If all else fails, we will have managed to completely-pooch this site to the point where a reclaim isn't even feasible, which is an accomplishment I guess. Also, Aldraglienon is dead.
HOLY SHIT THERE ARE SEVEN FORGOTTEN BEASTS ON THIS ONE TILE
IN ALL MY YEARS OF SAVING SUCCESSION FORTS I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING THIS BOGGLING
WHAT EVEN IS THIS FORTRESS
I wonder... Is that really what winning at Dwarf Fortress feels like?
Did anyone else have a realization along the line of "Did we just plan to make some sort of Auschwitz camp to make zombie mutant attack dogs?"
Or was that just me?
I have other fish to fry right now, but I'll be back to journaling. At some point.
[moments later]Speaking of other fish to fry XD
I was all, "You dudes have trespassed on our territory, and in the name of Queen Datan Chewlance, Queen Urvad Fortressvoiced, and His Gaudiness King Erib Catchtowns, I sentence you all to death. (The elves started looking concerned at this point.) The path of the righteous dwarves is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil dudes. Blessed are we who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherd the weak through the valley of the darkness, for we are truly our bro's keeper and the finder of lost children. And we will strike down upon you dudes with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy our brothers. (Then I raised my other arm and all of the crossbow guys loaded and aimed together; it was really neat and I'm pretty sure that the lady elf shit herself.) And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you!" (I worked all night on that speech so I hope it's good.)
So umm, highlights of my reign include a baby falling into the volcano and finding adamantine [...]
we are running out of space. For corpses. and figurines. of corpses.
We have two-dimensional cheesemakers now? Yikes.That's good. Once a fortress runs out of milk, uni-dimensional cheese-makers become pretty useless.
Right as the mutants were dealt with, a siege of banshee arrived and mass-paralysed half the army while a bunch of ogres stomped on their skulls. Named dwarves died. More on that when i can post screenshots. The fight is won, but we've lost about twenty dwarves so far, half children and half soldiers. The survivors are asleep outside or tantruming. This is a glorious fortress.
I would like to point out that up to this point, including the eerie cavern and horrifying scream part, I was very satisfied with myself with this incredibly well executed plan.
Then I pressed U to check out what kind of hilarious clowns we had.
Then I learned something interesting and terrifying about modding.
That being said, I never felt irony so strong as when I sat at my computer after meticulously and purposely digging straight into hell for hours, only to then declare ''Oh no I've doomed the fortress, this is not what I expected!''
Dwarves killed by environment, invaders, and madness: Who the fuck knows or cares anymore.
Computers fried by Fort: 1. Even Real Life isn't safe.
Clobbermountains
This is a dwarf fortress
Main entrance
Main halls
Industries
Forges
Military
Mines
Emergency second fortress
Paralytic
You have to understand that the greater spawn have spent countless eons in the depths of hell. Naked. If you discovered clothes for the first time in forever, you'd be going crazy over that shit too.
Cuz for the first time in forreeeeeeverrrrrr
There'll be rat brains, there'll be socks
For the first time in forEEEEEverrrrr
There'll be something besides rocks
The obvious solution is to have a dedicated animal trainer with no other duties besides keeping the giant fire-breathing monster happy.
We have not the dorfs for magma.
Let us instead use ambulatory fire.
After finishing with the mining of the spire site (and converting it to tree-farming maybe) we might want to move to hell. It's nice and roomy down there. Probably safer too.
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY CORPSES
WHY IS EVERYTHING FORBIDDEN
WHY ARE THERE A BUNCH OF MINECARTS SPLASHING MAGMA
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY DEAD THINGS
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY CHILDREN
WHAT THE FUCK ARE BANSHEES
WHY IS THERE A GREATER SPAWN IN AN OFFICE
WHY IS LITERALLY EVERY AVAILABLE SPACE FULL OF COFFINS
WHY IS THERE A SKELETON IN THIS BEDROOM
WHY ARE THERETHREEFOUR FORGOTTEN BEASTS HERE
WHY IS THE STAIRCASE FULL OF WATER AND CORPSES
HOW DO WE HAVE A LIVING KING
WHY IS THE KING DEPRESSED
WHY IS THE KING MISSING AN ARM
WHY ARE THESE COFFINS ALL MUDDY
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY BODIES
WHY ARE THERE ONLY TWO GHOSTS
WHO LET THIS HAPPEN
All in all, I rate this fortress at 1.7 Murdermachines.
HOLY SHIT THERE ARE SEVEN FORGOTTEN BEASTS ON THIS ONE TILE
IN ALL MY YEARS OF SAVING SUCCESSION FORTS I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING THIS BOGGLING
WHAT EVEN IS THIS FORTRESS
Slate 23rd
While the novelty of watch the spawn chase the mutant was beginning to wear thin another monster apeared in the depths in the cavern above us.[Yes, come on in It's not like your our only uninvited guest go on andSpoiler (click to show/hide)kill each other!have a nice talk with the others you could go upstairs and try to help evict our tennants they arn't paying their rent]
I've decided what I'm going to do on my turn.You still think you're going to have a turn by the end of this?
"Dark, darker, yet darker. This place is falling apart at the seems, tearing itself down. Survival rating, negative. This next turn seems...interesting. What do you guys think?"
Dibs on a turn, taking Commander. Weapon of choice, a flanged mace if using Stal's armory (I highly recommend it as it makes the combat much more hectic and backwards patching it looks pretty easy,) sword of some sort in general if not.
I'll take an early turn! Sounds like a hard set of mods, hopefully I can guide us to not dying.
Dwarf and turn plox!
Jeff -- Male -- Grower -- The Plantmaster
I'm going to be going for a pretty laid-back sort of personality.Dwarf and turn plox!
Jeff -- Male -- Grower -- The Plantmaster
Acknowledged. You get to be one of the starting dwarves since I brought a grower. Is there a specific personality you're going for so I can reflect in the writeup?
I'll take an early turn! Sounds like a hard set of mods, hopefully I can guide us to not dying.
Sure thing! Do you have any preference re: dorfing or should I just give you whoever?
xbow dwarf
xbow
xbowYou sir, have made an enemy for the rest of your days.
xbow dwarfxbowxbowYou sir, have made an enemy for the rest of your days.
I've seen things, bro. Terribly, terribly(fixed)disappointinghorrific things.
neat. I want a turn and dwarf.
from what I have read in the past about holistic spawn they were headless undead?
if you can poke them to death thats not true :|
from what I have read in the past about holistic spawn they were headless undead?
if you can poke them to death thats not true :|
Three weaknesses (two if Mr Frog patched it): Bisection, heart trauma of any sort, and possibly decapitation. Spears are very good for hitting the heart and disabling things where you'd need a strong or skilled blunt-weapons user to do any reliable harm and when you can't really afford more choppy stuff. Plus, spears fared better than any other weapon (2nd place was a three-way tie between pikes, swords, and axes last time I did any testing.)
Certainly wasn't what I was expecting for the first mutants. Thought one of us got caught in a cloud.
Question, what's my dwarf's last name?
So what exactly does the mist do? Do they all have this uniform size (or does it just pretty much make them hulk out,) is the syndrome transmissible by contact or is it inhaled, that sort of thing?
Good to know. Once the fall migrants arrive I think it'll be time to deal with any mutants, assuming you went for "basic individual skill" for Splint and other guy.
Speaking of, you really should get those two training so there's at least two competent fighters for next year's inevitables. Wood shields will also go a long way to improving survivability without weighing anyone down.
Incidentally, it just occurred to me that I neglected to make the mist add the STERILE tag to affected dwarves (hey, I'm a bit rusty)... probably won't be a big deal, although there is a nonzero chance that this will result in some black comedy later.
I have a custom CDI that goes through walls. And targets everyone ever. do these banshies target a set number of dwarves per scream, or can they effectively scream so much/fast as to target all within range?
I remember those ones. I never tried them out because I didn't want my soldiers suffering from bitched-to-death-itis.
But yeah, I think the version you're using here more closely fits with the mythology of them, since banshees aren't the ones who slay, merely the messenger that someone will be slain, and in a battle, a crippling effect pretty much guarantees that.
@Mr. Frog: Wow. Jeff is NAWT a hippy.
@Mr. Frog: Wow. Jeff is NAWT a hippy.
@Mr. Frog: Wow. Jeff is NAWT a hippy.
Aww come on, every group needs one guy like that.
Yup, yup it is. The main issue tho, is when you make them and don't upgrade fast enough, and your best military dwarves become ''attached'' to a +wooden shield+ and won't switch to anything better.
I don't think it matters, though? Like, I am the last guy to ask about DF's military system, but I think a shield's material doesn't actually impact its performance at all. Splint would need to corroborate this before I'm willing to take it as gospel, though.
Come to think of it, wooden shields might actually be better as wood is much lighter than metal, which means dwarves will be encumbered less when wielding it.
Naw, you don't have to go back and change anything, just remember that he is most-certainly NAWT one of those damn dirty hippies responsible for us losing Vietnam. I was going for more of a stoner-vibe, tbh.@Mr. Frog: Wow. Jeff is NAWT a hippy.
Sorry about that. orz Kinda figured I'd get into trouble at some point since I was putting so many words into peoples' mouths with my updates.
I can go back and fix it if it's really bugging you. Do you have any suggestions regarding what he'd actually say?
No deaths during the first two seasons? Well this is going better than I expected.
Could you please include my dwarfs Traits and personality screen during the next writeup, if it's not to much trouble?
At this point just dwarf me as anything if you cant find a relevant dude
Can Remove Jungle
So I haven't seen that hot fisherdwarf in a while now
that hot fisherdwarf
‼hot‼Totally hot. Like, to death, bro.
Awesome. I look forward to militarization.
Odds I've been misgendering the liaison the whole time: Literally 50/50That's liberal-talk; don't use it.
i am also asking for a massive favour. if we ever become a duchy, i would like to be the duke pls
I hardly know anything about my dwarf, so this text might end up having a ton of inconcistencies.
The current overseer, Mr Frog. No full stop, if I understand correctly.
Odds I've been misgendering the liaison the whole time: Literally 50/50That's liberal-talk; don't use it.
Post to watch. This is shaping up to be worth it.
Edit: Oh Armok. If Spearbreakers existed in this timeline, His Gaudiness could totally be whatshisface from Eris. Or something.
Speaking of other fish to fry XDYup.
I agree with that. One pandimensional scifi magic WTF trip at a time is enough for this forum. But HG could totally be a whosisface. That picture. Totally fits. He's not, though.Post to watch. This is shaping up to be worth it.Are you saying you doubted me at some point, darling?I was wondering when you'd turn up. Welcome aboard!QuoteEdit: Oh Armok. If Spearbreakers existed in this timeline, His Gaudiness could totally be whatshisface from Eris. Or something.
Please no no no. This fort has nothing to do with Spearbreakers (although if Splint decides to incorporate it later then w/e)
@Taupe:Maybe I'll fix it when I'm not on my phone. maybe I'l forget about it and don't. The typos, not the style choices; not sure I can do anything about those. I just put a little bock of text together before the next migrant wave could show up...
Good stuff. I like your description of the jungle. There are some typos and a couple style choices I don't agree with but it's really minor.
Everoc's a big place, totally up to Mr Frog if he wants it to be part of the same general setting (in some other part of the continent's coasts and largely/completely ignored by the sci-fi magic craziness.)
I'll grab the save and have at it after a round or two of FTL Captain's Edition after reading the update. Been awhile since I played 34.11 anyway.
The mutants will soon learn to fear the pointy stick.
Okay, so I made a test fortress in the same region we're in to test the long-term effects of the seething mist. I holed up a bunch of my dwarves in an impenetrable bunker and left 2 speardwarves out to get transformed by the mist. 2 seasons, 2 obliterated migrant waves, and dozens of units of booze and food consumed by the unaffected dwarves (and none by the mutants) later, I think I can safely conclude that mutants are not affected by hunger and thirst, at least in fortress mode.All that's left is to weaponize them and integrate them into the defenses
By the way Mr Frog, this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k85mRPqvMbE) will forever be the song I think of when I see you around after your character has started going nuts.
Okay, so I made a test fortress in the same region we're in to test the long-term effects of the seething mist. I holed up a bunch of my dwarves in an impenetrable bunker and left 2 speardwarves out to get transformed by the mist. 2 seasons, 2 obliterated migrant waves, and dozens of units of booze and food consumed by the unaffected dwarves (and none by the mutants) later, I think I can safely conclude that mutants are not affected by hunger and thirst, at least in fortress mode.All that's left is to weaponize them and integrate them into the defenses
You monster, what have you DONE!? That song had finally died but now you've resurrected it to torment the innocent once more! I hope you're happy. ding ding ding ding DING DING ding ding ding ding DINGDINGDING OH GOD IT'S EATING MY BRAINThis just became my new sig quote. Congratulations.
69 goblin kills.Weeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllll then.
((Man if he goes this insane when only one person died imagine what will inevitably happen when shit hits the fan in earnest...))
I'll be playing around with a super weapon on my turn. I'm not really good at megaprojects so it's inevitably going to end badly.
Funny you should mention mutants. I sort of have an idea for a semi-automated system involving floodgates and a bridge for a roof. And dogs. lots of dogs.
I will declare the best design to be ''the one that's implemented without causing a nightmare-inducing chain of events in the fortress''Where's the fun in that though?
Did anyone else have a realization along the line of "Did we just plan to make some sort of Auschwitz camp to make zombie mutant attack dogs?"
Or was that just me?
I will declare the best design to be ''the one that's implemented without causing a nightmare-inducing chain of events in the fortress''
- mutant dog gas chamber design snip -
yes, pisskop is a female dwarf
However, if you want to get REALLY crazy, we could totally put dwarven soldiers into the gas chamber. It'd be unsustainable in the long run due to the inevitable deaths causing unhappy thoughts and scaring away migrants, but it would work short-term. Mutant soldiers are INCREDIBLY effective. They don't even have to be trained -- just dump unnecessary migrants into the gas chamber after suiting them up.Wait a second, does the mist affect FB's and other randomly genned fun?
However, if you want to get REALLY crazy, we could totally put dwarven soldiers into the gas chamber. It'd be unsustainable in the long run due to the inevitable deaths causing unhappy thoughts and scaring away migrants, but it would work short-term. Mutant soldiers are INCREDIBLY effective. They don't even have to be trained -- just dump unnecessary migrants into the gas chamber after suiting them up.Wait a second, does the mist affect FB's and other randomly genned fun?
@ Mr Frog: Now, see, having animals to drop the next batch on is where the problem comes in: Most of the group before will probably be dead (spawn in particular won't stop until they're all dead unless they and the mutants ignore eachother,) which means very little in the way of cushions. They might be hulked out, but dogs are still dogs, complete with all the disadvantages of that the mutations fail to remove.
Oh Armok.However, if you want to get REALLY crazy, we could totally put dwarven soldiers into the gas chamber. It'd be unsustainable in the long run due to the inevitable deaths causing unhappy thoughts and scaring away migrants, but it would work short-term. Mutant soldiers are INCREDIBLY effective. They don't even have to be trained -- just dump unnecessary migrants into the gas chamber after suiting them up.Wait a second, does the mist affect FB's and other randomly genned fun?
That's part of why I put a one-year shelf-life on the syndrome -- if something entirely-unmanageable got turned I didn't want us to be forced to turtle for the rest of the fort's lifetime.Unless we get an organless FB,if that's even possible.
That's part of why I put a one-year shelf-life on the syndrome -- if something entirely-unmanageable got turned I didn't want us to be forced to turtle for the rest of the fort's lifetime.Unless we get an organless FB,if that's even possible.
transform into a mutant Spawn.
transform into a mutant Spawn.
!!FUN!! ensues.
@Mr Frog
By the way, that entry above was written on the spot, and I didn't have plans to elaborate it, so... If you want to incorporate it into the story somehow, you're free to use it, I really dig your creative writing.
Well that still implies that we'll implement every single design and then draw conclusions...I will declare the best design to be ''the one that's implemented without causing a nightmare-inducing chain of events in the fortress''Where's the fun in that though?
In any case, I think we can agree that should an organless FB appear, do not let it get to the surface. This is one hypothesis that we do not particularly need to test empirically.
In any case, I think we can agree that should an organless FB appear, do not let it get to the surface. This is one hypothesis that we do not particularly need to test empirically.
I make no promises.
As for the civ being super authoritarian and allhow are we supposed to justify kill the nobles when they mandate star ruby windows in their roomsit sounds like a fun idea! It would explain why people didn't just make Frog gtfo before his term was out.
Alright, awake now. And fed. Will try to get Slate done, and then provide a Spring update tomorrow.
I also hate your initial fortress set up with an irrational burning passion Mr Frog. Everything's too small, the depot's not where I keep thinking it should be, there's already two marksdwarves (who are working on becoming more useful as hammerdwarves since we have nobody to carve any training ammo,) Noel got some of his teeth heabutted out by a toad, we have a ghost insulting Mr Frog's beard, and IT'S ALL YOUR DAMN FAULT.
I also hate your initial fortress set up with an irrational burning passion Mr Frog. Everything's too small, the depot's not where I keep thinking it should be, there's already two marksdwarves (who are working on becoming more useful as hammerdwarves since we have nobody to carve any training ammo,) Noel got some of his teeth heabutted out by a toad, we have a ghost insulting Mr Frog's beard, and IT'S ALL YOUR DAMN FAULT.
I was super sad because I'd thought I'd not managed to leave enough confusing WTFery for you to puzzle through, so I am absolutely pleased as punch to hear that the fundamental way I design a fortress is apparently incompatible with your playstyle.
I also hate your initial fortress set up with an irrational burning passion Mr Frog. Everything's too small, the depot's not where I keep thinking it should be, there's already two marksdwarves (who are working on becoming more useful as hammerdwarves since we have nobody to carve any training ammo,) Noel got some of his teeth heabutted out by a toad, we have a ghost insulting Mr Frog's beard, and IT'S ALL YOUR DAMN FAULT.
I was super sad because I'd thought I'd not managed to leave enough confusing WTFery for you to puzzle through, so I am absolutely pleased as punch to hear that the fundamental way I design a fortress is apparently incompatible with your playstyle.
I also hate your initial fortress set up with an irrational burning passion Mr Frog. Everything's too small, the depot's not where I keep thinking it should be, there's already two marksdwarves (who are working on becoming more useful as hammerdwarves since we have nobody to carve any training ammo,) Noel got some of his teeth heabutted out by a toad, we have a ghost insulting Mr Frog's beard, and IT'S ALL YOUR DAMN FAULT.
I was super sad because I'd thought I'd not managed to leave enough confusing WTFery for you to puzzle through, so I am absolutely pleased as punch to hear that the fundamental way I design a fortress is apparently incompatible with your playstyle.
Less incompatible and more it just looks fucking lazy. Take some damn pride in your work man, bring an extra miner if you gotta. Seriously, this place is so lazily designed even in this early state that it's almost sad.
The Depot thing is legitimately irritating though. Kinda hard to keep a lockdown when you need to keep the gate open for caravans (I favor the "leave them to their fate" method of building the things.)
At any rate, found more hematite, some galena, and more gold. We also have some local rock crystal, if anyone wants to make the fanciest of windows. Will provide the proper update later tonight if the power doesn't go out.
Less incompatible and more it just looks fucking lazy. Take some damn pride in your work man, bring an extra miner if you gotta. Seriously, this place is so lazily designed even in this early state that it's almost sad.
The Depot thing is legitimately irritating though. Kinda hard to keep a lockdown when you need to keep the gate open for caravans (I favor the "leave them to their fate" method of building the things.)
At any rate, found more hematite, some galena, and more gold. We also have some local rock crystal, if anyone wants to make the fanciest of windows. Will provide the proper update later tonight if the power doesn't go out.
They volunteered to help make bones. Nah, leave them alive for now, you've got enough on your plate with the mutants AND the Spawn.
((Speaking of, have any been seen yet???))
I feel like not making enemies of the elves may be a bit more prudent in this particular locale and fortress. Blasphemy, I know, but hear me out. They might be our best source of some high quality exotic mutants we otherwise wouldn't find on the map.
Why don't we just use caged goblins for mutant warfare? Replacements are in large supply, and they even come pre-equipped with weapons and armor. It's admittedly not quite as metal as using our own residents, but on a practical level it seems promising.Or zombies. They don't need organs, do they?
Why don't we just use caged goblins for mutant warfare? Replacements are in large supply, and they even come pre-equipped with weapons and armor. It's admittedly not quite as metal as using our own residents, but on a practical level it seems promising.Or zombies. They don't need organs, do they?
With no reliable way to go outside and claim stuff thanks to the mutafog, I've got a feeling that the kobold issue will only amplify over time...
Why is it that I seem to consistently spend days and days obsessively-balancing mods for succession forts only for the real threat to be something stupid, like medical malpractice or tiny kleptomaniacs with shitty bows? (Admittedly it's only been twice now, but that's twice too many)
Lots of fun journal fodder this update, so I guess it's time for me to get to writing *grumble grumble*
Yer link is broken.Why is it that I seem to consistently spend days and days obsessively-balancing mods for succession forts only for the real threat to be something stupid, like medical malpractice or tiny kleptomaniacs with shitty bows? (Admittedly it's only been twice now, but that's twice too many)
Lots of fun journal fodder this update, so I guess it's time for me to get to writing *grumble grumble*
On the upside, at least we didn't end up Waterburned (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/LetsPlay/Waterburned) in this kobold encounter (look under "Epic Fail.") Iton was probably only killed because her squad is, at present, going to be last to get its kit discounting, weapons. Her mace was also produced, rather tragically, right after she was killed.
It works fine for me.Yer link is broken.Why is it that I seem to consistently spend days and days obsessively-balancing mods for succession forts only for the real threat to be something stupid, like medical malpractice or tiny kleptomaniacs with shitty bows? (Admittedly it's only been twice now, but that's twice too many)
Lots of fun journal fodder this update, so I guess it's time for me to get to writing *grumble grumble*
On the upside, at least we didn't end up Waterburned (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/LetsPlay/Waterburned) in this kobold encounter (look under "Epic Fail.") Iton was probably only killed because her squad is, at present, going to be last to get its kit discounting, weapons. Her mace was also produced, rather tragically, right after she was killed.
If its alright with you guys, I'm taking the day to work on some commission stuff (I gotta get game money somehow,) and just piddle with the fort. Might get something done, might not.
Today's just been pretty depressing and even dorfs can't fix that. Will return to the fort in earnest tomorrow.
If its alright with you guys, I'm taking the day to work on some commission stuff (I gotta get game money somehow,) and just piddle with the fort. Might get something done, might not.
Today's just been pretty depressing and even dorfs can't fix that. Will return to the fort in earnest tomorrow.
Ooh, you get commissions? I'm jealous!
Yup. I apparently have at least one friend willing to chuck money into a barrel fire. Kinda wish it was of things I could readily share here, but it ehhh... Is not, and I'll leave it at that.
Not to impugn your artistic abilities, but was that drawn in MS Paint???No. Why?
...Oh. Photoshop?Not to impugn your artistic abilities, but was that drawn in MS Paint???No. Why?
Not to impugn your artistic abilities, but was that drawn in MS Paint???
...Oh. Photoshop?This is clearly bullying and you'd better cut it out or I'm reporting each and every one of you.
Sorry, I just really wanted to draw him.Not bad, but your line-work is a little rough around the edges. Also the anatomy needs some work.
This is a rendition of a well-made engraving of Jeff The Farmer.
(http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z344/Georgethegunner/Jeff.png) (http://s1185.photobucket.com/user/Georgethegunner/media/Jeff.png.html)
Not bad, but your line-work is a little rough around the edges. Also the anatomy needs some work.
Spoiler: Spoiler'd for excessive sex appeal (click to show/hide)
((MUGS. ALL THE MUGS. :o ))
((So, I thought this WASN'T in Everoc/Spearbreakers, or are elves just naturally hopping through universes or something?))
are elves just naturally hopping through universes
I couldn't help myself on the reference, since all of what I had to trade with the elves at the time was just some mugs Mr Frog had made, not counting the kobolds' clothing.
As to the Banshee scream, it was probably just blind luck. They most likely hadn't been on the map long enough to fire one off.
It really is painfully tedious, Fort testing. I've learned this with my mod.
Speaking of which, not to commandeer things, but I'm considering doing a backwards patch for 34.11 of it. Would any here have interest in that?
@Lisard:
...Wow. My feels.
@Lisard:
...Wow. My feels.
I'm notoriously bad at first-person/any writing. My fiction really lacks organisation, style and such, not to mention all those potential grammar/spelling mistakes. Should I rather stick to the Phalangist's notes? They seem to look slightly better than Lizzie's writeup (because of their pompous lingo, I guess).
They will often attempt to indoctrinate our dwarven brothers and sisters into their cult; it should be noted that any of our kind who are caught advocating for or otherwise spreading knowledge of their unholy traditions without approval and review by the Royal Archivist or one of her retinue will be summarily executed by public stoning.Dwarves execute with hammerings, not stonings.
@Mr Frog: Your Field Guide is pretty accurate, except for this one part:They will often attempt to indoctrinate our dwarven brothers and sisters into their cult; it should be noted that any of our kind who are caught advocating for or otherwise spreading knowledge of their unholy traditions without approval and review by the Royal Archivist or one of her retinue will be summarily executed by public stoning.Dwarves execute with hammerings, not stonings.
@Mr Frog: Your Field Guide is pretty accurate, except for this one part:They will often attempt to indoctrinate our dwarven brothers and sisters into their cult; it should be noted that any of our kind who are caught advocating for or otherwise spreading knowledge of their unholy traditions without approval and review by the Royal Archivist or one of her retinue will be summarily executed by public stoning.Dwarves execute with hammerings, not stonings.
(http://i.imgur.com/TzDXhok.png)
Also I should probably point out for the sake of avoiding nasty surprises that Spawn have TRAPAVOID, but I won't because I want to see the look on y'alls faces.
Also I should probably point out for the sake of avoiding nasty surprises that Spawn have TRAPAVOID, but I won't because I want to see the look on y'alls faces.Did... you expect us not to know this? Because anyone who has read Syrupleaf knows this.
Oh no! I didn't know that there was preliminary reading I had to do! I'm sooooo behind! D:Also I should probably point out for the sake of avoiding nasty surprises that Spawn have TRAPAVOID, but I won't because I want to see the look on y'alls faces.Did... you expect us not to know this? Because anyone who has read Syrupleaf knows this.
Oh no! I didn't know that there was preliminary reading I had to do! I'm sooooo behind! D:Also I should probably point out for the sake of avoiding nasty surprises that Spawn have TRAPAVOID, but I won't because I want to see the look on y'alls faces.Did... you expect us not to know this? Because anyone who has read Syrupleaf knows this.
@Ribbon, Lisard, everyone:
Totally loving the journals! Keep it up! Although, I'm getting a bit worried about Ribbon.
@Splint:
May I submit that we set up some cage traps? I'm not sure exactly what Ribbonfree's planning to do with her turn, but I'd imagine she'd appreciate having some live subjects to work with.
Also I should probably point out for the sake of avoiding nasty surprises that Spawn have TRAPAVOID, but I won't because I want to see the look on y'alls faces.
Oh no! I didn't know that there was preliminary reading I had to do! I'm sooooo behind! D:Also I should probably point out for the sake of avoiding nasty surprises that Spawn have TRAPAVOID, but I won't because I want to see the look on y'alls faces.Did... you expect us not to know this? Because anyone who has read Syrupleaf knows this.
Eh? What's wrong with Ribbon?
[The entry abruptly stops here.]
I believe Overseer extends back to fabled Boatmurdered. I'd have to check.
As to the spawn, I don't believe they were ever [TRAPAVOID] creatures, it's just that Syrupleaf didn't have the sheer materials needed to make grinder halls (nor did they really need such a thing for mundane threats like goblins, who routinely got punted 2+screens away to explode into giblets by champions like Tehsid and Sirocco.)
I'll have to check the old story to see, and I might be right since I was right about them having most normal vulnerabilities (stunning, nausea, brain damage,) sans blood loss, possibly needing air, and pain.
I believe Overseer extends back to fabled Boatmurdered. I'd have to check.Nah they were trapavoid. It wasn't mentioned until like right at the end, though, when they set up a pressure-plate triggered trap and the spawn ran right over it without triggering it. Also, goblins never invaded them as far as I can recall: just the spawn and, much later, frost giants.
As to the spawn, I don't believe they were ever [TRAPAVOID] creatures, it's just that Syrupleaf didn't have the sheer materials needed to make grinder halls (nor did they really need such a thing for mundane threats like goblins, who routinely got punted 2+screens away to explode into giblets by champions like Tehsid and Sirocco.)
I'll have to check the old story to see, and I might be right since I was right about them having most normal vulnerabilities (stunning, nausea, brain damage,) sans blood loss, possibly needing air, and pain.
I believe Overseer extends back to fabled Boatmurdered. I'd have to check.Nah they were trapavoid. It wasn't mentioned until like right at the end, though, when they set up a pressure-plate triggered trap and the spawn ran right over it without triggering it. Also, goblins never invaded them as far as I can recall: just the spawn and, much later, frost giants.
As to the spawn, I don't believe they were ever [TRAPAVOID] creatures, it's just that Syrupleaf didn't have the sheer materials needed to make grinder halls (nor did they really need such a thing for mundane threats like goblins, who routinely got punted 2+screens away to explode into giblets by champions like Tehsid and Sirocco.)
I'll have to check the old story to see, and I might be right since I was right about them having most normal vulnerabilities (stunning, nausea, brain damage,) sans blood loss, possibly needing air, and pain.
I'm fairly certain goblins and sand raiders attacked them. But see, this is why I intend to reread it, so I can take notes. :vStill have yet to finish syrupleaf, almost done though.
Devoted the rest of today to brainstorming mod ideas for the Elf Invasion mod. A sort of Yeti race is going to guard the tundras, taigas, and glaciers of the world with steelgrade gear.That's neat, but does that have anything whatsoever to do with this thread?
Also fiddling with some New Vegas mod stuff; me and a buddy are late as fuck to the party, but since 4 is using an updated version of the Creation engine (Skyrim's engine,) which was just an updated Gamebryo engine (Oblivion, 3 and NV,) most of what we've learned will carry over pretty well. Biggest issue for anything we wanna do is getting Voice Actors.
