Ceilingact - 311 Late Autumn by Phlamethrower

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Points of Interest

• 17. Magma reservoir

  ( 306 Early Spring to onwards )
  Once construction is complete, this reservoir will be filled with magma. Then when the next seige comes along, we'll see just what happens when a load of magma is dumped ontop of a glacier. And the fortress entrance... - Phlamethrower

• 16. Landscape redesign

  ( 310 Early Spring to onwards )
  After cleaning up the magma/water flood of '308, I lowered a significant portion of the landscape around the fort entrance. This will ensure that the magma can flow freely out of the reservoir and burn the orcs that are waiting below. - Phlamethrower

• ¶ 16. Obsidian walkway
  For a long time the magma flowed out, forming this ice/obsidian walkway. Now that it's stopped flowing, it means there's only one place for the magma to go - down into the fort! - Phlamethrower
• Δ 11. Captain of the guard
  Although he appears to be wearing a cloaking device in this image, he's actually stood on this tile. He's managed to avoid most of the madness by becoming trapped in his quarters - as long as he can find some vermin for food he may make it through this alive. - Phlamethrower
• Δ 10. Berserk philosopher
  Unfortunately the magma has him trapped in his quarters, so I haven't been able to see how good he is at combat. - Phlamethrower
• Δ 10. Burning booze
  For a long time there was a tantruming champion in this room, along with a good supply of booze. I was thinking he might be able to make it through to the end - but I guess he must have opened the door by mistake, because he managed to set himself and the booze on fire. - Phlamethrower
• 10. Improved entrance pit

  ( 306 Early Spring to onwards )
  The space underneath the entrance drawbridge now leads to this ditch, located near the magma pumps. Although the climate is too cold for the magma pipe to fill the ditch naturally, the nearby pump should be more than capable of spraying any occupants with magma (providing it's turned on!) - Phlamethrower

• Δ 10. Magma-proof animals
  These horse foals and cow calves are in 6/7 magma - and yet still alive. - Phlamethrower
• 10. Noble rooms

  ( 305 Early Spring to onwards )
  Loads of 'em! - Phlamethrower

• 10. Tombs

  ( 307 Early Spring to onwards )
  Here lie the many dead of Ceilingact. - Phlamethrower

• Δ 9. Berserk champion
  Hiding in this miasma cloud is Zon Rimtarzatan, a champion who went berserk quite early on and has been on a killing spree ever since. He even killed the berserk queen! - Phlamethrower
• 9. New Duchess's New Quarters

  ( 308 Early Spring to onwards )
  One of the immigration waves in 307 brought a new duchess & consort to replace the ones that died in the previous year. Rather than reuse the existing rooms (which weren't quite big enough to keep them happy) I decided to dig out some new ones, complete with new engravings of orcs and dwarves dieing horrible deaths. - Phlamethrower

• 8. Emergency magma forges

  ( 310 Early Spring to onwards )
  While cleaning up the obsidian left behind by the magma/water flood, the miners accidentally let a floor tile drop and punch through several layers of the fortress - including a portion of the magma pipe. The main forge room to the south had to be quickly sealed off to prevent the magma from flooding the rest of the fortress.
  
  To keep the metalsmith industry running while the cleanup operation was in process, this room was excavated and used to house new magma forges. - Phlamethrower

• 15. Fortified entrance

  ( 302 Early Spring to onwards )
  Initially carved out of raw ice, the entrance is in the process of being rewalled with rock and fortified. - Phlamethrower

• 6. Royal residences

  ( 310 Early Spring to onwards )
  The king is on his way, so I decided to take advantage of the drained magma pipe and construct the royal residences inside the magma pipe. Once the magma pipe is full, the royal residence will be surrounded by magma on all sides, with the only connection to the outside world being the entrance passage on the top level. - Phlamethrower

• 12. Archery range

  ( 304 Early Spring to onwards )
  The archery range has been relocated from its temporary location to this new, more permanent one. It should give the marksdwarves a good view of the creatures that enter and leave the fort. - Phlamethrower

• 13. Jail

  ( 303 Early Spring to onwards )
  A frozen jail to punish the dwarves in. - Phlamethrower

• 5. Magma pumps

  ( 306 Early Spring to onwards )
  Iron salvaged from dead enemies is being used to construct the magma pumps. - Phlamethrower

• 12. Garbage disposal

  ( 302 Early Spring to onwards )
  A pit directly over the magma pipe will be an effective waste management system for the fort. - Phlamethrower

• 11. Farm plot #1

  ( 302 Early Spring to onwards )
  This farm plot would have been larger and more impressive, had the meltwater created by the magma underneath not flowed back towards the magma pipe and formed obsidian, cutting off the magma supply. - Phlamethrower

• 11. Farm plot #2

  ( 302 Early Spring to onwards )
  This time a wall of rock was kept between the meltwater and the magma pipe. However low magma pressure at the top of the pipe, combined with the extreme cold, meant that only a small amount of ice melted before the cooled and dried. - Phlamethrower

• 11. Farm plot #3

  ( 303 Early Spring to onwards )
  The plan to trap the fire imps and use them to melt ice failed. But now that the imps are dead, the farmers were able to move in and plant crops ontop of the muddy rock from the failed ice melting operation. - Phlamethrower

• 11. Red sand staircase

  ( 302 Early Spring to onwards )
  It appears there are small amounts of sand trapped in the ice. Unfortunately the staircase does not function as a sand collection zone. - Phlamethrower

• 10. Metalworks

  ( 302 Early Spring to onwards )
  Assuming the miners are able to locate some metal ores, these metalworks will provide ample weapons and armour for the military. - Phlamethrower

• 9. Bedrooms

  ( 303 Early Spring to onwards )
  Successful trading of rock crafts has resulted in many wood logs being imported, which in turn has resulted in many beds being made.
  
  All the bedrooms are located next to the magma pipe so the dwarves don't freeze to death while they sleep. - Phlamethrower

• Pit of oblivion

  ( 305 Early Spring to onwards )
  The end result of operation GET WELL SOON #1 was a hole in the bottom of the map, through which all the water promptly vanished. My guess is that the pit was formed by the ice hitting the bottom of the map, creating an ice floor, and then the ice melting, destroying the floor tile (much like the floor tiles of the other ice cave-in areas were destroyed).
  
  At the moment the hole is sealed with a floor tile, but there's no guarantee it won't be put to use as a garbage disposal at some point in the future. - Phlamethrower

Related Maps:

Ceilingact

• 311 Late Autumn [R]
• 310 Early Spring
• 308 Late Autumn
• 308 Early Spring
• 307 Early Spring
• 306 Early Spring
• 305 Early Spring
• 304 Early Spring
• 303 Early Spring
• 302 Early Spring

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Map details:

• Fortress Name: Ceilingact
• Map Year: 311 Late Autumn
• Author: Phlamethrower
• Submitted by: Phlamethrower
• Date Added: 18/09/2009