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[Kestrel]

If you make libraries available to fortress mode, could they be used to improve dwarf skills like diagnostics and architecture?
Would reading books give some dwarfs a happy thought?
Do different forms of art, music, poetry, and literature have the typical ranges of quality (masterwork, etc.) associated with them?

[Naryar]

*reads latest dev post*

i am vibrating with anticipation

[WordsandChaos]

Oh, I am a happy man.

[endlessblaze]

this will be aewsome

[Shashu]

So you knew you were getting libraries, right?

This kind of thing is why DF will always be miles ahead of its imitators. Awesome!

[thvaz]

human values are randomized for each instance of civilization now

woot

[Robsoie]

The outlines are ready for mathematicians, philosophers, historians, geographers, doctors, naturalists, and astronomers. I'm using the same master-student framework for them as they work on research projects,

Interesting, i wonder if it will work at gameplay time and NPC will teach and learn while you're walking around, or if this NPC development will be worldgen only.

So you knew you were getting libraries, right?

It was inevitable.

[Broken]

So, you mentioned cartographers, right?

Does that mean there will be maps in Libraries, allowing to discover new locations?

[Vattic]

human values are randomized for each instance of civilization now

Does this mean we are likely to see humans fighting amongst themselves now?

Are the values similar to spheres in that related ones are more likely to group together and vice versa?

[Man In Zero G]

The outlines are ready for mathematicians, philosophers, historians, geographers, doctors, naturalists, and astronomers

Are we getting the Philosopher back?! That would be cool.

The second thought I had reading the dev log was this scenario:
A thriving civilization, scholars from around the world congregating and exchanging ideas, storing the collective knowledge of the world in a vast, Alexandria-like Library.
Then the dragon/goblin army led by their demonic Overlord/fire-breathing titan/adventure mode PC shows up, slaughters the scholars and burns the library, setting back the pace of learning by centuries. Awesome.
So - books do burn, right? Will this be a thing?

[Inarius]

Clearly this last dev diary is a total shock for me. This game is sooooo amazing.

[FearfulJesuit]

All hail the Toad! I think this calls for a donation...

[Knight Otu]

What about spheres and the Metaphysical/magical stuff in the world?

That will probably have to wait for the mentioned myth generation stuff for the Artifacts section.

Are we getting the Philosopher back?! That would be cool.

No. There'll be dwarves of a philosophical bent, that may be called philosophers even, but there won't be a singular noble position called the Philosopher.

[stolide]

I already brought this up in the suggestions, but how do you feel about the game producing actual music following the rules you generate? As in, simple one voice folk songs that you hear when you walk by a musician who's playing. I made a song following one of your formats by just picking random notes and rests within the chords generated for a form.

https://soundcloud.com/nethodsod/the-grasping-oaks

It should be quite easy to program, since all I did was follow the two meters exactly, and then pick a random sequence from the chords for the melody. It alternates between the two chords, and has a brief segment where I randomly picked any notes from the whole scale. That happens between 1:45 and 2:30.

[Paaaad]

With the advent of library's, will bookcases become a thing, or will books be stored in existing furniture? Also, if a dwarf arrives at your fort with a book, or makes one after arriving, where would it be stored if you don't have a library defined?