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[sculleywr]

So, it's been a while since I played and I decided to try a new game in the new update. Apparently, my world came with a lot of fortresses that I could reclaim. My question for those who have done these kind of reclaiming forts is this: what are the pros and cons of reclaiming a fortress that was generated in the game? And what are some things I should be mindful of, other than making sure I have the exposed sections of the cavern levels secured (I already had to beat a giant olm to death.

There seems to be a metric shit ton of clothes, though I haven't gotten a bookkeeper set up.

[DrCyano]

I've never reclaimed a worldgen fort, and didn't even know it was possible until very recently. Please share your experience!

[Loam]

I did a reclaim once, back in .44; I've also been to quite a few ruined forts in Adventure Mode:

1) yeah, there's a lot of clothes, but it seems (in my experience) that they're usually all "large" (sized for humans, I think) - so they're extra worthless, except maybe as trade goods. OTOH there's often a big pile of assorted goods near the surface (which may include armor + weapons), and usually some quality goods (including steel gear) in the middle section of the fort, in a room full of display cases.

2) It used to be forts mainly got ruined by being destroyed by forgotten beasts, meaning there'd be an angry "current resident" hiding somewhere in the fort (usually in a bedroom). So you'd have to go in prepared to deal with the critter. Nowadays I think most forts get ruined by necromancers, so there may be less danger going in (unless some zeds have stuck around).

3):

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In my reclaim fort the lowest floor of the fortress bisected an adamantine spire, with the result that the lower floors of the fort were full of demons. We managed to seal them away, but it was a narrow escape.

Needless to say that's not usually going to be a problem, but it's worth noting: be careful as you explore lower in the fortress!

Overall, I think the biggest pros are:
   you get some free stuff, either for trade or use
   you don't have to spend time digging out rooms
   you'll never want for anvils
   you get to interact with a place that has a history - nothing like reclaiming the old Dwarven capital for the full Moria experience!

The cons:
   the generated fort layouts are pretty random and maze-like, so making a functioning, attractive fort out of it may be tricky

[DwarfComic]

I did a YouTube vid series on this semi-recently. Hardest part for me was that it wasn't my design so the flow wasn't natural to me. BUT, it's fun cause sometimes there's hidden beasts and stuff in the fortress still. Pro is tons of stuff you can jump start your fortress with and sometimes artifacts. Funny enough the walls that were muddy and keeping the beasts out, would grow plants and beast could wall in. Like an old decomposing fortress.