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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: What's going on in your fort?
« on: May 13, 2017, 01:03:28 pm »
My craftsdorf decided it was a good idea to start a fight with a capybara. It didn't end well. am building a slab, because that's all he deserves with that stupidity.

the capaybara's nose got sliced off before she fled the map. The nose is sitting in my refuse heap now. Good thing I'm not in a reanimating biome. Then again, what is a nose going to do, sniff everyone to death?

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DF General Discussion / I wrote a Quick Start Guide for Dwarf Fortress
« on: May 10, 2017, 05:34:02 pm »
https://hubpages.com/games-hobbies/Strike-the-Earth-A-Qucik-Start-Guide-for-Dwarf-Fortress

There are many like it, but this one is mine. Just covers enough to ease the initial "OMG WHAT IS THIS AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THIS!1111!eleventyone" that afflict newcomers.

I'll eventually do a follow up article. What would you cover next?

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: Yet another in the long list of artifact 'WTF?'s
« on: May 08, 2017, 10:32:40 am »
Quote from: Alyfox on May 07, 2017, 05:32:36 pm
Quote from: SirPenguin on July 26, 2008, 04:37:16 pm
I had an Emerald Hatch Cover.

...

I'm all for bling, but the guy used a single cut emerald, and nothing else. It must have been the tiniest hatch cover ever.

could also be the thinnest, if he cut the emerald into paper-thin layers :D

Not necessarily...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahia_Emerald

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DF Modding / Re: RAW travesties: [PET:6:BREWING:PUNISH_SERIOUS] Stop brewing the puppies dang it!
« on: April 25, 2017, 02:56:33 pm »
Job hunting has been a huge pain lately. One ad in particular claims to be for customer service, but it's really outside insurance sales. So to alleviate my frustration, I ran their latest crapsack ad through the Travesticator.

Problems Demon  --No spoilers, now. That's Problems Clown!

Fast ground problems

Excellently looking employee Stock Options

backgrowing for people

Good individuals at all times

Minimum Quality or Veteran start immediately. The positions.

Fast package for people

Preferred Quality regardless of people

Ability, gender ideal for individuals who are customer service

Identifying email

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: Octo-Ambush!
« on: April 04, 2017, 04:43:28 pm »
Did he attack or anything, or just enjoyed popping out and saying "BOO!"

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: Your first "winning" screen
« on: April 04, 2017, 04:40:15 pm »
I have some 'Game over in five Minutes Or Less' moments (due to undead yaks and harpies and flooding) but this fort was actually very successful. Until THEY came.

I was playing d40, and using a mod called Dig Dwarfier. It added orcs and dark elves as invaders.  No initial problems, I was ready for the orcs.

Except that my legendary axedorf lost friends and family and went berserk before I could wall him in.

He started slaughtering everyone in the fort. I managed to lock two badly injured dorfs--my mason and carpenter--away safely until the caravan showed. Or such was my plan

Dark elves attacked. Urist McBerserkypants kicked their asses, and then went wandering the halls of my fort like a hairier version of Jack Nicholson in The Shining. My carpenter and mason began the slow process of starving and thirsting. I didn't want to watch until the end--the caravan wasn't going to make it in time--so I abandoned.


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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: Urist's Law -- The Inevitabilities of Dwarf Fortress
« on: April 04, 2017, 04:08:09 pm »
No matter how much booze you have, a huge migrant wave will inevitably show up and drink it all right before all the water freezes.

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DF Modding / Re: Bright colors on black give me a headache - white-based color scheme?
« on: April 04, 2017, 04:06:01 pm »
Quote from: roqi on April 04, 2017, 01:07:50 am
Quote from: raeborga on April 02, 2017, 04:27:12 am
A. More white is probably worse for headaches.
B. Legibility is debatable, but I find it harder to read dark on light.
C. The game was made with light on dark in mind, so it's gonna look inverted.
D. I disagree.

Having said that...
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

USE WITH CAUTION!

~EDIT~
Maybe a brighter background color with a regular color scheme would work better?
Like a blue ~25% brightness, for example...
I should mention that color scheme above is based on Taffer's, with all color values halved and black/white inverted.

A. Depends on your brain/eyes, really. It is bright on black that triggers mine.
B. YMMV...
C. I know, and it does, which is unfortunate. Still trying to make it work.
D. Maybe you're right!

And, here's a screenshot of your scheme (with Wanderlust tileset):
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Ain't very legible, sadly: the colors all blend together, looking grey. To compare, here's what I've been playing with, also Taffer-based:
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
It's not... perfect, but it's playable and doesn't give me a headache.
I've tried basing it all in blue (riffing off Brogue's color palette, if you're familiar with that game), but my attempts were nothing to write home about. It could look good though I think.

the first makes me think of early Mac graphics, circa 1980s.

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DF Modding / Re: RAW travesties: [PET:6:BREWING:PUNISH_SERIOUS] Stop brewing the puppies dang it!
« on: April 04, 2017, 04:04:29 pm »
Quote from: TheFlame52 on April 04, 2017, 12:43:17 pm
Quote from: Dunamisdeos on April 04, 2017, 12:20:38 pm
[NAME_BATTLE:VIOLENT]
Wait a sec, that's a real raw tag. There's no travesty here!

