liquid mess on the floor).

I still have to figure out how to hack ability to use items to existing civs (entities), if someone could maybe help out with that it would be great. I don't intend to replace existing items like cauldrons.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on December 27, 2017, 03:25:09 am
So... any progress?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: CaptainArchmage on December 27, 2017, 12:10:19 pm
Well on my end, I can't do much about finishing the year in progress. But I can tell you how to fix the world to 0.44.03.

First, ensure the save is backed up. Then replace the raws with the latest ones (assuming you have not modded them yourself). Then use DFhack and type:
Code: [Select]
devel/inject-raws tool ITEM_TOOL_PEDESTAL tool ITEM_TOOL_DISPLAY_CASEImmediate save, and then load. If it loads perfectly, then use DFhack and type:
Code: [Select]
devel/inject-raws reaction "MAKE WOODEN DISPLAY CASE"Then save again. If it doesn't recognise the string, there's a solution posted on the DFhack forums about how to fix the script.
Spoiler: link to string parsing solution (click to show/hide)

If the save starts up again fine, you'll have a DF2017-ready world that won't be missing anything. The museums and pedestals will take some time to be made in the world, but they will show up eventually. You'll immediately be able to make pedestals and display cases, if you have the materials for them.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on December 27, 2017, 12:56:36 pm
Yeah... I am afraid someone else must do this... unless we start from scratch...
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: CaptainArchmage on December 27, 2017, 05:28:44 pm
Quote from: Archibald on December 27, 2017, 12:56:36 pm
Yeah... I am afraid someone else must do this... unless we start from scratch...

If I am up next, I can do it as I managed to do this successfully. If not, I can update it for the next person or update it at the start of my turn.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on December 28, 2017, 02:30:53 am
Let Ryukan finish his turn, then you can do it, alright?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: CaptainArchmage on December 28, 2017, 11:36:04 am
Quote from: Archibald on December 28, 2017, 02:30:53 am
Let Ryukan finish his turn, then you can do it, alright?

I can do it, I will be doing the succession game in the meantime and I'll see if there were any bad side effects from the hacking.

Does the save go to Exodius1 then?

Edit: If I have to retire and unretire the fortress as well, and I just do the upgrade and no gameplay, you'll get a save on 15th Granite. I'll see whether it can be avoided though.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on December 28, 2017, 04:52:46 pm
Ok sorry, been spending alot of time on my MC server building stuff with friends :/

Heh, I can finish the in-game year as this rl year finishes as well


Tho in my defense, I did build a pretty kick-ass castle....

Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: CaptainArchmage on December 28, 2017, 08:18:56 pm
Minecraft?!
Spoiler: OBLIGATORY MAJOR MEMING (click to show/hide)

It is no matter, I can wait. Actually it is probably better this way. Do you think you can see whether the save works without hiccups on 0.44.03?

Quote from: TheImmortalRyukan on December 28, 2017, 04:52:46 pm
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Well that's an impressive castle.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on December 28, 2017, 09:28:01 pm
I play Minecraft for stress relief. I own a server because me and friends like to dick around and roleplay alot. I recommend checking out my Discord if you like Roleplaying stupidity... also we make excellent toast
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on December 29, 2017, 04:52:32 am
Quote from: CaptainArchmage on December 28, 2017, 11:36:04 am
Does the save go to Exodius1 then?

I... guess? Sorry, I am a bit confused by all of this. Like I said, this is my first succession game.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on December 29, 2017, 09:47:28 am
Quote from: Archibald on December 29, 2017, 04:52:32 am
Quote from: CaptainArchmage on December 28, 2017, 11:36:04 am
Does the save go to Exodius1 then?

I... guess? Sorry, I am a bit confused by all of this. Like I said, this is my first succession game.

Lol, it gets easier over time as your mind slowly is consumed by Dwarf Fortress and you start seeing everything in ASCII and begin to dream in it. We all get there eventually, I had my first DF dream about a year after I started playing, what's sad is how the dream made sense XD
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on December 29, 2017, 10:28:20 am
Quote from: Archibald on December 29, 2017, 04:52:32 am
Quote from: CaptainArchmage on December 28, 2017, 11:36:04 am
Does the save go to Exodius1 then?

I... guess? Sorry, I am a bit confused by all of this. Like I said, this is my first succession game.

Nope, I done mine before Ryuukan (Hence "Swapped With" in the OP). I would love to though, if you add me to the end of the cue that is, at the moment I am consumed by Opus Magnum and Monster Hunter...
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on December 29, 2017, 10:56:51 am
Quote from: exodius1 on December 29, 2017, 10:28:20 am
Quote from: Archibald on December 29, 2017, 04:52:32 am
Quote from: CaptainArchmage on December 28, 2017, 11:36:04 am
Does the save go to Exodius1 then?

I... guess? Sorry, I am a bit confused by all of this. Like I said, this is my first succession game.

Nope, I done mine before Ryuukan (Hence "Swapped With" in the OP). I would love to though, if you add me to the end of the cue that is, at the moment I am consumed by Opus Magnum and Monster Hunter...

