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[ToonyMan]

I'm number 0.

[nahkh]

skaltum: Nope, you're down to two for misspelling "mausoleum".

[skaltum]

:O so it's not a word i type much lol number 1.999 instead

[nahkh]

But nah, don't take that category system seriously. I'm pissed as a fart at the moment.
Also they're fuzzy categories and thus not clear-cut.

Edit:
But there is hardly an excuse for poor spelling these days. Doesn't your browser have an automatic spell-checker? And google's wonderful define: function is great for checking the spelling of something.
I do that all the time.

[ToonyMan]

Don't worry fellos.  I have proof that I am good with DF.


PROOF.

[skaltum]

hmm nahkh is dwarfy

[skaltum]

so toony how fairs deathquest V2?

[nahkh]

Off topic PAAAAAIN.


EDIT:
So, anyone thought about making some kind of remotely lockable gate (magma safe of course) to the south end of the trench? That way we could trap enemies within the trench and magma em to death.
Too cheesy?

[Kamrusepas]

Woah, threads exploded. last time i visited it was only on like 20.

Also; this must be the most confusing fort ever...and thats just looking at the map! (OCD suffers nightmare ^_^)

[nil]

1 - The good players.
 These guys know what the fuck they're doing. Good architecture, efficient designs, impressive megaprojects. These guys I like. We need people like that evenly spaced throughout the game to stop the fort from crashing and burning. Expect little to no casualties, well documented levers and timely upload.

2 - The average players.
 Nothing too spectacular, but they do make the occasional harmless expansion. Expect maybe a five percent casualty rate. They're ok.

3 - The bad players.
 Best characterized by "Oh god how did I get here I am no good at computer." Half the time they don't even show up for their turn, and do Bad Things to the fort (like charging orcs) just for kicks. (No Barb, you aren't in this category despite your little stunt.) They're fine for their entertainment value, as long as they only join in occasionally. Except high casualties, confusing design, zero documentation.

4 - Demonic Spoon
 Don't you ever change.

That's what makes secession games and Sparkgears in particular great.  If you only have bad players, the fort dies a quick and terrible death.  If you only have good ones, thing either get boring and the game dies or the fort gets too large and complex and suffers FPS-death.  It's only when you have the 1s and 2s mixed with the 3s and 4s that you have the bust and boom cycles that make a secession game great.

It is the yin and the yang, the circle of life, the sound of two hands clapping, etc etc

edit: haha sweet I'm digging the first post that's exactly what I hoped would happen

edit2: also I'm totally into having an adventurer explore the place in well-documented detail after we're done but it better not replace or delay Sparkgears 4!

[ToonyMan]

Ok, I've got six days to learn how this damn fort works.  No sweat.

*clicks map link

[insert ambiguous curse word here]

[Demonic Spoon]

Truly, you are like He-Man.


That aside, I'm starting to mentally categorize players who participate in this thread.
So far I have four categories.

1 - The good players.
 These guys know what the fuck they're doing. Good architecture, efficient designs, impressive megaprojects. These guys I like. We need people like that evenly spaced throughout the game to stop the fort from crashing and burning. Expect little to no casualties, well documented levers and timely upload.

2 - The average players.
 Nothing too spectacular, but they do make the occasional harmless expansion. Expect maybe a five percent casualty rate. They're ok.

3 - The bad players.
 Best characterized by "Oh god how did I get here I am no good at computer." Half the time they don't even show up for their turn, and do Bad Things to the fort (like charging orcs) just for kicks. (No Barb, you aren't in this category despite your little stunt.) They're fine for their entertainment value, as long as they only join in occasionally. Except high casualties, confusing design, zero documentation.

4 - Demonic Spoon
 Don't you ever change.


EDIT:
oh yeah, added a disclaimer to the first post, as well as a link to the maps.

Hey cool, I have my own category! Yay!

[crash2455]

I'd like to say I'm a 1 for my amazing sack of architectural goodness in SG2, but I'm guessing my attendance record in SG3 bumped me down to like 1.78 or something.  I did make a strand-extraction factory.

[nahkh]

So, about the future.

Firstly, I express the firm dedication that this fort must be played properly to the end of the month. Speculation about the future must not take precedence over the fortress we have now. That said, I'm also rather fond of the place, so avoid running it to the ground like earlier forts. No fucking space programs, all right?

Secondly, SGIV will not be delayed / replaced by anything. As much as I like this one, the fps rating and confusion quotient are getting unsuited for further playing. So a new SG is definitely coming up.

So far, this fortress has a been a hilariously, terribly, tear-jerkingly wonderful. Thanks to all those who have played. Dwarf fortress at it's finest.

Methinks that we should definitely keep using DD in the future (except that we should upgrade to 1.2).

Your truly,
 -Nahkh

[Demonic Spoon]

Iluogo?