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Level Playing-Field (Same site and embark profile)

12 (52.2%)

Custom Startup (Same site, individual embark profiles)

6 (26.1%)

Potpourri (Choose own site and embark profile)

1 (4.3%)

Other - Please Specify (No Anvils, Cheesemakers Only, Final Destination)

4 (17.4%)

Total Members Voted: 23

[Aramco]

For the poll, I would like the same starting gear for everyone, but whatever location they want.

[Neyvn]

Well I ask for I have no experience with Adventure mode so anyone that can solve my Swimming question would get major good cookies...

[Urist Imiknorris]

Vote: Same world, own site, same embark profile.

[lolghurt]

i would like to attempt this (and fail)
so apart from a certain material getting the [UNMINEABLE] tag, what other raw changes are there between 31.12 and 31.16?

[Urist Imiknorris]

   building_custom.txt
      added blocked tiles to soap maker
   body_default.txt
      3EYES added
   body_rcp.txt
      RCP_3_EYES has {LEFT} removed from center eye
   creature_large_temperate.txt
      gave rhesus tail
   creature_large_tropical.txt
      made elephant tusk attack co-MAIN with kicks
   creature_next_underground.txt
      added EXTRAVISION to voracious cave crawler
      added 2HEAD_HORN to crundle BODY and made them grow up faster
      added LARGE_ROAMING and NOBREATHE to magma crab
      added LARGE_ROAMING and LARGE_PREDATOR to helmet snake
      added LARGE_ROAMING to cave dragon
      added LARGE_ROAMING to giant earthworm
      made amethyst men die as ROUGH instead of BOULDER
      fixed blind cave bear rear toes (they were front instead of rear)
   creature_savage_tropical.txt
      moved giant desert scorpion over to chitin templates
      gave tigermen ears and ribcages
   creature_standard.txt
      strangler gets 3EYES instead of 2EYES:1EYE and gave them MALE/FEMALE castes
      added nouns for eye modifiers for cyclops to fix description typos and got rid of their large iris modifier because of some announces with noun/verb agreement there
      removed humanoid head/ribcage positioning from grimelings
   creature_subterranean.txt
      fixed melting point on fire imp blood
      gave cave swallow man wings in addition to arms
      stuck tail on olm
      removed MUNDANE from fire snake
      made all the ant man castes grow up faster and made them live a little longer
      made amphibian men grow up faster
   inorganic_metal.txt
      put bending values back in sterling silver
   item_weapon.txt
      fixed short sword and battle axe pommel attack contact area (1000 -> 100 like other weapons)
   material_template_default.txt
      added [ROTS] to STRUCTURAL_PLANT_TEMPLATE and LEAF_TEMPLATE
   plant_standard.txt
      fixed quarry bush LEAVES tile/color mix up
   world_gen.txt
      stopped doubling up CAVE_MIN_SIZE in the exporter and initial file

[lolghurt]

so a save from 31.16 can or can't be run on 31.12 if you replace the raws?

[Retro]

Ah, if only I had the time... Sign me up as a judge, then; so long as a PM is sent out at judgin' time I'm good for it.

[Cthulhu]

I'd join because I heart Adventure Forts, but I know I'll never actually finish it and that's one contestant slot wasted.  I assume these forts will be publicly playable when it's over?

Also, I don't like the way the new Underdark cramps my style when I'm digging.

[Kipi]

Sign me in as player!

Though I have not tried adventure mode yet...

Also, is it possible that we wait for the coming release as it has some interesting adventure mode fixes? Also, hopefully some serious bugs in fortress mode gets attention as well...

[Solifuge]

That's kinda what I was going for. I'm waiting for Toady to solidify some of the new features to set you guys off.

[Kipi]

I suggest that we use same world, everyone can choose own embark location from that world. Embark profile can be decided by player themselves. If this was normal DFM, I would suggest same embark location and profile, but as we are going to use adventure mode as well it would be good idea for diversity to allow everybody select specific embark location from pre-generated world.

The only limit of the embark location should be that it must be the same size for everybody. We should either go with 3*3 or 4*4. I prefer 4*4 as my new desktop can handle those pretty well, though some may want to use 3*3 for speed. Also, I think it's norm in these competitions that sieges, weather and temperature are turned on?

[Xenos]

why not a 2x2?  that still provides tons of space for building...it will just be more vertical.

[Solifuge]

I usually say 4x4 or 3x3. More space can be nice if you want to build things that may far apart, or if you want to design sprawling mazes. Size preference is something else to take into account when deciding whether to let people pick their own embarks too.

[lolghurt]

I usually say 4x4 or 3x3. More space can be nice if you want to build things that may far apart, or if you want to design sprawling mazes. Size preference is something else to take into account when deciding whether to let people pick their own embarks too.

I am against anything 4x4 or larger, as people with slower computers (such as mine) will have difficulty.
Alternatively, embark SIZE is something each contestant picks themselves.
Same world, and that's it. Everyone has their own plans, and sets off to make a better deathtrap than the others.

[Urist Imiknorris]

Maybe have a free choice below a certain maximum size, such as 20 embark tiles?