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Immortal

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Efficient use of space
« on: December 16, 2007, 11:01:00 am »
Im building a above ground fortress and need to make a housing floor plan. The area to use is 14x14(area inside the outerwall, 16x16 if you use the outer walls)and i want a good amount of rooms so when the amount of bedrooms is multiplied by 16 it equals 200+. I'd like 2 stairs in the tower, I'd like all rooms to be walled in and a door and room for a coffer and container. Ive thought of many but they dont work with the size so if anyone can make one up plz post it, I would really appriciate it.
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THLawrence

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Re: Efficient use of space
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2007, 12:00:00 pm »
I use these:
code:
 
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#..#..#
#.D#D.#
###X###
#.D#D.#
#..#..#
#######

Put 4 of them together to get this:

code:
 
#############
#..#..#..#..#
#.D#D.#.D#D.#
###X#####X###
#.D#D.#.D#D.#
#..#..#..#..#
#############
#..#..#..#..#
#.D#D.#.D#D.#
###X#####X###
#.D#D.#.D#D.#
#..#..#..#..#
#############

It doesn't meet your demand of having stairwells 2-wide but it does work very well.

[EDIT]
These are 13x13 so they do meet your space restrictions.

[ December 16, 2007: Message edited by: THLawrence ]

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fleacircus

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Re: Efficient use of space
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2007, 03:30:00 pm »
Does this variation on THLawrence's living pods work?
code:

..#..#..#..#..
.D#D.#..#.D#D.
##.###D####.##
.D#........#D.
..#........#..
###..____..###
..#..____..D..
..D..____..#..
###..____..###
..#........#..
.D#........#D.
##.###D####.##
.D#D.#..#.D#D.
..#..#..#..#..

Put in stairs as you please. The center area is a channel for a big atrium. Now if there's some way to get a waterfall going through it...

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Skanky

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Re: Efficient use of space
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2007, 04:14:00 pm »
If you don't plan on locking a specific dwarf in their room, you can replace the 3 doors in each set of corner rooms with a single door on the diagonal, which will save on door production and give every dwarf a 4-tile room.
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Re: Efficient use of space
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2007, 08:54:00 am »
Thx guys and I never thought of it like that now I can get to work lol. Btw fleacircus I already have that in the centre tower which will have noble rooms and meeting halls on different floors. And THLawrence Its ok the stairs are gone ill make a small change and its perfect thx alot all of you. Bye
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