Firegear - 1052 Early Spring by Markavian

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Spring! The big ocean construction production is underway, as hinted at by the ocean draining videos recorded in winter. The plan is to create a path way out into the sea in order to dig an entrance through the sea floor. The path will then be bridged and subsequently flooded leaving the fort out at sea. Some would say: why not dig a pit and let the ocean flood in to fill the gap? I would argue that that is nowhere near as imaginative, but would also cause damage to the soil, or at least place the entrance close to highground making it a target for siegers.

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Submitted by: Chayfox - 2008-01-15 to 1051 Late Summer

I love the way you just move in and merge fortress and landscape so fluidly. This is such a unique layout for a fortress; I'm always building stuffy little square ones, so you have my applause and admiration for taking on something so unique.

On a side note, what is the tileset you're using for this? I don't think I've seen it before.

Submitted by: Jackard - 2008-01-16 to 1051 Late Summer

Bedroom layout is stylish.

Submitted by: Markavian - 2008-01-18 to 1052 Early Spring

Hey Chayfox, the tileset is my own, available off my user page on the wiki or from the graphic tilesets page with a revised version of Sphr's object graphics for 12x12.

[Message edited on 2008/01/18 at 07:55 by Markavian]

Submitted by: Lacero - 2008-01-19 to 1052 Late Spring

Ambitious! I love it :)

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Points of Interest

Δ 19. Ocean Path Project
As revealed in the videos underwater walling and drained ocean pool this is the site of ocean path project. The plan is to construct an subsurface (below water level) walled path all the way from the shore to a point out in the sea, where abouts construction will begin on foundations for a new entrance to a new fort. - Markavian
21. Quarry Lookout

( 1051 Late Summer to onwards )
This small lookout tower is built alongside the quarry wall, separating the stripmine from the beach. The wall was originally to prevent ocean waves from splashing water down into the excavations. The wall now serves two purposes; as a defensive barrier, and as a shortcut between the highlands. Marksdwarves can keep watch over this route and possibly cut off attackers making their way off the map. - Markavian
19. Mason Workshops

( 1051 Late Summer to onwards )
The mason worshops lie directly next to the quarry, provided stone blocks and rock items as necessary for the construction of the fort. At the moment the quarry is all but empty except for cursed microline stones that are waiting to be dumped into the ocean. Spare alunite, a whiteish material (not as crisp as marble or limestone) has been used to construct the masons workshop, a personalisation perhaps to please themselves. - Markavian
19. Metalsmith Area

( 1051 Late Summer to onwards )
The nominee mechanic/architect/woodcutter has also been drafted in as temporary metalsmith. Wood burning, smelting and weaponsmithing has all been peformed here in order to turn the hematite into iron weapons for the defense of this outpost. Iron battle axes and swords have sofar been constructed and installed in traps along the borders. - Markavian
Δ 15. Winter Meeting Hall
Just to stop dwarves freezing outside over winter (there were a couple of snowstorms), this area has been designated as a meeting hall until the weather warms up. I guess since its spring this would be about now... - Markavian
15. Founders' Bedroom

( 1051 Late Summer to 1052 Late Winter )
The bedroom layer has a series of loosely connected rooms to keep the dwarves dry and in the dark. Seven stones of realgar have been crafted into a full furniture set, waiting for one lucky dwarf to announce their love for the rare rock and claim the room for themselves. - Markavian
15. Quarry

( 1051 Late Summer to onwards )
The midsection of the quarry, dug out through several layers of sand, has provided the majority of the rock used throughout the fortress. Where possible stone is excavated and rebuilt into walls, but it soon ran out. The quarry has halted now at the bottom level since the discovery of microline, all of which has been marked for dumping into the sea. A decent sized seam of hematite has also provided the first weapons for the fort. - Markavian

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Fortress Name: Firegear
Map Year: 1052 Early Spring
Author: Markavian
Submitted by: Markavian
Date Added: 18/01/2008