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Life Advice / Replacing a Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX

« on: January 18, 2012, 01:11:17 pm »

It appears that my video card died.

I am trying to figure out what I can replace my video card with.

Not sure what will work with my current system.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a graphics card that should work that would be at least as good as my current card?

DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / A few Dwarf Fortress mode questions...

« on: June 12, 2011, 09:42:10 pm »

Been trying to learn how all the new features work since I haven't played in 2 years or so...

So just a simple list of questions that the Wiki doesn't seem to resolve for me...

1) Are Weapon Racks and Armor Stands just for show? The wiki seems to imply that soldiers will use them, but so far I can't seem to make that happen. I tried making a barracks around an Armor Stand and the soldiers train there but don't store anything in the Armor Stand.

2) Dwarves are starting to leave their clothes all over the place... it used to be you had to just hide this crap... is that still the case or is there a way to get Dwarves to store these items?

3) Is it normal that dwarves that are part of military squads will still train even though their squad is odd duty? Do I need to actually disband the squad to send them back to civilian life?

Okay, that is it for now...

DF Gameplay Questions / Questions involving DF terraforming...

« on: April 28, 2009, 12:31:17 pm »

I am working on my mega project... obsidian tower. I have the tower formed and am carving, but in the mean time I am terraforming the outside world... and a few questions arise.

1) Stones sometimes change type during a z-level drop?

Normally, I start dropping the top z levels down, until I eventually get a giant flat area... but I have noticed that sometimes a stone level will change during the drop. For instance I had a level that I dropped and in the dropping the obsidian changed to marble. The grass/soil/tree levels remained as they were, but the stone levels changed...

Any clue on why stone occasionally changes type during a drop?

2) Is it better to drop levels from the top or bottom...

I was thinking maybe it would be different if I dropped from the bottom, rather than the top.

I could start with the bottom levels first... is there an advantage to either way?

3) Is there anyway to drop the z-levels that meet the edges of the map.

I would love to drop the entire map to one flat level, but I don't think it can be done due to the fact that the edges can't be mined. Any thoughts?

4) Is there anyway to change stone into soil? I would love to get some of my pure stone tiles to turn into grass, but I have found no way to do it. Any suggestions?

5) What happens to the outside tiles that are left after a farm plot is removed? It is no longer muddy, but will anything grow there?

6) Last question.... I have caught 4 or 5 deer and the deer have had babies, none are tamed.

I was considering letting them loose in a large inclosed outdoor area. Will they still manage to leave the map if there is no actual exit available to them?

I love the idea of having a wild deer herd that can't leave the map. The King's private game.

Thanks...

DF Gameplay Questions / Questions...

« on: April 07, 2009, 01:35:15 pm »

I have run many forts and feel that I have a pretty good understanding of DF though I do learn new stuff all the time as this is one of the more complicated games I have had the pleasure of enjoying.

I have a few questions that I could probably google if I knew exactly what I was looking for.

1) I sometimes see people talking about very specific battle details for Fortress Mode. I have never seen any way to see detailed information on what happens. Normally my battles go very quickly and I can't really see what is going on.

Am I missing something? Is there a way to see more detailed combat info?

I have read that the combat works differently in Adventure Mode, but I have never played that mode.

2) Do people actually use the button that Advance time by one-step (while paused)?

Every time I have used it I am not sure if anything is happening. How many times do you have to press the button? Do all units move one-step, or is it doing 1 unit per press?

Anyway, nothing major but any discussion on these would be cool.

thanks.

DF Gameplay Questions / Liason requests

« on: February 09, 2009, 11:42:48 am »

I just started playing DW a few weeks ago. Fantastic game.

I was curious about how the trade requests work with each civilization's Liason.

The first year the traders all bring a wide variety of goods, but then after that they only pretty much bring what I requested?

What happens if I request nothing, or what happens if I mark everything as lightly requested?

Any tips on dealing with the Liason?

I did a search but didn't get anything too informative, and the Wiki doesn't really answer these questions.

thanks.