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[Replica]

I've noticed something really strange about trading that I doubt is related to your mod.

Caravans are unable to reach my site despite the entire map being deforested and there being 3 tile wide corridors leading into my compound, when the wagonless caravan shows up all they bring is leather, cloth and food and nothing else.
Another weird thing is that my prepared foods are not showing up properly in the trade depot anymore, they exist and if I search the name they sometimes show up (big tasty
stews for one never show up however), another funky thing regarding that is that some prepared foods aren't properly stored in barrels either, but that is indiscriminate and at random.
This is pretty much mucking things up for me, as I rely more on trade than actual industry to get things done.

Is anyone else having these types of issues or is there some funny business I am missing here?

[Lycaeon]

That is indeed odd. My last stable had wastelander caravans showing up with wagons and everything at the depot being sorted just fine, though my corridor is 4 tiles wide.

Have you tried deconstructing and rebuilding the trade depot? It could also be a problem with that particular generated world or embark area.

In other notes, turrets are the last thing on the development list. Hopefully I'll have the new update out by tomorrow.

[Indigo_Surprise]

I have an airlock system for my traders. I have a 5 wide teeny tiny corridor ending in a bridge with a 3 wide. I never get trader problems.

[Khenal]

Do you keep your depot secure with bridges/traps/etc?  Wagons won't show up if there is not a line to the depot at the moment the caravan shows up.  Wagons won't cross traps, and a raised bridge will keep them from coming in as well.  About the food and such, I don't know.  I never did much with a food industry.

[Replica]

I figured it out.




There was a single boulder right in front of my 4 tile wide compound entrance that I missed.
Motherf-

[Lycaeon]

Update: Gears of Progress

Part 2 of the Ministry of Wartime Technology

Stable-Tec in partnership with RobronCo has thoughtfully provided its clients with the latest in robotics technology! From the friendly Mr. Hooves, ready to serve all your maintenance needs, to the protectaponies that stand ever-ready to defend against undesired visitors from the apocalypse, robots will ensure your temporary stay in our world-class Stables will be as comfortable and safe as possible.

Disclaimer: Stable-Tec is not responsible for errors in robot programming caused by shoddy maintenance.

Changelog

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

 

•   Robots
     o   Four types of domestic robot can be purchased on embark or from trade caravans.

          •   Sprite-bot: A cheap but fragile sentry and vermin hunter.
               •   Upgrades: Rigged sprite-bot

          •   Protectapony: Provides effective security but is rather expensive.
               •   Upgrades: Armored Protectapony

          •   Mr. Hooves: Performs maintenance on robots designated for repair.
               •   Upgrades: Nurse Redheart, Mr. Macintosh

          •   Security Turret: An inexpensive but weak stationary defense platform.
               •   Upgrades: Flamethrower turret, Minigun turret, Rocket turret

     o   Hostile robots now occasionally roam the surface and caverns.

     o   Robronco Maintenance Station: Upgrades and designates robots for repair.

               
          •   Explosives, wiring → Rigged sprite-bot upgrade potion
          •   Protectapony Mk.II AI hologem, wiring, 2x spark batteries, 2x steel plates, rocket launcher, 2x rocket boxes → armored protectapony upgrade potion
          •   Nurse Redheart AI hologem, wiring, MedX canister, healing potion canister → Nurse Redheart upgrade potion
          •   Mr. Macintosh AI hologem, wiring, flamethrower, 2x flamer fuel canisters, plasma caster, 2x spark batteries, 2x steel plates → Macintosh upgrade potion
          •   Wiring, flamethrower, 2x flamer fuel canisters, 2x steel plates → flame turret upgrade potion
          •   Wiring, minigun, 2x med cal ammo boxes, 2x steel plates → minigun turret upgrade potion
          •   Wiring, rocket launcher, 2x rocket boxes, 2x steel plates → rocket turret upgrade potion
          •   Upgrade reactions produce upgrade potions, which, once drunk by a thirsty pony, will allow him to upgrade nearby robots.
          •   Be sure to keep your stockpiles for these valuable drinks separate from your main drink stockpile, and pasture any robots to be upgraded next to the 
               stockpile so they can be targeted by drinking ponies.
          •   Remember to watch for the combat reports announcement!
          •   Requires a RobronCo terminal

     o   Robots require their limbs to function. A Mr. Hooves without its blowtorch or a Nurse Redheart without its injector needle won’t be able to do much.

     o   Robot maintenance doesn’t work well, so for now robots have natural healing.

•   You can now designate ponies in the hospital as “wounded” using a Stable-Tec terminal built nearby.

     o   Designated ponies will flash a symbol and have a reports announcement.
     o   Unicorns who have learned the healing spell as well as Nurse Redheart robots will attend to wounded patients when they are stationed within 5 tiles.

               

     o   Healing abilities are not a substitute for surgeries, wound-binding, and soap! They merely serve to stabilize patients and decrease recovery time.

•   Adventure mode has been delayed until the next version. Sorry!
•   Robot corpses may be dismantled at the workbench for scrap.
•   New crate type: RobronCo crates
•   Animal frequencies rebalanced to allow variety
•   Ghoul frequencies increased
•   Cutie mark skill rates reduced
•   Observation skill removed from stable citizens
•   High-quality salvage frequency reduced
•   Ammunition box frequency reduced
•   Doubled yield for ammunition production reactions
•   Schematic copying removed
•   Steel rangers now carry minigun battle saddles, but no longer use shields.
•   Plasteel bars remain unstocked for the time being

As always, I greatly appreciate feedback on any issues encountered as well as suggestions for improvements. I hope everyone enjoys the new update! 

Credits for the poster image go to Pixelkitties!

[Replica]

D'aw, and I just got everything set up perfectly, I leveled the entire map, smoothed every boulder, built several perimeter walls and turned the entire embark site into an unbreachable killing zone.
Still, it was a good run, 144 kills and 4 losses isn't that bad.

Time for robot wars!

[Khenal]

Woo, robots!

[Indigo_Surprise]

Finally, now I can start a playthrough for my brony group.

[Indigo_Surprise]

Second time I've downloaded, and it still won't extract fully.

[Lycaeon]

I just tried it and it worked fine...maybe you can try a different extractor? I use winrar.

Is anyone else having this problem?

[Indigo_Surprise]

So do I. 3rd try was the charm.

[Bacon Pants]

Yo, this is just a small bug of no real importance, but every time I try to abandon a fortress, DF just crashes as a whole. The fort still stays there and it essentially means that I have to recreate an entirely new world for every fort I wish to embark on, and that I can't try to reclaim my fort. I'm not finding anything else too bad, just thought I'd give a little feedback to this awesome mod. Keep up the awesome work.

[Replica]

My sprite bots are the most boss things ever.

One of them picked a fight with three black radscorpions.
I figured he'd be a goner, but then he did the most amazing thing ever.
He baited the three scorpions to a murky pool, dodged two of their attacks, causing two of them to fall into the pool and drown.
Then for absolutely no reason at all the third scorpion just legged it, leaving the sprite bot with a missing wing which it shrugged off as just a flesh wound before resuming it's patrol.

The turrets are also really nice, I have six of them mounted on a small temporary wall I built around my entrance and they open fire immediately on any hostile wildlife that come into range.
They don't really do much damage in their upgraded form but they make a really good deterent, so far they have chased away two packs of feral dogs, a couple of radhogs and five black radscorpions.
Can't wait til I get minigun upgrades for them.

[Indigo_Surprise]

I abandon just fine.