Aside from that, anyone have any new screenies?
Well, I hadn't planned on posting until I had a big megaproject ready to show off, but I've lurked long enough and there
has been a dearth of images...
So, I present a lesser megaproject: Ragplunges, the desert oasis fort.
Ragplunges features a waterfall-fed pond and shield walls to block the hot desert winds.
Ragplunges exists primarily to give caravans and other travelers a place to rest and restock food and water.
A gif, to try and show the waterfall in action:
Huh. There seems to be a small earthquake occurring. Next time I'll have to remember to turn off the 'add noise' checkbox in VF when I want to do an animation.
What I learned from this fort:
When you fill a surface pond with water, turtles will appear, even if you're in a desert and
miles away from any other body of water. I've since learned that vermin (including turtles) will spontaneously generate whenever a suitable habitat appears, but for a while I thought my fort was causing turtles to come into existence because it was just that awesome.
Since turtles can appear anywhere there is water, even if there is no way for them to arrive, it seems that they reproduce via spores, which can lay dormant for years in harsh conditions and only mature once exposed to water. Additionally, since I paved the entirety of my pond before I began filling it, I am forced to conclude that these turtle spores are airborn.
