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[Sukasa]

nah, boatmurded was the 2D version, that had yearly (or more) flooding, btu it worked differently.

In 3D, the flooding like this is very rare.  Can we get the world information?

[nirodragon]

Boatmurdered was back in the 2D version of the game, and much of the flooding was a combination of bad luck and bad planning.

Still, though, to encounter the interaction between biomes that you have is amazing.  Most people never run into any of these issues.

I'm pretty sure I would rate lower on the Dawrfiness scale than you - I'd promptly abandon that place as soon as I saw the flooding....

[Frelock]

Yea, it would be really nice to get the seed of this thing.  If you don't know how, just export local image (under the ESC menu).  This will give you a text file with the world gen info in whatever folder you store DF in.  It's also how you get the required info for the DF map archive.

[Alex Encandar]

You could probably use a lot of the systems I used in my recent creation:

http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=25500.0

It's on hold for about a week, midterms & two papers = little time for dwarfiness >.<

[Ter13]

The world info is below.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

This was generated on a Pentium D 3.2ghz OC'd to 3.6ghz, 4gig ram, WinXP Pro SP2

Created in DF v0.28.181.40d.

[WORLD_GEN]
   [TITLE:LARGESHT]
   [SEED:2023061972]
   [HISTORY_SEED:3952399844]
   [NAME_SEED:941209096]
   [DIM:257:257]
   [END_YEAR:2]
   [BEAST_END_YEAR:300:80]
   [REVEAL_ALL_HISTORY:1]
   [CULL_HISTORICAL_FIGURES:1]
   [ELEVATION:1:400:800:800]
   [RAINFALL:0:100:400:400]
   [TEMPERATURE:25:75:400:400]
   [DRAINAGE:0:100:400:400]
   [VOLCANISM:0:100:400:400]
   [SAVAGERY:0:100:400:400]
   [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:100:1000:2000]
   [EVIL_SQ_COUNTS:100:1000:2000]
   [PEAK_NUMBER_MIN:50]
   [OCEAN_EDGE_MIN:2]
   [VOLCANO_MIN:15]
   [REGION_COUNTS:SWAMP:1032:7:6]
   [REGION_COUNTS:DESERT:1032:7:6]
   [REGION_COUNTS:FOREST:4128:13:12]
   [REGION_COUNTS:MOUNTAINS:8256:9:9]
   [REGION_COUNTS:OCEAN:8256:7:6]
   [REGION_COUNTS:GLACIER:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:TUNDRA:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:GRASSLAND:8256:13:12]
   [REGION_COUNTS:HILLS:8256:13:12]
   [EROSION_CYCLE_COUNT:250]
   [RIVER_MINS:400:400]
   [PERIODICALLY_ERODE_EXTREMES:1]
   [OROGRAPHIC_PRECIPITATION:1]
   [SUBREGION_MAX:2750]
   [CAVE_MIN_SIZE:5]
   [CAVE_MAX_SIZE:25]
   [MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:100]
   [NON_MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:200]
   [ALL_CAVES_VISIBLE:0]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_RIVER:2]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_POOL:2]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_M_POOL:2]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_M_PIPE:2]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_CHASM:2]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_PIT:2]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_OTHER:2]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_TUNNEL:2]
   [TOTAL_CIV_NUMBER:50]
   [TOTAL_CIV_POPULATION:20000]
   [PLAYABLE_CIVILIZATION_REQUIRED:1]
   [ELEVATION_RANGES:8256:16512:8256]
   [RAIN_RANGES:8256:16512:8256]
   [DRAINAGE_RANGES:8256:16512:8256]
   [SAVAGERY_RANGES:8256:16512:8256]
   [VOLCANISM_RANGES:8256:16512:8256]

I didn't do much modification to the world except down the end year. My goal was to play this world as long as I could until all 75 megabeasts were dead, and I get bored.

To give you guys a precise location of my fortress, I made a screenshot after abandoning the fort. (don't worry, I scummed)



I'm not exactly sure how accurate random generation is between systems, so if you guys need me to regenerate the world, and upload it, I'd be glad.

