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[talltrees]

Has anyone ever played DF in a kind of "challenge mode", where you have to play by some self imposed rules?

I was thinking of starting a thread where we would start an above ground challenge where we are not allowed to dig or use stone.  You would have to do your best above ground using wood.  Of course this cripples your fortress in so many ways, but I think that's the fun of it.  We might get some funny stories and outcomes out of it.

[Naryar]

That is called elf mode.

And maybe what will be implemented into the game when you could properly play an elf forest retreat.

[Mushroo]

I've tried this before, but quickly lost interest. The biggest frustrations I encountered were no mechanisms (I love traps!) and no quern/millstone (surrounded by hide roots and longland grass but no way to mill them). Since Elves sell cages and milled items, I assume they have these basic technologies too.

[Hurgal]

I've tried this before, but quickly lost interest. The biggest frustrations I encountered were no mechanisms (I love traps!) and no quern/millstone (surrounded by hide roots and longland grass but no way to mill them). Since Elves sell cages and milled items, I assume they have these basic technologies too.

I'm sure you could mod them in, the same way folks mod in rock/metal beds.

[Mushroo]

I've tried this before, but quickly lost interest. The biggest frustrations I encountered were no mechanisms (I love traps!) and no quern/millstone (surrounded by hide roots and longland grass but no way to mill them). Since Elves sell cages and milled items, I assume they have these basic technologies too.

I'm sure you could mod them in, the same way folks mod in rock/metal beds.

Or I could "strike the earth" and enjoy the mineral resources under the surface. Like I said, it was not a fun challenge for me... YMMV.

[Patchy]

You could trade for stone from dwarf merchants or even embark with some. You don't have to dig for it, though it is certainly the fastest way to get some.

[Ale and Axes]

Since Elves sell cages and milled items, I assume they have these basic technologies too.

Maybe they buy 'em from other civs and then sell them on.

[_DivideByZero_]

You can find a lot of boulders on a mountainside.
Of course, you can't collect them yet.