Jeff's Journal, Entry 5:
Dude! There's one of those freaky monster things outside. Man, this is not good! I've heard legends of those things, and how they can, like, tear a dwarf apart. I sure hope that he hasn't brought any of his bros along; that'd be real bad. If that happens, I sure hope that I don't get hurt.Devoted the rest of today to brainstorming mod ideas for the Elf Invasion mod. A sort of Yeti race is going to guard the tundras, taigas, and glaciers of the world with steelgrade gear.That's neat, but does that have anything whatsoever to do with this thread?
Also fiddling with some New Vegas mod stuff; me and a buddy are late as fuck to the party, but since 4 is using an updated version of the Creation engine (Skyrim's engine,) which was just an updated Gamebryo engine (Oblivion, 3 and NV,) most of what we've learned will carry over pretty well. Biggest issue for anything we wanna do is getting Voice Actors.
Devoted the rest of today to brainstorming mod ideas for the Elf Invasion mod. A sort of Yeti race is going to guard the tundras, taigas, and glaciers of the world with steelgrade gear.That's neat, but does that have anything whatsoever to do with this thread?
Also fiddling with some New Vegas mod stuff; me and a buddy are late as fuck to the party, but since 4 is using an updated version of the Creation engine (Skyrim's engine,) which was just an updated Gamebryo engine (Oblivion, 3 and NV,) most of what we've learned will carry over pretty well. Biggest issue for anything we wanna do is getting Voice Actors.
It explains why I didn't have anything of note to report in any way shape or form today, Mr. Snippy.
Just a quick heads up. Some major stuff just hit me IRL and I think I'll have to pull out my involvement for now for the sake of the fortress. Sorry.
Here's my turn, have a ball. When bad guys show up, just wait a bit for the cloud. (http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=11005)
@ Mr Frog: Aww, you foiled my plot to make someone screw up royally! :P
And quite possibly, on the scream casualty. I didn't care enough to pay attention.
EDIT: I can see it now. First term I say "BEWARE THE CLOUD!" Second turn, if I'm alive, I may well be saying "LOVE THE CLOUD!"
Welp, I sense gross misappropriation of Fortress resources (that's literally all our silver going into those coins.) And a military coup in the future if he makes himself baron.
Actually quite the good reason to take that second turn, now that I think about it... :D
Welp, I sense gross misappropriation of Fortress resources (that's literally all our silver going into those coins.) And a military coup in the future if he makes himself baron.
Actually quite the good reason to take that second turn, now that I think about it... :D
I sense a purge is in order
That bit of history is really interesting. It is notable that dwarven history is dominated by a single Queen who ruled for half the time the civilization existed.
so we are the dwarven equivalent of North Korea/Nazi Germany?That bit of history is really interesting. It is notable that dwarven history is dominated by a single Queen who ruled for half the time the civilization existed.
Considering how our civ's been fleshed out, I imagine there's something of a lingering cult of personality enforced around the Great Queen Urvad, with random quotes from her treated as profound nuggets of hidden wisdom and her name and her name and supposed approval being used as an accessory to make the Crown's actions more-palatable (e.g. "In the name of the Great Queen Urvad, His Gaudiness hereby sentences these 200 pug puppies to death on charges of heresy!" [deafening cheers, chants of "URVAD! URVAD!"]). Edit: Speaking ill of the Great Queen in any way likely is an excellent way to land yourself in the slammer for some "re-education".
(I hope all of that made sense; I wasn't feeling 100% today and I think I've hit the end of my rope :V I can't remember how words work right now.)
so we are the dwarven equivalent of North Korea/Nazi Germany?That bit of history is really interesting. It is notable that dwarven history is dominated by a single Queen who ruled for half the time the civilization existed.
Considering how our civ's been fleshed out, I imagine there's something of a lingering cult of personality enforced around the Great Queen Urvad, with random quotes from her treated as profound nuggets of hidden wisdom and her name and her name and supposed approval being used as an accessory to make the Crown's actions more-palatable (e.g. "In the name of the Great Queen Urvad, His Gaudiness hereby sentences these 200 pug puppies to death on charges of heresy!" [deafening cheers, chants of "URVAD! URVAD!"]). Edit: Speaking ill of the Great Queen in any way likely is an excellent way to land yourself in the slammer for some "re-education".
(I hope all of that made sense; I wasn't feeling 100% today and I think I've hit the end of my rope :V I can't remember how words work right now.)
so we are the dwarven equivalent of North Korea/Nazi Germany?That bit of history is really interesting. It is notable that dwarven history is dominated by a single Queen who ruled for half the time the civilization existed.
Considering how our civ's been fleshed out, I imagine there's something of a lingering cult of personality enforced around the Great Queen Urvad, with random quotes from her treated as profound nuggets of hidden wisdom and her name and her name and supposed approval being used as an accessory to make the Crown's actions more-palatable (e.g. "In the name of the Great Queen Urvad, His Gaudiness hereby sentences these 200 pug puppies to death on charges of heresy!" [deafening cheers, chants of "URVAD! URVAD!"]). Edit: Speaking ill of the Great Queen in any way likely is an excellent way to land yourself in the slammer for some "re-education".
(I hope all of that made sense; I wasn't feeling 100% today and I think I've hit the end of my rope :V I can't remember how words work right now.)
Somehow yes. Not quite sure how it happened. Although... I dunno, I'd rather our particular totalitarian dictatorship be given a character of its own rather than everyone thinking of it as "North Korea... WITH DWARVES!!!1!". Although that'd have a certain dark humour all its own.
so we are the dwarven equivalent of North Korea/Nazi Germany?That bit of history is really interesting. It is notable that dwarven history is dominated by a single Queen who ruled for half the time the civilization existed.
Considering how our civ's been fleshed out, I imagine there's something of a lingering cult of personality enforced around the Great Queen Urvad, with random quotes from her treated as profound nuggets of hidden wisdom and her name and her name and supposed approval being used as an accessory to make the Crown's actions more-palatable (e.g. "In the name of the Great Queen Urvad, His Gaudiness hereby sentences these 200 pug puppies to death on charges of heresy!" [deafening cheers, chants of "URVAD! URVAD!"]). Edit: Speaking ill of the Great Queen in any way likely is an excellent way to land yourself in the slammer for some "re-education".
(I hope all of that made sense; I wasn't feeling 100% today and I think I've hit the end of my rope :V I can't remember how words work right now.)
Somehow yes. Not quite sure how it happened. Although... I dunno, I'd rather our particular totalitarian dictatorship be given a character of its own rather than everyone thinking of it as "North Korea... WITH DWARVES!!!1!". Although that'd have a certain dark humour all its own.
I was thinking of a highly-conservative to reactionary autoritarian regime strongly reliant on right-wing military elite (eg. generals, local nobility and such) and historical tradition (rather than real history). Like ones that existed once in Portugal/Greece/South America. I dunno really if His Gaudiness should be the king himself or a really famous marshal/prime minister/duce chosen by queen Urvad herself to govern the country instead of her weak-willed heir.
The Phalanx, mentioned in my entries, was intended to resemble an early fashist party, a paramilitary organisation consisting mainly of workers/farmers and supported by oligarchs (barons, in terms of DF). Phalangist, in turn, fully support His Gaudiness' dictate, only campaining for more popular measures and promotion of rampant nationalism. Oh, they also enjoy pogroms and marching with torches.
Adding hints of total corruption, secret police and mass poverty (induced by wars and forsed migration)...
Deep shit, mates.
Somehow yes. Not quite sure how it happened. Although... I dunno, I'd rather our particular totalitarian dictatorship be given a character of its own rather than everyone thinking of it as "North Korea... WITH DWARVES!!!1!". Although that'd have a certain dark humour all its own.
Somehow yes. Not quite sure how it happened. Although... I dunno, I'd rather our particular totalitarian dictatorship be given a character of its own rather than everyone thinking of it as "North Korea... WITH DWARVES!!!1!". Although that'd have a certain dark humour all its own.
I'd argue it's nowhere near that bad. Urvad is highly respected and nobody speaks ill of her, but children aren't required to memorize her sayings or anything like that. It's a voluntary personality cult.
With regard to flow of information - yeah, that's compatible with my concept of the cult. Some dwarves obviously recognize the inconsistencies but no one wants to rock the boat for the sake of such a small problem. The culture doesn't value the truth that much.
Please sign me up for a turn and a dwarf, whatshisname if possible;
Crashmaster -- male -- jack-of-all-trades/mechanic -- No one of consequence
Unrelatedly, I've been continuing the fort on my own where I left off, and y'all will be pleased to know that in less than three months I've already managed to get Jeff killed and Lizzie and a random speardwarf maimed, set fire to a cavern, incinerate a turkey, and create an infinitely-burning nuclear yellow diamond. ...I don't think I should be allowed to play with magma.Somehow yes. Not quite sure how it happened. Although... I dunno, I'd rather our particular totalitarian dictatorship be given a character of its own rather than everyone thinking of it as "North Korea... WITH DWARVES!!!1!". Although that'd have a certain dark humour all its own.
I'd argue it's nowhere near that bad. Urvad is highly respected and nobody speaks ill of her, but children aren't required to memorize her sayings or anything like that. It's a voluntary personality cult.
With regard to flow of information - yeah, that's compatible with my concept of the cult. Some dwarves obviously recognize the inconsistencies but no one wants to rock the boat for the sake of such a small problem. The culture doesn't value the truth that much.
Part of me wants there to be a running gag where people take random stupid things that Urvad said and treat them as deep and profound.
As the Great Queen once said... "Fuck! My toe! Fuck fuck FUCK!"
OOC: So, should I, or should I not, dwarf Crashmaster as Whatshisname?
OOC: So, should I, or should I not, dwarf Crashmaster as Whatshisname?
Not to diminish your entries ImageoDeo, but I will correct some minor details.
I did in fact issue line armor for everyone. The main difference between melee and ranged line armor is that Melee armor is made for tanking hits with rigid stuff, and they actually have to get up close and personal with those nasty buggers. The marksdwarves are issued leather over chain armor and bucklers to cut down on weight while still providing decent enough protection from the nonspawn enemies (since encumbrance negatively affects Rate of Fire, and they won't use secondary weapons very reliably in this version in my experience.)
Pisskop and all the other marksdwarves still need thier leather body armor to go over the mail shirts and the chain leggings (the cloaks can slide since everyone seems to own at least one already.) They otherwise have everything else - bucklers, weapons, boots, helmets, and so-on. Note for cherry-hearts, the marksdwarves need thier metal pants and leather body armor.
The Cobalt Planks also share their training space with all the other squads still as far as I know, so you do get to see her and the baby fairly often (as of when I turned in my save your dwarf was in the barracks four tiles away in fact. :P)
And now for words of wisdom from Colonel Splint to all speardwarves: Aim for the chest. Ram your spear right into the center of those snapping maws, and the all-maker will show you how weak spawn really are against skilled warriors.
EDIT: And I better be at the forefront of any fighting. The Colonel will not rest on his laurels, he's going to lead by example damn it! Or at least try to as his lover keeps showing him up (damn you and your faster legs mikethete!)
If that dude's unarmed, full reaponse is a bit much. One or two melee guys should be more than sufficient to mercy kill that poor guy....Make the casket a size XL.
Best get a slab and casket ready...
Awwww yeee let the dwarf-on-dwarf violence finally begin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1PBptSDIh8)Well the migrants gotta learn about the local flavor one way or another...
It shouldn't be that much trouble for the soldiers tbh; mutants are super-strong, but I don't think they can punch through armor and are unprotected themselves. If a woodcutter or (heaven forbid) a caravan guard gets gassed we're in quite a bit of trouble. My main concern is migrants getting punched to death.
a caravan guard
I was all, "You dudes have trespassed on our territory, and in the name of Queen Datan Chewlance, Queen Urvad Fortressvoiced, and His Gaudiness King Erib Catchtowns, I sentence you all to death. (The elves started looking concerned at this point.) The path of the righteous dwarves is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil dudes. Blessed are we who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherd the weak through the valley of the darkness, for we are truly our bro's keeper and the finder of lost children. And we will strike down upon you dudes with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy our brothers. (Then I raised my other arm and all of the crossbow guys loaded and aimed together; it was really neat and I'm pretty sure that the lady elf shit herself.) And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you!" (I worked all night on that speech so I hope it's good.)
E: Also, upright spike traps still work on Spawn, so that may be a worthwhile addition to chew up their ranks a bit. Again, though, let's not go too crazy with them; IIRC Spearbreakers managed to completely-trivialise Spawn attacks by making a long spikey bridge surrounded by a sheer drop onto more spikes :V
Yeah, but it took a monstrous amount of metal spikes/spears, and even that tended to not always work. Hell, it was never even fully finished and more than a few spawn had to be met up close to polish them off (we only ever got a third of the spikes we needed on the bottom level, and the drop wasn't even far enough to kill them outright.) It'd take years of mineral scouting for the iron, copper, and silver we'd need for the spikes, actually smithing said spikes, and multiple mechanics to get that done in a reasonable capacity.
Yeah, but it took a monstrous amount of metal spikes/spears, and even that tended to not always work. Hell, it was never even fully finished and more than a few spawn had to be met up close to polish them off (we only ever got a third of the spikes we needed on the bottom level, and the drop wasn't even far enough to kill them outright.) It'd take years of mineral scouting for the iron, copper, and silver we'd need for the spikes, actually smithing said spikes, and multiple mechanics to get that done in a reasonable capacity.
'K. You probably remember it better than I do, lol. So, uh, yeah, go nuts with the spikes if you want as long as they don't have to wander through like 20 tiles of them to reach the fort. Hahaha.
I also remember that the spike-bridge was responsible for at least one friendly death, so there's that too.
Once all of them turned into monsters, they just left. Neat, huh?
It seems like most of modding this game is trying to figure out what crazy thing you need to do to make the A.I actually barely function. I'm probably over exaggerating but hey.
Probably counts them as "routed" unless there's a valid target in sight.
My guess? No.
But at least they do lash out at anything nearby before fucking off. :)
You mean !!SCIENCE!!, right???My guess? No.
But at least they do lash out at anything nearby before fucking off. :)
Yeah, I guess.
I actually think they would attempt to set up shop provided they had somehow managed to not get in a fight up to that point. Thieves still do everything they're programmed to do if they're mutated, so I don't see why caravanners wouldn't.
I think this calls for SCIENCE. Later. When I feel like it.
That would be a sight to see, probably still wouldn't be the oddest thing I've seen. On another note (and probably one that doesn't need to be said), great fort thus far. I can hardly wait to see the stupid mutant weaponization you actually do end up using, and to see it inevitably blow up in your face somehow.
Do not make Mr Frog sad. You will not like him when he's sad.That would be a sight to see, probably still wouldn't be the oddest thing I've seen. On another note (and probably one that doesn't need to be said), great fort thus far. I can hardly wait to see the stupid mutant weaponization you actually do end up using, and to see it inevitably blow up in your face somehow.
If, by the end, we don't have a full-blown concentration camp that we imprison unneeded migrants and children in for them to be turned into disposable cannon fodder, I may in fact cry. Don't make me cry, people.
Overseer's Log; 7th Limestone 203:
DUDE! That angry sword lady got went crazy today! She was babbling about her baby, or some shit like that, then she just started attacking the human guards!
(http://i62.tinypic.com/i1i812.png)
What I wanna know is why they were outside at all.
So we have a throne upon which is engraved a perfect replica of said throne...Recursive recursive recursive recursive recursive recursive *carries on to infinity*
What I wanna know is why they were outside at all.
That's what I was wondering. I do know that there's a bug in 34x (at least; not sure if it's still in 40x) where soldiers would occasionally loiter around the spot they were last stationed at, but that doesn't explain why the metalsmith, the mayor, and all those craftsdwarves were doing outside. I've never had a dwarf ignore a burrow restriction (from the military screen; manually assigning them to the burrow tends to get ignored for a week or so in my experience) or take a job that would take them outside the burrow; hell, it's getting them to shut up about the damn job cancellations that's the hard part :V
Even if ImagoDeo is a mutant, he's still weak to magma if all else fails. Plus, he's wearing iron armor, so we wouldn't even be wasting metal.Can the clouds be kept somewhere reliably, or do they just vanish after a while even when inside? Because we could actually create a sort of antechamber where we throw gear from a hole, send useless migrants there, have them equiped with decent-ish gear, and unleash them against any cavern monster we come across.
E: On second thought, luring him into the magma would be difficult...
E2: Why not see if we can get him to kill Luge for us? Either way, one of our problems gets solved.
Overseer's Log; 28th Sandstone 203:
Migrants are coming, so I gotta find a way to get them inside without issue, cause the monster sarge is still out there. I'm having the troops guard the main entrance, which I unlocked so that they can all just slip in and call it a day. I'll be inside, safely smoking and hoping that all goes well.
Overseer's Log; 8th Timber 203:
The migrants are all safe inside; no-one got hurt. Thanks to the totally awesome suppressing fire given by the crossbow guys, ZombieDeo got the hint to piss off whenever he got too close. Now we're all cozy inside the fortress, which I've locked down. No-one gets in; no-one gets out
Yeah, the mutants being a bit cowardly is my fault. It didn't occur to me to give them NOFEAR. My apologies.any chance you can grab the save between two turns, reupload it with the modifications?
Yeah, the mutants being a bit cowardly is my fault. It didn't occur to me to give them NOFEAR. My apologies.any chance you can grab the save between two turns, reupload it with the modifications?
Great, now I'm going to forever view golden salve as a synonym for heroin.
EDIT: Mr Frog, I suggest applying the patrol duty fix with DF Hack while you're fixing the mist raws. Cause otherwiuse we'll have a large number of armed men potentially going on a rampage if we have to keep killing dwarves.
It should remove negative thoughts from being active and training (the thought's supposed be in relation to actually being stationed or patrolling a route if I recall right, not simply being on active training.) Just have a looksee, should be something on it for the 34.11 DFhack thread.
Dont soldiers lose unhappy thoughts feom being un the army and stuff once they become great at weapon skills?
((Yay, exposition!))
Meh, gonna add it in. Seems like it'd just be a security risk if Overseers weren't properly-informed.
QuoteMeh, gonna add it in. Seems like it'd just be a security risk if Overseers weren't properly-informed.
You misspelled ''entertainment''.
[CDI:VERB:fart:farts:NA]
I knew my habit of using vulgar test messages would come back to bite me someday :V I just thank my lucky stars it wasn't something more-graphic.,
E: Oh thank Satan, Armok and Princess Celestia -- the line can be safely removed without messing anything up. PMing Gwolfski right away.
E2: I am never going to live this down, ahahaha.
E3: For what it's worth, I have updated the patched version of cherry-hearts's save (http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=11022) to remove the offending lines, so if Gwolfski isn't comfortable messing with the raws he can re-download a fixed save. Horribly sorry for the mess.
I knew my habit of using vulgar test messages would come back to bite me someday :V I just thank my lucky stars it wasn't something more-graphic.,
E: Oh thank Satan, Armok and Princess Celestia -- the line can be safely removed without messing anything up. PMing Gwolfski right away.
E2: I am never going to live this down, ahahaha.
E3: For what it's worth, I have updated the patched version of cherry-hearts's save (http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=11022) to remove the offending lines, so if Gwolfski isn't comfortable messing with the raws he can re-download a fixed save. Horribly sorry for the mess.
ok, i havent realy done snything sonill download the fixxed one
her majesty queen Urvad the Invicta
What? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY, YOU SCUM? SHUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH- You are never, NEVER to mention the Royal Archivist without any actual purpose.
Yeah, that was just one dwarf's talking. I simply omitted his partners speech.
[the other dwarf gruffly mutters something under her breath; you can't quite make it out]
look, move me down one turn pls. unable to do it now.
all my dwarves in my own raws have slow learner
because mastering a skill should take a lifetime, not 2 years.
In 40.xx any sentient with slow learner is disqualified from player nobilty. So now I have 40% skill gains in the raws.
DLed dwarf Therapist to help me micromanage the jobs. Blackmsiths are no longer allowed to stone haul with 150 bars of lead and gold laying around the magma forger, for example.
I'll be spending about 30 minutes derping around, another 30 playing in therapist and surfing in legends viewer, and then begin my glorious quest for meaning.
We are building up a truly horrendous track record with puppies.
hunh. 'holistic spawn theif'. Actually I have some minor concerns that their mountainhomes designations might slow down their war path. theyve declared zero wars according to legends viewer.
Perhaps we may draw their ire over the treatment of puppies.
We are building up a truly horrendous track record with puppies.
Why the in the fuck did this put a big grin on my face? I was in favor of not killing the puppies, and them dying constantly is making me giggle. Why.
Sure. Tomorrow I'll be doing the fall chunk of time. The year's been going by fairly fast, at about 60 frames.
Weeeeellllll, in the meantime there's always other forts to poke.
And you really should get a new computer man. :v
delicious. Is that approval to make our own goblin pit?
hmmm Mount Clobberstone's gladiator pit, the only one to be placed in the throat of an active volcano!
I demand that my successor add a magma stack to pump lava over the arena.
Dat roid rage
Dat roid rage
Dude needs to stop shooting so much sweet pod syrup.
Dat roid rage
Dude needs to stop shooting so much sweet pod syrup.
I don't know why but that horrified me beyond description
oh boi. So it appears squishy Forgotten Beasts enjoy hanging out in Clobbermountains. Being made of filthy and grime and possessing of deadly spittle, the beasty isn't going to be sticking around for long.
But! We did catch a thralled goblin thief! He's been assigned to my personal quarters for specimen observation.
oh boi. So it appears squishy Forgotten Beasts enjoy hanging out in Clobbermountains. Being made of filthy and grime and possessing of deadly spittle, the beasty isn't going to be sticking around for long.
But! We did catch a thralled goblin thief! He's been assigned to my personal quarters for specimen observation.
Depending on the state of his armor, you could try putting him in a pit and using him as our own personal rancor.
Well wholly cows, you guiz. We've pick the site clean of non-economic hard rock :o
No, we've been out of iron for 5 months now. I inherited 50 or so bars.
Ugh, as much as I love the intense combat of 34, I really find myself missing the priority system of 40.
Holy carp they're toughies.
Lets see . . . We have a hero dwarf, Wolf died, and it looked like a mosh pit out there.
Holistic ambush! They got right inside the trade depot while the dwarves were there trading! Most of 'em as still considered wrestlers, so . . .
They had brains, though, according to the combat logs.
pedit: you bugger!Spoiler (click to show/hide)
They had brains, though, according to the combat logs.
pedit: you bugger!Spoiler (click to show/hide)
They don't need thier brains. If you'd paid attention you'd have seen that one got its head bashed in during an earlier turn and kept on truckin'. Frankly the more I think about it the less I like it (due more to the game's priorities being HEADDAMAGEHEADDAMAGEHEADDAMAGE than even my own distaste for things that take a disproportionate amount of effort to kill for no rewards.)
That response to the syndrome leads me to believe we're going to need... A few, replacement soldiers.
In any case, we did pretty well because I was able to muster the speardwarves and enough civilians distracted them. You cant hit what dodges.
I didnt check, but is their bite tracked to their teeth or mouth?
pedit: Tooth. All the the macemen and hammermen bashed the teeth out of the spawn. :P
Writing stuff on phone equals having problems with format. Also, don't worry, Blackwood isn't as OP as he probably looks. Two alternate endings were left just for fun and for readers choice, unless you want to believe that the elf gave the Prosecutor visions or something. He is is a vampire-like creature and an elven sorcerer, after all.
About the "accident"... I'm not really sure. Was going more for a hired assassin or a mind-controlled troll/ruthurer here. Sith-style force push sounds cool, though.
"I find your lack of faith disturbing".
So umm, highlights of my reign include a baby falling into the volcano and finding adamantine, Splint dying, goblins ambushing, 2 or 3 holistic ambushes waves and 1 holistic siege. And I completed my tomb ^-^ and I have a hero's name!
@Mr Frog:
Being an elven outcast among highly-chauvinistic dwarves, he would've been suspicious even without armor. He's in a slightly more difficult position than the Archivist, because, unlike her, he cannot enjoy free movement in the mountainhome or acceptance of the local population elsewhere. However, he utilises the same tactic of hiding behind a well-known public figure, one of the duces, for example. I don't know if His Gaudiness knows full truth about the Archivist, but His Exellence does know who he is employing. In fact, he wanted to make use of Blackwood's special talents in spite of him being a vampire and such. And yes, he is good at hiding.
If Blackwood being able to alter one's thoughts wasn't too OP, that would be the easiest thing he could do. Grab the Prosecutor (vampire fist do pack quite a punch), half-drown him to a point of unconciousness and then conduct a dark rite to change his memories. Sweet.
Wow. I'm calling bullshit on that death. What the fuck killed me? Bleedout? head damage?You died because you rushed forward into the spawn before the backup arrived :( You were chasing the fleeing critters and got seperated.
EDIT: Why is it the minute I leave the soldiers under anyone else's care they start dying?
...As part of The Outrageous War. :oThey're after our gems, probably...
...As part of The Outrageous War. :o
TBH I don't think the Royal Archivist really gives any shits about the Torrid Lashes (I've already basically decided that she's actually a millenia-old necro that infiltrated the civ for giggles)I know this is late, but darn, I was hoping for something a little more... interesting.
TBH I don't think the Royal Archivist really gives any shits about the Torrid Lashes (I've already basically decided that she's actually a millenia-old necro that infiltrated the civ for giggles)I know this is late, but darn, I was hoping for something a little more... interesting.
Also, is there any chance I could have a second turn? And could I also play around and explore the world we made in Adventurer and post about what I find?
I go on vacation for ten days and I come back and my character is dead. Yaaay.
Oh well. I'll just re-dorf myself when it comes time.
I go on vacation for ten days and I come back and my character is dead. Yaaay.
Oh well. I'll just re-dorf myself when it comes time.
We have like 150 dwarves lying around; we can totally re-dorf you right away. Why wait? It's not like you'll, I dunno, be gnawed to death by demonspawn in the interim.
I go on vacation for ten days and I come back and my character is dead. Yaaay.
Oh well. I'll just re-dorf myself when it comes time.
We have like 150 dwarves lying around; we can totally re-dorf you right away. Why wait? It's not like you'll, I dunno, be gnawed to death by demonspawn in the interim.
166 ;)
But like I said there's like 30 minors in the fort rn.
would you be terribly mad at me if i delay an update till tommorow? 'cos i need to.
would you be terribly mad at me if i delay an update till tommorow? 'cos i need to.
Just try not to make a habit of it.
I hope my second turn comes on a sunday or tuesday. Because as of right now thanks to my new job my everything hurts.Ouch.
Irony, fool.
Do not tempt the irony gods. They will smite you.
Dang it, I wanted to see the end result, now it's not gonna happen! *slaps ImagoDeo with a carp*Irony, fool.
Do not tempt the irony gods. They will smite you.
I'm willing to besmittensmotesmitedWHATEVER.
If there's space, the thread title should be changed to "We <3 Puppy Biscuits!"
Or "We <3 Puppy Genocide!"
Either one.
If there's space, the thread title should be changed to "We <3 Puppy Biscuits!"
Or "We <3 Puppy Genocide!"
Either one.
Too... on-the-nose? Direct? Literal? Ugh, I'm bad at describing communication nuances.
If there's space, the thread title should be changed to "We <3 Puppy Biscuits!"
Or "We <3 Puppy Genocide!"
Either one.
Too... on-the-nose? Direct? Literal? Ugh, I'm bad at describing communication nuances.
Ok, how about "Puppies - The Final Solution"?
By the way, how do mutants react to burn/melt damage? Incendary anti-armor dog design sounds... Horrible. Horrible yet effective.
Who the heck orders shitload of crap made and doesnt make stockpiles for it?
This is a forgotten beast corpse. It menaces with spikes of *bolts**sputtering*
we are running out of space. For corpses. and figurines. of corpses.
happy wensday! \o/ more tales from the crypt pls
save up early tommorow. I broke my computer using Xboost(dont use it) so while i used my cappy phone internet to find out how to fix it, the day was over. Im nearly finished the year, though, im in autumn or winter
yes, in character writeup will come. tommorow
Subject:
Other races, official opinions of His Gaudiness on.
Well, while we wait, I don't suppose anyone would be willing to give this place (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=152439.msg6426947#msg6426947) a once over would they? Cause I'm kinda looking for other stuff to do with the place.
And before anyone bitches, I think fair is fair since Clobbermountains got promoted elsewhere.
And for the love of god, don't Cloud those creatures. They'll be far more useful as non-mutants.
Hell my second turn isn't even going to be from any particular perspective, more just narrated (because I don't like claiming more than one dwarf; I get killed, then I'm dead and there's nothing to be done about it.) Still IC to some extent, just not to the extent it was last time.
QuoteHell my second turn isn't even going to be from any particular perspective, more just narrated (because I don't like claiming more than one dwarf; I get killed, then I'm dead and there's nothing to be done about it.) Still IC to some extent, just not to the extent it was last time.
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QuoteHell my second turn isn't even going to be from any particular perspective, more just narrated (because I don't like claiming more than one dwarf; I get killed, then I'm dead and there's nothing to be done about it.) Still IC to some extent, just not to the extent it was last time.
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What? unless you can magic up a way to make that dorf not a corpse, he's deader than disco and I'm going to adapt accordingly.
Intervention by the magic potato squirrel god.QuoteHell my second turn isn't even going to be from any particular perspective, more just narrated (because I don't like claiming more than one dwarf; I get killed, then I'm dead and there's nothing to be done about it.) Still IC to some extent, just not to the extent it was last time.
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What? unless you can magic up a way to make that dorf not a corpse, he's deader than disco and I'm going to adapt accordingly.
@Monitor_Lisard:white hair is better
eEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeee thank you so much!!! The lack of fanart was making me very sad. Although, the Royal Archivist is supposed to have black hair. (Gah, I hate pointing that out because I don't want to seem ungrateful... I'm super happy you drew this, honest!)
Did a bunch of work on my writing piece, but my language centers appear to be shorting out so I'm gonna take a break until I can remember how to describe things again.
E: snipped out the quote, because it seemed superfluous.
Additionally if hair doesn't fall out altogether, it generally turns white over time no matter what from what i can tell with older creatures and DF (at least with dwarves and humans - vampire, necromancer, doesn't matter.) So it actually would make more sense for her hair to be white if she's especially old, unless she dyes it.
its fine! its not that oim in the middle of a banshhe siege that is 50 strong and has evoided my traps!
Plus they write books.
@Mr Frog
It's totally okay. Great story, btw, waiting for more.