[andrea]

hmm... i'll try to generate this in 39e.

do you have the seed?

[sneakey pete]

Look in the spoilers mate. And it wont work on .39e, it was done in .40d.

[andrea]

so seeds aren't the same ?

unluckly i am busy with a megaproject in 39e and i can't upgrade. maybe i'll do after i abandon (because i'lll abandon it. too much lag, not enough wood.)

keep us updated about the dam

[Ter13]

I thought the saves were forward compatible...

[Asehujiko]

I just genned your world and in started ontop of a frozen river. Alot of it has thawed already and i don't know how long the ice will hold. Seems like an awesome place for a fort to me.

Oh and my wagon is apperently outfitted with camo because i can't see the bloody thing anywhere despite it being listed as building.

I think i'm going to build my fort right behind that waterfall and see how i can make an entrace that is both resistant to invaders, the floods and is safe for merchants and woodcutters. If only i had a way to get there before next winter...

[Ter13]

I just genned your world and in started ontop of a frozen river. Alot of it has thawed already and i don't know how long the ice will hold. Seems like an awesome place for a fort to me.

Oh and my wagon is apperently outfitted with camo because i can't see the bloody thing anywhere despite it being listed as building.

I think i'm going to build my fort right behind that waterfall and see how i can make an entrace that is both resistant to invaders, the floods and is safe for merchants and woodcutters. If only i had a way to get there before next winter...

The waterfall isn't a great spot to dig in the first winter. I'd advise the canyon east of the waterfall as a place to store your food and starting goods until the river re-freezes. On top of that, the river floods when the center of the river freezes over, as the waterfall creates a two or even three story wall of water. You are going to need to either create a secondary exit, and a floodgate to keep the water out, or you are going to have to dam the waterfall in the spring and fall.

Good luck!

The lower portion of the post will tell you everything you need to know about the map. might be spoilers.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

The south Biome thaws first, in early-spring, I think. The northern biome thaws second, in mid-spring, and the central in late-spring. They start to freeze in the opposite order in early autumn.

This map is winter most of the year, so be wary of the ice problems. Your water supply, and fish stores aren't going to do well, so rely heavily on vegetables and meat. Luckily the wildlife is tame here, just a few random predators, and quite a lot of foxes.

There's an underground magma vent about four stories below the northern floodplain.

No flux, copius bauxite, no adamantium, and there's two z-levels of aquifer under the river.

There are a few veins of platinum, some gold, a lot of copper, and at least six or seven big pockets of magnetite. On top of that, there are a fuckton of rubies at the bottom few Z-levels.

[Asehujiko]

I managed to salvage about half my supplies to my little cove but 3 dwarves drowned when the ice melted. Now i'm completely cut off, with a river infront of me, an aquifier above me if i read this correctly and 4 very unhappy dwarves that are very unlikely to last with the ammount of food i got. Atlest there's a river so i can cook the booze. And it's not even the 16th of granite. I feel like doing a succession game on this map.

Edit: Falling fish from the waterfall painted the entire west bank red.

[Ter13]

I managed to salvage about half my supplies to my little cove but 3 dwarves drowned when the ice melted. Now i'm completely cut off, with a river infront of me, an aquifier above me if i read this correctly and 4 very unhappy dwarves that are very unlikely to last with the ammount of food i got. Atlest there's a river so i can cook the booze. And it's not even the 16th of granite. I feel like doing a succession game on this map.

Edit: Falling fish from the waterfall painted the entire west bank red.

heh, mine got pretty well filled with dead deer after the river froze over and melted then froze again.

[andrea]

I thought the saves were forward compatible...

yes, they should be. i am too lazy too do that... and i am not even sure about what i need to do to make it work.

edit: i think i'll try to do that, if i find enough informations on the forum. my plan was to delete dwarf fortress 39e and download the next one (the one that won't allow saves from older DF). but this place is too interesting

edit2: since i am already here, and i can't remember where i read what to do to take saves to new version... could somebody explain me that?

[(name here)]

They seem to move forward fine, except for minor issues if the old one was pre-local leaders.