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[Mr Space Cat]

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So I just had my first "falling dwarf scouts out the lower levels while falling down a volcano and finds adamantine" moment that all DF players really should have in their course of playing. One of our two miners was apparently dumb enough to fall in to the volcano from a random WTF cave-in from removing a floor tile over the crater. Twenty real life seconds later, "Raw adamantine! Praise the miners!"

Praise the miners indeed. His sacrifice will not be remembered, I didn't even know his name. 

What makes this even better is the fact this was intended to be a disposable experimental fort for testing a reaction to make chain-swords. Adamantine chain-swords, here we come!

On chainswords, already made them They are AWESOME when done properly (that is slice the shit out of everything to OP levels. Like a chainsword should.)

Yeah, I'm sure chainswords have been done, since I recall reading about a Warhammer 40k mod, so that's a given,  but I haven't done it yet. It's a nice learning experience for modding.

Spoiler: In case anyone's interested in my little modding project... (click to show/hide)

My goal is to create a balanced set of "mech" based weapons and armor to fit in with the Dwarf Fortress universe, and the chainswords are just the prototype to check if I can get the reactions to work properly. The components will be relatively more expensive to craft than straight out swords or axes, so in theory it requires some planning to ration out materials, and all mech weapons will be two-handers, to provide a more tactical choice: stick with shields for defense, or try to tear everything up before it kills you?

The weapons will be made from various trap parts, like serrated disks and a chain for the swords, along with one or two mechanisms and a metal bar per weapon. Currently planning on making chainswords, "pump-action" spears that are basically jackhammers for stabby stabbing jobs, and some axe design making use of the giant axe blades. The axe is the only weapon giving me trouble; it's hard to think of a way to mechanically improve such a simple straightforward weapon that would both be efficient and fit with DF canon.

If the weapons turn out well, I'll think about how I could set up power armor to work.

In fort news, the reaction failed to work as expected and I dumped the fort and world to try and figure out what's up with the mod itself. I may have raged quit a bit, but darn it, I thought for sure the reaction would work this time.

[martinuzz]

I just found out two things.

One. Even though I had traded all those masterwork excess tables in that small window of opportunity that arose, when my duke (who is not only solely, but also particularily fond of tables) decided for 2 minutes not to ban their export, I found out that, even though the transaction was completed within that period of time, it did not matter to my Duke. 12 dwarves have been sentenced to punishments. Either 25 days in prison, or 4 hammerstrikes.

Two. I have made exactly one warhammer in my fort. A silver one. Just as I feared the worst, I got the following message: 'Hammer' Cuborkogan, hammerer, cancels execute criminal: No weapon for execution.
One of the convicts, that had hammerstrikes coming, happens to be a soldier. I guess he brought a table to the depot in his off-duty time. He is also the wielder of aforementioned silver warhammer.
All hammerings have since been reduced to no punishment whatsoever.

The irony.

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

Those dwarves are beyond lucky.

[Broseph Stalin]

An adequate weaponsmith just made a stack of masterwork adamantine bolts for my archers to turn into individual bolts. What are the chances of getting a masterwork item out of an adequate worker? Small, for sure.

Depends on his stats. Skill isn't the only indicator, dwarves with exceptionally high mental stats are much more likely to make masterpieces.

[raptorfangamer]

I never thought I would ever do a dual fort. But here it is, torchfog. The upper classes try to survive while the lower classes try to recreate project FTW from boatmurdered

Spoiler: the surface dorfs hate me. probably because they only found a sealed hole in the ground.

Inventory: clothes, recently made training axes, flies, dirt.

Spoiler: these guys rock, and the fort is going nicely

Inventory: Clothes, Weapons, Proper Bookkeeper to correct grammar, Beds, Mostly self sufficient fort.

Any suggestions to make this dual fort any more !!FUN!!?

[Oaktree]

An interesting past few months in Waterspear.

The humans sent a five squad siege and actually built campfires when they started to settle in.

