Let's Play Dwarf Fortress - Skeletal WHAT?! - Page 45

Thadius · 01-24-2010, 06:39 AM

Since it technically didn't exist on any screen, you can't really claim the fall destroyed the Economicon.

Something tells me that the book has merely been swept down the river Styx, borne by the souls and bones of the damned and undead, back towards Lord Severangel or whatever the demon lord's name is. At least, until we get a new bookkeeper.

Right, Wigmund? Doesn't that fit in with your little narrative nicely?

Wigmund · 01-24-2010, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thadius

Since it technically didn't exist on any screen, you can't really claim the fall destroyed the Economicon.

Something tells me that the book has merely been swept down the river Styx, borne by the souls and bones of the damned and undead, back towards Lord Severangel or whatever the demon lord's name is. At least, until we get a new bookkeeper.

Right, Wigmund? Doesn't that fit in with your little narrative nicely?

That was the idea if Gregness names Wigmund the new bookkeeper - the book would show up in his office (which I built in the middle of the jail, so now we can have a reason for abusive guards when the Hammerer and Tax Collector show up) and he'd be taken in by it.

Gregness · 01-24-2010, 03:12 PM

Okay, modifying the raws now. Does it matter where in the unicorn entry you add the [PET_EXOTIC] tag?

Edit: okay, I think I've got everything in working order. No tileset though, so you'll have to deal with ASCII screenshots. Also, HOLY SHIT THIS PLACE IS HUGE. Like, seriously, my own fort had a population of like 65 and I only had three floors (ignoring mine shafts). I'll try to have something up by tonight, but it's gonna take me a bit to learn the layout of this place. Actually, scratch that. Something will be up tonight, I just can't guarantee how large an update it will be.

Thadius · 01-24-2010, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Gregness

Okay, modifying the raws now. Does it matter where in the unicorn entry you add the [PET_EXOTIC] tag?

Not really, though for our amount of Fun you should also add [TRAINABLE] in there somewhere. War Unicorns are awesome.

Wigmund · 01-24-2010, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Thadius

Not really, though for our amount of Fun you should also add [TRAINABLE] in there somewhere. War Unicorns are awesome.

So that's what the [TRAINABLE] tag is for...makes me wish Workgill had to deal with Macaque raids.
Would have captured dozens of 'em, trained 'em, and built barrels of monkeys.

Corel · 01-24-2010, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Gregness

Edit: okay, I think I've got everything in working order. No tileset though, so you'll have to deal with ASCII screenshots. Also, HOLY SHIT THIS PLACE IS HUGE. Like, seriously, my own fort had a population of like 65 and I only had three floors (ignoring mine shafts).

Once you navigate your way around you'll probably be very thankful everything is ordered in some way. Think it will also allow free expansion when (or if) our population increases and we just need to either dig down or out as opposed to knocking over older buildings now.

PyrosNine · 01-24-2010, 10:47 PM

I swear, you Dwarves just take it for granted that these dark tomes just "magically" pop back up to tempt and/or annoy. Sure, there's magic involved, but the real magic is manipulating probability to allow the book to be eaten by an oversized underground river carp, which swims far enough into more sunlit waters to be picked up by a hungry and strong enough bird, which then manages to flap far enough to Workgill before perspiring of fatigue and maybe a crossbow bolt of a hunter, dropping fish and bird within the grounds which are obviously moved to be taken care of by the automatic Dwarven codes of moving shit where it belongs, then making sure the Pescatarian (that's fish butcher to those who don't know the language) doesn't hack up the book (which is impossible anyway, the book can survive an atom smashing) who then is charmed to pay no mind and leave the book there for another dwarf to properly place in a bookshelf or something, and countless other Dwarven interactions that end with the book on someone's desk, only slightly smelling of fish.

Not even the book can remove the smell of fish. Especially undead fish.

Gregness · 01-24-2010, 10:48 PM

It was the 23rd of Felsite when it all started to go wrong for me.

