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quote:
Originally posted by Marsume:
<STRONG>When was the last time you had an axe? In fact when was the last time you had an axe, 4 friends with axes, were half drunk on rum, chopping down trees?</STRONG>
quote:
Originally posted by Tylui:
<STRONG>
Oddly enough, I've got AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core processor, and DF runs better when I run two instances... How weird is that?It works for wxSand of Falling Sand Game, too!</STRONG>
Also, the falling sand thing is cool 
quote:
Originally posted by Kylaer:
<STRONG>As for running two copies of Dwarf Fortress at the same time, you'd need a supercomputer to do it, but it is possible to the best of my knowledge.</STRONG>
If you had a dualcore computer and the ability to assign one "core" to each instance of the game you'd probably be able to handle it. As far as running it goes. I'd be interested to know how you can physically play two games at once. (Leaving out the technical difficulties of sending input to two different programs simultaenously, and keeping focus(the "os term") on both windows)
If I could, I'd probably take the 16x16 dwarves and set them on a 80x64 tiles fullscreen.
Or perhaps a 160x128 tiles fullscreen for a really good all around view
quote:
Originally posted by JT:
<STRONG>It's bad enough you're continuing the "this is an artifact" fad, but worse that you didn't even make it funny. =P
While I'm on the subject of peeves, I actually find the whole forum-fortress thing a pointless waste of time -- to the point that David Wong might pursue infringement. However, even though that spams up the Dwarf Mode discussion, it's still worthwhile to look at from time to time. And Eiba's one-dwarf challenge thread is a major treat to look at.</STRONG>
The lets plays are fun because you get to see how other people build their fortresses and manage their dwarves, as well as enjoying when your avatar accomplishes some good or the tension when he is threatened.
quote:
Originally posted by Eiba:
<STRONG>Maybe we should have a stickied FAQ that just says "Go read the Wiki"...</STRONG>
There's a link to the wiki on top of the forum.
EDIT: WTF? How did I write "long" instead of "link"?
[ March 01, 2007: Message edited by: Slartibartfast ]
You could also beg Toady to allow graphics for every tile, but I'd rather you beg for variable tile numbers 
quote:
Originally posted by Asehujiko:
<STRONG>dont ask me how he was able to ravage half of the fortress with no limbs and no eyes...</STRONG>
Obviously he crawled by using his mouth instead of hands.
Or maybe he managed to roll on the ground.
And he headbutted everything he wanted to destroy.
[ February 14, 2007: Message edited by: Slartibartfast ]
quote:
Originally posted by slMagnvox:
<STRONG>What resolution is that? Looks like a lot more viewable tiles than I get with 800x600 curses. Might just be an illusion</STRONG>
[ June 27, 2007: Message edited by: Slartibartfast ]
[ June 27, 2007: Message edited by: Slartibartfast ]
code:
_______......~~~
_,,,,,_......~~~
_,,,,,_S.....~~~
_,,,,,,X____X~~~
_,,,,,_S.....~~~
_,,,,,_......~~~
_______......~~~_ - channel
, - dry ground to be flooded for farming
X - floodgate
. - dry ground to remain dry
~ - river
S - statue
So this is the only option then?
code:
_______......~~~
_,,,,,_......~~~
_,,,,,_......~~~
_,,,,X______X~~~
_,,,,,_......~~~
_,,,,,_......~~~
_______......~~~_ - channel
, - dry ground to be flooded for farming
X - floodgate
. - dry ground to remain dry
~ - river
(and of course, add supports where needed)
EDIT:
To operate this theoretical idea, open the right floodgate, which will fill all channel tiles. Then open the left floodgate to flood the area between the channels. Next close the left floodgate, and then the right floodgate. Farm.
[ April 02, 2007: Message edited by: Slartibartfast ]
