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Author Topic: NEW CHALLENGE: starting at the dawn of time!  (Read 540951 times)

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Re: NEW CHALLENGE: starting at the dawn of time!
« Reply #210 on: May 22, 2012, 10:17:13 am »

We should TOTALY do that.
Anyone that goes again should use the exact same name but with "-II" or "-III" at the end :D

Definitely doing this for my round two.
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Re: NEW CHALLENGE: starting at the dawn of time!
« Reply #211 on: May 22, 2012, 11:23:00 am »

Whew, finally read through this thread. It's a shame there are no more spots, I seem to be having a lot of luck lately in adventure mode.

Engravers, in my experience, will often engrave about historical events in far-off places. I'd expect that, since these adventurers are the almost only things to do historic acts so far, it won't matter as much. Also, if you make it to the mountain halls alive, I'd assume all your tales are spread to the civ.

If the mountain hall is embarked upon, no one will show up as a 'friendly' resident. Non-town sites currently do not physically exist, so there won't actually be anyone on the map when you go there.
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Re: NEW CHALLENGE: starting at the dawn of time!
« Reply #212 on: May 23, 2012, 04:00:08 am »

Of course, the aim is to not only make history, but to be PART of the history. If we retire on top of the mountainhome, our dwarf can emigrate to the new fort.

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Re: NEW CHALLENGE: starting at the dawn of time!
« Reply #213 on: May 23, 2012, 08:25:23 am »

Of course, the aim is to not only make history, but to be PART of the history. If we retire on top of the mountainhome, our dwarf can emigrate to the new fort.

And that really is the BIG hope...

That at some point, the 7warriors who make it to the mountainhome, will actually immigrate to the Fort we start there so as  to continue on in the game.
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Re: NEW CHALLENGE: starting at the dawn of time!
« Reply #214 on: May 23, 2012, 01:11:15 pm »

I have a question. I really enjoyed the plan you guys came up with, so I wanted to try it out on my own. However, when I used your world gen data, I got a completely different world called "The Future Universes" that looks rather different from the one you are all playing with. Do any of you have any idea why that might be?
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Re: NEW CHALLENGE: starting at the dawn of time!
« Reply #215 on: May 23, 2012, 03:21:04 pm »

Do you have different raws? Did you make sure all the seeds are the same?
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Re: NEW CHALLENGE: starting at the dawn of time!
« Reply #216 on: May 23, 2012, 04:01:45 pm »

If you want you can go back through the thread and just download one of the early versions that has been posted, theres about 5 or 6 posted on DFFA right now.
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Re: NEW CHALLENGE: starting at the dawn of time!
« Reply #217 on: May 23, 2012, 06:36:47 pm »

So I start out from The Watchful Rags in the southwest and head to the mountain range of The Bronze Towers? Which direction is that?

EDIT: Forgot my directions...
« Last Edit: May 23, 2012, 06:53:05 pm by Torrasque666 »
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Re: NEW CHALLENGE: starting at the dawn of time!
« Reply #218 on: May 23, 2012, 07:07:57 pm »

Here is a good screen shot of the world, you'll need to get better maps since this is WAY zoomed out.. but blue is where most people have started, and Red is where you are going..

Hope you have lots of adventuring experience!
We have had only ONE person survive the journey!


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ALso, here is a step by step map from Ubiq, the only one to make it so far
« Last Edit: May 23, 2012, 07:10:30 pm by Crossroads Inc. »
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Re: NEW CHALLENGE: starting at the dawn of time!
« Reply #219 on: May 24, 2012, 03:41:00 am »

So I start out from The Watchful Rags in the southwest and head to the mountain range of The Bronze Towers? Which direction is that?

If you're using Windows you can use the Legends Viewer to see exactly where your starting point is. It's very likely in the area marked in the map in the post above, but could be somewhere else too. Or just tell us where you started and we can point directions.
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« Reply #220 on: May 24, 2012, 12:49:15 pm »

I actually had the good fortune to start out where Ubiq did, so I'm just following his path of destruction. Also helps that I practically have an army with me. I'll post more later.
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Re: NEW CHALLENGE: starting at the dawn of time!
« Reply #221 on: May 24, 2012, 01:14:31 pm »

If you ever visit Evenedlions, my rotten corpse should be there in the fort. My spear, waterskin and other stuff are free to take. Just watch out for the kobolds in the basement.
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Re: NEW CHALLENGE: starting at the dawn of time!
« Reply #222 on: May 24, 2012, 09:25:02 pm »

I actually had the good fortune to start out where Ubiq did, so I'm just following his path of destruction. Also helps that I practically have an army with me. I'll post more later.
Sounds likes it will be a fun time!
Cannot wait for updates!
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Re: NEW CHALLENGE: starting at the dawn of time!
« Reply #223 on: May 24, 2012, 09:27:29 pm »

I actually had the good fortune to start out where Ubiq did, so I'm just following his path of destruction. Also helps that I practically have an army with me. I'll post more later.

I really, really recommend waiting until nightfall to cross any streams or rivers that you encounter to see if they freeze and to look for brooks as much as possible. That army will quickly disappear otherwise.  You'll need them when you hit the larger red boxes as well as that's dingo territory; Nish managed to avoid any giant ones, but not all of us have been so lucky.

What all companions do you have far as weapon prowess goes?
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Re: NEW CHALLENGE: starting at the dawn of time!
« Reply #224 on: May 24, 2012, 09:38:55 pm »

I think the best skillset to have would be:

High dodging, high throwing, high ambusher (for sneaking), and high observer (for avoiding ambushers.) And swimming, at least Adequate.

That's the best survivability imo. Pelt with rocks in stealth mode, get a lucky shot and kill them. Dodge in close combat.
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