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[wuphonsreach]

Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing the "fortress mode" clock being slowed down by a factor of 10 or so.  Not sure what it would do to the game balance, or caravans that only show up every few hours instead of every 30 minutes.

(My forts usually settle into about 25-30 FPS long-term.)

[jdf318]

I feel extending the timescale for fortress mode would ultimately be necessary when we get to a point where adventure mode and fortress mode are intermixed.

[Urist Da Vinci]

How about the fort is at "fast" time most of the year, and enters "slow" time whenever something important happens?

Overseer: why is my game slowing down again?
Corner of screen: C
Overseer: aha! a battle!

Spoiler: Combat Report (click to show/hide)

The Stray Hen attacks The Stray Hen but She jumps away!
The Stray Hen stands up.
The Stray Hen bites The Stray Hen in the right foot, denting the skin!
The Stray Hen latches on firmly!
The Stray Hen misses The Stray Hen!
The Stray Hen counterstrikes!
The Stray Hen bites The Stray Hen in the left lower leg, denting the skin!
The Stray Hen latches on firmly!
The Stray Hen attacks The Stray Hen but She jumps away!
The Stray Hen stands up.
The Stray Hen grabs The Stray Hen by the left upper leg with her left upper leg!
The Stray Hen stands up.
The Stray Hen attacks The Stray Hen but She jumps away!
The Stray Hen stands up.
The Stray Hen bites The Stray Hen in the left upper leg, denting the skin and bruising the muscle!
The Stray Hen latches on firmly!
The Stray Hen misses The Stray Hen!
The Stray Hen misses The Stray Hen!
The Stray Hen stands up.
The Stray Hen attacks The Stray Hen but She jumps away!
The Stray Hen stands up.
The Stray Goose bites The Stray Blue Peacock in the left wing, denting the skin!
The Stray Goose latches on firmly!
The Stray Goose attacks The Stray Blue Peacock but He jumps away!
The Stray Goose stands up.
The Stray Hen bites The Stray Dog in the tail, denting the skin and bruising the fat!
The Stray Hen latches on firmly!
The Stray Hen bites The Stray Dog in the right rear paw, denting the skin and bruising the muscle!
The Stray Hen latches on firmly!
The Stray Dog breaks the grip of The Stray Hen's beak from The Stray Dog's right rear paw!
The Stray Dog stands up.
The Stray Hen stands up.
The Stray Hen attacks The Administrator but He jumps away!
The Stray Hen bites The Miner in the lower body, bruising the fat through the (llama wool cloak)!
The Stray Hen latches on firmly!
The Stray Hen bites The Glassmaker in the right foot, bruising the skin through the (sheep wool shoe)!
The Stray Hen latches on firmly!
The Glassmaker stands up.
The Stray Hen stands up.
The Stray Hen attacks The Stray Cat but He jumps away!
The Stray Hen attacks The Stray Cat but He jumps away!
The Stray Hen misses The Miner!
The Stray Cat stands up.
The Stray Hen misses The Glassmaker!
The Stray Hen misses The Glassmaker!
The Stray Hen misses The Administrator!

[k9wazere]

Cave adaption.

Also, a day is 1200 frames in fort mode, so at 100 fps you get:
It is now day.
(wait 6 seconds)
It is now night.
(wait 6 seconds)
It is now day.
(wait 6 seconds)
It is now night.
(repeat forever)

Our dwarves, when they sleep, sleep for about a week of game time

Also it takes them several days to walk down a long corridor :p

That's bizzarro.

[Loud Whispers]

Our dwarves, when they sleep, sleep for about a week of game time

Also it takes them several days to walk down a long corridor :p

That's bizzarro.

Dwarf Fortresses are biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig