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Author Topic: Slingblock: A noob fortress - Free Socks* (Details inside)  (Read 40275 times)

Dunamisdeos

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Re: Noob Fortress - Welcome to Slingblock!
« Reply #75 on: July 27, 2014, 09:58:21 pm »

Hmm. Cage traps then.

Well, we only went after the one.

After I said that, these Ice Wolves went after some dwarves. These happened to be marksdwarves, and it did not end well for the ice wolves.
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Re: Noob Fortress - Welcome to Slingblock!
« Reply #76 on: July 27, 2014, 10:09:58 pm »

Oh yeah, could we get some screens of the fort? I'd love to see how it's progressing.
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« Reply #77 on: July 27, 2014, 10:48:53 pm »

I'm about to end my turn, lol! But yes, here are some screens. We have breached the caverns, and floored over the hole. I have found no water outside of a tiny stagnant pool on the first layer, but further down between the 45z-50z we have flux and gold!

Thanks for ordering wood and drinks and metals. All of it was bought. Also, our two melee dwarves have a full set of iron. Also, added it to the logs above.

Another note, I set up a burrow alert for the marksdwarf tower. Set the second squad to siege alert, and they'll rush up to fire through those fortifications.

Main Floor
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Foodworks
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Industry
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The Surface, with attached marksdwarf tower and raising drawbridge.
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« Reply #78 on: July 27, 2014, 11:24:50 pm »

Turn complete!  I can't seem to get it to upload. It gets to 53% and has an error. http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=9181

I centralized food production, which currently produces far more than we need right now. We lost Nail in the same turn in which He was dorfed :(. He was our Weaponsmith.

We need to find water, and fast. Nail died because we had nothing to clean him with, and the doctors refused to fix him until he was clean. We also have a compact industrial area further down below, and some traps and a marksdwarf tower for defense. I know we are supposed to be training these Ice Wolves, but they won't come near the entrance and they keep jumping our civilians.

I've dug down to about z55, and found no water. We have flux and gold, though. August and 4mask are tricked out with iron weaponry and armor.

//Slingblock: Overseer's Log. Dwarfdate, 27th of Granite, Early Spring.

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« Last Edit: July 28, 2014, 12:54:31 am by Dunamisdeos »
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« Reply #79 on: July 27, 2014, 11:46:49 pm »

Sounds awesome!

Also, do you guys know about the DF Map Archive? http://mkv25.net/dfma/

It's a great way to show us the entire fortress without the need for individual screenshots. Once the save is uploaded, I could go through and do it myself for us, if you'd like.
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« Reply #80 on: July 28, 2014, 12:45:44 am »

Sounds awesome!

Also, do you guys know about the DF Map Archive? http://mkv25.net/dfma/

It's a great way to show us the entire fortress without the need for individual screenshots. Once the save is uploaded, I could go through and do it myself for us, if you'd like.

I did not know about that! That is amazing.

This fort is going well, I think. Can't wait to see everyone's additions!
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« Reply #81 on: July 28, 2014, 12:30:31 pm »

I wouldn't mind signing up for a year.  I'm relatively experienced - been playing since 2011.  I generally avoid megaprojects and focus on dwarven psychology (i.e., temper tantrum prevention). 

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Re: Noob Fortress - Welcome to Slingblock!
« Reply #82 on: July 28, 2014, 12:48:33 pm »

Oh woe is me! Goodbye, world! I now go to the great big forge in the sky to my beloved wife!

I believe I had a child, mind dwarfing me as him, Nail Jr.?
If I am wrong, I would like the dwarf Zulban Berbekar, the bold woodcutter, name him Dowel.
If you can't find him just give me the next smith you get.
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« Reply #83 on: July 28, 2014, 10:34:11 pm »

Oh woe is me! Goodbye, world! I now go to the great big forge in the sky to my beloved wife!

I believe I had a child, mind dwarfing me as him, Nail Jr.?
If I am wrong, I would like the dwarf Zulban Berbekar, the bold woodcutter, name him Dowel.
If you can't find him just give me the next smith you get.

They tried so hard to save you. They even rewrote current medical doctrine twice.
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« Reply #84 on: July 28, 2014, 11:50:08 pm »

MiemieFan88's turn? This'll be good.
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« Reply #85 on: July 29, 2014, 12:41:22 am »

So umm.. a drawbridge huh.. that sounds.. really advanced..

I just got brewing drinks to work in my world, I really dunno what I can do for this one. It looks really nice and I just have no clue at all what to do...

Things I know how to do:

Dig
Make stockpiles
Assign zones
Brew drinks from still
Make farms
Set jobs for dwarfs
Sort of know how to make a dormitory

..and thats it :S
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« Reply #86 on: July 29, 2014, 01:01:16 am »

So umm.. a drawbridge huh.. that sounds.. really advanced..

I just got brewing drinks to work in my world, I really dunno what I can do for this one. It looks really nice and I just have no clue at all what to do...

Things I know how to do:

Dig
Make stockpiles
Assign zones
Brew drinks from still
Make farms
Set jobs for dwarfs
Sort of know how to make a dormitory

..and thats it :S

Go nuts!!! Also, A drawbridge is super easy! You just need a bridge. Before you build it, set it to raise in a certain direction. Then, build a lever with [ b ][ T ][ l ]. You can hook the bridge up to the lever, and the bridge raises and become impassable!

And knowing is half the battle! (Geeee iiiiiiiii doooooooorf)

Seriously though, just dick around and do whatever seems best. That's what this fort is about!
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« Reply #87 on: July 29, 2014, 03:21:57 am »

Yeah, even if you run the fortress into the ground, that's just how things go in this game. Took me half a month to get a halfway stable fortress, and that was in a much nicer neighborhood. From what you tell us you can do, you really just need practice with the military to have the basic skill set to have a fortress fall to pieces survive the first few years.
If you want to avoid the fortress into ground part, feel free to ask as many questions as you like. I mean, that's what this thread is for, right?
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You have no idea how close this comes to reality(well, apart from the whole life-threatening thing :P)
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« Reply #88 on: July 29, 2014, 04:40:23 am »

Oh, and I forgot to mention this in my last comment, but hooray for August the Dorf! I'm so proud of him, caving in the skulls of our enemies.  :D

So umm.. a drawbridge huh.. that sounds.. really advanced..

I just got brewing drinks to work in my world, I really dunno what I can do for this one. It looks really nice and I just have no clue at all what to do...

Things I know how to do:

Dig
Make stockpiles
Assign zones
Brew drinks from still
Make farms
Set jobs for dwarfs
Sort of know how to make a dormitory

..and thats it :S
Really the only important thing you should look into is the military stuff. This page (http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/v0.34:Military) is a hub for all the information the Wiki has on the subject, including a couple very useful guides for you. As Nail said, just make sure to ask us lots of questions when you're not sure how to do something, and we'll help you out!

Other than that, just maintain the food and drink stockpiles, maybe craft some stone trade goods to sell to the caravans for useful things, and we should be fine.

Sometime soon we'll need to get a Well built so that the hospital can properly treat our injured, and prevent any more deaths like the one Nail fell victim to. When it comes to be my turn, I have some ideas on how to get clean water out of the caverns.
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« Reply #89 on: July 29, 2014, 12:39:03 pm »

Thanks for the tips guys.

I'll try not to die!
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