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Voting closed: January 19, 2012, 06:50:05 pm

[CatalystParadox]

As I foresaw - the trading went smoothly, though it was unremarkable, and Autumn set in.  Work on the Cannon continues apace - though a shortage of mechanisms is delaying the construction of the containment system.  I have ordered more constructed immediately, which is going more slowly than I would like.  As I also foresaw, there were several Goblin Ambushes waiting outside, and an approaching herd of Skelk - I left them for each other (several cats were casualties).

I also foresaw the lurking thieves in our upper stockpiles.  There was a hint of irony in who it was to inadvertantly discover it, though.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

The interloper was allowed to run off unharmed - professional courtesy, perhaps?

Meanwhile, "El Presidente" Kar had a little party.  Among our slaughterhouse animal pens, apparently.

Spoiler: Interesting venue... (click to show/hide)

What I did not foresee, was this:

Spoiler: Wandered right down the barrel and kicked the head off a cat. (click to show/hide)

I dispatched the military... gee, they've shrunk to three :-/   The battle was... I wish I could tell you it was epic.  I want to sing the praises of these brave dwarves.  The truth is closer to "Desperate."

Spoiler: Highlights from the battle (click to show/hide)

The poor new recruit, heady with enthusiasm for his first real battle, was the first on the scene.  He clearly had no idea what he was in for, as he barely got in a first blow before the damn skelk bowled him over.  He at least delayed it until Kaamanen arrived.  Sorry Seanhl...


The skelk kept the same momentum when Kaamanen arrived.  It was not looking good...  But Kaamanen is a resilient old bastard.


And finally getting his moment, he seized it well - ending the fight with surprising alacrity.  If those two had just arrived at the same time, I think they might have both lived, and even been fine.  I will make a mental note to increase the size of the military if I am ever able.

During this, a child had for whatever reason followed them in.  I am... impressed by it's tenacity, if not it's intelligence.  Future recruit that one... if it lives.


I hope it wasn't Kaamanen's... but I am afraid it may have been.  Actually, that would be rather poetic - the child came and distracted the beast for the critical moment it took for Kaamanen to recover, and finish the creature off...  Sadly it was to be short-lived.


The arrival of a second undead beast on the scene spelled the end for the greivously injured Kaamanen as well...  At least he went down fighting, and took several of the skoxes limbs with him.  At this point Conchobar arrived (really guys? are you taking turns?  We need to have a talk about squad tactics and timing).


What he lacked in punctuality, he made up for in ferocity. 


The fight spilled out of the cannon and into the stockpiles - and the tide seemed to be turning against the lone Conchobar - only survivor of the militia at this point - when he received help from an unexpected.... bear.

Is that the same bear again?  I might make it a general.  Together they laid the damn skox to rest, and peace was restored, for now.  Population: 25

So the Hellcannon has received it's first blood sacrifices... sooner than planned.   I...  I think...

I think it grows hungry.

I swear I can hear the echoes of faint thoughts from it's chambers, the stirrings of some primordial, malevolent sentience....

And I long to know more.

DIG DEEPER YOU BASTARDS.  The Hellcannon will be completed if it costs us every life in the fort...

Catalyst stalks about the fort muttering to himself, glowering at the walls and anyone he comes across.

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In other news, I'm having a little trouble keeping track of which bridges I have linked already and which I haven't.  I thought it would not give me the option to link the same lever to the same bridge twice, but sometimes that does not seem to be holding true.  Any tips for re-checking where a lever is and is not linked after it is done?  (bear in mind some of these bridges are 1 square wide and it is not readily apparent whether they are up or down.)

