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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: Haven't seen anyone else ask... what's new with 31.17?
« on: November 12, 2010, 04:33:53 pm »
Quote from: Urist Imiknorris on November 12, 2010, 04:32:06 pm
Toss a dwarf in the magma sea and see if the ghost can survive spawning.

If a ghost can be harmed by magma, that would imply that they could also be attacked. I'm guessing that they are invincible.

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: Haven't seen anyone else ask... what's new with 31.17?
« on: November 12, 2010, 04:28:19 pm »
I'm wondering if Dwarves that aren't residents of the fortress can become ghosts. If so, it might be more important to protect those merchants.

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: Haven't seen anyone else ask... what's new with 31.17?
« on: November 12, 2010, 04:16:05 pm »
So can animals become ghosts as well, or only Dwarves?

EDIT: The hell? I just started a new embark to test some stuff and a cat appears to have drowned for no reason. Also there are several dead fish and piles of sea jellyfish remains washing up on shore. I don't get what's going on.

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: Haven't seen anyone else ask... what's new with 31.17?
« on: November 12, 2010, 03:52:04 pm »
Quote from: shadow_archmagi on November 12, 2010, 03:42:05 pm
Quote from: veok on November 12, 2010, 03:32:30 pm
Quote from: shadow_archmagi on November 12, 2010, 01:44:14 pm
Rock Slabs can be engraved at the craftsdwarf's workshop. They then say something like "Here lies Urist. 252-652. He was united with horn silver."

Not sure what that achieves.

United... with... horn... silver?

I did a couple more and got

"Lover of crundle horn"
"Slayer of Dodok Dreamyglances/Lover of Turquise"

I think it picks something out of their personality to mention.

I guess my fallen miner liked silver, so they said he's been re-united with silver in the next life.

That's actually a neat addition. Though I imagine it will lead to some silly engravings based on the preferences of your Dead Dwarf.

"Here lies Atir Cattensokan, lover of flesh balls."

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DF General Discussion / Thinking of starting a DF LP
« on: November 12, 2010, 02:49:26 pm »
Not sure where a thread like this would go, so I figured I would just put it here.

I've been seriously considering starting up a Dwarf Fortress Let's Play. Not on this site, but over on the Escapist, which is another website I frequent. I doubt I could make a LP without treading on ground that's been covered a dozen times on this site. One the main reasons I want to make the LP is to introduce more people to DF, and the Escapist is the ideal place for that since almost no one there plays it. Plus I won't be stepping on the other threads in the community stories section found here.

I was just wondering if there's anything important I should know before starting something like this. I am familiar with DF Let's Plays and Let's Plays in general, so I doubt I would screw it up majorly. But I figure someone here might have something important to tell me. If not, no harm in asking.

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: Haven't seen anyone else ask... what's new with 31.17?
« on: November 12, 2010, 12:09:18 am »
Quote from: darkflagrance on November 11, 2010, 11:59:25 pm

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

With over 230 dead Dwarves in my fort, the majority of which have not been properly buried, I think it's safe to say that this doesn't affect old forts.

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: Haven't seen anyone else ask... what's new with 31.17?
« on: November 11, 2010, 11:57:51 pm »
Quote from: iceball3 on November 11, 2010, 09:03:51 pm
Quote from: Internet Kraken on November 11, 2010, 09:00:48 pm
Quote from: Sowelu on November 11, 2010, 08:56:33 pm
May I venture a guess that a rock slab is for non-coffin burials?  Say, for "burying" someone that no longer has remains.

It doesn't appear to be. I built one, and as far as I can tell it serves the same purpose as a statue. Not sure exactly what the point is.
Try linking it to a lever then pull the lever and see what happens.

Tried to do this. You can't link slabs to lever. However, I did notice a new option for lever linking....floor bars. What are floor bars?

And I still have no clue as to what slabs do. They just seem like statues in every way.