So... Archmage is next. Right after Ryukan.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on January 01, 2018, 06:48:32 am
Okay. Since this waiting isn´t going anywhere, here is my proposal to Ryukan.

You get to finish your turn until the end of this week. Failure to do so will result in the next player skipping your turn and starting from the save before yours (in other words, your progress will be nonexistent). Believe me, I am patient, I really am. But enough is enough. If we keep waiting, we will die of old age.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: CaptainArchmage on January 02, 2018, 02:31:51 pm
Quote from: Archibald on January 01, 2018, 06:48:32 am
Okay. Since this waiting isn´t going anywhere, here is my proposal to Ryukan.

You get to finish your turn until the end of this week. Failure to do so will result in the next player skipping your turn and starting from the save before yours (in other words, your progress will be nonexistent). Believe me, I am patient, I really am. But enough is enough. If we keep waiting, we will die of old age.

Sounds reasonable. Note I am in the succession game 2017 (which is a story arc and not just a year), and I also have certain NDA responsibilities going on. I'll do my best to do everything, at least to updating the save. However, starting up might be a bit slow for me.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on January 03, 2018, 03:51:22 am
Quote from: CaptainArchmage on January 02, 2018, 02:31:51 pm
Quote from: Archibald on January 01, 2018, 06:48:32 am
Okay. Since this waiting isn´t going anywhere, here is my proposal to Ryukan.

You get to finish your turn until the end of this week. Failure to do so will result in the next player skipping your turn and starting from the save before yours (in other words, your progress will be nonexistent). Believe me, I am patient, I really am. But enough is enough. If we keep waiting, we will die of old age.

Sounds reasonable. Note I am in the succession game 2017 (which is a story arc and not just a year), and I also have certain NDA responsibilities going on. I'll do my best to do everything, at least to updating the save. However, starting up might be a bit slow for me.

No problem. Just to let everyone know that they will have one whole month to finish their turn. That is a lot, imho. I understand you have responsibilities, but we all have too, and if you are not able to finish your turn (which took me about an hour or two across three days plus to one whole day to write it all) then I am sorry, I really am.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: CaptainArchmage on January 03, 2018, 09:58:07 pm
I see, the turn length is 2 years and is in the same fortress. That explains the longer play time, though you could cut it down to 2 weeks extendable.

I might have to retire and unretire the fortress, just FYI, if the update produces various item related bugs (which causes things like food to become inaccessible to dwarves). Only had that happen once on a fort I had to update though (issue was not DFhack related).
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on January 04, 2018, 03:41:40 am
Quote from: CaptainArchmage on January 03, 2018, 09:58:07 pm
I see, the turn length is 2 years and is in the same fortress. That explains the longer play time, though you could cut it down to 2 weeks extendable.

I might have to retire and unretire the fortress, just FYI, if the update produces various item related bugs (which causes things like food to become inaccessible to dwarves). Only had that happen once on a fort I had to update though (issue was not DFhack related).

As long as the machinery stays where it is I, personally, do not mind a retire/unretire.

So, can I have the last spot in line? I should have some time free by the end of Archmage's turn.

Edit: I forgot about the Demonic Spoon, but the point still stands^^.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on January 04, 2018, 04:13:47 am
Exodius1: We will see. If nobody else comes after Spoon, then you will be free to go.

As for the two weeks thing; I wanna be fair and give everyone a chance, that is why I set 1 month time to finish your turn. Though, it is preferable to finish faster.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on January 04, 2018, 10:25:51 pm
Its my fault, holidays really are a distracting time, that and I cant focus on anything to save my life. Nonetheless, I have everything except winter played, and I'm free tomorrow all day, so I'll be able to just coast through.

Expect Summer and Fall tomorrow morning. Sorry for the wait and happy New Year
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on January 05, 2018, 04:07:32 am
Quote from: TheImmortalRyukan on January 04, 2018, 10:25:51 pm
Its my fault, holidays really are a distracting time, that and I cant focus on anything to save my life. Nonetheless, I have everything except winter played, and I'm free tomorrow all day, so I'll be able to just coast through.

Expect Summer and Fall tomorrow morning. Sorry for the wait and happy New Year

Everything is alright. Just be sure to finish it. Happy new year likewise.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on January 05, 2018, 01:09:48 pm
This guy wasn't important was he?

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Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on January 05, 2018, 01:59:43 pm
Journal of Ryukan, 15 of Galena, 253

Summer started off rather boring. The Forgotten beast made of Vomit wandered around, growled at our marksdwarves as bolts flew past then just decided to bugger off.

After getting bombarded by dwarves complaining about a lack of "non-economic" stones to use to cut blocks, craft mugs, cut mechanisms and whatever crap they needed, I said fine then ordered the miners to mine a bit of stone, enough to shut these imbeciles up for a few moments at least.

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I noticed a couple of dwarves carrying buckets of water down into the lower fortress then returning up with empty buckets, after inquiring, I discovered that about 1/5 of our population was conscripted to "fill a pond" which, when I checked, was actually some sort of hideous machine that was under water. I couldn't make heads or tails of it, so I left our bucket dwarves to do their task.

