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Long-lived fortresses
Telcontar:
So I'm playing a particular fortress right now - large, ~200 dwarves for awhile now (down to 30 fps). I like really long-term fortresses, and I've got some self-imposed restrictions that make it at least slightly interesting. I finally had my first dwarf die of old age - except it was the King Consort, so I'm not sure I'll count it and quit like I'd been meaning to. Guy was no doubt a geezer when he moved in. Nice chap though - it kept telling me he doesn't work, but he hauled items like your average worker dwarf. He'll be missed.
Anyhow, just wondered how long some of your longest fortresses lasted before destruction/boredom tore them down? This one is at 36 years, and because I started it on mostly vanilla DF (before I began experimenting with modding) has very low chance of being ever brought down by natural events.
ArkDelgato:
My longest lived fortress was my castle-contest entry from a old, old thread.
lasted a good 12 years, never got farther than a dungeon master though.
The horrid history there scared them all away.
I recall a massive amount of dead dwarves.
Incidentally, it was my first experience with orcs.
Megaman:
the orc mod was That generous O.o
ArkDelgato:
Heheh.
If by generous you mean nearly fcking killed my entire fort multiple times, then yes!
1st, expecting orcs to be exactly like gobbo's - Killed all but a few due to a lucky mason making a wall.
2nd, killed a few, well liked dwarves, led to a tantrum spiral. All but 1 dwarf wasn't insane, and migrants arrived mere seconds before a berserker killed him.
3rd, left a bridge that led into the fort through a hole in the barrier wall.
Yes, luck is my strong suit.
XSI:
My current fort is around 15 years old, I consider the following milestones for any fort(And what my current one has so far):
First migration wave, young fort(Check)
Made first well(Check)
First siege with goblin leaders, still young(Check)
First children born(Check)
First child born in the fort grew up as worker, average age fort(Check)
Megabeast arrived(Check)
Population cap reached(Not yet)
King arrived(Not yet)
All construction on normal rooms done(Not yet)
Megaproject start(Nope)
King dies of age.(Dont have him)
Megaproject completion, old fort(No)
Any non-historical dwarf dies of age, very old fort.(Nope)
Children born in the fort died of old age, your fort is ancient.(Not by a long shot)
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