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Ddynamo

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Best Embark Sites
« on: August 11, 2011, 06:39:38 pm »
What are the best embark sites you've ever had. Many of my embark sites were not right for me, as I die at the end of the first year.

Dumb over eating migrants >:(
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Re: Best Embark Sites
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2011, 06:41:31 pm »
I like odd combinations, especially if they can lead to large amounts of Fun. One of my personal favorites was a volcano in the middle of a mostly frozen ocean with a section of glacier in it.  My volcano sprung a leak at one point and much Fun was had.
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« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2011, 07:28:36 pm »
Idk. I guess my best embark was a grassland with magma in two caverns, loads of flux and iron as well as many trees, clay and sand as well as a natural waterfall in the northwest corner of the embark, crocodiles were a pain in the ass though. My dream embark though would be a large circular and flat plateau with sheer cliffs on all sides in the middle of the ocean with a small dirt bridge about 3 tiles wide going from the map edge to the plateau at ground level. and forming a small beach around the bottom.

:( a man can dream.
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« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2011, 07:54:46 pm »
It is possible for Dwarf Fortress to generate that. Here is the percentage chance of that happening 0.0000000000000000000000000000000000001%

Then again, keep dreaming :-\
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« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2011, 08:26:55 pm »
Stranger things have happened:
The greatest Dwarf ever was an Elf.
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« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2011, 08:34:26 pm »
Quote from: franti on August 11, 2011, 08:26:55 pm
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That's a goddamn lie and you know it.
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« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2011, 09:07:03 pm »
playing in a mirthful wood, i embark, and theres a sign that says "you have come to happy fun ville" or something equally s forboding.
i go a z level down and theres a hydra den, i sealed off the entrance pretty fast and am planning on using it in my forts defense somehow
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« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2011, 12:02:18 am »
Quote from: Excedion on August 11, 2011, 07:28:36 pm
Idk. I guess my best embark was a grassland with magma in two caverns, loads of flux and iron as well as many trees, clay and sand as well as a natural waterfall in the northwest corner of the embark, crocodiles were a pain in the ass though. My dream embark though would be a large circular and flat plateau with sheer cliffs on all sides in the middle of the ocean with a small dirt bridge about 3 tiles wide going from the map edge to the plateau at ground level. and forming a small beach around the bottom.

:( a man can dream.

Dang, all I have is a volcano surrounded by shrubland with flux, hematite, fire clay, sand and a regular stream in the northwest corner.
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Even though it isn't exactly what you want, I did find a very nice peninsula a while ago. A couple dwarf-years worth of mining could get it pretty close to your dream site. Just narrow the land bridge and remove most of the ramps. The land is only 1z above the ocean, not exactly "sheer cliffs". I think it also has iron, flux, clay and sand. However, If I recall correctly, there is a point down below where the aquifer is leaking into the caverns. You might want to obsidian plug that with DFHack before it murders your framerate.
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I changed several of the settings in world gen (like there is only one cavern) so you'll probably have to copy and paste the entire parameter set to recreate them.

Of course, my current fortress is a little different.
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« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2011, 02:12:38 am »
An island in the middle of the ocean with a small isthmus just wide enough for wagons.  Chokepoint for invaders, anyone?
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« Reply #9 on: August 12, 2011, 02:34:34 am »
  Volcano, sand, clay, river, flux, bit coal, tons of iron ores, gold, tetrahedrite.  Literally everything you could want, and the slope around the volcano is gradual enough for substantial aboveground pastures, right where I embarked.  17x17 pocket region.  Trade from elves, dwarves, and humans.

The world is here http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=4521

The Foldedlens community game was started on the best embark I could find in that world, the one described above.
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« Reply #10 on: August 12, 2011, 04:19:54 am »
Warm (for don't water freeze)
Brook (fishing, water) or River
Trees
Not too dangerous
Mountains (or not)
NOT AQUIFER

Best for me.
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« Reply #11 on: August 12, 2011, 04:28:00 am »
Any forest embark with either unicorns or elephants.
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« Reply #12 on: August 12, 2011, 12:49:26 pm »
Flat Land
A River
A Volcano
Evil Land (I love Glumprongs)
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« Reply #13 on: August 12, 2011, 12:55:10 pm »
Quote from: Urist McUristy on August 11, 2011, 08:34:26 pm
Quote from: franti on August 11, 2011, 08:26:55 pm
Stranger things have happened:
The greatest Dwarf ever was an Elf.
That's a goddamn lie and you know it.
Shame on you.

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« Reply #14 on: August 12, 2011, 01:58:19 pm »
My personal favorite is over here. Seed and embark location are provided.

Volvano, sand, flux, clay, brook, aquifer (if not modded out), iron, coal, other metals, plenty of candy, plenty of trees/plants, flat, but with a sizable peak available for above ground use. Wilderness and Untamed Wilds both.

It's my favorite test bed site.
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