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i build in a very similar manner to funk. I'd add though, that you could ignore the down and up stairs that are separate on level 2, and simply use an up-down stair construction from 'b' - 'C'.

for building corner walls, try this on your second level:

stage 1:
build the floor on level 2, inside the perimeter of the walls (leaving the tops of walls all bare)

stage 2:
build the walls at 2 opposite sides - i.e. the east and west walls OR the north and south walls. your dwarves will use the tops of the walls from level 1 to reach the corners, and the floors you built in stage 1 to build the middle bits of the walls.

stage 3:
build the remaining walls. you've already put in all the corners in stage 2 so they should not be a problem.

hope that helps.

on walling off the entire map - the caravan *should* spawn in the space you leave, but don't bet too heavily on it - as far as i've read, it's not a sure fire thing. take a look at martin's map for the df masters competition - he left a section of land available around the entire map with ramps down, so that the caravan, wherever it spawned, could come round to his entrance and enter...sure, it's a longer route, but it avoids any buggy caravan arrivals.

Has anyone in fact decided to make a collection of all the different colours of goblin in cages? 1 of each? A kind of rogues gallery, like a zoo...? It could be a dwarven advanced combat and military research facility outpost, that traps goblins to experiment for the good of the Mountainhomes! You know, kinda:

Urist McScientist: And here you see our biological labs. We've collected together a range of different goblins, and are testing the results of various liquids and fluids on their system.
Melbil McVisitor: Oh, how quaint, like what?
Urist McScientist: Mainly, uh, magma....

plus there's the fun of seeing who buys a shop to start selling. it's like, hey, urist mcrichmothertrucker, how did you suddenly become mister richypants??! oh, i see. you're the master jeweller who somehow managed to pocket a buttload of gems....sly dog you.

Quote from: Stargrasper on June 05, 2009, 07:29:58 pm

Just set your masons to work making stone furniture until you have an army of legendary masons.  Won't get rid of the stone, but gives it all a use before you melt it.

Because we need an army of superdwarvenly tough mason's throwing tantrums. Great idea.

just what i was going to say - destroying masterwork thrones and tables will upset the masons...unless, of course, you have made literally so many that the fraction that are destroyed is too tiny really to impact upon the creator's mood....

i have word from the ubermensch! only days remain as scores are compiled and prizes prepared....any day now!

we wait with bated breath! huzzah!

Here's yet another occasion of a world-generation question that could have been resolved using the DF Modding stickied topic of mine 

Thank you all. Jay, thank you for your helpful sig!

Looking good, looking good (as a starting fort...hehe).

To add a tip, if I humbly may:

Are you playing with economy turned on or off? If on, those bedrooms, while lovely with statue, armour stand, weapon rack et al. will become hella expensive when the economy kicks in - I recommend making some 1x3 rooms, unadorned, with just a bed and a door, for those dwarves that won't be able to afford the smoothed, engraved, packed-full-of-goodness rooms you've made (which look ace, by the way).

Keep trooping!