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jimi12

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Random Traffic
« on: October 19, 2011, 01:33:07 pm »
I want to be able to setup a fort near a major road or river or near another settlement and have random traffic just passing through. Such thoroughfares and nearby settlements would have much more traffic then if I built a fort in the tundra or desert. A raft with a merchant or traveller coming down the river or a caravan not destined for my fort trekking down a road or a wanderer or minstrel or whatever. They do not necessarily need to want to interact with my fort. That way I can waylay said travellers and loot their corpses or be able to block said rivers and roads and demand tolls or just let them pass through.
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Re: Random Traffic
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2011, 03:11:06 pm »
I thinks it's nice and it'll reinforce the idea that you are not alone in the world, they would tend to follow roads and constructed tiles?
They would historic figures or just a name-less migrant or merchant?
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Re: Random Traffic
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2011, 04:12:40 pm »
Planned, mentioned in DF talk, may be included in caravan arc (years 2011 - 2020)
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Re: Random Traffic
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2011, 04:47:43 pm »
Quote from: Kogut on October 19, 2011, 04:12:40 pm
Planned, mentioned in DF talk, may be included in caravan arc (years 2011 - 2020)
that's the problem with this game. Most suggestions are planned in the next decade or two.
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Re: Random Traffic
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2011, 03:53:24 pm »
Quote from: Kogut on October 19, 2011, 04:12:40 pm
Planned, mentioned in DF talk, may be included in caravan arc (years 2011 - 2020)
oh ok.... Wait what!? Let ne look at that again
Quote from: Kogut on October 19, 2011, 04:12:40 pm
Planned, mentioned in DF talk, may be included in caravan arc (years 2011 - 2020)
oh... ok. Wait WHAT!?
Quote from: Kogut on October 19, 2011, 04:12:40 pm
Planned, mentioned in DF talk, may be included in caravan arc (years 2011 - 2020)
Are you SHITTING me!?
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Re: Random Traffic
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2011, 04:56:51 pm »
Toady once said that the DF  may be on the 1.00 version only after 20 year from this release.
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Re: Random Traffic
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2011, 02:10:19 am »
Quote from: antymattar on October 26, 2011, 03:53:24 pm
Quote from: Kogut on October 19, 2011, 04:12:40 pm
Planned, mentioned in DF talk, may be included in caravan arc (years 2011 - 2020)
oh ok.... Wait what!? Let ne look at that again
Quote from: Kogut on October 19, 2011, 04:12:40 pm
Planned, mentioned in DF talk, may be included in caravan arc (years 2011 - 2020)
oh... ok. Wait WHAT!?
Quote from: Kogut on October 19, 2011, 04:12:40 pm
Planned, mentioned in DF talk, may be included in caravan arc (years 2011 - 2020)
Are you SHITTING me!?

Version 1 - we wait for more than 9 months, final bugfix release 12 months after .25 is realistic estimate.

http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/dev.html - Caravan Arc Releases: there are 9 planned, current ("Better town maps involving workshops/markets/shops based on world gen economic activities") is the smallest one.

12 months * 9 releases => final may be expected around 2020. I assume here that "feature creep" will continue[1].

EDIT: [1] Without feature creep it may be finished in 2012-2013 but it is unlikely.
« Last Edit: October 27, 2011, 02:13:25 am by Kogut »
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Re: Random Traffic
« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2011, 07:09:43 am »
Quote from: antymattar on October 26, 2011, 03:53:24 pm
Quote from: Kogut on October 19, 2011, 04:12:40 pm
Planned, mentioned in DF talk, may be included in caravan arc (years 2011 - 2020)
oh ok.... Wait what!? Let ne look at that again
Quote from: Kogut on October 19, 2011, 04:12:40 pm
Planned, mentioned in DF talk, may be included in caravan arc (years 2011 - 2020)
oh... ok. Wait WHAT!?
Quote from: Kogut on October 19, 2011, 04:12:40 pm
Planned, mentioned in DF talk, may be included in caravan arc (years 2011 - 2020)
Are you SHITTING me!?

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Re: Random Traffic
« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2011, 07:12:38 am »
Quote from: Kogut on October 27, 2011, 02:10:19 am
EDIT: [1] Without feature creep it may be finished in 2012-2013 but it is unlikely.

I'm pretty sure feature creep is the entire basis of Toady One's code...
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Re: Random Traffic
« Reply #9 on: October 27, 2011, 07:56:10 am »
Back on-topic: This idea sounds seriously awesome. One day, one day... :)
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Re: Random Traffic
« Reply #10 on: October 27, 2011, 10:13:17 am »
Quote from: 612DwarfAvenue on October 27, 2011, 07:09:43 am
Quote from: antymattar on October 26, 2011, 03:53:24 pm
Quote from: Kogut on October 19, 2011, 04:12:40 pm
Planned, mentioned in DF talk, may be included in caravan arc (years 2011 - 2020)
oh ok.... Wait what!? Let ne look at that again
Quote from: Kogut on October 19, 2011, 04:12:40 pm
Planned, mentioned in DF talk, may be included in caravan arc (years 2011 - 2020)
oh... ok. Wait WHAT!?
Quote from: Kogut on October 19, 2011, 04:12:40 pm
Planned, mentioned in DF talk, may be included in caravan arc (years 2011 - 2020)
Are you SHITTING me!?


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Re: Random Traffic
« Reply #11 on: October 27, 2011, 10:16:03 am »
look at the bright side..in 2020 our computers might actually be able to run this game., haha. (especially when the Circus comes to town)
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Re: Random Traffic
« Reply #12 on: October 27, 2011, 10:49:44 am »
nope, in 20 years we still wont be able to handle a 16x16 embark
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« Reply #13 on: October 27, 2011, 11:01:40 am »
But my computer will be able to handle 3x3!
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Re: Random Traffic
« Reply #14 on: November 01, 2011, 03:03:24 pm »
Quote from: Number7 on October 27, 2011, 10:49:44 am
nope, in 20 years we still wont be able to handle a 16x16 embark

Yeah, but only because our quantum holographic processors aren't good at making the relativistic calculations necessary for monitoring the speed of legendary dwarves making rock crafts.

Which reminds me, I should go back to researching solid densities and other material properties.

Anyone want a piece of Saguaro wood to test?  I still have a box full of it....
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