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Author Topic: DF2014: The Succession World! At Long Last!  (Read 111319 times)

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DF2014: The Succession World! At Long Last!
« on: December 31, 2012, 08:09:22 pm »

So I had this idea, and I looked around the community forum to try to find a thread on it, but I couldn't.

So now that we're going to have worlds that continue to grow even as we toil on our forts and the lives of our adventurers, and forts that can be left to work on unrelated matters, we should start having entire community worlds, that span across decades and beyond of in-game time, jumping from forts that span across the whole globe, connected by the wandering persuits of various adventurers.

Think of it, someone could be playing in one fort, then transfer the save over to another player, who runs a completey different fort on the other side of the continent, and if one needs help, you could ferry over supplies as an adventurer with demi-god level fighting power to save them from an incoming seige.

I can imagine a world being genned from year two (or zero if someone has figured out how), and advancing onward  into years with triple digits, possibly even quadruple if the world is just that good.

So who's with me? DF2013 DF2014 as the succession world project

UPDATE:

The game has been started by Glloyd here.
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Re: DF2013: The Succession World?
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2012, 09:58:58 pm »

*raises hand*
I in.
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Re: DF2013: The Succession World?
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2012, 11:36:40 pm »

There are already a few succession worlds (mostly for adventure mode), but in 2013 they should be able to last indefinitely. And be way more lively.

Good idea Mastahcheese.
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Re: DF2013: The Succession World?
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2013, 01:09:35 am »

Nice idea.

Im in.
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Re: DF2013: The Succession World?
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2013, 01:44:25 am »

I like this idea.
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Re: DF2013: The Succession World?
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2013, 05:00:02 am »

The best part is that all the forts people have created continue to run even if no player is interested in them. I'd certainly be interested in starting such a succession when DF2013 is out too.
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Re: DF2013: The Succession World?
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2013, 07:40:37 am »

Yes, I had this idea too!
Say, each of players makes a fortress for a year or two, then leaves it on its own and passes save to next player. And later each player gets his fortress back and gets pissed of how their nice places turned into mess! And has his time to fix it.
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Re: DF2013: The Succession World?
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2013, 07:41:39 am »

Sounds great, I'm in.

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Re: DF2013: The Succession World?
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2013, 10:35:47 am »

Sounds great, I'm in.
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What if a player built a huge wall on his/her site and then created another fortress next to the first one, continuing the wall. It would take alot of time and recources, but somebody could wall in entire cities that way. If Toady ever intruduces road pricing...

And you can make Multifortresses building several adyacent fortresses joined though the caverns, Moria style, With populations of thousands.
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Re: DF2013: The Succession World?
« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2013, 11:44:24 am »

There is something else you could do with this: embark on a half terrifying glacier, then build an ice wall to separate the terrifying and not terrifying parts. Create forts on either side to do the same. Continue until you have The Wall from Game of Thrones.
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Re: DF2013: The Succession World?
« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2013, 11:48:40 am »

It could even be DF2014... We don't know how long it will take for The Almighty to complete his plans for the next release.
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Re: DF2013: The Succession World?
« Reply #11 on: January 01, 2013, 11:52:30 am »

It could even be DF2014... We don't know how long it will take for The Almighty to complete his plans for the next release.

IIRC, he mentioned in the latest DF Talk that he's aiming for a march 2013 release... I think that's him being way too generous, but still. 2 months to go! :D
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Re: DF2013: The Succession World?
« Reply #12 on: January 01, 2013, 12:38:05 pm »

I was planning to do something like this, yes. If someone else starts one, I'll join.
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Re: DF2013: The Succession World?
« Reply #13 on: January 01, 2013, 01:07:29 pm »

I must get in on this as well... I'm wondering how the game would track the mountainhome position with multiple player forts... Would it get transferred to the next fortress that meets the qualifications, or would you have to surpass the previous mountainhome?
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Re: DF2013: The Succession World?
« Reply #14 on: January 01, 2013, 01:09:40 pm »

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