Logo - Muckgrotto - 108 Early Spring by Logo

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My map for the DFM2 Contest

Point of Interest: Graveyard

This was meant to be my 5th project but it didn't really work out well enough.
The idea here was simple. Have a tiered graveyard for my dwarves. Each tier would features some crypts and graves then I'd pull back each level as it fills up and make graves on the lower level. I'd leave a few ramps up of course but only so I could access the crypts and what not.

The key to this idea was to also have a water feature running down the middle of the graveyard and flow out into the main grotto area. Of course since water flowed in through the fortifications that didn't really work out. - Logo

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Submitted by: Lord_Shadow - 2009-10-11 to 108 Early Spring

what is your frame rate at

Submitted by: Logo - 2009-10-11 to 108 Early Spring

Running at 30 fps at the moment, my computer is fairly new.

Submitted by: Sinergistic - 2009-10-11 to 108 Early Spring

Oooh, very nice.

To bad about the water flowing in from the fortifications. Having a huge waterfall around that central tower would have been epic.

You could probably still do it, you would just need an intricate setup of pumps to remove excess water and pump it back up to the aquifer level. Would kill your FPS though.

Submitted by: Solifuge - 2009-10-11 to 108 Early Spring

Wow... I love that Grotto! That's honestly beautiful, and creates a really neat atmosphere for the underground section of the Fortress. Something about a city built over a flooded cavern evokes a really awesome image in my mind.

Submitted by: Markavian - 2009-10-12 to 108 Early Spring

Yes, wow... the grotto is certainly the crowning acheivement of the fort. Really gives a sense of outdoors deep beneath the ground.

Submitted by: Fleeting Frames - 2016-09-08 to 108 Early Spring

*gestures at the bridges in grotto*

I must say, I absolutely love the aesthetics of mid-air catwalks, even if their efficiency is worse the grander they are (especially if I make them most catwalky and 1-tile wide - though with staircases, can be several z tall path). Whenever I get a proper excuse, I build one :v

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Points of Interest

Δ 15. Hammerer
Ahh sweet sweet justice. He got caught by a goblin ambush while grabbing something from outside the fortress. - Logo
Δ 15. Project 1: Fire Snake Moats
A defensive moat for protection in the shape of a fire snake. Features a structure on top in the shape of a snake's open mouth with teeth. Bridges open to reveal the snake's tongues and create a choke point for would be invaders. - Logo
Δ 15. Project 2: Crecent Tower
This tower stretches through almost all Z-levels of the fortress and serves as the main storage and watch space over the tower. The above ground portion is shaped like a crescent lense (the civilization's symbol) and is made entirely of Obsidian Blocks. - Logo
Δ 15. Project 5: Barracks
These barracks provide all of the training and living for my army. Below is a store of food above is a dining area and archery range. - Logo
Δ 15. Project 5: Greenhouse
A safe greenhouse environment for my dwarves to farm in. - Logo
Δ 15. Project 5: Lumber Mill
This is where all of my lumber related productions take place. Made entirely of wooden blocks. Looks a little more like a pyramid than I wanted but I'm still overall happy with it. - Logo
Δ 15. Project 5: The Obsidian Farm
I'm really happy with this design. It's pretty foolproof to operate and doesn't require a lot of addition. Yields 102 Obsidian per run I believe. Below the magma can only fill up the chamber and can't possibly overflow. Above the water will cool off all the magma and any excess will flow over and be caught by the aquifer. - Logo
Δ 15. Project 5: The Yard
My fifth project ended up being what I call the 'yard'. The outdoor area that my dwarves operate. There are 5 features I consider part of this project. The barracks (left) the lumber mill (middle left), the greenhouse (mid right) and the obsidian farm (right). Look at each point of interest for more info. - Logo
Δ 15. Project 5: Water Supply and Pool
The water to the north is drinkable and will automatically refill. the water to the south is for swimming and the levers can be used to control the amount of water in the pool. It's currently full because it looks nice and lags less. - Logo
Δ 14. Most amazing trees ever
Damn things grew right before the magma came.

