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[piesquared]

Here's my latest embark.

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[WORLD_GEN]
   [TITLE:The Site]
   [SEED:3286003731]
   [HISTORY_SEED:2504865579]
   [NAME_SEED:3160492077]
   [DIM:129:129]
   [END_YEAR:1050]
   [BEAST_END_YEAR:250:50]
   [REVEAL_ALL_HISTORY:1]
   [CULL_HISTORICAL_FIGURES:1]
   [ELEVATION:290:305:1600:1600]
   [RAINFALL:0:100:100:100]
   [TEMPERATURE:10:90:100:100]
   [DRAINAGE:0:100:200:200]
   [VOLCANISM:70:100:0:0]
   [SAVAGERY:40:100:1600:1600]
   [ELEVATION_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
   [RAIN_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
   [DRAINAGE_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
   [TEMPERATURE_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
   [SAVAGERY_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
   [VOLCANISM_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
   [GOOD_SQ_COUNTS:0:0:0]
   [EVIL_SQ_COUNTS:0:0:0]
   [PEAK_NUMBER_MIN:0]
   [OCEAN_EDGE_MIN:0]
   [VOLCANO_MIN:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:SWAMP:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:DESERT:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:FOREST:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:MOUNTAINS:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:OCEAN:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:GLACIER:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:TUNDRA:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:GRASSLAND:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:HILLS:0:0:0]
   [EROSION_CYCLE_COUNT:50]
   [RIVER_MINS:800:800]
   [PERIODICALLY_ERODE_EXTREMES:1]
   [OROGRAPHIC_PRECIPITATION:1]
   [SUBREGION_MAX:5000]
   [CAVE_MIN_SIZE:5]
   [CAVE_MAX_SIZE:1]
   [MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:200]
   [NON_MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:200]
   [ALL_CAVES_VISIBLE:0]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_RIVER:2]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_POOL:2]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_M_POOL:2]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_M_PIPE:2]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_CHASM:2]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_PIT:2]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_OTHER:2]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_TUNNEL:2]
   [TOTAL_CIV_NUMBER:25]
   [TOTAL_CIV_POPULATION:20000]
   [PLAYABLE_CIVILIZATION_REQUIRED:1]
   [ELEVATION_RANGES:0:0:0]
   [RAIN_RANGES:0:0:0]
   [DRAINAGE_RANGES:0:0:0]
   [SAVAGERY_RANGES:0:0:0]
   [VOLCANISM_RANGES:0:0:0]

Location:

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Almost totally flat, major river, magma, flux, bauxite, iron. No aquifer, no chasm/pit, no HFS, no underground water (but so many trees it'd just be annoying anyway). Just make sure all the civs you want are alive before embark if you have any mods (and if not change history seed). The world-gen params were designed (not by me) to give lots of magma and rivers without destroying all the flux.

And yea, lately I've been looking for flat embarks for the marginal FPS improvement.

[Rijjka]

It just so happens I have a world with a flat volcano. Completely flat with several ponds and lots of trees, however that is all there is. No other notable features except for the three layer thick aquifer. So if you want to do any open air excavations, prepare to loose your FPS. It is still possible to get to rock, on account of the diggable portions of stone next to the magma pipe.

If anyone is interested, I'll post the world gen and point out the spot.

[Naia]

I also prefer flat embark areas, and just like OP finding the right spot can take several hours.

Heres a location I liked. It's a tropical forest, whit a minor river running trough the corner.
It can be used for almost anything, and would make a good starting location for a new player. Metal and glass industry will be quite easy.



What you get

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elephants, carp, lot's of trees, river, sand, limestone(flux), magmapipe, bauxite, lot's of iron, most of the other ore/metals, coal, gems

What you don't get

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chasm, ug river/water, HFS

Worldseed

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 Seed: 4191508856
 History Seed: 1040640916
 Name Seed: 1489778176

