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Kelethian

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Epic, but short lived fort.
« on: March 30, 2012, 11:13:14 am »
I made one last night, called Priceknife. Over its 7 year history it accumulated over half a million in wealth and made several artifacts, even repelled a siege. Its undoing was the major power of that world - a dragon. It visited the fortress and roasted near everyone, but died on my sawblade trap.

This moved the world into the Golden Age. Unfortunately, all that was left were the mayor and several children.... Now im getting ghosts as migrants on the new fort in another location...
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Re: Epic, but short lived fort.
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2012, 11:27:43 am »
You can reclaim, you can memorize ghosts from old forts now, so, let the story live on!
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Re: Epic, but short lived fort.
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2012, 11:56:16 am »
when i reclaimed, the volcano decided to erupt and ruin the old fort...

also, ive made slabs for the ghost migrants but they wont go away...
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Re: Epic, but short lived fort.
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2012, 12:18:07 pm »
Quote from: Kelethian on March 30, 2012, 11:56:16 am
when i reclaimed, the volcano decided to erupt and ruin the old fort...

also, ive made slabs for the ghost migrants but they wont go away...

Wait. Volcanoes can erupt?
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Re: Epic, but short lived fort.
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2012, 12:24:07 pm »
Quote from: Dragonchampion on March 30, 2012, 12:18:07 pm
Quote from: Kelethian on March 30, 2012, 11:56:16 am
when i reclaimed, the volcano decided to erupt and ruin the old fort...

also, ive made slabs for the ghost migrants but they wont go away...

Wait. Volcanoes can erupt?
Surely not.
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Re: Epic, but short lived fort.
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2012, 12:29:43 pm »
this is the first time I've heard of a dragon doing any damage in the traditional sense.
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Re: Epic, but short lived fort.
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2012, 12:37:41 pm »
yeah, usually it falls for the first cage trap
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Re: Epic, but short lived fort.
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2012, 12:53:44 pm »
as for the volcano... i reclaimed and suddenly the magma started rising above its previous level. The top of the caldera was bubbling..
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Re: Epic, but short lived fort.
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2012, 01:31:18 pm »
Quote from: Kelethian on March 30, 2012, 12:53:44 pm
as for the volcano... i reclaimed and suddenly the magma started rising above its previous level. The top of the caldera was bubbling..
ive heard of this happening on volcano reclaims....  something to the effect that the top level of magma in the volcano gets moved one z up, thus producing an "eruption" effect.
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Re: Epic, but short lived fort.
« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2012, 03:24:46 pm »
"Eh, guys, I think comming back here was not the best idea. Blood of the earth, Praise armok, we'll be leaving now!"
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Re: Epic, but short lived fort.
« Reply #10 on: March 30, 2012, 03:38:53 pm »
"Dangit! I forgot to bring my basalt umbrella!  >:("
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Re: Epic, but short lived fort.
« Reply #11 on: March 30, 2012, 04:30:44 pm »
I can just picture the poor mayor struggling to feed all the kids, having to tell them all everything will be ok and whatnot.

Bet that poor bastard would be scarred for life...
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Re: Epic, but short lived fort.
« Reply #12 on: March 30, 2012, 06:31:54 pm »
This is surreal, its like the dwarf mode version of Atlantis.
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Re: Epic, but short lived fort.
« Reply #13 on: March 30, 2012, 06:50:12 pm »
I doubt it's still an issue, given that giant pits are no longer a feature, but there was a thing where the game decided there should be a giant pit and a magma tube in the same spot and that caused the eruption effect.
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