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[bloop_bleep]

@bloop_bleep: It'd be responsible and sane decision to set aside enough water for hospitals.

What do you mean "responsible" and "sane"? This is Dwarf fucking Fortress.

The only water we have on the whole map is in a small cavern lake, which isn't even connected to the border, so (I think?) can't refill.

And, of course, there's no water on the surface.

Is there any possible way to get a renewable water source without hacking? If not, could I pleeeeeeaase set some water source tiles around the cavern border?

BTW, my idea is spoilered down below. The small embark size (thus little lag) and ready availability of magma is perfect for its design.

Spoiler: Get ready for it... (click to show/hide)

Obsidian 3D printer. I know, right? Don't worry, I have a design in mind, and it won't be completely automated (thus simpler) -- you would have to specify where to place the obsidian tiles as you go along, not all at once in the beginning. Now, that just leaves one question (other than where to find the water) -- what design we're going to make. I'll leave that to you guys. My design allows for overhangs, so keep that in mind!

[Fleeting Frames]

I think it can't refill, but I'd try exposing small section to the surface and seeing if rains refills it, then kill the process. Since the biome is warm, you probably can't freeze-multiply it. However, looking at the map, you possibly could retire the fort and embark nearby once or twice till you reach river to create a water tunnel that leads back to the fort and then use adventure mode to get the water to fill a cistern on embark via stepped reservoirs.

(Judging by the quote of zazq in the OP, lack of water is intended part of the challenge, but it's up to the other players whether they want that challenge and if you want to be responsible and sane.)

Spoiler: "reply to spoiler" (click to show/hide)

Ambitious. Many images spring to mind, like statue of a dwarf dehydrating in hospital bed, or a monolith that is missing anvil-shaped hole in it, to an engraving project detailing the life and works of your favourite necromancer.

[Derpy Dev]

The only water we have on the whole map is in a small cavern lake, which isn't even connected to the border, so (I think?)
Is there any possible way to get a renewable water source without hacking? If not, could I pleeeeeeaase set some water source tiles around the cavern border?

Hmm... the Mad Queen is considering your request...

I want to just say yes... but we know this isn't that easy. What we need is a challenge that you must overcome in order to do this. I'll think about a challenge idea, but does anybody else have any ideas for potential challenges?

[bloop_bleep]

Uh -- I messed up with the tree farm excavation project and Doctor Sock was crushed in a cave-in.

Was a pretty big cave-in too. Basically a large chunk (7 x 20 or something like that) of the floor just came crashing down through several z-levels. Caused quite a bit of dust.

It felt vaguely satisfying....

EDIT: K, silk farm chamber is dug out, baited, and smoothed. Time to release Ludosm.

EDIT 2: Is it okay if I use the miner nicknamed "Shovel"? He probably won't survive his initial encounter.

[Alpha Loves You]

Uh -- I messed up with the tree farm excavation project and Doctor Sock was crushed in a cave-in.

Wut

[bloop_bleep]

Uh -- I messed up with the tree farm excavation project and Doctor Sock was crushed in a cave-in.

Wut

Yeah. Sorry.

Fake-edit: Oh wait, wasn't he your dwarfing's husband? Well, guess I'm not neutral anymore.

EDIT: Initial attempt was botched due to me pulling the wrong bridge lever. Dig task canceled before the entirety of Ludosm's fury was unleashed upon the fortress. Guess I must have written the notes wrong.

Oh well. Here goes attempt two...

EDIT 2: Second guy is called Pickle.

EDIT 3: Huh. Interesting. When I forbade all the doors in the bait passage, Ludosm did nothing. As soon as I unforbade one of them Ludosm came streaming down the hallway like a lightning bolt. Didn't try to attack the miner yet, which was odd, but it might decide to so soon enough.

Ah, wait, it just started spraying webs at the miner. Glorious.

Oh god, it bit off his head in one hit. Jesus.

EDIT 4: I have decided that me, personally, will be the one to lock in Ludosm. Though by god, the thing is *slow* at destroying doors. Probably should have put less bait.

[VolcanoQueen]

Fake-edit: Oh wait, wasn't he your dwarfing's husband? Well, guess I'm not neutral anymore.

It begins again.

[Derpy Dev]

*yawns* I was awoken by the sound of hatred and revenge. Point me towards the object of your displeasure.

[Moonstone_Flower]

How many miniature civil wars are even going on in this fort now?

Oh god, it bit off his head in one hit. Jesus.

まみモグモグw

[bloop_bleep]

Computer crashed and reverted the save back to when I had just completed the chamber. Lost a lot of my progress planning my secret project as well.

Also:

Spoiler: I'm spoilering everything related to my project because why not (click to show/hide)

Thanks to *somebody's* giant tree farm, I can spare only 4 z-levels of printer space. Choose your pattern wisely.

[Fleeting Frames]

Could it be that some of those doors have ramps before them? Doors with ramps on both sides are untargetable by building destroyers, even when unforbidden.

[Derpy Dev]

How many miniature civil wars are even going on in this fort now?

Not enough.

Computer crashed and reverted the save back to when I had just completed the chamber. Lost a lot of my progress planning my secret project as well.

Also:

Spoiler: I'm spoilering everything related to my project because why not (click to show/hide)

Thanks to *somebody's* giant tree farm, I can spare only 4 z-levels of printer space. Choose your pattern wisely.

Sorry about the crash and over-sized tree farm!

[Fleeting Frames]

Couldn't you do the project above ground?

[bloop_bleep]

Could it be that some of those doors have ramps before them? Doors with ramps on both sides are untargetable by building destroyers, even when unforbidden.

No, Ludosm *was* destroying the doors (the doors had damage indicators when I hovered over them with 't'), it was just very slow.

Couldn't you do the project above ground?

I could, but it's significantly harder than doing it below ground, since you have to come up with all the materials and build up all the scaffolding. Plus the water & magma pumps would be taller.

I'll see if I can find some other, perhaps taller free space to dig it out, but on a 1x1 embark, there's not many options.

[pikachu17]

Wait, doors have damage indicators when they are knocked down by a building destroyer?