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[Xether]

Should name it 'The Skybreaker' because well.. http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/wotlk/zones/icecrown_61.jpg

[Itnetlolor]

Should name it 'The Skybreaker' because well.. http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/wotlk/zones/icecrown_61.jpg

The mighty gauntlet of Armok laughs at that twig in the sky; for we have maneuverability to be matched by even the greatest of creatures and elementals in the sky.

Our warriors will plunge the mighty ballista-grapples and overtake that ship and use it's parts to further improve upon our own battleship. It'll glow crimson from our victims blood. There's a reason it is called the Bloodfist, The Sky-Fortress of God. The might of Armok will plunge through any opposition with his fist.

Take that junk elsewhere. It is unworthy of our concern.

[Itnetlolor]

BTW, that ship also looks rather mass-produced. A lack of passion and pain put into it.

Check this out, 2 updates in the same day! Huzzah! (Okay, so technically, in the same day.)

Spoiler: Y1S4: Rickety Trickery Dock (click to show/hide)

Alas, Winter is upon us, and warmth is within our grasp. Our forges and refineries have been readied (my smith has been rather lazy; waiting until the last-minute before the season ended to begin working on it), and we'll be making progress on building our airship soon enough. But first, we must build our dry-dock in order to get anything started.

My liege, I got your message that we have not had any assistance because they don't see the point in working on such a lavish project without lavish quarters to rest upon. Damn mountainhome kids. We're only appeasing them enough to get them here, but then they're getting to work. I care not what they think; but I have priorities.

Fikod has been trying to get some paperwork done, but of course, with me having to maintain and carve everything out at the same time, it's a little difficult for me to get any work regarding our economy done. I apologize for that, but at least progress is top priority. Nonetheless, it has been finished. May our fortunes rise and fall together.



Construction on the dry-dock is underway, and will be as sturdy as we can make it. Of course, having such a heavy structure atop it before it can lift it's own weight will make it a rather tricky, and fun, project. Seeing as falling may be rather inevitable, I'll adopt the more modern human method of building large structures and not bother building guard-rails. In a battle (Armok forbid, for now), they just making falling a little more stylish.

There may be a bit of delay seeing as I want the dry-dock as sturdy as possible. I'm building it's foundation in L-block, or S-block fashion. There will be alot of weight atop this structure. Good news though, we have found cinnabar while digging out the foundation handle.

Now, I have a minor issue, regarding the construction of the forge, I was trapped for a good several hours. How should I reprimand my company for not assisting me in time?

Anyhow, It seems there will be another project delay for the time being, but we should have everything set soon enough. I apologize for any inconvenience.


--Foreman, "Cid" Kalrethdakost


Our lack of progress

P.S.
I swear I saw demons or imps inside the magma as I was trapped for the time being. I begin to question if we can get to work. I'll have nightmares for awhile.

[LegoLord]

Cool.  Sorry I haven't been working on the lego version, I was out of town for 4 days, and hadn't been sure about when I was leaving before hand.

[Itnetlolor]

Cool.  Sorry I haven't been working on the lego version, I was out of town for 4 days, and hadn't been sure about when I was leaving before hand.

Understood. I've been rather distracted all last week; plus, my work schedule this week is going to be rather punishing.

Hopefully, I'll be able to keep up with updates. I've just been scatterbrained the whole time, so some of my plans might not go exactly as I planned previously; dwarven behaviors not included.

I might take a short break from the game and work on the blueprint a little more after my next update.

[Itnetlolor]

I believe I've caught up for now. I'm going to take a minor break and finish up on the Lego blueprint for the next few days. I'll try to update during the weekend again (Lego, otherwise will be ASAP per deck). Until things calm down again, it might have to be that way for awhile.

Got another report up:

Spoiler: Y2S1: Determination Dealt with Delays (click to show/hide)

We have been visited by an elven caravan earlier than expected. We don't have too much to offer to them, aside from some nicely crafted mugs of my making. I am unsure how they feel about our massive wood stockpile though.

Anyway, we made a few simple exchanges. Not much; for a handful of mugs and our resident chef's special mule meat, and plump helmet stews, and a rope made of pig tail, we have obtained for ourselves a couple of bags of seeds, though they're more for above ground. Our resident farmer doesn't mind. And for any other purpose if needed, with that fine meal, we also managed to purchase some imported wine, a hoary marmot, and a grizzly bear. I feel the bear would make for excellent service protecting our project site. Plus, I personally find it rather cute. I feel I could relate to it well. There's not much else left to exchange that we hold interest in. The marmot may hopefully provide us with a litter of food, and the bear makes great security.

Thus far, we have made both our hometown as well as an elven caravan happy with my merchant skills.

More furnaces have been installed as well as plotted. So nobody would be stuck with seeing nothing but caverns, as well as to get used to looking out of windows in the future. I'm planning on getting some windows installed in the workshop with a nice view over the magma pipe. It'll double as security in case any imps escape; you know, seeing where they're headed. (I wonder where...)

