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[AlanL]

I haven't tried this myself, but am planning to do it using cheats for fun. It should be possible without cheats (in fact maybe easy, just really long in the making). Basically it would be this, eventually:

-Make all workshops out of blocks, with steel blocks used every now and then

-Minimum material type of stone blocks for any construction, no boulders used

-trained all craftsdwarves to legendary, so your workshops both look and act like assembly lines

-No weapons except crossbows (or guns if you feel like modding them in)

-Everyone has a home thats at least titleless, or preferably fine or greater, and a fairly good standard of living

-BIG constructions, preferably involving a lot of steel, that has intricate plumbing and public services

-Use steam for a lot of -productive- purposes.

-Seige engines are ballistas only (change that to cannons in a mod if you wish)

-Make a noticable change on the local outdoors scenery that doesn't involve magma.

-Use fertilization and such a LOT, and have a small porportion of farmers to miners/'factory workers' compared to a normal fort.

-'indoor plumbing' for every area (interpret as you see fit, although preferably not death traps)

And in general, let your fortress, and the year 10xx, be the place and time of the dwarven Industrial Revolution.

[ April 23, 2007: Message edited by: AlanL ]

[herrbdog]

Interesting. One caveat:  

quote:-Minimum material type of stone blocks for any construction, no boulders used

How about: Only the first mason's shop can be made of a boulder, and only to convert boulders to blocks. As soon as a few blocks are available, this 'starter' mason's shop must be dismantled and replaced with a block-made one.

[Sharpshot]

This dose bring up a interesting question for me.

How will steam be handled with the new Z levels?
Will it float upwards untill it hits the roof and then dissappear? or will it dissappear after hitting a roof or rising about 4-6 levels? Maybe some other meathod entirely.

[Mzbundifund]

Are there any "productive" uses for steam?  I thought it was only good for (nerfed) defense.

[Vanigo]

Well, I've got an experimental fire containment system in my current fort - basically, I just flood the only entrance to the magma with steam. Haven't had a chance to test it yet, though.

[thebear]

If you really want to match your fortress to our human industrial age, then perhaps you should revise the housing situation. Make your dwarves, with the exception of the nobles (owners), live in poor cramped barracks. Additionally you could promote your skilled workers to fortress guards, making them the factory foremans, while keeping the unskilled laborers in the factory. These unhappy situations would probably better match the conditions which bred so much revolutionary discontent in Europe.

[AlanL]

I thought about that, and also thought that for the most part, people in the industrial age had a better standard of living than people in the dark age. So, i meant it relatively speaking.

[Narushima]

Yeah, that's why we made a revolution. Factories ! It's so cool to work in it ! :S

[Bien]

How about a digital age one? Possible?

[Gaulgath]

With a lot of imagination, Bien.

[Fieari]

It will be possible, once float switches are in.  Make a floodgate computer and automate certain processes.

[Leprechaun]

quote:Originally posted by Mzbundifund:
<STRONG>Are there any "productive" uses for steam?  I thought it was only good for (nerfed) defense.</STRONG>

Saunas! You could also make fake chimneys with steam billowing out for a real industrial effect.