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[ChairmanPoo]

I like to play the White Chamber's soundtrack while playing dwarf fortress in a haunted or terrifying theme (undead is better, theme-wise, because bigger groups tend to expand). In principle I keep most of the fortress underground and "hidden" (meaning not too man outward things). I also keep "blast doors" (bridges) around to be able to isolate parts of the base at need. The idea is not to come even close to the nasty creatures outside, so I stay indoors as much as possible. I also try to avoid weapon traps (I might use, at most, one weapon weapon-traps), and the use of soldiers (at most I might train markdwarves). I might build secondary refuges around, as stocks, advanced defenses only accesible after passing through many passive defense layers, and so on. I might or might not start stranding outside immigrants, or tell them to build themselves some lodging elsewhere.

[Name Lips]

Sadly it's fairly easy to create a fortress that is simply cut off completely from the outside world, and entirely self-sufficient. I like the concept, but being totally impervious to any and all invading forces gets a little... dull after a while.

I expect this to change a bit with the introduction of underground threats - the ability of enemies to assault your fortress from below as well as above. You could accidentally tunnel into a dangerous region, directly into the soft underbelly of your residential district.

I'm hoping tunneling creatures make it into the next release, giving us the constant threat of intruders from any direction, into any part of our fortress. Talk about paranoia.

And the siege arc will probably introduce effective siege engines capable of getting past moats, through walls/drawbridges, and so on. I'm looking forward to that as well.

[zarmazarma]

When you make your fort, dig down into the ground instead of into the side of a mountain. You'll have stairs as your entrance. Build a bridge on to of that, put the lever inside the fort. XD.

[Eduren]

Sadly it's fairly easy to create a fortress that is simply cut off completely from the outside world, and entirely self-sufficient. I like the concept, but being totally impervious to any and all invading forces gets a little... dull after a while.

I expect this to change a bit with the introduction of underground threats - the ability of enemies to assault your fortress from below as well as above. You could accidentally tunnel into a dangerous region, directly into the soft underbelly of your residential district.

I'm hoping tunneling creatures make it into the next release, giving us the constant threat of intruders from any direction, into any part of our fortress. Talk about paranoia.

And the siege arc will probably introduce effective siege engines capable of getting past moats, through walls/drawbridges, and so on. I'm looking forward to that as well.

Another thing that could change this is needing water for brewing. Makes securing your fortress a little bit trickier.

[Rowanas]

Indeed. I try to cut my fortress off as much as possible, but outside water and traders stop me from completely isolating myself. I had a few types of lizard get into my fortress by swimming into a channelled area next to a brook and follow it all the way to my fortress (via underground water passage).

[Zironic]

Sadly it's fairly easy to create a fortress that is simply cut off completely from the outside world, and entirely self-sufficient. I like the concept, but being totally impervious to any and all invading forces gets a little... dull after a while.

I expect this to change a bit with the introduction of underground threats - the ability of enemies to assault your fortress from below as well as above. You could accidentally tunnel into a dangerous region, directly into the soft underbelly of your residential district.

I'm hoping tunneling creatures make it into the next release, giving us the constant threat of intruders from any direction, into any part of our fortress. Talk about paranoia.

And the siege arc will probably introduce effective siege engines capable of getting past moats, through walls/drawbridges, and so on. I'm looking forward to that as well.

Another thing that could change this is needing water for brewing. Makes securing your fortress a little bit trickier.

Fortifications and Grates.... make is a little issue, you just need to start near water.

[Rose]

Sadly it's fairly easy to create a fortress that is simply cut off completely from the outside world, and entirely self-sufficient. I like the concept, but being totally impervious to any and all invading forces gets a little... dull after a while.

I expect this to change a bit with the introduction of underground threats - the ability of enemies to assault your fortress from below as well as above. You could accidentally tunnel into a dangerous region, directly into the soft underbelly of your residential district.

I'm hoping tunneling creatures make it into the next release, giving us the constant threat of intruders from any direction, into any part of our fortress. Talk about paranoia.

And the siege arc will probably introduce effective siege engines capable of getting past moats, through walls/drawbridges, and so on. I'm looking forward to that as well.

Another thing that could change this is needing water for brewing. Makes securing your fortress a little bit trickier.

Fortifications and Grates.... make is a little issue, you just need to start near water.

Does. Not. Work.

[Nilas Hadean]

Another thing that could change this is needing water for brewing. Makes securing your fortress a little bit trickier.

Fortifications and Grates.... make is a little issue, you just need to start near water.

Does. Not. Work.

I am clueless from not having playing the game in two years, but couldn't you route water into the top of your fortress via a waterfall and expel the stream from the side of a cliff face?

[Maggarg - Eater of chicke]

Another thing that could change this is needing water for brewing. Makes securing your fortress a little bit trickier.

Fortifications and Grates.... make is a little issue, you just need to start near water.

Does. Not. Work.

I am clueless from not having playing the game in two years, but couldn't you route water into the top of your fortress via a waterfall and expel the stream from the side of a cliff face?

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