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[Malarauko]

You know what blows my mind about this update though? It is going to happen in the next month or two.

Well, that more a hope than a guarantee. Sometimes these things turn into months and months of fixing unexpected bugs or Toady figuring out that he has to rewrite an entire chunk of structure to accomodate changes (like rewriting how personal appearance data was stored in order to accomodate vampires and zombies and syndromes). I'm hopeful, but not optimistic.

But this won't be like the wait between 31.25 and 34.XX. Its just so awesome that this is something that is Coming Soon To A Fortress Near You!

[NW_Kohaku]

But this won't be like the wait between 31.25 and 34.XX. Its just so awesome that this is something that is Coming Soon To A Fortress Near You!

Just be careful about counting your chickens before they hatch. 

Remember that cities took about a couple months, then, all of a sudden, Toady detoured into making mummies and such, and wound up tacking another 9 months or so to the time it took to release 34.01 because of interactions being so difficult to code, and those were never part of his initial plans for that release.

None of the year-longish releases were initially planned to take that long.  Toady just kept extending it as there were always unforeseen hiccups and things he suddenly decided he needed to add at the time.

He might release in a month, he might suddenly decide to add the whole sphere system into the way mineral veins are shaped for minecarts to explore, and all of a sudden we have a 8-month delay so that Toady can make "ocean sphere" hemitite different from "sky sphere" hemitite.

Or in other words, if you have a fortress going now, go ahead and play it as it lies, and just prepare for a pleasant surprise if he releases in a month or so.  That way, if he doesn't release that soon, you'll at least have had fun with the fortress you have now.  (It's not like there isn't plenty to enjoy about training animals for right now, right?  Savor what you've got.)

[thvaz]

You know what blows my mind about this update though? It is going to happen in the next month or two.

Well, that more a hope than a guarantee. Sometimes these things turn into months and months of fixing unexpected bugs or Toady figuring out that he has to rewrite an entire chunk of structure to accomodate changes (like rewriting how personal appearance data was stored in order to accomodate vampires and zombies and syndromes). I'm hopeful, but not optimistic.

Toady suffers of featuritis. It is incurable.

[darkrider2]

This probably belongs in future of the fortress, but I really want to know if a minecart passing under a waterfall will automatically fill up with water. (Same goes for a minecart passing under a magmafall, cue implementation and profit)

[RedKing]

This probably belongs in future of the fortress, but I really want to know if a minecart passing under a waterfall will automatically fill up with water. (Same goes for a minecart passing under a magmafall, cue implementation and profit)

In related query, going back to my mobile crucible idea...if items inside a magma-proof cart *aren't* affected by the magma (and require an operator), then you suddenly have a system capable of building a railway to Hell. And/or the ultimate defense system: access to the fort is only by minecart, which tracks through a magmafall. You could even use them as emergency shelters if your FTW lever gets flipped by accident.

EDIT: the above would apply to water too, so you have have an underwater entrance, or an entrance route that dips down through an artificial lake before coming up on the other side of a wall. Oh the possibilities either way...

[FearfulJesuit]

I'd actually be fine if Toady takes his sweet time on this; I'm not really an adventurer or modder person, so although the wait from .31 to .34 was huge to those sorts of people, it's not really something I found that interesting.

But this, this will all be awesome. Minecarts? Changing the way veins work? Bring it on, bro.

[irdsm]

It sounds from the devlogs like toady has already gotten basic carts working in game. It's hard to say whether they have mass or physics, but it does sound like they at the very least follow tracks and may already be able to be launched. Maybe 3-4 weeks until they're fully implemented and next release is my guess, assuming no bloating occurs (and that's an awful big assumption)

Also, I highly doubt dwarves will be able to ride minecarts. I don't wanna crush your dreams I just don't see it happening in the current framework unless Toady makes some much deeper code changes (which he might do, but it's a little much to expect right now)

[kaenneth]

So if a cart went under a magmafall, filled with magma, then under a waterfall, would you get a cart filled with obsidian?

(I think you should get a shattered cart from the thermal shock)

[snelg]

I have to admit I was kind of sceptical about the utility of the minecarts and tracks thing.

But after reading the dev-diary the last few days I'm convinced that it will bring new hights of FUN to the game and can't wait to play around with them.

[bombzero]

Maybe 3-4 weeks until they're fully implemented

your post is hilarious in context considering he said he alluded he was close to done today.

honestly, if Toady keeps up this rate of mad frenzy work he will probably be done in 1-2.

[irdsm]

Maybe 3-4 weeks until they're fully implemented

your post is hilarious in context considering he said he alluded he was close to done today.

honestly, if Toady keeps up this rate of mad frenzy work he will probably be done in 1-2.

Yeah the latest devlog surprises me a ton. If I'm not mistaken all that's left is getting animals to haul, feeding stations and maybe some dwarven AI tweaks to get them hauling right.

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Someone must've sent Toady a donation of meth

[bombzero]

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Someone must've sent Toady a donation of meth

you mean alcohol of course. everyone knows Toady is actually a dwarf.
that said, he got a strange mood sometime in the early 2000's and is still gathering materials to date.

although in all honesty, i have rarely seen Toady get a full feature nearly 100% implemented THIS fast.

[Kanil]

Kerchunk. Kerchunk. Kerchunk.

These carts will surely inspire more than one legendary thread on the forums.

[thvaz]

In SA's forum people are joking about how Toady was killed and replaced by someone. Bad jokes aside, Toady was always very productive, it just happens that he sometimes (*ahem*) sidetracks too much.

[Socializator]

Ok, so latest dev update states pretty clearly that it is one cart per track. We are heading for transport tycoon dwarf edition here