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[NJW2000]

On the plus side: masterpiece large semi-precious gem.
On the minus side: 5 imprisoned dwarfs for violating trade mandates. 50 days. I have no prison, just a bunch of cages, some of which were still int the stockpile... which dwarves will survive.....?

[Aristion]

Just got another siege but this one consists of 4 necromancers. The two usual siege ones and two who i assume are apprentices to them since necromancer isn't apart of their profession and the two are soldiers.

EDIT: There are 6 of these apparent apprentices in total. They also don't like the undead that raised at my fort but like the ones they arrived with, much like clown "necromancer" but the clown killed all undead including those he arrived with.

[utunnels]

I have named all the dorfs.

The starting seven (now only six of them are alive) have their titles taken from their first or last names (e.g., Urist is The Dagger Lord). Their children acquire their middle names from their father.

There are 5 families but only 2 of them can have descendent: The Dagger Family and The Hatchet Family.

[Skuggen]

I have named all the dorfs.

The starting seven (now only six of them are alive) have their titles taken from their first or last names (e.g., Urist is The Dagger Lord). Their children acquire their middle names from their father.

There are 5 families but only 2 of them can have descendent: The Dagger Family and The Hatchet Family.

I always do this, since it both helps me recognize them and lets me keep track of which immigrants I've processed.

[utunnels]

It seems hooves are considered armored. The zombie was beating up a horse with a skirt and every hit to the hooves glanced away.

The Osprey Woman Corpse strikes The Elf Merchant in the head with her ({hemp plant fiber skirt}) and the injured part explodes into gore!
The Osprey Woman Corpse strikes The Horse in the left front hoof with her ({hemp plant fiber skirt}), but the attack glances away!
The Osprey Woman Corpse strikes The Horse in the head with her ({hemp plant fiber skirt}), bruising the muscle and fracturing the skull!
The Osprey Woman Corpse strikes The Horse in the head with her ({hemp plant fiber skirt}) and the injured part is crushed!

[Skuggen]

...Is that Osprey Woman Corpse hip-thrusting people/animals to death?

[utunnels]

She just ripped away an elf's skirt and used it as weapon.

[Pirate Bob]

Just was wondering if anyone has demonstrated a minecart water cannon that improves upon the performance of Quantum Menace's "wave cannon"?  He reported a fire rate of about 13-14 ticks between shots, and I have one that reduces this to 8-9 ticks, is smaller, and uses less resources and power (although it certainly doesn't match it in architectural beauty and dwarfiness  ). 

Anyhow, I just don't want to spend a few hours writing this up and then find that somebody already did this and I just can't find the post.  Thanks in advance for any help!

Edit: I have also seen gchristopher's design, and mine is somewhat of a hybrid between his design (I used his idea using loops on different z-levels to turn around neighboring tracks) and Quantum Menace's, but at least in my hands (vanilla 34.11, no mods of any kind) the design in his test save fired much slower than Quantum Menace's (and a couple of clowns actually got through it, which makes me wonder if he was using some mods/tweaks which impacted performance).

[nomoetoe]

So, much, limonite! I have over 300 limonite that needs to be smelted into iron, between the 2 wood furnaces and the 2 smelters, it should get done eventully.

Also Keas Freaking keas.

Anyway, I built a bit of a apartment building thing, (I'm building an above ground fortress) and a house for the captain of the guard and other stuff, the production of steel has begun. yay. c:

I've yet to get attacked, hopefully soon, at least once.

[Dozebôm Lolumzalìs]

What People at Cityteaches are Saying About It (And Other Random Stuff):

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Zasit Zuglarildom: "I'm doing alright."  "Work hard."

Nil Tostamost: "I was near to my own bed.  How pleasurable!"  Note; It's an artifact mudstone bed that he made himself.

Tobul Tunomzaneg: "I was near to my own door.  It's very interesting."

Eral Bimasen: "I was near to a seat.  It's interesting."

Kadol Letmoslogem: "I finished up some work.  That was very satisfying!"

Zasit Alathmomuz: "I finished up some work.  That was very satisfying!"

Cog Nigndomas: "I finished up some work.  That was very satisfying!"

Shorast Sterusbesmar: "I've been alright."

Morul Onultathat: "Death is all around us.  This is truly horrifying."  (Looking at the skeleton of the were-monitor that invaded.  The animal, not the computer monitor thing.  He's new.  He'll get used to it.)