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I also noticed that we had a sizable homeless population. After searching around for a good place for some dorms, I noticed an empty housing project in the lower fort. Not wanting to waste space, I simply ordered beds and doors installed. And they say I ain't smart.

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It was around mid-summer when I recieved a report of a Were-Lizard on the surface. It was just standing in-between the towers chilling out. I ordered every available military unit to engage the beast.

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Turns out that we had a Dwarf Marine literally 5 steps away who immediately engaged the beast. The lizard bit the poor dwarf in the torso and from the looks of it, punctured quite deep.

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After receiving that bite, our dwarf then proceeded to kick ass and killed the beast with a good stab to the head.

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I ordered the poor dwarf to be brought to their bedroom and after all was said and done, I myself oversaw the walling in of our fellow dwarf. The cries of the dwarf begging for her life will haunt my dreams for a while yet.

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After that, Summer passed by uneventfully. We have recieved a HUGE influx of scholars and scribes seeking to use my great Library. We have already had 5 ask for permission to stay, which I granted.

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While nowhere near enough to fill up even a couple of our book shelves, we have started writing books at an exponential rate.

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And as I write this down, I have received report that roars of rage have started to come from our Dwarf's walled off room. Armok have mercy on her soul.

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P.S. After careful study of what few books we have and after consulting a few passing scholars, I haven't come any closer to unlocking the secret of that gem. My rule still have half a year left, so hopefully this library I built will attract someone knowledgeable on this matter.

On another note, Wiz-Con went well, a fellow of mine passed through and told me that Uzol Dragonropes himself was there handing out autographs. I was livid, but cooled off after I told him I was in charge of the place. Hehehehe, After this year is over, I plan on continuing my travels... but a part of me has grown attached to my new bed here... I must think on this further.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on January 05, 2018, 02:33:29 pm
Okay, first of all; GOD DAMN!  :o :o :o TALK ABOUT OVERKILL WITH THAT WERELIZARD!

(https://orig00.deviantart.net/5a1b/f/2013/159/b/4/space_marine_quote_poster_by_commissarmuskeg-d688lew.jpg)

(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/d7/2d/e9/d72de917639cc627b17f6a112493dd7c--george-patton-enemies.jpg)

(Sorry, it was stronger than me.)

Second; SON OF A BITCH! HE TURNED OUR ONLY HOPE FOR SALVATION INTO A XENO!

Third; what is the deal with that under water thingy? Where did that come from?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on January 05, 2018, 02:39:01 pm
yeah, that Dwarf was a badass. Shame he got turned into a were-lizard without ever having a chance to procreate and pass his genes on.

Also, expect some stupid hilarity this Fall...
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on January 05, 2018, 04:13:01 pm
Journal of Ryukan, 25 Limestone 253

Dearest Henry, I must say that I am feeling rather tired of this overseer business, but other than that, these dwarves here have managed to make me feel at home. While I can not call any of them friend at this time, I do find their hospitality very comforting. A few of these dwarves share friendly terms with me.

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But on to the events of this past Fall. We ended summer on a terrible note, poor Likot trapped in his room. His lover Kigoth the Carpenter keeps pleading with me day and night to release her other half. I must admit, I have faltered once or twice, but for the safety of everyone, myself included, we mustn't allow Likot free. His fate is sealed, he will forever remain prisoner inside his room, until Doomsday comes and Armok reforges the world.

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One day in early autumn, I was told that one of our dwarves had suddenly been taken by foul spirits and was babbling about Olden Gods and lost treasures and even uttering my very own name! I felt a chill go down my spine and I rushed to the offending dwarf to witness this odd behavior myself.

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The dwarf went up into the east tower and claimed a Clothier shop for himself. He then rushed around the fortress gathering many items, all the while babbling to himself and acting like one possessed.

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It took him days to gather all the necessary items, and in that time frame, many scholars came and soon a small crowd of intellectuals with notepads out were following our possessed dwarf around.

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He finally exclaimed that he had everything needed and set to work. For days he sat there working furiously, never stopping for rest or food. One day, I was approached by one of the guards saying that the mad dwarf had finished.

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Color me damned Henry, upon the thing was many grisly scenes. And upon the shirt was a perfect image of that blasted gem. I took the shirt from the exhausted dwarf who claimed to remember nothing of it.

I will study this shirt more closely along wi-

Sorry Henry, I must leave. Something terrible has happened.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on January 05, 2018, 04:51:06 pm
[Triple Post]

Here's Proof of Life, I'll upload rest of Autumn later today and Winter tonight

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Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on January 06, 2018, 05:12:12 am
Quote from: Archibald on January 05, 2018, 02:33:29 pm
Third; what is the deal with that under water thingy? Where did that come from?