Also thinking of adding my two cents, something like Blackwood's backstory or a story of him getting inside Mirrorclasped for the first time. The first option sounds kinda spoilerish, although it will mention in-game historical figures (gotta look through the latest save) and be more interesting overall, the second option being purely fictional and less epic.
Great story, btw, waiting for more.
@Mr Frog
It's totally okay. Great story, btw, waiting for more.
Also thinking of adding my two cents, something like Blackwood's backstory or a story of him getting inside Mirrorclasped for the first time. The first option sounds kinda spoilerish, although it will mention in-game historical figures (gotta look through the latest save) and be more interesting overall, the second option being purely fictional and less epic.
I've ridden on the whole epic-story-fort rodeo before, so I'll just point out, with absolute authority, that if you don't get Blackwood's backstory out shortly someone will eventually write something that contradicts what you have in mind and it'll be super-annoying. Keeping your plans under wraps is super dicey in things like this.
i still have 89 minutes, ok?
@Mr Frog:
Storypost-Like.
Royal Archivist being ind of creepy-Like.
!!Intrigue!!-Like.
Royal actually being somewhat stupid and catching flak for it-Like.
I cannot wait to see what else I can like. ;P
GIMP:
Weird, I've never had that happen. Did you close one of the control panel windows? That's like the only thing I can think of that would have done that. Then again I barely use it.
Welp, Gimp spazzed out and deleted 3 hours of work
im posting the save here http://
if you dont see my reports it is probably just my browser f'ing stuff up. :(
I picked up the save. Gwolfie, you used a tileset?
Am I free to voice my opinion on that matter? Because I know Mr Frog has final say regardless.
look, i was in a bad situation, ok? i uploaded the save with graphics, cos , you wanted it strait away. easy to fix. go to init.txt and replace the phoebus something entries with curses16x16.png
look, im really low on time. howa bout i post a non-in-cf=haracter update now and tommorrow ill edit it into character
I'm not getting my hopes up.
Well alot of the time the rules are just "be timely, don't do x (usually trap halls/atomsmashers,) and do x (such as make sure x number of dwarves fill a burrow for thier overlords.)"
In fact, game-related fiction in this thread amuses me more than the succession game itself. Also, the last two or three of my own games were abandoned, not because of lack of interest, but rather the overabundance of rules and such.
Thinking about starting an Ms Paint adventure or something like that.
I'll be honest, I tend to cheat when it comes time to muster the troopers
Speaking of which, there's a sufficient gap so I may reserve a third turn to inevitably re-fix the militia since I'm sure it'll be a horrid mess by then. But I'll let Mr Frog decide how far down I have to be for a third go since he runs the show.
So it's my turn huh? I'm currently in the process of rebooting the Murderflood reboot. Not sure exactly how long that'll take. Id imagine finishing the embatrs preps tonight, and playing throught the year from monday to wednesday. Thursday will be my day off this week, si expect the first part of Clobbermountains that evening, september 3rd. I'll be working extensively on the weekend. The rest of the turn will be played between monday through wednesday, unless real life gets complicated. Final write up and save should be done on the 9th, worst case scenario the tenth of september.
By the time you wait two days for an answer and then wait for people to play and do a write-up, I'd already be done with the first part of my turn. Just sayin'.
Well, mikethete might answer promptly. Maybe. He doesn't seem very active but he has been on in the past couple days... if he still hasn't been on the forums by tomorrow I'll make other plans. You'll likely be busy with Murderflood until then so I have a bit of leeway, but if nobody's claimed the save by the time you're free then, sure, go ahead and take it :V
Well, mikethete might answer promptly. Maybe. He doesn't seem very active but he has been on in the past couple days... if he still hasn't been on the forums by tomorrow I'll make other plans. You'll likely be busy with Murderflood until then so I have a bit of leeway, but if nobody's claimed the save by the time you're free then, sure, go ahead and take it :V
I lurk more then I post. I also have the save and will start on the turn as soon as possible.
I'll be honest, I tend to cheat when it comes time to muster the troopers
Please do not do that here. I'm sure you can figure something else out. Use your imagination! :DQuoteSpeaking of which, there's a sufficient gap so I may reserve a third turn to inevitably re-fix the militia since I'm sure it'll be a horrid mess by then. But I'll let Mr Frog decide how far down I have to be for a third go since he runs the show.
Sure. I'll just add you to the end since, as you say, there is a significant gap between your turns.
Also, since you mentioned earlier that you didn't have any story ideas since political conspiracy wasn't really your cup of tea... we do have at least two large-scale military conflicts in progress -- the escalating conflict with the banshees resulting from our intrusion on their territory, and the age-old simmering war against the Spawn to hold the line against their northern advancement. I think that might be more your speed.
E: Also there's the fact that I am 99% sure that cherry-hearts managed to start a war with either the elves or the humans or both. And the goblins are a thing too. So maybe even FIVE wars going on.
As to setting something up, if anyone can give me a general idea (numbers involved, and such,) I could give something a shot.
I'll have you know I was referring to Blackhold and I only do that because it's a long-ass run to the front gate from the barracks there.
As to setting something up, if anyone can give me a general idea (numbers involved, and such,) I could give something a shot.
As to setting something up, if anyone can give me a general idea (numbers involved, and such,) I could give something a shot.
How about the conflict described in my story? I mean, you seem to be quite good at describing epic battles and such. And that fiery skirmish features vampires and OP grizzlies. Also, some screenshots were provided.
(Also, I've just noticed that the druid was murdered by the dwarven general's mother. Family business is family business.).
Its Now a MAJOR GCS problem,stupidity at its finestExcuse me while I paranoidly look for escaping GCS and readjust my tinfoil hat.
The GCS issue has involved into a FPS issue. Fortress-Prowling Spiders...No, they're trying to escape the very game itself by slowing it so much the game doesn't notice they've left and crawl THE Web. And if they find a 3D printer we are so doomed.
Finished the first month,GCS is no more(after trapping half the fort in its webs),and everyone is throwing tantrums
I think a better question is "Who didn't the spider eat?"Finished the first month,GCS is no more(after trapping half the fort in its webs),and everyone is throwing tantrums
Dear lord, what did you do??
I think a better question is "Who didn't the spider eat?"Finished the first month,GCS is no more(after trapping half the fort in its webs),and everyone is throwing tantrums
Dear lord, what did you do??
What is your guadiness exactly?His Gaudiness is the great leader of the Dwarven Nation and stalwart defender of said Nation against the Holistic Spawn, of course!
What is your guadiness exactly?His Gaudiness is the great leader of the Dwarven Nation and stalwart defender of said Nation against the Holistic Spawn, of course!
The Archivist doesn't seem like she'd look out of place in a modded Skyrim to me...
But I approve!
She looks like a spellcaster with a fancy robe-type outfit/armor is what I was getting at. Not something you'd see in the base game Looks like it might be the thalmor robes meshed with something else to me,) but not so outlandish it wouldn't work as a mod for a more "pure" mage.
The mods im running contain somewhat similar clothes. All Id really need to do is enchant the thing... I cant really mod things in tho, only build houses and caves.She looks like a spellcaster with a fancy robe-type outfit/armor is what I was getting at. Not something you'd see in the base game Looks like it might be the thalmor robes meshed with something else to me,) but not so outlandish it wouldn't work as a mod for a more "pure" mage.
No lie, If someone mods the Royal Archivist's robes into Skyrim and gives it a retardedly-high Conjuration bonus I will love them forever
To be honest, I was expecting glasses-on-a-stick librarian, but EEEEVIL. Not, well, sunglasses of involuntary coolness.
The robes kind of look odd, frankly...Eh. They appear video-gamey. Not necessarily a bad thing. Not necessarily a good thing. However, the Archivist seems, so far, to be much less into pretentious. Judging by characterization, not necessarily art.
I probably would have gone for a simple (ha ha) blue-robe-with-like-a-tabard-or-something.
They appear video-gamey.
Man, she looks SWEET. I love how you turned some unintended parts of my rusty design into something... well, thoughtful. Awesome picture you got there.
I'd like to feature her (using you design as a reference) in more pictures of mine, but now I'm slightly ashamed I won't be able to draw her that good.
Also, loving them locks. :D
Not only I am totally ok with this, but I will scream like a fangirl if you do so. Really, I would enjoy to see your variant of Blackwood, although I hardly provided any images of him.
Also, in this context blood magic stuff is not OP. I mean, it's just the thing that righteous elves try to avoid, like setting trees on fire or stabbing animals with sharp things.
@Splint:
I read your piece and I loved basically everything about it except the dwarf-speak, which just made me feel annoyed that I didn't actually know what they were saying. Might have been better to just make the first one in Dwarven and translate the rest while indicating they were still speaking Old Dwarven.
E:
Might do sketches of Blackie and the Captain if their respective owners are okay with it. Maybe. If I feel like it.
>theories on the captainThis is now (head)can(nn)on.
Is he a friend of the transdimentional twin of a dwarven incarnation of a clone of a relative of a long-lost avatar of Fischers right boot?
I've also started work on the final solution
Especially the puppies.I've also started work on the final solution
Finally our fort will be rid of lesser beings. And puppies.
Reached Summer, expect a write up about spring Tomorrow
Reached Summer, expect a write up about spring Tomorrow
*cue M. Bison "YES!!*
(Sorry about the lack of pictures, this is the first succession fort I have done)
Had a hammerdwarf in the hospital turn, killed an animal trainer then proceeded to strangle one of the speardwarves injured in the siege before the spear squad managed to kill him.
...SO wait, did like... Half the remaining claimed dwarves just get offed this spring?
EDIT: Unrelated, but I hope to christ none of you ever have the misfortune of working in a furniture warehouse. I just got off of an unexpected 12 hour shift.
Halfway through fall, Nothing update worthy has happened.
I vote we build a giant hand with a drawbridge for an extendable middle finger aimed southward towards Spawn lands.
I vote we build a giant hand with a drawbridge for an extendable middle finger aimed southward towards Spawn lands.
I vote we build a giant hand with a drawbridge for an extendable middle finger aimed southward towards Spawn lands.
Only interesting thing that occurred during fall was a goblin ambush that killed 6 and more progress on my gas chamber, I've decided to lump it in with winter's update .
I say, the face expressions are just beautiful. Great work! Also, did you use his in-game description?
Going to start the winter playthrough on Sunday, so no big updates this weekend
Winter is done, Update tomorrow.
Sorry for further derailment, but I was also kinda wondering what to do next. I mean, even being busy, I still have some time to spend on Bay forum activity, yet... My Ms Paint adventure isn't really popular now, so I've been thinking about either returning to Blackhold or helping someone out with their new game (especially if it has juicy lore and such)
Or I could probably draw a ton of pictures featuring The Archivist being cute and e-evil at the same time.
Sorry for further derailment, but I was also kinda wondering what to do next. I mean, even being busy, I still have some time to spend on Bay forum activity, yet... My Ms Paint adventure isn't really popular now, so I've been thinking about either returning to Blackhold or helping someone out with their new game (especially if it has juicy lore and such)Just keep working on it. If you wait for fans and interest before adding more, you'll never go anywhere. It's the other way around. If you stay active and build upon your story, eventually people will notice and share what they've enjoyed. Nobody's going to stay around waiting for more fans to amass before the story continues, nor are they going to bring their friends to the thread to watch two pages of character creation.
Or I could probably draw a ton of pictures featuring The Archivist being cute and e-evil at the same time.
Now is a terribly bad time for me. I got back to school about two and a half weeks ago, and I'm presently under several major deadlines. Can we push my turn back one space? My sincerest apologies. I had kind of expected things to happen a lot faster and for my turn to show up before summer ended.
Okiedokie. I'll PM Splint.
Surely, if it fell, then The Torrid Lash would be the plaything of one, or even all of them. No heroes to stop them.
Surely, if it fell, then The Torrid Lash would be the plaything of one, or even all of them. No heroes to stop them.
Lol, we're not that important. At all. We're more of a clerical error/possible bureaucratic sabotage that His Gaudiness is too pig-headed to go back on. Like, from a logical standpoint, our fort is rather-stupidly located (literally directly inside enemy territory with no friendly sites for miles) and so isn't going to impede enemy advances or really do much besides offend the banshees.
Also... oh, dear. It looks like His Gaudiness's days are numbered. I forgot the King can emigrate to the fortress, hehehe. This is probably the Archivist's doing. Perhaps I should write something related to this.
[-McSnip-]
It could very well lead to some discreet observations. If the King wants to attack the spawn lands, or the banshees, or at least pursue them if they flee after a major battle, he'd need to know the lay of the land, and the danger this jungle poses. Sending a few colonists in there and keeping them supplied over the years is a very low-cost way of withnessing the effects of the cursed jungle mist clouds, and how dwarves can react/defends against/use it. If he truly has a militaristic mindset, and likes to plan his battles, then the details of a zombie-creating jungle between him and his major opponents is definitely something he'd want to learn about. Claiming it was a clerical error is then just a clever way of not alerting the civilians to their purpose.
it's also a good way to get data about spawn movement outside their main bases, their numbers, and their tactics when dealing with our settlements. If the settlement DOES manage to endure and prosper in these conditions, then suddenly he has a stronghold he can use to start aninvcleansing into southern territory, with a well established supply route.
[arrives fifteen weeks late with Starbucks]
Well, this fort seems to be going... well enough~
May I please request a dorfing and a turn?
Dwarf: Zetta - female - armorer and/or mechanic, if possible
It seems that kings and queens of Torrid Lash were all fighting men, and the stern ones. King Erib does not suffice with being a mere "Ruler of Stability and Cunning". He yearns for glory. But, unlike his vampire grand-grandmother, he's a strategist. He sends civilians to scout like one could use a puppy to scout a cavern - this mission was kept secret from everyone, even from the Archivist herself. Yes, everyone thinks of it as a simple clerical error, but it is not.
On the other note, I'd still like to see more stories featuring the Archivist. :P
I beg to differ on our importance (now that we haven't been killed horribly while our population was around 30.) There's 134 dorfs here, which a fair-sized lesser settlement, and a decently productive one at that. And has managed to piss off literally every common enemy the country has had. Puts it into historically important, if nothing else.
So bask in your newfound importance Clobbermountains! A dumbass who wrote the wrong map coordinates down has secured your place in history.
So the Archivist's moved to Clobbermountains, too? Gahhhhhhhh. This fucks up everything I had planned.
So the Archivist's moved to Clobbermountains, too? Gahhhhhhhh. This fucks up everything I had planned.
Just set it before the move. Problem solved.
Progress report: King safely entered the fort with a small honor guard consisting of two axe and two sword masters. Two migrants walked into The Cloud like idiots. A cassowary mutant has killed a migrant hunter. The two mutated migrants have been killed by Mikethete. I misread the calander, and I'm not out of Slate yet.
I sense this is gonna be a long turn.
Considering he has pretty much no other responsibilities (I think the Mayor meets with everyone,) I was just gonna set him up with his own squad and training space, to just make something vaguely approaching "useful" out of the entitled little shit. Worst I'd send him against without a proper suit of adamantine armor is trogs or what have you in the caverns, well away from The Cloud and most dangers, until he could feasibly hold his own in a fight without his guards pretty much holding his hand.
Considering he has pretty much no other responsibilities (I think the Mayor meets with everyone,) I was just gonna set him up with his own squad and training space, to just make something vaguely approaching "useful" out of the entitled little shit. Worst I'd send him against without a proper suit of adamantine armor is trogs or what have you in the caverns, well away from The Cloud and most dangers, until he could feasibly hold his own in a fight without his guards pretty much holding his hand.
I'd just rather him be kept out of trouble entirely just to be sure, if that's alright with you.
Considering he has pretty much no other responsibilities (I think the Mayor meets with everyone,) I was just gonna set him up with his own squad and training space, to just make something vaguely approaching "useful" out of the entitled little shit. Worst I'd send him against without a proper suit of adamantine armor is trogs or what have you in the caverns, well away from The Cloud and most dangers, until he could feasibly hold his own in a fight without his guards pretty much holding his hand.
I'd just rather him be kept out of trouble entirely just to be sure, if that's alright with you.
Beware those words, for this is Dwarf Fortress, and you know what that means, especially under the fickle whims of the jerkiest of gods. And gods of delicious jerky.
Y'know it's weird, that actually seems like it'd be the one thing he wouldn't have a problem with, what with having been a soldier in a largely west European medieval fantasy setting (which means he's likely been around the horrid mess that is essentially middle ages army camps for extended periods.)
If anything, he might even consider the hospital here in this place (what with it not having a history of killing its patients by accident) a noticeable step up from that. :P
Y'know it's weird, that actually seems like it'd be the one thing he wouldn't have a problem with, what with having been a soldier in a largely west European medieval fantasy setting (which means he's likely been around the horrid mess that is essentially middle ages army camps for extended periods.)
If anything, he might even consider the hospital here in this place (what with it not having a history of killing its patients by accident) a noticeable step up from that. :P
But it'll require him to either take off his bling or get it dirty, which is absolutely-intolerable. If he's not a glittering gold disco ball, how will people know he's king!?I'm ignoring the fact that his actual in-game clothing probably consists of a shirt, shoes, pair of pants, and several hundred earrings made of goblin fleshE: Also ignoring that I'm pretty sure IRL royalty only really breaks out the full regalia for ceremonial purposes and probably wouldn't wear it casually
The Archivist getting angry? Hoo boy.Is that an actual character that exists in game or just some plot device around which the entire universe was duct-taped? I'm really confused.
The Archivist getting angry? Hoo boy.Is that an actual character that exists in game or just some plot device around which the entire universe was duct-taped? I'm really confused.
Less that it was duct taped around so much as Mr Frog found a vampire-shaped hole and crammed her in head first. Amazingly enough, she didn't suffer from Extreme Cranial Compression Syndrome when it was found said hole was a bit on the shallow side. Must be the vampire-ness.The Archivist getting angry? Hoo boy.Is that an actual character that exists in game or just some plot device around which the entire universe was duct-taped? I'm really confused.
Less that it was duct taped around so much as Mr Frog found a vampire-shaped hole and crammed her in head first. Amazingly enough, she didn't suffer from Extreme Cranial Compression Syndrome when it was found said hole was a bit on the shallow side. Must be the vampire-ness.The Archivist getting angry? Hoo boy.Is that an actual character that exists in game or just some plot device around which the entire universe was duct-taped? I'm really confused.
I wouldn't say that I find the Archivist annoying, butit will be nice to see what other worldbuilding magic you can pull out of that top hat, Mr Frog~
Here's my save, such as it is. (http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=11133)
Sorry guys. Just haven't been feeling mentally sound ( the constantly sore foot isn't helping,) and no offense intended, but I haven't exactly felt inspired here. Might try to sit down and do something else of my own, but nothing's really been helping. Leave any sympathy at the door, cause you probably got some cloud residue on it.
Cancel the additional turn as well.
Well, she certainly seems to be swinging further towards the Chaotic Evil corner of the spectra, if she reacts to an infringement on her freedom like that '^^
All in all, a rather excellent story post~
Well, she certainly seems to be swinging further towards the Chaotic Evil corner of the spectra, if she reacts to an infringement on her freedom like that '^^
All in all, a rather excellent story post~
I'm not even sure how the hell to classify her on that thing, lol. His Gaudiness is definitely Neutral Evil, since he's really just in it for petty personal gain and doesn't really care about law and order either way, and the Consort is probably Lawful Evil (bordering on Lawful Neutral) since she's basically a social climber who simply seeks power and control, but the Royal Archivist... basically, at her core, she's a sick, sick fuck with a god complex who wants to set the world aflame just to watch it burn, but her great age has taught her patience and temperance, and then there's the fact that she passes herself off as a benevolent figure to others. So, she's Chaotic Evil at heart, Lawful Evil in action, but Lawful Good in reputation.
E: Also, thank you ^^; I'm genuinely concerned that people have lost interest in the fort (though admittedly our view count is steadily approaching 10,000 even is I type this) so I appreciate the kind words.
And yes, people are losing interest, for now. However, to me, it feels like a calm-before-the-storm situation. Give it time, this fort should flourish~
Seems like the Royal Archivist'd sprawl across an exquisite sofa smack-dab across all three shades of Evil
QuoteSeems like the Royal Archivist'd sprawl across an exquisite sofa smack-dab across all three shades of Evil
Truly fabulous, she is.
QuoteSeems like the Royal Archivist'd sprawl across an exquisite sofa smack-dab across all three shades of Evil
Truly fabulous, she is.
ImayWILL draw thatat some point, if the thread stagnates further.I've got all of tomorrow to myself, so...
QuoteSeems like the Royal Archivist'd sprawl across an exquisite sofa smack-dab across all three shades of Evil
Truly fabulous, she is.
ImayWILL draw that at some point, if the thread stagnates further. I've got all of tomorrow to myself, so...
Please. Or write something. I'm always eager for community contributions~
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@Mr Frog
Wait, does she love tomato soup literally, or else?
I have a perfect idea for art now.
"Nice job, Mr. Tomato Soup Lover" Her voice announced from the doors, soaking with irony. "Now you managed to get yourself a dashing bride. Even if she is to turn into a werecreature, you're still a cute couple. I might even write a play about that".
@Mr Frog
Wait, does she love tomato soup literally, or else?
I have a perfect idea for art now.
I was referring to the following passage, in which I assumed it was the Royal Archivist speaking (since it wasn't clearly specified who the "Lady" was, and I am a massive egotist so I naturally assumed it was one of my own characters ^^;):
@Mr Frog
Wait, does she love tomato soup literally, or else?
I have a perfect idea for art now.
I was referring to the following passage, in which I assumed it was the Royal Archivist speaking (since it wasn't clearly specified who the "Lady" was, and I am a massive egotist so I naturally assumed it was one of my own characters ^^;):
It's fine, I just managed to misread everything. And yeah, by "lady" I meant the archivist...
I believe some of them are able to eat for social reasons.
I'll just be sitting here trying to think of some way to organically work a maleficent sofa into the setting as per TheBiggerFish's orders.
I'll just be sitting here trying to think of some way to organically work a maleficent sofa into the setting as per TheBiggerFish's orders.
"Draw me like one of your dwarven girls".
You asked for this.
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Aww, the picture won't show up for me. :(
Also... yeah, Lolf's image is borked :V In lieu of evidence to the contrary, I'm gonna assume it's amazifying. Good job!
In all seriousness, maybe making the couch a bit deeper would let you make her body a bit wider/shorter and her head less tiny.
In all seriousness, maybe making the couch a bit deeper would let you make her body a bit wider/shorter and her head less tiny.
I will keep that in mind when I get a hold of my proper drawing supplies :3~<
Could even actually bring it to proper linework rather than just the sketch
In all seriousness, maybe making the couch a bit deeper would let you make her body a bit wider/shorter and her head less tiny.
I will keep that in mind when I get a hold of my proper drawing supplies :3~<
Could even actually bring it to proper linework rather than just the sketch
Heh, I wasn't ready for her just sleeping casually on a sofa. Keep up the good work!
I'm actually drawing this very plot right now... And it features traces of mild NSFW. Very mild, but I'm still asking Mr Frog if it is acceptable here, even in ironic sense.
Also, I kind of fucked it up by reinforcing my linework with a usual pen. Now the Archivist looks like a bobblehead, and I can't do anything with it... Without using the computer.
If I set the right angle with my camera, though...
I'm about to download the save and fire it up. Won't be able to play tonight, seeing as I've gotta be up at my normal time tomorrow, but I'll post a preliminary OOC update on the general status of all the things tomorrow evening.
PREPARE FOR THE REIGN OF TANKARD.
Wait, why have we not made an incinerator to depose ofundesirablescorpses?
Wrapping my head around this is rather difficult. I'll try to organize everything and make my preliminary update tomorrow. It'll be in-character.
For now, it seems we've got random goblins and ogres in random cages; we have blood all over the main entrance; we have massive stockpiles everywhere with all kinds of random junk in them; we have dozens of dwarves with skills completely un-optimized; and we have constant assaults from banshees and spawn and goblins. Most of the organizing will be second-nature to me and I'll just have to sort out all of the various routes and zones and burrows and task designations manually. Handling the military will be more difficult. Defending against sieges may be impossible if I can't sort out entrances and security points and such. Reviewing past updates won't be that helpful since a lot of this wasn't documented in screenshots.
I'm going to be thorough with screenshots. Can't abide it when people don't show what's going on. I might try for some kind of major project - no guarantees or details until the time comes.
As for the whole 'Tankard' thing - that's my dorf's name. I'll be selecting him based on prefs and personality and such from among available dwarves. I hope you're all looking forward to this - I finally caught a big space of time to cool off for a weekend from all the homework.
@Mr Frog
Ohboyohboyohboy it looks AWESOME! I love the armor you gave him, I just couldn't imagine anything looking wooden enough.
About the description: well, his motives and powers may seem mysterious to the dwarves of 200, although he is simply a rogue druid surviving as he can.
Also, don't you mind if Iincorporatetotally use your design with some slight adjustments in my pictures? You came up with something brilliant I could not think of. I gotta spend a bit more time refining my stuff before posting as well.
@Mr Frog
Ohboyohboyohboy it looks AWESOME! I love the armor you gave him, I just couldn't imagine anything looking wooden enough.
About the description: well, his motives and powers may seem mysterious to the dwarves of 200, although he is simply a rogue druid surviving as he can.
Also, don't you mind if Iincorporatetotally use your design with some slight adjustments in my pictures? You came up with something brilliant I could not think of. I gotta spend a bit more time refining my stuff before posting as well.
I just went the whole "let's-make-him-look-like-a-giant-creepy-tree-because-EVIL-ELF" route on the armor :V Ironic thing is, my design's even more impractical and showy than yours when I was the one crying over HURRR BUT MUH SNEAKING PENALTY MUH TOO CONSPICUOUS. Lol.
Also I'd be immensely flattered if you used my design :-[ He's your dude in the end so, really, do what you like. Ahaha.
@Mr Frog
Ohboyohboyohboy it looks AWESOME! I love the armor you gave him, I just couldn't imagine anything looking wooden enough.
About the description: well, his motives and powers may seem mysterious to the dwarves of 200, although he is simply a rogue druid surviving as he can.
Also, don't you mind if Iincorporatetotally use your design with some slight adjustments in my pictures? You came up with something brilliant I could not think of. I gotta spend a bit more time refining my stuff before posting as well.
I just went the whole "let's-make-him-look-like-a-giant-creepy-tree-because-EVIL-ELF" route on the armor :V Ironic thing is, my design's even more impractical and showy than yours when I was the one crying over HURRR BUT MUH SNEAKING PENALTY MUH TOO CONSPICUOUS. Lol.
Also I'd be immensely flattered if you used my design :-[ He's your dude in the end so, really, do what you like. Ahaha.
My design basically looked like a huge heap of metal scrap painted black to resemble a stereotypical edgy evil-champion suit or something. He's not a full-time ninja, lol.
Also, I think it's time for me to draw something more relevant... Can you elaborate on banshees, please? I was also thinking of adding them to "Dokem's Story", so some info about them would be nice.
The Cloud. Singular. And capitalized. Important distinction there.There's more than one...Oh whatever. Compromise.
The Cloud. Singular. And capitalized. Important distinction there.There's more than one...Oh whatever. Compromise.
Clobbermountains -- Mind the Clouds.
The Cloud. Singular. And capitalized. Important distinction there.There's more than one...Oh whatever. Compromise.
Clobbermountains -- Mind the Clouds.
It's still plural you sonofabitch!
That's where I'd break a bottle and cut ya with it, but we don't have any bottles. Would a bludgeoning with a mug be a suitable substitute for a bottle stabbing?
Hey guys, remember that thing I said I'd draw?
[snip]
I draw'd it. Jeff snoozing on the job.
Kinda meh-worthy, didn't even bother with shading or touching up the color in places, and I had a better version, but my power supply's cable came loose somehow and lost it. Me, being the genius I am, forgot to save it. Still, a little proud of it since I actually finished it and it only took 20-ish minutes. been trying to get out of my little art block.
Well that sucks. Now I'm starting to feel bad about bowing out.Well, if you want me to pop you back into the turn list I could just go ahead and stick you before Taupe. Or we could have you pick up where you left off if Crashmaster doesn't show up.
In the meantime, if Crashmaster doesn't take up the mantle, then I'll try to finish out my turn.
I've also sent you and some others something via PM Mr Frog. Some input'd be appreciated.
But we do have a hospital! Pretty sure it's on the bottom in-use floor with some wells in it unless it spontaneously combusted somehow
Can I get another dorf? Please, designate one of the military dwarves as a "commissar". Bonus if they lead a squad of freshmen.
The largest (59400cm^2) and most talented (adequate) cheesemaker we have;I will forever keep this dear.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Any chance of a turn? I'll probably end the fort, but in the most amusing way possible.
Any dorf will do.
The largest (59400cm^2) and most talented (adequate) cheesemaker we have;
(59400cm^2)
^2
We have two-dimensional cheesemakers now? Yikes.That's good. Once a fortress runs out of milk, uni-dimensional cheese-makers become pretty useless.
Wait, how did my dwarf get overwhelmed by banshees, she was single handedly killing off banshees left and right during my turn as they funneled into the depot. Re dwarf me as another spear, MY SPIRIT SHALL LIVE ON
Commissar Lisard stops short in the stonecrafts stockpile abandoning a sweet gold statue installation job to rest due to sudden dizziness and fever. This calls for a new chief medical dwarf in case it can spread.
But a hammerdwarf turned successfully during my turn.
Pity you didn't get to finish your contraptions...
Dear God the mechanics. Im just a simply law-abiding dwarf, not an engineer. Ill scrap it up and try to finish you complex devilry.
Law and order shall return to the fort! Ill set up some basic cave defense for crundles!
pedit: I shall reclaim my room from the horror guard!
Pisskop wasn't ejected from her lodgings. Jeff was.
today im in for a season or two play
I learned that mutants can be trained, ironically enough. Sounds like a loyalty cascuade waiting to happen.
Game crashed. Not sure why.
a season or less. I was only playing in between classes. I'm only going to go until the new year. Im in autumn.
Sign me up for a turn, please.
So it's my turn huh? I'll be sure to get to it this week. It'll have to wait until Wednesday, tho, as I've got some pretty important classes on Tuesday I need to prepare for.
...If I can find time, perhaps I'll get to writing a piece for Zetta. About time, right..? Heh
I have been lurking for a while now and have decided to bite the bullet sign up and request a dwarf.
