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[Haven]

That's right. This is a Succession thread started by someone who has yet to do a succession game. It's also made primarily for people who haven't had a succession game before (not that it's exclusive), so it'll be more of a rolling succession game, which is to say that we'll likely have more than one fort. Probably because we'll die. Relax, it won't be starting for a few days at least. I'm taking suggestions for specifics, but in general, here it goes:

Spoiler: Rules (click to show/hide)

 
1. We'll be running unmodded 39c. Tilesets excluded, everything should be vanilla. No weather, yes temperature. This can change if you want it to (if we don't have magma, for instance). The map should be fairly small, probably 3x3. We likely won't be at any one spot for too long.

2. I'm a newbie at this, obviously, so if you see something that could stand to be changed, suggest away. It might prolong the inevitable 'fun'.

3. There should be a fairly RP/in-game log of your exploits. Try to get pictures, and possibly video of epic moments. Like when your nicknamed dwarf dies.

3. Turns should take about a year of game time. Allow two days for turn transfer, and three for play. The game is going to be pretty fast, from what I can tell.

4. By fast, I mean we're all probably going to die. Horribly. Repeatedly. Just making sure you caught that.


Alright, the spare bits here, we'll be defining our dwarves by nickname. Don't feel obligated to keep them alive at all costs or anything, just don't use them as Disposable Urists. No, you can't name your dwarf Disposable Urist. Or anyone else's dwarf.

This thread will be sitting around until some people meander up and get interested, at which point we'll put together a list and spoilerize the introduction material here to make room for the story.

Story synopsis: The Mountainhomes have gone monotheistic. Anyone who doesn't exclusively worship the deity that may or may not be Armok is promptly booted out. Still part of the civilization, they are forced to set up camps and towns on the edges of dwarven land and beyond. Also, they die a lot.

Turn list:

First Round:
1. Haven
2. Duke 2.0
3. Grath
4. Emperor_Jonathan
5. 1138
6. EchoP
7. Dwarf Fanatic
8. The Taken
9. Zerox
10. RebelZhouYuWu

[Duke 2.0]

 I would like to join this. I have only had work in Bloodrock, and even then it was painfully slow.

 Although don't expect me to be active for all of July. Helping with the sound of a student movie. But once it is over, I'll have plenty of time for megaprojects.

[Jools]

I'm tempted to sign up, but not sure I can make the time requirements. I've done two succession games in the past, and in both cases a year pretty much took an entire weekend, plus a few weeknights as well. And weekdays I have this work thing I'm meant to be doing.

Still, I'll try and follow how things go. If I can spot a point in time when I'm free, and can synch it up with a free turn, I'll try and drop in to the game.

Oh, and "Disposable Urist" is an *excellent* name for a dwarf, and one that I am stealing.

[the_taken]

I'm also tempted to sign up, though I already have two fort projects running.

My suggestion would be for something similar to the Forest of Acts; an area with an unusually high concentration of goblins. You can predict the type of resources mineable from the embark screen by looking at the soil layers. Pick out a location with flux, since they often have iron ore deposits too.

[Grath]

I'd like to sign up for this fort.
Dying horribly and practicing Succession Fort Writing sounds fun.

[Haven]

Hm... If people consistently overshoot the play time mark, we'll need to widen it a bit I suppose. I've got no grasp for the span, after all...

Alright, we have a few applicants, suppose laying down the foundation for our first embark would work well here.

Polls are fun, let's do a poll. Woo, poll...



Okay, what should our starting setup be geared toward?
A - Metalworking! It's never too early!
B - Stoneworking! Simple, solid income.
C - Killing things! Fun and functional!
D - Not dying! Less fun, but more functional.
E - Something else entirely!

[Emperor_Jonathan]

I would like to join, this would be my first succession game.


A- Metal working asap.

[1138]

I'd also like to join. I've played one succession game before on another forum, but it was pretty much dead by the time my turn came around.

I vote for C, in an evil area. Cleanse the world!

[Haven]

Hmmm... Snag here. I've generated about seven worlds, but none of them have decent amounts of Lava. The only spot I found is here...

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Plenty of HFS, some lava, and a cave river (never dealt with one before). Could be cut down to a 2x4 if we dropped the HFS, as we may well just end up getting killed anyways. Also, it seems to lack any particularly high-combat merits, is low on trees, and the flux that I'm aware of is in the single embarkable tile.

Anyhow, if anyone here knows a good seed, or has a nice spot of their own, they can send it this way to be counted in. I imagine whoever posesses the world will be getting first turn.

A side note, don't be scared to add your own flares to the fortress, or your own experiments. The dwarves may not be Disposable Urists, but he's their union president.

(Though, I've found a world where the dwarves are warring with the elves. Just an option.)