That is part of my project, when it is filled up all one needs to do is activate the pumps and BAM! instant waterfall to raise morale of those detained in the growing vats^^.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on January 06, 2018, 06:01:22 am
Quote from: exodius1 on January 06, 2018, 05:12:12 am
That is part of my project, when it is filled up all one needs to do is activate the pumps and BAM! instant waterfall to raise morale of those detained in the growing vats^^.

This is all fine and dandy, but what about the dwarwen daycare for pumping out more dwarf marines?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on January 06, 2018, 06:50:59 am
Quote from: Archibald on January 06, 2018, 06:01:22 am
Quote from: exodius1 on January 06, 2018, 05:12:12 am
That is part of my project, when it is filled up all one needs to do is activate the pumps and BAM! instant waterfall to raise morale of those detained in the growing vats^^.

This is all fine and dandy, but what about the dwarwen daycare for pumping out more dwarf marines?
I direct your attention towards the "growing Vats" part. We just need furniture, food stockpile and turkeys and it is all ready to go...
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on January 06, 2018, 09:10:59 am
Quote from: exodius1 on January 06, 2018, 06:50:59 am
Quote from: Archibald on January 06, 2018, 06:01:22 am
Quote from: exodius1 on January 06, 2018, 05:12:12 am
That is part of my project, when it is filled up all one needs to do is activate the pumps and BAM! instant waterfall to raise morale of those detained in the growing vats^^.

This is all fine and dandy, but what about the dwarwen daycare for pumping out more dwarf marines?
I direct your attention towards the "growing Vats" part. We just need furniture, food stockpile and turkeys and it is all ready to go...

Turkeys?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on January 06, 2018, 09:45:42 am
Quote from: Archibald on January 06, 2018, 09:10:59 am
Quote from: exodius1 on January 06, 2018, 06:50:59 am
Quote from: Archibald on January 06, 2018, 06:01:22 am
Quote from: exodius1 on January 06, 2018, 05:12:12 am
That is part of my project, when it is filled up all one needs to do is activate the pumps and BAM! instant waterfall to raise morale of those detained in the growing vats^^.

This is all fine and dandy, but what about the dwarwen daycare for pumping out more dwarf marines?
I direct your attention towards the "growing Vats" part. We just need furniture, food stockpile and turkeys and it is all ready to go...

Turkeys?

They need no food and are smaller than dogs resulting in lower mortality rate, if memory serves.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on January 06, 2018, 11:36:31 am
I won't ask questions.... Also, I'll upload the save then write the updates, just to get it out there
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on January 06, 2018, 12:10:21 pm
Quote from: exodius1 on January 06, 2018, 09:45:42 am
Quote from: Archibald on January 06, 2018, 09:10:59 am
Quote from: exodius1 on January 06, 2018, 06:50:59 am
Quote from: Archibald on January 06, 2018, 06:01:22 am
Quote from: exodius1 on January 06, 2018, 05:12:12 am
That is part of my project, when it is filled up all one needs to do is activate the pumps and BAM! instant waterfall to raise morale of those detained in the growing vats^^.

This is all fine and dandy, but what about the dwarwen daycare for pumping out more dwarf marines?
I direct your attention towards the "growing Vats" part. We just need furniture, food stockpile and turkeys and it is all ready to go...

Turkeys?

They need no food and are smaller than dogs resulting in lower mortality rate, if memory serves.

Ah, Dwarven physics. It´s nice to know that turkeys are perpetuum mobile that requires no food whatsoever.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on January 06, 2018, 12:58:18 pm
Journal of Ryukan, 28 of Timber 253

Where was I? Oh yes, I was interrupted. I received word that the trade caravan had come.

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I ordered trade goods be brought to the depot and told the Mayor to meet with the Liason. However, the liason met with us both and offered us a Title in the Kingdom. Me, not knowing anyone qualified, declined until the next overseer could decide.

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It was then that we heard it. Sounds of screams and fighting. A troglodyte had managed to sneak up on the wagons and managed to kill several merchants and destroy 2 wagons. The rest of the merchants turned and fled while our militia killed the foul cretin.

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Despite the tragedy, we did get alot of free loot from the wagons, so hey, not a total loss.

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It was a few days later when I got the most strange of reports. We got a new migrant wave and then....

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I laughed at his misfortune and ordered a carpenter to cut the tree and let the fool down.

On another note, I am happy to say that our Library has attracted a great crowd of intelligent folk. Both floors are crowded beyond expectation.

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There is even a symposium of sorts happening on the first floor south wing. The topic is Belief and I must say, the conversation is very interesting.

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This brings Fall to a close. With Winter setting in, I will hunker down and try and get through these last few months alive.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: CaptainArchmage on January 06, 2018, 01:39:25 pm
Wait, we get notifications about people stuck in trees now?!

Also are we running ANY mods whatsoever? This is important for when the raws replace happens.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on January 06, 2018, 01:43:46 pm
I was not running any mods, so I hazard no, there isn't any.

Also, here be the Save

Save File (http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=13390)
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on January 06, 2018, 01:47:33 pm
I planned for this to be a vanilla game, with no mods. As for the dwarf stuck in the tree, that is actually hilarious.

