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Real life dwarf fortress in turkey
« on: July 24, 2011, 12:01:39 pm »
http://www.ancient-wisdom.co.uk/turkeyderinkuyu.htm

The dwarves, they lived...in turkey

18 stories underground, 85 meters deep, fresh water, choke points....it is definitely a dwarven fortress
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Re: Real life dwarf fortress in turkey
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2011, 02:10:51 pm »
That's amazing. They even have stone blast doors.
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Re: Real life dwarf fortress in turkey
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2011, 04:03:32 pm »
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with a total estimated capacity of 100,000 people.
And 1.7 million cats.

On a serious note, that is by far one of the most impressive things I've ever seen.
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Re: Real life dwarf fortress in turkey
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2011, 04:08:02 pm »
It's been posted before but, even in reply to a topic by myself once, but it's still neat.
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Re: Real life dwarf fortress in turkey
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2011, 04:35:20 pm »
Holy shit.

If I ever visit Turkey, I'll have to visit that place. Will take some notes for my fort too  :)
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Re: Real life dwarf fortress in turkey
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2011, 01:04:43 am »
Amazing, how did they manage to carve so much stone out?
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Re: Real life dwarf fortress in turkey
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2011, 02:00:49 am »
A copper pick and a low level miner.

Later on a legendary miner.

But wow, 100 000 people? Would hate that FPS :P
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Re: Real life dwarf fortress in turkey
« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2011, 07:30:33 am »
That's probably why they abandoned.

Seriously though, that is really cool. 
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Re: Real life dwarf fortress in turkey
« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2011, 07:57:32 am »
Where can we obtain plans? I have a desert mountain that would really look nice with one of those attached...
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Re: Real life dwarf fortress in turkey
« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2011, 06:48:04 pm »
Quote from: noodle0117 on July 25, 2011, 01:04:43 am
Amazing, how did they manage to carve so much stone out?

The article describes it as "carved out of a unique geological formation" - sounds like they started with a natural cave of some sort, then carved/smoothed it to suit their needs.
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Re: Real life dwarf fortress in turkey
« Reply #10 on: August 06, 2011, 10:54:50 am »
Quote from: Anathema on July 28, 2011, 06:48:04 pm
Quote from: noodle0117 on July 25, 2011, 01:04:43 am
Amazing, how did they manage to carve so much stone out?

The article describes it as "carved out of a unique geological formation" - sounds like they started with a natural cave of some sort, then carved/smoothed it to suit their needs.

So it's like digging down into the caverns and shaping them to your needs.

Interesting...
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Re: Real life dwarf fortress in turkey
« Reply #11 on: August 06, 2011, 11:13:32 am »
How did they get enough light down there? I mean, obviously now they have electricity, but to think they had torches or lanterns going 24/7...
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Re: Real life dwarf fortress in turkey
« Reply #12 on: August 06, 2011, 11:55:57 am »
Fireflies. Thousands of them.

Or maybe not. Still a valid question, though.
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Re: Real life dwarf fortress in turkey
« Reply #13 on: August 06, 2011, 01:07:37 pm »
Quote from: Lagslayer on August 06, 2011, 11:13:32 am
How did they get enough light down there? I mean, obviously now they have electricity, but to think they had torches or lanterns going 24/7...
if in this version we don't have torches,in the pasts versions they shouldn't have neither
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Re: Real life dwarf fortress in turkey
« Reply #14 on: August 06, 2011, 05:03:43 pm »
Quote from: peskyninja on August 06, 2011, 01:07:37 pm
Quote from: Lagslayer on August 06, 2011, 11:13:32 am
How did they get enough light down there? I mean, obviously now they have electricity, but to think they had torches or lanterns going 24/7...
if in this version we don't have torches,in the pasts versions they shouldn't have neither
Well, in past versions there was an economy, wagons, the dungeon master, and hammerer amongst other things.
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