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Here's a picture of a goblin.
Probably not how Toady envisioned them, and not in agreement with lore on goblins in general, it is just how I imagine DF goblins must look.
One of the reasons why I like the ascii graphics of DF is that it basically leaves everything up to the imagination of the player, the screen just shows letters, but it easily translates to dark dungeons, massive battles, and miasma.
Anyhow here's the Goblin: They are not the types of creatures that you want to steal and adopt your children.

An elven retreat. Without any elves, as they are somewhere else, dancing and singing, or whatever it is elves do:

Yeah really, what happens to Halltraded after the coming update?  It's not that far off anymore.

I'm still unspoiled about anything concerning the new version, as I've not been reading that part of the site (It is very tempting to press that link, but I am sure I will enjoy the game more if I don't)
I am thus also not up to date on when it is supposed to be released. How far off is "not that far off?" weeks? months? . I guess we could kind of roleplay a reason to abandon the fortress and start a new one if it is released, I guess people will quickly lose interest in the old version when the new one is out. I could PM everybody on the turn list to see what their opinions are on this: go with the old version, or start a new fortress. What do you think?

Oh, and as you might have guessed, I'm back, I will catch up on reading, and updating the turn order tomorrow. 

Still travelling for work, but I have limited internet acces.

When randomly browsing this internet, I ran into a recent post on TIGsource that is of interest to this thread. It has a video of the stonesense visualizer for DF, which in itself is cool, but to my great suprise the video was shot using Halltraded as an example. Make sure you watch till the end, Halltraded again lives up to its reputation
here's the link:
 http://tigsource.com/articles/2009/11/03/stonesense-dwarf-fortress-visualizer

3th hematite: It seems the cats have a sixth sense that warns them of impending doom. All of the felines are cowering on the lower levels and none will visit their masters. Most irritating. I order the squad to retreat, we will do the experiment with the caged cats only. I order the dwarves to lock the door, release the cats, and start the experiment.

4th hematite: Nobles are too lazy to work, but they gladly make an exception for the fun jobs. The baroness consort herself has shown up to cast the cats into oblivion.
5th hematite: I may have spoken too soon, she may be too lazy. After she finds out that the stone pavement is not easy to tear up, she calls for her daughter, Tholtig lenskings, to finish the job. The child, already showing all the cruelty of the noble she'll grow into, happily finishes the job:


Finally we have results!:



It seems all the cats have died (close to 40). The effects on the passage of time are opposite from those expected. fps has decreased from 14 to 11.
(I actually played this part on my old computer)
Fascinating results, it seems my hard work here in Halltraded is beginning to pay of.
 
7th of hematite. It seems my experiment has backfired, the dwarves can not see the value of my scientific work, and fail to see progress even when it is in their face. They allow primitive emotions to cloud their judgement, and demand that I resign from my position. Maggarg, that cranky old dwarf is, as usual, complaining most of all and seems to be leading the rebellion.
I have no intention to spend my time listening to the complaints of the dumb masses, and decide to step down as leader of the fortress, but not for the reasons they suspect. The basic requirements for scientific research are now in place, and I will continue my research. Now that I am no longer the ruler I can perform my projects in the background, hidden from view. My work here has only just started.


Map   : http://mkv25.net/dfma/map-7252-halltraded
Save  : http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=1508

Some things the next ruler should know:

The obsidian factory is as good as finished. As explained on the DFMA map, only one axle needs to be build to connect the thing, but you might want to wait untill the levers on the floor above have been connected to the pumps and have been switched off (that way the pumps for the cooling water start out in the off position( I think)). The orders for this have been given. of course the whole thing remains untested. 

Christes great project is still unfinished, there has been some progress on the walkway and the south tower is mostly done, but large parts have not been completed.

In order to connect the obsidian factory to our power supply I had to path the axles straigth through the room occupied by the dragon. I had to remove her cage, and she is now in one of the stockpiles.I had huge plans for the dragon, but I did not start construction as I would not have had time to finish it.
 
The next person (Maggarg) can play a full year from where I stopped.

I have basically finished playing and I ended up somewhere in early summer. (did not have time to check for the rock crystal, because I only read this afterwards. )

Anyhow,  I had to install my scanner on the new system to scan a picture for my writeup but it needs a reboot for it to function. I can't do that as the computer needs several hours to crunch some unrelated data.  I'll try and post the save and updates tomorrow, but I'm afraid I won't be able to do so before tuesday. sigh....

9th slate: I have searched the entire fortress but I have been unable to find as much as a grain of unpolluted sand, it's all mixed with clay, peat, vomit or blood. This means we can't create glass, and far worse, I can't build my alchemists lab. This is unacceptable as a proper scientist needs to be able to experiment with dangerous chemicals to be taken seriously. It seems I have to go for the next best alternative: Magma. I have ordered the dwarves to tunnel the magma from the volcano to the north side of the fortress, for the construction of an obsidian factory. Power from the waterwheels will also have to be diverted to the site of the factory. 

11th slate: The cell blocks and appartments for the captain of the guard are finished. Almost all dwarves in the fortress have applied for the job, likely because this would allow them to avoid punishment themselves. By an age old dwarven tradition the dwarves decide to settle the dispute by giving a party at the felsite table, the dwarf that can drink the most keggs of sewer brew without passing out will be Halltradeds captain of the guard. Any scholar could tell that this may not be the most wise method for choosing a captain of the guard, but common sense has always been hard to find in this fortress. In the end, Zulban Boltspeak won the competition and was swiftly inaugurated by the baronnes. He then vomited all over the place, and promptly passed out.

12th slate: As Zulban did not remember what happened the day before, he again had to be told that he had been appointed as captain of the guard. After drinking a couple tankards of dwarven ale to ease the headache he started on the job:

10th felsite. A group of migrants has arrived. Our population is exactly one hundred dwarves now.