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[askovdk]

Hi

Andreus put a note on my HoMM5 inspired fortress 'Broadstrap' (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=59656.0) suggesting that the devil fortress would make a nice fortress too.
I played another round of Heroes this weekend and found that many of the fortresses would indeed make good transfers to DF, so here are some shared ideas and links:

Dwarf:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Eh22nIFZQU
Is as made for DF and is the core concept for my Broadstrap. 

Devil:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbD7lQBRJkk
Would actually make an even better fortress with a broad free standing pillar above the lava sea.

Dark Elves:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1kAwnGoqcM
Subterran by nature, but it may be difficult to find a cavern tall enough. There are pleanty of opportunity for Fun with falling during construction.

Undead:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuK7P9-bvXg
Not that good a fortress, but building the very high thin spires (and perhaps even finding something to use them for) would be a good challenge.
Such fortress should be placed in the most evil possible biome.

Knights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86Y447mzPV0
Probably quite boring to build.  At least I can't find an interesting angle for it.

Elves:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9S_2nn6OK0
The challenge here should probably be to build the giant tree of wood in the middle of a lake. Who wants to have more carpenters than mansons?

Mages:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4uz2bunE1U
I like this fortress so much that I will probably be my next project if when Broadstrap falls. (It will require that The Great One doesn't change the very liberal cave in rules.  )

Feel free to comment on how these ideas could be realised. 

[AtomicPaperclip]

Thank you! I've been looking for this kind of inspiration! I especially liked the Dwarf one.

Good luck with your project, it's neat.

I dug a circle about 12 z levels and am building a fort in it, that I will submerge in water. It's not nearly as large as your project though.

[Hyndis]

HoMM5 certainly does pretty things. I love their art style.

Even the title screen with the fight between the paladin and demon is awesome.