Sandbathed - 245 Early Winter by apparentbliss

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All settled in for the winter; only 6 migrants so far; starting to etch out some of the more "permanent" locations for things.

Point of Interest: Aquifer

Who would have thought that this sand-blasted land would contain so much water just below the surface? I have already been thwarted in my early fortress design by several aquiferous layers, most notably in the Glassworks.

On the bright side, this means that the dwarves will always have a freshwater supply; hopefully, though, we never have to resort to drinking anything so lacking in alcohol as water. - apparentbliss

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Submitted by: apparentbliss - 2010-03-17 to 245 Early Spring

I don't see any better place to store it, so here are the worldgen parameters:

Created in DF v0.28.181.40d18.

[WORLD_GEN]
	[TITLE:LordBucket]
	[SEED:1825035014]
	[HISTORY_SEED:2276617488]
	[NAME_SEED:797618638]
	[DIM:129:129]
	[END_YEAR:1050]
	[BEAST_END_YEAR:200:80]
	[REVEAL_ALL_HISTORY:1]
	[CULL_HISTORICAL_FIGURES:0]
	[ELEVATION:1:400:401:401]
	[RAINFALL:0:100:200:200]
	[TEMPERATURE:25:75:200:200]
	[DRAINAGE:0:100:200:200]
	[VOLCANISM:0:100:200:200]
	[SAVAGERY:0:100:200:200]
	[ELEVATION_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
	[RAIN_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
	[DRAINAGE_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
	[TEMPERATURE_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
	[SAVAGERY_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
	[VOLCANISM_FREQUENCY:1:1:1:1:1:1]
	[GOOD_SQ_COUNTS:25:251:503]
	[EVIL_SQ_COUNTS:25:251:503]
	[PEAK_NUMBER_MIN:12]
	[OCEAN_EDGE_MIN:1]
	[VOLCANO_MIN:3]
	[REGION_COUNTS:SWAMP:260:1:1]
	[REGION_COUNTS:DESERT:260:1:1]
	[REGION_COUNTS:FOREST:1040:3:3]
	[REGION_COUNTS:MOUNTAINS:2080:2:2]
	[REGION_COUNTS:OCEAN:2080:1:1]
	[REGION_COUNTS:GLACIER:0:0:0]
	[REGION_COUNTS:TUNDRA:0:0:0]
	[REGION_COUNTS:GRASSLAND:2080:3:3]
	[REGION_COUNTS:HILLS:2080:3:3]
	[EROSION_CYCLE_COUNT:250]
	[RIVER_MINS:100:100]
	[PERIODICALLY_ERODE_EXTREMES:1]
	[OROGRAPHIC_PRECIPITATION:1]
	[SUBREGION_MAX:2750]
	[CAVE_MIN_SIZE:5]
	[CAVE_MAX_SIZE:25]
	[MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:25]
	[NON_MOUNTAIN_CAVE_MIN:50]
	[ALL_CAVES_VISIBLE:0]
	[SHOW_EMBARK_RIVER:2]
	[SHOW_EMBARK_POOL:2]
	[SHOW_EMBARK_M_POOL:2]
	[SHOW_EMBARK_M_PIPE:2]
	[SHOW_EMBARK_CHASM:2]
	[SHOW_EMBARK_PIT:2]
	[SHOW_EMBARK_OTHER:2]
	[SHOW_EMBARK_TUNNEL:2]
	[TOTAL_CIV_NUMBER:20]
	[TOTAL_CIV_POPULATION:20000]
	[PLAYABLE_CIVILIZATION_REQUIRED:1]
	[ELEVATION_RANGES:2080:4160:2080]
	[RAIN_RANGES:2080:4160:2080]
	[DRAINAGE_RANGES:2080:4160:2080]
	[SAVAGERY_RANGES:2080:4160:2080]
	[VOLCANISM_RANGES:2080:4160:2080]

Submitted by: apparentbliss - 2010-03-18 to 247 Early Spring

Another quick thing to mention -- Export Local Images using Mayday's current release (DFG 22, which is a branch of 40d18) is broken on Windows 7 64. It is also broken in seemingly the same fashion on 40d19. I've tried every combination of switches and resolutions and settings that I can think of in the init files, but I either get oddly tiled shots of just my current screen for just the current level, or large totally black files. I've resorted to loading up the map in good old 40d, and exporting these snapshots from there.

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Points of Interest

Δ 14. Agriculture / Bootstrapping
With the map so rich in sand layers, I could afford to dig straight down to the second layer below ground, leaving the uppermost layer available to carve out with fortifications, or whatever else.

The initial barracks / sleeping quarters has already been converted into a food stockpile, but the initial dining room still remains as is. Eventually I'd like this layer to be all agriculture. - apparentbliss
Δ 13. Iron Ore Galore
This z-level (and the z-level below it) seem to have large iron ore deposits, which I do not want to tap until my miners are more proficient. Most of my forts tend to be up in the hills, and working with sedimentary layers is an unusual pleasure.

Since I will be clearing a large swath out of each of these levels, I expect it to be the eventual home of a few industries (stone and textile, likely). - apparentbliss
Δ 13. Magma Vent Tap-Shaft
I assigned a number of tap-shafts to be dug across the andesite-capped portion of the map, and hit the magma vent with the first one. - apparentbliss
Δ 11. Aquifer
Who would have thought that this sand-blasted land would contain so much water just below the surface? I have already been thwarted in my early fortress design by several aquiferous layers, most notably in the Glassworks.

On the bright side, this means that the dwarves will always have a freshwater supply; hopefully, though, we never have to resort to drinking anything so lacking in alcohol as water. - apparentbliss
Δ 11. The Early Workshops
Masonry, Carpentry, Mechanics and Crafts are all slammed together in this little room ... for the time being.

Of note is the ever-dwindling wood supply. I brought 25ish logs in the initial wagon, but have been recalcitrant to crank out bins and barrels as I am normally wont to do, fearing that I will be left drastically short on beds. Metal barrels, despite their exorbitant mineral cost, seem to be in our future. - apparentbliss
¶ 10. The Glassworks
Being on a map of sand such as this, the magmaworks seem better labeled as the glassworks -- certainly, that is what they will produce the most of. I have plans to construct something large-ish above ground with glass blocks, once the fort is a bit more established.

The magma is filling the chamber underneath this room, but an aquifer on the west/left side is preventing the room from achieving its intended symmetry. If I feel bold I *may* try round out the shape. - apparentbliss
Δ Fractal Sleeping Quarters
I am fond of using fractal designs for sleeping quarters, and like the way that this one appears to be shaping up. It lacks the wider hallways of my typical design, but I doubt there will be enough traffic down here for it to be much of an issue. - apparentbliss

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Fortress Name: Sandbathed
Map Year: 245 Early Winter
Author: apparentbliss
Submitted by: apparentbliss
Date Added: 17/03/2010