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Author Topic: Highlights of my experience with Dwarf Fortress  (Read 2877 times)

RocheLimit

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Highlights of my experience with Dwarf Fortress
« on: April 19, 2015, 12:45:23 pm »

There are plenty more, but these are the ones I managed to catch using GifCam.  DF2012-DF2014.

That time I FINALLY got archers to train correctly:
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then improved it by moving the process to the dining room:
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That time I successfully built a magma pump stack up the middle of my fort and had lvl 20 stone detailers engrave the entire magma cistern:
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That time I was lax on building a military, and confronted 20+ naga bowmen with two macelords:
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That time I had 30+ undead fall to the bottom of my moat, and I had to wait for winter to stop the siege:
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That time I first discovered a tower, and approached it without thinking:
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That time I found the land of the titans:
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That time I found an extremely simple and effective defense against enemies vulnerable to traps:
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That time I built my first automatic Forgotten Beast/Titan trapper:
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That time I discovered giant toads with all limbs broken make very good wrestling partners:
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That time I began using quantum stockpiles and stopped using massive stockpile rooms:
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That time I built a swimming pool for my military and forced them to use it:
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That time I broke into the caverns and found out the reason behind my 20 fps:
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Magnnus

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Re: Highlights of my experience with Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2015, 12:56:40 pm »

This is great, I'll definitely be saving some of these gifs.

hatesdigimon

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Re: Highlights of my experience with Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2015, 01:29:12 pm »

what are all of those in the last picture? hard to tell with the tileset

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Re: Highlights of my experience with Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2015, 01:41:17 pm »

what are all of those in the last picture? hard to tell with the tileset
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Re: Highlights of my experience with Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2015, 02:15:30 pm »

Unfortunately most of those gifs are broken for me. I'll try reloading.

RocheLimit

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Re: Highlights of my experience with Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2015, 02:18:52 pm »

I've been having trouble with them on my end as well.  I had hoped that it was only on my end though, and having the correct link would allow them to be viewed.  Seems that is not the case.

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Re: Highlights of my experience with Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2015, 03:21:53 pm »

Macelords vs. naga bowmen is kinda mesmerizing to watch.
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Re: Highlights of my experience with Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2015, 11:35:11 pm »

Macelords vs. naga bowmen is kinda mesmerizing to watch.

Yea, that one was my favorite, too.
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Re: Highlights of my experience with Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2015, 12:44:11 pm »

Some of those brought back happy memories for me :)
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