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Musashi

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Re: Describe your favorite embark site
« Reply #15 on: October 06, 2011, 02:32:20 pm »
I just found a place with a generous jungle, a river, and a volcano.
Oh, and aquifers. But I don't care about aquifers. They'll help me obsidianize half the volcano, I'll move the fort in there when I'm done.  8)
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Re: Describe your favorite embark site
« Reply #16 on: October 06, 2011, 02:35:52 pm »
I'm not very adventurous. I like surface water and vegetation because that ensures a good food supply. I like forests for the trees and CURIOUSBEASTs for walking into my cage traps and lining my larder.

I dislike surface variation because goblin crossbowmen will inevitably find high ground and rain bolts into my surface farms and livestock pastures.

At the same time, I like having a wall to dig into for the entrance.

*paradox*

Also, I want to someday find a good canyon/cliff site and make cliff dwellings for my dorfs. Preferably small for FPS reasons.

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Re: Describe your favorite embark site
« Reply #17 on: October 06, 2011, 02:38:08 pm »
  I like having rivers, metals, at least sparse forestation, and a river. Aquifers are a big no for me, as I hate having to work around them with mining and building. I haven't tried an embark with a volcano, I wouldn't really know what to do with one tho.
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Re: Describe your favorite embark site
« Reply #18 on: October 06, 2011, 03:21:38 pm »
Quote from: Naxza on October 06, 2011, 03:18:45 pm
Spoiler: You know what they say about pictures: (click to show/hide)

Looks like a very resource-driven location. *nods sagely*
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Re: Describe your favorite embark site
« Reply #19 on: October 06, 2011, 03:32:52 pm »
One that doesn't kill me in the first three years.
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Re: Describe your favorite embark site
« Reply #20 on: October 06, 2011, 04:26:10 pm »
Quote from: Naxza on October 06, 2011, 03:18:45 pm
Spoiler: You know what they say about pictures: (click to show/hide)

I've no real preference otherwise. Someplace with water, either above or underground is good enough for me.
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Re: Describe your favorite embark site
« Reply #21 on: October 07, 2011, 11:45:20 am »
A terrifying freshwater marsh with zombies and skeletal creatures.  Bonus points are awarded if it has a river and a sea.  Skeletal Whales are FUN!
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Re: Describe your favorite embark site
« Reply #22 on: October 07, 2011, 12:05:03 pm »
Flat land, flux, a river, heavy forests, mountains, and access to all civs. Give me that and I'm a happy dwarf.
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