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[a404notfound]

Hi, long time lurker first time poster. I had a dream last night about digging so that is exactly what I am going to do. I am going to channel away every layer all the way down the the magma sea and build a fort on top of it. So I guess thats about it Ill be posting pictures on a periodical basis. See you at the bottom! Oh and about migrants I will make a stair stack on the unmineable lip of the map so I can have more slaves citizens to help out with the project.

[a404notfound]

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I have decided to go with a desert area for two reasons. 1) I dont have to cut down all the friggin trees before I can get to work and 2) because I dont have to deal with hills or extreme elevation. The embark will be somewhere around http://imgur.com/Hn34S.png

edit: location was in fact an ocean in the circle...

[darkrider2]

Great. Yet more opportunities for me to suggest dropping a whole fort into the magma.

[a404notfound]

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First things first I need to dig a tunnel to the semi-molten rock for my stockpiles and work shops so straight down we go http://imgur.com/vbyHT.png
Hit a bit of a snag on the way down that will have to be walled off and the stairs diverted http://imgur.com/VcHeX.png don't want any nasty beasties harshing my mellow you know?

[a404notfound]

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After dealing with the speedbump we continue with the exploratory hole and find evidence of our quarry. http://imgur.com/BtV0m.png
We find a nice warm spot to set up camp. http://imgur.com/tMTKY.png (This little box will house 100% of workshops, beds, everything until the true fort can get into production. It will be a bit cramped but should work out. So it begins http://imgur.com/1blJl.png, and quickly progresses to http://imgur.com/nU8Qm.png

[a404notfound]

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A plague of two-humped devils stalks the land inhibiting production speed http://imgur.com/1hIjz.png No matter they will be dealt with after the first migration gets conscripted to the "Quarry Security Force" which will be known as QuiSF because I like the name AND I MAKE THE RULES AROUND HERE!
In other news we have found an limonite vein so we can make some extra picks for the slaves workforce. http://imgur.com/ulyNQ.png also one of the two-humped menace charged Urist McMiner and was met with copper pick destruction http://imgur.com/S4NDv.png but I have no butcher shop at the moment so his fetid corpse will rot in the sun. Metal production is now in full swing and we are up to 15 picks 10 warhammers 10 battle axes and working on 20 sets of armor, just waiting on some poor fools brave souls to come and don them.

[eclipsetail]

Good luck.

Maybe you should try to keep wealth and your population down so you don't run into any megabeasts.

The last thing you'll need while doing this is a Bronze Coolosus or a Dragon. Either that or find a way to keep them out.

[LordSlowpoke]

I suggest the following:

1. Quantum stockpile all the stone/ore you get. At least until you do something with it.
2. Make bigger updates, not such small bits.
3. Move it to the DF Community Games & Stories forum, you're able to (as the OP).
4. Use tags. It'd be appreciated.

And good luck with your megaproject.

[Fuumin]

Good luck.

Maybe you should try to keep wealth and your population down so you don't run into any megabeasts.

The last thing you'll need while doing this is a Bronze Coolosus or a Dragon. Either that or find a way to keep them out.

can't you just turn invasions off in the INIT? if its a first megaproject, i see no problems with this whatsoever dwarf-morally. also if someone could clarify wether you can turn invasions back on so that you can watch your megaproject fall once its done?

[a404notfound]

Yeah invasions are off so is weather, economy, temperature (for now), and [SPEED:0]. After I begin working on the fort proper I will turn this all back on.
My only real concerns at this point are flooded caverns which will have to be drained and walled off.

[a404notfound]

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Put on your hard hats and grab a pick we got some fresh meat new citizens! http://imgur.com/NtDcW.png Total population is now 15 consisting of 8 miners 1 brewer 1 farmer and 5 militia for dealing with cavern beasties which should show up in the next few levels.
Not really sure what happened here but as I was going to grab a bite to eat from the stockpile I came across a FUCKING JAGUAR in the tunnel even more surprising it was missing both back legs and bleeding profusely. No one else was around so I can only assume he fell down the stairs (as jaguars are known to do) and came to rest in the hallway. I will have the militia come and deal with this minor annoyance immediately. http://imgur.com/t6px0.png
I have set up a dwarven atom smasher to remove some worthless rock that was bogging down mining operations http://imgur.com/eq5ml.png
More fools have arrived looking to seek their fortune here, unfortunately for them the only thing that awaits them is endless hours of toiling in the sun feeding the atom smasher and digging the earth. http://imgur.com/izLNN.png
Work has begun on a trade "platform" so the caravans do not have to travel all the way to the bottom. I have decided that in order to attract more business that it should be cast in gold. http://imgur.com/7ahLZ.png

[a404notfound]

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Population has now climbed to 40! No deaths yet surprisingly and we are just now clearing the 10z level of digging. First atom smasher test has gone far better than planned reducing our available stone from ~40000 to just 2319 in a single flip of a lever. I have decided to use the remainder of the stone to build a floor on the top z level to keep out the birds and stop the camels from cratering and leaving blood all over my clean cavern floor.

[Iron Galaxy]

a404notfound withdraws from society...

[eclipsetail]

What about the HFS?

Is that off or something?

Hopefully you won't have any Fun.

[a404notfound]

HFS is on and cavern layers is still 3 so FUN is still in store.