Syrupdeaths - 253 Mid Autumn by apparentbliss

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Things are moving along relatively well. Next short term goal is to set out and find the magma and underground water sources.

Point of Interest: Plant Processing

I've discovered a fondness for plant processing and milling, something which I usually put off for several years at the beginning of new fortresses. Syrup and flour are good.

And, really ... given the random name I went with this time, maybe syrup production should be job number one at all points in time. - apparentbliss

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Submitted by: apparentbliss - 2009-07-31 to 253 Mid Autumn

This time around I'm trying to keep an eye on migrants so I have some idea what to expect in the future.

253 Mid Spring: 7->28; 50k wealth.
253 Late Summer: 28->36; 170k wealth.
253 Mid Autumn: 36->44; 210k wealth.
??? (I missed a wave or two)
254 Late Autumn: 68->75, 683k wealth

... and now I'm not keeping track at all. Population in winter 255 is 96.

[Message edited on 2009/08/01 at 10:23 by apparentbliss]

Submitted by: Leggomygreggo - 2009-07-31 to 253 Mid Autumn

I like the exterior defenses. My only comment is that I'm not sure how well your stockpile sizes are going to scale while maintaining easy efficient access. But then again, by that point you'll have many more haulers so it won't matter.

Submitted by: apparentbliss - 2009-08-01 to 253 Mid Autumn

As far as stockpiles go, mostly it's only furniture, food, and finished goods that needs expansion, and there is plenty of room to add large stockpiles in the "central pillar." Those, combined with some small workshop-side stockpiles, and a glut of haulers, means that I don't have to handle the stockpiles with any particular slyness. The other thing is that, with the stacked z-levels structure like this, a stockpile at -10 depth is only 9 tiles away, or what have you.

[Message edited on 2009/08/01 at 07:37 by apparentbliss]

Submitted by: azemute - 2009-08-04 to 255 Mid Winter

Loom near cave spiders makes complete sense, it worries me that I'd never considered internal silk harvesting before now.

*adds to to-do list*

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Δ 16. The Walkbridge
Traversing the long and winding pathway out of the fortress every time you need to get some wood just seems so unnecessary. Two problems: I badly need a war dog up here to watch, and during a "fire drill" I conducted nobody pulled the lever ... because it's outside. So, I need to move that inside. - apparentbliss
Δ 15. Hail, Trader Mason
My main leader / social skiller got a mood and became a legendary mason. This is of course a good problem to have, but I'm trying to decide whether or not I want to start training up a new broker type, or if I can live with a part time mason. - apparentbliss
¶ 15. Outdoor Defenses
Still no soldiers to give the defenses teeth, but the structure is in place. I may add an extra turn on the south side of the barracks, I may not. The gauntlet is plenty long as it is, I suspect.

The main downside to this is that without roads in place, I got a tree growing in my caravan path without noticing, and missed out on the wagons. To combat this I'm now relatively aggressive with dirt road partitioning. - apparentbliss
Δ 15. Revised Deathtrap
This long stretch is bookended with bridges to be retracted once the goblins are inside the area, at which point they can be fired upon by the ballistas, and the barracks, if they are still close enough. I may beef up this entryway by putting up a walkway and fortifications along the walls of the long stretch, allowing marksdwarves to follow and harass them at any and all points.

The important thing, though, is that it's 100% outside. Maybe I won't get idiot civilians running out it during sieges. - apparentbliss
Δ 14. Plant Processing
I've discovered a fondness for plant processing and milling, something which I usually put off for several years at the beginning of new fortresses. Syrup and flour are good.

And, really ... given the random name I went with this time, maybe syrup production should be job number one at all points in time. - apparentbliss
Δ 14. Water Hole
Fishing is of course a grand waste of time, but sometimes I'm too lazy to make sure that all my dwarves are actually being productive.

Also, my original hunter/woodcutter got badly injured in the first summer, and is still layed up in bed on the floor below (relegated to a corner by the leather works), so it's good to minimize the time wasted bringing him water. - apparentbliss
Δ 5. Giant Eagles
In my very first elven caravan, the hippies brought me two giant eagles. It's better to be lucky than good. Anybody know if they'll actually breed? - apparentbliss

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Fortress Name: Syrupdeaths
Map Year: 253 Mid Autumn
Author: apparentbliss
Submitted by: apparentbliss
Date Added: 31/07/2009