*impatient knocking*

Voice: mphfrsr?

*louder knocking*

Me: mmf, what is it?

*BAM* *BAM*

I flung open the door: Dammit, the hell's yer problem waking a dwarf up at this hour?

Wigmund: You're the new overseer now kid, no more sleeping in for you.

Gregness: Huh? You're kidding, right? They were serious about that? Gods, I thought I was just hearing things from having too little to drink...

Wigmund: Yeah, well, you've got some things here we need you to look at, and-

Gregness: Save it. First I'm going to drink this hangover away, then we'll talk.

Meet the ~~Engineer~~ Overseer

All I wanted was to relax and enjoy life as one of the few dwarves who know more about machinery than "pull this lever". I'd just build whatever they need in my own time, then relax away the off hours at parties or whatever; I'm not too picky.

Instead, I'm only just through my apprenticeship and now I've got guys like this Viridis chucklefuck bringing me work at all hours of the day and night.

Gregness: Hey, genius, I think you missed a few pages.

Gregness: Aside from the booze and food, there's nothing here that says anything at all about what we've got in this place!

Viridis: Hey, listen "Overseer" I just gathered up everything that looked important from Thadius' office and brought it over. Besides, it's not like we need to know where anything other than the booze and food is anyway.

Gregness: Was that you volunteering to count everything? I think it was!

Viridis: Dammit.

The only other thing that stood out from that first report was that our entire mining crew consisted of one dwarf! I had no idea if there were any picks laying around, so I sent an order for four down to the forges so I could recruit some of the peasantry.

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Viridis = Dwarfed.

Okay, first update down. I think rather than seasonal updates I'll be doing smaller ones like this so I don't have to sit for four hours per post. It should end up being more regular this way since it'll be easier to fit in around my school schedule. There'll likely be one maybe two more posts before thusday night, but I'll be back in sacramento visiting my family for the weekend (and hopefully, going dancing with a beautiful woman!) so that will push back any further updates to next week.

Viridis · 01-24-2010, 11:05 PM

Great... doing inventory, hehe. What's the dwarf's actual job?

Glad to see Dropbox worked out well, too. (Shameless attempt at more referrals!)

Gregness · 01-24-2010, 11:44 PM

He's the new Broker and hoardmaster, though I may make someone else the new broker if counting everything takes too much of his time. I'll have to see what happens when the next caravan comes.

I was actually tempted to make myself the new hoardmaster since doing all that inventory leads to crazy skill increases which in turn leads to crazy stats.

Yeah, in DF doing paperwork gives you a six-pack.

01-24-2010, 06:39 AM	#441
Thadius BEARD IMPACT Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: MANLY ANGER Posts: 1,977	Since it technically didn't exist on any screen, you can't really claim the fall destroyed the Economicon. Something tells me that the book has merely been swept down the river Styx, borne by the souls and bones of the damned and undead, back towards Lord Severangel or whatever the demon lord's name is. At least, until we get a new bookkeeper. Right, Wigmund? Doesn't that fit in with your little narrative nicely? __________________ ANGER HAS NEVER BEEN MORE MANLY THAN THIS.

01-24-2010, 03:12 PM	#443
Gregness Never give up. Never give in. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,034	Okay, modifying the raws now. Does it matter where in the unicorn entry you add the [PET_EXOTIC] tag? Edit: okay, I think I've got everything in working order. No tileset though, so you'll have to deal with ASCII screenshots. Also, HOLY SHIT THIS PLACE IS HUGE. Like, seriously, my own fort had a population of like 65 and I only had three floors (ignoring mine shafts). I'll try to have something up by tonight, but it's gonna take me a bit to learn the layout of this place. Actually, scratch that. Something will be up tonight, I just can't guarantee how large an update it will be. Last edited by Gregness; 01-24-2010 at 04:57 PM.

