Pickhollow - 265 Early Winter by Rolan7

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My second major fortress dedicated solely to Dwarven Science (tm). Didn't post the first one, not much to see. This one isn't much better, I'm mainly posting it to illustrate my experiment.
The goal of the experiment is to measure effectiveness of various experience-gain strategies. There are four strategies competing in this run:
1) Job Manager, fed by repeating macro
2) Record Keeper, possibly fed by glass industry
3) An armor and shield bearing wrestler against an unarmored wrestler
4) Two wrestlers with armor and shield

Digging and pump operating were tested in the previous fortress, which I may post later. That fortress also determined that wrestler gain much less experience as their partners become harder to hit, thus the armor experimentation here.

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The goal of the experiment is to measure effectiveness of various experience-gain strategies.  There are four strategies competing in this run:
1) Job Manager, fed by repeating macro
2) Record Keeper, possibly fed by glass industry
3) An armor and shield bearing wrestler against an unarmored wrestler
4) Two wrestlers with armor and shield

Digging and pump operating were tested in the previous fortress, which I may post later.  That fortress also determined that wrestler gain much less experience as their partners become harder to hit, thus the armor experimentation here.</map-description>
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Δ 9. Job Management Office
The office of Mestthos, job manager. I suppose he sign-languages his orders through the portal.

The macro which runs the fort provides Mestthos with 500 jobs every two days or so. It deletes 500 jobs first, so the job list doesn't overflow (never observed, but seems possible).

Preliminary testing with Urvad the Second Dwarven Scientist indicates that Mestthos is going to win this hands-down. Still, this is science, and Urvad *did* have a sizable agility bonus. Urvad engraved this room, as he did the other testing chambers, with motivational posters. - Rolan7
Δ 8. Record Keeper's Office
Poor Atir the Accountant doesn't really have a chance against Mestthos the Job Manager. Still, the may provide important information on how Record Keeping work is generated and performed. The 20-some immigrants making glass won't be able to keep him busy for long, in my estimation. - Rolan7
Δ 7. Unfair Wrestling Room
In this room, Erush the Unarmored Wrestler will spar Adil who bears a steel buckler and cat leather armor.
Prediction: Adil will be able to hit Erush longer, and will gain some Armor Bearer and Shield User skill, but eventually they'll be incredible dodgers and will spend their time chatting instead. Seriously, in the previous fort the wrestlers started gaining social skills *instead* of wrestling skill once they were both high level. - Rolan7
Δ 6. Fair Wrestling Room
Zasit and Dumat enter, bearing steel bucklers and cat leather armor. No one leaves. I know they'll eventually gain more social skill than wrestling skill, but this test will show how fast they gain Armor Bearing and Shield Use.

A very short test earlier revealed that dwarves won't spar or even chat in water, so sadly swimming is out. Otherwise they could cross-train Swimming, Armor Bearing, Shield Use, Wrestling, and every social skill all at the same time. Instead they train all but Swimming. - Rolan7

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Fortress Name: Pickhollow
Map Year: 265 Early Winter
Author: Rolan7
Submitted by: Rolan7
Date Added: 25/01/2010