Clockworks - 172 Mid Spring by Coaldiamond

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Points of Interest

• 25. The Clockwork Stream

  ( 167 Early Spring to 180 Late Winter )
  Not actually a clockwork stream, but this artificial river was created by drawing the water from the underground river up to the surface so that it could cascade down the mountain and create a more scenic landscape near the fortress of Clockworks.
  Due to FPS problems, this is visible only in the year 180.
  - Coaldiamond

• 20. The Vault at Clockworks

  ( 167 Early Spring to 180 Late Winter )
  Nestled within the King's Chambers rest many of the artifacts produced by the dwaves of Clockworks! However, the lazy dwarves have thrown all of the crafts and weapon artifacts into cheap bins!
  Only the artifact mechanism, floodgate, and millstone stand on display. - Coaldiamond

• 21. Colorful Markets

  ( 167 Early Spring to 180 Late Winter )
  The shops in Clockworks were relocated so that they could fill up the available space along the high eastern and southern sides of the fortress. I enjoy making these shops different colors.
  Later, I finally consented to building one from black bronze bars in order to get more color. - Coaldiamond

• 20. The Throne of Hatches

  ( 167 Early Spring to 180 Late Winter )
  This is the planned throne room for the King of my dwarven civilization, the Hatches of Honoring. I think I'm going to build him a canopy made from hatches. And from there he will honor the dwarfs that have survived thus far. A nearby engraving will remind him daily of all the dwarfs that were crushed by falling ceilings (at least 5 so far). - Coaldiamond

• 18. Welcome!

  ( 167 Early Spring to 180 Late Winter )
  Welcome traveler!
  You stand the center of Clockworks. Why not take the tour? Or scroll back in time and see how much this place changed in 13 short years. - Coaldiamond

• 16. Admin Studies

  ( 167 Early Spring to 180 Late Winter )
  The Mayor, Organizer, Stockboy, Trader, and Capt. of the Guards all have office space next to each other overlooking the middle of the fort. The Mayor eventually got a pair of pipe opal gem windows in his office to allow him watch the fortress residents. - Coaldiamond

• 18. The Catapults

  ( 167 Early Spring to 180 Late Winter )
  The catapults sit atop my western wall where my somewhat inexperienced operators take potshots at the occasional goblin siege. These war machines turned out to be for show, since they never managed to kill any gobbos. The north facing one did manage to destroy some rocks for me though.
  Scroll over in the western direction toward the end of the map and you can see the field of previously tossed stones. - Coaldiamond

• 18. Wise Unib's Study

  ( 167 Early Spring to 180 Late Winter )
  My resident Philosopher is quartered here next to the Duchess and her consort. It's definitely a high rent district, but Udil keeps it humble with his modest furnishings.
  You may notice that Udil also likes large gems. In fact he's started quite a collection, but I guess it makes sense that a dwarven philosopher would rather contemplate on the beauty of gems than the beauty of trees. - Coaldiamond

• 15. Overhead Shot

  ( 167 Early Spring to 180 Late Winter )
  A quick glance shows that this fort is warped to fit the curves of the canyon walls and the western castle wall skirts along the brook. The overall effect is an open air fort which I find strangely pleasing. - Coaldiamond

• 16. The Cattle Pen

  ( 167 Early Spring to 180 Late Winter )
  This corral keeps our breeding livestock in place. Newborn animals are immediately sent to the cages located next to the kitchens and butcher's shops.
  You might be able to see yellow tiles (for hay bales) and blue tiles (for a water trough) if the cows aren't standing on them. - Coaldiamond

• 17. Cliffside Dwellings

  ( 167 Early Spring to 180 Late Winter )
  The Dwarves of Clockworks live in rooms carved into the southern and eastern sides of the canyon walls. Many of the rooms hold two or more beds to keep the rent low. - Coaldiamond

• 14. Level B1

  ( 167 Early Spring to 180 Late Winter )
  The lowest inhabited level of this fortress looks over a pond that is always dangerously close to overflowing. Thankfully, I found a way to automatically regulate the water levels. - Coaldiamond

• 15. Mechanism Room

  ( 167 Early Spring to 180 Late Winter )
  The Mechanism Room contains the levers that control the water flow and access for my Clockwork Drowning Entryway and Aqueduct. These controls really made redesigns and flood control much easier.
  Each lever is placed next to an object or symbol that helps me remember what they each control. - Coaldiamond

• 14. The Mercy Ward

  ( 167 Early Spring to 180 Late Winter )
  The hosptial and jail are combined into one room, called the Mercy Ward. Medical care is of course a form of mercy, and if failed mandates in Clockworks ever resulted in mere jail time, that would be merciful too. As it is, the copper chains of the mercy ward have grown dusty while the mountainside graves have grown full. Damn nobles. - Coaldiamond

• ¶ 19. The Seat of the Duchy

  ( 167 Early Spring to 180 Late Winter )
  The Duchess and her consort live in an obsidian and diorite villa overlooking the fortress of Clockworks. They had been much less trouble than the first Mayor, but then the Duchess decided that Clockworks needed some coins. Curse her beard! - Coaldiamond

• 15. The Magma Cavern

  ( 167 Early Spring to 180 Late Winter )
  Since this fort was meant to disturb the mountain to a minimal degree, the magma forges and smelters must circle around the magma pool. - Coaldiamond

• 17. Flying Aqueduct

  ( 167 Early Spring to 180 Late Winter )
  Possibly the most unnatural feature of this fort is it's flying aqueduct. This aqueduct feeds both the drowning chamber and periodically releases waterfalls into the central pool.
  
  Humorously, I found that my dwarves decided to turn the aqueduct into an impromptu highway for crossing the fortress' wide expanse. - Coaldiamond

• Δ 16. Skull Totem Intimidation

  ( 167 Early Spring to 180 Late Winter )
  These skull totems cover the top of the outermost walls of the fortress. I like to imagine that the kobolds and goblins get unhappy thoughts about this. - Coaldiamond

• 10. Towercaps!

  ( 167 Early Spring to 180 Late Winter )
  Every respectable mountainhome must have a source of towercaps. Inspired by Walledwar, this cavern represents my first ever towercap farm and it managed to clog up all of my aqueducts and drainage channels even more than I had anticipated. Worse still, the cave river itself was incredibly small.
  Oh, and check out this POI in the year 175. I managed to accidentally rig up my waterwheel and screwpump prematurely, resulting in a serious flooding problem. Fixing that one mistake took over a year. - Coaldiamond

• 15. Clockwork Drowning Entryway

  ( 167 Early Spring to 180 Late Winter )
  The Deadly Entryway is a redesign of the Clockwork Drowning Chamber. When finished, it should kill invaders and wash their remains into the central pool for easy collection. This automatic drowning chamber has gone through multiple revisions and almost drowned my founding architect/mechanic when a goblin snatcher set off the trap.
  
  Final Kill Count: Invaders: 3, Pets: 3, Mountain Goats: 2 - Coaldiamond

• 15. The Center Column

  ( 167 Early Spring to 180 Late Winter )
  Although I first thought that I would like to have the center of my fort completely open, I decided to construct a central column to support the aqueduct and help the citizenry move more quickly across the fort. - Coaldiamond

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• 174 Early Spring
• 173 Early Spring
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• 171 Early Spring
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• 169 Early Spring
• 168 Mid Summer
• 167 Mid Autumn

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Related Movies:

• Clockwork Drowning Entryway in Action
• Periodic Waterfall

Map details:

• Fortress Name: Clockworks
• Map Year: 172 Mid Spring
• Author: Coaldiamond
• Submitted by: Coaldiamond
• Date Added: 02/03/2009