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Author Topic: I found a most amazing embark  (Read 27579 times)

AtomicPaperclip

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Re: I found a most amazing embark
« Reply #15 on: June 24, 2010, 03:00:10 am »

Wtf, cave-in on disembark? Two random tiles by the volcano.

Also, there is hematite showing at the very top.

Nice site, thanks (:
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Re: I found a most amazing embark
« Reply #16 on: June 24, 2010, 03:26:59 pm »

So here's what I've done with it.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Of course most of my fortress is underground, that's just the outer wall.
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It is really, really easy to flood this place with magma fwiw.

Doors stop fire, right?

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Re: I found a most amazing embark
« Reply #17 on: June 24, 2010, 03:46:02 pm »

Before you gen the world
go into raw->objects
open inorganic_stone_soil.txt and switch clay and sand_tan's positions.  you'll get this site with sand.
« Last Edit: June 24, 2010, 03:49:02 pm by Shadetree »
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Re: I found a most amazing embark
« Reply #18 on: June 24, 2010, 04:21:17 pm »

Before you gen the world
go into raw->objects
open inorganic_stone_soil.txt and switch clay and sand_tan's positions.  you'll get this site with sand.
O.O You can do that?
You sir, are a god.
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Re: I found a most amazing embark
« Reply #19 on: June 24, 2010, 04:45:32 pm »

Just something I picked up lurking these forums.  So at best I'm a prophet not a god ;)

I use it a lot when I find that 'almost perfect' spot but need flux or sand or whatever.  Though I did it more often in earlier versions.
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Re: I found a most amazing embark
« Reply #20 on: June 24, 2010, 04:54:10 pm »

Sweet spot, thanks for sharing.  :)
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Re: I found a most amazing embark
« Reply #21 on: June 28, 2010, 01:10:01 pm »

Thanks, had a TON of fun on this embark. I usually play in wood-heavy water-free zones, this was a nice change.
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« Reply #22 on: June 28, 2010, 01:42:14 pm »

Yeah, I've been tooling around with it for a while, and actually wondering if I should try my hand at a succession fort here. I know it's not terrifying surroundings, but even so...it's an awesome embark.
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Re: I found a most amazing embark
« Reply #23 on: June 28, 2010, 02:10:55 pm »

Looks like a very good spot, however I'd rather not give up my own site where I am at war with both goblins and elves ;)
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« Reply #24 on: June 28, 2010, 06:28:26 pm »

Looks like a very good spot, however I'd rather not give up my own site where I am at war with both goblins and elves ;)

I've been waiting for .31 to fix military til i switch from 40d. My current fort I've gone as far as creating lava traps to dump on the elves and i cant get the elves to attack me, cause i wanna lose the fort. After I got around 100 dwarfs, I had a accidental cave in and three nobles, a baby, a child and a kitten got crushed, and immediatly no more migrants would come to my deathtrap, so I've been slowly losing people one at a time, but my FPS is super low.
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« Reply #25 on: June 29, 2010, 03:37:01 am »

Hi there,

Nice spot :) Going to use this, but I figured I'd ask a few things first. . .

Precisely why is the volcano so useful? My semi-educated guess says the production of obsidian, but other than that is there a use that I'm missing?

. . . or is the accepted method to pump this stuff into a place where you can use it as fuel for smelters and such?
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« Reply #26 on: June 29, 2010, 03:54:46 am »

It saves many z levels of pumping, and makes your forge industries independant of charcoal/coke production.
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Re: I found a most amazing embark
« Reply #27 on: June 29, 2010, 05:58:41 am »

It also makes it easier to set the world on fire.
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Sarudak

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Re: I found a most amazing embark
« Reply #28 on: June 29, 2010, 09:52:27 am »

I think volcanos make the game to easy personally... I get bored...
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Re: I found a most amazing embark
« Reply #29 on: June 29, 2010, 06:25:36 pm »

Dumb question: How do I use this information to gen the map myself?

Thanks,

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