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: Haven't seen anyone else ask... what's new with 31.17?
« on: November 11, 2010, 11:33:27 pm »
Quote from: 612DwarfAvenue on November 11, 2010, 11:24:40 pm
Quote from: Internet Kraken on November 11, 2010, 11:11:53 pm
Quote from: Akura on November 11, 2010, 11:05:26 pm
Quote from: Internet Kraken on November 11, 2010, 09:09:43 pm
but my mayor still has a relationship with her dead pet flesh balls.
A relationship with what?!



Don't laugh. She has an adamantine battle axe.

Actually, go ahead and laugh. Last i checked, Toady still hasn't fixed the "weight=damage" thingy, so an Adamantine Axe wouldn't do too much.

Aren't you thinking of adamantine war hammers? At least from what I've seen, adamantine battle axes cut through bone like a knife through hot butter. She's killed 3 forgotten beasts with her axe, and this was back when she was a low ranking novice that was later promoted due to her skill (and her superior officers being devoured by the aforementioned Forgotten Beasts).

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: Haven't seen anyone else ask... what's new with 31.17?
« on: November 11, 2010, 11:11:53 pm »
Quote from: Akura on November 11, 2010, 11:05:26 pm
Quote from: Internet Kraken on November 11, 2010, 09:09:43 pm
but my mayor still has a relationship with her dead pet flesh balls.
A relationship with what?!



Don't laugh. She has an adamantine battle axe.


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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: Haven't seen anyone else ask... what's new with 31.17?
« on: November 11, 2010, 10:53:37 pm »
Quote from: Dante on November 11, 2010, 10:49:00 pm
Quote from: Dante on November 11, 2010, 09:51:50 pm
I've embarked on a combined sinister & terrifying biome, and have killed off three dwarves. They're all rotting where they lie, and nothing has happened with undeath yet (three months in).

Oh god

Actual spoilers for dwarf mode here:
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

 :o

Please tell me you genned a new world to get that embark. Please.

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: Haven't seen anyone else ask... what's new with 31.17?
« on: November 11, 2010, 09:59:30 pm »
Quote from: Sowelu on November 11, 2010, 09:50:40 pm
Are your glitches occurring in NEW worlds, or in 'ported old ones?

Ported old ones, which I suppose is to be expected.

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: Haven't seen anyone else ask... what's new with 31.17?
« on: November 11, 2010, 09:09:43 pm »
Looking at my relationships, I've noticed that all Dwarven relationships have been wiped. At first I thought it was becuase a person can no longer have a relationship with a dead creature, but my mayor still has a relationship with her dead pet flesh balls. Plus I figure these Dwarves would at the very least be acquaintances after spending over a year locked in a tiny cave together.

Anyone else experiencing this glitch?

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: Haven't seen anyone else ask... what's new with 31.17?
« on: November 11, 2010, 09:00:48 pm »
Quote from: Sowelu on November 11, 2010, 08:56:33 pm
May I venture a guess that a rock slab is for non-coffin burials?  Say, for "burying" someone that no longer has remains.

It doesn't appear to be. I built one, and as far as I can tell it serves the same purpose as a statue. Not sure exactly what the point is.

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: Haven't seen anyone else ask... what's new with 31.17?
« on: November 11, 2010, 08:38:00 pm »
Hey, I just noticed that my mayor has made both a mandate and a demand. I don't recall demands actually working in the last version, thoguh maybe that was just me. Just another thing to ignore though.

EDIT: What the heck is a rock slab? The wiki doesn't have any info on it, and I've never seen it in my build menu before.

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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: Haven't seen anyone else ask... what's new with 31.17?
« on: November 11, 2010, 08:30:03 pm »
Well the restless dead haven't risen up to devour my Dwarves. Yet. Now that I think about it, these changes probably only come into play when you generate a new world. You'd think with all the modding I've done I'd have realized that. Good thing to, since there are over 250 dead Dwarves in Townbrush, now that I actually bothered to count them. Most of which have not received a proper burial.

Looks like this update does add some pretty big changes though. Guess I'll have to hold off on the LP I was thinking of starting soon on the Escapist.

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