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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: I'm pleased with this new entrance layout
« on: November 16, 2012, 10:17:44 pm »
This is brilliant! I hate having to deal with the marks gobs, and I'm incapable of getting marksdwarves to even train. I'm going to start a new fort and try this out immediately.

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: 0.34.01 Observations
« on: February 15, 2012, 01:29:18 am »
I wasn't successful at butchering ravens, so perhaps the issue is linked. I'm going to try and hunt more bird types to see if this is a common problem.

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: Lag early on in fortress mode....could this be the cause?
« on: February 15, 2012, 01:26:30 am »
Yeah, I think that I'll be deleting that entry too. Do I need to gen a new world for that to take effect? I don't remember.

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: First thoughts.
« on: February 14, 2012, 07:57:30 pm »
Watch out for were creatures! I had a werelizard rampage through my fort during the second spring. He mauled a few of my dwarves, then turned into a human. Turning into a human seemed to negate my kill order to the militia, which allowed him to saunter off the map as a friendly. Then the dwarves he mauled turned into werelizards in my hospital and killed my doctor, then they all bled out. Pretty devastating to an early fort, especially considering my migrants are more than 50 percent children. The danger level in non-evil biomes has definitely been ramped up.

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: First thoughts.
« on: February 14, 2012, 04:44:43 am »
A flock of ravens is flying around my map right now. So cool! Also, my doctor got pushed into a murky pool, and immediately climbed out! Today is a good day.

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DF General Discussion / Re: Demographic insight
« on: January 12, 2012, 12:38:09 pm »
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Race: White
Profession: Student
Socks: Gray
Favorite way to kill a goblin: Stick them with the pointy end!

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / More questions about FPS
« on: August 23, 2011, 11:23:46 pm »
I have two questions about FPS maximization that I have been wondering about.

1) Item clutter is a drain on FPS. How is it counted? For instance is a barrel of seeds one item, or does each individual seed count as a discrete item? If each seed is a discrete item then wouldn't each seed have its own temperature calculation?

2) I'm trying to understand pathfinding better. Mined out space is a drag on FPS because of pathfinding right? But what if a mined out space is then completely walled up? Would that reverse the FPS hit?

Thanks to anyone who takes the time to help me out.

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: Yo, have crossbows been severely nerfed?
« on: May 31, 2011, 10:14:50 am »
Do decorations effect mass? For instance, would it be beneficial to decorate my bolts with lead?

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DF Gameplay Questions / Re: What stockpile is clay stored in?
« on: February 17, 2011, 03:30:56 am »
Somewhat along the same lines--Has anyone else noticed that harvested clay sometimes (almost always for me right now) comes out as a gem, and is stored in the finished goods stockpile? I've got dwarves collecting clay continuously, yet I can produce almost zero pottery because so much of the clay comes out as semi-valuable gems.

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DF Gameplay Questions / Re: Nest Boxes?
« on: February 16, 2011, 11:53:13 pm »
My fort has been plagued by droves of wild blue peahens. They've killed all of my ducks! They're quite vicious actually, and have managed to give my unarmed and unarmored militiamen a number of injuries in their insatiable drive to lay their eggs in my nice nest boxes.

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DF Gameplay Questions / Re: New Features explanation
« on: February 16, 2011, 07:18:42 pm »
Question about eggs and nestboxes: my dwarves put a nest box in the food stockpile. When I try to place another box, it says I have none. The box is  not forbidden. I'm hoping that this means that it has fertilized eggs in it. Is that wishful thinking?

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DF General Discussion / Re: Exiled to 40d
« on: February 14, 2011, 01:05:09 pm »
40d is fun to return to every now and again. Runs smoother for me. Have fun!

p.s. what the hell? Spring break, in February? I'm flabbergasted.

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DF General Discussion / Re: Microcline
« on: February 12, 2011, 09:23:26 am »
I think that microcline looks really nice when it's smoothed, especially with granite furniture and clear glass windows. My living quarters, meeting halls, dining rooms, and tombs are built in microcline deposits when possible.

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: King of the Beasts Tournament
« on: February 11, 2011, 07:02:59 am »
I really enjoy this concept. Keep it up! I'm looking forward to a match somewhere down the line between elephants and grizzly bears.

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: What's your current fort name?
« on: February 09, 2011, 12:30:34 pm »
In the year 50 the group "The Armor of Blood" founded the settlement "Empiresarm" for the civilization "The Mysterious Earth." It's a military focused fortress, although it has taken quite a drubbing recently.

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