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Viking village [Part 2: Building the Village]

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Wahad:
So recently, I've come up with the idea of creating a replica of a village in viking/norseman style, for fun. Here's what I'm thinking of as requirements.

Spoiler: Village Requirements (click to show/hide)
* Wooden cabins for everyone, with a bed, a cabinet & chest, and animal (bear/wolf/deer) skin decorations
* The Great Hall, two stories, being the communal dining hall and holding the stockpiles on the top floor as well as the office for the Chieftain (mayor/expedition leader)
* One (1) Blacksmith, possibly with an apprentice, using no magma forges
* Hunter/gatherer, with only a few farms
* Crafts for trade made of leather/wood only
* A pen made out of wooden walls to hold tame dogs/wolves
Suggestions are welcome.

Also, I need a very specific map for this, and anyone who can find it for me (before I find it myself) or give tips on how to generate a world to improve chances for such a map will be welcome to do so.

Spoiler: Map Requirements (click to show/hide)Map requirements:

* Cold (Not freezing) map
* Heavily forested area
* Neutral (Wilderness/Untamed Wilds)
* Flat and/or lightly elevated, but at least with enough flat space to build the village on
* No stone surface (need grass/soil)
Map preferred options (not required):

* Brook or river
* Ocean (so I can build a viking harbor :P )
* Conifer forest
* No Goblins
* 3x3
Map no-nos:

* Magma pipe to the surface
* Desert map
* Glacier map
* Major rivers
* High mountains
* Good or evil biomes
Update progress:
Part 1: Looking for Map - Done!
Part 2: Building the Village - Started!

Scruga:
This is so cool :O or is this spam? :3

Jack_Bread:
To give it more viking-y. Make Humans a playable Civ instead of dwarves. ;P
I do recognize dwarves originated in Nordic times, but humans would make more sense if you were going for a Viking style.

Neruz:
Heh, i tried this awhile back on a tundra\glacier\cold conifer forest map.

I was eaten by Skeletal Bluefin Tuna :(

Scruga:

--- Quote from: Jack_Bread on June 06, 2009, 06:17:02 am ---To give it more viking-y. Make Humans a playable Civ instead of dwarves. ;P
I do recognize dwarves originated in Nordic times, but humans would make more sense if you were going for a Viking style.

--- End quote ---

Dwarf vikings! :O Just imagine little beardy people living in wooden shacks along the coast. Hunting wildlife for food... =)

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