Regarding the dry-dock; I have decided to construct an S-beam foundation. Realizing the mass of the project, and the time it would take before the boilers and the engines are in operation, This thing's gotta be sturdy. It is carved out the rest of the way, and construction is underway.

Good news, final-carpin-ly... We finally have our assistants. They decided to take the rugged route and trek over the tops of the nearby mountains. They'll be rather helpful in regards to building; but for now, it's hauling time. I interviewed them and learned that they heard we're a snazzy place. Heh, thanks Fikod, you're a real help.

Here's our new blood: (20(18) in)
1 hunter
2 children (Both related to our new hunter)
1 metalcrafter
1 fisher
2 jewelers
2 animal trainers
1 animal caretaker
1 animal dissector
1 mason
1 woodcrafter
1 stonecrafter
1 mechanic
1 woodworker
1 cheesemaker
3 peasants

Animals (pets, most likely)
1 horse
1 donkey
1 puppy

It seems we may finally make some progress during the summer now, once all is acquainted with our setup.

We're gonna need some proper quarters now. Carp. A barracks will be underway in accordance to what may become a little bit of attention. Furthermore, we'll need a sheriff to keep watch over our workers. A poll will be taken as to who.


--Foreman, "Cid" Kalrethdakost


Behold, our new blood and forges.


P.S.
I've managed to salvage some obsidian from the second magma forge area. I forgot to do that with the previous one.

Maybe I'll do something special with them. Maybe swords for swashbuckling in the future.

P.P.S.
Our mason has been a little odd lately. It's as if she's been possessed by something. Better not be those damn imps. I can't use the masonry workstation; she's occupied it, and has been working on something strange. She took I believe about 3 stones of basalt. I wonder what it is...

She just made a basalt hatch cover! She calls it Athelumid (Ringfall). On it explains the founding of this glorious site. But... Who IS this Olin Authorbridged?

I believe I found my assistant in constructing the foundation for the dry-dock.

Here it is:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

BTW, Olin Authorbridged is not one that exists within my fort.

[Bloogonis]

how about a snap shot of the description or just the description, also this needs to be the hatch to the lower decks from the main deck!

This needs many artifacts to adorn this thing. lets hope they all are buildable, or at least be part of buildings like buckets.

I need to stop messing around and get down to doing my ultra-project.

[Opirian]

I believe I've caught up for now. I'm going to take a minor break and finish up on the Lego blueprint for the next few days. I'll try to update during the weekend again (Lego, otherwise will be ASAP per deck). Until things calm down again, it might have to be that way for awhile.

Got another report up:

Spoiler: Y2S1: Determination Dealt with Delays (click to show/hide)

We have been visited by an elven caravan earlier than expected. We don't have too much to offer to them, aside from some nicely crafted mugs of my making. I am unsure how they feel about our massive wood stockpile though.

Anyway, we made a few simple exchanges. Not much; for a handful of mugs and our resident chef's special mule meat, and plump helmet stews, and a rope made of pig tail, we have obtained for ourselves a couple of bags of seeds, though they're more for above ground. Our resident farmer doesn't mind. And for any other purpose if needed, with that fine meal, we also managed to purchase some imported wine, a hoary marmot, and a grizzly bear. I feel the bear would make for excellent service protecting our project site. Plus, I personally find it rather cute. I feel I could relate to it well. There's not much else left to exchange that we hold interest in. The marmot may hopefully provide us with a litter of food, and the bear makes great security.

Thus far, we have made both our hometown as well as an elven caravan happy with my merchant skills.

More furnaces have been installed as well as plotted. So nobody would be stuck with seeing nothing but caverns, as well as to get used to looking out of windows in the future. I'm planning on getting some windows installed in the workshop with a nice view over the magma pipe. It'll double as security in case any imps escape; you know, seeing where they're headed. (I wonder where...)

Regarding the dry-dock; I have decided to construct an S-beam foundation. Realizing the mass of the project, and the time it would take before the boilers and the engines are in operation, This thing's gotta be sturdy. It is carved out the rest of the way, and construction is underway.

Good news, final-carpin-ly... We finally have our assistants. They decided to take the rugged route and trek over the tops of the nearby mountains. They'll be rather helpful in regards to building; but for now, it's hauling time. I interviewed them and learned that they heard we're a snazzy place. Heh, thanks Fikod, you're a real help.

Here's our new blood: (20(18) in)
1 hunter
2 children (Both related to our new hunter)
1 metalcrafter
1 fisher
2 jewelers
2 animal trainers
1 animal caretaker
1 animal dissector
1 mason
1 woodcrafter
1 stonecrafter
1 mechanic
1 woodworker
1 cheesemaker
3 peasants

Animals (pets, most likely)
1 horse
1 donkey
1 puppy

It seems we may finally make some progress during the summer now, once all is acquainted with our setup.

We're gonna need some proper quarters now. Carp. A barracks will be underway in accordance to what may become a little bit of attention. Furthermore, we'll need a sheriff to keep watch over our workers. A poll will be taken as to who.


--Foreman, "Cid" Kalrethdakost


Behold, our new blood and forges.