01-24-2010, 10:47 PM	#447
PyrosNine Zettai Hero Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A figment of my own imagination Posts: 6,103	Man, I haven't done an overly long unending sentence since FOREVER. I swear, you Dwarves just take it for granted that these dark tomes just "magically" pop back up to tempt and/or annoy. Sure, there's magic involved, but the real magic is manipulating probability to allow the book to be eaten by an oversized underground river carp, which swims far enough into more sunlit waters to be picked up by a hungry and strong enough bird, which then manages to flap far enough to Workgill before perspiring of fatigue and maybe a crossbow bolt of a hunter, dropping fish and bird within the grounds which are obviously moved to be taken care of by the automatic Dwarven codes of moving shit where it belongs, then making sure the Pescatarian (that's fish butcher to those who don't know the language) doesn't hack up the book (which is impossible anyway, the book can survive an atom smashing) who then is charmed to pay no mind and leave the book there for another dwarf to properly place in a bookshelf or something, and countless other Dwarven interactions that end with the book on someone's desk, only slightly smelling of fish. Not even the book can remove the smell of fish. Especially undead fish. __________________ Pyrosnine.blogspot.com: An experimental blog of writing. Updated possibly daily. Possibly. A fair chance. Current Works for reading: War Between them, Karma Police. PyrosNine: Weirdo Magnet Extraordinaire!

01-24-2010, 10:48 PM	#448
Gregness Never give up. Never give in. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,034	you're kidding, right? It was the 23rd of Felsite when it all started to go wrong for me. impatient knocking Voice: mphfrsr? louder knocking Me: mmf, what is it? BAM BAM I flung open the door: Dammit, the hell's yer problem waking a dwarf up at this hour? Wigmund: You're the new overseer now kid, no more sleeping in for you. Gregness: Huh? You're kidding, right? They were serious about that? Gods, I thought I was just hearing things from having too little to drink... Wigmund: Yeah, well, you've got some things here we need you to look at, and- Gregness: Save it. First I'm going to drink this hangover away, then we'll talk. Meet the ~~Engineer~~ Overseer All I wanted was to relax and enjoy life as one of the few dwarves who know more about machinery than "pull this lever". I'd just build whatever they need in my own time, then relax away the off hours at parties or whatever; I'm not too picky. Instead, I'm only just through my apprenticeship and now I've got guys like this Viridis chucklefuck bringing me work at all hours of the day and night. Gregness: Hey, genius, I think you missed a few pages. Gregness: Aside from the booze and food, there's nothing here that says anything at all about what we've got in this place! Viridis: Hey, listen "Overseer" I just gathered up everything that looked important from Thadius' office and brought it over. Besides, it's not like we need to know where anything other than the booze and food is anyway. Gregness: Was that you volunteering to count everything? I think it was! Viridis: Dammit. The only other thing that stood out from that first report was that our entire mining crew consisted of one dwarf! I had no idea if there were any picks laying around, so I sent an order for four down to the forges so I could recruit some of the peasantry. -------------------------------------------------------- Viridis = Dwarfed. Okay, first update down. I think rather than seasonal updates I'll be doing smaller ones like this so I don't have to sit for four hours per post. It should end up being more regular this way since it'll be easier to fit in around my school schedule. There'll likely be one maybe two more posts before thusday night, but I'll be back in sacramento visiting my family for the weekend (and hopefully, going dancing with a beautiful woman!) so that will push back any further updates to next week. Last edited by Gregness; 01-28-2010 at 09:49 PM. Reason: to fix what I done broke.

01-24-2010, 11:44 PM	#450
Gregness Never give up. Never give in. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,034	He's the new Broker and hoardmaster, though I may make someone else the new broker if counting everything takes too much of his time. I'll have to see what happens when the next caravan comes. I was actually tempted to make myself the new hoardmaster since doing all that inventory leads to crazy skill increases which in turn leads to crazy stats. Yeah, in DF doing paperwork gives you a six-pack.