Name: Aldraglienon
Job: Weaponsmith
I started playing today. Surprise visit from the parents is currently limiting progress, against my best wishes. I should be able to post spring on friday evening. The big issue with the write-up will be to circonvent the fact that I'm sort of dead. ???
Right as the mutants were dealt with, a siege of banshee arrived and mass-paralysed half the army while a bunch of ogres stomped on their skulls. Named dwarves died. More on that when i can post screenshots. The fight is won, but we've lost about twenty dwarves so far, half children and half soldiers. The survivors are asleep outside or tantruming. This is a glorious fortress.
Altho I failed to screencap it on time because of the smoke cloud, someone dropkicked a 10 foot tall mutated baby into the volcano. A hauler celebrated by dumping a basalt block on our hero and crushing his lungs. This was a fucking mess.Right as the mutants were dealt with, a siege of banshee arrived and mass-paralysed half the army while a bunch of ogres stomped on their skulls. Named dwarves died. More on that when i can post screenshots. The fight is won, but we've lost about twenty dwarves so far, half children and half soldiers. The survivors are asleep outside or tantruming. This is a glorious fortress.
Yesss more quotes for the quotes bank
Altho I failed to screencap it on time because of the smoke cloud, someone dropkicked a 10 foot tall mutated baby into the volcano. A hauler celebrated by dumping a basalt block on our hero and crushing his lungs. This was a fucking mess.Right as the mutants were dealt with, a siege of banshee arrived and mass-paralysed half the army while a bunch of ogres stomped on their skulls. Named dwarves died. More on that when i can post screenshots. The fight is won, but we've lost about twenty dwarves so far, half children and half soldiers. The survivors are asleep outside or tantruming. This is a glorious fortress.
Yesss more quotes for the quotes bank
At first I looked at the fortress and saw beutiful rooms and well-organised workers, Pisskop having left the place in a seemingly beautiful shape. Then chaos wheeled its van at the front door and did a few drive-by the moment I unpaused. The good news is, we have a lot of spare dwarves at the moment. I'll grab a few and replace the missing soldiers. As for my dwarf, I went ahead and retitled Zaneg as the ''Captain's widow'', and I'll be using her as the narrator for the year.
All I got out of this is "Baby kicked into volcano."
I think I'm gonna chance it by letting you play it out, so long as you promise to prioritise getting the other things dealt with and to not burn yourself out, lol. This is the best update we've had in a long time. If it gets to be just too much, then yes, aborting your turn is still an option. Definitely gonna keep at least this bit, the carnage was hilarious.I know this isn't a SG but +1. This is a Clobbermountains Story Update. It menaces with spikes of carnage. It menaces with spikes of awesome.
You don't know pain until you've had two sieges within a week. I won't lie, I've downed Doomforests to a werewolf community encased in soap and a single crazy survivor, I've seen weremammoths fling people around on an ice castle, I've observed a pig bring about the collapse of society, yet this is the biggest clusterfuck I've ever witnessed.
Toady built an underground escape hatch for when things get to tedious.
Toady built an underground escape hatch for when things get to tedious.
I believe the term you wanted was "hidden FUN delivery hatch."
Ill try and post a write-up tomorrow. Things are getting... interesting.
Toady built an underground escape hatch for when things get to tedious.
I believe the term you wanted was "hidden FUN delivery hatch."
Yeah, hum, you dont know how spot on you are right now.
Horizons exist because the Earth curves inwardly along its outside edges.
Thus, a tunnel going towards the center of the Earth has no horizon. :P
The spire's locating was my doing, I shall confess. I was hoping some sap would dig into it and unleash hell (literally,) thinking it was just some forgotten dig order. Of course, incinerating three miners and denying access entirely (or close to it,) works too, even if it didn't kill as many dorfs as I had hoped it would.
The spire's locating was my doing, I shall confess. I was hoping some sap would dig into it and unleash hell (literally,) thinking it was just some forgotten dig order. Of course, incinerating three miners and denying access entirely (or close to it,) works too, even if it didn't kill as many dorfs as I had hoped it would.
Well, turns out now, unleashing hell is the most reliable way of stopping future banshees and salvaging the fortress.
Rest assured, I've done something similar in the past, and I wasn't even sober. (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=116045.msg6445017#msg6445017)
The spire's locating was my doing, I shall confess.
:O
how many soldiers are left?
i meant invaders. :v
btw, I managed to breed fowl in the solid gold nestboxes at the farm. several kinds, I think ducks and peacock?
The spire's locating was my doing, I shall confess.
I can't get too angry about this, since I did do some prelimary exploratory mining before starting the fort to make sure our biome had iron, but still
(http://i63.tinypic.com/28rgz8n.jpg)
I got my eye on you, bro
Bonus points if His Gaudiness will be the last dwarf alive in the fortress.
I am used to lurking, so I am a bit quiet still around though.
Also, it looks like the chances of getting a dwarf are approaching zero like the population. at least, the fort is going out with a bang that's guaranteed.
Much projectile.Just because you are dead doesn't mean you gotta be useless.
Such fling.
Pretty well. I decided that I should probably write at least one journal for this, so I'm in the process of that.
I'm very sorry about the slow progress. This must be boring. In the meantime, (http://i.imgur.com/e4jgJ4R.jpg)why don't you enjoy (http://i.imgur.com/wUv1pSH.jpg) those wonderful pictures (http://i.imgur.com/qz0NeGB.jpg) of dead bansheesn and whomever (http://i.imgur.com/n8c0nkP.jpg) as they are turned into hilarious, deadly corpse-shaped projectiles? (http://i.imgur.com/lOUyqm1.jpg)
Those are taken simultaneously. It is beautiful.
Pretty well. I decided that I should probably write at least one journal for this, so I'm in the process of that.
People are actually interested in writing journals for this again!? This is your fault, Taupe.
- mcsnippety -
This will be... interesting.
I'd like to put my money on "MAKE THE SCREAMING STOP FOR THE LOVE OF GOD"This will be... interesting.So on a scale of 1 to everyone dying how fucked are we
So on a scale of 1 to everyone dying how fucked are weHum.
So giant hairy orgies in the dining room?Oh, fear not, it's not localised.
So on a scale of 1 to everyone dying how fucked are weHum.
Erhm.
You know, when you build something dangerous, and someone breaks a crucial lever at the worse possible time during a tantrum?
This is an aspect of the project so utterly vital, that even a druniken designer about to pass out understood it clearly. These levers will not be activated accidentally. Unlike the existing levers, which are in the middle of a corridor.
I cannot stress this enough.
You probably shouldn't have trusted me not to put in a "surprise". I mean, c'mon, a succession fort with every mod clearly advertised and explained in the OP? Where's the fun in that?I blame you entirely for this. The tough part will be to be remembered as a tragic victim rather than the cause of all this. ''Why yes, I did did straight to hell, but that was his fault''. More than ever, the road to hell is paved with good intentions...
Also that entire reply is going in the quote bank as it caused me to literally pulsate with black joy.
''Dear survivors of Clobbermountains,
If you are reading this, then you have followed the plan as I instructed, and SPIREGATE is complete. We should have a supply of demons waiting to crush our enemies, and a way to bypass them to aquire adamantine. In time, we'll be able to rebuild our army and outfit it with legendary-grade equipment. In the meantime, the soldiers are too weak. that's why we need those demons. I'm sorry I mislead you, but it was the only way to salvage the fortress, to survive the next banshee attack.
The water system should allow you to eliminate the demons, in time, when they have outlived their usefulness. Until then, be strong, and survive! You can do this! Remember to unleash the demons once banshees arrive.
-Your fallen Overseer,
Zaneg''
I dunno, I think we can salvage this. I'm mucking around a bit, and I've found that the King is currently in an easily-walled-off mason's shop about 50z down -- he just finished sealing himself in as I type this -- along with a number of dwarves in a reasonably-stable emotional state -- at least one of which can mine. My main concern is re-securing our food resources.Cavern wall-in, maybe? I hope you like 'em plump helmets.
I dunno, I think we can salvage this. I'm mucking around a bit, and I've found that the King is currently in an easily-walled-off mason's shop about 50z down -- he just finished sealing himself in as I type this -- along with a number of dwarves in a reasonably-stable emotional state -- at least one of which can mine. My main concern is re-securing our food resources.Cavern wall-in, maybe? I hope you like 'em plump helmets.
In the simulation I ran, Jeff was able to seal himself in the food supply, and harvested things until he went utterly mad within a week. The king grabbed a few friends and decided to assault the spire itself, while the soldiers made a last stand in the throne room.
IMPORTANT PIECE OF INFO: The transforming spawn and the greater spawn are not allied. They will fight each other. The transforming population managed to down about fifteen greater spawns.
Are there any weird access points to the second cavern layer that I don't know about? Because I managed to completely seal it off from the central staircase. We might be able to use that for food, and hopefully if we manage to get a really fucking good dining hall going we can prevent the remaining 10 or so dwarves from descending into a tantrum spiral.Good work so far.
E: This is all hypothetical; once we work out an actual strategy I (or one of us) will do an actual playthrough to see if we can salvage it.
My current concern is banshees, because with the numbers we have and the numbers they have a single siege will be enough to paralyse our entire fort.
From what I understand, the demons do not have access to the outside. Is the outside otherwise safe at the moment? because if so, I might be able to send a sacrificial dwarf out on a suicide mission to manually... er... lower the drawbridge. So to speak. That will take care of any invaders.
Also fwiw I think the Greater Spawn are actually quite fragile -- they're glass cannons, with teeth and claws that can slice through iron but relatively little endurance.
My current concern is banshees, because with the numbers we have and the numbers they have a single siege will be enough to paralyse our entire fort.
From what I understand, the demons do not have access to the outside. Is the outside otherwise safe at the moment? because if so, I might be able to send a sacrificial dwarf out on a suicide mission to manually... er... lower the drawbridge. So to speak. That will take care of any invaders.
Also fwiw I think the Greater Spawn are actually quite fragile -- they're glass cannons, with teeth and claws that can slice through iron but relatively little endurance.
Yes, apart from the potential ambushes and the mist, the outside is currently safe. Unleashing the demons was my intention, but someone kicked the lever too soon, before we could unjam the southern gate. You could dig to the outside and land one square south of the bridge to deconstruct it with a sacrificial lamb, that way he wouldn't be exposed to sneaky kobolds or weather. This is probably our best (and only) chance of dealing with invaders. the banshees will die to the demons, or kill them. If migrants arrive, they'll be morphed and hopefully lower the number of greater spawns over the season.
Regardless of what kills what, unleashing the demons is something that should be done sooner than later. Once banshees arrive... it'll be too late to do anything.
As for greater spawn beeing fragile, I also noticed that. The normal spawns seem to wrestle things slowly, but may be tougher. The greater spawn died en masse to their babies.
My objectives are, in roughly-descending order of priority:Hints that a succession fortress has gone off the rails...
-Unleash the Greater Spawn into the world at large so as to serve as our first line of defense
QuoteMy objectives are, in roughly-descending order of priority:Hints that a succession fortress has gone off the rails...
-Unleash the Greater Spawn into the world at large so as to serve as our first line of defense
The plan got as far as it did because everyone it was awesome dwarfy plan with actually pretty good chance of success(at least I thought it was a awesome plan). If it wasn't for those damn tantruming dwarves breaking levers it might have succeeded. Now, that it broke someone going to need to go in and fix SPIREGATE, eventually. They'll only need to reconnect a lever. The endless tides of greater spawn will be the hard part. at least once the fort is stable again.
Also how in the ensuring tides of !!☼FUN☼!! did I die? I was turned into chunky salsa by a greater spawn like a lot of others wasn't I? :P
Well, At least it was a more interesting death then open door head bit off. :) Because the spawn were chasing me, they weren't killing other dwarves which is at least semi-heroic death. However, if you found me in the dining hall I was most likely just trying to get a drink and find a nice chair to sit in. :P''Excuse me, demon sirs, I'm not drunk enough to deal with this invasion of yours right now''
will be snacking on rum biscuits until the shrooms start to come in.Sounds like a fun party description if you ignore the rest.
I just want to say, this recent turn of events REALLY reminds me of deathgate.
Lets not end up like deathgate did.
Please.
Wow, we have officially doomed the world at large.I'd say essentially taking the whole region with us is a suitable way for a fort to end.
Wow, we have officially doomed the world at large.I'd say essentially taking the whole region with us is a suitable way for a fort to end.
tbh as long as we're safe from banshees I could frankly not give less of a shit about the rest of the continent and their "right" to not having their faces be eaten by flying mutant dwarves
Well, they are hostile to both banshees AND normal spawn, and both those civilisations are much, much closer than the dwarven ones. The way I see it, this actually was a great military move to cripple our opponents.tbh as long as we're safe from banshees I could frankly not give less of a shit about the rest of the continent and their "right" to not having their faces be eaten by flying mutant dwarves
Wait a minute, so GS have wings and or can levitate? ...Everything not protected by several meters of rock is really really screwed now.
Well, at least we're getting a front seat to the end of the world. I'll bring the popcorn...
oh, wait I'm dead... someone else is going to need to bring popcorn my ethereal fingers have trouble picking stuff up. :P
Well, they are hostile to both banshees AND normal spawn, and both those civilisations are much, much closer than the dwarven ones. The way I see it, this actually was a great military move to cripple our opponents.tbh as long as we're safe from banshees I could frankly not give less of a shit about the rest of the continent and their "right" to not having their faces be eaten by flying mutant dwarves
Wait a minute, so GS have wings and or can levitate? ...Everything not protected by several meters of rock is really really screwed now.
Well, at least we're getting a front seat to the end of the world. I'll bring the popcorn...
oh, wait I'm dead... someone else is going to need to bring popcorn my ethereal fingers have trouble picking stuff up. :P
I just want to say, this recent turn of events REALLY reminds me of deathgate.
Lets not end up like deathgate did.
Please.
Never read much of it. What happened with Deathgate and why do I need to avoid it?
Keep going.Yeah, fuck you world... for what I've done to y--... what you've done to... us.
If it's going to die it's going to die, but we should make the world pay for every inch.
Well, it isn't really giving up so much as trying to see if a tiny group of half insane dwarves can kill a Greater Spawn.
I'm guessing His Gaudiness is among the dead by now?
Sadly, had I finished that magma-mist generator hallway the banshees may have been a non-issue.
Oh my Lord and Lady
I focus on Uni for a month and y'all destroy the world
I'm so proud :')
I look forward to Overseeing this mess~ Although, just in case I've missed it in the chaos: are Zetta and her kid alive?
I look forward to Overseeing this mess~ Although, just in case I've missed it in the chaos: are Zetta and her kid alive?
I'm quite sure that literally no named dwarves survived Taupe's turn, unless you count His Gaudiness. Fortunately, not many of the dwarves' names are mentioned, so you can probably easily find someone to claim for yourself.
Hey, congats saving the fortress from the depths of !!XXHolistic Spawn FecesXX!!
I honestly thought that we were done for. (Note to self: Control raging pessimism)
Here's the save. (http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=11270) I will be PMing Lolfail presently.We should probably focus on getting adamantine up and running (start with the bottom layers, in case you hit a magma patch) and creating state-of-the-art gear for our soldiers. Anyone who isn't very useful should probably take some time to begin some training in their spare time. We'll probably need to take to the field sooner than later, if the demons fail at their task. Needless to say, we probably have enough cyan metal to fully armor the entire population. They'll be fast, they'll be tough, they'll be shiny. Best mining project ever.
Our turns will be going summer-to-summer past this point, barring further developments. If we get hit by banshees and there's nothing to kill them with -- which is basically checkmate for us as it stands -- you are henceforth permitted to abandon the fort if you so desire, but I'd rather we keep hoping for a miracle to the end in that instance.
I do have a plan for a banshee-killing machine which I may upload later, but it will require a lot of magma-safe materials to make.
Here's the save. (http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=11270) I will be PMing Lolfail presently.We should probably focus on getting adamantine up and running (start with the bottom layers, in case you hit a magma patch) and creating state-of-the-art gear for our soldiers. Anyone who isn't very useful should probably take some time to begin some training in their spare time. We'll probably need to take to the field sooner than later, if the demons fail at their task. Needless to say, we probably have enough cyan metal to fully armor the entire population. They'll be fast, they'll be tough, they'll be shiny. Best mining project ever.
Our turns will be going summer-to-summer past this point, barring further developments. If we get hit by banshees and there's nothing to kill them with -- which is basically checkmate for us as it stands -- you are henceforth permitted to abandon the fort if you so desire, but I'd rather we keep hoping for a miracle to the end in that instance.
I do have a plan for a banshee-killing machine which I may upload later, but it will require a lot of magma-safe materials to make.
Are the banshees affected by the mist?
Wow i'm so dumb, I need sleep.Are the banshees affected by the mist?
Yes. You demonstrated such in your turn, actually -- we would have fallen to the banshees in short order, had the seething mist not mutated them and caused them to wander off (kinda hate that bug tbh). However, the mist is unreliable both in terms of how often it comes and whether it will hit anything; relying on it for defense is quite literally hoping for a miracle.
Wow i'm so dumb, I need sleep.Are the banshees affected by the mist?
Yes. You demonstrated such in your turn, actually -- we would have fallen to the banshees in short order, had the seething mist not mutated them and caused them to wander off (kinda hate that bug tbh). However, the mist is unreliable both in terms of how often it comes and whether it will hit anything; relying on it for defense is quite literally hoping for a miracle.
Still, if we can build a terminal amount of puppies and stash them right underneath the jungle, they can hopefully buy us time for the mist to catch some banshees. It's not a bulletproof idea, but it's a nice layer of defense to have. at the very least it can buy the soldiers some time by eating up one wave of screams.
MAJOR EDIT: Okay, here's my plan for a trap to kill the banshees:Spoiler: the ConTRAPtion (click to show/hide)
MAJOR EDIT: Okay, here's my plan for a trap to kill the banshees:Spoiler: the ConTRAPtion (click to show/hide)
Erm, doesn't this kinda break the "no trap hallways" rule you put forth at the beginning?
Or is this gonna be an instance of "lets break our own arbitrary rules so that the world doesn't fuck us into oblivion"?
ALSO:
Couldn't you just do the same thing with spear traps? I'm thinking that this is a bit too complex for our current for size. Also, if we used spear traps we could use this trap against the spawn. Just sayin' :-\
MAJOR EDIT: Okay, here's my plan for a trap to kill the banshees:Spoiler: the ConTRAPtion (click to show/hide)
Erm, doesn't this kinda break the "no trap hallways" rule you put forth at the beginning?
Or is this gonna be an instance of "lets break our own arbitrary rules so that the world doesn't fuck us into oblivion"?
ALSO:
Couldn't you just do the same thing with spear traps? I'm thinking that this is a bit too complex for our current for size. Also, if we used spear traps we could use this trap against the spawn. Just sayin' :-\
MAJOR EDIT: Okay, here's my plan for a trap to kill the banshees:Spoiler: the ConTRAPtion (click to show/hide)
Erm, doesn't this kinda break the "no trap hallways" rule you put forth at the beginning?
Or is this gonna be an instance of "lets break our own arbitrary rules so that the world doesn't fuck us into oblivion"?
ALSO:
Couldn't you just do the same thing with spear traps? I'm thinking that this is a bit too complex for our current for size. Also, if we used spear traps we could use this trap against the spawn. Just sayin' :-\
The rules list in the OP refers specifically to weapon traps, since they're wayyyy too efficient for my tastes relative to their creation and upkeep cost.
Also, upright spear traps take forever to build and link (particularly since, as you yourself point out, we lack manpower at the moment), require significant amounts of weapons-grade materials, and need to be operated by a dwarf -- i.e. if our entire fort ends up pinned down by banshees (a distinct possibility given the numbers they have and the numbers we have) and nobody is conscious to flip the lever, we're boned. My design, by contrast, is completely-automated once it's built -- although once it springs it'll take a while for the magma to clear out -- requires only 7 magma-safe stones, and only requires 3 buildings and 2 linkages. (Not counting what you use to build the pump, obviously)
You have me on it being ineffective against Spawn, though -- even if they weren't immune to magma, they're trapavoid and so don't trigger pressure plates :V I suppose we could integrate Taupe's idea and install a bunker behind it guarded by adamantine-clad soldiers to catch any stragglers. The primary purpose of this trap is to kill banshees without requiring dwarven interference, which isn't something we can reliably muster against them right now.
The magma-mist hallway will work in it's current state without repairs if it actually gets filled (which is however quite slow - probably a season - but everything is already connected). It can be turned on and left running indefinitely as well (FPS be damned). The hall remains path-able but rapidly incinerates anything burnable that tries to go through it. It's really quite over-sized as most things rarely move more then 2 tiles after exposure to magma mist. Flying building destroyers would tear it's hatches apart but that would only prevent it from being shut off.
So, to recap:
- Weapon traps are taboo
- Spear trap fields are inefficient and we don't have the dwarfpower.
- Mr Frog's conTRAPtion is more efficient but is a hundred ticks of danger once triggered, needs to be entirely magma-safe and small enough ((raising the danger of the hundred ticks)) for the magma to disperse, and takes time to reset.
- Banshees and Spawn have us in the ban-shit like Immortan Joe and co. hunting down the War Rig.
As soon as I get home, this is gonna go chaotically.
E: Minecarts. Fun~
Seven on two, H.Spawn lost seven, G.Spawn lost one I think
Seven on two, H.Spawn lost seven, G.Spawn lost one I think
That's better than I was expecting, at least, although it concerns me that our defenses are already taking losses.
Seven on two, H.Spawn lost seven, G.Spawn lost one I think
That's better than I was expecting, at least, although it concerns me that our defenses are already taking losses.
Well, with how many G.Spawn there are, I'm not too concerned over the possible loss of one. '^^
Seven on two, H.Spawn lost seven, G.Spawn lost one I think
That's better than I was expecting, at least, although it concerns me that our defenses are already taking losses.
Well, with how many G.Spawn there are, I'm not too concerned over the possible loss of one. '^^
Yeah, I'm freaking out over nothing :V Still, we desperately need to get a WMD of some sort up and running by the time they're all gone. That or figure out a way to let migrants into the fort.
E: Something else that concerns me is the extent to which we are basing our operations out in the caverns. If an FB attacks, we're boned.
That was an excellent story, Frog :3~<
Also; sorry again for the lack of update, ol' Thermonuke decided to run DF at a measly 2 FPS today, so literally nothing has happened. Hopefully it'll run smoother tomorrow, or Friday if Uni gets in the way again.
Welp.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Welp.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
MYSTERY! INTRIGUE!GRADUAL EXTINCTION OF THE FORT!!
As long as things are at least happening, I'm okay. How's the FPS holding up?
Welp.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
MYSTERY! INTRIGUE!GRADUAL EXTINCTION OF THE FORT!!
As long as things are at least happening, I'm okay. How's the FPS holding up?
Sticking around high twenties now. Thermonuke must've just been overheating the other time.
Welp.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
MYSTERY! INTRIGUE!GRADUAL EXTINCTION OF THE FORT!!
As long as things are at least happening, I'm okay. How's the FPS holding up?
Sticking around high twenties now. Thermonuke must've just been overheating the other time.
This talk of double-digit FPS is making my laptop feel terribly insecure. *pets it reassuringly*
My laptop has kicked the bucket and its charger smells of molten solder. Tomorrow is the backup, Monday I get a new one; fortress progress will be delayed a couple of days.
Guess it was just saying goodbye w/ the high FPS.
My laptop has kicked the bucket and its charger smells of molten solder. Tomorrow is the backup, Monday I get a new one; fortress progress will be delayed a couple of days.
Guess it was just saying goodbye w/ the high FPS.
I'm intensely-pleased that we can add an actual, physical computer to our body count.
This laptop took longer to set up than I thought, and schoolwork reared its ugly code-filled head again, but I should hopefully be able to finish my turn over the weekend, including writeups.Because you ran out of dwarves, or months...?
This laptop took longer to set up than I thought, and schoolwork reared its ugly code-filled head again, but I should hopefully be able to finish my turn over the weekend, including writeups.Because you ran out of dwarves, or months...?
This laptop took longer to set up than I thought, and schoolwork reared its ugly code-filled head again, but I should hopefully be able to finish my turn over the weekend, including writeups.Because you ran out of dwarves, or months...?
Yes.
Dwarves killed by environment, invaders, and madness: Who the fuck knows or cares anymore.
Computers fried by Fort: 1. Even Real Life isn't safe.
(McBump)
Eyyyy Lolf how're the computer woes treating you
(McBump)
Eyyyy Lolf how're the computer woes treating you
As a matter of fact, I finally got the fort to load like five minutes ago
(McBump)
Eyyyy Lolf how're the computer woes treating you
As a matter of fact, I finally got the fort to load like five minutes ago
Good to know that the fort isn't completely pooched yet. I was worried for a moment.I expect you to rectify this error with all due haste.
E: In all seriousness, though, do try to get through your entire turn; I want at least one more person to experience the soul-crushing purgatory that our fort has become.
(McBump)
Eyyyy Lolf how're the computer woes treating you
As a matter of fact, I finally got the fort to load like five minutes ago
Good to know that the fort isn't completely pooched yet. I was worried for a moment.I expect you to rectify this error with all due haste.
E: In all seriousness, though, do try to get through your entire turn; I want at least one more person to experience the soul-crushing purgatory that our fort has become.
Well, I am currently in late Spring with a super-60 FPS, so it should be done before the sun goes down over this sunburnt country
Well, that was incredibly prompt. Bravo!
I am pleased to see that we have new additions to the ever-growing mountain of corpses strewn about the outside. How are our chthonic compadres on the surface doing in terms of numbers?
My concern with the ballista range is that if we're all knocked out by banshees it'll be almost, but not entirely, impossible to man them. What numbers are they typically showing up in for sieges?
(Also, since some people may be confused: yes, Lolfail does appear to have been using a basic graphics set of some kind, but since it doesn't look like it's actually tampered with the display characters in the raws I'm cool with. Still, if we end up with graphical weirdness after this there will be hell to pay :) )
It's actually the tileset linked in your sig '^^ But yeah, I can't stand the rectangular tiles, so I went for a pack that allegedly didn't mess with the graphics afterwards.
It's actually the tileset linked in your sig '^^ But yeah, I can't stand the rectangular tiles, so I went for a pack that allegedly didn't mess with the graphics afterwards.
> Implying I wouldn't immediately notice that you're using my tileset and immediately split into a massive grin
> Implying I'm not a massive megalomaniac hiding under a poor imitation of normal human behaviour
You're cute sometimes, Lolf.
If by "sixteen" you mean sixteen squads (which is the only interpretation that makes sense to me right now), then yeah, that's definitely enough to lock us down if they get a chance to scream... hm. I'd say our next move after we get that trap set up should be to figure out some way of getting migrants into the fort should they arrive (although given the level of dwarven bloodshed we've managed to achieve in the past couple years, that will likely occur quite far in the future, if at all). We need extra bodies to soak up the screams if worst comes to worst.
*blinks*
Wow. Only sixteen banshees, period? What the what? ...Are siege numbers directly linked to fortress population? I was under the impression that they continuously escalate... weird. What about the other sieges? Did they come in similarly-low numbers?
that or hell has finally frozen over
Also: How the hell did you get to 72 fps? Are you some sort of wizard? I can never get my fps past 40 ._.
Urge to sig... Rising....that or hell has finally frozen over
Don't think we've reached that stage of a fortress's development yet. I'm not sure if we can even get ice blocks here.
Downloaded. High priority hot tubbing first then I'll take a look once my brain is thoroughly overheated and under enough influences to make sense of it all.
So far so great. Migrants arrived despite the danger and spawned right near a <*bismuth bronze pick*> near a dead elven pack animal. Walls in the caverns would be nice. Coffins and slabs were more important then whatever was getting smoothed since there was already one ghost-murder dropping us to 9 dwarves before the migrants.
Needed dfhack tweak fixmigrant to get the third arrival to move.
Also do not feel certain there is absolutely no remaining link between us and the lost areas of the fort.
Also do not feel certain there is absolutely no remaining link between us and the lost areas of the fort.
Lol His Gaudiness was just steps behind when the mayor got ghost-bitchslapped out in the caverns. He was trying to attend a meeting with him. Still unhappy.
p.s. we're coffin neighbours Mr.Frog
Lol His Gaudiness was just steps behind when the mayor got ghost-bitchslapped out in the caverns. He was trying to attend a meeting with him. Still unhappy.
Im fairly confident that bridges are impervious to building destroyers. Thats the main advantage over a floodgate. (I know because the last time I built such a project the demons trashed the floodgates. This time it should be fine...)
(i think i'll make you the dwarf that bug-plugged the boarder).
bug-plugged the boarder
Im fairly confident that bridges are impervious to building destroyers. Thats the main advantage over a floodgate. (I know because the last time I built such a project the demons trashed the floodgates. This time it should be fine...)
The wiki indicates that they may only be immune on the side that they raise towards, but the wiki's been wrong before.
Im fairly confident that bridges are impervious to building destroyers. Thats the main advantage over a floodgate. (I know because the last time I built such a project the demons trashed the floodgates. This time it should be fine...)
The wiki indicates that they may only be immune on the side that they raise towards, but the wiki's been wrong before.
I don't think that's true, but if it is you can always dig a pit in front of the bridge.
Oh, of course; truly, the Spawn must grow complacent over time, falsely knowing that their prey remains surfaced, stricken by fear...
Excellent job getting them in, and best of luck in future waves! Seems as though this fort won't stagnate over all~
On and off over the last few days I tried using my meager art skills to draw something related to the fort
PS I might startle some people just so you know.
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It isn't quiet finished because I have become more interested in practicing some of the problems with my art it highlighted.
Like doing highly reflective surfaces.
So I cleaned it up a little a put on a couple finishing touches, what do you guys think?
Also I know the blood is horrible I did it in like 10 minutes and it was late.
kind of gave up on them
OOC; Planned to finish up in one go on the weekend but had no time at all. Shorter ones through the week then. Not much going on down below.
Every time I check back here I expect this fortress to have finally died, but it never does.
Every time I check back here I expect this fortress to have finally died, but it never does.
We're the giant sponge of succession forts.
Every time I check back here I expect this fortress to have finally died, but it never does.
We're the giant sponge of succession forts.
With all of our parts in the red.
Every time I check back here I expect this fortress to have finally died, but it never does.
We're the giant sponge of succession forts.
With all of our parts in the red.
body
Every time I check back here I expect this fortress to have finally died, but it never does.
We're the giant sponge of succession forts.
