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[RandomNumberGenerator]

Right now I'm working on making a design for a fortress I plan on building when the new version comes out. As a fractal fortress, efficiency is not it's main point, but rather geometric aesthetics are, though efficiency is always a plus. I was wondering of anyone knew of any good fractal fortresses I might be able to look at and draw ideas from.

[zlaper]

Although I'm a very new DF player. I personally prefer aesthetic design to efficient design.

This is my first fortress. I'm experimenting a lot with diagonal pathways and circular rooms.
http://mkv25.net/dfma/poi-20736-bedroomdesign

I've started a new fortress now. Will upload when it's a bit more presentable!

[Itnetlolor]

Got any good fractal generating programs? Those are good for generating some ideas.

The only decent one I can recall is pretty darn old. Fractint.

You may need DOSBox to run it though.

I also have a decent design in this fort: http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=47579.0

Not much, but it works. Check all the floors. (Dining and workshop/warehouse)

[Deon]

You gave link to THIS topic.

[zlaper]

From pure fractal designs, I've found some usable while searching for pixel fractals

e.x.
http://frankforce.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/pixel_wallpaper2.png
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs50/f/2009/266/4/e/Pixel_fractal_by_THCA.gif
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs9/i/2006/017/e/9/Hand_drawn_fractal_by_fireframe.png
http://www.phidelity.com/blog/fractal/pythagoras-tree/

[Viprince]

The thread below has got some nifty designs in it, its pretty much bedroom complexes only but it can give you ideas for full fort designs.

http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=16901.0

[RandomNumberGenerator]

Thanks for the input guys. I think I have a good design for a bedroom/dining room combination(it can fit 148 citizens + 8 nobles = 156 dwarves. Now I just need to work on workshops/storage areas.

[monk12]

Say, is this fortress going to be fractal in all 3 dimensions? Because that would be awesome.

[orbcontrolled]

Say, is this fortress going to be fractal in all 3 dimensions? Because that would be awesome.

The mandelbulb fort!

EDIT: Do we have any macros around here that can make designations from a bitmap? That would be invaluable for a fractal fort.

[darkrabite]

Speaking of fractals and macros, i've been working on a macro for this design which was linked off of the bedroom thread.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

i'm about 80% done with it, i'm still working on the waterway section.  I've been using autohotkey, i wasn't sure if there was a standard for the forums regarding macros.  I also still haven't figured out how to power the pumps :/

[arghy]

Although I'm a very new DF player. I personally prefer aesthetic design to efficient design.

This is my first fortress. I'm experimenting a lot with diagonal pathways and circular rooms.
http://mkv25.net/dfma/poi-20736-bedroomdesign

I've started a new fortress now. Will upload when it's a bit more presentable!

DEAR GOD MAN! thats like everything i've ever brainstormed but never had the patience to do.

I'd totally have your babys if you gave me a designator with these designs because circles are way to much goddamn effort lets not even speak of fractals.

[GameHat]

I am a huge fan of the Mandelbrodt bedroom design fractal on the DF wiki. 

No, I didn't designate that by hand.  In one of the older threads theres a nice macro to dig it out.

Here's how it looked in one of my less impressive fortresses:  WindSalve.  Click the "fractal bedroom design" point of interest to see it.  At this point I kinda got burnt out on the fortress - the bedroom complex is mined out but a large chunk of it is unfurnished and unsmoothed.  Sadly, I didn't continue this fortress - I got a bit burnt out on DF and took a break from it.  The save was deleted in one of several HD wipes.

[arghy]

I could never get any of those macros to work which one did you use?

[Hummingbird]

Speaking of fractals and macros, i've been working on a macro for this design which was linked off of the bedroom thread.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

i'm about 80% done with it, i'm still working on the waterway section.  I've been using autohotkey, i wasn't sure if there was a standard for the forums regarding macros.  I also still haven't figured out how to power the pumps :/

Holy shit! Is that supposed to make it so that there's a waterfall in every room?

[Itnetlolor]

Speaking of fractals and macros, i've been working on a macro for this design which was linked off of the bedroom thread.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

i'm about 80% done with it, i'm still working on the waterway section.  I've been using autohotkey, i wasn't sure if there was a standard for the forums regarding macros.  I also still haven't figured out how to power the pumps :/

Holy shit! Is that supposed to make it so that there's a waterfall in every room?

I noticed there's a missing Z-level (Z-3). I assume that's an open ground where parts of the fort can be split apart for specialized tasks.

Not bad, not bad at all.