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Forest

22 (13%)

Desert

27 (16%)

Badlands

21 (12.4%)

Glacier

20 (11.8%)

Ocean

19 (11.2%)

Lake

12 (7.1%)

Mountain

20 (11.8%)

Volcano

28 (16.6%)

Total Members Voted: 75

Voting closed: April 23, 2011, 10:59:35 pm

[Starver]

The only problems I see is things like goblins and such being able to fire down on your miners, and traders/liasons getting stuck along the walls(since you can't ever channel away the very edge of the map).

My solution (not exactly part of the original plan) was to build a wall all the way around the lip of the dig.  (2Z in height, at most points, due to parts of the lip having some 1Z-higher 'ground levels' to it.)

My solution these days would be to have a 2-tile-wide (or wider) 'moat' around the dig site, with inward-facing ramps removed, so that ground level tiles immediately around the rim of the dig (ultimately a few tiles smaller, in each axis, but never mind) are their own (un-Building-Destroyer-able) walls preventing access to look down upon the work area.  At least ignoring the existence of flying-mounts and any intrinsically air-borne bothersome beasts.

[Triaxx2]

Kufu's pyramid UPSIDE DOWN on the top of the pillar. Complete with Gold Cap.

[Haika]

Well I tried this, but I think I'm going to start over. 4 levels of dirt in a rocky wasteland really makes the mining slow. I did have clay however.

Here's some screenshots:

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-1 z level from the wagon's spot. I've only managed to start to channel out one z level. Though I have a pit down to check for stone. Made four supports for the 'castle/tower/thing' as well as five kilns to keep clay production up for building while the miners go at it.

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Main z level, 1 up from the ground level of the to be spire. Dorms to the left, food stockpiling, poultry and food workshops to the right.

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Next level up(+1z) I have a hospital to the left, and barracks/archery to the right, with fortifications to shoot from(maybe). Thinking about putting a stockpile in the middle there. Maybe weapons, armor and ammo for now.

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Top floor at the moment. Still under construction. Possibly a furniture stockpile if I keep going.

My issues with this fort come from it being rather large, a 4x4 embark, and completely flat. I have only 16Z levels above that it lets me go(might expand as I get higher? but I doubt it. Not sure how that works). And with so much soil to dig through it makes for mining very difficult. This has taken me 3 years. I have 7 legendary miners from the first group, and the first migrant wave of 4 is making good progress. But we don't have any sort of dining hall, and I'm lucky that the only dangerous thing I've gotten attacking has been a bunch of camels. granted, I've only got 27 dwarves, as channeling in dirt and building in clay really kills the value of things making migrants less enthused to join.

when I restart, think I might try and get a 3x3 around a volcano, and just channel down the sides of the magma. So when I decide to destroy it, I can unleash hot fury. Not going to abandon this, it's just really slow, so going to try in another world.

[Lord Snow]

whats the best way to do this in order to avoid mass caveins?

I think i remember the guy with the massive dwarf-made cavern system mentioning a method with carving out stairs everywhere first.

[Reelyanoob]

whats the best way to do this in order to avoid mass caveins?

I think i remember the guy with the massive dwarf-made cavern system mentioning a method with carving out stairs everywhere first.

Just channel out from the top one level at a time into soil ground, that perfectly safe, though I'd scout down for the caverns before you hit them with channelling, just in case.

[Lost Requiem]

Bumped.

About a week left before I start this. I'm set to breach Hell in my current Fortress.

[Haika]

I'm still working on this in my new volcano fort. Trying to stave off a tantrum spiral, as a couple dwarves fell in a collapse when I tried to channel over a volcano rim with nothing under it. Small bits, but dwarves fell into the magma. It doesn't end well.

I also have this being done somewhat on the flat volcano I found, but that ends up looking more like a moat than a strip mine.

[Patchy]

I'd say go for a desert, or tundra if you want a freezing desert.

This little community fort might give you some ideas too.
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=59656.0

Good luck, and it is a fun project to do.

[Lost Requiem]

The fortress will rise Saturday.

Deserts are still winning, but Volcanos are closing the gap by one vote.

[Keldane]

The fortress will rise Saturday.

Deserts are still winning, but Volcanos are closing the gap by one vote.

Couldn't you find a desert volcano? I know I've had at least one - and it was flush with the ground, too.

[ArKFallen]

And volcanos have taken the lead. Also, good luck with this. It's going to be hell (very tedious).

[Lost Requiem]

Couldn't you find a desert volcano? I know I've had at least one - and it was flush with the ground, too.

I'm not going to go through multiple worldgens to try and get a desert volcano.

[Lost Requiem]

LISTEN UP YOU BASTARDS!

Apparently you want me to surface mine a volcano. Well, I'll kindly have to tell you all to blow it out your a- FINE, I'LL DO IT!

Generating now.

[Lost Requiem]

Okay, I generated the world and embarked on a volcano/hill/mountain range.




the plateau is about 3 z levels up and the river and lowest surface point 9 z-levels down. The mountain peaks are 15 z levels up from the embark site. The surface of the magma is right next to the embark site.

Any questions?

[Nasikabatrachus]

That looks purdy.

Share the save before you start mining?