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[abculatter_2]

Oh BTW, there are two caged cats just outside the underfort main entrance which should really help with that vermin problem (or, at least, i had a vermin problem when I played). They also have a bunch of diamonds, which are always nice.

Also, random post.

[nahkh]

No, Ingish refused to pull back. I tried everything, up to and including redrafting him.
(I'm going to keep updating that previous post, but the thunderstorm is back. I'll be offline for a while.) Sounds like the storm is passing.



Yeah it passed.

You know how people are used to thinking that crossbows are overpowered? Not against orcs they aren't. I'm having a hard time killing them even with two crossbowsquads shooting at them.


UPDATE:
YES! WE HAVE DRIVEN BACK THE ORCISH HORDES!

[abculatter_2]

You know how people are used to thinking that crossbows are overpowered? Not against orcs they aren't. I'm having a hard time killing them even with two crossbowsquads shooting at them.

This is why you use magma.

[nahkh]

Hey I broke their siege all right.

Only to have goblins ambush me, kill our mayor and wound Stub.
At least Rovod is now mayor.

[nahkh]

SAVE UP: clicky

I think we can consider the booze situation solved.

I've also made the fortress more defensible, and I've made the layout a little clearer.

We now have precisely uno path connecting the over and underfortresses: The main corridor. I've blocked/repurposed everything else.
The military is supposed to live in the overfortress, along with siege operators. All fortifications and catapults are only accessible from the overfortress proper.

The other big change is the caravan road: Now all trade passes through a long, heavily fortified road. We have two catapults shooting along the road, a large number of different firing angles for marksdwarves, four bridges that can close it off and it passes over the trap pool (currently refilling, don't overfill it. The controls are next to the reservoir).
There's one door along the road that needs to be removed: It's in the overfortress, easily spotted. Remove and wall it up once the bridge is built.

[Wimdit]

Got the save. If we're semi-secure now, I think it's enormous impractical defense system time.

EDIT: Can't open the save. I have 7-zip, but apparently it 'cannot open the file as archive.' Can you put it in .zip format or something?

[Wimdit]

Double posting so that this issue may be submitted in a frank and forthright manner for nakh's judicious appraisal, provided he has notification enabled. Which he probably does.

[nahkh]

I don't. I just read the forums like an addict.

reuploaded

I think you should start training the military. Maybe force every civilian to take crossbow classes or something. But that's just my opinion. Remember to stop the pool refill before it floods the fort.

[Wimdit]

Got the save for reals. This place is a mess. I'm not going to ask why there are dwarf bones underneath the room where Stubs is recovering.

[nahkh]

Dunno. Something to do with the previous owners of the room.
I guess Ark liked it that way.

I better upload a map with some clarifying notes.
Do you have any particular questions about the fort?



Oh yeah, one or two things need fixing. Currently all the fortress booze is stored in the overfortress. That needs to be fixed. The overfortress should have it's own food/booze storage though.
Plus there's that one door along the caravan road that needs to be walled up.

Can you figure out what corridor connects where? I took some liberties with the existing passages.

[Akreaveter]

Sign me up for the 21st.

Here's hoping I remember.

[nahkh]

I'll sign you up, and PM you once your turn is imminent.

By the way, has anyone else looked at Dakost when he's shooting with that artifact crossbow of his? It's like a fucking machine gun. I recommend not having him as the squad leader because he constantly keeps running back for more ammo.


How's it going, Wimdit?

[Aldaris]

Here's a trick: Place ammo stockpiles in every bunker and produce more ammo than you have stockpile space for. They'll pretty much always be full. Also, once adventurers can remove constructed walls (With effort), forts like this will be awesome, what with all the walled of corridors.

[Wimdit]

I'll sign you up, and PM you once your turn is imminent.

By the way, has anyone else looked at Dakost when he's shooting with that artifact crossbow of his? It's like a fucking machine gun. I recommend not having him as the squad leader because he constantly keeps running back for more ammo.


How's it going, Wimdit?

I'll tell you one thing: Dakost's dead.

:/

Full update and save coming soon, 'cause I should be going to bed.

[nahkh]

*CRIES MANLY TEARS*

Oh Dakost, I hardly knew ye. May your tables always be masterwork and your beer always cold.




On completely different note, cats in real life are just as good at hunting vermin as they are in DF. I just watched my cat hunt, kill and eat a fly. Gross.