With all of our parts in the red.
body
fortress
Every time I check back here I expect this fortress to have finally died, but it never does.
We're the giant sponge of succession forts.
With all of our parts in the red.
body
fortressClobbermountains
Wretched husk of a dwarven fortress, brought to unlife by an amphibian overlord and his followers.
Its body is broken. Its body is bleeding magma. Its soul is gone.
With all of our parts in the red.
Clobbermountains
This is a dwarf fortress
Main entrance
Main halls
Industries
Forges
Military
Mines
Emergency second fortress
Paralytic
...could I be dorfed?...
You have to understand that the greater spawn have spent countless eons in the depths of hell. Naked. If you discovered clothes for the first time in forever, you'd be going crazy over that shit too.
You have to understand that the greater spawn have spent countless eons in the depths of hell. Naked. If you discovered clothes for the first time in forever, you'd be going crazy over that shit too.
If you do, let's add the song as well. It made me laugh.You have to understand that the greater spawn have spent countless eons in the depths of hell. Naked. If you discovered clothes for the first time in forever, you'd be going crazy over that shit too.
I nominate this for the quotes list.
Yeah, I'm getting over a bit of an eye infection that mostly kept me away from the computer screen but went skiing yesterday anyways. Starting to squint through the screenshots now. I plan to do at least one update today. It seems win10's screenshot feature is not entirely reliable as well.
Lookee what I found.
there is a call for a volunteer to go and release the caged cave dragon
I'm wondering if the cave dragon will be effective against the battered Greater Spawn now trapped in the textiles area.
The obvious solution is to have a dedicated animal trainer with no other duties besides keeping the giant fire-breathing monster happy.
We have not the dorfs for magma.
Let us instead use ambulatory fire.
That's why I like strategic-yield weapons. They're always bigger and nastier, and they don't stick around after you're done. :V
Oh shit we are still alive.
-snip-
E:Oh shit we are still alive.
Clobbermountains: A Condensed Summary
-snipThat's why I like strategic-yield weapons. They're always bigger and nastier, and they don't stick around after you're done. :V
I saw "strategic-yield weapons" and very seriously thought I'd clicked into the Spearbreakers thread by mistake :V
-snip-
I just... Like big explosions.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
"Kill it with fire, poison the ground, and then drop a rock the size of Canada on it, just to be sure."
/me observes the goings-on in the thread.
I think mining the spire from the bottom up would be wise, in case someone inadvertantly hit a magma vein. Should that happen we'd just lose one unmined layer, rather than the whole thing.
someone
inadvertantly hit a magma vein
Can we name the cave dragon Franklin? I'm feeling it's a Franklin, even if it's a she.She's just a dragon named Lyn that happens to be very honest and upfront.
*Quickly catches up with the going-ons of the fortress*
Damn guys, I'm impressed. I swear, this fort is like a cockroach. No matter what the world (or the players) throw at it, it absolutely refuses to die.
I'm really looking forward to my turn.
Don't get too confortable in your overseer seat, we are still in a deadly arms race against Bean Sidhe Land.*Quickly catches up with the going-ons of the fortress*
Damn guys, I'm impressed. I swear, this fort is like a cockroach. No matter what the world (or the players) throw at it, it absolutely refuses to die.
I'm really looking forward to my turn.
Well, brace your anus, because it looks like you're up next if 4maskwolf doesn't get back to us in the next (checks) oh, let's say 24 hours and Aldraglienon doesn't check in sometime before then.
I'm Still here and ready if 4maskwolf doesn't respond.
I have the save. I should post my initial reaction in a while.
Edit: I spent an hour just looking around this place is amazing. I have ok fps it averages around 17.
I have the save. I should post my initial reaction in a while.
Edit: I spent an hour just looking around this place is amazing. I have ok fps it averages around 17.
Aw yeeeh. Welcome to our special hell.
Take care where you dig, I have this horrible feeling that we'll end up meeting our end because someone accidentally breaks into a Spawn-controlled area :V
Yeah, there are tunnels all over the place. It took quiet awhile to figure out what we control and what was instant death.
The spot we control is a slow death. But yes their isn't anywhere which doesn't cause death eventually.Yeah, there are tunnels all over the place. It took quiet awhile to figure out what we control and what was instant death.
You mean to say there's something that isn't instant death in this place?
@Aldrag: May I offer some critique on your writing?
E: Put a notice in the thread title, since we seem to be running out of waiting players and I really don't want to have to scramble around for someone to take up the torch once Dolosus is done :V
@Aldrag: May I offer some critique on your writing?
Yes, please. Writing is something I have had problems with for a long time.
E: Put a notice in the thread title, since we seem to be running out of waiting players and I really don't want to have to scramble around for someone to take up the torch once Dolosus is done :V
Even if no one shows up after I take my turn, we have a great opportunity for an absolutely amazing player-induced death.
Question: Do we have a system set up for killing banshees yet? Because if not and the greater spawn all die, we are boned.Just... dig into SuperHell? Assuming such a thing exists.
Question: Do we have a system set up for killing banshees yet? Because if not and the greater spawn all die, we are boned.Just... dig into SuperHell? Assuming such a thing exists.
I'm requesting a re-dwarfing, hopefully this time It will last :P.Would you just like a random dwarf or someone specific?
I'm requesting a re-dwarfing, hopefully this time It will last :P.Would you just like a random dwarf or someone specific?
Also I'm probably not going to be able to get the next write up out today. Baring real life I should be able to have it finished by tomorrow.
Not necessary to be sure, but encasing and channeling out each level of the spire starting from the top lets us access nearly all of the outermost ore squares. We'll probably get more ore out of the first two or three levels this way then we could get out of the entire spire by just mining out its interior.
Of course this requires large amounts of water which necessitates throwing that damn blue lever in the old fort.
One of the many advantages brought forth by my wise and uncontroversial rule.Not necessary to be sure, but encasing and channeling out each level of the spire starting from the top lets us access nearly all of the outermost ore squares. We'll probably get more ore out of the first two or three levels this way then we could get out of the entire spire by just mining out its interior.
Of course this requires large amounts of water which necessitates throwing that damn blue lever in the old fort.
That occurred to me as well. I'm just wondering if it's even really necessary, since in a stunning display of serendipity we now have unchallenged access to the entire length of the spire, since the demons were all in the old fort thus allowing me to floor over the portal to hell at the very bottom :V
One of the many advantages brought forth by my wise and uncontroversial rule.Not necessary to be sure, but encasing and channeling out each level of the spire starting from the top lets us access nearly all of the outermost ore squares. We'll probably get more ore out of the first two or three levels this way then we could get out of the entire spire by just mining out its interior.
Of course this requires large amounts of water which necessitates throwing that damn blue lever in the old fort.
That occurred to me as well. I'm just wondering if it's even really necessary, since in a stunning display of serendipity we now have unchallenged access to the entire length of the spire, since the demons were all in the old fort thus allowing me to floor over the portal to hell at the very bottom :V
Guaranteed that lever controls that bridge. It's blue. Plus I built it.Good to know we can trust that lever.
The supplies moving; there was a bug where de-constructing something would suck up all the loose items in the area and place them down in the same tile with whatever the construction had been made from.So just be careful with deconstruction got it.
p.s. I'm pretty sure; not from belowEh, didn't think so myself just wanted to check anyway, Airlocks it is then.
Also, We have struck pig tail! Praise the Aldraglienons!
Sooo, news guys:I think that's going to be the norm rather than the exception for most people. It's new year's eve, nobody is going to mind if you don't start your turn on that day, I believe.
I'm not gonna be able to take my turn until about the 3rd of January. Its in all likelihood that Al is going to finish his turn before then, and I won't be able to play because I'd honestly rather spend time with my family than have to squeeze in time to take my turn.
In my absence I suggest that you either let Al take some extra time on his turn or put someone in right before me.
Just wanted to let you guys know.
Sooo, news guys:
I'm not gonna be able to take my turn until about the 3rd of January. Its in all likelihood that Al is going to finish his turn before then, and I won't be able to play because I'd honestly rather spend time with my family than have to squeeze in time to take my turn.
In my absence I suggest that you either let Al take some extra time on his turn or put someone in right before me.
Just wanted to let you guys know.
in the future I think I'll avoid writing much side material for the fort, since I feel like it's intimidated most prospective players out of signing upAwh I really like your side material but I do understand what your getting at.
in the future I think I'll avoid writing much side material for the fort, since I feel like it's intimidated most prospective players out of signing upAwh I really like your side material but I do understand what your getting at.
I'll think about this. Don't sign me up yet, as you guys are farther already than I 've gone, dealing with demons and everything, but I'll probably sign up once I'm more comfortable with the game and stuff. Honestly, I've breached the caverns once...and then my entire fort was over run by troglobites and several giant cave spiders, because my entire military wasn't wearing any pants and got their legs ripped off/pulped/various other kinds of carnage.
Oh, and did I mention that the most interesting thing that has happened so far was a kobold or two stealing some wood?
Aldra has 24 hours to post something, else we're taking the save he posted and Dolosus is going into his turn blind :p
Aldra has 24 hours to post something, else we're taking the save he posted and Dolosus is going into his turn blind :p
Yaaaayyyy......
Obviously His Gaudiness disposed of some seditious materials.
I'll sign up, but no gurantees; school starts Tuesday.
I'm going into this blind, be cause I don't have time to go through and read everything ::)
On a side note, my military still doesn't have any pants.Stupid blacksmiths...
The firsf Clobbermountains turn will be the last.
I especially like the airlock system.Thanks, I wanted to try and make it so even if a tantruming dwarf started breaking or messing with levers. It would be hard to get a repeat of the Spiregate incident.
Sounds like the watergate fiasco. I LOVE IT.
*blinks the sort of blink that only people who are completely out of the cultural loop can blink*I meant blind turn, ahah.
What does this mean? I googled a few variants and all I got were bible quotes and programming tutorials.
*blinks the sort of blink that only people who are completely out of the cultural loop can blink*I meant blind turn, ahah.
What does this mean? I googled a few variants and all I got were bible quotes and programming tutorials.
I should also explain how the levers will be set up. All of the top row will control the external bridges with levers going North, West, East, and South airlocks. the second row from the top will control the middle bridge in between the two sections of the airlock. The third row will control the the Inner bridge which will lead into the main fortress. Lastly, the fourth row will control failsafes, which will control a bridge in the corridor to the airlock just in case the first three are breached somehow.
If you guys have any tips as to improve for my next update, I'm all ears. I'll probably have the next one written up by Thursday.
Ayy, thanks. I'll try that next time.
Also, thanks for the lever explanation. However, I seriously doubt that any dwarves will be able to get inside anytime soon though...
Why are you alarmed Mr Frog? Unless you can see some sort of subtext I can't. It just looks like... Oh the... What happened? My turn went fairly smoothly so does that mean we have at least one new major disaster?Ayy, thanks. I'll try that next time.
Also, thanks for the lever explanation. However, I seriously doubt that any dwarves will be able to get inside anytime soon though...
Oh my god what did you do
Why are you alarmed Mr Frog? Unless you can see some sort of subtext I can't. It just looks like... Oh the... What happened? My turn went fairly smoothly so does that mean we have at least one new major disaster?Ayy, thanks. I'll try that next time.
Also, thanks for the lever explanation. However, I seriously doubt that any dwarves will be able to get inside anytime soon though...
Oh my god what did you do
I actually managed to finish the year up in the past couple of days. I'll probably post a writeup sometime later today or tomorrow.
We're having a little bit of a ghost problem btw. For the next guy: ENGRAVE MOAR SLABS. We got hit with a couple MASSIVE migrant waves and now ghosts are appearing faster than I can memorialize them.
I actually managed to finish the year up in the past couple of days. I'll probably post a writeup sometime later today or tomorrow.
We're having a little bit of a ghost problem btw. For the next guy: ENGRAVE MOAR SLABS. We got hit with a couple MASSIVE migrant waves and now ghosts are appearing faster than I can memorialize them.
Out of curiosity, what's our population at right now?
I actually managed to finish the year up in the past couple of days. I'll probably post a writeup sometime later today or tomorrow.
We're having a little bit of a ghost problem btw. For the next guy: ENGRAVE MOAR SLABS. We got hit with a couple MASSIVE migrant waves and now ghosts are appearing faster than I can memorialize them.
Out of curiosity, what's our population at right now?
Short a large migrant wave.
Quick question, since I don't want to mees up the save before I even begin, do I need the mods installed myself? I only ask because I can't find the Seething Mist thing.
So, was that volcano tap sealed off or could the greater spawn now potetially access the fort through the volcano?
With the way this fort's been going, I predict some amount of death.
With the way this fort's been going, I predict some amount of death.
You do realize that using events guaranteed to happen for predictions is cheating, right?
You should be saying "No-one will die under my watch, I'm certain of it!"
(Obligatory McBump)
Hey Chaotic, how's the fort doing.
Sorry, been busy af with school, and I think I might be sick...
Anyway, I'm going to atleast try to start work on the fort tonight.
It's.. hanging. Working on the fort as much as I can, but teachers swamped me with book reports and stuff, so we'll see
It is a tad... worrying that this thread seems to be stagnating.
The apparent total lack of activity on chaotic skies' part is also worrying but I choose to have faith on that part.
It is a tad... worrying that this thread seems to be stagnating.
The apparent total lack of activity on chaotic skies' part is also worrying but I choose to have faith on that part.
Chalk it up to us using a now-heavily-obsolete version (even I will admit that the current version is largely superior to this one now that all of the major bugs and performance issues have been squashed), having a fortress situation that is unappealing at best to play through, and also a bunch of management/leadership/modding/etc. missteps on my part burning through this forums' considerable patience (and I should point out that CG+S is a ridiculously chill forum even for Bay 12) :V I will see this sideshow through to the end, however, mark my fucking words.
Seems like you're making a relatively decent amount of progress, then~
Can you give a timeframe for a writeup, or is it a bit murky still?
Seems like you're making a relatively decent amount of progress, then~
Can you give a timeframe for a writeup, or is it a bit murky still?
^ What they said.
It's a bit murky, I want to finish summer before I do a right up.
Alright, I'll work on that. Luckily, I have way too many screen shots, because auto-screenshots are a thing.
too many screen shots
I've got like 75% of a smaller update done, hsould be able to edit it in in a few hours, currently working on a science project due an hour ago, after that I'm free for the weekend, and will get this thing done, if nothing else just so I'm not pissing you off anymore.
Nah, it's fine. I had a tooth pulled and was told to stay home because my entire face went numb and wouldn't come back for a couple hours, so I missed stuff, but now I've caught up, I've got the entire weekend ahead of me, and I've actually made some progress!
Soo...
Just saw a dwarven child playing near a lever. Walked into the tile, and-get this-disappeared. Didn't teleport, didn't get stuck in a door or something, no. It fucking disappeared. And then reappeared some ten tiles away, playing with a goat. I knew this fort was wierd, but jeez. Magically disappearing children is above my paygrade, man.
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His Gaudiness has lost his left hand? When did that happen?
Great update! No immediate flaws in the writing jump out at me, although it'd be really groovy if you gave us some screenshots at some point in the near future.Soo...
Just saw a dwarven child playing near a lever. Walked into the tile, and-get this-disappeared. Didn't teleport, didn't get stuck in a door or something, no. It fucking disappeared. And then reappeared some ten tiles away, playing with a goat. I knew this fort was wierd, but jeez. Magically disappearing children is above my paygrade, man.
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o_o The sheer amount of paranormal activity swirling around this fort is starting to break reality itself, it seems. It'd be awesome if you could work this into the next writeup.
E: I still might pick apart your update sometime in the near future, since you asked OvO
Soo...
Just saw a dwarven child playing near a lever. Walked into the tile, and-get this-disappeared. Didn't teleport, didn't get stuck in a door or something, no. It fucking disappeared. And then reappeared some ten tiles away, playing with a goat. I knew this fort was wierd, but jeez. Magically disappearing children is above my paygrade, man.
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I knew this fort was wierd, but jeez. Magically disappearing children is above my paygrade, man.
I have a feeling this won't ever die, although it will have some slower moments. Like now.
UPDOOT WOOT WOOT
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Hey, that's MY line!
In unrelated news, since I'm here, how did Game!Mr Frog keep his PEA charged, in Spearbreakers? It came up elsewhere.
In other news;
Played 6 years into a new fort, "Shootslaughter," while waiting. 150 dwarve's living in holes in two piles of dirt. Mined a 55 z-level volcano mountain almost down to 8 z's from the ground so far leaving the magma pipe for reasons. Freeze-multiplied about 20kilo-urists of water from a source supplied by just a couple murky pools and stored the liquid in a hollowed-out hillock (8-ish frozen months a year luckily). 10 z-levels of an about 100x100urist wooden obsidian-casting form have gone up. I need dig out all the dirt layers in the mold and cast the center section where the real fort's main entrance will be before ever digging below ground level in search of a less labor-intensive water-source for the rest of the casting. Morale is surprisingly high. Also fortress defense mod.
Could i be dorfed as a male hammerdwarf who dosn't want to be here
Could i be dorfed as a regular male hammerdwarfI fixed it for you.who dosn't want to be here
Could i be dorfed as a regular male hammerdwarfI fixed it for you.who dosn't want to be here
I'm going to start work on a write up about five minutes ago out of fear that Frog will come back.
Meh. I don't really hold it against you at all (I'm not in a position to do so) and I appreciate that you uploaded the current save. You just need to learn how to manage your commitments a bit better, I think.
At the risk of imposing too much, I would like a brief summary of what you did in the interim between your last update and the save you uploaded.
Meh. I don't really hold it against you at all (I'm not in a position to do so) and I appreciate that you uploaded the current save. You just need to learn how to manage your commitments a bit better, I think.
At the risk of imposing too much, I would like a brief summary of what you did in the interim between your last update and the save you uploaded.
Mr. Frog, I think you go over the top sometimes. There is few players as is. don't make less. Is my dwarf still alive?
A series of consecutive turns is, in my mind, effectively just a really long turn that eventually becomes annoying.
Maybe His Gaudiness wouldn't be so sad if he stopped mandating shields. Not the best way to forget that he lost fucking shield hand n' shit.
He's a caravan guard who just doesn't show up in the list so I can't memorialize him. That's why I tracked down his corpse from the stocks screen so we could go after it if his ghost started causing trouble but it seems harmless.
I'm pretty sure I'd love to have a dwarf in this mess of a fort. Preferably something to do with Swords or weapons in general (be it military or Smith). Onwards, to death?
Dwarf, not Overseer, mind you :P
The forgotten beast was thoroughly killed. In it's mangled but still reconizable body was found embedded Remdustik, "The Doused Boar," a copper battleaxe. Named by it's previous owner 'Fervus' Striketheater, legendary royal guard of the old fort. It is a potent reminder that we eak out a miserable existence hidden under the corpses of better prepared dwarves then us.
His head is gone. Dude gives zero fucks. He can still outwit us.
His head is gone
Bit of a fun (if spoilery) story behind this one -- Clobbermountains was once a thriving fortress and capital of the mighty dwarven empire of the Torrid Lash, until -- in a moment of desperation -- we were forced to unleash the forces of hell itself in a last-ditch effort to rout invading enemy forces. This, predictably, backfired, as due to a mishap the demons gained entry into our fort's living quarters, where they proceeded to massacre our defenseless dwarves unchallenged -- a brief show of resistance by the fortress guard was quickly silenced, their pitiful gear and training being no match for the demons' terrifying might. In the end, only a small party of a dozen dwarves managed to escape the carnage by sealing themselves in a mason's workshop and setting up camp in the caverns.
Over the following years, our players managed to slowly reclaim bits and pieces of the old fortress from the demons though cunning and skill -- we lacked the manpower to drive them out through force, but were able to rout them indirectly through feats of engineering, cutting off their access to certain rooms and reclaiming the treasures within for ourselves.
In particular, a lone demon had been wandering in a room which had been used to harvest the silk from a captured cave abomination, which had survived in isolation for years, ever since the fall of the old fortress. Reclaiming use of the room and the beast within would have gained us a reliable source of clothing for our hidden fortress; however, the demon within posed a problem, as it was far too strong to be dealt with by the meagre fighting force we could muster -- as was demonstrated when one player attempted to exterminate it by pitting it against a cave dragon, which was immediately torn to shreds. Fortunately, the player devised a new strategy -- drop blocks of raw stone through the ceiling in order to either crush the demon or let the resulting debris slam it against the walls. The technique proved effective, and the monster soon met its end as its obsidian heart was smashed to pieces within its chest. Embedded in the creature's broken corpse was a single copper battle-axe, a final memento from a long-dead soldier who met their end attempting to vanquish the beast -- a reminder of what we once were, and how far we had fallen.
OOC; That's well-drawn, however it's pose in the shaft of light strangely makes me feel pity towards it. I mean, it looks evil, but sad.
Yeah, I do see that now. Especially given that after what was probably a lot of build-up for them, they find that exterminating dwarves is actually such a mundane and common goal in the overworld that they spend more time killing non-dwarves that are competing with them to kill dwarves. If only they knew that they'd been manipulated by dwarves all along. Tragic.
Truly it was Aldraglienon's airlock system that was the hero here.
After finishing with the mining of the spire site (and converting it to tree-farming maybe) we might want to move to hell. It's nice and roomy down there. Probably safer too.
His Gaudiness does love his fucking scepters, that's for sure.
fucking sceptres
You are 100% correct about those levers btw. I was sure that if I started pulling them I'd somehow simultaneously let the spawn in and make the fortress drown in magma somehow.
I still think the MOLE, if it's ever completed, will be a viable way to get rid of banshees once we reclaim upper clobbermountains. At this point I just imagine my dwarf gibbering to himself over his unfinished creation.
After finishing with the mining of the spire site (and converting it to tree-farming maybe) we might want to move to hell. It's nice and roomy down there. Probably safer too.Yes, let's move all the dwarves to hell. We'll have effectively traded places with the greater spawn.
After finishing with the mining of the spire site (and converting it to tree-farming maybe) we might want to move to hell. It's nice and roomy down there. Probably safer too.Yes, let's move all the dwarves to hell. We'll have effectively traded places with the greater spawn.
Ideally, someone will seal the spire with adamantine gates. In a few generations, the descendants of the greater spawns will dig too deep and too greedily, and unleash dwarves.
After finishing with the mining of the spire site (and converting it to tree-farming maybe) we might want to move to hell. It's nice and roomy down there. Probably safer too.Yes, let's move all the dwarves to hell. We'll have effectively traded places with the greater spawn.
Ideally, someone will seal the spire with adamantine gates. In a few generations, the descendants of the greater spawns will dig too deep and too greedily, and unleash dwarves.
This. This right here.
Truly it was Aldraglienon's airlock system that was the hero here.
Just a report of no progress due to some cat caring-for. My roommate was due home Friday but thursday his cat shows up beside my chair covered in blood. Freakin' panicked for sure. Possible artery nicked under a tear in his LF. No longer nose-pale, he's doing fine but coned and requires more attention. Probably will still do some DF'ing this weekend though.
Seems like yet another beard got adopted
Watch out, they mess up fps when left on their own
aww poor kitty
Just a report of no progress due to some cat caring-for. My roommate was due home Friday but thursday his cat shows up beside my chair covered in blood. Freakin' panicked for sure. Possible artery nicked under a tear in his LF. No longer nose-pale, he's doing fine but coned and requires more attention. Probably will still do some DF'ing this weekend though.
(http://57.media.tumblr.com/4f466e2bc563772c81125199bec2361b/tumblr_o0nrayWJxe1sis7hho4_400.gif)
Just a report of no progress due to some cat caring-for. My roommate was due home Friday but thursday his cat shows up beside my chair covered in blood. Freakin' panicked for sure. Possible artery nicked under a tear in his LF. No longer nose-pale, he's doing fine but coned and requires more attention. Probably will still do some DF'ing this weekend though.
(http://57.media.tumblr.com/4f466e2bc563772c81125199bec2361b/tumblr_o0nrayWJxe1sis7hho4_400.gif)
I just realised that at first glance this looks like I'm heartily approving of the kitty getting maimed
this was not my intention I assure you
It would also mean that she has one mean double chin. Oh, poor Garnet, what are they doing to you? . . . . Someone might want to mod a gemstone-race into DF, with the possibility to grow them with gems. Or is that a thing already?Just a report of no progress due to some cat caring-for. My roommate was due home Friday but thursday his cat shows up beside my chair covered in blood. Freakin' panicked for sure. Possible artery nicked under a tear in his LF. No longer nose-pale, he's doing fine but coned and requires more attention. Probably will still do some DF'ing this weekend though.
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I just realised that at first glance this looks like I'm heartily approving of the kitty getting maimed
this was not my intention I assure you
I can't help but see her upper lip as her mouth.
In that case, she is serious.
Just a report of no progress due to some cat caring-for. My roommate was due home Friday but thursday his cat shows up beside my chair covered in blood. Freakin' panicked for sure. Possible artery nicked under a tear in his LF. No longer nose-pale, he's doing fine but coned and requires more attention. Probably will still do some DF'ing this weekend though.
(http://57.media.tumblr.com/4f466e2bc563772c81125199bec2361b/tumblr_o0nrayWJxe1sis7hho4_400.gif)
I just realised that at first glance this looks like I'm heartily approving of the kitty getting maimed
this was not my intention I assure you
I can't help but see her upper lip as her mouth.
In that case, she is serious.
Just a report of no progress due to some cat caring-for. My roommate was due home Friday but thursday his cat shows up beside my chair covered in blood. Freakin' panicked for sure. Possible artery nicked under a tear in his LF. No longer nose-pale, he's doing fine but coned and requires more attention. Probably will still do some DF'ing this weekend though.
(http://57.media.tumblr.com/4f466e2bc563772c81125199bec2361b/tumblr_o0nrayWJxe1sis7hho4_400.gif)
I just realised that at first glance this looks like I'm heartily approving of the kitty getting maimed
this was not my intention I assure you
I can't help but see her upper lip as her mouth.
In that case, she is serious.
She's always serious.
Serious about COMEDY.
Could i be dorfed as a regular male hammerdwarfI fixed that for youwho dosn't want to be here
I'm everywhere. No dwarf is safe.Could i be dorfed as a regular male hammerdwarfI fixed that for youwho dosn't want to be here
I was looking through the thread.
TAAAAAAAUUUUUUUPE!!!
I'm everywhere. No dwarf is safe.Could i be dorfed as a regular male hammerdwarfI fixed that for youwho dosn't want to be here
I was looking through the thread.
TAAAAAAAUUUUUUUPE!!!
"Buddy," is doing fine. Lil' grumpy, stuck inside, needs non-stop rubs. Cleaned up, scabbed over nicely, no sign of infection, plenty of energy - too much energy for indoors.
[adorable kitty snip]
I'll wrap up and get the save posted by the end of the weekend. Fort should be fairly well in control for whatever overseer you can rope into this mess next.
Write-up soon. More of the same plus a major gobbo siege killed off 10 greater spawn from the surface, 28 remain in total. Forgot to dwarf anybody.
save: http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=11834
. All I care about at this point is getting someone who's willing to give this fortress thebrutal deathending it deserves.[/b] As long as you're willing to help do that, please by all means sign up for a turn!
Quote. All I care about at this point is getting someone who's willing to give this fortress thebrutal deathending it deserves.[/b] As long as you're willing to help do that, please by all means sign up for a turn!
''Signs up''.
Im not really available to play ''right now'' as Daredevil is coming out tomorrow. But once this is out of the way, I'll jump in for a turn. I dont have a lot of free time anymore, but I can certainly do a turn by playing a bit here and there. I felt personally interpelled by the above statement.
*pokes thread with a stick*
"I thought we revived this thing. Or did it just never die? I forgot."
Dear Armok help us all
Dear Armok help us all
Praying won't help, even Armok won't be able to stop Taupe and his Spawn. Leave this fortress, if you want to live, and even then, Taupe's spawn might be able to find you...
Taupidlidoo, Royal Jester.
Well, I propose we all rush the surface, and hope we don't die. Maybe someone can get out of this hell hole and survive to tell of the horrors that infest Clobbermountains.
Well, I propose we all rush the surface, and hope we don't die. Maybe someone can get out of this hell hole and survive to tell of the horrors that infest Clobbermountains.
I know of 2 Dorfs which might survive.
Taupe & Taupidlidoo.
They have to cause more havoc, after all.
Why is every succession fort preceded by some quote about "Taupe's disastrous turn"? :D I sense a pattern here...
Did it involve a webby flying snail, perchance?
Criminy... glad you and the family are ok! Maybe you can score some *pigtail sock*s out of it, and at least there wasn't a flying webby snail involved!
Criminy... glad you and the family are ok! Maybe you can score some *pigtail sock*s out of it, and at least there wasn't a flying webby snail involved!
I own exactly one pair of pants at the moment, and it is falling appart. At least the bar was spared. I never felt so dwarven in my life.
Jesus god I leave y'all unsupervised for a day and Taupe literally blows up his basementshould be recorded for prosperity.
I don't know why, but I have this weird habit of being the last person to post on everythread I have open on my computer after reloading. Otherwise I can't go to sleep for some reason :P
I don't know why, but I have this weird habit of being the last person to post on everythread I have open on my computer after reloading. Otherwise I can't go to sleep for some reason :PHi me.
I don't know why, but I have this weird habit of being the last person to post on everythread I have open on my computer after reloading. Otherwise I can't go to sleep for some reason :P
I wear casual+pants+ today though--does Taupe still wearin' xxPantsxx?
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON
Also, if it survives, I might take a look. Who knows, if the fortress is this durable, it might weather my mismanagement as well. Of course, if no one else wants.
HOW DO WE HAVE A LIVING KING
WHO LET THIS HAPPEN
Can I use DFhack if all I do is clean things up/improve FPS?
I rate this fortress at 1.7 Murdermachines.
WHY ARE THERE A BUNCH OF MINECARTS SPLASHING MAGMA
WHY IS THE KING DEPRESSED
WHY IS THE KING MISSING AN ARM
WHY ARE THESE COFFINS ALL MUDDY
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY BODIES
WHY ARE THERE ONLY TWO GHOSTS
What do I need to do? I'll start for real tomorrow.Keep in mind, the fort has banshee sieges that can scream through walls and ko people by the dozens. Dealing with them is the reason I hum... unleashed demons on the surface (it worked) We are slowly running out of demons, tho, so we'll either need an army (tough luck) or at least a fucking awesome contraption. Alternately, you could trap random invaders such as goblins, or force-breed all the pets, and store them underneath the surface to act as banshee targets until they get bored and leave.