Goden Urdimotung: "Everything's fine."

Dodok Olonzaled: "How great it is to be surrounded by family!"  (He arrived a year after his younger brother, Goden Limuloloz.  He rushed towards Goden when he saw him, hugging him.  He didn't care what anybody thought; he's very close to Goden.)\

Ingish Obokzimesh: "I don't really get attached to people."

Udil Avussemor: "I finished up some work.  I am very satisfied."

Domas Imushothsin: "Sometimes I need a drink, but I can control myself."

Tekkud Asmeleral: "I was near to a table.  How pleasurable!"  (By the way, he's a stonecrafter, and his name literally means "Merchantvessel".  Interesting.)

Udib Isanfikod: "Please maintain your dignity."

Goden Limulsoloz: "A skilled warrior is a beautiful sight to behold."  (He's speaking about our militia, which is diligently training to defend us.)

Sodel Duthnurmomuz: "How great it is to be surrounded by family!"  (He brought his wife and children, and has an aunt, an uncle, and six cousins in Teachcities.  We're all family here!  Literally!)

Zaneg Ezumidith: "I've been alright."

Kib Kesherib: "My trust is earned, and not by many."

Logem Nosinggeshud: "People can be so angry, and I just don't understand it."

Muthkat Kolzuntir: "Be merry!"

Deler Kaskalnil: "It's a great day to fall in love all over again."

Zulban Lilumgeshud: "Always deal fairly."

Kogan Nosimnish: "I was near to my own door.  I'm very pleased."

Tobul Othsinlorbam: "I was near to my own door.  I am very proud."

Cerol Bukettolun: "Try to keep an open mind."

Mosus Melbilkiddir: "Why must they be so violent?"

Morul Iliralath: "I've been well."

Adil Libashrober: "Always deal fairly."

Doren Dakostasdug: "I was near to a seat.  It's interesting."

Rigoth Abansakrith: "There's nothing like a good friend."

Olon Kacothast: "Death is all around us.  This is truly horrifying."  No, Olon, it's not all around us?  Why do you think that is?  Because the marksdwarves killed the horrible were-monitor.

Mafol Rulreg: "I don't like being obligated to anybody."

Imush Avedatir: "I need some more excitement in my life."

Ushrir Thimshuriden: "There's nothing like a good friend."

Kadol Fikodnecik: "I played with my pet.  I'm feeling so fond!"

Sakzul Rigotharban: "Art is life."

Fath Dorenustuth: "Death...  This is truly horrifying."

Sakzul Edtuldodok: "I finished up some work.  I am very satisfied."

Iden Rigothlumash: "Everything's fine."  (He and his wife adopted some of the stray turkeys and rabbits that were running around.)

Dastot Igathzuglar: "We should all work together."

Asob Rablor: "How romantic I feel!"

Mestthos Stonnish: Asleep, go ask him later.

Fath Semorudib: Asleep, go ask her later.

Sarvesh Teshkaddeler: "A great piece of art is one that moves me."

Adil Kezatilral: "Death is all around us.  This is truly horrifying."  Yet again, as a newly recruited marksdwarf, you are capable of killing!  You're a hunter!  You should be used to death!  Yes, I know it's really a human, but it was a were-monitor at the time!

Cerol Cerolebal: "Always deal fairly."  The militia doesn't often play cards, but when it does, it plays fairly.

Onul Alathimesh: "Try to keep an open mind."  About being drafted into the militia.  She's also Teachcities's first mother!

Fikod Lisatoslan: "I'm at my best under pressure."  That's good, as an axedwarf may be under pressure during battle.

Rith Inselmorul: "Death...  This is truly horrifying."  One of the new recruits.  I hope she'll get used to it.  It's just a skeleton.

Ushrir Konosamal: "There's work to be done!"  Good attitude, new recruit!

Unib Lorokun: "It's so great when everybody just gets along."  Yes, but when they don't...  Wait, you don't like fighting?  It's just in case?  Okay, I'll let you practice every third month.  See?  I don't draft people that don't want to be drafted.

Shem Uzolgomath: "Who cares what they think?"  She just grew up, and isn't working yet.  She's barely twelve!  Others might think she's being lazy, and that I should put a pick or chisel in her hand on her birthday.  Others might think she should haul, and that I should hand her a lump of stone or a bin.  I did give her a chunk of microcline and a rough gem in a bin, but she likes those.  It was a birthday present.  I also gave her a turnip and a backpack, as she likes those.

