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[MaskedMiner]

I agree with that its not a good idea to put images to wiki 

Best part of DF is to imagine things yourself, which is why wiki fan art(even the crayon drawings by Toady & Three Toes) shouldn't really be in the wiki. Or at least not on creature pages, there could be collection page for crayon art rewards and for fan art.

[Flying Dice]

This is amazing. Always nice to see a legend in the making. PTW.

[Garath]

Amazing art, amazing story. Sounds a bit like "magical portal to the evil world - looking for a way back... Poor man, there is no way back.

I keep hoping for him he'll find some human mummie or whatever, just to cover a bit

[truckman1]

Yeah, unfortunately there's basically no way to change a DF world "just a little bit". World gen is a chaotic process, in the sense that a slight change early on can have huge repercussions later on - the "butterfly effect", as it's often known. Basically, your only options are to use the exact same seed; or try a different one, and hope that it results in a world that might share similar traits. So, you might be able to get another all-evil island world by using the same world gen parameters, but there's no way you'll be able to get another world that's like this one, but with slight terrain differences.

I have a response to this, but I'm spoilering it because it's longish and completely off-topic to this awesome tale (I haven't read the thread's two most recent pages, so if our hero has already died, then sorry I guess.)

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I beg to differ about the inability to change things "a bit." The other day I tried to regen a world, and for the convenience of not having to type in the seeds again (which is annoying since you can't use delete and have to start over for any mistake) I just added the world_gen.txt for that world as an option in the advanced-design-parameters screen.

At first it was messing up REALLY badly and just kept making and throwing out several worlds a second, getting caught on the "making rivers" part. So I checked and for some reason the world_gen.txt had an enormous amount of weird strings of numbers and crap, which I don't THINK is important or means anything, so I deleted that and repasted.
This should give me all the same terrain, civs, names of civs, creatures, historical events, moisture, volcanism etc., right?

Well, the lay of the land was certainly the same, and a lot of the same civilizations and stuff were present, but towns were different and some necromancer towers were in different spots, though close to their original spot.

Also, there was a vampire who was a lawgiver the first time around, but in the second go the history says her cover was blown (by another vampire, heh) about 100 years ago and is currently a farmer somewhere.

I actually made  a thread about it, but most of the stuff in it I just put here too, and actually in greater detail. I'll link it in case anyone cares.
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=101911.0

[Melagius]

Truely, truely outrageous.

[Die Nacht]

WOW! THIS IS EPIC!!

[Stoup]

Amazing story, gent! Keep up the awesome work! I'll be following eagerly

[Siquo]

Brilliant, and I love the art (both the comics and the "paintings")!

[Tastysaurus Rex]

Yeah, unfortunately there's basically no way to change a DF world "just a little bit". World gen is a chaotic process, in the sense that a slight change early on can have huge repercussions later on - the "butterfly effect", as it's often known. Basically, your only options are to use the exact same seed; or try a different one, and hope that it results in a world that might share similar traits. So, you might be able to get another all-evil island world by using the same world gen parameters, but there's no way you'll be able to get another world that's like this one, but with slight terrain differences.

I have a response to this, but I'm spoilering it because it's longish and completely off-topic to this awesome tale (I haven't read the thread's two most recent pages, so if our hero has already died, then sorry I guess.)

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I beg to differ about the inability to change things "a bit." The other day I tried to regen a world, and for the convenience of not having to type in the seeds again (which is annoying since you can't use delete and have to start over for any mistake) I just added the world_gen.txt for that world as an option in the advanced-design-parameters screen.

At first it was messing up REALLY badly and just kept making and throwing out several worlds a second, getting caught on the "making rivers" part. So I checked and for some reason the world_gen.txt had an enormous amount of weird strings of numbers and crap, which I don't THINK is important or means anything, so I deleted that and repasted.
This should give me all the same terrain, civs, names of civs, creatures, historical events, moisture, volcanism etc., right?

Well, the lay of the land was certainly the same, and a lot of the same civilizations and stuff were present, but towns were different and some necromancer towers were in different spots, though close to their original spot.

Also, there was a vampire who was a lawgiver the first time around, but in the second go the history says her cover was blown (by another vampire, heh) about 100 years ago and is currently a farmer somewhere.

I actually made  a thread about it, but most of the stuff in it I just put here too, and actually in greater detail. I'll link it in case anyone cares.
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=101911.0

Helpful. Thanks!

On-Topic Edit: Man, Hungry Heads ain't shit. I almost feel bad that a whole lair was wasted on one instead of something more interesting to fight. Though given the way Vanod straight murdered multiple semi-megabeasts seemingly without a scratch, uh, it might not matter much anyway.

[Pokon]

Love this so much. The artwork just makes it even better.

Wait a moment....

I think I know this story.


A young blond human, the last of his kind, in a amazingly hostile world filled with strange and savage creatures, who travels around seeking ruins and places that might have been inhabited long ago?


Aaaadventure Time!

[Montague]

So this tiny island has a large world gen quota of titans and monster population, right?

[Earwig]

Man, Hungry Heads ain't shit. I almost feel bad that a whole lair was wasted on one instead of something more interesting to fight. Though given the way Vanod straight murdered multiple semi-megabeasts seemingly without a scratch, uh, it might not matter much anyway.

Yeah, I definitely wasn't expecting one lesser creature chilling in a lair when 900 monsters need homes (this makes it sound all tragic). Just another way that Etha is a JERK >:T

A young blond human, the last of his kind, in a amazingly hostile world filled with strange and savage creatures, who travels around seeking ruins and places that might have been inhabited long ago?


Aaaadventure Time!

Hahah! Maybe this is Finn all grown up into a hardass. 8'(    The loss of Jake drove him to naked madness.

So this tiny island has a large world gen quota of titans and monster population, right?

Medium world gen. I'd love to try this all again with a MASSIVE world, but honestly I'm happy as-is. It may be a short adventure but it's been pretty fun so far.

[Pokon]

Hahah! Maybe this is Finn all grown up into a hardass. 8'(    The loss of Jake drove him to naked madness.

This, everyone, is what happens if the Lich wins in world gen. Not even a vampire left.

[Die Nacht]

Wait, so was this world manual (meaning, advance parameters and stuff) or did it happen randomly? If manual, then why make the world so big with only one small island?

[Earwig]

Wait, so was this world manual (meaning, advance parameters and stuff) or did it happen randomly?

Manual.

If manual, then why make the world so big with only one small island?

Complete fluke, unexepected but fun results of fiddling and watching different parameters. I thought it was pretty badass and unique, and it led me to taking special notice of the worldgen. I had made 10+ before this one, just fiddling about with all sorts of settings, and Ötstuxmon stood out to me as something that might be fun to run around in.