So, just got here. We've got a big tall double-spiked mountain overshadowing a little volcano, which lies at the end of a valley that opens out to a broad plateau. The plateau slopes gently down to a smooth stream bed. There's a neat little holler worn into the middle of this slope.
The dorfs are standing around at the foot of the mountain, with their horse and their mule, their dogs and livestock. Blood red hematite shines from the base of the hill, decorative cobalt from higher above. Mostly it's drab dacite and granite. Sand and fire clay abound.
I love the look of this site, but I'm not sure what to do with it just yet.
Also, if I recall the map correctly, there are no goblins.
I'll take suggestions. Currently I'm looking at Clockworks as some inspiration.
Sensible dorfs. Go right to the foot of the mountain and stop. - Tharis
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Submitted by: ajr_ - 2014-05-09 to 6 Early Spring
Wow, what a coolest location!
Submitted by: Tharis - 2014-05-09 to 6 Early Spring
I know! I'm terrified to start building.
Submitted by: ajr_ - 2014-05-11 to 6 Mid Spring
Have you done any explatory mining yet? It's pretty important to know where the gold or iron is, I mean which layer, so you can harmonize the fortress.
[Message edited on 2014/05/11 at 04:55 by ajr_]
Submitted by: Tharis - 2014-05-11 to 6 Mid Spring
I've already hit tetrahedrite going straight down the central staircase, and there's hematite visible on the hillside to the NE, and galena directly below the tetrahedrite, so I'll probably start there. Often, with mining, I'll start at one point and then use stairs and ramps to get to everything else from that entrance point.
I could also try to incorporate the mining into the fortress somehow. Haven't really done that. Hmm...
Submitted by: ajr_ - 2014-05-13 to 6 Early Winter
You've put your dwarves to the test. Did you have six picks or something? I usually take as many picks with me as possible...
I so often hope to get a great jeweler in the immigrants. They can elevate the fortress wealth so greatly even with encrusted stone crafts. Next best thing to me are metalsmiths, then clothiers. You just want to finish as many clothes as possible in a short time later on when the dwarves start to get unhappy thoughts of rotting clothes. I also don't like to set up many clothier's shops.
Submitted by: Tharis - 2014-05-13 to 6 Early Winter
I think that I've been taking my time a bit more than usual on account of the lack of goblins. I've actually dug out considerably more since this image was taken. Once I got the the forges working (finally!) then I made a few more picks. I think I'm up to five diggers now, which seems a good number. Also, there's a lot of dirt in that first layer or two, which speeds things up.
Ironically, considering your comment, one of the next things I completed was the clothing manufacturing center. I think I'm aiming to make workshop areas built around a common type or resources (wood and stone, cloth and leather, metal and clay and glass, etc.)
I find myself using common themes across forts, like those little circular workshops and the fractal bedroom layout. Hope this doesn't get too monotonous.