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[Dariush]

Is there any way to stop volcano emptying?

[Teneb]

You'd need to stop whatever is causing it to empty. I have no idea what

[Dariush]

I still need help with volcano plugging, BTW. It looks like the cause is a small hole to the magma sea that I made on my previous turn for unknown reason. Probably to drain the cavern or the magma sea.

Nevermind, plugged it up by obsidian by draining some magma from the volcano onto the hole. Too bad I forgot to install a way to stop that magma...

[Dariush]

Apparently we've had an FB rampaging through fortress for the last several months. So that's where all those sudden deaths came from. Huh.

Katana took care of it in like 10 seconds. Why couldn't you kill it without my intervention, you stupid dorfs?!

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Oh wow, a WORKING gear assembly entombed into a wall. Flooding DWRs with magma is fun!

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Epic fail.

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Aaaand my obsidianizer works! Or at least it's water part.

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The work of the ages is done! Or at least it will be when we clean up magma all around the fortress.

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And suddenly after a half year of just sitting there my repeater continues working! ALL HAIL THE CRUSHER!

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...except my pumpstack got destroyed in the process. Disintegrated. Every pump and even the DWR which took such painstaking precision to complete just... just gone. Fuck this shit, here's the save.

To stop the current flood of the courtyard, pull the rightmost (marked) lever under the courtyard (though please don't do it until water reached at least 3-4/7). DWR (F3) can be fixed by completing the screwpumps I started, hanging two waterwheels on either side of both pumps, then manually pumping both pumps for one second, then stopping. And, of course, the path to the pumpstack. And the pumpstack itself.

[MarcAFK]

I hope Malarauko gets here, i don't particularly feel like being the guy who has to fix up your mass
Also, i just loaded the save, holy crap, i need to study this place for a while.

[Dariush]

Actually, on second thought you don't need to rebuild the DWR. Adding a couple more windmills to the battery in the north and adding a path to the magma pumpstack will solve the problem.

[Daetrin]

Once I get home from work I'll update the first post. Ardentdikes is such a glorious disaster.

[Kogut]

Nice fountain, dead dwarves in the pumpstack are interesting addition.

[Malarauko]

I am here! I will do my week but I may need slightly longer as I am very busy with Uni. My plan is to play in bursts for as long as possible then do plenty of updates. Is it cool if I use DFHack to clean up the map a bit? I've had a traumatic experience of syndromes and I have no desire to repeat it.

[Dariush]

Is it cool if I use DFHack to clean up the map a bit? I've had a traumatic experience of syndromes and I have no desire to repeat it.

You're overseeing a fortress that has been cleansed with magma. No, it is NOT cool to use DFHack. Magma is there for a reason.

[Malarauko]

Is it cool if I use DFHack to clean up the map a bit? I've had a traumatic experience of syndromes and I have no desire to repeat it.

You're overseeing a fortress that has been cleansed with magma. No, it is NOT cool to use DFHack. Magma is there for a reason.

Really? Because no offence but you could of bloody fooled me.

[Malarauko]

Ok so this is a pretty big mess.... I have 10 goals for my rule:
1. Sort out the militia. As it stands we just have an absolute mess of a system.
2. Clean the fort up to the point where it is livable.
3. Establish a safe area where normal dorfish activites can be carried out. This includes cat butchering and dabbling with forces beyond the ken of mortal beings.
4. Stabilising the workforce to create a new efficient Ardentdikes. An Ardentdikes suitable for the 12th century!
5. Create some way of making Ardentdikes more user friendly. A complete overhaul of the fort and its surrounds is necessary.
6. Make Ardentdikes safe.
7. Shape the area around Ardentdikes to provide the proper setting for such an illustrious fort.
8. Make this place a hub of riches.
9. Dorf myself.
10. Make my account good.

I doubt I'll manage all this but... well here goes nothing!

[Malarauko]

Oh god this place is like a monument to disaster.

[Malarauko]

Well hopefully i've cracked the whole labour issue. With any luck the new setup should be easy to adapt and also less of a mess.

[Malarauko]

So here goes:
(Originally I was hoping to do something more creative but I think it'll be a bit complex atm so i'm just gonna list what i've done for starters)

Created a new area with workshops I can find so I can actually get stuff done
Jiggled with militia slightly. I'm going to have to sit down and work out the consolidation but I hope to create one good squad for the fort at least
Completely overhauled labour. Jobs should be streamlined. Idlers dropped to below ten straight away and I think once we get industry working that should be (fingers crossed) kept to 0 if possible.
Assigned all animals to be killed.
Killed all prisoners and caged animals.
Stopped courtyard flooding. Made clearing out areas a priority.
Assigned everyone a room.
Jiggled with food production. I can only find one field.

Thats about it for now. I'm trying to make Ardentdikes work enough that the next person can actually function. So although its boring there will be no expansion or completion of any projects others have started.