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I generaly never take cats, just this time cause I knew there would be cave spiders all over the place.  I think though that I preffer the vermin to the mangy cats.  I think I may try that out Sneaky Pete, if the situation gets much worse.

I'm not sure if I ever said how much I like and appreciate the Map archive Markavian but I do (I'm unbeltedsundew over there).

Anyways, it occured to me while uploading a recent site (and I'm not sure if this is the right thread or not) that it'd be nice to have some certain information.  Like what types of stone that are available on the map (from looking at the exposed rocks or gems and what not).  What types of wild life is there and so forth.  Certainly not required or even remotely necessary, but it would be a nice little extra feature for those of us obsessed.

-edit:  Oh I just noticed that you replyed to an earlier comment I made XD  Yeah I love the new list of favorites you put up there too, I keep refering to it as I build my forts.

Quote from: Shaostoul on December 15, 2008, 11:02:54 am

Hmmm, I thought I've done the plump helmets before... I'll test anyways.

The magma idea... Totally awesome, the only way I could see it done is cheating...

Unless you were talking about some small water source...

It's definitely possible. You'd need insane amounts of magma, but a magma pipe does have insane amounts of magma. You'd also need insane amounts of time because every cave-in warning pauses your game. Maybe, there's a way to disable them and if there isn't, someone should make a mod for exactly this. It should be possible.

I think that there are some warnings that are hardcoded and that this happens to be one of them.  I also belive I saw a thread where some one made a mod to auto unpause after such an interuption.  Or I could be confussed with digging but I dont think so.  Try doing a search.

Um...

Anyways, while the fractal designs are in a way very pretty I for one dont like 'em that much.  Nor do i like the ultra effecient designs very much simply because its not very livable if considered in a human sense.  My bedrooms got to have the three furnitures, and a tile of floor space at the very least.  A door per beroom is prefered (rather then a door for two or four or whatever) and by all means stairs should be avioded, they are ugly and tacky.

As such my bedroom layouts tend towards areas that would appeal to property buyers and not monks and slaves forced into their living conditions.

Typical low rent rooms end up like this:

#####
##B##
#C F#
##D##

B = bed
C = Container
F = wardrobe
d = door


I see, that helps a little, but unless the grey's are right next to each other its hard to tell which grey is which.  Toady should make 'lopped off' a distinct purple or blue or something.

Edit:  Turns out to be moot anyways, my forts being destroyed like they all are; in a retarded tantrum spiral.  I wonder what part of a depressed dwarf says "Screw this, my pet rock is dead, time to make sure everyone suffers the same fate."

Yeah after a few seasons of cowering and being pumeled to death by the ever present zombie camel threat I ended up building a tunnel to the river.  Sadly I think i've killed all the zombie marine life.  The camels however require me to send guards out with anyone doing work outside.  Also they've gone and killed my dwarf liason after i accidently flung him over a wall while useing a bridge. >.<;

http://mkv25.net/dfma/map-4093-ritemachine

And I'm slightly concerned by the zombie carp inhabiting my only water source in a scorching biome.  Also I find myself wondering just how dangerous zombie fire imps can be?  Probably not much.... right?

Is there anyway to handle this other then building a wall around my brave dwarfs and letting the gibber away in a corner?  (they have enough beer to last a season of this zombie apocalypse I think.  Its really too bad they forgot their shotguns though.)