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[Mechanoid]

I'm currently playing a Dwarf Fort map that's classed as "No Trees, No Bushes, 'Sinister' Environment" And it's something of a laugh... The entire outside is FLAT, which makes for an easy trade route creation. Further, there are no enemies or river. This makes creating the trade route (and a speedy passage into the fort for migrants) even easier. Wood issue aside, it seems like it'd be somewhat too simple to survive in such a map, given that no enemies harrass you, steal your items, etc. However, a few very serious questions:

1) I've read that there are mushrooms that grow in the fort after the third year, and that they are a source of wood. Is this true? And how often do these 'shrooms appear?

2) Is there anything special to monster generation on "Sinister" maps, inside or outside the fort? I'm expecting some sort of nasty creature to pop up when i hit a coal vein and own everyone in my entire fort.

3) I've read that there are chasms within the mountain. I assume that a mining pick could be lost when you first find one, correct? Also, does anything happen to spring up from these eternally-deep pits? The game's intro seems to suggest so...    :roll:

Also, very soon i'll post something for the newbies from my own personal experience with fort mode (kinda like a FAQ but crappier) because everyone should be able to play this incredible game mode to an enjoyable state!

[ August 12, 2006: Message edited by: Mechanoid ]

[ August 12, 2006: Message edited by: Mechanoid ]

[ussdefiant]

I've seen all sorts of skeletal wild creatures on the one sinister map i've played.

[Mechanoid]

Oh, joy, a werewolf just appeared on the map and is eating one of my horses.

 

[JimmyJ]

You see, things like werewolfs are why i tend to stay away from sinister maps.

[Captain Mayday]

quote:Originally posted by Mechanoid:
<STRONG>Oh, joy, a werewolf just appeared on the map and is eating one of my horses.

  </STRONG>

It could always be worse, it could be tearing through your fortress!

[Mechanoid]

quote:Originally posted by Mayday:
<STRONG>

It could always be worse, it could be tearing through your fortress!</STRONG>

He almost did, and killed my metalsmith.

Good thing i didn't need him yet.

[Aquillion]

So...  if they'd survived, can your dwarves become werewolves, too?  That'd be just lovely, having your blacksmith turn into a monster and eat half your fortress every full moon.

[Toady One]

Ha ha ha, punished.

Various things deeper in, though not as much as I would have liked, of course.

Yeah, when you find the river, you might notice some sapling tiles there, and if you look at them with [k] they are called "Young Tower-caps".  These will grow up in 3ish years, and be a modest source of wood, mostly for beds I think.  To get coal, you'll probably have to get through to the chasm.

FAQs and things are cool, since it is "resolutely inaccessible" I'm told.

I apologize for the crappiness of my werewolves.  I mean, there are full moons and everything, but the werewolves are just static monster things.

[Mechanoid]

It's alright about the werewolves. Something to fight is better then nothing! One of my mules that were attacked became berserked and crushed the werewolves' chest. It then immediately learnt it's lesson and continued to limp around near the southern end of the map.

Eventually quit the game when i ran out of food due to my pathetic farming abilities and knowledge that migrants would arrive at any moment.

[JT]

If your Legends screen says that your dwarves didn't vanish without trace after they abandoned the fortress, I am going to be very upset.

[Svirfneblim]

A FAQ is a good idea, but how about combining our efforts in writing it? How about a wiki for this purpose? Everybody could add the info he discovered.

[Toady One]

That would be cool, but I have no idea how to do that.  I'm sure various people know.

[Aquillion]

We could just make a page on Dwarf Fortress and add a guide at  gameinfo.wikia.com; they're for any game ever made.  Wesnoth has its guide there, for instance.

[ August 13, 2006: Message edited by: Aquillion ]

[Toady One]

If that's a good place for it, I'm all for it.  Once there's something there I can link from the Dwarves site.