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I'm getting back into world crafting in Premium, learning the odds and ends of the new menus.  I'm testing an ocean embark; the ocean itself is Terrifying and the immediate landmass is Joyous.  There is a stretch of sand which I believe counts as part of the ocean biome.  I'm nearly a month in, watching the Dwarves mill about on the surface and fight off the occasional zombie albatross, but there has not been any rain or cloud.  Is it possible for evil weather to spawn only rarely?  Like a couple times per year, or even not at all.  I have never known evil weather to take this long to make an appearance in Classic.  Any insight is appreciated.

Hi everyone.  I am currently managing our beloved Hall of Legends.  Since this relates to both Adventure Mode & Fortress Mode, I thought that DF General is the best place.  It has recently come to my attention that Imgur is set for a server-wide cleanup on May 15, removing anything deemed inactive or explicit.  The pictures captured for Dwarf Fortress tend to be both old and violent.

I am calling on anyone who has time to help parse the Hall; saving pictures with a reference to a given post/legend, or if you have the hdd space, saving the webpage as a full html download with local pictures (no links).  I'll be doing what I can, but as example, some of the first Succession games are like 90 pages long.  Other Legends are hosted on personal websites or outdated forums that could go poof at a moment's notice.  Thank you for your help, lemme know if you have any questions.

Ore walls are vibrant and detailed, awesome.  However, as soon as you smooth a natural ore wall, it changes to something resembling peanut butter.  Burnt peanut butter even.  I suggest that smoothed ore walls retain the look style of rough stone ore walls.

I am increasingly experiencing a lot of issues that I can't help but feel should have been caught with even the most basic of testing prior to release.  Yes bugs are to be expected, but there are gameplay design decisions that are just baffling.  Off the top of my head;


The list goes on.  I feel a lot of these are simply a result of not having feedback about the actual gameplay portion.  My thoughts here were spurned by the announcement of Arena Mode coming in the next patch.  Yes that's neat, but not even close to a priority.  At some point in the life of Dwarf Fortress, there has to be consideration of "Does increasing the simulation come at the cost of playing without hassle"?  There are countless Dorfs here who would happily test a patch prior to release.  All of the aforementioned issues were caught by players within the first few days.  My biggest concern is that development will continue as it always has, with function taking a backseat to form.

I feel that this is almost certainly a bug.  The sheer volume of performers arriving completely bare-ass is rather silly, albeit amusing.

https://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/index.html#2022-09-26

Reducing the micro for scaffolding & walls is exciting beyond words.  It reminds me of the first time I had an apartment with a walk-in closet; it's a feature I didn't even know I needed until the first time I had it.

Following up on my previous inquiry, this is a caverns-only Fortress.  Note; the game is also slightly modded.  Nothing outrageous (I don't think so anyways), but enough variety to add a challenge for those players capable of pumping out steel battle axes in the first year.  I have packaged a LNP, ready to go; Click Me!  Population limits can be changed to suit the relative potato value of your computer.  The world size is Small at 152 years, so if we're vigilant about atom-smashing (or magma-ing) old clothing and occasional running 'clean all', FPS should remain stable.  Current settings are; 100 pop, 125 strict pop, 30 visitor, 80 invader, 40 monster.

Mods
A note on the Steel rework: Using the full version of Sver not only rebalances all the values of weapons & armor, it also makes producing steel a multi-industry effort.  I promise it's actually not that complicated, but is definitely more involved than the simple 2-step process of vanilla.  Here is the change list and flow chart

Packaged LNP ready to go: Click Me! (redux)

Rules are simple:
1. You can mine freely, but all building (including construction & zone) must be within the Cavern z-levels.
1a. Minecarts & tracks are the exception
2. Drawbridges are fine, but we should make an active effort to fight anything that threatens us.
3. Harvesting anything from the surface should be a last resort.  The Caverns will provide.
3a. If surface plants are needed for alcohol variety, digging a hole for sunlight is ok.

The Founders
Dig Master (and Mechanic) - King Zultan
Dig Master (and Mechanic)- some Dorf
Stone Master - recon1o6
Wood Master - Maloy
Shiny Things Master - Immortal-D
Pointy end facing the enemy - some Dorf
Keeping us all drunk & fed Master - Maximum Spin

Library

Turn 1: Immortal-D (A Cavern Fortress created) Chapter 1, Chapter 2
Turn 2: Delphonso (A buffet expanded) Chapter 3, Chapter 4
Turn 3: Maloy (Infrastructure begun) Chapter 5, Chapter 6
Turn 4: Some Dorf

En Memorandum

recon1o6, shredded by a fungus monster in 152.
delphonso, eaten by an anklyosaur in 154.

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It is the year of Armok 152, on this spec of dirt we call 'The Momentous Planes'.  The Dwarves of 'The Rack of Adventure' have prospered, largely by keeping to themselves, leaving the other races to recklessly expand.

Click to expand

Indeed, even the great evils of this world are not immune to its' savagery.  The two central Necromancer Towers have been completely destroyed.

Note the Towers are not in the Civ list

Our rulers have wisely decided that having a backup plan would be a good idea, and an expedition was sent far to the South.



And thus was ordered the mighty Cavern Fortress of Tholkokeb, 'Deep Dwellers'.  Founded at the base of a mountain ravine, this river+mountain combination would afford us protection while we establish our domination over the Caverns.




While haggling for supplies, our Liaison questioned the practicality of bringing a single egg and scoop of sand, noting that per Dwarven protocol, each must have a separate container.  He claimed this was against the spirit of expansion, and that we were quote "Gaming the system".  I told him this new Fortress was challenging enough, and he could shove it.  However, we do have something to prove here.  On that note, I purchased a breeding pair of Water Buffalo, known to be voracious grazers.  And to help us blend in, our usual compliment of War Dogs has been replaced by War Velociraptors.  Still dog-sized, but trading cuteness for brutality.  Not to be confused with Alpaca-sized 'Utahraptors', which are most famous for learning how to open doors.



A short trek later, and we arrived at the designated location.  I could immediately tell something was wrong.  I climbed a tree with my pocket map and surveyed the landscape.  Where the hells is our mountain?!

Son of a Carp.  I'm guessing the mountain biome extends into the underground, but nobody bothered to check the actual elevation.  So much for our menacing entrance.  On the plus side, the first group of locals to greet us seemed uninterested, which suits me just fine.


Since building is restricted to the Caverns, we strike the Earth with gusto.  Time will tell just how hard the Earth strikes back.