Also of interest in the moat is some tiles are from muddy pools and will create puffs of steam when it rains. A neat effect even if it only occurs in a few areas. - Logo
Δ 11. Project 3b: Planned Water Curtain
My plan was to channel the walls out here creating a curtain waterfall effect. Unfortunately since water flows in from the carved fortifications on the bottom most level I wasn't able to do that.

On a side note if you want to create a really cool tidal wave that floods the fortress load up my map and channel out the walls here. - Logo
Δ 5. Graveyard
This was meant to be my 5th project but it didn't really work out well enough.
The idea here was simple. Have a tiered graveyard for my dwarves. Each tier would features some crypts and graves then I'd pull back each level as it fills up and make graves on the lower level. I'd leave a few ramps up of course but only so I could access the crypts and what not.

The key to this idea was to also have a water feature running down the middle of the graveyard and flow out into the main grotto area. Of course since water flowed in through the fortifications that didn't really work out. - Logo
Δ 2. Bedroom
- Slogo
Δ 2. Underground Well
Here's my underground water supply. I wanted highly decorated Platinum statues here but my Metalcrafter got beaten to death in 107. I wasn't able to get anyone trained up and the statues built in time due to the delay but you can see they're going in right now. - Logo
Δ 1. Count/Countess Quarters
- Logo
Δ 1. Graveyard entrance
As part of the graveyard I was planning on a cool entrance. The lower level would be flooded with water and to access the graveyard you'd have to pull a lever to enable these pumps. the turned on pumps would clear water out long enough for dwarves to get in and do what they need to do. Since I scrapped the graveyard as a project I also didn't bother completing the entrance as it would have required a significant investment in power. - Logo
Δ 1. Main dining Hall
Main gathering area for the dwarves
0- Food storage
1- Dining Hall
2- Statue Garden
3- Zoo - Logo
Δ 1. Project 3: Spiral Ramp and Obsidian Breech
This large breech and the spiral ramp surrounding the tower makes up the 3rd project for my fortress. It provides a safe access to my fortress and gives the dwarves an opportunity to pincushion anyone who makes it past the outer defenses. - Logo
Δ 1. Project 4: Side Cave Design (Blacksmith)
To make the cavern more interested I added side caverns on the bottom level. I wanted these to be interesting to look at so I used more 'organic' shapes and intentionally didn't smooth them out. This area is the magma related industries. - Logo
Δ 1. Project 4: Side Cave Design (Jail)
This is the jail for my dwarves, it's made of iron bars and iron doors so I like to imagine it fits the stereotypical idea of a jail cell.

Right now there's a champion who took a beating from the Hammerer. This is the 2nd punishment for my count's ridiculous Bismuth mandates. The first was my not so lucky Skilled Metalsmith/Crafter. I lucked on the second one as the champion was more than capable of taking the beating. - Logo
Δ 1. project 4: Side Cave Design (Slums)
Here's where my poor go to sleep, each bedroom is 1x1 with rough stone to provide the cheapest beds I can for any dwarves without rent money. - Logo
¶ 1. Project 4: The Grotto
This is the big one for my fortress. I wanted my dwarves to have a dwarf-like habitat and I also wanted to stay true to the name of Muckgrotto. So my plan ended up being this, a 6 z-level cavern carved out deep below the earth.

For whatever reason the thought of a Grotto makes me think water so I wanted the cavern to have a watery floor and use the interconnected bridges as means of travelling. - Logo
Δ 1. Vault
This rather mundane vault is where all of the artifacts and coins (my Taxcollector demanded them) go. - Logo

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Fortress Name: Logo - Muckgrotto
Map Year: 108 Early Spring
Author: Logo
Submitted by: Logo
Date Added: 11/10/2009