Anyways, what do you all think? Should we become the capital of the Imperium? Would the God-Emperor of Dwarfkind be happy with this decision?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: CaptainArchmage on January 06, 2018, 02:25:18 pm
Quote from: Archibald on January 06, 2018, 01:47:33 pm
I planned for this to be a vanilla game, with no mods. As for the dwarf stuck in the tree, that is actually hilarious.

Anyways, what do you all think? Should we become the capital of the Imperium? Would the God-Emperor of Dwarfkind be happy with this decision?

I might do some simple mod to make microcline and orthoclase a porcelain-capable material. It's actually in the note, but I won't prioritise that (and it won't f*ck up the current state of things).

Making us the capital would involve us building a castle for the king and fulfilling the criteria. We don't need to be a barony for that. Alternatively, one of our dwarves will ascend to the kingship due to other circumstances.

I did not realise dwarves stuck in trees would actually result in notifications.

Quote from: TheImmortalRyukan link=http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=13390
Here be the turn. Also, to whoever is my successor, please have my condolences for all the scholars we have.... sorry

Wut.

Also is there no iron on this map?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on January 06, 2018, 02:31:46 pm
I'll post that in my update tonight, but yeah... we have an entire page of resident Scholars and 2 pages of visiting ones. Sorry, I ahve a bad habit of accepting every petition I get.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: CaptainArchmage on January 06, 2018, 02:38:16 pm
Quote from: TheImmortalRyukan on January 06, 2018, 02:31:46 pm
I'll post that in my update tonight, but yeah... we have an entire page of resident Scholars and 2 pages of visiting ones. Sorry, I ahve a bad habit of accepting every petition I get.

That's not the issue. For a moment I was thinking we had a were-mammoth on the loose in the library and opened the save up in panic. As long as the number of visitors doesn't create a food-related disaster, it's fine and I will keep accepting residency and citizenship applications.

If people want to fix the low iron/gold/everything issue by hacking, that's going to take a bit of work (more so than my biome-fix to Drunkencastle). That said there are ways to do it that are hardcoded into the game (and will come about as a result of training weapon-manufacturing experts) and we're not TOTALLY out of shit (and that chalk can go to making parchment).

I'll start moving after you post your update.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on January 06, 2018, 02:52:29 pm
Forgive me for asking, but can´t we just sell the stuff we produce for iron/gold?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: CaptainArchmage on January 06, 2018, 03:01:51 pm
Quote from: Archibald on January 06, 2018, 02:52:29 pm
Forgive me for asking, but can´t we just sell the stuff we produce for iron/gold?

Technically we can, and we have, but the amount delivered is limited to about four of the ores available, and probably about four bars of various components. I'd expect we can get 16 iron bars out of the ore (if only one kind is available), and a further 4 iron and 4 pig iron bars, and then 4 steel bars. This totals to 28 steel bars since flux isn't an issue. In general this is a limiting factor to all trade fortresses. Strictly speaking if the economy were operating better, we could sell of a bunch of +dwarven syrup roasts+ and buy all the shit we need from the caravans.

Interestingly, this doesn't stop the rest of the dwarven empire, in abstract, getting serious access to metric fucktons of iron and steel. Or gold, copper, silver, and bronze for that matter.

Edit: I just remembered we can launch raids in this version! If only we could get some iron out of them...
(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/31/25/bc/3125bcd4616ce5ad88e75d916c4d253e.jpg)
There are battlecruiser rushes. Then there are dwarf rushes.

Edit: Also no sand no clay. That's probably an easier thing to fix.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on January 06, 2018, 04:42:25 pm
Yep, no iron.  We have tons of tetrahedrite that's why the military is using copper and some weapons.

The stuck in tree announcement was a newish dfhack in 43.05. 

Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: CaptainArchmage on January 06, 2018, 05:42:36 pm
Quote from: Sanctume on January 06, 2018, 04:42:25 pm
Yep, no iron.  We have tons of tetrahedrite that's why the military is using copper and some weapons.

The stuck in tree announcement was a newish dfhack in 43.05.

Ah. Time to get some magma and train dwarves up on making steel leggings and corkscrews. If you know what I mean.

Edit: Coinage would also be useful. I wonder if we can design our own.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: wertyzerty on January 08, 2018, 02:04:09 pm
Does anyone know if weapon traps are still bugged in the new version? I remember building a bunch of those,
forgetting about the wear issue...
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: CaptainArchmage on January 08, 2018, 04:20:55 pm
Quote from: wertyzerty on January 08, 2018, 02:04:09 pm
Does anyone know if weapon traps are still bugged in the new version? I remember building a bunch of those,
forgetting about the wear issue...

It was fixed with one of the 0.44 versions.

