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Re: Because of Dwarf Fortress...
« Reply #285 on: December 10, 2009, 05:22:45 am »

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"and you accidentally your post?"

Yea, I can't type right in ASCII anymore, the symbolic value in game outweighs its symbolic value as a language
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Re: Because of Dwarf Fortress...
« Reply #286 on: December 15, 2009, 04:11:07 pm »

... when I run across a reference in a novel to an interesting form of rock in some architectural context, I feel moved to investigate why it isn't in DF.   :D

(The stone in question was red poryphry, in the form of a staircase.  It seems that poryphry is many things, but in this case was probably red granite.)
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Re: Because of Dwarf Fortress...
« Reply #287 on: December 15, 2009, 06:39:52 pm »

I find myself disliking elves.

Even those LOTR or elder scrolls.

I still like Dunmer. Ever notice, though, that the Bosmer are a lot like DF elves? They're cannibals (they eat their own dead, anyway), detest anything made of wood/plants, and are as annoying as hell.

Nyxalinth cancels (insert task): (insert reason here) creeps into my thoughts a lot.

My interest in jewelry making and geology have been restored.

I wish that magma was a viable option against stupid/rude callers at my job :P

« Last Edit: December 15, 2009, 06:57:54 pm by Nyxalinth »
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Re: Because of Dwarf Fortress...
« Reply #288 on: December 15, 2009, 07:08:27 pm »

I find myself disliking elves.

Even those LOTR or elder scrolls.

I still like Dunmer. Ever notice, though, that the Bosmer are a lot like DF elves? They're cannibals (they eat their own dead, anyway), detest anything made of wood/plants, and are as annoying as hell.

Nyxalinth cancels (insert task): (insert reason here) creeps into my thoughts a lot.

My interest in jewelry making and geology have been restored.

I wish that magma was a viable option against stupid/rude callers at my job :P


What about the dwemer? The "dwarves" of tamriel(given the name by giants) erased themselves from existence trying to build a way to godhood in the depths of a volcano. But they were still a kind of elf.
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Re: Because of Dwarf Fortress...
« Reply #289 on: December 15, 2009, 08:21:10 pm »

...What about the dwemer? The "dwarves" of tamriel(given the name by giants) erased themselves from existence trying to build a way to godhood in the depths of a volcano. But they were still a kind of elf.

I think that, as in the case of Cacame Awemedinade, they can be indubitably given an "honorable dwarf" status at the minimum.  Because, seriously, that's pretty dwarvern.
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Re: Because of Dwarf Fortress...
« Reply #290 on: December 15, 2009, 09:29:47 pm »

...What about the dwemer? The "dwarves" of tamriel(given the name by giants) erased themselves from existence trying to build a way to godhood in the depths of a volcano. But they were still a kind of elf.

I think that, as in the case of Cacame Awemedinade, they can be indubitably given an "honorable dwarf" status at the minimum.  Because, seriously, that's pretty dwarvern.
Oh wait, I forgot to mention: they did this by draining power from the severed heart of the only true god of tamriel.(from what I can figure out, the others are just vastly powerful spirits of nature.)
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Re: Because of Dwarf Fortress...
« Reply #291 on: December 15, 2009, 10:06:14 pm »

I find myself disliking elves.

Even those LOTR or elder scrolls.

I still like Dunmer. Ever notice, though, that the Bosmer are a lot like DF elves? They're cannibals (they eat their own dead, anyway), detest anything made of wood/plants, and are as annoying as hell.

Nyxalinth cancels (insert task): (insert reason here) creeps into my thoughts a lot.

My interest in jewelry making and geology have been restored.

I wish that magma was a viable option against stupid/rude callers at my job :P


What about the dwemer? The "dwarves" of tamriel(given the name by giants) erased themselves from existence trying to build a way to godhood in the depths of a volcano. But they were still a kind of elf.

Yeah that's true i forget that sometimes!
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Re: Because of Dwarf Fortress...
« Reply #292 on: December 15, 2009, 10:41:51 pm »

Sometimes when I am tired, and am watching TV the people look like letters...
...I need some sleep.
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Re: Because of Dwarf Fortress...
« Reply #293 on: December 16, 2009, 07:19:48 am »

... when I was playing dead rising on my XBOX the other day, I couldn't help but think of myself as a legendary human wrestler stuck in a human fortress on a terrifying biome.

I mean, it has zombies, guns are just as overpowered as crossbows, throwing is overpowered, the crazy people have gone berserk... Oh, and has anyone noticed that fish will kill you dead?
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Re: Because of Dwarf Fortress...
« Reply #294 on: December 16, 2009, 02:04:32 pm »

...I was disappointed to find out that mining in Antarctica is banned until 2048. There's some nice stuff down there once you're through the ice.
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That would be as deadly to the wielder as to anyone else!  You'd sever your own arm at the first swing!  It's perfect!

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Re: Because of Dwarf Fortress...
« Reply #295 on: December 16, 2009, 05:32:08 pm »

Much like many other people, I look at my surroundings and think "alright, how could I turn this into a fortress? Is there an aquifer? Or should I just dig to the lake?"

I also heavily advocate building underground, especially in fire-prone areas, as fire replenishes the soil and pisses off the Elves. :D
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Re: Because of Dwarf Fortress...
« Reply #296 on: December 16, 2009, 08:23:25 pm »

Bit of a story follows:

so in pre engineering, my partner and I are working on a coin op vending machine. We were having problems making something to collect the coins when I suddenly think "Ryan cancels help partner: strange mood". I look up and my partner has grabbed a piece of PVC pipe and is walking towards the machine room/ materials stash. I ask him whate he is going to make. All he says is " you'll see.". My first thought?

Ryan has claimed a drill press
Ryan has begun a mysterious construction


Creepy thing? Dwarf I named after him in my fortress had a strange mood and siezed a mechanics workshop. Built some VERY nice mechanisms
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Re: Because of Dwarf Fortress...
« Reply #297 on: December 17, 2009, 08:08:28 am »

Bit of a story follows:

so in pre engineering, my partner and I are working on a coin op vending machine. We were having problems making something to collect the coins when I suddenly think "Ryan cancels help partner: strange mood". I look up and my partner has grabbed a piece of PVC pipe and is walking towards the machine room/ materials stash. I ask him whate he is going to make. All he says is " you'll see.". My first thought?

Ryan has claimed a drill press
Ryan has begun a mysterious construction


Creepy thing? Dwarf I named after him in my fortress had a strange mood and siezed a mechanics workshop. Built some VERY nice mechanisms
Bet you're glad he didn't loose a roaring laughter, fell and terrible.
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That would be as deadly to the wielder as to anyone else!  You'd sever your own arm at the first swing!  It's perfect!

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Re: Because of Dwarf Fortress...
« Reply #298 on: December 17, 2009, 11:01:04 am »

Because of Dwarf Fortress, I got some pretty strange associations when I started reading articles about the HFS+ file system.
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Re: Because of Dwarf Fortress...
« Reply #299 on: December 17, 2009, 11:38:38 am »

...I actually like playing a dwarf in World of Warcraft.

But who knows how much longer I'll be playing that game? Now that I have the hang of Dwarf Fortress-- I just started playing it a few weeks ago-- it's eating up all my time instead of WoW. I can't be as creative in a breathtaking 3D environment where you systematically just kill everything over and over.
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