Foresthold - 107 Early Spring by timmeh

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Points of Interest

• ¶ 17. 1. The Upper Level
  At the moment, this is the highest point in the fortress. The lever controls the bridge, and the wooden walkways serve as quick access to the towers from the gatehouse.
  
  If you pan the view down a ways you can see the tops of the outer towers, which were built at the last minute to allow beds to be installed. I actually started by designating wood stockpiles in each tower to hold enough wood for the roof for that tower, so that the carpenters could work faster. I used the same technique on the upper walls, although the wall stockpiles proved to be a little more awkward due to space restrictions.
  
  You can also see some doors to small ledges on the north, east and west sides of the fortress. These serve as pits for any captured invaders, or unwanted pets. Of course, this doesn't work very well for creatures that can swim, as the drop may not be far enough to kill them on impact. - timmeh
• Δ 16. 2. The Outer Towers
  These towers were originally built as scouting points, with underground access only, but have developed into a set of walls used to funnel the enemy into a smaller, more controlled environment.
  
  Each tower has several fortifications. Originally there was only four, one in each cardinal direction, but this proved to block sight too much, and during the siege half of my marks-dwarves never saw the enemy, so I've expanded and added two more to each side along the road. - timmeh
• Δ 15. 3. The Courtyard
  The courtyard is a large (~40x40) area surrounded by a two-tile moat. there is a lot going on here, but I'll try not to miss anything. In each corner stands a small room, each the base of a tower. I hope to eventually get the towers much higher than they are now, but i have other projects with much higher priority at the moment.
  
  The large wooden building in the middle is the keep, and actually has two more floors, if you count the archery range on the roof. The roof is accessed by the stairwell on the side of the building, and the barracks is accessed using the ramps on the right. The ramps on the left lead down into the rest of the fortress.
  
  The entrance consists of a small draw-bridge over my two-tile moat, with some stone-fall traps in front. There are a couple dogs chained near the entrance, although they haven't seen action since the building of the towers and walls. The two small rooms just inside the gate are for access to the gatehouse. The lower floor of which serves as a barracks and the upper floor as wall access as well as holding the lever to raise the bridge.
  
  The trade depot is right in front of the keep, and has a jet road that runs all the way to the edge of the map. I built the road for two reasons. The first and most obvious is to allow the wagons to get to the fortress, without having to worry about cutting a path through the trees constantly. The second is to remove the temptation to use masses of traps. Since I don't play a modded version of the game, I find the goblins far to easy an enemy when traps are used in excess.
  
  You can also see a couple dormant outdoor farms, that I use whenever I drop below 1000 food. you can also see the glass roof of my statue garden, used to keep my dwarves from becoming cave adapted, as well as my breeding animals all chained. The last thing of interest here is the pump and holes in the ground in the north-east corner, which are the beginning of a mechanical project of mine. One thing you can't see is the massive pools of blood on the ramps up, resulting from the sparring accidents. - timmeh
• Δ 12. 4. The Catapult Range
  A very recently built catapult range, to start training some siege operators. For some reason they don't seem to want to use the stone in the channels at the ends of the range, and instead opt to walk all the way to the bottom of the fortress and retrieve some.
  
  You can also see part of the waterway that empties into the cistern when necessary, and some cage traps used to catch any enemies who somehow manage to get down here.
  
  If you pan the view to the south you can see the massive underground access tunnel for the towers above. - timmeh
• Δ 10. 5. The Lower Level
  I decided early on to stick with a modular design, so every room is a 12x12 block, and serves a specific purpose. The bedroom blocks each house 8 dwarves, and contain a chest for the dwarf's personal belongings. The dining rooms each have 15 tables and 15 chairs, while the workshop blocks have room for 4 workshops, and some extra space for temporary stockpiles. Each storage block has a 3-wide path, and has space for 100 barrels, bins or whatever else I feel like sticking in them.
  
  The stairway (actually they're ramps...) blocks are unusual, in that they are actually 10x10, but are otherwise empty and boring aside from the ramps or stairs. You may have noticed the strange round block near the south-east corner. That is a small cistern, filled by the brook whenever necessary, and is the primary water source for my fortress - timmeh
• Δ 9. 6. Basement Level 1
  I've added another storage block in the south-west corner, as well as another bedroom block in the south-east. All the bedrooms and dining rooms have all their furniture now as well.
  
  Oh, the mayor made another strange demand. This time he wanted a window in his study, and he wanted clear glass too. I did so, but I'm still trying to figure out what exactly he was planning on looking at, so I just built it up against the wall. - timmeh
• Δ 9. 7. The Nobles Rooms
  Rooms for future nobles. Only difference from last year is the addition of doors. I've also requested some gold bars for the kings furniture, should my fortress last that long. - timmeh
• Δ 8. 8. The Tombs
  This floor is used for burials, with the smaller sections used for dead pets and enemy dwarves, and the larger ones used for my dwarves. Only four of the larger rooms have been filled, and only about 6 of the smaller spots are occupied.
  
  You may have noticed that the walls around the staircase are being re-built. This is because I tried engraving them and it looked really wierd for some reason, so I decided to clear them out and just leave clean walls. - timmeh
• Δ 7. 9. The Prison
  The Captain of the Guard resides in the rooms to the right of the staircase. The other blocks each hold two cells, each with a bed, chain and booze stockpile; with the intent of keeping prisoners reasonably happy. They also each have a two small closet-like spaces that I have yet to find a purpose for. - timmeh
• Δ 6. 10. The Depths
  This is the lowest point in my fortress at this time. Right now, it's only use is as the Dungeon Master's bedroom, office and dining room. His rooms are all accessed through glass portals, and engraved to meet his standards. - timmeh

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Map details:

• Fortress Name: Foresthold
• Map Year: 107 Early Spring
• Author: timmeh
• Submitted by: timmeh
• Date Added: 11/04/2009