Bay 12 Games Forum

Ok, but we don't have the wave of accessory nobles like the philosopher and dungeon master and hammerer any more?

Is there any benefit to using artifacts in complex constructions? i.e., an artifact chain in a well, or an artifact table in a traction bench?

Well, the site shows that goblins can reach it, I checked that before embark.

Can you raise/lower a well bucket through a grate? A fortification?

For modular blueprints, I've found that a 11x11 grid works best, i.e.,



X.........XX.........X
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.#...#...#..#...#...#.
.#...#...#..#...#...#.
.#...#...#..#...#...#.
.#########..#########.
.#...#...#..#...#...#.
.#...#...#..#...#...#.
.#...#...#..#...#...#.
.#########..#########.
X.........XX.........X

It's a perfectly modular design, it's incredibly space-efficient, it has double-width corridors and lots of up down stairs for movement, and each 9x9 block can be subdivided however you want, whether into 3x3 workshop rooms, the center carved out for a 5x5 shop or kennel or whatever, or cut into parallel line sections for bedrooms. I don't use this design myself any more because it's boring, but it's the best overall modular design I'm aware of.

The relevant "Base Unit" of dwarf fortress isn't the ten spaces because of the shift key -- it's the basic 3x3 workshop block. Everything else builds off of that.

Can't remember this -- can you carve a down staircase into an up/down staircase later? What about an up/down staircase? Trying to decide whether to build my storage rooms above or below & which would allow for best later expansion. Thanks!

Re: quickfort depository --

what about setting up a public-access Google Documents spreadsheet archive?