Topic: Why do I keep genning worlds where Dwarves are all dead or dying? (Read 2398 times)

Crossroads Inc. · « **on:** March 12, 2012, 06:54:56 pm »

In my last five attempts at spawning massive 1050 long large region worlds...
All of spawn attempts resulted in maps where there where less then 200 Dwarves left alive in the whole world. One map spawned less then 50 at the end.

At first I thought it was a fluke, after all I had slightly increased the number of titans and thought they just murdered everyone. Instead, after my 5th attempt, I find every single time Humans absolutely Dominate the world. There are hundreds of small Human towns and hamlets, and hundreds more forts all over the land scape. Yet there are often less then a dozen Mountain homes ever founded, and about 90% end with everyone starving to death.

Is this a bug? Do I have a screwy version? What the flarg is going on with the mighty Dwarves always dying out?

Nunzillor · « **Reply #1 on:** March 12, 2012, 07:27:09 pm »

Interesting. How are the elves doing?

Crossroads Inc. · « **Reply #2 on:** March 12, 2012, 07:29:47 pm »

Thriving, several sites with over 100+ elves, one site in my newest attempt had over 400:

129: Epevethilu, "Sparkledembrace", forest retreat
   Owner: The Merged Smile, elves
   Parent Civ: The Torrid Sheens, elves
   16 humans
   403 elves

They are thriving, but the Dwavres are all but extinct.

Kestrel · « **Reply #3 on:** March 12, 2012, 07:49:47 pm »

Strange. In previous versions, this was virtually every world I gen'd. Now, it seems like dwarfs thrive in every world.

nightwhips · « **Reply #4 on:** March 12, 2012, 08:02:03 pm »

Are you using advanced world gen or just the basic cookie cutters?

Crossroads Inc. · « **Reply #5 on:** March 12, 2012, 08:21:28 pm »

Here is the world gen:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I messed around with them alittle bit, but nothing that I can think would cause this.

nightwhips · « **Reply #6 on:** March 13, 2012, 11:33:20 am »

Weird. I can't see anything that would do that eiter. I was wondering if you had somehow changed drainage or elevation such that dwarfs did poorly or something. But what version is this? It doesn't have curse types and vampires, so maybe you're dealing with the version Kestrel is talking about.

Crossroads Inc. · « **Reply #7 on:** March 13, 2012, 11:39:45 am »

it says created in 31.25.

Isn't that the most recent?

Nameless Archon · « **Reply #8 on:** March 13, 2012, 11:58:47 am »

Quote from: Crossroads Inc. on March 13, 2012, 11:39:45 am

it says created in 31.25.

Isn't that the most recent?

No.

34.05 is the most recent. Numerous settings have been added to worldgen.

WaffleEggnog · « **Reply #9 on:** March 13, 2012, 12:39:28 pm »

Yeah, the new version adds tons of things, vamps, werecreatures, and most important for you, more advanced worldgen. Every world iv genned in 34.05 has come with dwarves, humans and elves with similer pops.

http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/

Above the downloads, it says in big letters "DOWNLOAD DWARF FORTRESS "NEWEST VERSION" "DATE OF RELEASE"

Check back regularly, as toady releases bugfixes often.

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Crossroads Inc.

Why do I keep genning worlds where Dwarves are all dead or dying?

Nunzillor

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Crossroads Inc.

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