Still waiting on the final update regarding the below:
Quote from: TheImmortalRyukan on January 06, 2018, 02:31:46 pm
I'll post that in my update tonight, but yeah... we have an entire page of resident Scholars and 2 pages of visiting ones. Sorry, I ahve a bad habit of accepting every petition I get.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on January 08, 2018, 07:13:14 pm
[OOC: Sorry, family crap kinda side-railed my weekend and today, so if this post isn't as good as my other one's thats why, also winter was astoundingly boring]

Journal of Ryukan, 1st of Granite 254

Well Henry, winter was the slowest season of the year here. Not much went on, more books were written and the fort was tidied up a bit. The library has attracted many scholars from the ends of the world and the diversity of knowledge is truly astounding.

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Many have already petitioned to become fortress residents and I have siad yes to every paper that was come across my desk. Many of the dwarves here have given me the stink eye and I hear grumbles about not enough food or "freeloaders" but they'll get over it.

The season passed slowly, so I found more time to study that accursed gem. I found a fellow in the library from a far away land who claimed to be an expert on mysterious artifacts. He  took a look at my gem and said outside of its masterful cut, there was nothing unusual about it.

I thanked him and wished him luck on his travels. Then one day it hit me. I was walking in the library and I overheard a discussion about illusionists and smoke and mirrors. I slapped myself so hard Henry, and I ran to my Office and began my test. After a few hours of "smoke and mirrors" I have found that the images in the gem were nothing more than the perfect clarity of the gem giving off strange distortions of the area around it.

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The whispers I swear I heard actually turned out to be a ghost as well, once I slabbed the ghost the whispering stopped.

I must say, I am quite embarrassed about causing this much trouble over a silly effect of light. But hey, at least these dwarves are now the capital of knowledge on this world.

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With my year officially over, I decided to pack my things and leave. When informed that I couldn't possibly leave, I feigned to agree and now here I am Henry. I don't plan on spending anymore time here, I will leave you here in the library, as a record of my tenure as ruler. I've payed off a new migrant to pretend to be me, he looks the same and everything. He was skeptical at first, but once I showed him that gem of mine, he agreed.

Now then, new adventures await good Henry. I am sad to leave you here my old friend, but I am writing on your last page. Fare well friend, the troupe I'm now apart of is leaving.

-Ryukan the Traveling Wizard
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: CaptainArchmage on January 09, 2018, 05:42:20 pm
Quote from: TheImmortalRyukan on January 08, 2018, 07:13:14 pm
[OOC: Sorry, family crap kinda side-railed my weekend and today, so if this post isn't as good as my other one's thats why, also winter was astoundingly boring]

Feel free to edit this then. Or make another post. Things might be slow this week for me.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on January 09, 2018, 07:46:32 pm
Quote from: CaptainArchmage on January 09, 2018, 05:42:20 pm
Quote from: TheImmortalRyukan on January 08, 2018, 07:13:14 pm
[OOC: Sorry, family crap kinda side-railed my weekend and today, so if this post isn't as good as my other one's thats why, also winter was astoundingly boring]

Feel free to edit this then. Or make another post. Things might be slow this week for me.

No need, as said, Winter passed by really boringly. The Library was pretty much done and I just let the fortress idle along, allowed Dwarves to finish orders and get the place tidy. So good news is, your turn will be productive, since the workforce rested during mine and so should be ready to build whatever mega-structure you wish.

Also, please browse through the books and see if there are any that stand out. Always love seeing what our Scholars write
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: CaptainArchmage on January 17, 2018, 06:52:14 pm
Progress so far: Zero. (as predicted)

Commentary on the map: We can DFhack in more minerals.

I'll try to post the list of books tomorrow. Are we OK to run multiple libraries? I think one thing is the scholars in one library may tend to force the research along one path (and cause skill gain in that path). So we can specialize the libraries.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: exodius1 on January 18, 2018, 04:02:25 am
Quote from: CaptainArchmage on January 17, 2018, 06:52:14 pm
So we can specialize the libraries.

Bonus points for a Library specializing in combat skills.
Urist points for Library for each non-foreign weapon skill.

Not sure if that is possible but hey, seen weirder things in this game...
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on January 26, 2018, 02:51:53 am
Any progress? Or you are not doing anything?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Imic on January 26, 2018, 04:17:02 am
Could I have dorfing as Imic, a male cook.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: CaptainArchmage on January 26, 2018, 05:19:46 pm
Dear God, that was a dumpster fire. However, let's get this shit on the road.

I'm not going to do much digging since the resources are literally nil. I'll build, however, a big staircase down to the magma.

Quote from: Imic on January 26, 2018, 04:17:02 am
Could I have dorfing as Imic, a male cook.

Imic, Dropout Gourmet Chef :^) Your on m8. If I can find you a dwarf. No dwarf has cooking as a top skill anymore around here so I have to troll through the list.

Quote from: exodius1 on January 18, 2018, 04:02:25 am
Quote from: CaptainArchmage on January 17, 2018, 06:52:14 pm
So we can specialize the libraries.

Bonus points for a Library specializing in combat skills.
Urist points for Library for each non-foreign weapon skill.

Not sure if that is possible but hey, seen weirder things in this game...

(https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/06/a9/c1/47/landeszeughaus.jpg)

Cut down on the rat weed dude, it's called a barracks (armoury actually pictured - dwarf barracks tend to have both storage and training space in one room).

