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Author Topic: Lesson Learned.  (Read 5538 times)

Slackratchet

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Lesson Learned.
« on: April 17, 2009, 02:04:28 pm »

'b' is different than 'x' and a Bed doesn't hold back magma as well as a Floodgate no matter how fast you type.
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Re: Lesson Learned.
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2009, 02:06:52 pm »

'b' is different than 'x' and a Bed doesn't hold back magma as well as a Floodgate no matter how fast you type.

Wow, nice dude.  You succeeded in making me crack up.   ;D
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Re: Lesson Learned.
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2009, 02:25:44 pm »

I laughed long and hard.
This merits a panel in a webcomic somewhere.
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Re: Lesson Learned.
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2009, 02:26:46 pm »

You should have seen the look of horror on my face when I realized what I had done :)
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Re: Lesson Learned.
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2009, 02:43:08 pm »

'b' is different than 'x' and a Bed doesn't hold back magma as well as a Floodgate no matter how fast you type.

that, sir, deserves to be in a sig, if you don't mind
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'b' is different than 'x' and a Bed doesn't hold back magma as well as a Floodgate no matter how fast you type.

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Re: Lesson Learned.
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2009, 03:07:24 pm »

not at all. Maybe someone can learn from my fiery deaths.
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Re: Lesson Learned.
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2009, 04:43:28 pm »

While we're on the subject, I'd like to add that when I used b-C-f instead of b-C-F, the goblins walked all over me.
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Re: Lesson Learned.
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2009, 07:23:18 pm »

Take a laugh point, or whatever you guys do here.

And is it sad that I actually understand what those mean?

(Anyway, I plan to put that on my board at work Monday.  See how many weird looks I get.)
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Re: Lesson Learned.
« Reply #8 on: April 17, 2009, 08:35:40 pm »

Shoulda used a bed made from Bauxite instead. Or maybe steel.
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« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2009, 08:37:01 pm »

Kohou, most every player of DF can play without looking at keys. After the first couple of fortresses you realize that hitting b>p is essential to keeping your midget, manic depressive alchoholics alive. The only keys I have trouble with is a fishery. Hardly ever use one, so it's not that big of a deal.
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Re: Lesson Learned.
« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2009, 11:26:47 pm »

Bwaha...

'Oh no, the lava is getting closer!'
'Nothing to worry about, boys!'
*bed clunks down*
'Yep, we're safe nAAUGHURGLEUGLAARGH!'

I've been playing for a while, and I still have a habit of hitting keys one off of the one I'm after. Ended up with a bunch of apartments filled with coffins. Which actually worked out pretty well...
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Re: Lesson Learned.
« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2009, 12:04:03 am »

Kohou, most every player of DF can play without looking at keys. After the first couple of fortresses you realize that hitting b>p is essential to keeping your midget, manic depressive alchoholics alive. The only keys I have trouble with is a fishery. Hardly ever use one, so it's not that big of a deal.

So in other words, it's not sad, because it means I'm just like everyone else h--

Oh, crap.
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Re: Lesson Learned.
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2009, 08:22:42 am »

They call it a steep learning curve for a reason, once you're on top of the GIGORNORMUS MOUNTAIN it's all flat up there.
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Re: Lesson Learned.
« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2009, 09:28:51 am »

Kohou, most every player of DF can play without looking at keys. After the first couple of fortresses you realize that hitting b>p is essential to keeping your midget, manic depressive alchoholics alive. The only keys I have trouble with is a fishery. Hardly ever use one, so it's not that big of a deal.

b->w->h  -- my current fort is on the ocean, so I have a teeeny tiny farm, and a whoooole lot of fishing.  I actually have a dedicated fisherdwarf, who supplies a dedicated fish cleaner; both of these dwarves do NOTHING else.  :)

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Re: Lesson Learned.
« Reply #14 on: April 18, 2009, 10:52:06 am »

I did this also. I made a fisherdwarf named John do nothing but fish in my underground lake. I even carved out a room for him complete with food and drink stockpiles so he wouldn't ever have to leave the lake area.

Of course the lake runs out fish at the same time a goblin ambushing party is on the map, and he goes outside to catch turtles and instead catches an arrow in the spine. Now he serves my fortress as a guard.
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