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So heres the thing.. I LIKE mountains, I like big steep cliffs, and narrow valleys... But what I really like, is a good place to care a dang intimidating Fort into!!! ... And so far... All I keep getting are embarks with low slops and a max of like 10 or so levels tall...

Part of the problem from what I see, is most "mountains" have very VERY large "footprints" of gradually decreasing hills.. Theres often 8 to 10 blocks of "very mild hills" before you could get to "mountains" with good steep cliffs. zoom in on any mountain area, and theres always this "border" around them that you are forced to embark on. 

now... in the OLD DAYS, I could find a really extreme mountain location that wasn't too far from a forest, and make an embark that was like 12 blocks long and 4 blocks wide to 'stretch' out to it... But... These days we get a max of 6x6.

Ive TRIED geeing more "mountainous" worlds, doing all the things I used to remember would cause increased mountains, volcanos, and steep cliffs.. And last world I penned had some truly massive mountain ranges!!!
After I did a "search map" specifically makeing sure to list "high terrain" (among other qualifies) I found something that LOOKED good.. A spot with a river and what according to the map were "steep" cliffs.. I ready my Dwarfs... I embark... And I find a place with hills that are 6 levels tall... What the Hell mate?

You know, In the OLD days,... I knew my way around practically every file in the game...
I'd occasionally edit the init docs, main data docs, the civ docs... All easy peasy...
NOW they have the NEW FANGLED DF-50 stuff going on, and I can't find a blooming thing in it any more...
Anyone can help an old fart out and point me where I'd find the civ docs for a Mod race and the main Civ docs to edit BABYSNTACHER out?

AHOY!
Long time D40 Poster, 1st time D-2022 Poster!

Did a couple forts just to get used to playing the game again, and am currently on my first "Real" fort which just entered its 4th year.
Midway through the 3rd year, I started seeing people flagged with "Missing time with family" now, I know there were many dwarves with family that had come to the fort, my military commander had two kids, and I figured "AH silly me! I'll give them another job so they can play with the kids!" seems simple right? nope...
The tag persisted, and as time went on I'd see it more and more. Eventually with people who don't even have family at the fort, but just have "family" And I start thinking "WTF mate?" are they just doomed? If someone has a huge family, moves to the fort, are they forever going to be sad and mopey unless THEIR ENTIRE FAMILY moves to the fort somehow?

But, as we may know, this is FAR from the only 'unmet need' that plagues our Dwarves.  I mention it, as it seems to be the most numerous.  But there are a whole host of other, rather, 'Ambiguous' things... "Has not helped someone" or "has not done something creative" and such...

Now, before it is said, Yes, I did google this, and there seems to be a good deal of debate about just how important "needs" are, if at all, or that some needs can't be met without an insane amount of micro-managing...

that said... I am curious how some of you out in Dwarf land deal with these issues?
So,

OK!!! So this thread is being started for the purpose of people making posts and asking about updates about THIS THREAD!

SO for anyone who wishes to ask ABOUT the game, or updates, or comments.  I invite ye to all post HERE!
The "REAL" thread should be reserved for people posting actual updates, or posting the SAVE files for other people

ENJOY!!!

Lets be honest, we have ALL been through this..

It seems like every few months you will read an article along the lines of...
"If you liked Dwarf Fortress, you will LOVE this game!"
or
"This game! It's like Blank, meets Dwarf Fortress!"

And usually to say they are Underwhelming is an Over statement...
The other day my brother, who knows i am a Dwarf Fortress fantastic comes at me with Castle Story!
A game he SWEARS is JUST like Dwarf Fortress!
"Look, you control lots of little guys, and they BUILD things! And you have to defend your castle against monsters! It's TOTALLY like Dwarf Fortress!!"
 

SO... How often do the rest of you have to deal with this?

Ok so, sure, I may be doing a lot of fast travel, but I have never had the issues with being tired that I am having now...
Basically no matter how much I rest, I tire almost instantly.  I've rested for a total of 16 hours twice in a row (16hours, save, then another 16)

After all that time I am down ot "blue" drowsy, and less then a few minutes of travel I go from yellow to red again.
WTF?

I have been tasked with killing a terrible beast in a cave. And not one of those little pits in the ground, but a proper cave entrance.
The problem is, the cave is "Impossible" to go down.
Ie the Rame at the end of the entrance tunnel seem to be in a location where it is impossible ot go down the ramp...
Any help?

I have a Vamp all walled up, so I decided to put him to work. I dropped a mining pick in so he could expand things and figured id have him make some workshops.
But.. He mines SOOOO SLOWWWW

I timed it at 1min 40seconds PER bloc.
WTF?