We have steel so I'm going to train up a weapon smith and we'll get a lot of free steel out of that. Due to exploits.

Journal of CaptainArch the Apprentice, Granite 1st of the Year 254

(http://boredomtherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1-toilet-paper-safety-768x512.jpg)

So I finish emptying my bowels after a night of chugging gluten-free river spirits and eating raw shellfish. Man, that one was fucking awful. Apparently "gluten-free" does not prevent that! Can you believe it? I can't believe the doctors haven't like produced a report on this.

(https://imgur.com/2ZqURgm.png)

Worst of all though, we're down to precisely 69 sheets of paper. That's probably going to last another half a party, so we need to hurry up and get the farms pumping out more pig tails and rope reeds or we're in deep shit.

(https://imgur.com/uZlNy3M.png)

Apparently I have been chosen up on a rotating presidency of this fortress so I can actually order that shit to be done. My current order of business is to discuss probing, as a philosopher and logician I am, and maybe we can reason as to how the doctors couldn't "probe" the recent explosion of fecal incidences around new years'.

(https://imgur.com/1tCZkoz.png)

Of course at 86 years old I was a mere apprentice in this library where everyone is significantly older than me, save for some of the humans.

(https://imgur.com/AuP6vXC.png)

This is the current status of the fortress. We have a lot of booze, mostly higher quality river spirits.

(https://imgur.com/CZnosgK.png)

A lot of shocking events have happened around the fort recently, including the transformation of a dwarf marine into a were-lizard.

(https://imgur.com/U4a5cah.png)

The cavern is a jungle right now.

(https://imgur.com/Bd41QvR.png)

Interestingly, we have very little other wildlife and the guests are mostly doing anything. I do some administrative investigation as to what might be.

(https://imgur.com/JhQDOXx.png)

Apparently, we have only one library with one scholar and one scribe assigned to it. That explains a lot of inefficiency, if we have more scholars assigned full time to the library we can maybe make more progress. We might also make more advances with multiple libraries with specialised staff assigned.

(https://imgur.com/Q8m0D0K.png)

I finish my initial paperwork-based investigations by assigning myself a better title.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on January 27, 2018, 10:13:13 am
Quote from: CaptainArchmage on January 26, 2018, 05:19:46 pm
(https://imgur.com/Q8m0D0K.png)

*Starts playing soundtrack from the Tropico games.*
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on January 27, 2018, 10:36:58 pm
Lol, As long as I don't get executed for "treason" against El Presidente, I'm perfectly fine with this new and welcome revolution against the monarchy in favor of a democratic government
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on January 28, 2018, 09:23:04 am
Quote from: TheImmortalRyukan on January 27, 2018, 10:36:58 pm
Lol, As long as I don't get executed for "treason" against El Presidente, I'm perfectly fine with this new and welcome revolution against the monarchy in favor of a democratic government

Sure, I mean, why being under the rule of a wise and benevolent king when you can have a bunch of idiots in suits sitting at a nice building doing jack shit and still getting paid?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: TheImmortalRyukan on January 28, 2018, 10:54:47 am
Quote from: Archibald on January 28, 2018, 09:23:04 am
Quote from: TheImmortalRyukan on January 27, 2018, 10:36:58 pm
Lol, As long as I don't get executed for "treason" against El Presidente, I'm perfectly fine with this new and welcome revolution against the monarchy in favor of a democratic government

Sure, I mean, why being under the rule of a wise and benevolent king when you can have a bunch of idiots in suits sitting at a nice building doing jack shit and still getting paid?

Wise and Benevolent in whose eyes? And all governments have useless suits, but in small scale Democracy, it actually works with Direct Democracy
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: CaptainArchmage on February 03, 2018, 12:48:20 pm
Quote from: TheImmortalRyukan on January 27, 2018, 10:36:58 pm
Lol, As long as I don't get executed for "treason" against El Presidente, I'm perfectly fine with this new and welcome revolution against the monarchy in favor of a democratic government

The monarchy and barony do some things, but do surprisingly little.

Quote from: TheImmortalRyukan on January 28, 2018, 10:54:47 am
Quote from: Archibald on January 28, 2018, 09:23:04 am
Quote from: TheImmortalRyukan on January 27, 2018, 10:36:58 pm
Lol, As long as I don't get executed for "treason" against El Presidente, I'm perfectly fine with this new and welcome revolution against the monarchy in favor of a democratic government

Sure, I mean, why being under the rule of a wise and benevolent king when you can have a bunch of idiots in suits sitting at a nice building doing jack shit and still getting paid?

Wise and Benevolent in whose eyes? And all governments have useless suits, but in small scale Democracy, it actually works with Direct Democracy

The king, barons, and mayor don't really designate shit around the fort. The overseer does in the player forts, and a shitload of algorithms do in the others. I've got a few binders full of library and tavern names to diversify our institutions.

Plugging backup save to ensure I can transfer this to another computer:
http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=13481 (http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=13481)

Serious issues with injecting the raws on this save. It might have been bugged out, had to delete once or twice (though no apparent corruption). I'm going to attempt some radical stuff right now.