[Emperor_Jonathan]

I change my vote, E-GLASSWORKING!!1!

[the_taken]

Unless this has been changed in the most recent update, muddy indoor floor created by subterranean lakes and/or rivers sprouts tower-caps. Flooding a huge area using the underground water source would allow the fortress to make it's own tree farms in huge dugout caverns. Takes about three years to grow some, but carving out four whole floors should do the trick.

Taking on the HFS is the pinnacle achievement of a dwarven war engine, win or loose. But if we want to drop it, extend the area back to include more flux. 4x4=16, 3x5=15, so the area with more flux saves a tiny bit on the processor.

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If at least 5 people sign up, add me on at the end, voting for C. DEEAATH TO GREEEENSKINSSS!!!

[Haven]

Hmm... Four so far assured. Not sure if Jools is in or not, given time constraints there and whatnot. Plus me. Do I count?

Anyhow, never made Steel before. Lava spots are always hard to find. And I imagine the war machine itself would cause more problems with processing power. The trees are interesting enough... Never done those either. Think I'll be building the basics, plus some fancy but not overly useful or imposing stuff. I'll have to think on it a bit more.

[Grath]

E. Glassworking.

[Emperor_Jonathan]

I have two locations, within the same world that may be good for this. I'm uploading pics now, but they all have magma, flux layer and a brook. No HFS

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

With this spot, you start high up on a mountain, theres a brook but it's a haunted (or terrifying) are. I dug straight down hit marble (flux) after a few z-levels, and the magma pipe. I can see 2 hematite veins, in the open, native copper and a few gems. The mountain is quite steep and there is only a little bit of loam (soil) but it should be enough to support a fortress, there was a skeletal fox around and the mountain is very steep, perfect for defenses!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

With this spot, I looked and couldn't find any open veins, but it's peaceful, has a brook and has plenty of soil. I dug straight down near the starting position and hit flux 1 z-level above the bottom, a copper vein and gems. I couldn't find the magma, but I'm sure it's there.

They both have lots of tress.

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[WORLD_GEN]
[TITLE:SMALLER]
[SEED:2901168930]
[HISTORY_SEED:4106105880]
[NAME_SEED:2663858906]
[DIM:33:33]
[END_YEAR:1050]
[BEAST_END_YEAR:50:80]
[END_YEAR:1050]
[REVEAL_ALL_HISTORY:1]
[CULL_HISTORICAL_FIGURES:0]
[ELEVATION:1:400:102:102]
[RAINFALL:0:100:51:51]
[TEMPERATURE:25:75:51:51]
[DRAINAGE:0:100:51:51]
[VOLCANISM:0:100:51:51]
[SAVAGERY:0:100:51:51]
[ELEVATION_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[RAIN_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[DRAINAGE_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[TEMPERATURE_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[SAVAGERY_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[VOLCANISM_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
[GOOD_SQ_COUNTS:1:16:32]
[EVIL_SQ_COUNTS:1:16:32]
[PEAK_NUMBER_MIN:1]
[OCEAN_EDGE_MIN:1]
[VOLCANO_MIN:50]
[REGION_COUNTS:SWAMP:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:DESERT:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:FOREST:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:MOUNTAINS:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:OCEAN:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:GLACIER:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:TUNDRA:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:GRASSLAND:0:0:0]
[REGION_COUNTS:HILLS:0:0:0]
[EROSION_CYCLE_COUNT:250]
[RIVER_MINS:6:6]
[PERIODICALLY_ERODE_EXTREMES:1]
[OROGRAPHIC_PRECIPITATION:1]
[SUBREGION_MAX:2750]
[CAVE_MAX_SIZE:25]
[MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:1]
[NON_MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:3]
[ALL_CAVES_VISIBLE:0]
[TOTAL_CIV_NUMBER:5]
[TOTAL_CIV_POPULATION:20000]
[PLAYABLE_CIVILIZATION_REQUIRED:1]
[ELEVATION_RANGES:136:272:136]
[RAIN_RANGES:0:0:0]
[DRAINAGE_RANGES:0:0:0]
[SAVAGERY_RANGES:0:0:0]
[VOLCANISM_RANGES:0:0:0]
Done in 39c.

Like them?

[Jools]

Checking up on "Kulettögum, Salt Mines Beneath the Mire" it seems that my last turn took 11 days... thet's more than double the current timeframe, so count me out. Granted that was with 130-something dwarves and vast swathes of donkeys, horses, cats, dogs, mules, warthogs and lions slowing down the fortress, but still, it's far too slow for this thread.

I'll stay out for now, but keep checking in when I can, and if I find a sudden gap in my schedule coincides with a free turn, I might drop in.