Whoops! I still thought it was kind of funny in a "well, duh!" way.

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: Note to Urist--In which you express your frustration to your dwarves
« on: April 03, 2017, 09:49:46 pm »
Quote from: ReynTheLord on January 10, 2017, 10:13:11 pm
Dear Uric McFoodPoisoningSeeingCrazyShit

STOP BESERKING WHENEVER YOU EAT!

What...how... Wait, I think I know.

i-fucking-love-sandwiches.jpg" title="i-fucking-love-sandwiches.jpg

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DF Modding / Re: RAW travesties: "PlanetSidescrolls II: The Future"
« on: April 03, 2017, 09:27:54 pm »
Nyxalinth was bored recently. She completed a fine set of travesties recently, using her name, her friend's name, and their fandoms (Devo and Hannibal tv series) mixed with Toady's updates.

sarah yet to recover an artifact or a kidnapped citizens of fort  --Another citizen of fort needs your help. I'll mark it on your map.

successfully jerry started child  --He admired a fine paternity suit recently

Working. I have bob2

The bob anticipated a war with a nearby human civ

still  in a war with a nearby human tavern

suddenly sheila interruption  --I cancel work: interrupted by me. It was inevitable.

Okay, hmmmm, not as expected. Let's try again.

[DUTY_BREW]  --Dwarves not doing what you tell them? give them this!

can 'players' designed Ruin Assault

DO_NOT_APPALL

can also use SCHONG

 [PETICING]

[SHOES_BROKE]

[COLON_CLOAK:1]

[TOOL:BRO]

[UNDEAD_CANDIDATE_MUSICAL_BARN:MUSCLE]  --Featuring the hit song "Grr, Arrgh, Brains!"

[STONED_HUN]

[LEAN_A_HIVE]

[SKILL:UGLY]

[PUNISH_COLOR:7:0:1]

[OCEAN_ANIMAL:UNTHINKABLE]  --This was me for a while after watching Tusk.

[WEAPON_SPOUSE]

[UNDEAD_CABINETS:1]

[LIKES_SITE:NAME:rangers]

[NAME_BATTLE:VIOLENT]

[MENIAL_BITUMINOUS_COAT:MILKER]

LIKES_SHAPINGS:COMPETITIONS]

[AT_PEAR_CAVE:LEADERS_IGNORE_NEUTRAL:ONLY]

And finally, no making puppies into beer:

 [PET:6:BREWING:PUNISH_SERIOUS]




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DF Modding / Re: RAW travesties: "PlanetSidescrolls II: The Future"
« on: December 06, 2016, 07:24:50 am »
Quote from: Dunamisdeos on November 19, 2016, 12:23:50 pm
So, I work at a call center. Because time and the bare-faced horror of American culture unleashed without consequence have ground us down to bitter, powdery husks of who we once were, we keep a list of funny/awesome names that cross our desks.

I fed these already amusing/super cool names through the travestificator.

---
Doming Chadrabbler
Holycheence Chitz
Diamondy Diamonopoulos
Antonio Eagle Tocantorm Awkwarcus Shitelbaum
Coulos Shiter
Storm Bro
Canket Boliday
Cher Drabbler
Chence Ching Chitz
Indiamonopoulosius Shingo Eagle
Jesusy Toucan
Lord Crick Bong
Thas Shitricket
Shiter Awkwarcuse
Ching Ching Ching Ching Ching Ching Cheeseborough
Stong Chitz
Chengo Garzantord
Pully Polly
Cricket Frabbler
---

There were many more.

I work at one, too. Hail, fellow csr in the trenches!

My favorite is Antonio Eagle Tocantorm Awkwarcus Shitelbaum

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: Everything forbidden, still getting "Item Inaccessible" spam
« on: November 30, 2016, 08:22:36 am »
Quote from: Immortal-D on November 15, 2016, 09:03:48 pm
On the one hand, I'm glad to see this problem resolved.  On the other hand...
Quote from: tehepicwin on November 15, 2016, 08:53:16 pm
I'm still unsure of when and how his teeth got there, but that's the least of my concerns now.
By Armok I love Dwarf Fortress.

I was just about to say that.

I hate this kind of cancellation spam, though, even without Soundsense. Thanks, game, I already know that Urist McSockFetish can't reach that sock. You don't need to remind me ten billion times.

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: !!SCIENCE!! Interrupted strange mood
« on: November 30, 2016, 08:16:04 am »
Quote from: Quietust on November 21, 2016, 07:37:57 am
Quote from: gunpowdertea on November 21, 2016, 02:12:48 am
and the madness depended on what kind of mood he was in (AFAIR)
It did not - the insanity type only ever depended on the dwarf's personality (for as long as personalities existed) and was otherwise random.

Isn't a dwarf being very unhappy or miserable still a factor? I seem to recall those feelings could cause Fell or Macabre moods. Unless you just mean insanity for failure, in which case ignore me.

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: Note to Urist--In which you express your frustration to your dwarves
« on: November 18, 2016, 07:53:24 pm »
Dear dorfs of Whippedgood,

I miss you guys. I know I haven't visited you in ages, but I just started a new job. I promise I'll check in to see what stupidity you've gotten yourselves into now really soon.

Signed,

Your overseer

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