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Dwarf Fortress => DF Adventure Mode Discussion => Topic started by: Bien on November 02, 2007, 09:09:00 pm

Title: Can I get a pick and start mining in adventure mode?
Post by: Bien on November 02, 2007, 09:09:00 pm
I really want to!
Title: Re: Can I get a pick and start mining in adventure mode?
Post by: Lavastine on November 03, 2007, 06:02:00 am
Not till Toady adds in all the fortressing skills to adventure mode. Also I hope it doesn't take a real time amount of time, cuz each square could take like 50 turns or something.
Title: Re: Can I get a pick and start mining in adventure mode?
Post by: Dae on November 03, 2007, 01:01:00 pm
It would be that long I think. Toady planned on a release every 2 weeks, so I think in 6 months it'll be in, in the worst case.
Title: Re: Can I get a pick and start mining in adventure mode?
Post by: BDR on November 03, 2007, 03:43:00 pm
:/ The next year or two is what the actual claim is for this to happen; it's under "Version 1 Development", and it's pretty far down on that page (which may either mean nothing or mean that a lot of other things will be done first).  The next major thing to go in is armies, though, which will be an awesome thing to get involved in for Adventure mode and really liven it up.
Title: Re: Can I get a pick and start mining in adventure mode?
Post by: Flamester on November 03, 2007, 06:44:00 pm
It would be cool if you could craft and stuff in adventure mode.
Title: Re: Can I get a pick and start mining in adventure mode?
Post by: qwertyuiopas on November 03, 2007, 08:04:00 pm
It would be nice if Toady managed to add those features soon, like, maybe allowing adventurers to mine, then allowing them to use abandoned workshops, then allowing them to construct things
Title: Re: Can I get a pick and start mining in adventure mode?
Post by: Dae on November 03, 2007, 08:15:00 pm
erf... a whole year to wait.
bah, we should just spend time fighting in the middle of dozens of fighters  :D
Title: Re: Can I get a pick and start mining in adventure mode?
Post by: ravensword227 on November 03, 2007, 10:48:00 pm
quote:
Originally posted by BDR:
<STRONG>:/ The next year or two is what the actual claim is for this to happen; it's under "Version 1 Development", and it's pretty far down on that page (which may either mean nothing or mean that a lot of other things will be done first).  The next major thing to go in is armies, though, which will be an awesome thing to get involved in for Adventure mode and really liven it up.</STRONG>

You can simulate armies with Play Now! in a goblin fortress, abandoning, and reclaiming the site.  They're a push over, though.  Apparently, goblins leave just their women behind while sieging.

Goblin strategy:
Leave woman and invalids at home to defend, siege the world!
?
Profit!

Title: Re: Can I get a pick and start mining in adventure mode?
Post by: BDR on November 03, 2007, 11:06:00 pm
That's 300 (divided by 300), which I would like to do, but really I'd much prefer being able to do it against humans, elves, and/or dwarves.  I'd also like to do that repeatedly, one army after another until one of them croaks me.  But it's not just that which Toady has in mind; when Toady's done, we'll also be able to *join* armies in adventure mode and fight wars alongside ally NPCs.
Title: Re: Can I get a pick and start mining in adventure mode?
Post by: uberubert on November 05, 2007, 03:14:00 pm
Didn't Toady mention somewhere that he wanted the player to be able to not only join entities, but also be able to rise to the power of said entities..?

Like I understood it, you could start working for the human army, but eventually end up being the general, or the king pherhaps...

(This information may be wrong though. Don't rely too much on it.)

Title: Re: Can I get a pick and start mining in adventure mode?
Post by: Eagleon on November 06, 2007, 06:23:00 pm
I'm guessing adventure-mode crafting and such will be put in soon after buildings are put into the raws, or at least all the stuff you can do in them. Might not mean anything, but the smelter has this in the new version, so maybe soonish.
Title: Re: Can I get a pick and start mining in adventure mode?
Post by: Lightning4 on November 06, 2007, 10:40:00 pm
quote:
Originally posted by ravensword227:
<STRONG>
You can simulate armies with Play Now! in a goblin fortress, abandoning, and reclaiming the site.  They're a push over, though.  Apparently, goblins leave just their women behind while sieging.

Goblin strategy:
Leave woman and invalids at home to defend, siege the world!
?
Profit!</STRONG>

Doesn't work. When you reclaim, the goblins completely vanish.