Foresthold - 108 Early Spring by timmeh

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Points of Interest

• Δ 51. 16. Side View
  Actually this is a front view, but side-view sounds better. Not much to look at yet, but it might be once I build the towers up a bit more. - timmeh
• Δ 18. 1. The Highest Point
  The four inner towers are the highest point currently accessible by my dwarves, and I plan to make them a bit taller next year. - timmeh
• Δ 17. 2. The Upper Level
  The upper level consists of the inner walls as well as the gate house, and the roof of the keep. To the far south you can see the high-access to the outer towers.
  
  The lever operates the bridge into the main portion of the fortress, but it hasn't been used yet. - timmeh
• Δ 16. 3. The Outer Towers
  Here you can see the tops of four of the eight outer towers, connected by wooden walkway's with fortifications. Each set of towers has an upper floor that acts as a barracks, with a weapon stand, armor stand, and four beds.
  
  Each set of towers is connected both above ground on the walls, on the ground through the inside of the walls, and underground via a long access tunnel.
  
  If you pan the viewer south a little ways you can see the other four towers. - timmeh
• Δ 15. 15. The Overview
  The entire fortress all at once, at least, the ground level. You can see the wall running all the way around the map, used to funnel enemies into the narrow pass down the center. You can also see a small wooden building in the eastern wing, that is the home of my woodcutters, although having logged the map early last year, I should be able to last a while on the several hundred logs I have left over.
  
  The wall designations north of the north wall are left over from the building of that wall, and were designated and suspended to prevent my masons from trying to build it from the wrong side. I meant to delete them before uploading this, but oh-well. - timmeh
• ¶ 15. 4. The Ground Level
  This is probably one of the busiest parts of the fortress. A smaller, all-glass statue garden sits on the glass roof over the main statue garden in the south-west, and while most parties are held elsewhere, my soldiers like to hang out here whenever they aren't sparring. There are four towers, one in each corner, that all hold extra munitions and supplies in case of a siege, as well as two other towers near the entrance that serve as access to the gate-house.
  
  The small wooded bridge in the south goes over my 2-tile wide "moat", which is fed by the brook. The animals on the right are chained in breeding groups, and are one of my largest sources of income. The farms between the southern towers and the gate-house towers are my only source of outdoor foods, and are typically growing strawberries.
  
  The refuse piles, kennels and trade depot can all be seen here, along with the lower level of the keep that serves as one of the two main barracks in the fortress. The only other thing of note is the small hole near the glass pump, that is filled with water as a visual warning if a goblin steps on the pressure-plates near the edge of the map. - timmeh
• Δ 15. 5. The Outer Defenses
  This is mostly just to make sure nothing sneaks into the fortress without my knowing about it, as I prefer to allow my military to do the heavy lifting in actual combat, instead of using massive rows of traps. All that is here are some pressure plates that are part of my early warning system, four dogs used to stall large ambush parties and sieges, as well as spot the smaller kobolds that don't trigger the plates, and two cage-traps in the corners, that I'm hoping will get me a couple goblins for use in the fortress. - timmeh
• Δ 14. 6. Some Odd Machinery
  The constructions on the path from the stairs are part of a future "repeater", although I'm not sure what I'll use it for now that I've simplified my early warning system.
  
  The other tunnel allows my dwarves to access the items in the dump, although it has mostly been replaced by a "trash-compactor" (atom-smasher dump) against the moat just outside. - timmeh
• Δ 12. 7. Siege Practice
  I had some catapults set up down here to train my two siege operators, although for some reason they refuse to use the rock they throw into the channels at the end of the range, and instead opt to run into the bottom of the mines to get more stone...
  
  Also here are five cage traps to stop anything that manages to sneak into the underground tunnel, and just to the north you can see my underground farms. - timmeh
• Δ 11. 8. The Statue Garden
  Despite it's small size, this statue garden is really popular, and has a large shaft leading to the surface that allows the light in and prevents cave adaptation. It also holds several artifacts, so my dwarves will see them often and get happy thoughts. - timmeh
• Δ 10. 9. 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 in-door water source for my fortress. - timmeh
• Δ 9. 10. Basement Level 1
  In the northern half of this floor you can see two storage blocks, seven bedroom blocks (although one still need it's furniture), three dining room blocks, and one workshop block. The three rooms just north of the ramps are the majors rooms, and I have just started remove the objects he no longer demands, such as the window to nowhere in his dining room and the bed in the office. The idiot has recently made a second request for nickle items, and I am tempted to cheat to keep the poor victim alive this time, as I have no way to get nickle in time to fulfill his requests.
  
  The stranger looking rooms in the south are the nobles rooms. The five rooms connected to the western storage room are the baroness and baron consorts rooms. The rooms to the right of them have not been allocated yet, and the set of rooms to the east will be the kings if and when he shows up. At the moment, the hammerer has taken up residence in the eastern wing of the kings future residence, as I wanted the hammerer's bedroom to be directly connected to the base of the cistern.
  
  The wierd rooms along the center hallway are the tax collectors, and are the only nobles rooms that are not smoothed, as he is content as it is, and I'd rather not tick off the other nobles by giving him better rooms. Actually, the north-eastern room is a sand-bag storage closet, as I got tired of accidentally making custom furniture stockpiles and ending up with them full of sand bags because I forgot to disable them. - timmeh
• Δ 8. 11. The Tombs
  This level was originally the start of my mining shaft, which has since evolved into several uses. This particular floor serves as the tombs, with the larger rooms reserved for either nobility, or any other dwarves I notice are likely to die in time to assign one to them. The smaller ones are for pets, un-worthy dwarves, and traitors (dwarves that attack with the goblins). - timmeh
• Δ 7. 12. The Prison
  This level was turned into a prison, although for some reason no one seems to want to use it, and prefer to just beat the "criminal" to death despite the justice menu claiming I have 14 cells... - timmeh
• Δ 6. 13. Dungeon Masters Holdings
  I figured the dungeon master would probably prefer a room deep in the ground, so this level is reserved for use as his holdings. I plan to turn the rest of this level into a maze or trap-puzzle, possibly with various aggressive animals or trapped goblins to make it even more fitting. - timmeh
• Δ 5. 14. The Mine Shaft
  This level and the one below it serve only as a mine shaft for the time being, as I search for nickel to shut up my mayor. A 7x7 pattern is used to find any and all veins I might other-wise miss, while not using as much time as required to do a tighter layout. - timmeh

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Map details:

• Fortress Name: Foresthold
• Map Year: 108 Early Spring
• Author: timmeh
• Submitted by: timmeh
• Date Added: 11/04/2009