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25 (37.3%)

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3 (4.5%)

Total Members Voted: 67

[zooeyglass]

i think for this time round, better to keep the settings as they are, and the time limit as it is.

if all the players feel that 5 years is too short/long/intense/boring/whatever, i'm sure solifuge can adjust the rules accordingly for the next round. however, best to stay on track for adjudication on the 18th for this round.

[webadict]

Psh. If 5 years is too short, then something went horribly wrong.

[Grimlocke]

All done at last, not everything went as planned, but I think it turned out allright. I even had a few game spare... *phew*

End summary screen:

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Map: http://mkv25.net/dfma/map-6379-rivercross

The 5 projects I would put of for judgement are:
-The bridge (this includes all bridges, pretty much everything crossing the majour river, but the main thing is the red/yellow one.)
-The central tower (hard to overlook, dont count in projects specified below)
-The dining room (made of white and green things, amongst which platinum bars galena blocks and a masterfull native platinum statue.)
-The perpetual 'generator', attached mechanisms and pumps (generates 4 times more the power I need, just like it should. efficiency isnt dwarfy.)
-Tallow soap/kimberlite shrine/farm! (its on top of the tower, has levers on top)

They are all visible on the upload map, but I would appreciate it if the judges would download the last save. I did go out of my way to make every construction out of blocks, and item quality and materials arnt visible on the map.

The final save can be downloaded here: http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=1208
The earlier yearly autosaves can be downloaded here: http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=1207

EDIT: I just viewed the map, and the waterwheels look all wrong... Like blue stones with a brown background. Weird.

[crash2455]

Here is my final save
Years 1 through 4
The Map
Projects are listed on the map.

Final Stats:

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[aliosha]

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Really sorry ... 1.7 mil in 5 years? How!?

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[crash2455]

I stopped making crafts after a year because my craftsman was taking all the colored stone, and I realized I only needed to trade one box of crafts for everything I needed.  I restarted a few years later once I had run out.  Also, goblin christmas came rather late.

[Martin]

Ok, after 6 attempts on a different map of trying to dam a large river, I finally figured out how to do it.

2 seasons to go, and I am WAY behind because I decided to go for the other half of the major project. I'm hoping for ambition points to offset the mess/incomplete penalty I'm deserving to incur. And I'm seriously impressed with the forts already posted.

And 4 1/2 years in and I have a fortress value of 600K. You'll understand why when you see it.

[A_Fey_Dwarf]

Okay, I think I have got it in 5 years. Just had to reload an auto save from the start of 1004 and try agian, except this time sizing the project down and using shist instead of logs of wood.

[Neyvn]

Just a quick question
did anyone get sunberry seeds to grow after buying them from the elves???

[nahkh]

I regret to announce that I must forfeit the contest.
With my job and my new community fort I simply don't have the time to participate. Well, participate and sleep. You know how it is.

Best wishes, I hope you all make this contest memorable.
 -Nahkh

[A_Fey_Dwarf]

Finished result. The Point's of interest point to specific parts of each project, so don't judge the project on just one of it's parts.

http://www.mkv25.net/dfma/map-6390-afdsrivercrossentry

1 Bauxite Bridge, not exactly very interesting but it does go through a nice waterfall to keep the dwarfs happy and clean.
2 Circular tower, 13 stories high and has a flood system to drown any enemies who want to approach my fort from this side of the river.
3 Circular living area, The area from the first layer of bedrooms down through a legendary 2 story dining area ending at the bottom z-level with the dwarven crypts. Keeps with the circular theme of the above tower.
4 Dwarven steam paddler and dock, The steam powered boat ready to set sail into the river (If you can use your imagination a little.) It even has an engine boiler with improvised waterwheel as turbine and two ballista. The boat was supposed to be all wood with stone chimney but I didn't have enough time so I had to use some schist which has the same color as wood. Still over 200 blocks of wood in there though.
5 Workshop side, The work/farm area for the dwarves defended by a 3 z-level high wall. Also include the road and trade depot in this project.

Will upload the save soon, but currently my internet is slow and I can't get upload speeds faster then 3KBps.

[Meta]

Also finished.

Save:
http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=1213
Map:
http://www.mkv25.net/dfma/map-6394

Five projects:
1. A legendary hall: the Wolf Hall is full of wolves calmed down by four waterfalls taking their water from the main river;
2. An aqueduct for the small river;
3. A "human-like" graveyard, with individual vaults. It's actually a test for a future fortress;
4. A bridge and a road. Simple ones. The road follows the small river pathway;
5. Stables/Animals shed, for my meat industry.

[aliosha]

...The Point's of interest ... just one of it's parts.

I'm really, really sorry to do this... I'll just spend the rest of the day twitching if I don't. Neither of those apostrophes should be there.

I'll go hang my head in shame now

[Emmanovi]

...The Point's of interest ... just one of it's parts.

I'm really, really sorry to do this... I'll just spend the rest of the day twitching if I don't. Neither of those apostrophes should be there.

I'll go hang my head in shame now

Don't worry. I suffer from the same affliction.

[A_Fey_Dwarf]

Meh English, Sminglish... It don't matter to me.