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[Captain Willy]

Just wondering, I personal like to find an open area and dig down.

[Vercingetorix]

I like carving into a mountainside; the more of the fort I can fit on one z-level (like the old 2D days) the better.

[Canadark]

I dig down in an open area at an angle using ramps. When I reach stone I stop going down and extend the hallway for about 15 tiles until it reaches the room with the trade depot.

[Varnifane]

Depends on my megaproject aspirations.

[pisskop]

Mountain side.  Lets me make use of hill as part of defense.

Dig down is less preferable, esp if I must ploiw through an aquifer.

[-A_Dwarven_Bard-]

I prefer mountainsides, but really most of my fortress is built around a 5x5 pit straight down about 10-15 z levels, with a spiral staircase of ramps around the edge. I dig into the mountainside and set up my armory and such there, with a large room containing the pit.

[Donuts]

Staircase in the snow, lets me use the river for an watertrap with infinite ammo.

[sadron]

It really depends on the geography of the embark location, honestly.

[Asra]

It really depends on my mood, I used to prefer mountainsides but lately I've been going for above ground forts or ones built on flat land. One of my favorite set-ups involved digging directly into a frozen ocean and building a fortress completely out of ice. It's nice and keeps everything one color.

[Luge]

Staircase in the snow, lets me use the river for an watertrap with infinite ammo.

Any chance of a snapshot save of this?

L.

[Loud Whispers]

Just wondering, I personal like to find an open area and dig down.

I choose some plains and build my own mountain, whilst digging deeper.

[Captain Willy]

I like carving into a mountainside; the more of the fort I can fit on one z-level (like the old 2D days) the better.

If you put everything on 1 level which near the top is probably dirt, how do you mine for stone and ore. Do you just make mining tunnels?

[Descan]

He said mountainside.

You know? Exposed stone?

[Troopperi]

I like digging to mountainside, it's somehow nicer to see the first floor of your fort and some outside environment at the same time.

[NESgamer190]

Mountainside by far, preferably in volcano.  It's all fun and games until I hit the evil aquifers that support the tree-huggin' elves, and the no-good goblins, ESPECIALLY if it's a flat plain, as then, I can't really get by.  (The aquifer also loves to be multi-level upon me too, so naturally, I absolutely detest aquifers, but that's a different story altogether.)