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LoneTophat

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« on: January 25, 2012, 10:22:08 am »
I'd like to know more about time within DF, specifically the advancement and progression of a world.
I've read the Wiki thoroughly, so I"m looking for information NOT on it.

Like for instances, in adventure mode, does time progress actively? Do civilizations rise and fall? How long does an adventurer live?
Has anyone played adventurer for thousands (or hundreds) of years? Can he ever become King or something strange like that? Does he have a civ?

Then there's time within DF, which matters little because all the creatures respawn and civ's go on (verify?).

So yeah, more information would be enjoyed. :3
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ayoriceball

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Re: Time
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2012, 10:34:09 am »
Populations are tracked, but the events that happen during worldgen do not still happen afterwards. You cannot currently become ruler of a civilization.
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Re: Time
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2012, 11:03:01 am »
That sucks. So the world's not really alive =(
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Re: Time
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2012, 12:04:26 pm »
Quote from: LoneTophat on January 25, 2012, 11:03:01 am
That sucks. So the world's not really alive =(
Not after world gen ends, no. That's the reason why it's part of number 18 on the Eternal voting list.
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Re: Time
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2012, 12:18:05 pm »
Yup. future updates will hopefully slowly turn events on  to the point the world changes even as you play the fort. Though were likely a good few years minimum before that happens in any big way.
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LoneTophat

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Re: Time
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2012, 12:19:22 pm »
Toady's lazy I know <.<

Edit: Wait, if my adventurer dies and does lots of cool things does it stay in legends and such? Then if I play a new adventurer I can read about the first?
« Last Edit: January 25, 2012, 12:45:00 pm by LoneTophat »
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Garath

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Re: Time
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2012, 01:08:04 pm »
yup, you'll get info about places like "the plains of eternal soap where the great adventurer Letme Sleep was killed by Bogeymen in the night"

I started in the same area as one of my earlier attempts once and found the same nightcreature having me... him for lunch

In fortress mode, engravings of your great deeds will start to show up

edit: or your spectacular failures. It's not funny to see 5 engravings of different adventurers dieing of different things. They do it on purpose I'm sure
« Last Edit: January 25, 2012, 01:13:19 pm by Garath »
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Re: Time
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2012, 01:22:59 pm »
Quote from: Garath on January 25, 2012, 01:08:04 pm
yup, you'll get info about places like "the plains of eternal soap where the great adventurer Letme Sleep was killed by Bogeymen in the night"

I started in the same area as one of my earlier attempts once and found the same nightcreature having me... him for lunch

In fortress mode, engravings of your great deeds will start to show up

edit: or your spectacular failures. It's not funny to see 5 engravings of different adventurers dieing of different things. They do it on purpose I'm sure

Or the great adventurer with over 200 kills, who drown in a river of carp. ._.;
Damn rivers.
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