Was occupied for the last few weeks, heavily. I'll try to finish it in 3 days but that's going to be a stretch and I might have to finish one year only.

On another note this is a pretty powerful PC and I am getting 50FPS, dropping to 30FPS a while after unpause. We might want to allow a bit of hiatus since the next update apparently has some improvements for libraries. We have 33,203 items (including forbidden or integrated ones, and not consolidating items into stacks) vs Toady's 60,000, and 188 individuals resident.


Journal of CaptainArch the Apprentice, Granite 1st of the Year 254, continued

(https://imgur.com/o96Kbkz.png)

The day continues onwards with a Dwarf Marine turning back into a Dwarf from a state of werelizardry. I see we have some interesting biological specimens present here. I've decided instead of commenting on the dire state of the fortress logistics, I will focus on seeing how things run.

Granite 2nd of the Year 254

(https://imgur.com/qA3hFuT.png)

THANK GOD.

(https://imgur.com/AFPpETR.png)

Some questions were brought up about being benevolent, and I of course have an educated guesstimation of what that means. If it seems dwarf needs are being taken care of and the fortress is progressing in a direction over time, that fits the definition. That said, we have some, um. Bedrooms with beds where the door should be that aren't designated. I think someone put the beds in the tombs, and the tombs where the tavern housing should be. That, or those were designated safe shitting spaces and with no doors that's a total failure. There's no way to keep the rest of us safe from the stench. Therefore, I ordered them dismantled.

(https://imgur.com/v12ULnq.png)

The state of the surface. An inordinate amount of garbage has piled up, causing a lot of useful items such as shells and bone to be degraded, and including the corpses of a lot of dwarves and goblin scholars. This is unacceptable and I will attempt to properly inter them inside the fortress.

(https://imgur.com/T9Xpkqe.png)

I've made a decision on how to deal with the state of the library. This is the current state of the huge tetrahedrite mine that was opened up, which has some inexplicable vomit stains (WTF). A number of new libraries shall be established within that space, including the library of medicine. It will be lead by the current Chairdwarf of the Proctology Corps.

(https://imgur.com/0YkO0Z9.png)

His qualifications are quite exemplary. Nobody can discuss probing and it's use for mind and body quite like him.

(https://imgur.com/LAwkHCE.png)

I also can't designate a new library until some furniture is put in. I have designed the initial structure as follows; the western half will be a library. This ensures current space does not go to waste.

(https://imgur.com/dObUaxT.png)

The corps of engineering and chemistry will not have their libraries there. They will be located here, with the engineering library occupying the "librarius" and the chemistry library. Suffice it to say, the proving grounds is no place to "prove" large scale engineering that needs to be proven deeper down or with access to water.

Out of Character Notes by Captain Archmage

To save FPS loss, I turn off temperature here. I intended and intend to cut down to the magma but I seriously doubt it will be good for FPS. If I hit magma temperature goes back on.

Granite 4th of the Year 254

(https://imgur.com/vPRfS0g.png)

I've had two or three petitions in the last four days. Looks like we're getting a lot more visitors, and some interesting discussions are happening.

Granite 5th of the Year 254

(https://imgur.com/g6IUFk3.png)

I don't literally even here. Apparently most of the beds are literally out of their rooms, even in the hospital. Dwarves are literally rested on a polished floor. Are you seriously fucking kidding me? That's got to change.

In other news, I'm going to use the mayor's quarters for the mayor now they are built. Still need some smoothing work done there though.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Sanctume on February 05, 2018, 01:12:36 am
Quote from: CaptainArchmage on February 03, 2018, 12:48:20 pm

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I don't literally even here. Apparently most of the beds are literally out of their rooms, even in the hospital. Dwarves are literally rested on a polished floor. Are you seriously fucking kidding me? That's got to change.

It's a shared bedroom area with private storage. 

You toggle the door as internal, then expand and designate the room to contain the cabinet and chest, then toggle back the door's internal setting.    Repeat for the next bed. 

This works great for anti-vampire, supposedly.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on February 16, 2018, 06:40:24 am
Any progress?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on March 07, 2018, 07:05:03 am
Any progress or what?
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: CaptainArchmage on March 20, 2018, 06:50:50 pm
Quote from: Archibald on March 07, 2018, 07:05:03 am
Any progress or what?

Might want to skip me, the update process ran into a crunch point (I could not add pedestals, but Display Cabinets did come in) and then the news about all the bugfixes hit. Also, the FPS was running like 10-20 on a good system then, thought it would be better.

I can try again for an update using DFhack though for the new version.

Edit: Checks show performance has improved to 20-30FPS in the new version. Will try to get an update on whether it can be properly updated using the new DFhack (to 44.07 functionality), and if so I'll post the save.
Title: Re: First Book of Archibald: Bloodline Succession Game
Post by: Archibald on April 17, 2018, 05:44:12 am
I am starting to think that we should restart this whole thing, since it is clear that no progress will be made.