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I'm just jumping in to succession forts, as a player - so yeah, count me in.

I prefer Joyous/Terrifying overlaps, 'cause the only thing more fun than a fortress made of unicorn soap, is a fortress made of unicorn soap that's being attacked by undead elephants!

But hey, that's just me.  And yeah, like so many others, it was reading the tales of Boatmurdered that turned me from 'casually interested in this quirky game' to 'hardcore addict to this digital crack cocaine,' so I get what you're saying about the narratives/RPing being a major draw in these sorts of community games.

Let's do this!

Quote from: WoobMonkey on November 13, 2013, 12:32:30 pm

Just be aware that building a hatch cover on an up/down staircase will block access from above, as well as from below.

No it doesn't - a floor hatch only blocks downward movement.

I just tested the following layout (side view):

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_____<With a floor hatch placed on the "X" tile, dwarves were able to access all 3 floors from the right; upon locking it, only the bottom floor became inaccessible (while the middle and upper floors could still be reached).

I stand corrected, good sir/madam.

Starting skills?  So we're playing easy mode, then, eh? XD 

I'll take a diagnostician/3 suturing/1 bonesetting/1 surgery/1 student/3 bonecarver/1.  Now, to start experimenting eviscerating er... *curing* everyone! XD

Fair warning: your sig is giving me ideas.  <evil chuckle>

But yeah, totally - I'll wait until we've all had a turn fighting gobbos and necros, before screwing with the fort itself.

So, no leaving the fort in a situation where everyone dies on hitting spacebar; no breaching HFS without containment; no pressure plates set to citizen activation to flood the whole fort with magma...  did I miss anything?

http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=8130

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In the central-west part of the map, I see a tower near a gobbo camp.  With a tile in between - might be a neat spot.

That Looks Great.

PS.Any idea's on turn Length?

Traditionally, it's a couple days to acknowledge your turn and d/l the save, then about a week to play through a year and write up a report.

Now, onto other business - are we in this to collaborate on the fort, or just to mess with each others' heads?  I'm down, either way.

In the central-west part of the map, I see a tower near a gobbo camp.  With a tile in between - might be a neat spot.

Giver99, if you were to upload the region to DFFD, we could all take a gander at it, and figure out where we're going.

http://dffd.wimbli.com/

Floor grates are more like constructed floors, except that they allow liquids and gasses through.  You cannot link them to anything.

However, a hatch cover (can be built at a carpenter's, mason's, or metalsmith's) will do what you're looking for.  Just be aware that building a hatch cover on an up/down staircase will block access from above, as well as from below.