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[Bricktop]

Quite a small suggestion really. I'd like it if there was a way of finding out your group's emblem and civ's emblem in fortress mode.

If it was added to the civilisation screen it would be great. Your groups emblem could be mentioned in the embark screen.

I'd like this because I often do large mosaic's in important area's of my forts of these things. At the moment the only way I can find out is by waiting until I have done a lot of engraving (until a couple of identical pictures start showing up loads) and then save, backup, abandon and check in adventure mode before getting the save back and carrying on.
I'd just be a lot easier to know what they are the entire time (if it was made possible to choose your group's emblem in the same way you choose names etc that  would be brilliant).

[Red Jackard]

I didn't even realize we had emblems...

[BurnedToast]

I think this is a great idea, I was going to do the same thing (make a mosaic of my civ's emblem).

I'm not really sure where it would fit in, maybe a new fortress info screen (similar to stock, kitchen, etc) that listed stuff like that? I dunno. Embark screen would be OK but what if I forget, or don't think to check beforehand?

[Eagle of Fire]

Here is my fortress emblem:

[Tahin]

Is... is that a mosaic of Black Mage?

[Eagle of Fire]

Yup... But before you ask, I didn't do it. I got it somewhere on the internet.  :p

[Bricktop]

I only found out we had fortress emblems once when I was playing in 23a and things were getting a little dull. I double engraved the walls on my main corridor and noticed that a picture of 2 pig tails was repeated loads (same name etc). I had a look in adventure mode and it said that it was the emblem for my fort's parent civ.

In 33 you get a fortress emblem and a civ emblem. I would like to be able to see them because I like making large mosaics and I think that these would be fitting. Also, its just another nice bit of information.

[veryinky]

I'd also like more info from the embark screen. As in showing the name of the human/elf/goblin civs along with their names in the "within reach" list in the embark location system.  Showing the the civ emblem for each dwarf civ when selecting which dwarf civ the fort will be founded by.

Also a emblem generator like for the ones of fort name and founding party name.

I would also like a "engrave with civ/fort emblem" for engravers and "decorate with civ/fort emblem" option for workshops/forges.

[Silveron]

This would be nice. I approve.

[Eagle of Fire]

Me too. It would be nice to have some kind of "trademark engraving" for great items produced by your civilization/fortress.

[Sowelu]

It would be neat if selling items with your fortress's emblem caused your fortress to become more widely known.  Maybe they wouldn't be as valuable as normally decorated things, and maybe your home civ wouldn't care a whole lot--but it could give your fortress a 'rep' in the wider world.

It might even be delayed a while, have a very long-term effect:  You trade your goods to other dwarves, they trade with humans, and some of your goods get passed along.  The humans decide they like your fortress's stuff, and ask where to find the source.  As your goods keep changing hands (long after leaving your fortress), your reputation expands.  This might also make it unwise to emblemize goods that are not masterwork quality. (Maybe way down the line, you could change your emblem without starting over your fort, just to make it clear that a new age has dawned? It would also make your 'discontinued' items more valuable...perhaps.)

Of course I think most things that involve some sort of craftsmanship reputation, or civ reputation, would be awesome.

[Asehujiko]

quote:Originally posted by Sowelu:
<STRONG>It would also make your 'discontinued' items more valuable...perhaps.</STRONG>

I see some serious exploiting with that.

Craft 30 socks with logo a in early spring, year 1. Spam logo a crap the first 5 years. Switch to logo b, sell that for 1 year and let it circulate a bit. Congrats, you now have enough(base quilty) socks to buy out the next 30 caravans.

[Eagle of Fire]

Don't Reebok or Adidas work like that?  :p

[Asehujiko]

quote:Originally posted by Eagle of Fire:
<STRONG>Don't Reebok or Adidas work like that?   :p</STRONG>

I was more thinking along the lines of MTG. First ed. cards worth 4 digits etc.

[Draco18s]

quote:Originally posted by Asehujiko:
<STRONG>I was more thinking along the lines of MTG. First ed. cards worth 4 digits etc.</STRONG>

Not all of them are worth 4 digits.  Only the ones that were over-powered (despite the fact that Magic today is more powerful than Magic 3 years ago--2 mana for a 2/2 was normal, now it's 2 mana for a 2/2 with an ability).