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[Ruttiger]

While the game has clearly improved drastically over time, are there any things you miss that were found in old versions?

I miss the sheer cliffs (I'm think about version .38).  My favourite fort ever had 5 or 6 plateaus (accross an only 3X4 space), and I embarked directly on top of a sheltered magma vent.  It had this opening from about 0-90 degrees so it was the perfect sheltered location, and the terrain around it was nice and grassy with lots of trees growing.  It had flux and endless supplies of iron, and a chasm. 

[UristMcHammer]

Gremlins

[They Got Leader]

But arent gremlins STILL in the game? Just less common??

[UristMcHammer]

But arent gremlins STILL in the game? Just less common??

Yeah, and they aren't as mischievous

[Limul Thak]

I definitely miss having magma in every fort...
Getting the necessary lumber is a doozy once the magnetite starts rolling in... and steel? Ha!:D You make me laugh. [/exaggeration]

[They Got Leader]

Wait, the older versions had each site had magma?? What??

[Katsuun]

Wait, the older versions had each site had magma?? What??

Back in 2d, you were guarenteed a cave river, chasm, magma flow,

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

and HFS

.

[shadowclasper]

Wait, the older versions had each site had magma?? What??

Back in 2d, you were guarenteed a cave river, chasm, magma flow,

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

and HFS

.

Spoiler:  newbies don't read! (click to show/hide)

Technically. It was more that once you tapped the Adamantine you had a chance of causing demons to pop out of the wood work. Well, that part that had adamantine. More adamantine ya mined, the greater the chance.

[Akigagak]

Wait, the older versions had each site had magma?? What??

Back in 2d, you were guarenteed a cave river, chasm, magma flow,

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

and HFS

.

Spoiler:  newbies don't read! (click to show/hide)

Technically. It was more that once you tapped the Adamantine you had a chance of causing demons to pop out of the wood work. Well, that part that had adamantine. More adamantine ya mined, the greater the chance.

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I though that the chance of intsaquit increased as you mined adamantine.

[KaelGotDwarves]

The actual preprogrammed ruin sites with loads of undead.

[Limul Thak]

Funhouse spoilers!

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Actually, once you found your first adamantine, every season there was a chance of the "instaquit", or the instant ending of the game by means of a Balrog-esque superdaemon. The more adamantine mined, the more likely that the seasonal chance would happen. If enough was mined, it would be pretty much guaranteed. And "fun".

[Randall Octagonapus]

I miss the endless attacks and the elephants

[The Navigator]

I've got my first 2d fortress going right now, and getting a huge kick out of little things like being told that the river ice is beginning to thaw, or the traders telling you that you need to build a road to attract humans.

[Lord Dakoth]

Booze explosions.