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[A_Fey_Dwarf]

My current mission with dwarf fortress is to build my own 15 z-level goblin tower. To do this I will build a fort normally in DF mode, however the catch is I will use cage traps as my main defense. Over the years I plan to capture 100's of goblins, beak dogs + trolls. These caged enemies will be placed in a massive stockpile while I build the tower.

Upon completion of the tower and obtaining sufficient goblins I will abandon my fortress. When abandoning a fortress, every caged animal gets released. These enemies will hopefully populate the tower if my theory is correct. Thus making an ultimate quest for any adventurer seeking legendary glory.

I am wondering is this possible to do, ie will the goblins stay in the tower when I come back in adventure mode? If so has anybody else attempted such a feat before.
Here is my work so far

[Danaru]

this is why I love dwarf fortress

[Helmaroc]

Holy cow, that goes really far down...I like the workshop floor.

[chaoticag]

You really are fey, don't go berserk on us!
Good luck, and may you be blessed with many seiges.

[Jay]

Here's a suggestion: Actually build a certain number of cages on every floor.
Link every cage on one floor to a lever on the next down.  You have to pull that lever to advance to the original floor (How you do that shouldn't matter, whether it be floodgate, etc) so you release them.  Animals in cages are stuck there until release, so you won't have to worry about them getting away.
And you can control where they end up.
I hope you understand me.

code:

z-o
XXXXXXX X - wall
XX<fl.X . - empty space
XXXX.CX C - cage
X.....X F - floodgate
XC.C.CX L - lever linked to C and F
X.C.C.X l - lever linked to c and f
XXXFXXX f - floodgate
L       < - up stair
z+1     > - down stair
XXXXXXX o - floodgate
X.>cccX k - lever linked to o and a
Xc....X a - cages on z+2 (not shown)
X...c.X
X.cXoXX
X.kX<XX
XXXXXXX

Yep.  That's basically it.  And repeat as necessary.

[Jack A T]

Please give us the save when the tower is built.

[Deon]

Make a magma moat around it!

[Duke 2.0]

quote:Originally posted by Deon:
<STRONG>Make a magma moat around it!</STRONG>

Hell, make a magma doomsday device inside it!

[Joseph Miles]

Sorry to say this, but I don't think this will work. I've had a fort made in a goblin tower before(I started there, bringing a band of fighters only with little to no non combat skill.) and when it turned out my dwarves refused to move more than 10 squares from the wagon, even as military dwarves, I abandoned. Then, I went to reclaim: All I found was some stuff left behind, and goblin corpses, as well as animal corpses. If I'm wrong here, though, then this sounds like a nice idea.

[Jack A T]

quote:Originally posted by Joseph Miles:
<STRONG>Sorry to say this, but I don't think this will work. I've had a fort made in a goblin tower before(I started there, bringing a band of fighters only with little to no non combat skill.) and when it turned out my dwarves refused to move more than 10 squares from the wagon, even as military dwarves, I abandoned. Then, I went to reclaim: All I found was some stuff left behind, and goblin corpses, as well as animal corpses. If I'm wrong here, though, then this sounds like a nice idea.</STRONG>

This is building a tower, not building a fort in one.

[umiman]

Don't animals in your fortress die spontaneously when you abandon?

EDIT: Tested this 10 seconds ago by embarking, abandoning, then playing now.

Don't know about sentient creatures though.

[ June 03, 2008: Message edited by: umiman ]

[Jack A T]

quote:Originally posted by umiman:
<STRONG>Don't animals in your fortress die spontaneously when you abandon?

EDIT: Tested this 10 seconds ago by embarking, abandoning, then playing now.

   

Don't know about sentient creatures though.

[ June 03, 2008: Message edited by: umiman ]</STRONG>

Sentients stay around, and usually end up becoming migrating groups.

[Joseph Miles]

quote:Originally posted by Jack A T:
<STRONG>

This is building a tower, not building a fort in one.</STRONG>

Yeah, I know that. You're missing my point, my point was: They die.

[Cthulhu]

Yeah, I don't think this is going to work.  They'll all be dead, or they'll go home.  You'll have to get there fast.

[A_Fey_Dwarf]

quote:
Submitted by: Mechanoid - 17 hours ago to 1052 Early Autumn

be sure to release all the captives from their cages BEFORE you abandon, otherwise the creatures will still be in the cages, and quite possibly, die there as well. also, do this during a goblin seige, and then abandon.

Is this a way of getting around the whole goblins are dieing thing. It sounds like it should work.