[WORLD_GEN]
   [TITLE:MODLARGE]
   [DIM:257:257]
   [END_YEAR:1050]
   [BEAST_END_YEAR:300:80]
   [REVEAL_ALL_HISTORY:1]
   [CULL_HISTORICAL_FIGURES:1]
   [ELEVATION:1:400:800:800]
   [RAINFALL:0:100:400:400]
   [TEMPERATURE:25:75:400:400]
   [DRAINAGE:0:100:400:400]
   [VOLCANISM:0:100:1600:1600]
   [SAVAGERY:0:100:400:400]
   [ELEVATION_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
   [RAIN_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:2:2]
   [DRAINAGE_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
   [TEMPERATURE_FREQUENCY:1:1:3:1:1:1]
   [SAVAGERY_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:3:3:1]
   [VOLCANISM_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
   [GOOD_SQ_COUNTS:100:1000:2000]
   [EVIL_SQ_COUNTS:100:1000:2000]
   [PEAK_NUMBER_MIN:50]
   [OCEAN_EDGE_MIN:1]
   [VOLCANO_MIN:100]
   [REGION_COUNTS:SWAMP:1032:7:6]
   [REGION_COUNTS:DESERT:1032:7:4]
   [REGION_COUNTS:FOREST:4128:13:16]
   [REGION_COUNTS:MOUNTAINS:8256:9:9]
   [REGION_COUNTS:OCEAN:2061:1:1]
   [REGION_COUNTS:GLACIER:1032:1:1]
   [REGION_COUNTS:TUNDRA:0:0:0]
   [REGION_COUNTS:GRASSLAND:8256:13:12]
   [REGION_COUNTS:HILLS:8256:13:12]
   [EROSION_CYCLE_COUNT:250]
   [RIVER_MINS:800:800]
   [PERIODICALLY_ERODE_EXTREMES:1]
   [OROGRAPHIC_PRECIPITATION:1]
   [SUBREGION_MAX:2750]
   [CAVE_MIN_SIZE:5]
   [CAVE_MAX_SIZE:25]
   [MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:100]
   [NON_MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:200]
   [ALL_CAVES_VISIBLE:0]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_RIVER:2]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_POOL:2]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_M_POOL:2]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_M_PIPE:2]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_CHASM:2]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_PIT:2]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_OTHER:2]
   [SHOW_EMBARK_TUNNEL:2]
   [TOTAL_CIV_NUMBER:50]
   [TOTAL_CIV_POPULATION:20000]
   [PLAYABLE_CIVILIZATION_REQUIRED:1]
   [ELEVATION_RANGES:8256:16512:8256]
   [RAIN_RANGES:8256:16512:8256]
   [DRAINAGE_RANGES:8256:16512:8256]
   [SAVAGERY_RANGES:4123:16512:12512]
   [VOLCANISM_RANGES:8256:16512:8256]

[silhouette]

le snip~

Tile set?

[Rijjka]

It looks to be mayday.

[Shaostoul]

I'm running a perfectly flat map, with magma pool and no little murky ponds except on the very upper right corner. It has a 1 z-level aquifer, but this is because I couldn't find a river without elevation changes. I get dromedary and large tigers and other stuff that I haven't paid attention to cause they don't cause problems.

[Mattasmack]

I agree with the OP, but for me it's only because of the interface.  I find it's a huge PITA to keep track of incoming sieges or caravans (and my own dwarfs) when they're running up and down the mountainside and I can only see one z-level at a time.  When that changes I'll be happier about hilly terrain.

[Lemunde]

Most of my early forts were in pretty flat areas.  That's because I usually start in a heavily forested area away from mountains.  Deserts are also good flat places. 

[Talith]

I agree with the OP, but for me it's only because of the interface.  I find it's a huge PITA to keep track of incoming sieges or caravans (and my own dwarfs) when they're running up and down the mountainside and I can only see one z-level at a time.  When that changes I'll be happier about hilly terrain.

This is exactly right, i find it annoying as hell trying to follow a dwarf or a siege when i have to constantly go up and down z levels

[Doomshifter]

Hey, anyone know how to get stuff like chasms, pits, HFS, etc. appearing in non-mountainous areas? I wanna see if I can find a human town and some HFS, so I can entertain the populace with the clowns.

[Satarus]

You can't unless the humans conquer a mountain home or dark tower.  Humans build cities in hills and plains and not mountain tiles.  The HFS and chasms and such only appear on mountain tiles.

[Derakon]

You can't.

Edit: whups, missed that there was a second page to this thread. And I can't delete the post. Oh, well.

[Kyronea]

Flat fortress:

http://mkv25.net/dfma/map-6594-snaketributes

I built up from flat ground to construct a very dwarven fortress, complete with magma, water, pumps, and randomly placed levers.

That is just beautiful. I'm in awe.

[Naia]

le snip~

Tile set?

Yeah it's Mayday's DFG 21

[Grendus]

Flat fortress:

http://mkv25.net/dfma/map-6594-snaketributes

I built up from flat ground to construct a very dwarven fortress, complete with magma, water, pumps, and randomly placed levers.

At the time you uploaded, it seems you had 7 fire imps just wandering your fortress. Did you mod them to be tameable or was this image taken before half your fortress was immolated?