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[timmeh]

As it stands, ToadyOne has been silent on the topic of changes made to HFS for the new versions.  Personally, I'm absolutely thrilled about this, I'm rather looking forward to discovering the stuff myself.  I started a fortress a few moments ago, and immediately after the game started there was a cavern collapse deep underground.  So far as I could remember, I didn't tell it to put caverns that deep in world gen, but I didn't really think much of it at the time.  A few moments later I was rechecking the supplies I brought and planning the entrance to the fortress, when I noticed a red number next to the "weapons" in the stock menu.  An adamantine scimitar, deep underground, at almost exactly the same point the cavern collapsed at.  I know well enough from the experiences with HFS in 40D not to dig immediately to it to find out what is down there, but I'm going to be working towards it, and figured this was as good a time as any to try keeping a log of events.  The first log is below, but I'm open to suggestions, or oppinions of if this is or is not a good idea.  Obviously, all updates will be in spoiler tags, just in case, and if/when I finally do uncover whatever is down there, I'll make sure to mark any updates that mention in in big, bold red letters or something.  Oh, and please no spoilers, I would like to discover this stuff for myself, otherwise I'd read the wiki, since I'm sure someone else has already figured it out and posted something.


[EDIT]: And yes, the leader is actually named Urist, and it was completely unintentional... which figures, because she's is probably the single worst leader I could have picked: "...an iffy memory, poor analytical abilities, and a shortage of patience..."

Spoiler: 1st Granite, 51, Urist Flagpuzzle (click to show/hide)

We arived at our destination a few hours ago, we'd just disassembled the wagon for supplies when the earth shook with a mighty earthquake.  I could feel it from the moment we arived, there is some power here beyond anything Dwarven-kind has faced before.  Not even Slexsmul or Diamondspear* have the power to move the earth like this.  The quake seemed to originate almost directly to the north of the planned entrance to Jawsword.  It is too late to turn back now, we will press on, and hope for the best.  For now, we will simply try to survive, but perhaps one day we will be able to muster a force strong enough to discover whatever dark secrets lie to the north.

*When I genned the small world this site is in, there is only one age.  Slexmul and Diamondspear are a hill titan and bronze collosus respectively, that are the only "great powers" in the world at this time.

Spoiler: 20th Felsite, 51, Urist Flagpuzzle (click to show/hide)

This place is cursed!  Before we could so much as carve an entrance we've already lost two companions... Eral, our woodworker, drowned when a frozen pond melted beneath his feet.  Datan, our miner, almost managed to drain the pond in time to save him, but we were moments too late.  Not a week later, Datan was crushed in an avalanche of stone whilst carving the bases of the towers that will mark the entrance out of two small hills....  Shorast, our craftsdwarf, was very close to both Eral and Datan, and is taking their deaths particularly hard.  I've had a short meeting, and it seems to have helped, but only time will tell.

Hopefully we'll see some migrants before long, as much as it saddens me to say it, we need to replace both of our lost in short order, or we may never discover the secrets below.  Until then, I've taken over the woodworking duties, and Stinth, our cook, has offered to take over for Datan until a more suitable replacement can step in.

OOC: I made the mistake of assuming that, so long as I used ramps to carve the edges off two 1 z-level hills, it wouldn't collapse, but somehow, it did.... Oh well, should make this a lot more challenging

Spoiler: 1st Limestone, 51, Urist Flagpuzzle (click to show/hide)

We just had 8 new immigrants show up.  This means I'm back off woodworking duty, although Stinth is going to continue mining, and hand off the duties as cook when the need arises.  But before we can cook or brew anything, we need farms.  I've order the digging of a tunnel to the brook.  It will probably freeze again in a few months, so I want to have a cistern full of water, and some irrigated farms before then.

Among the immigrants was a fisher, so hopefully we can get some meat soon.  We're running low on booze as well, so I'll likely have to get a brewery build soon, so we can use some of the excess plants we've gathered to restock our drinks. 

We've also got several new masons, so construction on the entrance is coming along nicely.  The barracks will soon be finished, and then they can begin work on the watch towers.  We haven't had any further strange happenings, but I won't soon forget that earthquake.

Spoiler: 11th Timber, 51, Urist Flagpuzzle (click to show/hide)

Been having some trouble with racoons lately.  Guess it shouldn't surprise me, I left the gem stockpile in the open, and it's attracted some theives.  Fortunately, right before they arived we got some new immigrants, and I recruited 5 of them into a makeshift millitia.  They had to make do with wood axes and their bare hands, but it's enough to take care of a few racoons.  I've stationed them over the gem stockpile, I'll need those gems when the caravan arives.  Speaking of which, it's getting unusually late into the fall, and I haven't seen any signs of traders... I'm getting worried.

[Retro]

Well, I'm sure everyone reading this knows what you're up against, but I'm interested in someone doing a blind run of the new... features. You may want to move it to Community Games and Stories though, you can do it yourself if you hit the Move button at the bottom of the page (or somewhere on the page, anyhow).

[timmeh]

Good point, my mistake.  Thanks!

[Argonnek]

I eagerly await the discovery of the new HFS, as I've been too cowardly to dig that deep. I've seen parts of it in adv. mode, though.

[Urist Imiknorris]

Hehehehe... I sense Fun...

Check your rooms/buildings menu ("R"). Is there anything special there?

[timmeh]

Oooh, there is...

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

"Upright (*Adamantine Scimitar*)", no details on the room, and it can be marked for removal...