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[CognitiveDissonance]

This was... more difficult than it should have been. But it's alive!
http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=7537

Spoiler: potential bug (click to show/hide)

Apparently, some of the "construction crew" can arrive in a migrant wave. They arrive unhappy, as a result of very poor few months under my care. The one that I saw arrived, set labour as "Attending Meeting" and never moved. If this happens again, well... we'll figure it out.

Spoiler: heads up (click to show/hide)

Remember, the tools are forbidden. Also, you may want to somehow disable the southern trade depot. In the future, we should wall in depots and protect them with grates/floodgates or similar to prevent pathing.

Spoiler: The Central Bridge (click to show/hide)

This bridge is a form of cooperation, as it would allow caravans and other entities to travel from north to south and back. It's up to you to leave the bridge up or down - it might help you, but might also help your dear neighbours

Red will be short 1.5 months, but will have quite an army of dwarves to get everything up and running. Good luck!

Actually, I think we CAN use alerts in the case of emergencies, but both the Red team's burrow and the Blue team's burrow must be selected. Picture this:
1. It is the Red team's turn. The Blue dwarves have all been locked into their fortress, whilst the red team's doors are open. A previous Blue overseer had already created a burrow over the entire Blue fort.
2. A goblin siege suddenly arrives. The Red overseer turns on an alert on both the burrow over the Red fort (or peharps a panic room) and the burrow over the entire Blue fort.
3. Since the burrow over the Blue fortress covers eveything, the blue dwarves will continue doing whatever they were doing before the alert. At the same time, the Red dwarves will move behind the safety of the walls.
This way, the overseer is able to protect his dwarves without interacting with the other faction's dwarves. (we are supposed to let the other faction get slaughtered without intefering, right?)

Does that work? Can you designate more than one burrow for alert statuses? I didn't think you could, but I also never use alerts...

[mastahcheese]

Actually, people from the old build crews coming in would be nice for the story we're writing, maybe we could make them nobles.

[Pie Maker]

Does that work? Can you designate more than one burrow for alert statuses? I didn't think you could, but I also never use alerts...

Yes, you can-I've done it often enough. All you have to do is create an alert, set it to whichever burrows you like and make it a civilian alert at times of need. When you want to turn it off, make the "No training" alert the civilian alert instead of it. If you want, I'll set it up in my turn.

[CognitiveDissonance]

Does that work? Can you designate more than one burrow for alert statuses? I didn't think you could, but I also never use alerts...

Yes, you can-I've done it often enough. All you have to do is create an alert, set it to whichever burrows you like and make it a civilian alert at times of need. When you want to turn it off, make the "No training" alert the civilian alert instead of it. If you want, I'll set it up in my turn.

But can you have more than one defensive burrow active? Because it looks like setting up Burrow 1, which is locked in Blue's territory, as the defensive burrow would cause all Red dwarves to freeze in their tracks. Vice versa would apply as well.

[Pie Maker]

Does that work? Can you designate more than one burrow for alert statuses? I didn't think you could, but I also never use alerts...

Yes, you can-I've done it often enough. All you have to do is create an alert, set it to whichever burrows you like and make it a civilian alert at times of need. When you want to turn it off, make the "No training" alert the civilian alert instead of it. If you want, I'll set it up in my turn.

But can you have more than one defensive burrow active? Because it looks like setting up Burrow 1, which is locked in Blue's territory, as the defensive burrow would cause all Red dwarves to freeze in their tracks. Vice versa would apply as well.

Well, I'm fairly certain that you can, but I could be mistaken. If I remember correctly, you basically have to create an alert, and simply select whichever burrows you want the alert to be set to. The selected burrows will be marked with an "A". When you do set the alert to a civilian alert your dwarfs will be limited to the burrows you selected.
I'll be testing this out on this save shortly to see if it actually works.

Edit:Also, about this:

Spoiler: potential bug (click to show/hide)

Apparently, some of the "construction crew" can arrive in a migrant wave. They arrive unhappy, as a result of very poor few months under my care. The one that I saw arrived, set labour as "Attending Meeting" and never moved. If this happens again, well... we'll figure it out.

The expedition leader is locked inside the blue team's fortress, right? That's probably why he did not move;ie. he could not path into the fortress. This is why we need a central noble room.

[CognitiveDissonance]

Edit:Also, about this:

Spoiler: potential bug (click to show/hide)

Apparently, some of the "construction crew" can arrive in a migrant wave. They arrive unhappy, as a result of very poor few months under my care. The one that I saw arrived, set labour as "Attending Meeting" and never moved. If this happens again, well... we'll figure it out.

The expedition leader is locked inside the blue team's fortress, right? That's probably why he did not move;ie. he could not path into the fortress. This is why we need a central noble room.

I tried unlocking the blue fort, but he didn't move then either. That said, the small house over the river is meant to be the centralized noble room. I tried to dig an underground one but well, river + aquifer.

[mastahcheese]

How goes the migrant hunt?

[CognitiveDissonance]

They are good to go! Link is above, but here it is again:

http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=7537

[Dolwin]

I took a turn at DrunkFortress last night, so I'm not at my best right now.  I can do my turn tonight or tomorrow, but if you guys wanted to push me back a turn so multiple people could play over the weekend, its totally understandable.

[CognitiveDissonance]

I took a turn at DrunkFortress last night, so I'm not at my best right now.  I can do my turn tonight or tomorrow, but if you guys wanted to push me back a turn so multiple people could play over the weekend, its totally understandable.

Your and your liver's efforts are appreciated. Rest well, and do this when you can

[Dolwin]

I've got the file up and running.  I havent unpaused it yet, I need a couple answers first.

1)  There are some migrants still hanging around with Xs over them, so they havent been settled yet.  Are those supposed to go to me or Blue since they are currently on Blue's side of the river?

2)  I can forbid the blue depot and make one of my own, but what can I do if the traders spawn on the wrong side of the map?

I'm thinking that I can update the Blue burrow to include everything on their side of the river and lower the bridge connecting the 2 sides. Then make a red burrow on my side of the river for all my guys.  Let me know if this is ok or if I need to do something else.

[mastahcheese]

1)  There are some migrants still hanging around with Xs over them, so they havent been settled yet.  Are those supposed to go to me or Blue since they are currently on Blue's side of the river?

2)  I can forbid the blue depot and make one of my own, but what can I do if the traders spawn on the wrong side of the map?

1) You get them, it's your turn, regardless of the river.

2) If they spawn on the wrong side, just lower the bridge, I think the lever for it is right next to it.

[CognitiveDissonance]

1)  There are some migrants still hanging around with Xs over them, so they havent been settled yet.  Are those supposed to go to me or Blue since they are currently on Blue's side of the river?

2)  I can forbid the blue depot and make one of my own, but what can I do if the traders spawn on the wrong side of the map?

1) You get them, it's your turn, regardless of the river.

2) If they spawn on the wrong side, just lower the bridge, I think the lever for it is right next to it.

Yes and yes

[Dolwin]

I've played up to Autumn for my turn.  I'll have the writeup for that at least tonight, hopefully for the entire turn.

[CognitiveDissonance]

I've played up to Autumn for my turn.  I'll have the writeup for that at least tonight, hopefully for the entire turn.

I look forward to it! I'm excited to see how the red fort pans out