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RP

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Re: Dwarf Fortress on July issue of Games for Windows magazi
« Reply #30 on: June 18, 2007, 12:44:00 pm »
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<STRONG>Maybe there could be a math professor noble that teaches your dwarves basic mechanics and architecture skill   ;)</STRONG>

Noooooooo!!!

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Re: Dwarf Fortress on July issue of Games for Windows magazi
« Reply #31 on: June 18, 2007, 02:04:00 pm »
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Noooooooo!!!</STRONG>

Actually, a quicker way of increasing the Architecture skill would be welcome.

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Everything I say should be taken with atleast 1 tsp. of salt, and another liter of Dwarven Wine is recommended.

"I thought it was the size of the others!" said Vanon. "I guess it was just standing further away!"

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« Reply #32 on: June 18, 2007, 04:15:00 pm »
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<STRONG>Actually, a quicker way of increasing the Architecture skill would be welcome.</STRONG>

Sorry, I just saw the words 'math' and 'noble' and got in a tizzy. I had to drown quite a number of the lot recently, for asking impossible stuff.

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« Reply #33 on: June 18, 2007, 05:08:00 pm »
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<STRONG>Next time, use my tileset! It makes any fortress look good    :roll:</STRONG>

but when does the revised 16x16 show up?

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« Reply #34 on: June 18, 2007, 05:10:00 pm »
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Actually, a quicker way of increasing the Architecture skill would be welcome.</STRONG>

design and build lots of small things.  for example, a row of archery targets.  they take a small number of keystrokes to place.

then tear them down.  then build them again.

just make sure you only have one dwarf assigned to architecture.

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Re: Dwarf Fortress on July issue of Games for Windows magazi
« Reply #35 on: June 19, 2007, 03:25:00 am »
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design and build lots of small things.  for example, a row of archery targets.  they take a small number of keystrokes to place.

then tear them down.  then build them again.

just make sure you only have one dwarf assigned to architecture.</STRONG>


Let me revise it then:
"Actually, a quicker way of increasing the Architecture skill naturally would be welcome."
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"I thought it was the size of the others!" said Vanon. "I guess it was just standing further away!"

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« Reply #36 on: June 19, 2007, 04:25:00 am »
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"Actually, a quicker way of increasing the Architecture skill naturally would be welcome."</STRONG>

Well, you could rationalize it as Dwarven interior design. Or when people re-arrange their furniture every year or so because the Fung Sheu (shwey?) is wrong.

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Re: Dwarf Fortress on July issue of Games for Windows magazi
« Reply #37 on: June 19, 2007, 05:56:00 am »
That was a good article, I enjoyed reading it. Took me a whole 30 seconds to figure out why the mountains had fallen over.

You should post your full map over at http://mkv25.net/dfma/  so we can fully analyse your fotress design  ;)

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« Reply #38 on: June 19, 2007, 06:23:00 am »
The "running on even creaky computers" thing might be a little outdated now too... DF easily brings modern budget computers to their knees
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« Reply #39 on: June 19, 2007, 06:33:00 am »
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<STRONG>The "running on even creaky computers" thing might be a little outdated now too... DF easily brings modern budget computers to their knees</STRONG>

Only if you want it to, no one says you have to have 200 dwarves to run a fortress... if you let it grow to 1000, sure it'd crash any commercially available PC... but the game still runs fine on the last generation computers. I certainly wouldn't discourage new players from trying DF out if they were  on anything more then an 800MHz CPU - the article still makes a valid point.

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Re: Dwarf Fortress on July issue of Games for Windows magazi
« Reply #40 on: June 19, 2007, 08:10:00 am »
Awesome article! And great to see the face and story of the designers!

The writing of the article doesn't seem to portray well enough the creativity players get to express through this game. I'm currently trying to figure out how to get my partner to give it a try (yes, he gave the "WTF is THAT!" response when he saw it, and calls it my "Blip blip game"). How to sway him from Guildwars, I wonder!

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« Reply #41 on: June 19, 2007, 09:43:00 am »
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<STRONG>The writing of the article doesn't seem to portray well enough the creativity players get to express through this game. I'm currently trying to figure out how to get my partner to give it a try (yes, he gave the "WTF is THAT!" response when he saw it, and calls it my "Blip blip game"). How to sway him from Guildwars, I wonder!</STRONG>

Burning him at the stake is the answer, it will purify his body from his sins and will thus allow his spirit to reach The Adamantine Halls.

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Everything I say should be taken with atleast 1 tsp. of salt, and another liter of Dwarven Wine is recommended.

"I thought it was the size of the others!" said Vanon. "I guess it was just standing further away!"

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« Reply #42 on: June 19, 2007, 12:53:00 pm »
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Burning him at the stake is the answer, it will purify his body from his sins and will thus allow his spirit to reach The Adamantine Halls.</STRONG>

Yes, I see. And because I understand, I am sure he will, too! Thank-you! *picks up a torch and matches, and checks hair on the way out the door*

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« Reply #43 on: June 20, 2007, 06:58:00 pm »
The creator of dwarf fortress also plays go!  Makes too much sense...
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« Reply #44 on: June 20, 2007, 07:35:00 pm »
Just to show you how slow mail is getting to my house, this thread has been around for just over a week. My issue came in yesterday.

Great article! Now two of my favorite free games have been mentioned in GFW.

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