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Author Topic: Face Palm moments you had in Dwarf Fortress  (Read 2213500 times)

Keldane

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Re: Face Palm moments you had
« Reply #4050 on: March 15, 2011, 07:10:22 pm »

Not to mention, it has patchy feathers and a short horn. It's a balding, purple, three-eyed hummingbird, probably with inadequacy issues.
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Re: Face Palm moments you had
« Reply #4051 on: March 15, 2011, 07:18:46 pm »

As if to prove my point, it disappeared as soon as it arrived, likely crying in shame.
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« Reply #4052 on: March 16, 2011, 04:31:19 am »

.... Such a shame it wasn't cycloptic.

Then it would be a One-Eyed, One-Horned Flying Purple People Eater.
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Joshua IX

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« Reply #4053 on: March 16, 2011, 07:23:12 am »

The first fort I've gone to the trouble of fulfilling the capital requirements. Built huge rooms decorated with all things sliver for the king.

Waited excitedly...

'The king has arrived'

oooh where???

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The King is dead isn't he...
*palm --> face*
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Re: Face Palm moments you had
« Reply #4054 on: March 16, 2011, 08:30:27 am »

When my miner fell down a future waterfall, and broke his arm splattering blood EVERYWHERE. This waterfall was, of course, linked to the underground lake on the first cave level, in which I set up my entire fortress. I was about ready to seal off the fortress, but I needed a waterfall first.


Stupid dwarves and their darn bloody arms...
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Samuel

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Re: Face Palm moments you had
« Reply #4055 on: March 16, 2011, 12:27:25 pm »

.... Such a shame it wasn't cycloptic.

Then it would be a One-Eyed, One-Horned Flying Purple People Eater.

I was really hoping somebody would make that joke.
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« Reply #4056 on: March 16, 2011, 04:54:22 pm »

.... Such a shame it wasn't cycloptic.

Then it would be a One-Eyed, One-Horned Flying Purple People Eater.

I was really hoping somebody would make that joke.

I am happy to be of service.
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Samuel

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« Reply #4057 on: March 17, 2011, 01:44:41 pm »

I just learned about the existance of kennels. This is why I have never tamed an animal before, or even ever had a war dog.

On the plus side, I happened to find out when I have a good dozen caged reindeer, so I can get a good breeding stock going.
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« Reply #4058 on: March 18, 2011, 06:14:02 am »

I just learned about the existance of kennels. This is why I have never tamed an animal before, or even ever had a war dog.

On the plus side, I happened to find out when I have a good dozen caged reindeer, so I can get a good breeding stock going.

if they dont kick each other to death first :)
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Re: Face Palm moments you had
« Reply #4059 on: March 18, 2011, 03:49:09 pm »

I just had a decent success in a manner of speaking, but I had facepalm for the sake of the poor dumb goblin.

I just took advantage of a way to divert the goblins down the longer hallway as opposed to the shorter one my dwarves use.
I used a pressure plate and hatch combination to trick them. I had to facepalm when I saw my plan brilliantly succeed, honestly I actually had a list of ways this could go wrong. It was rather satisfying to see the goblins stop in their tracks.

Goblins: Hmmm... there's a hole here now. We can't cross this... RECALCULATING... Ah, there's some steps over here.

So much for the Goblin's Position Sense.
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Re: Face Palm moments you had
« Reply #4060 on: March 18, 2011, 05:03:36 pm »

Built a wall -> Flying monsters attacked

Built a bridge -> forgot to link it to lever

Built cage traps -> Didn't know they work on colossus, drafted all dorfs to militia -> All but 1 crazy dorf died, who was inside. Colossus moves in to the fort and is captured in cage trap. Fort is saved, but crazy dorf dies of dehydration.
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Re: Face Palm moments you had
« Reply #4061 on: March 18, 2011, 09:43:25 pm »

accidentally enabling the "gather refuse from outdoors" in a mtter of seconds my 20x45 ladfill was filled! ZOMG fail lol!
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« Reply #4062 on: March 19, 2011, 01:35:52 am »

Built a wall -> Flying monsters attacked

lol, been there before. after building a giant wall around my fishing/farming/wild unicorn corral. "a mountain titan has come!" I chuckle, raise the drawbridge and send in my archers. I check the description: "a massive dove with three eyes...." hmmmm. slaughter
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« Reply #4063 on: March 19, 2011, 10:42:36 pm »

One of my early fortresses, I tried to dig the pit under my drawbridge from the bottom up. I facepalmed when two legendary miners were buried in the cave in.
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« Reply #4064 on: March 20, 2011, 05:29:59 pm »

Armoursmith (well, suturer with armoursmith skill) just got a mood, which made me excited. I set up forbidding so that he used steel for the base and then shiny metals for decorations... but changed around too quickly and ended up with electrum as the base. Ah well, I thought, it's probably a crap base material but an artifact preastplate or helmet would still be awesome. So I wait...

and wait...

and wait...

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Uvash Zefonsat, Suturer has created Avanabir [Lyricromances], an electrum shoe!

*headdesk*
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