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[Akroma]

enough with the community fortresses (fortressi ?) already

Instead, lets have a succesion challenge

                                                       

Our goal will be to build a fortress entirely inside a circular chasm, under the aspects of aesthetics and practicability. The fortress should have minimal contact with everything that isn't inside the chasm, the only supports will be the main entrance, and a water inlet from the underground river nearby, which will also be used to irrigate farms inside the Chasm-Fortress.

I will start the first round on saturday, where I have plenty of time, until then everyone who is interested should sign up. Turns are taken each year.

Untill saturday, don't forget to give ideas on how to name the fortress

Turn list:
0st. Akroma [ended due to 2 frames per second]
1nd. NPComplete[ended]
2rd. Snugglebear[ended]
3th. Dopefish[ended]
4th. Nahkh[ended]
5th. Kogam Loloklam[ended]
6th. Fleacircus[ended]
7th. NPComplete[ended]
8th. Snugglebear[ended]
9th. Dopefish[ended]
10th. Mlittle{ended]
11th. GeneralValter[ended]
12th. Fleacircus [ended]

14th. Donkringel[ended]
15th. Dopefish[ended]
16th. Mlittle
17th. GeneralValter
18th. Baughn

[ May 18, 2008: Message edited by: Akroma ]

[ May 29, 2008: Message edited by: Akroma ]

[ June 03, 2008: Message edited by: Akroma ]

[NPComplete]

I'm interested.  What version are you using (to avoid bugs etc)?

Naming suggestions:

Two contradictory words, one for sky, one for underground (Deepclouds, etc).  I don't have the dictionary handy.

[Akroma]

38c

are there any bugs I haven't heared of yet, but that I should know of ?

[sneakey pete]

Last i checked, you couldn't build a farm on artificial floors  

Just build one with a walkway to it, perhaps, instead of a waterway in.

[ March 13, 2008: Message edited by: sneakey pete ]

[Akroma]

so muddying won't make it farmable ?

well, I guess no one minds when there is a small farming area outside of the chasm. Also i haven't checked it yet, but I there is a chance that there are several levels of rock above the chasm. We just need to remove the ceiling and keep the top level as the farm

[Akroma]

A floor is a map tile state that creatures can walk on. A floor is formed either naturally (as grass or soil the ground), by constructing walls (thus creating a floor on the level above) or by building a floor. Floors can be built on natural floors; this distinction is subtle but allows for 'paving'.

Constructed floors:

   * count as constructions and cannot have walls built upon them
   * can have other types of buildings built upon them, such as workshops
   * can be muddied and farmed

Floors enclose spaces making the tile below them inside.

taken from the wiki

it sais constructed floor can be muddied and farmed on.

[ March 13, 2008: Message edited by: Akroma ]

[NPComplete]

quote:Originally posted by Akroma:
<STRONG>38c

are there any bugs I haven't heared of yet, but that I should know of ?</STRONG>

Nothing I know of, but it won't hurt to have the same version (I think I'm a few versions behind with my current install so I'll update)

[Mohreb el Yasim]

quote:Originally posted by Akroma:
Constructed floors:

   * count as constructions and cannot have walls built upon them
   * can have other types of buildings built upon them, such as workshops
   * can be muddied and farmed

1) yes but by the way wals conts like floors in one level up
2) i had already build worksshops on floors so i think it is not right for the latests versions
3) i dont know but i think also that they can't be farmed (it is a quite normal)

[Jreengus]

i know it would be hard to do but this gave me an awsome idea, build in a chasm then pave over the bottom and fill it with magma, if the farming on soil works you could shun all outside contact too.

[BishopX]

Does building walls one level below create floors that can be muddied?

[Akroma]

quote:Originally posted by BishopX:
<STRONG>Does building walls one level below create floors that can be muddied?</STRONG>

if you can muddy a normal constructed floor, you will also be able to mussya floor on top of a wall. I think what matters is that this tile is tagged as a floor, so it can be muddied and farmed upon. wether it is natural or not doesn't matter

[AlienChickenPie]

Bomrek McDwarf cancels Breathe: Interrupted by antman
Bomrek McDwarf has suffocated

How are you going to keep the dwarves from cancel-spamming your announcement screen and accomplishing nothing?

[Akroma]

before starting to buld inside the chasm I will of course clean it out with marksdwarves, then rewall the caves in the case they respawn.

(do they even respawn ?)

[Snugglebear]

I'd be interested in taking on a year of this at some point, with the proviso that if someone has not yet turned the chasm into a means of throwing dwarves, goblins, and items into the abyss as sacrificial offerings, I will.

[Dopefish]

Sounds good.  I've been kinda in a rut lately, so this should be fun.  Any other stuff we should know?  Init settings with regards to invasions, the economy and such?