My current fort,
Snakebanner, has reached the point where I begin working on aesthetics, and this time, aesthetics means a mosaic. I have a plateau 32 tiles across by 43 tiles high, and am ready to begin designing on it.
I would like the help of you people in coming up with a nice design. From the fortress name, a snake would be the obvious choice of logo, and I'll mainly be working towards that goal on my own. However, I'm open to any other suggestions.
Colors I can use without a problem:
-Brown. There's a metric dwarfton of mudstone around, and it will likely be the background color, although it might be interesting to make the background a different color.
-Red. Kaolinite and bauxite are in good supply here.
-White. Chalk is one of the main layers here, and while I am using a decent amount for steel, I'm still digging up more than I can use. Also on the white front is platinum, I have at least two decently-sized veins around. I am, however, a little wary of just making platinum floors or roads.
-Yellow. A nice large pocket of gypsum contains most of my dining and cooking area, and I can expand if needed.
-Gray. Below the fortress proper, I hit layers of shale. Magnetite or iron/steel is also a possibility, but see platinum, above.
Colors that can be used, but may be problematic:
-Green. There's sand around, and I can make green glass, but with no magma I'll need to be using coal-fired glass furnaces, which will affect steel production. Fortunately, trees are no problem, and there's bound to be a few more veins of coal and lignite.
-Cyan. Just from a survey of cliffsides, I can see a large pocket of microcline, but it's not within the region of my fortress proper, so it would be a bit of a trek to mine and haul, and I'm trying to keep my fortress as secure as possible.
All other colors of stone or metal will need to be ordered and shipped in via next year's caravan. The human one already came, so I'll need to order the requisite stones from the dwarves.
Thank you in advance for your time.