I'm gonna reclaim that fucking surface if it kills me.
But I can still save this place. Can I just keep playing until someone complains?
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY CORPSES
WHY IS EVERYTHING FORBIDDEN
WHY ARE THERE A BUNCH OF MINECARTS SPLASHING MAGMA
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY DEAD THINGS
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY CHILDREN
WHAT THE FUCK ARE BANSHEES
WHY IS THERE A GREATER SPAWN IN AN OFFICE
WHY IS LITERALLY EVERY AVAILABLE SPACE FULL OF COFFINS
WHY IS THERE A SKELETON IN THIS BEDROOM
WHY ARE THERETHREEFOUR FORGOTTEN BEASTS HERE
WHY IS THE STAIRCASE FULL OF WATER AND CORPSES
HOW DO WE HAVE A LIVING KING
WHY IS THE KING DEPRESSED
WHY IS THE KING MISSING AN ARM
WHY ARE THESE COFFINS ALL MUDDY
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY BODIES
WHY ARE THERE ONLY TWO GHOSTS
WHO LET THIS HAPPEN
All in all, I rate this fortress at 1.7 Murdermachines. I dwarfed myself without looking and WHADDYA KNOW I'M A WOMAN! Can I use DFhack if all I do is clean things up/improve FPS?
HOLY SHIT THERE ARE SEVEN FORGOTTEN BEASTS ON THIS ONE TILE
IN ALL MY YEARS OF SAVING SUCCESSION FORTS I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING THIS BOGGLING
WHAT EVEN IS THIS FORTRESS
Frog, is it safe to assume that this is your reaction to all this thread activity right now?
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Frog, is it safe to assume that this is your reaction to all this thread activity right now?
~Snip~
Not gonna lie, I have basically spent the past couple days continuously floating on a cloud of pure hype.E: although i'm not sure if frankenstein's monster is horrific enough to serve as an analogy to the abomination we created
Frog, is it safe to assume that this is your reaction to all this thread activity right now?
~Snip~
Not gonna lie, I have basically spent the past couple days continuously floating on a cloud of pure hype.E: although i'm not sure if frankenstein's monster is horrific enough to serve as an analogy to the abomination we created
What about this?Spoiler (click to show/hide)
I never knew you and Taupe had something intimate going on, huh. I guess it explains a lot though.
In any case: Everyone, get your helmets and grab all the food and drink you can find, we have to hide! someone is trying to be overseer again!
It's time to get some ORDER around here!
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I heard some of you are making the king UPSET.
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SO LINE UP!
Leave out that last bit about Murdermachines, but go ahead.QuoteBut I can still save this place. Can I just keep playing until someone complains?
By all means. It's hilarious to see a newb's reactions to this mess; we've kinda been sitting in it for so long that we've forgotten that living in a hermetically-sealed secondary fort while demons conga freely around the first fort and surrounding surface terrain isn't, y'know, normal. I'll fiddle with the turn list. Welcome to purgatory!
E: Also I am going to put both installments of TheFlame's horrified breakdown at the state of the fort in the quotes bank and possibly in the OP because I legit had become desensitised to how screwed this place was:
That's amazing. Also, girlFlame is apparently bald. But nobody need to know that.Spoiler: You're next. (click to show/hide)
I'm going to try something really quick in a copy of the save. If it works, this fort will be thrown into a new golden age. If it doesn't, we won't have seething mist any more.
If it's awesome and works, do I have permission to do it in the real fort?
I opened up the old stairwell, then immediately walled it off. Me and Dolsus got through just as it was walled up again. Something I learned in Necrothreat III is that creatures are actually quite slow to respond to new targets. Plus the Spawn went after Dolsus and not the fort, so there's that.
Now how the hell do I get migrants into the airlock? They won't go even though the bridge is open and there's a meeting area in there! Actually, as I typed that I realized the zone may not have been active. Well, next time.
Spring break is over and I have less free time. Does someone else want to go?
Spring break is over and I have less free time. Does someone else want to go?
*raises one's scaly paw timidly*
Spring break is over and I have less free time. Does someone else want to go?
*raises one's scaly paw timidly*
DO IT YESSSSSSSSSSSSS
Also, Flame can feel free to sign up again if he gets free time again.
http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=11904
So much for the sanity level.Sig'd.
By the way, what's our method of getting migrants in safely? I managed to get them into the nothern airlock, but it isn't sealed yet. Anyway, we might get 6 additional dwarves soon.
Greater Spawn hardly qualify as "local" or "wildlife". Or did you mean the eight forgotten beasts all sitting on one tile?I assume they form a pyramid with a singing baby lion on top of it.
Alright, I managed to seal the tunnel. Everyone keeps ignoring the wounded miner, even though the jobs are at max... Is there anything I can do?
IIRC 34.11 had a bug where injured dwarves would stop creating Recover Wounded jobs after a bit if they were interrupted a bunch, or something (I'm only like 50% sure about this).
You could always engineer some way to re-injure him.
Alright, I managed to seal the tunnel. Everyone keeps ignoring the wounded miner, even though the jobs are at max... Is there anything I can do?Name one of the migrants imic and give him a hammer.
Well, at least someone's reversing the trend of everyone getting killed.
Well, at least someone's reversing the trend of everyone getting killed.
Turn List;
Taupe
[TREND REVERSAL INTENSIFIES]
The banshee's screams should be a non-issue now that we have 60 dwarves. They'll definitely cripple us, but good management should prevent the fortress from stalling completely.I'm fairly certain lizards can switch sex to fill in whichever gender demographic is lacking on the forums. I learned this from jurassic park.
I think Mon said that they (??? it occurs to me that I'm not actually sure of Monitor Lisard's gender) closed the gates and the fisherdwarf was just lingering in an outer tunnel or something. The Spawn might have just been heading into the tunnel to pick him off, Armok willing.
The banshee's screams should be a non-issue now that we have 60 dwarves. They'll definitely cripple us, but good management should prevent the fortress from stalling completely.
I think Mon said that they (??? it occurs to me that I'm not actually sure of Monitor Lisard's gender) closed the gates and the fisherdwarf was just lingering in an outer tunnel or something. The Spawn might have just been heading into the tunnel to pick him off, Armok willing.
Sorry I vanished for a bit, dudes -- was really tired for the past couple days. Gonna send Taupe a PM shortly.Im here. I just don't really have access to my own stuff right now. The only thing worse than fire is bureaucracy.
Sorry I vanished for a bit, dudes -- was really tired for the past couple days. Gonna send Taupe a PM shortly.Im here. I just don't really have access to my own stuff right now. The only thing worse than fire is bureaucracy.
Not only did my clothes burn, but the team that took our belongings to clean them three weeks ago hasn't started cleaning them. Because they lack the required autorisatiin... to clean blankets...?
One team was to tear down the walls but they bailed because they lacked the proper access from another branch of insurance. When they finally took these walls down, they complained shortly after that the cleanup team did a messy job because they didnt clear they inside of the walls. The cleanup occured weeks ago, and you took the wall down half an hour ago, dimwit, maybe thats why.
This is such a clusterfuck...
Hang on, did taupe's house burn down? If so when did he mention it first? Also, i'm very, very sorry to hear that your house has burned down, or whatever happened.Sorry I vanished for a bit, dudes -- was really tired for the past couple days. Gonna send Taupe a PM shortly.Im here. I just don't really have access to my own stuff right now. The only thing worse than fire is bureaucracy.
Not only did my clothes burn, but the team that took our belongings to clean them three weeks ago hasn't started cleaning them. Because they lack the required autorisatiin... to clean blankets...?
One team was to tear down the walls but they bailed because they lacked the proper access from another branch of insurance. When they finally took these walls down, they complained shortly after that the cleanup team did a messy job because they didnt clear they inside of the walls. The cleanup occured weeks ago, and you took the wall down half an hour ago, dimwit, maybe thats why.
This is such a clusterfuck...
Erm, we have a bit of a problem.
When I play DF, I usually use my laptop. So I was overseeing the fort and had made it about two months in when I noticed I was on low battery. Now this is odd, because my laptop is most surely plugged into the wall via the charger. I check the cord's power adapter and... the fuse has gone out. Lovely. At the most optimistic view, the new adapter won't arrive at my house for about a week. I can't play with my desktop because it can only play DF at single-digit fps due to it being really really old. Essentially, this means I can't play DF for a week at the very least.
tl;dr version: My computer broke.
Sorry guys, I have to throw in the towel.
We killed a power brick, not an entire computer...
We killed a power brick, not an entire computer...
We killed a power brick, not an entire computer...
For intents and purposes, that means the score is still Clobbermountains: 2. Computers: 0
*Sighs*
Shall I continue with my administration?
Or do we give it a proper ending instead?
This is a slow period. As soon as June starts people will be pooring to every succession fort they can find to get a turn. Just give it time. I wanna see where this goes.
Nothing says ''my home is safe and not on fire'' like making sure the dwarves' home ie unsafe and on fire.
*Sighs*
Shall I continue with my administration?
Or do we give it a proper ending instead?
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Don't tempt me.
*Sighs*
Shall I continue with my administration?
Or do we give it a proper ending instead?
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Don't tempt me.
Eh? You mean, you were thinking of... Ending this mess?
Or letting me rule it into the ground again?
@Mr Frog
It makes sense. Especially since I have to finish my report real soon. However, for the purpose of recreation...
I'm still choosing between drawing a comic which no-one reads and continuing my turn in a fort which's been semi-active for quite a while. But yeah, having someone play it constantly does not go well with the idea of a succession game.
Well thanks, though I can't really say the second one is too good, even for a doodle.
Spoiler: Extremely helpful information (click to show/hide)
This is the longest currently-running succession fort and it would be a shame to end that streak.
I feel like the fort would be a lot different if the mutants were actually worth something instead of making units less powerful. We could use mutants as a disposable military.
Did anyone else have a realization along the line of "Did we just plan to make some sort of Auschwitz camp to make zombie mutant attack dogs?"
Or was that just me?
What if instead of letting the migrants in, we put them in squads. We unforbid some of the weapons and armor on the surface and have the recruits go pick them up. Then we make them walk into the nearest cloud.
Did anyone else have a realization along the line of "Did we just plan to make some sort of Auschwitz camp to make zombie mutant attack dogs?"
Or was that just me?
Crossbows and fortifications are our friend and I'm not sure why that hasn't been used on the unmoving Greater Spawn. Do they have a projectile attack or something?
Lets try some fucking catapults.
It will work. Ive read Syrupleaf.
Just a quick question: are the greater spawn immune to the mutant-clouds? Because if they aren't, and if we found a way to somehow get them all in a cloud, all we'd have to do is wait a year and then BAM! No more greater spawn.As demons they are immune to basically anything but massive blunt trauma to the heart.
Build a webbed cage trap room that could harvest the might of the SEVEN FORGOTTEN BEASTS ON THIS ONE TILE. Get them and the locked-up ones near base camp and move them up to the surface to work on the Greater Spawn. We could xbow/fartifications them later.
If we can't win with brute force! If we can't win with strategy! If we can't win with honour!
WE WILL WIN WITH CHEAP TRICKS!
If we can't win with brute force! If we can't win with strategy! If we can't win with honour!
WE WILL WIN WITH CHEAP TRICKS!
Isn't this basically how DF is generally played though
or have I been doing it wrong this whole time
If we can't win with brute force! If we can't win with strategy! If we can't win with honour!
WE WILL WIN WITH CHEAP TRICKS!
Isn't this basically how DF is generally played though
or have I been doing it wrong this whole time
Yes.
May I have a dwarf and a turn? The dwarf calls himself "The Puzzler" and is a stonecrafter. If there are no stonecrafters available, any civilian job will do.
If we can't win with brute force! If we can't win with strategy! If we can't win with honour!
WE WILL WIN WITH CHEAP TRICKS!
Isn't this basically how DF is generally played though
or have I been doing it wrong this whole time
Yes.
So my brilliant plan to kill HFS by dropping a giant slab of granite on them (or as I called it "the ACME solution") was not in fact how the game is supposed to be played?
If we can't win with brute force! If we can't win with strategy! If we can't win with honour!
WE WILL WIN WITH CHEAP TRICKS!
Isn't this basically how DF is generally played though
or have I been doing it wrong this whole time
Yes.
So my brilliant plan to kill HFS by dropping a giant slab of granite on them (or as I called it "the ACME solution") was not in fact how the game is supposed to be played?
If we can't win with brute force! If we can't win with strategy! If we can't win with honour!
WE WILL WIN WITH CHEAP TRICKS!
Isn't this basically how DF is generally played though
or have I been doing it wrong this whole time
Yes.
So my brilliant plan to kill HFS by dropping a giant slab of granite on them (or as I called it "the ACME solution") was not in fact how the game is supposed to be played?
Correct
But then again, what's the fun in playing games the way they're supposed to be played~?she says as she designs a strategy game in which intentionally doing the wrong thing will get your entire army killed
Alright, my turn is up! Downloading the save file...
Oh, yeah. I don't know how to get the save into my game. Help, anyone?
EDIT: I'm an idiot. I forgot this was a 34.11 fort. Silly me!
You're using the wrong links for the images; you're linking to the imgur page that the image is displayed on, when you want the direct link to the image itself. To get this, right-click the image, then select "Copy image address".
E: Also, as far as getting the adamantine goes... make absolutely sure that the area you're retrieving it from is, in fact, safe and is not in Demonland or something. Because we have a slight demons-infesting-half-the-fort problem.
Check those FBs again, there's way more than four.
Sure thing. So far, I've only dorfed myself.
Also, I just wanted to let you know that using + and - won't work in game for me. The buttons work fine, but not in DF. That'll be a problem if it's not resolved. Does anyone know why this is happening?
Sure thing. So far, I've only dorfed myself.
Also, I just wanted to let you know that using + and - won't work in game for me. The buttons work fine, but not in DF. That'll be a problem if it's not resolved. Does anyone know why this is happening?
Did you download the SDL version or the Legacy version? Because if you downloaded legacy DF the +/- keys it responds to are the ones next to the number pad on your keyboard.
If you forgot if you downloaded SDL or Legacy, you can tell if you've downloaded Legacy if the dwarves look like this (http://d2oah9q9xdinv5.cloudfront.net/cache/images/groups/1/8/7517/crop_220x170/icon.1.jpg) instead of this (http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dwarfsx0.jpg).
(Sorry for massive image, couldn't find a smaller one with google)
Sure thing. So far, I've only dorfed myself.
Also, I just wanted to let you know that using + and - won't work in game for me. The buttons work fine, but not in DF. That'll be a problem if it's not resolved. Does anyone know why this is happening?
Also, are you saying that none of the others on the list have been dwarfed yet, at all, by anyone, *or just that you personally haven't dorfed any of them? I've been really negligent about tending to the list, so it's entirely possible that the same person has been dwarfed multiple times by different people :V
Thanks for the help with the keys, you guys. The problem's been fixed.Quote from: Mr FrogAlso, are you saying that none of the others on the list have been dwarfed yet, at all, by anyone, *or just that you personally haven't dorfed any of them? I've been really negligent about tending to the list, so it's entirely possible that the same person has been dwarfed multiple times by different people :V
I've personally only dorf'd myself as of now. I'll check and see if the others have been dorf'd, and dorf them if that's not the case.
Doleus was already dorf'd, and I've dorf'd Kadian. You're welcome. :)
We're now somehow stable enough that Overseers are doing ridiculous pointless shit for giggles even though at the same time we're at the mercy of the literal apocalypse and the slightest misstep will end us.
The apparent contradiction here amuses me immensely.
E: I think those adamantine chunks may be able to solve our little demon problem, actually. We might consider training up some soldiers if we haven't already.
E2: Hmmm, actually, I think the adamantine could actually make things much much worse for us if a candy-bedecked soldier gets spawnified by the GS's shrieks. Hm.
E3: actually actually actually actually
I like how, despite isolation from the rest of the world, the ever-present demon horde and the thin veil of sanity holding the place together, murdering all the children is still a viable option.
With enough poultry stockpiled, we can repel the banshee menace. Now that the solution of avian breeding has surfaced, I almostregretfeel silly defaulting to linking the surface directly into hell.
http://www.nuklearpower.com/2006/03/18/episode-674-a-natural-progression/ (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2006/03/18/episode-674-a-natural-progression/)
Turns out we arent the first to reach this logical conclusion.
I've been away from here for a while. What's happened recently?
Sounds like a normal day in Clobbermountains.I've been away from here for a while. What's happened recently?
Minor infant genocide. Puzzlebark may or may not have vanished on us.
Sounds like a normal day in Clobbermountains.I've been away from here for a while. What's happened recently?
Minor infant genocide. Puzzlebark may or may not have vanished on us.
That's...not a bad idea. Brutal, but clever. Spawn fight Greater Spawn, don't they?
Yes, although you need a lot of them to kill a Greater Spawn
I have no words for this. This is such an absolutely terrible idea that it just might work.
But holy hell, I'm actually speechless.
Also, thanks for the plug Frog. It's greatly appreciated!
Ethics? You think we have ethics here? We ain't a group of bloody elves, no! We're a bunch of fuckin' dwarves! We were conserving resources, that's what we were doin'! Not holding up some code of honor!
I'm sorry. It was so tempting :P
We need fortifications so the Greater Spawn can see the kids, but also a way to let them out after they've turned. We also need a way to keep the kids separate so they don't kill each other as they turn. That would just be a waste.I spent the whole day at work planning such schematics.
I'm not sure how to react to the fact that we're casually talking about sacrificing children to kill hellspawn :P
I'd steal it, but, ah...I don't have the best track record with succession forts. Especially this one. So I'll leave this to someone who can actually get stuff done within a week.
RL has died down a bit on my end, I might be able to take a second crack at the fort, but first I would like to finished putting together my new computer which assuming the worst shouldn't take longer then a week.
We're not killing them. We're turning into vicious killers (the fast way, of course!) to take care of the hellspawn infecting our fortress :P#Pragmatism
I am now less busy, so my situation has changed.
I would take over this, but i am terrible at this game. Not a noob, just absalutely terrible at it. Actually, that's even better! I'll try to take over if we survive the greater spawn vs. Former children turn.
I am now less busy, so my situation has changed.
I would take over this, but i am terrible at this game. Not a noob, just absalutely terrible at it. Actually, that's even better! I'll try to take over if we survive the greater spawn vs. Former children turn.
You could honestly just go ahead and take a turn now if you want; neither Aldra nor Taupe can take a turn right yet and I want to get this horrible, blood-and-vomit-encrusted ball rolling again.
Oh god.I am now less busy, so my situation has changed.
I would take over this, but i am terrible at this game. Not a noob, just absalutely terrible at it. Actually, that's even better! I'll try to take over if we survive the greater spawn vs. Former children turn.
You could honestly just go ahead and take a turn now if you want; neither Aldra nor Taupe can take a turn right yet and I want to get this horrible, blood-and-vomit-encrusted ball rolling again.
I am fine if he goes now, it would be nice, if we could get this writhing monstrosity off the ground again. It will probably be another 2 or 3 days at best before I can take up my turn.
Oh god.I am now less busy, so my situation has changed.
I would take over this, but i am terrible at this game. Not a noob, just absalutely terrible at it. Actually, that's even better! I'll try to take over if we survive the greater spawn vs. Former children turn.
You could honestly just go ahead and take a turn now if you want; neither Aldra nor Taupe can take a turn right yet and I want to get this horrible, blood-and-vomit-encrusted ball rolling again.
I am fine if he goes now, it would be nice, if we could get this writhing monstrosity off the ground again. It will probably be another 2 or 3 days at best before I can take up my turn.
Fine.
Fine.
FIIIIIIIIIINE.
I Shall take over.
Excpect updates at ungodly hours of the morning/night.
I'm more amazed when there are updates at normal times, tbh :P
It'd be a miracle if that was the only thing that went wrong. I'm more used to nothing happening or our plans to unleash hell itself backfiring, with little to no middle ground. Speaking of which, could we flood the old fort to get rid of the Spawn, or do they not breath?
the file is .rar. mi computer dosn't werk with .rar. someone pluzz fix this.
For immensley complicated reasons, piled on top of real life sh*t, i can't do much to my computer. Also, i am going to an unexpected fair in a town far away, so maybe when all of this stupid flipping pieces of-the file is .rar. mi computer dosn't werk with .rar. someone pluzz fix this.
I'd recommend investing in 7zip or WinRAR for the low low price of free, if you can
For immensley complicated reasons, piled on top of real life sh*t, i can't do much to my computer. Also, i am going to an unexpected fair in a town far away, so maybe when all of this stupid flipping pieces of-the file is .rar. mi computer dosn't werk with .rar. someone pluzz fix this.
I'd recommend investing in 7zip or WinRAR for the low low price of free, if you can
Maybe then. I'm so sorry. I feel like i let you all down. Take no notice. That's my natural over - anxiety kicking in. Ignore me for a few minutes while i feel much, much worse then i should.
im better now. hot chocolate does wonders to one's soul.For immensley complicated reasons, piled on top of real life sh*t, i can't do much to my computer. Also, i am going to an unexpected fair in a town far away, so maybe when all of this stupid flipping pieces of-the file is .rar. mi computer dosn't werk with .rar. someone pluzz fix this.
I'd recommend investing in 7zip or WinRAR for the low low price of free, if you can
Maybe then. I'm so sorry. I feel like i let you all down. Take no notice. That's my natural over - anxiety kicking in. Ignore me for a few minutes while i feel much, much worse then i should.
Oh
I'm sorry, dude :c
im better now. hot chocolate does wonders to one's soul.For immensley complicated reasons, piled on top of real life sh*t, i can't do much to my computer. Also, i am going to an unexpected fair in a town far away, so maybe when all of this stupid flipping pieces of-the file is .rar. mi computer dosn't werk with .rar. someone pluzz fix this.
I'd recommend investing in 7zip or WinRAR for the low low price of free, if you can
Maybe then. I'm so sorry. I feel like i let you all down. Take no notice. That's my natural over - anxiety kicking in. Ignore me for a few minutes while i feel much, much worse then i should.
Oh
I'm sorry, dude :c
It's fine, but my computer simply can't get .rar stuffs. Sorzzles.im better now. hot chocolate does wonders to one's soul.For immensley complicated reasons, piled on top of real life sh*t, i can't do much to my computer. Also, i am going to an unexpected fair in a town far away, so maybe when all of this stupid flipping pieces of-the file is .rar. mi computer dosn't werk with .rar. someone pluzz fix this.
I'd recommend investing in 7zip or WinRAR for the low low price of free, if you can
Maybe then. I'm so sorry. I feel like i let you all down. Take no notice. That's my natural over - anxiety kicking in. Ignore me for a few minutes while i feel much, much worse then i should.
Oh
I'm sorry, dude :c
I leave y'all unattended for a day and people start having breakdowns :V
Ayy, Imic, if you need someone to rant at for a bit feel free to drop me a PM I guess? I'm not sure how much I can help but you seem like you're hurting.
In the meantime, shall I remove you from the turnlist or just bump you back a few slots?
It's fine, but my computer simply can't get .rar stuffs. Sorzzles.im better now. hot chocolate does wonders to one's soul.For immensley complicated reasons, piled on top of real life sh*t, i can't do much to my computer. Also, i am going to an unexpected fair in a town far away, so maybe when all of this stupid flipping pieces of-the file is .rar. mi computer dosn't werk with .rar. someone pluzz fix this.
I'd recommend investing in 7zip or WinRAR for the low low price of free, if you can
Maybe then. I'm so sorry. I feel like i let you all down. Take no notice. That's my natural over - anxiety kicking in. Ignore me for a few minutes while i feel much, much worse then i should.
Oh
I'm sorry, dude :c
I leave y'all unattended for a day and people start having breakdowns :V
Ayy, Imic, if you need someone to rant at for a bit feel free to drop me a PM I guess? I'm not sure how much I can help but you seem like you're hurting.
In the meantime, shall I remove you from the turnlist or just bump you back a few slots?
It's fine, but my computer simply can't get .rar stuffs. Sorzzles.im better now. hot chocolate does wonders to one's soul.For immensley complicated reasons, piled on top of real life sh*t, i can't do much to my computer. Also, i am going to an unexpected fair in a town far away, so maybe when all of this stupid flipping pieces of-the file is .rar. mi computer dosn't werk with .rar. someone pluzz fix this.
I'd recommend investing in 7zip or WinRAR for the low low price of free, if you can
Maybe then. I'm so sorry. I feel like i let you all down. Take no notice. That's my natural over - anxiety kicking in. Ignore me for a few minutes while i feel much, much worse then i should.
Oh
I'm sorry, dude :c
I leave y'all unattended for a day and people start having breakdowns :V
Ayy, Imic, if you need someone to rant at for a bit feel free to drop me a PM I guess? I'm not sure how much I can help but you seem like you're hurting.
In the meantime, shall I remove you from the turnlist or just bump you back a few slots?
It's fine, but my computer simply can't get .rar stuffs. Sorzzles.im better now. hot chocolate does wonders to one's soul.For immensley complicated reasons, piled on top of real life sh*t, i can't do much to my computer. Also, i am going to an unexpected fair in a town far away, so maybe when all of this stupid flipping pieces of-the file is .rar. mi computer dosn't werk with .rar. someone pluzz fix this.
I'd recommend investing in 7zip or WinRAR for the low low price of free, if you can
Maybe then. I'm so sorry. I feel like i let you all down. Take no notice. That's my natural over - anxiety kicking in. Ignore me for a few minutes while i feel much, much worse then i should.
Oh
I'm sorry, dude :c
I leave y'all unattended for a day and people start having breakdowns :V
Ayy, Imic, if you need someone to rant at for a bit feel free to drop me a PM I guess? I'm not sure how much I can help but you seem like you're hurting.
In the meantime, shall I remove you from the turnlist or just bump you back a few slots?
What if
WHAT IF
I were to dl the save myself then reupload it as a .zip? Would that fix much?
The quote pyramids.probablywhen i download it, what should i try to fix/ ruin first?
It's fine, but my computer simply can't get .rar stuffs. Sorzzles.im better now. hot chocolate does wonders to one's soul.For immensley complicated reasons, piled on top of real life sh*t, i can't do much to my computer. Also, i am going to an unexpected fair in a town far away, so maybe when all of this stupid flipping pieces of-the file is .rar. mi computer dosn't werk with .rar. someone pluzz fix this.
I'd recommend investing in 7zip or WinRAR for the low low price of free, if you can
Maybe then. I'm so sorry. I feel like i let you all down. Take no notice. That's my natural over - anxiety kicking in. Ignore me for a few minutes while i feel much, much worse then i should.
Oh
I'm sorry, dude :c
I leave y'all unattended for a day and people start having breakdowns :V
Ayy, Imic, if you need someone to rant at for a bit feel free to drop me a PM I guess? I'm not sure how much I can help but you seem like you're hurting.
In the meantime, shall I remove you from the turnlist or just bump you back a few slots?
What if
WHAT IF
I were to dl the save myself then reupload it as a .zip? Would that fix much?probablywhen i download it, what should i try to fix/ ruin first?
What quote pyramids?The quote pyramids.probablywhen i download it, what should i try to fix/ ruin first?
What quote pyramids?The quote pyramids.It's fine, but my computer simply can't get .rar stuffs. Sorzzles.im better now. hot chocolate does wonders to one's soul.For immensley complicated reasons, piled on top of real life sh*t, i can't do much to my computer. Also, i am going to an unexpected fair in a town far away, so maybe when all of this stupid flipping pieces of-the file is .rar. mi computer dosn't werk with .rar. someone pluzz fix this.
I'd recommend investing in 7zip or WinRAR for the low low price of free, if you can
Maybe then. I'm so sorry. I feel like i let you all down. Take no notice. That's my natural over - anxiety kicking in. Ignore me for a few minutes while i feel much, much worse then i should.
Oh
I'm sorry, dude :c
I leave y'all unattended for a day and people start having breakdowns :V
Ayy, Imic, if you need someone to rant at for a bit feel free to drop me a PM I guess? I'm not sure how much I can help but you seem like you're hurting.
In the meantime, shall I remove you from the turnlist or just bump you back a few slots?
What if
WHAT IF
I were to dl the save myself then reupload it as a .zip? Would that fix much?probablywhen i download it, what should i try to fix/ ruin first?
THESE quote pyramids! Also, urge to sig, rising.What quote pyramids?The quote pyramids.probablywhen i download it, what should i try to fix/ ruin first?
Did someone say quote pyramid?THESE quote pyramids! Also, urge to sig, rising.What quote pyramids?The quote pyramids.probablywhen i download it, what should i try to fix/ ruin first?
gonn a *cough cough* i havnt got al ot l of free tim latly and my tiping isd getting wose
wow, i'm embarrassed.
BoopSadly my free week is now over :/
Yeah, gonna go ahead and skip Imic. Is Aldra or Taupe still here?
I have time, I should be able to start tomorrow.
''I'm so happy my dick could turn into the sun right now''I have time, I should be able to start tomorrow.
(http://cdn3.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Praise-God-through-hard-times.jpg)
''I'm so happy my dick could turn into the sun right now''I have time, I should be able to start tomorrow.
(http://cdn3.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Praise-God-through-hard-times.jpg)
Im tired. I saw the mountain's silouhette as the dude's trousers pulled down. Dont overthink it.
GOD SAVE THE AMPHIBIAN!I have time, I should be able to start tomorrow.
(http://cdn3.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Praise-God-through-hard-times.jpg)
I would like your guys opinion of my plan to retake the old fort.
Rather then sending all the children en mass into the old fort to try and whittle down the demons.
My idea is to make little L shaped rooms which a bridge and a child will be put in. These will breach into the fortress near where a demon is then when the demon enters to kill the child the bridge will close behind them. The L shape is so that the child won't spot the demon until it rounds the corner. This is so the bridge has time to be closed and while trying to run away from the demon the child won't lead them out of the trap.
I also have a system to decide which children get chosen for this horrible task. 2/3 of the children will be chosen as sacrifices and Nicknamed as such to be used for "projects"
the other 1/3 will be labelled survivors and be immune from being chosen for such tasks at least for my turn. Hopefully, the next overseer will also keep them safe so we might eventually grow up. I plan to try and save the eldest.
Truthfully, I am worried about the demons getting in too so I plan to wall the children into the trap instead of using an airlock. Then once the old fort is reclaimed and the demons in the traps i am going to wall off the area in front of the bridges to try and prevent the demons from getting out even if the traps lever is pulled.
I am playing right now and trying to test my idea so if it works I will tell you guys before the update.
edit: My plan didn't work but not for the reasons you might think I will explain in the write up however I have a much more interesting and dangerous plan.
I'll bet you guys 5 dorfbucks that the plan is to somehow get the greater spawn to fight the forgotten beasts.Sorry that isn't the plan, truthfully it might be a better plan then the one I am going to try, but I would like to try my plan first. I will inform you guys of my plan at the end of the write up which should have been up yesterday, but I got distracted and didn't work on it, however barring meteor strike or zombie/alien invasion it should be up in the next few hours!
There's a very simple solution to not letting the FBs onto the surface: lure the spawn underground and raise a bridge behind them, then wall off any possible surface access (including bridges) in the old fort. Then we unleash the FBs and we're all (hopefully) alright.Are roaming FB a negative thing...?
Alright, good point. But they probably won't 1v1 the GS; it'll be more like 3 or 4v1. Don't we have around 10 FB's hidden around the fort?Around? They're literally all on one tile.
His Gaudiness has demanded that I try and reclaim the lost part of the fort.
After talk with those with more knowledge then me I have decided to try and separate and trap the demons. Which will also follow his gaudiness's command of getting rid of some of the children.
Slate 23rd
While the novelty of watch the spawn chase the mutant was beginning to wear thin another monster apeared in the depths in the cavern above us.[Yes, come on in It's not like your our only uninvited guest go on andSpoiler (click to show/hide)kill each other!have a nice talk with the others you could go upstairs and try to help evict our tennants they arn't paying their rent]
So we're solving two problems at once then?
Seconded.
Can we get a Therapist screen of current kids by age so we can decide on a minimum age for children we don't want turned?
Also can someone draw a dwarfy, "You must be <-This tall, to live," sign picture pls :)
How would a titan husk fare against a demon?They are both unkilable except from massive damage. At this point the winner is he largest, strongest and fastest one, unless the other is lucky. Long and exhausting fight either way, full of missing parts, scars and broken bones. The demons slowly heal, while the parts of the husk can reanimate. Interesting matchup in any case.
How would a titan husk fare against a demon?
Some of the writing in the screenshots is a bit difficult to read (pity, because most of it's hilarious); I'm not sure which program you're using, but if it's Gimp or something similar you should put the text on separate layer on top of the screenshot, then put another layer inbetween to fill in a background underneath the writing (You can also use Gimp's color selector, Grow Selection, and flood-fill functions to give the text a black outline underneath, which is what I personally do). That said;Thanks, I see you like my sarcasm from what I understand do more, got it, but use better writing. One of the reasons it's so bad is because I don't normally write with my drawing tablet. :PQuoteSlate 23rd
While the novelty of watch the spawn chase the mutant was beginning to wear thin another monster apeared in the depths in the cavern above us.[Yes, come on in It's not like your our only uninvited guest go on andSpoiler (click to show/hide)kill each other!have a nice talk with the others you could go upstairs and try to help evict our tennants they arn't paying their rent]
This made me actually laugh out loud and thus has earned its place in the quotes bank (with the accompanying caption for ease of reading).
After my first play session I actual decide to do some art and did this.Seconded.
Can we get a Therapist screen of current kids by age so we can decide on a minimum age for children we don't want turned?
Also can someone draw a dwarfy, "You must be <-This tall, to live," sign picture pls :)
I think we have a new thread title, dudes.
I imagine that to Mebzith and Olin, Clobbermountains is an entirely normal moutainhome without any incidences of note.If my calculations are correct they were either two or three when we lost the old fort so the probably don't remember any more if it weren't for all the stories they have heard, then again they might have never seen any spawn in the evacuation because if they saw any spawn I am sure they would remember at least a little bit.
Thanks, I see you like my sarcasm from what I understand do more, got it, but use better writing. One of the reasons it's so bad is because I don't normally write with my drawing tablet. :P
I used to use gimp but I found a program named Krita(which was original a gimp hack but has evolved sense then) recently which better meets my needs for art, I checked and it does have a text tool I'll use that and will use your suggestion to make the text more clear.
Oh and my writing for the second forgotten beast reads: Welcome to the Party bars to the left couches to the right snacks are down stairs and the hords of the damned are up stairs.
If you don't get it most of the Forgotten beasts are lounging on the second cavern layer with the dwarves below and the GS above. Thought that one might be a bit subtle.
After my first play session I actual decide to do some art and did this.It is not finished if I had to guess how complete it is I would say about 1/3.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Yes the anatomy isn't that great, I haven't done any human anatomy practice in about a month, been drawing dragons. Also, the color probably won't be that good either, when I get to it. More because I don't have enough practice at color then I don't know what to do. Actually that pretty much the same for my anatomy to, I know what I need to do, I am just not that good at doing it, yet.
Not really just the sarcasm itself; rather, what got me was how you expanded the ironic casting of the FB as an unexpected but welcome guest into a larger metaphor in which the Greater Spawn were cast as squatters in our property which our "new friend" could aid in evicting. (I hope that made sense; I feel like it didn't) It was very novel.Yah that one was pretty good, it has deep levels of meaning! :P
You can't really build the Perfect Gagtm from the ground up. I've tried. It doesn't work. Just be you, dude. I think the best humor comes when you express thoughts that only you could have thought, if that makes sense.I kind of already know this, I come from a family with many smartasses (so most mundane puns don't work on any my relatives) and when ever I tried to force a joke because I felt it was the perfect situation for one but could think of anything it generally fell flat so I try not to do that any more.And I think I'll stop there because I'm sounding more and more like a motivational poster
Your artwork is greatly appreciated, dude. I like the axe wedged into the height chart, along with other details like the one dwarf's missing leg and the state of everyone's clothes.If you pay attention the dwarf with the missing leg is holding up the tablet because the other dwarf is missing an arm.
Oh THAT stairway. Come to think of it, that stair was to service a pump stack from the old fort's caverns water supply that our camp of survivors has tapped into and as such may be somewhat of a connection between the two forts still. Hope the greater spawn went up it.
To the sig with ye!WELCOME TO CLOBBERMOUNTAINS!
No demon incident since:3
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To the sig with ye!WELCOME TO CLOBBERMOUNTAINS!
No demon incident since:3
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We're only here because of you. So you could be considered responsible, I guess :P
"Magictm" here being defined as "gut-wrenching catastrophes and crimes against human decency".Tis okay, they are dwarves.
"Magictm" here being defined as "gut-wrenching catastrophes and crimes against human decency".Hey look! More siggable stuff!
Don't worry it only went up a single level then stopped and hasn't moved since then.Oh THAT stairway. Come to think of it, that stair was to service a pump stack from the old fort's caverns water supply that our camp of survivors has tapped into and as such may be somewhat of a connection between the two forts still. Hope the greater spawn went up it.
shit.
WELCOME TO CLOBBERMOUNTAINS!
No demon incident since:3
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Honestly, as long as His Gaudiness survives, the rest of our dwarves can suck it (except for those named for the esteemed members of our fair community of course 0:) they can elect to not suck it if they so please). The more crises hit the fort that our #1 tyrant somehow lives through, the greater his legacy becomes.Dying horribly: A personal choice.
Yah, You chose to immigrate to the death trap fortress or you don't. Unless you were born their, then it sucks to be you.Honestly, as long as His Gaudiness survives, the rest of our dwarves can suck it (except for those named for the esteemed members of our fair community of course 0:) they can elect to not suck it if they so please). The more crises hit the fort that our #1 tyrant somehow lives through, the greater his legacy becomes.Dying horribly: A personal choice.
Where have all the players gone?
And where is all the !!FUN!!?
Where's the hapless Icarus
To fly too near the sun?
Isn't there a patsy to buy this cranky steed
Late at night I toss and turn and I dream of what I need
I need some players
I'm holding out for a player till the end of the night
They've gotta be quick
and they've gotta be slick
And they've gotta be ready to write
I need some players
I'm holding out for a player till the morning light
They've gotta have plans
and they've gotta have schemes
and they've gotta be larger than life
Where have all the players gone?
And where is all the !!FUN!!?
Where's the hapless Icarus
To fly too near the sun?
Isn't there a patsy to buy this cranky steed
Late at night I toss and turn and I dream of what I need
I need some players
I'm holding out for a player till the end of the night
They've gotta be quick
and they've gotta be slick
And they've gotta be ready to write
I need some players
I'm holding out for a player till the morning light
They've gotta have plans
and they've gotta have schemes
and they've gotta be larger than life
You just have to wait for summer, and then BAM! Suddenly students flood into the forums and gobble up spots in succession forts.
You just have to wait for summer, and then BAM! Suddenly students flood into the forums and gobble up spots in succession forts.
Second turn m8s?You just have to wait for summer, and then BAM! Suddenly students flood into the forums and gobble up spots in succession forts.
Seems like I am an early bird... or just mad and lazy enough to spend time on forum activities rather then studying for my exams (which take up June at most).
Days blur together when you don't sleep.
Concerning the fortress itself, things aren't as bad as they seemed.
EDIT: Wait, they are.
That water feature is the only thing keeping this fort from imploding.
That water feature is the only thing keeping this fort from imploding.
+1, fix the water feature if it's stopped working. Let the soothing mist carry us through the dark times.
I'm skimming through the madness now. If the turn list is still open (I can't tell), sign me up, and a dorf please. Prefer any red/green civilian who's also in the military.
I'm skimming through the madness now. If the turn list is still open (I can't tell), sign me up, and a dorf please. Prefer any red/green civilian who's also in the military.
Eeyup. Welcome aboard.
E: Also, new thread title.
I'm skimming through the madness now. If the turn list is still open (I can't tell), sign me up, and a dorf please. Prefer any red/green civilian who's also in the military.
Eeyup. Welcome aboard.
E: Also, new thread title.
So, I wanted to ask permission for this, and since you're here. I've been very nologisic for Deathgate as of late, and I was debating having my Dwarf be an in-game continuation of the dwarf I played then (basically with her soul hopping through the multiverse; not implying DG and Clobbermountains share a universe).
If you want you could do some weird "The gods brought me here" story or something. Those are always interesting.
If you want you could do some weird "The gods brought me here" story or something. Those are always interesting.
Canonically, my dwarf left Deathgate just before the fall, and went to slay a llama demon that enslaved the land. Some years later, I started an A mode game in the DF world that picked up that plot point, but real life and lack of inspiration prevented me from concluding it: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=150582.0
I think I still have that save, but its on the desktop computer which is in storage which I can't easily access. I could bring it up that Id eventually left that land and went to others, or is body surfing ...
(or I could take an adventurer and bring it to Clobbermountains. Fortress->Adventure mode and via versus works a lot better in 34.11)
EDIT: And inspiration just struck. I need to find an older save so I can run an adventurer
Please don't mess with the game data if that's what you're alluding to. Otherwise, do what you want.
Please don't mess with the game data if that's what you're alluding to. Otherwise, do what you want.
I'm not going to touch the current save or edit it when I take my turn. However, I do want to run an adventurer in the same world on a copy. When I wrote "Return To Deathgate", even though I didn't finish it, Id (my dwarf) had dreams of the locations she was visiting, and relived history there.
My idea is that Id Matalog many years in the future visits (i.e., like hundreds of years in the future) the site of Clobbermountains, and as she explores the ruins, she experiences the history of the fort from the perspective of a dwarf in the past. I dunno if I can actually make it work, but I'm tempted to try. My turn would be broken up into playing normally, and having Id run through the fort as an adventurer in an "After The End" sorta thing.
If she finds something interesting as she explores, like a reference to some bastón of Spawn, after I turn, I might take my adventurer and explore that too until I get bored of it. I may start her fairly fall away from Clobbermountains and explore the world and various sites until my turn begins.
As long as you can manage it schedule-wise, go ahead. That sounds quite interesting.
As long as you can manage it schedule-wise, go ahead. That sounds quite interesting.
I downloaded the previous turn's save. Wow. I'd like to say at first glance, I think you made a fort that makes Deathgate look less doomed.
(I don't think the situation is unsalvagable. If the Spawn are still lurking come my turn, I have a couple ideas on how to reclaim the surface, but oy.)
Lol that poll is months old by now. I'm keeping it there as a monument to my slight overreaction to Taupe accidentally swarming the fort with demons.
Also, I was thinking about your idea, and unfortunately a couple problems occurred to me:
1. Aside from a bolthole leading into the trade depot and from there a long, featureless tunnel winding down to the top of the Spire which has been blocked by a cave-in, the interior of Clobbermountains is entirely isolated by drawbridges which can only be operated from within the fort.
2. The surface of the fort is crawling with demons.
1 should be easily surmountable if you open one of the airlocks before abandoning and going in with an adventurer, but slipping past the Greater Spawn may prove problematic.
E: Also, it occurred to me that you might be able to get in by jumping into the volcano and landing on the arena walkway if you're feeling saucyand don't mind a few broken bones.
EDIT: Found the lever. Clobbermountain's death is well on its way.
It has been for the past eight turns, but the traffic was terrible.
E: Also, the perma-misery is probably more due to a minor 20-dwarves-getting-their-faces-eaten incident we just had (out of curiosity, how far have you read so I know what not to spoil?)
It has been for the past eight turns, but the traffic was terrible.
E: Also, the perma-misery is probably more due to a minor 20-dwarves-getting-their-faces-eaten incident we just had (out of curiosity, how far have you read so I know what not to spoil?)
I'm up to about page 30. Going to binge read after I've got a save I can work from. Our military is incredibly ineffective against the spawn. For funs, I had them gang rush one, and well ... RIP.
EDIT: Down to 10. Won't take long now.
(its been quite a long time since I killed a fort. Usually FPS death kills me, or save corruption)
Happy reading! Shit gets real around page 60.
EDIT 2: The fort is very close to the migration cap: http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Immigration#Migrant_wave_sizes
We'll stop getting migrants at all if we loose too many. May be worth cleaning the unit list of dead animals and such to allow for potential to bring new guys in. There's a DFHack script to clean up the list (this is what killed Deathgate). Trust me, its not a lot of fun when you have no hope of re-enforcement. Reclaim the surface, and Clobbermountains can live.
EDIT 2: The fort is very close to the migration cap: http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Immigration#Migrant_wave_sizes
We'll stop getting migrants at all if we loose too many. May be worth cleaning the unit list of dead animals and such to allow for potential to bring new guys in. There's a DFHack script to clean up the list (this is what killed Deathgate). Trust me, its not a lot of fun when you have no hope of re-enforcement. Reclaim the surface, and Clobbermountains can live.
Part of me wants the fort to wither away naturally at this point, as it's had a good run and I'm starting to think it might be time to go on to something new. However, for the time being, yes, you may clean the units list once your turn rolls around.
Out of curiosity, just how many units are there in the save?
E: Good night everypony
His Gaudiness's ability to weather deadly situations completely-unharmed continues to astound me. You could probably throw him in a sewer pipe and he'd come out smelling like lilacs.
Also, I can't wait for when your dwarf realises that the Archivist is no longer present at the fortress.
His Gaudiness's ability to weather deadly situations completely-unharmed continues to astound me. You could probably throw him in a sewer pipe and he'd come out smelling like lilacs.
Also, I can't wait for when your dwarf realises that the Archivist is no longer present at the fortress.
Is the Archivist still relevant anymore? All mention of her seemed to end around the same time we decided it would be a good idea to release hell.
Also, I can't wait for when your dwarf realises that the Archivist is no longer present at the fortress.
Also, I can't wait for when your dwarf realises that the Archivist is no longer present at the fortress.
It's not a dwarf. It's a very certain armor-clad elf. I dunno if all the tips (like mentioning queen Urist, talking about mortals and feeding on someone) were too subtle or it's just my lousy stories being forgotten after so long.
Kind of sorry to hear abour the archivist, I kinda liked her and was really hoping for her being a part of an epic ending at least.
So as a note, I got pulled into Doomforests and am working to grind that out as quickly as possible. WOn't be active on my A mode quest until then.
Aw man, I was going to request a turn, but it looks like things aren't going too well. Oh well, sign me up anyway!
Only ten turns? This place started out going badly. At this point, the only thing we can hope for is to go out with a bang. Or possible a lot of lava. Either way, it won't be pretty.
At last, got the panic bearers pinned down and locked up! The crazy one was hauled to the bunker, while the depressed one resisted, so the thugs effectively sealed him inside one of the lever chambers. I'd prefer him locked up inside a room with less levers to pull.
His Gaudiness' unwillingness to crumble under misery never ceases to amaze me.
That bed, man. We have to do something cool with that bed.
If we get a vampire we're sealing them away and feeding them sacrifices via that bed.
That fucking bed, yo. it is litterally begging for sacrifices. OR we invade and colonize hell, and create and adamantine bedroom with it in the middle for his ggaudiness.
Our colonisation of Hell is long overdue. Can't be that much worse than our current lodgings, anyways.Heh. Heheheh. Sig'd.
The maker of that bed is now said to be a legend among the craftsdwarves. I doubt though that anybody but the locals know of his masterpiece.
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Seems like the Royal Archivist'd sprawl across an exquisite sofa smack-dab across all three shades of Evil '^^ Although you're probably right about how the people perceive her as a Lawful NonEvil character.
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Also, an addition for Mr Frog:Seems like the Royal Archivist'd sprawl across an exquisite sofa smack-dab across all three shades of Evil '^^ Although you're probably right about how the people perceive her as a Lawful NonEvil character.Spoiler: IT HAPPENS (click to show/hide)
Stand back and embrace the position. Do we have a self-destruct lever?
Stand back and embrace the position. Do we have a self-destruct lever?
We did, sort of. The last 12ish turns were the result.
Actually, if I'm understanding Mon's update correctly, we managed to get the banshees to retreat; we just accidentally trapped some of them in one of the airlocks, to do with as we please. So, no apocalypse quite yet.
Actually, if I'm understanding Mon's update correctly, we managed to get the banshees to retreat; we just accidentally trapped some of them in one of the airlocks, to do with as we please. So, no apocalypse quite yet.
You're quite right. It turned out that despite all the troubles, purges, accidents, tantrum spirals and such, even with a population of fifty some dwarves with many of them being children, and without champions to talk of, we still have a formidable militia to rely on.
It seems His Gaudiness has turned on full-Stalin mode.
I actually laughed, because what he did in your turn dovetails nicely with the contents of some !!JOURNALS!! I have in the works right now.
dovetails nicely with the contents of some !!JOURNALS!! I have in the works right now
some !!JOURNALS!! I have in the works right now
some !!JOURNALS!! I have in the works right now
some !!JOURNALS!! I have in the works right now
I understand the madness of this place if we're using burning journals to document it.
It occurs to me, by looking at the updates, that I appear to have two dorfs in the fort. DolosusDoleus, Escaped Mental Patient and DoleusDolosus, Lunatic Cultist.
Not that I'm complaining by the way.
It also occurs to me that if my current headcanon is correct (The holistic spawn are invading His Gaudiness's consciousness), then that segues nicely into what I had planned for my write up before my power brick melted. (I was gonna have my Lunatic Cultist dorf worship the Greater Spawn)
Therefore, I'm going to artificially inflate the Clobbermountains lore a tad if that's okay with you guys.
It also occurs to me that if my current headcanon is correct (The holistic spawn are invading His Gaudiness's consciousness), then that segues nicely into what I had planned for my write up before my power brick melted. (I was gonna have my Lunatic Cultist dorf worship the Greater Spawn)
Therefore, I'm going to artificially inflate the Clobbermountains lore a tad if that's okay with you guys.
Bonus points if you can make the Sofa of Evil a plot point without shoehorning it in.
In relation to fort stuff, the WIP piece of art, I posted a little while back is going slowly. I think I might be able to get the grey scale finished soon and might show it off before my family goes on vacation in the next few days. Then I just need to do the part I am worst at...
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coloring.
Otherwise, most days lately have been unbearably hot, been pretty peaceful on my end otherwise.
Australia has actual weather? I thought you guys lived in a terrifying scorching desert biome.
And FPS death would explain your internet speeds.
Nah, Australia isn't terrifying, it's just savage. That's why everything wants to kill you, but nothing comes back to life.
And I'm back! Sorry for the delays guys, have been quite busy recently with all the exams.
Also, I apologise for the picture below.
''Oh hey, I've been redwarfed! I wonder what my dwarf is up t--
...oh.
...Oh.
...Oh well.''
Well that's... an interesting career path he's been taking. I want to be sad or surprised or baffled but I cant anymore. This fortress man.
In due time. I have great hopes for our current militia commander tho.''Oh hey, I've been redwarfed! I wonder what my dwarf is up t--
...oh.
...Oh.
...Oh well.''
Well that's... an interesting career path he's been taking. I want to be sad or surprised or baffled but I cant anymore. This fortress man.
Do you want another dwarf after this one goesso we can see how that one dies?
I'm back! NCommander has been PM'd, although it's my current understanding that he'll be busy for a bit after finishing up with Breadbowl.Breadbowl will be finished after his turn, alright.
I'm back! NCommander has been PM'd, although it's my current understanding that he'll be busy for a bit after finishing up with Breadbowl.Breadbowl will be finished after his turn, alright.
I'm back! NCommander has been PM'd, although it's my current understanding that he'll be busy for a bit after finishing up with Breadbowl.Breadbowl will be finished after his turn, alright.
Gonna take the opportunity to link to it (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=152568.0) while the place is still technically standing, in case anyone wants to see what happens when you build a settlement entirely of flammable materials.
I'm back! NCommander has been PM'd, although it's my current understanding that he'll be busy for a bit after finishing up with Breadbowl.Breadbowl will be finished after his turn, alright.
Gonna take the opportunity to link to it (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=152568.0) while the place is still technically standing, in case anyone wants to see what happens when you build a settlement entirely of flammable materials.
I found that last part far more amusing than I should have.
Also, aren't you guys glad you used an odler version with consistent attempts at murder upon you? :D
Yeah, I uh, i won't lie. The banshees kinda turned me off a further turn. plus a militia that was so abysmally maintained that it wasn't funny and the general chaos of a layout even compared to the clusterfuck of other forts I've seen...
Still, kudos on managing to not lose the king yet guys. :)
Figured he would have croaked by now.
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Aldraglienon
Monitor Lisard
NCommander
The Master
Do we start screaming CARNAGE now?Turn List
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Aldraglienon
Monitor Lisard
NCommander
The Master
Buckle up, lads.
Do we start screaming CARNAGE now?Turn List
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Aldraglienon
Monitor Lisard
NCommander
The Master
Buckle up, lads.
Paired with your forum pic, i have to say that seems oddly appropriate.I've known you for... five years? And this is the first time you've said this?
Paired with your forum pic, i have to say that seems oddly appropriate.I've known you for... five years? And this is the first time you've said this?
Praise
CARNAGE.
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Aldraglienon
Monitor Lisard
NCommander
The Master
Ok, so... I'll take the most social and useless dwarf. Make him Taupidlidou, Royal Jester.
I'll post my first update in a day or two at most. Man, I really shouldn't have signed up for more than one fort at a time!
....You're doing it wrong. It's CARNAGE!
Nah, it makes for more CARNAGE!
Wunderbar! I've no doubt it will be positively CARNAGE filled~Speaking of that, you should read(and listen to) my latest update for Abyssmined. You get to hear me voice act!
Ooh, perhaps I shall.Wunderbar! I've no doubt it will be positively CARNAGE filled~Speaking of that, you should read(and listen to) my latest update for Abyssmined. You get to hear me voice act!
D'arrrgh, I never saw that!....You're doing it wrong. It's CARNAGE!
Nah, it makes for more CARNAGE!
Notice how mine seems to pop out more? You have to give it a black glow.
Speaking of that, you should read(and listen to) my latest update for Abyssmined. You get to hear me voice act!Ooh, perhaps I shall.Then we'd both know what the other sounds like, and know the true identity of the other when the other takes over the world >:]
Easy now, I'm more of an Apocalypse Later kind of guy.Speaking of that, you should read(and listen to) my latest update for Abyssmined. You get to hear me voice act!Ooh, perhaps I shall.Then we'd both know what the other sounds like, and know the true identity of the other when the other takes over the world >:]
It makes some sense now!
Who would have known that The Master's real name is, in fact, Walter E. Kurtz.
So, uh, quick primer for The Master before he begins:This is going in my sig.
1. I don't know where anything is. Nobody knows where anything is.
2. The entire fortress is crawling with demons and FBs. Nobody can keep track of how they could potentially get to us. The geometry of Clobbermountains has ascended beyond earthly conceptions of dimension.
8. All is chaos. Human knowledge and intellect have met their end, drowned beneath a sea of infinity. There is no God, only the icy vastness of oblivion.
1764. Be afraid.
17. We are not only sacrificing children to get rid of aforesaid demons, it's the best possible method for doing so.As is this.
Should I do a blind run, do you think? It might be more fun to truly be as incredibly confused as my character will be.
I did a blind run and I managed to kill more demons than I did dwarves. Also, am I on the turn list?
The Master
NCommander
TheFlame52
Oh boy.
Done.QuoteThe Master
NCommander
TheFlame52
This is what the apocalypse looks like
If the fort doesn't fall to The Master, we'll be fine.That's right! Trust me! There's no WAY everyone will die screaming!
If the fort doesn't fall to The Master, we'll be fine.That's right! Trust me! There's no WAY everyone will die screaming!
meaty with a good length
Depending on the situation, I may even experiment with some voice acting.
You do realise that this comes at the risk at least one of my journals being narrated in my mumbly bronchitis-groan, right?
You do realise that this comes at the risk at least one of my journals being narrated in my mumbly bronchitis-groan, right?
So you got, uh, a Youtube channel or something? I wonder if I could hear yourcroakvoice somewhere.
According to The Master I sound like a chain smoker.I don't remember saying that, but I do remember saying that I had assumed you'd sound much different than I thought you would.
You do realise that this comes at the risk at least one of my journals being narrated in my mumbly bronchitis-groan, right?
So you got, uh, a Youtube channel or something? I wonder if I could hear yourcroakvoice somewhere.
No Youtube channel. I have a Soundcloud from when the Spearbreakers thread went on a voice-acting fad but I can't remember the username or password (and most of that stuff's really old and cringey anyways). According to The Master I sound like a chain smoker.
According to The Master I sound like a chain smoker.I don't remember saying that, but I do remember saying that I had assumed you'd sound much different than I thought you would.
Oh wait, I think I heard one of gnome*Mr Frog's journals from Spearbreakers you'd posted a long time ago. I was reading Talvi's pdf at that time.
By the way, sorry for derail- I was gonna ask if I could actually participate in new Spearbreakers having read like half of it a good while ago and knowing like a probable third of it's lore.
I had assumed you'd sound much different than I thought you would.So... what exactly do people expect me to sound like? This is bugging me more than it should.
So... what exactly do people expect me to sound like? This is bugging me more than it should.I expected you to sound British and possibly croak periodically.
No Youtube channel. I have a Soundcloud from when the Spearbreakers thread went on a voice-acting fad but I can't remember the username or password (and most of that stuff's really old and cringey anyways). According to The Master I sound like a chain smoker.What do you mean you don't have a Youtube Channel? (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgTPjiNLJcBHPnXgEKjjRSg) Everyone should have one.
So... what exactly do people expect me to sound like? This is bugging me more than it should.I expected you to sound British and possibly croak periodically.
No Youtube channel. I have a Soundcloud from when the Spearbreakers thread went on a voice-acting fad but I can't remember the username or password (and most of that stuff's really old and cringey anyways). According to The Master I sound like a chain smoker.What do you mean you don't have a Youtube Channel? (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgTPjiNLJcBHPnXgEKjjRSg) Everyone should have one.
E: To be completely honest, I have always wanted to try making LPs, but IYeah, it's hard to get a dedicated room/spot to get a decent sound. I'm lucky to be able to extract my soundtrack directly from a digital recording, but before I edit it the video contains neighbours explaining spaghetti sauce recipees and/or their latest one night stands in the background. Or mario kart racing noises.have a fairly-bad stuttertend to stammer a bit when under pressure and lack a quiet environment for making videos.
I have one, but never had anything I could do with it.We have demons, but also manners.
And the VA thing was from when the thread could feasibly be voiced - Prior to absolute fucking disaster. Y'know, kinda like what this place has become (though in a much nicer way.)
I have one, but never had anything I could do with it.
And the VA thing was from when the thread could feasibly be voiced - Prior to absolute fucking disaster. Y'know, kinda like what this place has become (though in a much nicer way.)
Oh hey, have just found your old Soundcloud account. Just three entries tho. The first one sounds somewhat different from others, more... Natural? The journals are much more tense-sounding.
Gonna have my first entry up in a day or so! I'm going to a convention that runs from the 24th to the 27th, so I'll be pretty busy during that time. I don't think I'll be able to play during that time.
Gonna have my first entry up in a day or so! I'm going to a convention that runs from the 24th to the 27th, so I'll be pretty busy during that time. I don't think I'll be able to play during that time.
Schweet. Thanks for the heads-up.
Gonna have my first entry up in a day or so!
I didn't have time, sorry! When I get back, expect a lot of content! I promise it'll be worth the weight.
Spoiler: No demon is as terrifying (click to show/hide)
Convention is over! Intro post will be up tomorrow between morning to afternoon!CARNAGE!
Part of me suspects he's played his year over and over in an attempt to kill this fort and finally surrendered.*snrk*
Holy jesus I thought I was ready but nothing could have prepared me for this
I've decided what I'm going to do on my turn.You still think you're going to have a turn by the end of this?
Holy jesus I thought I was ready but nothing could have prepared me for thisI'm sigging this.
I've decided what I'm going to do on my turn.You still think you're going to have a turn by the end of this?
This place is going down in a blaze of glory, whether or not that's literal...has yet to be decided.
I've decided what I'm going to do on my turn.You still think you're going to have a turn by the end of this?
I'm nominating that for the quote bank
I've decided what I'm going to do on my turn.You still think you're going to have a turn by the end of this?
I wonder what would happen if someone were to make a version of DF that runs on one of the supercomputers scientists use for big physics simulation stuff...I'm not sure it'd run, even with all that proccessing power :P
Alright, I should have the first canon update done by late tonight.
Wait a moment, are you trying to let the surface horrors in, or the fortress horrors out?Yes.
Wait a moment, are you trying to let the surface horrors in, or the fortress horrors out?Yes.
