Welcome to the region of Oguspolmo
a harsh land of stone, wood, alcohol and industry (and maybe some elves hanging around somewhere around the corner...)
"You have arrived. After a journey from the Mountainhomes into the forbidding wilderness beyond. Your harsg track has finally ended. Your party of seven is to make an outpost for the glory of all of Tasterush. There are almost no supplies left, but with stout labor comes sustenance. Whether by bolt, plow or hook, provide for your dwarves. You are expecting a supply caravan just before winter entombs you, but it is Spring now now, enough time to delve secure lodgings, ere the dingoes get hungry. A new chapter of dwarves history begins here at this place! Rithstettad "Belltax". Strike the earth!"Sooooo.... What is this all about? Well, I'm a mid experienced player which never got his fortress past a couple invasions. I'm having some trouble with many basic things, I might have caught some bad habits along my gameplay experience and I wish to best them. I will post regular progress of my fortress and will post a batch of question that I will drag from post to post until they are solved. I will often post screen shots, make sure to comment the layout/organization/defensive logic or whatever craps come to your mind :)
Just to mention, I'm rolling on mountain lion, using the MacNewbie pack with Dwarf Therapist and Ironhand graphic tile set.
Let's get on to it!
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I choose an embark I just discovered while browsing the forum and already tried a couple of time, quite successfully.
6 proficient miner/engraver and one broker/craft dwarf. I will wait for the first migrant wave for food prod, all I do is make the layout a first.
Here are all the items I brought with me at embark:
Here is the ground layer. A good, clear zone that help me to understand better whats going around, especially during fights
Here is the ground+4 Layer. Not much mass to build, so I will prolly just go for a regular hole in the ground entrance with a stone fortress surrounding the entrance later on
Just got in game and I already have a few questions, so lets get over them already:
1) Got some gold layer on the surface. How fast can a fortress overall value affect invasion, thievery and dwarf migrating? Should I not touch it for now?
2) Lotsa sand so I might set up a glass industry for the first time when the time come. I heard that placing one window for each bedroom can help to prevent vampire attack, because other dwarves can see them through while the vampire is feeding.
3) Got lucky, 2 horses that can breed. It's just a shame it take so goddamn long for them to reach adulthood... Can grazer feed on mossy ground generated by a breached cavern layer? Or do I need to keep them outside, always exposed to danger?
Edit : Ok I definitely want to go for glass since I found some rock crystal... Freaking sweet. In the wiki it says it's bugged tough, but the article is outdated. Does it work right now?