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Very simple. I dug almost to the river. The next thing was to choose a point and build a wall there, then build some stairs up. After that I built a small stone building up top and provided access to the level below via channeling. Channeling digs out the floor and the stone one level down.
I then went over to the river and channeled one square. One level down, the water seeped in. We've got a damn good wall, so we won't drown. The stairs up lead to a small stone building that is being roofed over and has access to the water. Later on, I or someone else should put in a well there so that the dwarves are happy about it. Once the building is entirely roofed over, I'll remove the ramp that provides access to the roof, and we'll be able to get drinking water without having to go 'outside.' Technically, anything roofed over by stone counts as 'inside'. This should also protect us from flying threats.
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Okay, I just tried it out. That's pretty good.
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Screw you, Wigmund. We need a good defense before you get your storeroom. ![]() Get over here and make me some traps. They'll be line of defense number one. ...Or have you forgotten what happened to Besmar Tarmid? 3rd Limestone, 56 ![]() I have begun a project that might eventually appease Wigmund. The plan is that while the pools are empty, we shall cover them with marble. This will prevent all rain from coming in, and we can expand to make these pools part of our planned storeroom. 8th Limestone, 56 The female cat gave birth. The kittens are cute, yet I recall some strange warning about them... 13th Limestone, 56 ![]() Merchants! Honest-to-Armok merchants! I knew there were other dwarves out there! Sadly we've nothing to trade them, though they may have many things we desire. I tell them the tale of Besmar Tarmid, where it was. Hopefully these dwarves will go and determine if the old mountainhome is alive...or salvageable. Meanwhile, they'll carry word that we're here and surviving. Hopefully this will call other dwarves to aid us. 22nd Limestone, 56 ![]() Well. There appear to be groundhogs around during the fall. I tried to get close to one, and it damn near took my hand off. Fortunately, they're just as scared of us as we are of them. They'll not interfere in our project. 23rd Limestone, 56 Guess who's back? ![]() Yeah I don't know why either. Maybe the groundhogs did it, maybe the merchants did. All I know is that I want a butchery more than ever now so that we may feast upon the fine flesh of this creature. 14th Sandstone, 56 One of the dogs gave birth. Nice to know that there's still hope for other life forms. 16th Sandstone, 56 The merchants have finally left. Also of note: The unicorn was delicious. 4th Timber, 56 ![]() Migrants! Honest-to-Armok MIGRANTS! Hardly a useful dwarf among them, but strong backs will be important later. 8th Timber, 56 ![]() With fresh hands to lend some aid, we've finished our first pool-cap! In honor of this, one of the farmers has handed me a curious item. It appears to be Longland Grass wrapped around Rat Weed. He tells me to stick one end in my mouth, light the other, and inhale. Curious. Anyways, I've taken a cask of our finest Strawberry Wine into my dining room to celebrate. Maybe this isn't such an insane project after all! 9th Timber, 56 ![]() IA IA NARLY BE'ASBDON REAFONGRON!!! 10th Timber, 56 It is most curious. I fell asleep on the floor last night. When I awoke, strange archaic runes were written on the wall, which I immediately removed. Unicorn blood had been used to draw a strange pattern on the floor. With careful cleaning, I have obscured it. Even more disturbing is that when I went to my cabinet, I saw an additional book. Sitting next to The Guide To Everything You'll Ever Need To Build (And SO MUCH MORE!) and my diary was a titleless book. As I removed it, I could swear the thing felt like one of the kittens. Even more disturbing than what made up the cover is that as I ran my hands over it, I could swear that I could feel the faces of kittens slightly raised out of the book. I opened it to the first page, and suddenly a wave of nausea overcame me. I knew instinctivly that in any language the word would remain the same. The Economicon. 11th Timber, 56 The book is most disturbing. I've left it alone for now, but I can feel a compulsion to read it. I grunt as I heave another chunk of marble into place. This project is getting done. 12th Timber, 56 The book is a marvel! Truly it must be Armok-sent! All I must do is write down what we currently possess, no matter the item, and the book calculates how many of that item we will ever have! The only downside is that while there are pages for tables and chairs, there are also pages for rocks and boulders. This will require me to count everything, but I will try! 22nd Timber, 56 ![]() While boring out the bedrooms for the new arrivals, one of the miners struck not only Obsidian, but Tetrahedrite as well. What I find disturbing is that the book reflects this, but did so right as the miner's pick cleaved the stone. Does reality effect the book? Or does the book affect reality? 1st Moonstone, 56 ![]() Winter has arrived. This will be the toughest test of our dwarven survival skills, I'm sure. While we've got a line of cage traps up, somehow I've neglected to put in a drawbridge. This will be remedied as soon as possible. Also, somehow, we continually lose bones. I'm not sure how just yet, but I plan to station a trained dog near the entrance. ...Once we can train dogs.
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What booze goes best with unicorn?
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I'm thinking a fine red wine.
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I learned how to make Hunters fight with an Axe instead of a Bow; Assign him to wield in axe in the weapons screen, and then enable Woodcutting. Anyone with the Woodcutting labour enabled will automatically pick up an axe whether or not they're actually cutting down trees, and hunting seems to be a high-priority job so it's unlikely he'll try and chop down anything other than wildlife when possible.
It may be possible (haven't tested yet) to convert your legendary Miners into pick-wielding super-hunters in the same manner, assigning them to Unarmed and keeping the Mining labour enabled instead. Also: YAAAAAY magma! Find that magma pipe!
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We didn't kill the horsie, no we didn't fight it but we're gonna bite it...
We didn't kill the horsie, but that won't stop us from feastin' on it... Also, Loyal, there wasn't a good hunter immigrating in this time around, nor do we have a spare axe. So you've not been dwarved yet. And if you think that the obsidian is a good indicator of where the magma might be... Over 3/4 of the surface is made of obsidian. Plus if it WAS right next to the new bedrooms, well...Something tells me quite a few people are getting a lava bath.
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Is there bauxite on the map?
Because we'll need it to build any mechanisms that will help us pump magma. Or, we can mod iron and other metals so that they can be used to build mechanisms (modding directions ). Though if we do this, anyone playing this fortress will have to mod their iron and whatever other metals they mod this way so that the floodgates, pumps, and so on don't melt when they load up the game and we end up with hilarious FUN. Quote:
And it's good there's so much obsidian, highest trade value for stone - we can make tons of cheap knick-knacks that sell for a decent price.
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You know I kept wondering about obsidian; I seem to have found several metric Fucktons of the stuff in various locations around my current game, though I haven't found any magma to support its creation. Does it only form when there's magma, or can you come across random veins of it normally? Cos otherwise it means I may have just built my entire fortress over a massive volcano!
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