I am hoping to finish off my turn with a final push this weekend, sorry about the delays.  If nothing else I am dying to start my own game in the latest version.  Starting the topside construction so early was a mistake, it's bogged things down with a lot of unnecessary combats - and I just cannot seem to get the dwarves to go construct the final block of the damn wall and seal it again!  Oh... that gives me an idea: (The dwarves refuse to finish the upper level of the cannon.  They swear it is cursed, after it claimed the lives of several masons.  I have never known such a superstitious lot in my life!  Maybe after a few more die of having a giant gap in their fortress they'll re-balance their priorities...)  Maybe I should just temporarily wall off the "barrel".  I'd install some of the bridge-seal controls I have been meaning to anyway, but those seem to be the slowest things in the world to construct lately.  Despite a ton of masons, miners, and mechanics, no one seems to be doing those jobs.

I expanded the WholeFort burrow to include the new areas finally, which has helped a bit, and released the miners from it, but things are still slow.  I think there are a lot of old injuries not healing - I should check whether our doctors a) are effective b) are adequately set up (I did make a point of buying more supplies for them) and c) even exist.

Short of individually checking each dwarf, I am not sure what I can do to improve labor efficiency.  Maybe its time to suck it up and devote an hour or two to micromanagement again.  Any suggestions would be appreciated though.

[ThatAussieGuy]

If you press (t) and hover over each lever, it will tell you if there are mechanisms attached to it

[EmeraldWind]

It will remove already linked bridges from the list, but only after they are linked by the dwarves.

Generally, when I link levers to a lot of stuff I will add a couple link jobs and then wait until they are done and add more.

[CatalystParadox]

It will remove already linked bridges from the list, but only after they are linked by the dwarves.

Generally, when I link levers to a lot of stuff I will add a couple link jobs and then wait until they are done and add more.

I guess I'll just assume the bridges that are still showing up even though I thought I had linked them were canceled, or I forgot them for whatever reason.  I have been setting a few link jobs, then waiting for them to finish and adding more - but there are so many that it is hard to keep track mentally and it requires a bit of verification.

[seanhl]

Well damn, I didn't last long, did I  could I get a second dwarf, same name, same profession, explain it as him knowing the family of my last dwarf and when I left this happened

[CatalystParadox]

Oh... crapping carp.

Look what just arrived:

Spoiler: And look where she is (click to show/hide)

I... have no idea how it got in.  I thought the caverns were thoroughly sealed away.  In any case, we have 25 dwarves, and a military of one, no others qualified.  I'm trying to find a way to just seal off that area of the fort, but I CAN'T EVEN FIND MY WAY AROUND.

Maybe I'll lock everyone in the Hellcannon.

[Gizogin]

Send me to fight it!  If I should fall, it will be a glorious death!  Either way, it'll buy everyone else some time.

[ThatAussieGuy]

Oh dear.

All according to plan...

[Mego]

Oh dear.

All according to plan...

I think we just found ourselves a volunteer.

[EmeraldWind]

Oh dear.

All according to plan...

I think we just found ourselves a volunteer.

That is exactly what he wants to have happen!

[ThatAussieGuy]

Oh dear.

All according to plan...

I think we just found ourselves a volunteer.

Are you sure you want to lose sight of TAD by doing that?

[Gizogin]

Oh dear.

All according to plan...

I think we just found ourselves a volunteer.

Umm, yeah.  I just volunteered.  Literally the post before Aussie's.
Ya gotta send me in, coach!

[Teneb]

Looks like we are in for some Fun.

Oh dear.

All according to plan...

I think we just found ourselves a volunteer.

Umm, yeah.  I just volunteered.  Literally the post before Aussie's.
Ya gotta send me in, coach!

I also volunteer to fight against the evil bird.

[Eric Blank]

I'll kick it to death! Except I don't have working legs. Or arms. Maybe I can bite it?

[zomara0292]

Looks like we are in for some Fun.

Oh dear.

All according to plan...

As do i, if i still live. But i want a crossbow and a spear. Love my spears.

I think we just found ourselves a volunteer.

Umm, yeah.  I just volunteered.  Literally the post before Aussie's.
Ya gotta send me in, coach!

I also volunteer to fight against the evil bird.