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[100killer9]

Basically, have 1 local area tile of volcano, and have the rest extend over the ocean. The aquifers would take up most of the room underground (also preventing excavation in most areas), forcing you to pretty much make a magma glass furnace and build a huge green glass above ocean fort.
However, I just need a map where this is possible. It would require a volcano tile that juts out of the land in such a way that I can create a preferably 6X6 embark location. Also, I prefer it on mainland.
Anyone have a map where I set this up? A fort with little connection to the ground would be hilarious, especially when your army dodges ambushers right off the entrance bridge.

[LegoLord]

You mean an isolated island, but just close enough to the coast that you can have the whole island and a bit of coast on at most a 6x6 area?  Should be doable.  I haven't come across one myself, but this might help you make one:

http://dwarffortresswiki.net/index.php/Advanced_world_generation

There's also a link to "the Worldgen Cookbook," a thread with a lot of different parameter sets with specific results in mind.  What you're looking for might already be there, but it's a little big.

[Squirrelloid]

See, that doesn't screen green glass *above* ocean fortress, that screams glass *in* ocean fortress =)  (preferably what little land there is would be heavily forested to allow for *clear* glass).

Also, you don't want a square embark area.  Try for a 3x8 to maximize water (and water depth change!)  Also, haunted/terrifying oceans a plus =)

If this is intended to be a succession game, I am so there.

[100killer9]

You think I'd use a good ocean with wussy mermaids?
Also, no in ocean forts. Constructions can't handle cave-ins...
And a rule against mass pumping the volcano into the ocean. It has to be volcano. Magma is nessecary.

[Servu]

Also, no in ocean forts. Constructions can't handle cave-ins...

But if you have magma, you can obsidian cast a tower above the ocean, which can be dropped down to create a makeshift island. There was a thread regarding this somewhere in the forums. It even had instructions how to create an undersea all glass tower by obsidian molding and cave-ins.

If you need a site, try this. Maybe add some minimum edge oceans.

[Squirrelloid]

You think I'd use a good ocean with wussy mermaids?
Also, no in ocean forts. Constructions can't handle cave-ins...
And a rule against mass pumping the volcano into the ocean. It has to be volcano. Magma is nessecary.

You do not drop your glass house through the water column.  Of course it shatters.

No, we take advantage of crazy dwarven physics.  Put coke in magma-proof bin.  Immerse bin in magma.  Drop everburning coke in bin into water near edge.  Repeat along edge every so often.  Watch Ocean in target build area evaporate.  I mean, watch FPS freeze for about 5 minutes.  When it starts up again, see totally dry formerly UW area.  Proceed building on ocean floor.

Bins need to be replaced every so often to keep water out, because eventually the flaming coke burns up.  When you're done, stop replacing.  Ocean returns and submerges fort.

[LegoLord]

You can also use leather, graphite blocks, charcoal, diamonds, anything that catches fire with !! around it.  As long as the bin (or possibly even barrel) is magma safe.

[100killer9]

You think I'd use a good ocean with wussy mermaids?
Also, no in ocean forts. Constructions can't handle cave-ins...
And a rule against mass pumping the volcano into the ocean. It has to be volcano. Magma is nessecary.

You do not drop your glass house through the water column.  Of course it shatters.

No, we take advantage of crazy dwarven physics.  Put coke in magma-proof bin.  Immerse bin in magma.  Drop everburning coke in bin into water near edge.  Repeat along edge every so often.  Watch Ocean in target build area evaporate.  I mean, watch FPS freeze for about 5 minutes.  When it starts up again, see totally dry formerly UW area.  Proceed building on ocean floor.

Bins need to be replaced every so often to keep water out, because eventually the flaming coke burns up.  When you're done, stop replacing.  Ocean returns and submerges fort.

This could lead to fun. Also, you still couldn't dig, as the sea floor is an aquifer.

[Squirrelloid]

The sea floor isn't always an aquifer.  Only certain stone levels... uh... aquify? 

<.< >.>

... are sufficiently porous to permit it to be an aquifer.  The sea floor appears to be wet stone because there's *ocean* right above it. 

[100killer9]

Well, then, no digging down on the sea floor. Either build on or above it.

[Squirrelloid]

Well, then, no digging down on the sea floor. Either build on or above it.

Might want to allow *one* level for food storage, so it doesn't spoil before it can be eaten.  But otherwise I'm totally behind this plan.

(There'll need to be a temporary living arrangements somewhere on shore while we arrange for the ocean to 'disappear' for awhile.  I recommend allowing soil delving for this purpose if only to minimize time spent not making a glass palace on the sea floor).

[100killer9]

There would be a small soil fort for underground farming, food storage, and for starting out, yes.
Hmm... This fort would be quite hard to defend. Unless walls were built everywhere, fighters would dodge off the bridge.
If Gandalf could fall of a bridge so can them! FUN!
Also, we'll need to make food by fishing. What can you catch in terrifying oceans?

[Innominate]

Also, we'll need to make food by fishing. What can you catch in terrifying oceans?

In terrifying oceans you don't exactly "catch" so much as "get caught". By skeletal whales. Which can therefore walk on land.

Enjoy your size 16 building destroyers.

[100killer9]

Also, we'll need to make food by fishing. What can you catch in terrifying oceans?

In terrifying oceans you don't exactly "catch" so much as "get caught". By skeletal whales. Which can therefore walk on land.

Enjoy your size 16 building destroyers.

Whales are building destroyers, you say? Type 1 or 2?
I'm having fun already.

[100killer9]

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