Bay 12 Games Forum

I've heard traps can crash the game if they break from wear. How long will this typically take? I'd prefer not to get into a spot where the game is doomed to crash from weapon wear before I can react, but I've seen people still using them despite the risks so it can't be that bad, right?

I have a laptop without a numpad, so I don't know how to go about movement diagonally. The actual numbers work, but that slows my game to a crawl due to the unusual layout for directions. I read something about the function key allowing diagonal movement using the directional keys, but it doesn't do anything for me. Any ideas or help?

I'm a bit of a newb to the game still, and had to make a new fort due to annihilating my old one (long story, let's just say I've learned the importance of backups). I embarked at a volcano, and found that it has sand. After a while of starting, I realized what I wanted to do. I'm planning on this being my first megaproject once the fort is running full power, a large green glass tower rising up out of the volcano, and perhaps dipping down into the lava if there's a way to do such a thing reasonably.

This got me thinking. What were other people's first megaprojects like? as such, I came here to ask just the question.