Fortress of Lakes - 313 Late Autumn by PTTG

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Ah, Geshud Ner, the Fortress of Lakes. The last of the stone has been emptied from the lakebed and we now begin melting the stone in preparation for flooding!

Point of Interest: Pit-Flood Control Room

This controls the floodgates that will allow water into the lakebed. It will be nessisary to top it off if I create a water purification plant or do some additional digging. Unfortunately, the stream is uphill from here, so this water is under pressure and could overflow the walls.

I'm sure that won't come back to haunt me. - PTTG

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Submitted by: magic dwarf - 2009-01-26 to 313 Late Autumn

under water fort with windows. Looks impressive. (I really hope there is a hole in your fort somewhere.)

Submitted by: Coaldiamond - 2009-02-17 to 313 Late Autumn

This is amazing. I love the concept and scale of it!

Also, I see you have an Airloch. Perhaps you're hoping to attract an Airloch Ness monster?

Submitted by: wololo - 2009-03-01 to 313 Late Autumn

Open ze floodgates!

Submitted by: Aldaris - 2009-03-26 to 313 Late Autumn

You do realise tantrumming dwarfs can destroy windows, right?
Right?

Submitted by: Markavian - 2009-03-26 to 313 Late Autumn

Ahh, gone are the days when a simple channel would prevent all major flooding accidents..., I agree with Aldaris- REINFORCE THOSE WINDOWS. Infact, use solid green glass blocks as walls, much more effective.

Submitted by: Myroc - 2009-03-31 to 313 Late Autumn

Aldaris, that gives only another challenge: How long can you keep your dwarves happy enough to prevent them from tantruming and flooding the whole fortress?

Also, awesome fort.

Submitted by: Marko - 2009-04-03 to 313 Late Autumn

Maybe putting in some extra doors that can be locked in case of emergencies to limit flooding to small areas?

Submitted by: Aldaris - 2009-09-04 to 313 Late Autumn

And then abbandon and reclaim, trying to find a way to drain the fort...
Now there's a project worth of a community game.

Submitted by: Harvick - 2009-10-03 to 313 Late Autumn

Happy dwarves

Submitted by: McDolomite - 2010-01-09 to 313 Late Autumn

I like the booze storage. Looks like a vine cellar.

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Points of Interest

Δ 15. The Cabin
This is the only visible part of the fortress- or will be, once the lake is in place. The trap door leads into a basement into a staircase into a cave into the fortress. However, I like the cabin by itself, too. The Dock to the north doesn't do anything, but it may be useful for fishing, assuming it's not just lungfish. - PTTG
Δ 14. Pit-Flood Control Room
This controls the floodgates that will allow water into the lakebed. It will be nessisary to top it off if I create a water purification plant or do some additional digging. Unfortunately, the stream is uphill from here, so this water is under pressure and could overflow the walls.

I'm sure that won't come back to haunt me. - PTTG
¶ 11. The Gallery
The best windows in the fortress are here at the main meeting area, which will have the best view of the surface and is only a quick trip downstairs to anywhere you need to go. To the north of here is the Noble's Quarters, for whatever the highest-ranking noble currently is, though so far we have none. - PTTG
Δ 10. The Residential Area
Some rather nice homes. Unfortunately, too few, so many dwarves sleep in the barracks. - PTTG
Δ 9. Great Hall
The view from the dining room will make you forget the death of loved ones in a heartbeat. Stunning glass windows in a perfect bow into the water. Pitty the only fish swimming by will be lungfish and the odd lost elephant. - PTTG
Δ 9. The Airloch
The Airloch, controlled by the chamber above, and empting into the chamber below, though I could have created a better system. It's not likely that this will be useful, but it is still awesome. - PTTG
Δ 9. The Farms
Once flooded, the glass roof of this room will allow the growing of surface plants below the lake. - PTTG
Δ 9. The Main Staircase
This will soon be the only true access to the fortress other than very determined swimming. Which reminds me, I should add a lever inside the airloch. West of here is the tunnel to the main entrance chamber. - PTTG
Δ 9. The Temple
A perfect glass and stone dome. It was carved out of the native rock, not built up. Indeed, the entire fortress was built in this manner. Thus, it still counts as underground. - PTTG
Δ 8. Forges
The Forges! All magama-powered and protected from the magma vent creatures by steel bars. The small room to the lower left is the incinerator, where all the dead butterflies from the cats end up. And the cats too, sometimes. - PTTG
Δ 8. Stone Pile
Soon this will be nothing but cooling obsidian. - PTTG
Δ 8. Tombs
There is much planned for the tombs, but for now they are nearly empty, except for the few miners killed by trees. - PTTG

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Fortress Name: Fortress of Lakes
Map Year: 313 Late Autumn
Author: PTTG
Submitted by: PTTG
Date Added: 26/01/2009