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Naryar

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Favorite... things in Dwarf Fortress
« on: December 10, 2014, 06:05:07 pm »

So what's your favorite/least favorite X in dwarf fortress ? Merely curious.

Favorite animal
Favorite vermin
Favorite metal
Favorite ore
Favorite type of alcohol
Favorite food
Favorite gem
Favorite rock
Favorite rock layer
Favorite biome
Favorite job
Favorite workshop
Favorite building (in general)
Favorite surroundings
Favorite fluid (not a lot of choices in there)
Favorite semimegabeast
Favorite megabeast

You can list least favorites as well. You can have several favorites, and of course you can list "none".

For myself:

Favorite animal: Giant cave spider
Favorite vermin: Lungfish and Two-legged rhino lizard
Favorite metal: Iron
Favorite ore: Magnetite and Hematite
Least favorite ore: Sphalerite
Favorite type of alcohol: Dwarven ale
Favorite food: I don't have one
Favorite gem: Fire opal
Favorite rock: Obsidian and Basalt
Least favorite rock: Microcline
Favorite stone layer: Igneous intrusive
Favorite biome: Badlands
Favorite job: Weaponsmith
Least favorite job: Fisherdwarf
Favorite workshop: Magma Forge
Favorite building (in general): I don't have any favorite
Favorite surroundings: Untamed Wilds
Favorite fluid (not a lot of choices in there): Magma (obviously enough)
Favorite semimegabeast: Minotaur
Favorite megabeast: Dragon

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Re: Favorite... things in Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2014, 01:56:20 pm »

Favorite animal kea man
Favorite vermin fluffy wambler
Favorite metal candy
Favorite ore candy
Favorite type of alcohol dwarven rum
Favorite food minced horse talow milk plum helmit roast
Favorite gem zircon
Favorite rock basalt
Favorite rock layer ummm hm i duno
Favorite biome volcano
Favorite job mining masonry
Favorite workshop still
Favorite building (in general) I like cabnits... no idea qhy
Favorite surroundings caverns
Favorite fluid (not a lot of choices in there) magma
Favorite semimegabeast  duno
Favorite megabeast titans forgoten beasts
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Re: Favorite... things in Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2014, 10:07:33 am »

Favorite animal dog(war trained)
Favorite vermin (I don't know)
Favorite metal silver (if whip or scourge)
Favorite ore limonite
Favorite type of alcohol dwarven rum
Favorite food (I don't know)
Favorite gem fire opal and gold opal
Favorite rock microline
Favorite rock layer (no idea)
Favorite biome volcano
Favorite job mining masonry
Favorite workshop forge
Favorite building (in general) Traps (catch those big animals!)
Favorite surroundings river and mountain
Favorite fluid (not a lot of choices in there) magma
Favorite semimegabeast  ummmm bronze colossus? I found a cyclops once....
Favorite megabeast dragon
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Re: Favorite... things in Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2014, 06:04:46 pm »

Hmm...

Favorite animal: Elk bird
Favorite vermin: Fire snake
Favorite metal: Bismuth Bronze
Favorite ore: Cassiterite
Favorite type of alcohol: Apple cider
Favorite food: Forgotten beast meat roast
Favorite gem: Star ruby
Favorite rock: Rutile
Favorite rock layer: Alluvial
Favorite biome: Tropical broadleaf forest
Favorite job: Clothier
Favorite workshop: Magma glass furnace
Favorite building (in general): Display case (the one must-have mod)
Favorite surroundings: Terrifying
Favorite fluid (not a lot of choices in there): Vampire blood
Favorite semimegabeast: Ettin
Favorite megabeast: Roc
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Re: Favorite... things in Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2014, 06:21:07 pm »

Favorite animal: Musclebeast (you didn't specify no mods, heh)
Favorite vermin: Lungfish
Favorite metal: Steel
Favorite ore: Hematite
Favorite type of alcohol: Perry (dat name)
Favorite food: Apples (the platonic ideal of fruit)
Favorite gem: Milk Quartz (might as well be happy with what you've got)
Favorite rock: Marble (Layer flux!)
Favorite rock layer: Marble (uh)
Favorite biome: Forest (cutting down trees!)
Favorite job: Seeking infant
Favorite workshop: Millstone
Favorite building (in general): Box/bag
Favorite surroundings: Savage good (unicorn meat...)
Favorite fluid (not a lot of choices in there): Water (drowning is underrated)
Favorite semimegabeast: Minotaur
Favorite megabeast: Hydra (7-head multiattacks! HAHA)