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[Firnagzen]

...Or is it merely in abeyance?

In 40d, every dwarf had a megaproject going.

Then came April 1st, 2010.

DF 2010 was released.

The world changed.

And now... We barely cling to survival. We cower behind flimsy walls, drooling at great bounties of ore and... other stuff... while our inept militarys fumble to dress themselves and get anywhere. Word trickles in from every corner of the planes; outposts everywhere succumb to underground horrors, forgotten beasts, and even simple starvation as the very soil turns arid. Whispers of outposts that dig too deep abound, and the occasional hollow eyed adventurer fetches up in the inns...

So I ask. Has the Age of Megaprojects ended? Will it rise again?

[rdwulfe]

Might want to give the newness a few days to cool off. Right now, the world's very core has quivered and disgourged new things. Takes a few days for us dorfs to get our footing again when the earth *moves* after all.

It also might take a few more bugs being fixed, too, before people are as concerned about building giant wooden horses and stone bunnies to house their dwarves.

[Fetus4188]

I think everyone is still checking everything out and what necessary precautions must be taken so that they can give themselves a solid foundation for their 80-z-level steel obelisk thanks to the newfound abundance of metals.

I certainly have plans, going to wait at least for the return of a Dwarf Therapist-type utility and basic bug fixes.

[Max White]

Once we find an effective method to take care of every military problem ever known, such as the 40d magma chamber, repeater spear traps or cat bone bolts, we shall continue with the most mega of mega projects.

Enjoy the age of danger, it only lasts so long!

[Patchouli]

It should be fine. Only problem might be getting the correct color materials for building, as well as getting magma operations up.

There's also stability issues and pathfinding problems that would make most megaprojects difficult. I'm also with Fetus4188 on this one, I need some delicious DT before even bothering with job designations.

Actually, I'm spending a lot more time messing with the raws and messing in the arena than doing fortress mode.

[Yolan]

We certainly need mega-projects that take advantage of the new capabilities. Esp. the Z-levels.

I demand a tower of babel.

[Capntastic]

It's been three days.   Chill out.

[Max White]

We certainly need mega-projects that take advantage of the new capabilities. Esp. the Z-levels.

I demand a tower of babel.

One fish shaped tower coming right up!

[Lordinquisitor]

Why over? If you would want to build a big structure you could always ignore the underground. Besides, making such big projects is kind of annoying without a proper dwarf manager.

[shadow_archmagi]

Don't be silly.

[Ieb]

I would say it's only just begun.

Or if not begun, it has changed.

I was frankly amazed how much metals and gems there are now down there, and I for one think it's absolutely great.

I personally had trouble with the last version and the fact that veins were somewhat rare. You had to really look for them, and maybe you would get lucky. Maybe you hit a few copper veins, then gold veins. Great, now you could train a peasant first with the copper, then with the gold when they're experienced enough to know what they're doing!

Now everywhere I look, there's metal. Gold, platinum, galena, silver, iron. And gems. Oh god the gems.

Truly this is the age of dorfs.

And once Toady gets the worst bugs out of the way, I can really start with this thing. Aboveground forts and towers, full of deadly captured UG creatures, behind pressure-plate operated doors, just to guard that one awesome adamantine statue of a dorf striking down a dorf and laughing, related to the tantrum spiral of 1058?

Oh yes. I'm going to like this version.

[eviscerator]

I kind of wonder if the superabundance of gems and metals is a bug.

[TBot Alpha]

I think mega projects will be even easier now, since dwarves will no longer get distracted by their bodily needs as much. Miners will keep mining, masons will keep building, smiths will keep smithing etc.

And if a few dozen hundred thousand million dwarves "accidentally" work themselves to death, so be it.

[nenjin]

"The Age of Megaprojects" = "The Eon between the previous release and this one."

[Warlord255]

I think the only problem right now is the bugs. Oh lord, the bugs.