Work devoured me today, didn't have enough written. Good news though, the fort is fucked! :D
It's still standing.Work devoured me today, didn't have enough written. Good news though, the fort is fucked! :D
Define fucked. Are we regular fucked, or are we Battlefailed levels of fuck?
Is the fort actually still standing, or did it crumble to its end.
....
Carnage.
Nevermind I figured it out! I just dug upward until dirt stopped appearing!
....
Carnage.
I had to entertain guests today. Frog probably wants to strangle me for taking so long to get out my first update at this point. Sorry! It will be soon!
Important message from President Obama himself about the state of the fort! http://sendvid.com/i0ia96ew
Important message from President Obama himself about the state of the fort! http://sendvid.com/i0ia96ew
> Not lovingly hand-crafted from CD-i Zelda clips
OAH! Take him away!
Important message from President Obama himself about the state of the fort! http://sendvid.com/i0ia96ew
> Not lovingly hand-crafted from CD-i Zelda clips
OAH! Take him away!
Please, your omnipotence, have mercy!
Also @The Master: In all seriousness, what's the likelihood of the fortress being destroyed by the end of your turn? Considering signing up for a turn but if it's not gonna survive the next three... '^^
QuoteAlso @The Master: In all seriousness, what's the likelihood of the fortress being destroyed by the end of your turn? Considering signing up for a turn but if it's not gonna survive the next three... '^^
Well, considering that there is now apparently a direct line between the demons and our dwarves, aka a situation we've been carefully avoiding for about 10 in-game years :V :V :V
Want me to throw you onto the turn list anyways, if only for decorative purposes?
Let me put this into an example you can all understand. I want you to play a game of Russian roulette, but with a twist. Instead of putting one bullet into the revolver, put all six. Now put the gun into your mouth, pointed upward, and pull the trigger. What are the odds of survival?The same as the chances of survival during the master's turn in clobbermountains.
So.... Are we getting an actual update with some details, or....?That WAS my update lol. I thought I'd try and convey it all in the past tense from a different perspective. I'll post the save first thing tomorrow morning!
Ehm... No offense, but it honestly seems a little... Phoned in.Sorry! I think it's very clear that I was building up to something so much better, but I just ran out of time. Looks like I ended up violating the rule about building up things with weak resolutions. Life gets in the way at the worst times. In this case specifically, it was all work related. My boss just needed my help with EVERYTHING the past week. Even with taking screenshots.
Like, all that build up and all we get is that? Honestly pretty disappointing, at least in my opinion. :-\
Ehm... No offense, but it honestly seems a little... Phoned in.
Like, all that build up and all we get is that? Honestly pretty disappointing, at least in my opinion. :-\
I'd be okay with you reverting the save if you went with that. I did my best to fuck things up in the fort, and I think you'll see just how much effort I put into that once you see the save, but I just had no time for the writeup.
I don't think that this is in the hall of legends. But it should be.
Welcome to the nomination thingummy!
Next time Iworkwith you, my turn will be so much better.
I'm here. I'm nearly done with Boarpaints (in both senses). Unfortunately, I don't think I can top my death and destruction spree with Clobbermountains; I racked up a 100 body count in Breadbowl, and topped that at 180-ish in Boarpaints. What I do is mostly if I am taking the last turn.
My current ideas involve either trying to capture spawn, or caving in the volcano ...
EDIT: I look at the save. What the fuck am I looking at? Is hell really 78 Z high? Are we having a competition for most evil caverns? Why do we have underworld spawn?
EDIT 2: His Guadiness is 157 years old. I checked DFHack (Dwarfs come with a built in expiration date). I won't reveal when he's due to die, but let me just say there's a very good chance he'll going to keel over before Clobbermountains does.
EDIT 3: Ok, given I actually want to the king keel over from old age, I'm actually not going to try and fuck this place over. I've narrowed my choices down to three
1. Try and reclaim upper Clobbermountains via stragetically positions marksdwarfs
2. Colonize Hell, its nicer than the rest of the place.
3. Fuck all, take inspiration from the fact we have a silver animal trap and go try and make as much cheese as I can.
Given the sheer amount of fuckery this fort has, option 3 is oddly appealing. I'm trying to figure out how bad reclaiming upper Clobbermountains and the surface would be.
After a good nights sleep, and looking once again into the save of madness, I'm going to forgo upper Clobbermountains. There's a reason for this.
Dwarf Fortress is a bit weird on how it decides critters will enter the map, and there is only one type of demon (GREATER_SPAWN) in total. As such, if my theory is correct, as long as they stay free in upper clobbermountains, Hell should remain an empty safe bastion in which to extend Dwaf civilization. So down we go.
I'm trying to figure out how to deal with banshee's as well, though given they're trap avoid, that somewhat limits my options.
FBs can show up in hell. At least one showed up in Spearbreakers (and suffered from a case of Stabbed-by-Dauros-itis,) via hell.
First that springs to mind is Stonesense. Unsure of others.
By the way, the formatting you want for sub- and superscript are just sub and sup respectively.
NCommander be careful in hell, on my first turn, I remember looking through the list of hostiles and seeing some Greater Spawn without names when I took a look at where they were... Well they were in hell, so you probably won't be getting very many because of the GS on the surface, but you most likely will get some.
GYAHAHAHA
It's funny because the exact strategy you suggested was floated a few times and I actually did mention this then. But I was so distracted with my Braveworks turn that I never got around to warning you. Which I suppose is a fitting way for this place to die.
GYAHAHAHA
It's funny because the exact strategy you suggested was floated a few times and I actually did mention this then. But I was so distracted with my Braveworks turn that I never got around to warning you. Which I suppose is a fitting way for this place to die.
Well fuck. I'm not going down without a fight. As it turns out, I think you partially goofed up; because its a werebeast curse, even if the entire fort become spawn who won't change back, it will not crumble to its end (he's listed as berserk, not an enemy). Let the good times roll.
The fool ripped the weaponsmith in training apart. He's working on dismembering His Guadiness ...
EDIT: (http://i.imgur.com/9dVlkYO.png)
RIP.
EDIT 2: Clobbermountains STANDS. I lost 8 beards including the king.
NOOOOOOOOOOO
OH MY GOD I AM LITERALLY IN SHOCK
Course, I do have a backup right before this silliness happened. And if this was a newer DF, I could kill the spawn with siege weaponry since they finally shoot straight. Sadly, I don't know the offsets to fix it in this one.
Swordbro is seeping into your speech patterns.
I've got ballista and capaults loaded, but having issues getting operators trained. Honestly, I'm not sure I'm happy with the way my turn is coming out overall, and I worry I'm not up to this forts standards. I did get a pretty epic artifact mail plate though ...
Dang son, decent writing and timeliness? You're obviously trying to be an overachiever.
I want ol' Erib to return as a ghost.
I want ol' Erib to return as a ghost.
He has a tomb, but I could deconstruct it. Funny enough, if he does rise as a ghost, his ghost can die of old age ...
EDIT: I did :)
I want ol' Erib to return as a ghost.
He has a tomb, but I could deconstruct it. Funny enough, if he does rise as a ghost, his ghost can die of old age ...
EDIT: I did :)
Okay, this annoyed me. More because I was counting on him being in a tomb than anything else, but. What's the point if he's just gonna "die" again in two years?
I want ol' Erib to return as a ghost.
He has a tomb, but I could deconstruct it. Funny enough, if he does rise as a ghost, his ghost can die of old age ...
EDIT: I did :)
Okay, this annoyed me. More because I was counting on him being in a tomb than anything else, but. What's the point if he's just gonna "die" again in two years?
"lol factor" was the official reason. - Apologizes; if it helps at all, I did deconstruct it fairly late into my turn, sometime in Autumn :(, I try not to overthink things when I play bloodline games. If I begin to overthink it, I stop having fun and turns bog down. I can strike it from the official update when I write it (after I sleep).
SO YOU DO SLEEP
Meh, fair enough. Sorry I got grumpy. That was a bit ridiculous of me.
SO YOU DO SLEEP
Meh, fair enough. Sorry I got grumpy. That was a bit ridiculous of me.
No biggy.
I have a sleep disorder, but I do tend to sleep now and then. When I can't sleep, I play Dwarf Fortress. As it stands, I could probably write the update right now and have it make sense, but to be frank, I turned this fort so fast, no one has had a chance to RP short of me taking a stop for them (in which I tend played Scorchedgravel ... yeash, I need a life).
I might have had the fastest turn on this fort yet >.>;
This fort hasn't been very RP-heavy, disappointingly enough -- I get the nasty feeling that it's because people are worried I'll snap at them over something arbitrary (I've already done that a couple times, lol). I just appreciate the fast turnout -- keeps things moving quickly.
This fort hasn't been very RP-heavy, disappointingly enough -- I get the nasty feeling that it's because people are worried I'll snap at them over something arbitrary (I've already done that a couple times, lol). I just appreciate the fast turnout -- keeps things moving quickly.
I could dedicate an turn to making holistic spawn mugs, or attempt a lighting raid of hell to made slade mugs. That might get the RP juices going :). I know I tend to come in rather hard and fast with fortresses and sometimes break things, like a prime minister or two ...
Which reminds me, on a modding note: banshees scream when they're in hiding without revealing themselves and they can hit forgotten beasts. It gives away they're on the map. I don't know if you can fix it but I figure I'd point it out. It might just be worth changing them to siegers with very low triggers for a sequel since they can't effectively ambush :/
Banshees, sadly, will not be in the sequel, as 42xx made LOS a hard requirement for interaction targeting and it'd be safe to assume that 43.05 is the same. Breaks my heart, since they were one of my favorite things about this fort, but there's nothing for it.
I don't think there's any way to restrict thieves from using the scream. Interaction AI is extremely rudimentary.
Banshees, sadly, will not be in the sequel, as 42xx made LOS a hard requirement for interaction targeting and it'd be safe to assume that 43.05 is the same. Breaks my heart, since they were one of my favorite things about this fort, but there's nothing for it.
I don't think there's any way to restrict thieves from using the scream. Interaction AI is extremely rudimentary.
If you're not against mandating the use of a custom build of DFHack (ala Masterwork), I think I can make it happen. I believe all the structures are known to get something to use a power from a lua trigger, requirements be damned :).
More like Gate operator went berserk/stark raving mad/tantruming and decided fuck everyone and their cat.
Great update!
Half of it is struck out.
Great update!
Half of it is struck out.
Fixed. Honestly, I haven't felt much like writing today, but I'm forcing it out so I can properly end my turn.
Turn acknowledged, I'll get started on it either tonight or tomorrow, depending on how fast I can pawn this programming project off to the guy handling the netcode.
Turn acknowledged, I'll get started on it either tonight or tomorrow, depending on how fast I can pawn this programming project off to the guy handling the netcode.
> Programming projects
*looks at my amateur self-taught C++ vidya shit and sobs*
Turn acknowledged, I'll get started on it either tonight or tomorrow, depending on how fast I can pawn this programming project off to the guy handling the netcode.
> Programming projects
*looks at my amateur self-taught C++ vidya shit and sobs*
Ah, C++
A learning curve reminiscent of DF itself
I've never really understood when people say C++ is hard? I taught myself off of some online tutorials when I was 16 and I had a simple roguelike up and running within a couple of weeks
Admittedly I have no idea what I'm actually doing and there's a non-zero chance of my computer melting into slag every time I compile a program but
memory spaces
memory spaces
Hmm. Didn't actually know those were a thing. Could make some nice reading material.
I'm usually pretty embarrassed talking about programming since I have massive gaps in my knowledge base, lol.
My turn huh? Well, I'll do my best. Not going to build hype this time because of the disaster last time. I'll download the save tomorrow and get started then. Sorry again about before. Life gets in the way.
I did yeah lol!My turn huh? Well, I'll do my best. Not going to build hype this time because of the disaster last time. I'll download the save tomorrow and get started then. Sorry again about before. Life gets in the way.
??? Did you mean to post this in the Braveworks thread? You don't appear to have a second turn pending.
I've never really understood when people say C++ is hard? I taught myself off of some online tutorials when I was 16 and I had a simple roguelike up and running within a couple of weeks
Admittedly I have no idea what I'm actually doing and there's a non-zero chance of my computer melting into slag every time I compile a program but
http://yosefk.com/c++fqa/index.html - sidenote, my GOTO reference on why C++ is a pile of dogshit.
http://yosefk.com/c++fqa/index.html - sidenote, my GOTO reference on why C++ is a pile of dogshit.
This is the other reason why I don't really like talking programming lol. There's this weird sort of politics surrounding the various coding languages that I have absolutely no patience or stomach for.
I honestly cannot fathom how politics have wormed their way into what order things turn on and off in a computer, but then again I have seen some Grade A Quality Discourse(TM) in my time so I shouldn't be surprised.
On fortress matters: Minor crash, lost a little over a month, nbd. Someone who died may live, someone who lives may now diefaster
http://yosefk.com/c++fqa/index.html - sidenote, my GOTO reference on why C++ is a pile of dogshit.
This is the other reason why I don't really like talking programming lol. There's this weird sort of politics surrounding the various coding languages that I have absolutely no patience or stomach for.
I honestly cannot fathom how politics have wormed their way into what order things turn on and off in a computer, but then again I have seen some Grade A Quality Discourse(TM) in my time so I shouldn't be surprised.
I have to wonder how much pain and suffering Discourse has brought into the world. SMF (which powers Bay12) may be old fashion, but damned if it doesn't work well.
I have to wonder how much pain and suffering Discourse has brought into the world. SMF (which powers Bay12) may be old fashion, but damned if it doesn't work well.
I think you're thinking of Discord, the popular Skype substitute, as opposed to The Discoursetm, a cultural phenomenon largely found on social networking websites consisting of generally-well-intentioned young people (typically 15-25) forming overly-simplistic (and occasionally rather-hateful) opinions based on dubious sources and proceeding to declare total war on anyone who disagrees, often over ridiculously-trivial topics such as who's allowed to be in specific cartoon fandoms*, aka the New and Improvedtm Cancer of the Internet.
* Not joking. Not even exaggerating.
I have to wonder how much pain and suffering Discourse has brought into the world. SMF (which powers Bay12) may be old fashion, but damned if it doesn't work well.
I think you're thinking of Discord, the popular Skype substitute, as opposed to The Discoursetm, a cultural phenomenon largely found on social networking websites consisting of generally-well-intentioned young people (typically 15-25) forming overly-simplistic (and occasionally rather-hateful) opinions based on dubious sources and proceeding to declare total war on anyone who disagrees, often over ridiculously-trivial topics such as who's allowed to be in specific cartoon fandoms*, aka the New and Improvedtm Cancer of the Internet.
* Not joking. Not even exaggerating.
Did someone say flamewars (http://comicvine.gamespot.com/forums/battles-7/superman-vs-goku-3858/)?
Ok, it's gotten to the point where the fortress is crashing every fifteen minutes. I can't finish my turn /cries
Not even enough for an update came out. All I did was hermetically seal the fortress and start digging out an Exalted Necropolis to house our honoured dead.
I'm sorry to have let you all down :'(
"Dark, darker, yet darker. This place is falling apart at the seems, tearing itself down. Survival rating, negative. This next turn seems...interesting. What do you guys think?"
I don't think we'll have another turn, I just wanted to post that. I've had that in a note for a few days now :P
Eh. Guess what?
...The turn list is fat tho. Anyway, if you having trouble with it, I am always there because Isimply enjoy forcing my rule upon succession games thus ruining them for others while becoming a mighty dictator and a general pain in the butteobviously have nothing batter to do
TheFlame's still busy and I'm not going to have NCommander take two turns in a row, so go ahead.
That said I almost just want to leave Clobbermountains to its crashy fate because I just had the BEST FUCKING IDEA for the next fort
burned out
burned out
-snip-
You know what? Fine. I'll take the save. I'LL TURN THIS FORT AROUND SO HARD YOU'LL GET WHIPLASH!
Just don't expect a lot of updates.
Well, I already handed the save off to Monitor Lisard if we wanna get real technical here
But since he hasn't gotten back to us, sure, go ahead.
E: Although honestly if you don't have the energy for it please don't push yourself, the last thing we need is a turn that ends up going nowhere because the player ran out of steam halfway through.
"Dark, darker, yet darker. This place is falling apart at the seems, tearing itself down. Survival rating, negative. This next turn seems...interesting. What do you guys think?"
I don't think we'll have another turn, I just wanted to post that. I've had that in a note for a few days now :P
I'd rather have at least one more person try to get it up and running before I declare the fort to be kill. Admittedly I'm not sure why I expect someone else to be able to run this when Lolf's beastputer couldn't even make it through a season but I don't want to throw in the towel prematurely.
E: Also gonna pop that in the quotes bank because I'm Undertale trash
I'm just so sad that His Gaudiness died. I think that he's the best DF succession fort character since the old dread reign of HD herself.
My question at this point is where the hell are all of these holistic bone artifacts coming from?Severed spawn arms do in fact turn into craftable bones but we've kinda been making it a point to avoid having to engage with them for the past 10 in-game years.Wait I just realised, we've reclaimed a bit of the old fort, yeah? There are corpses of turned dwarves literally everywhere. It's not impossible we've been making artifacts from the mutated bones of our former citizens.
When in doubt, throw dwarves at the problem until it is dead. We'll smother them to death with out corpses! I just hope we have enough dwarves to throw at the problem.
When in doubt, throw dwarves at the problem until it is dead. We'll smother them to death with out corpses! I just hope we have enough dwarves to throw at the problem.
I cannot get over this. We spent ages reviewing data and strategising and making all sorts of ridiculous plans for neutralising the clowns. All of them failed and more than one of them backfired horribly. And then Lisard gets the bright idea to just fucking zerg them until they stopped twitching. And as far as we can tell so far, it worked.
Feel like the thread may need a new title soon, although there's still plenty of room for things to go sour.
When in doubt, throw dwarves at the problem until it is dead. We'll smother them to death with out corpses! I just hope we have enough dwarves to throw at the problem.
I cannot get over this. We spent ages reviewing data and strategising and making all sorts of ridiculous plans for neutralising the clowns. All of them failed and more than one of them backfired horribly. And then Lisard gets the bright idea to just fucking zerg them until they stopped twitching. And as far as we can tell so far, it worked.
Feel like the thread may need a new title soon, although there's still plenty of room for things to go sour.
Oeration ''1 A'' was a success.
I wonder... Is that really what winning at Dwarf Fortress feels like?
I for one recommend we throw dwarfs on the coals to stoke the fires of life! It's one thing we're not short on here in Clobbermountains.This is actually pretty much exactly what just happened and I find this funny.
Holy CRAP. I was expecting you to drop a floor on them through the ceiling or something. Dropping the entire fucking tomb itself with the GS still fucking inside is a level of lunacy I had not been prepared for. Well done.
E: This is going in the front page:I wonder... Is that really what winning at Dwarf Fortress feels like?
Fucking magnificent.
E2: Found this quote while collating Lisard's updates:I for one recommend we throw dwarfs on the coals to stoke the fires of life! It's one thing we're not short on here in Clobbermountains.This is actually pretty much exactly what just happened and I find this funny.
Here's what we do for Monitor Lizard's tomb: Make everything. EVERYTHING. Out of adamantine, and then fill it with magma. The adamantine should survive, right? If it does then it's the most dwarven tomb ever.
One of the reasons I suggested adamantine, gold and silver is because I don't think we have enough adamantine to do that and slade is nigh unbreakable and if I remember correctly there are not any slade mining techniques which currently work in this version without df hack. However if Mr Frog allows df hack to make the coffin work and we have enough adamantine I fully support this course of action!Here's what we do for Monitor Lizard's tomb: Make everything. EVERYTHING. Out of adamantine, and then fill it with magma. The adamantine should survive, right? If it does then it's the most dwarven tomb ever.
Fuck, take over hell, mine slade, and make him a slade coffin.
One of the reasons I suggested adamantine, gold and silver is because I don't think we have enough adamantine to do that and slade is nigh unbreakable and if I remember correctly there are not any slade mining techniques which currently work in this version without df hack. However if Mr Frog allows df hack to make the coffin work and we have enough adamantine I fully support this course of action!
Holy CRAP. I was expecting you to drop a floor on them through the ceiling or something. Dropping the entire fucking tomb itself with the GS still fucking inside is a level of lunacy I had not been prepared for. Well done.
And there we go, discussing the tomb for a dorf I don't even have at the moment because Clobbermountains wasted every each of them (and I had plenty). Even after I claimed a team of six fucking NPC dwarves... So I kinda stopped caring and went for a non-present narrator.Holy CRAP. I was expecting you to drop a floor on them through the ceiling or something. Dropping the entire fucking tomb itself with the GS still fucking inside is a level of lunacy I had not been prepared for. Well done.
I am somewhat of a noob and I wasn't sure how did the rockfalls work so I made sure that no spawn escaped.
Here's the save.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Just booted up the save; it works, and is the most glorious thing I have ever seen. There is only one demon left on the whole map, over 100 bars of aluminum waiting in the old forge stockpile, and our dwarves somehow range from mildly unhappy to ecstatic despite about a dozen of them dying semi-recently. We're back, bitches.
Just booted up the save; it works, and is the most glorious thing I have ever seen. There is only one demon left on the whole map, over 100 bars of aluminum waiting in the old forge stockpile, and our dwarves somehow range from mildly unhappy to ecstatic despite about a dozen of them dying semi-recently. We're back, bitches.
Should we expect an update or... Let it proceed accordingly to what's left of the turn list?
I think I'm next (and last) on the turn list if Flame is passing it. I'm not sure I'm up for it ATM due to real life. Anyone want my spot? If not, I'll probably start playing on Monday/Tuesday.
Mentally?
Not so hot. I just don't feel like doing writeups and such, and if I take a turn, it will be rather substandard. I'm hoping once I put my current work contract to bed, I'll feel kinda better about life, but I'd like to be deferred for the time being. If no one steps up to run this madhouse, I'll see if I'm up for it this weekend.
Screw it, I'll take the save. I just found myself with an unexpectedly large amount of free time.
Don't worry, I'll try to actually do more this time than just dig a pit and halfway fill it with magma :P.
To end the fort, let in the spawn. Also, quote pyramids!Screw it, I'll take the save. I just found myself with an unexpectedly large amount of free time.
Don't worry, I'll try to actually do more this time than just dig a pit and halfway fill it with magma :P.
In our desperate hour, an angel descends from the heavens to deliver us from ruination
BTW I'm pretty sure that pit you dug never actually filled properly. I may be misremembering, but I recall when I peeked at Mon's save there was a gigantic pit that had a bit of magma spread out along the bottom -- presumably it can't travel from the volcano fast enough to overcome the rate of evaporation. DF fluid mechanics are a fickle bitch.
E: Fixed a crapton of errors. I think I may need a nap.
To end the fort, let in the spawn.
To end the fort, let in the spawn. Also, quote pyramids!Screw it, I'll take the save. I just found myself with an unexpectedly large amount of free time.
Don't worry, I'll try to actually do more this time than just dig a pit and halfway fill it with magma :P.
In our desperate hour, an angel descends from the heavens to deliver us from ruination
BTW I'm pretty sure that pit you dug never actually filled properly. I may be misremembering, but I recall when I peeked at Mon's save there was a gigantic pit that had a bit of magma spread out along the bottom -- presumably it can't travel from the volcano fast enough to overcome the rate of evaporation. DF fluid mechanics are a fickle bitch.
E: Fixed a crapton of errors. I think I may need a nap.
Can I get the save in a version which is not a .rar?Is this one good enough?
Can I get the save in a version which is not a .rar?Is this one good enough?
http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=12342
Can I get the save in a version which is not a .rar?Is this one good enough?
http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=12342
Hrrm, when I try to extract the files my computer says that the folder is empty.
Can I get the save in a version which is not a .rar?Is this one good enough?
http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=12342
Hrrm, when I try to extract the files my computer says that the folder is empty.
Huh, it works just right for me.
Can I get the save in a version which is not a .rar?Is this one good enough?
http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=12342
Hrrm, when I try to extract the files my computer says that the folder is empty.
Huh, it works just right for me.
Just opened it up and everything's there. What program are you using to extract it? This is fascinating.
E: Also, maybe try downloading it again?
So I've been looking around the fortress before I actually start my turn, and I have absolutely no clue which parts of the fortress proper are not vulnerable to forgotten-beast related fuckery.
On a side note, this is the best bronze colossus name ever.
(http://i.imgur.com/UZFyBMu.png)
So I've been looking around the fortress before I actually start my turn, and I have absolutely no clue which parts of the fortress proper are not vulnerable to forgotten-beast related fuckery.
So I've been looking around the fortress before I actually start my turn, and I have absolutely no clue which parts of the fortress proper are not vulnerable to forgotten-beast related fuckery.
I think a legit project someone could work in would be somehow simplifying the fortress layout or at the very least making it easier to determine which areas are connected to which.
So I've been looking around the fortress before I actually start my turn, and I have absolutely no clue which parts of the fortress proper are not vulnerable to forgotten-beast related fuckery.
I think a legit project someone could work in would be somehow simplifying the fortress layout or at the very least making it easier to determine which areas are connected to which.
Well, the problem is that everything is so confusing that it would be impossible to make anything clear short of carving out huge words describing what everything is.
...actually there's an idea. Hmm...
So I've been looking around the fortress before I actually start my turn, and I have absolutely no clue which parts of the fortress proper are not vulnerable to forgotten-beast related fuckery.
I think a legit project someone could work in would be somehow simplifying the fortress layout or at the very least making it easier to determine which areas are connected to which.
Well, the problem is that everything is so confusing that it would be impossible to make anything clear short of carving out huge words describing what everything is.
...actually there's an idea. Hmm...
Notes are your friend, brah.
Sorry for the lack of updates y'all. I'm kinda assuming that everyone doesn't what essentially amounts to a ton of updates describing my redesigning choices, so I'm just gonna make a huge write-up once the year is over.
Does that sound good? Or should I do more than a single mega-update?
Sorry for the lack of updates y'all. I'm kinda assuming that everyone doesn't what essentially amounts to a ton of updates describing my redesigning choices, so I'm just gonna make a huge write-up once the year is over.
Does that sound good? Or should I do more than a single mega-update?
Multiple updates are best, particularly because I have the attention span of a trout and reading through a bunch of small updates is a lot easier for me. (Bit selfish but hey.)
Sorry for the lack of updates y'all. I'm kinda assuming that everyone doesn't what essentially amounts to a ton of updates describing my redesigning choices, so I'm just gonna make a huge write-up once the year is over.
Does that sound good? Or should I do more than a single mega-update?
Multiple updates are best, particularly because I have the attention span of a trout and reading through a bunch of small updates is a lot easier for me. (Bit selfish but hey.)
Thing is, the way this is turning out means that all of my updates will literally be exactly the same (i.e., "these staircases were connected and this was connected and this was walled up and so on and so forth").
Sorry for the lack of updates y'all. I'm kinda assuming that everyone doesn't what essentially amounts to a ton of updates describing my redesigning choices, so I'm just gonna make a huge write-up once the year is over.
Does that sound good? Or should I do more than a single mega-update?
Multiple updates are best, particularly because I have the attention span of a trout and reading through a bunch of small updates is a lot easier for me. (Bit selfish but hey.)
Thing is, the way this is turning out means that all of my updates will literally be exactly the same (i.e., "these staircases were connected and this was connected and this was walled up and so on and so forth").
I just want an update, even if it's a bit insubstantial. You're a creative dude. You can make it work.
Sorry for the lack of updates y'all. I'm kinda assuming that everyone doesn't what essentially amounts to a ton of updates describing my redesigning choices, so I'm just gonna make a huge write-up once the year is over.
Does that sound good? Or should I do more than a single mega-update?
Multiple updates are best, particularly because I have the attention span of a trout and reading through a bunch of small updates is a lot easier for me. (Bit selfish but hey.)
Thing is, the way this is turning out means that all of my updates will literally be exactly the same (i.e., "these staircases were connected and this was connected and this was walled up and so on and so forth").
I just want an update, even if it's a bit insubstantial. You're a creative dude. You can make it work.
...eh. I can probably get one typed up tomorrow.
Sorry for the lack of updates y'all. I'm kinda assuming that everyone doesn't what essentially amounts to a ton of updates describing my redesigning choices, so I'm just gonna make a huge write-up once the year is over.
Does that sound good? Or should I do more than a single mega-update?
Multiple updates are best, particularly because I have the attention span of a trout and reading through a bunch of small updates is a lot easier for me. (Bit selfish but hey.)
Thing is, the way this is turning out means that all of my updates will literally be exactly the same (i.e., "these staircases were connected and this was connected and this was walled up and so on and so forth").
I just want an update, even if it's a bit insubstantial. You're a creative dude. You can make it work.
...eh. I can probably get one typed up tomorrow.
:/
So yeah, to clarify, it is still Dolosus's turn, should he wish to continue. Sorry for the silliness, dudes!
So yeah, to clarify, it is still Dolosus's turn, should he wish to continue. Sorry for the silliness, dudes!
Matey, you spilled yellow paint all over the turn list, ought to fix it-
So yeah, to clarify, it is still Dolosus's turn, should he wish to continue. Sorry for the silliness, dudes!
Matey, you spilled yellow paint all over the turn list, ought to fix it-
I thought that was Forgotten Beast blood leaking out of the save ...
So yeah, to clarify, it is still Dolosus's turn, should he wish to continue. Sorry for the silliness, dudes!
I might later after I'm done reading this (just started, on page 5)
I might later after I'm done reading this (just started, on page 5)
*crosses fingers*
Good luck with that, afterall, this fort held off the best attempts of a deadly lever (just about) and many other threats that should have destroyed it all things considered.I might later after I'm done reading this (just started, on page 5)
*crosses fingers*
lol, don't give your hopes up yet, I specialize in coming in late to these long-runners and completely wrecking them
I might later after I'm done reading this (just started, on page 5)
*crosses fingers*
lol, don't give your hopes up yet, I specialize in coming in late to these long-runners and completely wrecking them
boop a doop
I'm starting to play with the idea of just doing the last turn myself
boop a doop
I'm starting to play with the idea of just doing the last turn myself
PLEASE DO
Also, if TheImmortalRyukan ever comes around to playing, we MIGHT be getting the whole TWO turns instead of ONE, which should be gud.
Edit: Or you could just finish this distorted place yourself
AWRIGHTY
I had a rough fucking month, but I'm now finally free and ready to put this bastard to bed. Got an ending story in the works right now.
(Please don't forget to push it through to the Hall of Legends)