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Biology

142 (4.4%)

Astronomy

197 (6.2%)

Geology

266 (8.3%)

Medicine

163 (5.1%)

Physics

497 (15.6%)

Chemistry

366 (11.5%)

Zoology

84 (2.6%)

Botany

120 (3.8%)

Podiatry

10 (0.3%)

Psychology & Sociology

326 (10.2%)

Meteorology

87 (2.7%)

Pogonology

123 (3.8%)

Geography

105 (3.3%)

Ecology

119 (3.7%)

Genetics

298 (9.3%)

Mathematics

158 (4.9%)

Linguistics

134 (4.2%)

Total Members Voted: 1121

Voting closed: March 01, 2010, 08:44:55 pm

[smjjames]

I added linguistics and somehow it got turned on.  SHHHHH!  Nobody say anything.  Tarn has to turn it back off, I don't have those privileges... but I did tell him.

I only said how many were leading, which will be obsolete in a few days as more votes come in.

[AfterShave]

Biology, astronomy and geography.

[Footkerchief]

Zoology
Botany
Geology

I picked these because they're sciences that a player could actually engage in while playing DF.

[atomfullerene]

Ecology (because I'm an ecologist)
Astronomy (because we never see it in game, and I'm curious)
Geology (because dwarf fortress IS geology...cmon people, lets get out the vote on that one, its the one I really care about)

Really, I'd have voted for linguistics if it had be present when I made my vote.  And I would support "biology" as a topic, since it encompasses ecology, genetics, botany, and zoology

[sir labreck]

Physic seem to got popularity :p

Physic,
Chemistry
Astrology

[Turgid Bolk]

Within physics, I'd particularly like to know if and how you plan to reconcile the sizes of things with the grid system. E.g. dwarves taking up the same space as dragons, kittens, and quantum stockpiles of a thousand boulders. To what extent is this addressed in the upcoming version with the new bodies and combat physics?

Also, linguistics and astronomy ftw!

[Footkerchief]

To what extent is this addressed in the upcoming version with the new bodies and combat physics?

Not at all.  It's an extremely difficult problem.  Here's a list of Suggestions threads on the topic.

[Hellzon]

Astronomy: Because Toady was already nutty enough to let the game gererate worlds where the sun sets in the east, but what else is going in?

Meteorology: How does the weather simulator work? Etc.

Lingusitics: Always fun. Admittedly Toady has already covered a lot of ground here.

[Kelsa]

Astronomy: Do Dwarves look up?  What do they see/think when they do.  Do they see the same earth stars we do?  Or is each night sky randomly generated at world gen?
There is so much potential here, especially looking at our own history and religions, a lot of myths and legends are based around the astral bodies.

Meteorology:  I'd like to know when it's going to rain.  Are we going to have more interesting weather patterns?  Chance of tornados?  Who would be best a predicting the weather?  Elves?  Will that effect caravan routes?  Other than "it has begun to rain", "the weather has cleared", etc. notices, the weather does not have much effect on the daily lives of our dwarves.  Sure they are unhappy to be out in the rain... but would they be more or less happy to be out in the sun?  Could a cloudy day be a good day for going out without nausea?

Genetics:  Because I'd really like to know what traits will be passed on generation to generation.  Especially when interracial breeding becomes an option.  Can we even cross domestic animals, generating our own mules while in fortress mode. If we have a female horse, and a male donkey, but no mates for them would they do it naturally; or would the dungeon master need to coax them?

[Rystic]

Botany - I think going deeper into Botany could be interesting. It could lead to Greenhouses, among other things. With that you could expand on plant growth/development. I imagine hybrid plants would be possible, or plant mutations (eg, red plump helmets that take a few seasons to grow, and are very toxic). Or entirely new plant-life. In some cases, you'd develop something useful, maybe something else that can grow in winter. Other times, results could be very fun. Botany would vary from region-to-region, so every game it'd be like a little science experiment.

[Rip0k]

COOL... I've chosen 3 most popular options just like that :O
...hehe I feel like my vote matters now

[Timst]

Am I the only one who chosen medicine ? (well I know I'm not, but no one said he has). I would love to know if we're eventually going to have a nice set of organs with realistic functions and all.

I also chosen Botany, for the reasons mentioned above, and Ecology. Having a realistic ecosystem with predators, prey, and depletion of resources seems interesting.

[smjjames]

Whoa, the number of voters pratically doubled since Rainseeker accidentially made the votes show. Not sure if that had anything to do with it.

The three top ones seem to be remaining the three top ones, although a few others are gaining ground.

Rainseeker and others, are you guys going to narrow it down somewhat if there are more than three really popular choices? Three or four seems plenty enough for a DF talk.

[monkeyfetus]

Damn, I wish I had voted for Astronomy now instead of Pogonology. My other two choices were Linguistics and Psychology.

[Dohon]

Geology, Psychology and Linguistics. More rocks, more tantrum, MOAR CUSSIN'!

Ahem.