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SkillageFTW

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Miner-only embark on the terrifying mountain.
« on: February 10, 2012, 05:06:14 pm »
Hello everyone.  I've done some thinking and I've decided to do an embark with only miners for the first time I seriously try to use a terrifying biome.  The area I've selected is 8*3 with one tile being an untamed jungle.  I need ground rules before I embark... any suggestions?

NOTE:  Try to make the rules as dorfy as possible.

Done with rules now, time to go!

List of rules:

Above-Ground bedrooms

Miners only on embark

Only mine minerals/gems when I can see them (don't mine anything else) and make giant vaults for them.

Embark with pickaxes and a massive amount of lye (must have at least 10 lye).

Only use miners in the military, using pickaxes.

Build a tower for the military.

Make anyone who doesn't have skills with crafting or planting a miner as well.

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« Last Edit: February 10, 2012, 05:58:24 pm by SkillageFTW »
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Re: Miner-only embark on the terrifying mountain.
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2012, 05:14:39 pm »
Make all bedrooms above ground.
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Re: Miner-only embark on the terrifying mountain.
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2012, 05:19:48 pm »
Will (try to) do.
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Re: Miner-only embark on the terrifying mountain.
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2012, 05:29:32 pm »
must have a giant tower dedicated to the military
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Re: Miner-only embark on the terrifying mountain.
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2012, 05:31:19 pm »
Mining is the only military use available, no other weapons. :D Good luck by the way.
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Re: Miner-only embark on the terrifying mountain.
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2012, 05:33:06 pm »
Bring nothing but picks and lye.
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Re: Miner-only embark on the terrifying mountain.
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2012, 05:34:21 pm »
Quote from: Urist Imiknorris on February 10, 2012, 05:33:06 pm
Bring nothing but picks and lye.

Can't do ONLY picks and lye.
« Last Edit: February 10, 2012, 05:58:44 pm by SkillageFTW »
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Re: Miner-only embark on the terrifying mountain.
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2012, 05:37:46 pm »
Let Dwarven greed guide.

That is: you MUST mine and hoard ALL resources you see, ASAP, and only them. Construct a huge mountain vault for gems, one for ores, and another one for precious metal bars, and hoard them like Armok's going to smite you tomorrow. Keep your vaults large enough to store all treasure and decorate them handsomely.

Since all mining operations must be dedicated to acquiring precious treasure, except for the ones that are for constructing vaults to store precious treasure, build workshops and bedrooms and such inside the veins and gem patches you've dug out. You may construct walls and doors and such.

The only time when you may mine things not for the purpose of acquiring or storing treasure is when there's no minerals or gems visible to you at all. At that time, engage in exploratory mining in the most effective way possible until such a time as you find more.

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Re: Miner-only embark on the terrifying mountain.
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2012, 05:40:42 pm »
Can be done, but I still need above-ground bedrooms, so it will be less severe.
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Re: Miner-only embark on the terrifying mountain.
« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2012, 05:41:58 pm »
11x5, really? Thats like...14 times my embark.
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Re: Miner-only embark on the terrifying mountain.
« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2012, 05:43:04 pm »
More fun to be had.
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Re: Miner-only embark on the terrifying mountain.
« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2012, 05:45:20 pm »
Are you running the game on a NASA supercomputer?
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Re: Miner-only embark on the terrifying mountain.
« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2012, 05:47:40 pm »
Nope. I guess I should tone it down.  I've had 5*5 (or around it) embarks before, and its not too much different I'd guess.
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« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2012, 10:37:15 am »
They all died of starvation, since they can't drink lye.  The end.
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Re: Miner-only embark on the terrifying mountain.
« Reply #14 on: February 11, 2012, 01:08:40 pm »
Don't forget to carve the mountain a la Rushmore.
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