One squad camped right beside one of the outer drawbridges.  Said squad withdrew after half of it got atom smashed or trapped in an outer pasture and then shot to pieces by a marksdwarf squad.  One bold rider tried to ride the length of the fortress from south to north to go out another gate.  He got 2/3 of the way there and then took an iron bolt to the head.  Adventurous, but eventually futile.

The squads to the west were engaged by marksdwarf squads in the archery bunkers.  The one human elite archer took a toll with his copper arrows.  Two dwarves killed, three wounded, and one of the wounded died in the hospital.  The archer's squad and their mounts absorbed a lot of return fire, along with the two other cavalry squads in their camps. 

The humans eventually withdrew after suffering a dozen killed including two squad leaders and numerous wounded.  A few mounts were processed for the fortress larder.

Following this Waterspear undertook it's long-standing project to deal with the denizens of the Underworld.  A hole was made and the howling horde appeared and entered a carefully prepared gauntlet that led them upward and into a hallway of lever-operated steel spikes and a complex bridge-based trap (one of the infamous "checkerboards").  The spikes proved very effective as only *four* heavily wounded demons out of over 100 reached the final area.  They were sealed in to be dealt with later while an expeditionary force headed downward.  (The spike traps were slow to build and wire, but appear to have been worth the effort.)

Waterspear now has a base camp and walled in access stair to the lowest level.  As well as multiple layers of defenses to protect the fortress core from another invasion.  The work has not been without danger.  A group of guard crocodiles were pounded to pieces by a snow demon, and a marksdwarf came home in an urn after being hit by a fireball.  At this point brick stockpiles are being shifted in relative safety into working areas before efforts get underway to start gaining better control of the area and to complete a survey of the newly discovered terrain.

How to effectively guard workers is going to be an issue.  Though since most of them carry crossbows all the time a few have already successfully protected themselves.

We are also considering closing gates in a season or two and seeing if the elves can be convinced to exit via the cellar.   

[Clover Magic]

Busy making and testing graphics.  Apparently my game is just incapable of properly parking a wagon.  I've lost count of how many times I've facepalmed now because of the starting position.

On the up side, the graphics are working so far!

[Splint]

So, my elves have had to embrace the human and dwarven approach and lop down a few trees. fittingly, my woodchoppers are also my soldiers. We've a small space cleared out and already we've a field of cultivated pines sown, as well as crops of sunberries and whipvines. One of the Wood Sanitars, as the elves call thier choppers, has also prepared the leopards for battle, and each soldier was assigned one.

Overall, we're already doing well. One awesome benefit is those stupid ravens don't even bother the elves' work when they pass through, and they can apprach animals to kill them for provisions should we need them (settle near a cave, a giant mole and an elk bird have succumbed to ashen sabres.) I wonder if I'll see antmen or goblins first...

[martinuzz]

I've just finished the basic layout for my royal floor. As if by appointment, the option 'becoming the capital' has just popped up in my (n)obility menu.
I hope the King will like his floor. It already has an artefact statue in place of him being crowned.

[Gentlefish]

I've just finished the basic layout for my royal floor. As if by appointment, the option 'becoming the capital' has just popped up in my (n)obility menu.
I hope the King will like his floor. It already has an artefact statue in place of him being crowned.

That is the most glorious thing ever I don't even know how to respond what does one say to this?

[Halceon]

My leatherworker just created an artifact dog leather mask. I have a strong suspicion that this is part one of a multipart artifact gimp-suit. Complete with leather scourge and leather rope.

[katana]

Finally tried legends of forlorn realms. Let's try a pure-underground fort...

... Devourers of the depths. Holy fuck.

[Iceflame]

Just did the first few steps for project skyforge.
Basically building the whole fortress around an volcano, and stacking layer by layer of forges and melters on top of it, pumping magma to each layer.

I spent around 6 hours creating worlds and looking for an volcano that fits my needs.
At least, there are a little too much ores around, also I miss a tower nearby for extra fun.

There is still no way to add a tower to the world map, or am I wrong?

[Eric Blank]

If you mean forcing the game to generate a tower in a location; no, there is not.

[Iceflame]

I ment placing a tower after world generation has finished