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I want to start this off with two different statements. This is a question and or suggestion for modding. If you clicked on here thinking this was a mod involving Attack on Titan, I am sorry for misleading you as that was not my intent. Also, I am hoping this would be the correct place for this topic. Being with a limited amount of time on the internet, it is a possibility that I over looked a thread this topic would fit. If that is so I completely accept it being moved to said area on the forums. I considered putting this in the suggestions section but it appeared that this would not belong there as it is for gameplay suggestions and not mod suggestions.
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I am not a what most people would call a huge anime fan, but when I watch Attack on Titan, I was hooked. For those of you who are not familiar with the show, I would like to copy and paste the wikipedia description "Over one hundred years prior to the beginning of the story, giant humanoid creatures called Titans (巨人 Kyojin) suddenly appeared and nearly wiped out humanity, devouring them without remorse or reason. What remains of humanity now resides within a country surrounded by three enormous concentric walls: the outermost is Wall Maria (ウォール・マリア Wōru Maria); the middle wall is Wall Rose (ウォール・ローゼ Wōru Rōze, pronounced like rosé) and the innermost is Wall Sheena (ウォール・シーナ Wōru Shīna, alt. "Wall Sina"). Inside these walls, humanity has lived in peace for one hundred years; many people growing up without ever having seen a Titan. This all changes when one day, a giant 60-meter (200 ft)-tall Titan mysteriously appears and breaches the outer wall of the Shiganshina district, a town at Wall Maria, allowing the smaller Titans to invade the district. . ." -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Titan

I, amung many others who has watched this show, are on the edge of our seats for the following season to come out. After I finished watching all 25 episodes (which is what there is as of this topic) I played Dwarf Fortress. I am still far from mastering the game, but I know enough to have had something click. Sans the grappling hooks the military use in the series, the setting could fall right in to dwarf fortress.

The walls used in the city can be translated easily into DF. The citizens, why not have them dwarves? Players could try to build a fortified city before any major titan attack could happen. Titans may wonder close enough to your fortress to take notice and attack. Honestly the potential would be endless for such a mod.

I did a search via google; "Dwarf fortress Attack on titan" and other similar entries. I was certain I would find several mods with this same idea. My search turned up only one article on redit with only a few posts. This has taken me by surprise. I want to know if there is a mod(s) out there incorporating Attack on Titan for Dwarf Fortress, or at least any in the works. Did this come across any other peoples mind?

I just recently put some caged elk birds, troglodytes and a minotaur to be desinated as to go to my trade depot as a trade good but only my elk birds made it and some how the others got free. How did this happen? They were able to be placed in my stock pile without a problem. Its does not help that it auto saved due to the changing of the seasons right in the middle of this. So I also want to know if there is a way to remove auto save upon a new season as this is causing me some major headaches.

So I caught my first creature attempting to kill my fortress; a Minotaur! But as it is being my first caged creature I am not sure how to properly interact with it such as moving it or disarming it (although I dont think it was carrying anything). Also, what should I do with man/beast/cow? I am considering using it as target practice but I dont want to kill it . . . yet. I am also curious as to how much it is worth trading being a semi megabeast (if it can be traded that is). I want to use for something productive as this is my first real fortress and it is still very much in its infancy (I havent even seen a single goblin yet).

I am hoping this is a simple fix . . . I have just started a new fortress and have thus far three stockpiles; one for my refuse located outside, one for my seeds next to my farm and one for general use next to where my workshops will be located. Every time I change what goes in stock pile it changes it for them all. I am about to brutally vivisect my computer in frustration stumped as to how to fix this problem.

I am still on my first fortress and learning the ropes. I am confused about a few aspects.

My animals are not going into pastures. When I designate an area as a pasture my animals are not leaving my dining area and are starving to death.

I have a TON of wood that is not being gathered. It is across a river and there is a bridge to go across, but none of my dwarfs are gathering anything. They are not forbidden. I have plenty of idle ones.

There are barrels in my refuse stock pile and I have no clue why. As far as I can tell there is no destination for the zone any such item. Could the wood problem be related?

On the starvation note, I had a horse die of it, which is how I noticed my animals not leaving. I want it to be butchered (am aware that the meat from it might be scarce at best) before it rots so I can get the hide.

Here is a link for my fortress:

https://mega.co.nz/#!ONQlGRbZ!om70eb3sfzu3FGgDKGng6BY5eNyOZ4dUavzUfCq8spY

I want to start this off by saying that this is not a thread to suggest ideas. I want a "It would be so cool if . . . " kind of thread, if that make sense. For example (albeit bad examples) something along the lines of "If I could make anything, it would be so cool if jaws was in the game! he could eat your dwarfs if they get too close to the water!" or "I would love to see aliens, it would be so absurd that its awesome".

What would I like to see? I would love to see dinosaurs! Ya, they dont exactly go along with the theme exactly, but still. "velociraptor1 bites dwarf 1 in the arm, the arm severed and has flown in an arc. velociraptor2 scratches Dwarf 1's neck, severing an artery. velociraptor3 bites Dwarf 1's right foot and severs it. Veleorapter 4 has intellectual discussion with velocorapter 5 about the recent New York Times article regarding Iceland's economy." mauled to death by velociraptors. OMG MOST AWESOME DEATH!

Pffft, forget adamant armor; how about a dwarf or 2 with Trex leather armor. Win

How about goblins Flintstone siege you riding all different manors of dinosaurs. "guys, I know we are under siege right now by dinosaurs and goblins, and dieing by bee-lining straight to the beer and beating up Yoshi sounds enticing, but . . . they decided to surround our alchol stash with hundreds of compies . . . they have a sick sense of humor." Nice!

What would you guys like to see?

Hiya! I am a newbie to DF (just over a week into the game) and surprise, surprise; my first topic on the forum is requesting help. Like many newbies there is many features overwhelming me within the vast game of DF. Over all however I am enjoying the game.

Currently I am experimenting with adventure mode. I created a world with the most treacherous of options. LOTS of savagery, and LOTS of forgotten beasts. I gathered many would be adventures to my aid and traveled to the most savage of areas I could find. Fun then ensued. But now my character has found a weapon shop. I thought it was a good time to replace my starting sword with something better . . . then the confusion happened. MANY swords to chose from. No way to my knowledge to figure out which of these is better or worse. Is a silver longsword better than a steel longsword? Is bismuth bronze as good as bronze? I was just a bit overwhlmed to say the least. I did not want to sell my current weapon and end up with something worse for. I also thought what of armor?

I looked online for a list of which types of swords are better. All I could rely find is lists of materials these weapons could be made out of. They may list density, but would that mean its better than something that ways less? I would imagine that a blunt weapon such as a hammer or mace would be better if it is heavier, but then what would be the purpose of making it out of a higher grade of metal? I of course know the basics, such as bronze would be better than copper. But where would the aforementioned silver lie? What about "fine" crafted items and other grades?

So, anyone happen to know where I could find a list or similar page detailing which is better or worse? It would rely help me on my adventures.