P.S.
I've managed to salvage some obsidian from the second magma forge area. I forgot to do that with the previous one.

Maybe I'll do something special with them. Maybe swords for swashbuckling in the future.

P.P.S.
Our mason has been a little odd lately. It's as if she's been possessed by something. Better not be those damn imps. I can't use the masonry workstation; she's occupied it, and has been working on something strange. She took I believe about 3 stones of basalt. I wonder what it is...

She just made a basalt hatch cover! She calls it Athelumid (Ringfall). On it explains the founding of this glorious site. But... Who IS this Olin Authorbridged?

I believe I found my assistant in constructing the foundation for the dry-dock.

Here it is:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

BTW, Olin Authorbridged is not one that exists within my fort.

Olin?

[Itnetlolor]

Another experiment is made; and kinda prototype for the time being.

Boiler Concept

I'll see what I can do to further improve on the model tomorrow.

[kilakan]

Ok I have a great idea for more lift/weaponry.  what you need to do is build some sort of cage fireing trap then proceed to capture dragons/Giant eagles/elementals then tame them using magic dwarf powers of the kennel then using chain for fire based beasts and rope for the rest attach them to the ship and using thier traning to fly though the skies and when you enemies think the are just flight support engage the windmills and release the beasts on the pitiful elves and human.  Plus it removes the whole fire canon concept because you will have living dragon canons. OR you could just hang tamed imps below you and watch as they scorch the earth. 

[Itnetlolor]

Ok I have a great idea for more lift/weaponry.  what you need to do is build some sort of cage fireing trap then proceed to capture dragons/Giant eagles/elementals then tame them using magic dwarf powers of the kennel then using chain for fire based beasts and rope for the rest attach them to the ship and using their training to fly though the skies and when you enemies think the are just flight support engage the windmills and release the beasts on the pitiful elves and human.  Plus it removes the whole fire canon concept because you will have living dragon canons. OR you could just hang tamed imps below you and watch as they scorch the earth. 

Minor issue: I'm not sure whether or not my ship will be fireproof; then again, blood will be it's varnish after it's first battle.

I'm curious how to lure some dragons into my possession. However, I do have access to some fire imps.

As for the firing trap, why else the planks? I can setup two different types. Those that retract, and those that slide in/out. You know, the drop-bridge for executions, and the retractable bridgeapults.

NOTE: I finally have some free time tomorrow; I'll try to get some work done.

[kilakan]

well if you want fireproofing on the outside give it some obsidian armor plating obsidian doesn't weigh much, you can make it and it also makes for great short swords so have some on hand for emergency air to air raids might not be a bad idea.

[Sensei]

As you might know, I've begun to rob this forum of all its valuable literature for my Morrowind mod. Would it be okay with you if I copied the journal you have here (and of more relevance, a rendition of the airship itself) into the game in some form?

[Itnetlolor]

By all means, go ahead. Heck, if you can re-render my pictures to something a little more fitting of a journal or map/blueprint to be hung on a wall or something, go ahead.

Send pics of the airship as well. I'll toss in some more notes/info (although it may be spoilers to what I'm working for) if/when necessary. This thing will be a legend, no doubt.

I'll see what I can do to render a logo for it as well. (and try to implement it into the DF version as well.)

Spoiler: For Sensei (click to show/hide)

Just remember, if it's to be re-made in detail (and floating), remember, 12 vert-engines (3-per block), and 4 aft-engines; and if you include an interior; make 1 or 2 enormous boilers. This thing is steampunk to an extreme. If the exterior can be used to an advantage at all, why else are there planks? Ship captured, the prisoners (if held on the upper deck) can dive off the planks, and dive back through the windows near the engine blocks and jury-rig a control-scheme overriding the invading captain's.

It's their ship dammit! They are the only ones allowed to control it.

BTW, there's supposed to be lining on the outside as well to allow shimmying to the windows to crawl back in, in case diving back through the windows is too hazardous or they want to be stealthy .


If the editor can't go that far, then just toss that in as a sort of back-story of an almost failed raid; and how the legendary crew almost lost their ship once; but never again.

Hell, seeing as this is inspired for a mod; myself being reminded of an Unreal Tournament level (DM-Galleon, UT99 for the curious), this sucker's gotta be built AS a UT level. (Any version if anyone's willing; classic is even acceptable.) I wanna fight on it.

MORE BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!!!

Spoiler: Here's a logo I worked on (Made in Illustrator CS3): (Nevermind, Fix'd. Though, sharing limits to 800px) (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: ...And Smaller versions if anyone's interested. (50, 25, and 15% scale) (click to show/hide)

I'm adding this to the front page.

[LegoLord]

Here's what I've rendered of the third deck so far:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I shifted the store room and kitchen for balance

The program seems a bit laggy from the size.  I went ahead and built the top of the boiler, even though it looks like that'll be on the next deck up, so I'll have to separate that.  Took me a bit of time to work out how to make a still out of LEGOs.  I need to build the forward end of that deck, too.  And obviously, the walls aren't done.

Edit:  US $845.44 at this point.  Good thing the next few floors will be relatively small, piecewise.