Shieldgears - 1054 Early Spring by Markavian

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Spring at the end of year three, trading has been very tidy this year with the humans and dwarves bringing carefully controlled supplies of metals, and nothing else really, made for a much simpler transaction. I've fought off a few goblin snatches, and my marksdwarf turned masterful, since she spends her whole day firing practice bolts off into the distance.

Big constructions underway, a large bridge has been built across the valley to connect up to the magma vent, still deciding where to divert the magma to, since there is not much going on underground at this time. To the north of the map towers are going up for the front of a dam. I've opted to use screw pumps instead of floodgates for controlling the flow of water out of the dam, but I still need to build the power source, perhaps along the top of the dam stretching out east-west.

In the middle of the map I found digging out the surface of the brook now causes it to dry up uncontrollably, so I'm pumping water out of the brook higher up and feeding it back into the system in different places. I intend to flood 1 layer of the valley. Later I may consider raising the dam and shift my fort either underground or higher into the mountain.

Point of Interest: Bone cave

( 1054 Early Spring → onwards )

The bone cave is a sheltered room above the outflow channel where useful fish and animal remains can be left without rotting, since open air stockpiles let parts rot away. - Markavian

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Big constructions underway, a large bridge has been built across the valley to connect up to the magma vent, still deciding where to divert the magma to, since there is not much going on underground at this time. To the north of the map towers are going up for the front of a dam. I've opted to use screw pumps instead of floodgates for controlling the flow of water out of the dam, but I still need to build the power source, perhaps along the top of the dam stretching out east-west.

In the middle of the map I found digging out the surface of the brook now causes it to dry up uncontrollably, so I'm pumping water out of the brook higher up and feeding it back into the system in different places. I intend to flood 1 layer of the valley. Later I may consider raising the dam and shift my fort either underground or higher into the mountain.</map-description>
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Submitted by: AcidWeb - 2008-03-12 to 1051 Early Spring

What character set/title set and color theme you using?

Submitted by: Markavian - 2008-03-12 to 1051 Early Spring

Hey AcidWeb, I'm using a mix between my own tileset and Sphr's graphics - you can download it from the list of user graphic sets page on the wiki.

Submitted by: Ambivalence - 2008-03-18 to 1054 Early Spring

I love the Big Square Quarry. Proper dwarf. :)

Submitted by: Fox-Of-Doom - 2008-05-18 to 1057 Early Spring

Beautiful lake you have going there.

Infact, beautiful all around.

It looks very peaceful, too. No rotting goblin corpses, no menacing walls or traps.

[Message edited on 2008/05/18 at 01:51 by Fox-Of-Doom]

Submitted by: A_Fey_Dwarf - 2008-05-18 to 1057 Early Spring

Wow. What a very nice planned out fortress you have got there. I think I might favorite it.

Submitted by: Dakira - 2008-05-19 to 1057 Early Spring

I rather enjoy this fortress. Waiting to see the dome completed too!

Submitted by: Wirrit - 2008-05-24 to 1057 Early Spring

...I had never thought of making a dome.

I may have to try that, someday.

Submitted by: kein - 2008-08-06 to 1057 Early Spring

Amazing, this is by far my favorite fort so far. Great engineering feats as well as beauty.

Submitted by: Aristoi - 2008-08-12 to 1057 Early Spring

Markavian, it's a work of art. Beautiful!

Submitted by: Noble Digger - 2009-02-25 to 1057 Early Spring

Sexy and fulfilling.

Submitted by: Markavian - 2009-09-20 to 1057 Early Spring

Ahh, thanks for the kind words everyone :)

Submitted by: saharo - 2010-01-18 to 1057 Early Spring

I love this kind of fortress; with "this kind" I intend those fortress who look like they're from a plausible fantasy world: every building seems like it's carefully projected in all its details and shape.
I love this map, and I hope to see updates in the future!

p.s. wouldn't it be nice to make somekind of repository for "believable and detailed fortresses"

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Points of Interest

18. Water lift

( 1053 Early Spring to onwards )
The reverse of a waterfall I guess, this design lifts water from the west and pumps it into the dwarf-made brook to the east. - Markavian
17. Dining hall

( 1052 Early Summer to onwards )
Probably the smallest, legendary, dining hall I've ever constructed. Dug out of solid obsidian, and featuring matching obsidian chairs and tables, the room is only engraved around its edge, but still pleases the dwarves no end. The room was originally built as a lead-in to the staircase that provides access to the surface. - Markavian
17. Mausoleum

( 1053 Early Spring to onwards )
Built in 1053/1054, the mausoleum stretches back into the obsidian hill side, a new room added for each new death. The winter tragedy of 1054 was that of a drowned baby who crawled too far too curiously. A wooden casket is being built for this sad death. - Markavian
17. Trade depot

( 1052 Mid Summer to 1055 Mid Winter )
The trade depot sits ontop a framework of larch beams, built above the temporary office of the bookeeper. Additional rooms are being built below for the manager and sherrif to do their jobs. - Markavian
16. Big Square Quarry

( 1052 Early Summer to onwards )
This is a big square quarry. The dwarves have been collecting stone from its depths.

In Winter of 1054 an alunite block road was constructed around the rim to cut back the dusty white sand that was being trodden around. - Markavian
Δ 16. Bone cave

( 1054 Early Spring to onwards )
The bone cave is a sheltered room above the outflow channel where useful fish and animal remains can be left without rotting, since open air stockpiles let parts rot away. - Markavian
Δ 16. Legendary statue
Maybe the most useful artifact in this fort, an obsidian statue stands in temporary accommodation as a statue garden where dwarfs can chill out. Already host to two marriages. - Markavian
16. Quarry access

( 1052 Early Summer to onwards )
A spiral stairwell provides access down to the bottom of the pit. Its switching shape means that only alternating floors of the quarry can be accessed. The previous ramps that gave access from the sides of the quarry have only just been removed. - Markavian
16. Stone warehouse

( 1053 Early Spring to onwards )
Next to the quarry entrance are two stone warehouses, containing dump spots for all stone to be moved to. Masons workshops (crafted from wood) lie just to the south-east ready to churn out desired products of any specificied material from the warehouses. - Markavian
Δ 15. Bridge supports

( 1054 Early Spring to onwards )
Before flooding the valley, several bridge supports were built to provide access through the water to the floor. - Markavian
Δ 15. Dam outflow

( 1054 Early Spring to onwards )
At ground level two towers mark either side of the end of the brook. Six screw pumps provide horizontal flow for water to be sucked out of the resevoir in a controlled manner. - Markavian
Δ 15. Dried brook
There should be more water here, the only reason there is any water at all is because of the pumps up stream that are pushing water back into the brook. - Markavian
Δ 15. Refilling pumps
These pumps lift water up out of the brook to be pumped back in down stream, since the brook left to its own devices some how dries up. - Markavian
Δ 15. Vent excavations
The new entrance to my fort perhaps? These excavations are start of a series of tunnels designed to channel magma to somewhere more useful. Planning is on hold until the dam is built, or we run out of rock. - Markavian

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Fortress Name: Shieldgears
Map Year: 1054 Early Spring
Author: Markavian
Submitted by: Markavian
Date Added: 18/03/2008