Shorast Taniton: "We should all be so lucky as to truly master a skill."  He's appreciating the artifacts made by our now-legendary artisans.  She also says she's content after having a fine drink of purple amaranth beer.  She's the sibling of Reg, the new baby.

Shorast Ingishshameb: Sleeping

Ustuth Ushrirkekath: sleeping

Zasit Kamukdastot: "I was near to a seat.  It pleases me."  Silly kid.  He's pretty funny.

Shorast Mishober: "Oh, I don't usually think much."  That's okay; I asked him what he thought of his new home.  He's five.

Mistem Eturottem: "There's nothing like a good brawl."  Okay, but you'll be an adult soon, and you'll need...  You don't like people to pursue skill in fighting?  Okay, I guess you wouldn't like being drafted.  Oh, I see.  He likes to brawl, though he dislikes the adoration of fighting as an art to be refined.

Sakzul Urvadilrom: "i can doo it!"  He's two.

Ingish Likotidrom: "Be merry!"

Reg Asentan: "Baba!"  Ooh!  So cute!  Just two months old!

Come to Teachcities!  It's safe here!  There's room for many!  Just not two hundred...  Despite what people are saying, there's really not much death here.

[milo christiansen]

I finally got automated booze production on-line (using the Rubble powered still), only to immediately run out of brewable plants, *sigh*.
In my best announcer voice: "Attention, all gnomes who are not currently occupied are now on plant gathering duty, thank you, that is all".

Sadly I don't think this (so far really cool) fortress will last another year, I need to start over so I can test the new teleporter

[Greiger]

I just can''t win.  I build a nice little water pool in the meeting hall.  I always used to build those with a way to drain them, just incase something stupid happens and something falls in and dies.  But every time I build them with drainage nothing happens to make me need to drain it.  So this time I just connect it up to the water source. No floodgates or anything.

Not 2 months later a cavern troll jukes past the guard dogs and makes a beeline for the pool and then falls in as it gets mobbed by guards and animals.  Dying at the bottom completely inaccessible.

God damn you Murphy.  I don't even know what the troll was after it just went straight for the pool and ran around it once before the dogs caught up.

EDIT: And now a blind cave ogre tried to do the same thing.  Fortunately one of the guards caught it before it got there this time.

[TheFlame52]

-snip-

Carry on, my good man. We need more overseers like you. Kind overseers who really care about their dwarves.

I hope Cityteaches prospers! Or Teachcities. Whichever it is.

[Dozebôm Lolumzalìs]

Thanks, TheFlame52!  I like to think they exist.

I don't know what to do.  My herbalist fell off a tree, horrified by a skeleton in my refuse pile.  She got back up, but then, she cancelled her plant gathering job while up a tree.  Another dwarf took it from her.  She fell asleep up there, without any apparent bad thoughts.  Now she's thirsty.  I sent my woodcutter to cut her down.  She fell down for ONE SECOND and then CLIMBED BACK UP THE TREE.  What?!

By the way, her screen reads "That isn't funny."  I wonder if she's talking to the woodcutter.  You want to know what's really not funny (perhaps a little funny)?  YOU CLIMBING BACK UP THE TREE NEXT TO THE ONE I CUT YOU DOWN FROM.  Yep!  I have a real Note for Urist now!  Off to the thread!

What should I do?  Just cut her down?

Never mind, she climbed back down.  I tell you, this is like herding cats...

[Greiger]

Elves traded me A giant leopard. (and a normal size jaguar and tiger. I think I love my elves) I proceeded to war train the really big cat.  And had it replace the 2 war dogs that guard the cavern entrance and it has been doing much better.

Already killed 2 trolls, a Giant Toad and a GCS.  Yes, it killed a Giant Cave Spider.  And once it kills something and realizes there's nothing actually keeping in it's pen zone it runs around the cavern brutally murdering anything else it can get it's blood stained claws on before my animal herders manage to grab it again.  Usually killing at least one innocent cavern critter before getting reigned in each time.  It charged into a group of elk birds and there was blood everywhere.

One one hand, this thing is a more efficient hunting machine than all my hunters combined.  On the other, when it abandons it's post it lets dangerous stuff in like Giant Toads and Cave Crocs. Not sure if I should physically tie it up at it's post or just install a backup tiger at the stairs.