Doorholes - 1054 by Anxiety

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After learning the massive tree farm in Ringcloister was built in vain (there's apparently a hard limit of 200 growing tower-caps), I abandoned the fort permanently. So I tossed the massive farm idea aside and started something else. I kept a few ideas, like the outdoor wall and automatic irrigation system. And yes, I'm still a no-good cheater. :P

I present to you: Doorholes.

The image from the first year is cut short since I hadn't yet discovered the cave river, so I discarded it. I neglected to save during the next two years, so those are lost. However, I did record the beginning and end of the fourth year.

Point of Interest: Dining Hall

I decided to try something a little different with my grand dining hall this time around. I added some waterfalls for the pleasure of my cavemen.

Sometime in the future I'll have to abandon and reclaim the fortress for some of my terraforming to kick in properly. This includes the waterfalls (which don't produce mist or happy thoughts), the modified river (that large swath of limestone is still used for fishing and drinking, and any tiles I place go unused), etc.

I think it also affects whether or not magma is hot. I recall nuking the world in a previous fort using a magma pool only to find it didn't burn anything. I never reclaimed that fort, but I assume that would've fixed it. - Anxiety

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Submitted by: Anxiety - 2007-07-15 to 1054

D'oh! By not discovering the cave river I meant not discovering the chasm.

Submitted by: SooperNoob - 2007-07-15 to 1054

Whoa, is that rewall you used to get the outside walls? The end result looks nice. You can change ponds into rivers (O_o)? The numerous errors could be the "terraforming", yes, but reclaiming might solve it as you suggested. It's absolutely amazing though, even if you can't see past the chasm...

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Δ Barracks
Though it's changed quite a bit during construction, my original plan with this fort was to build everything around the barracks. Everything entering the fort will eventually have to walk straight through several dozen warriors to reach the fortress proper. The food stockpile below it will eventually hold ammunition and possibly some armaments as well. There will be communal bedding in the room below that, which will connect to a well room then the oversized bucket storage room for health care. - Anxiety
Δ Dining Hall
I decided to try something a little different with my grand dining hall this time around. I added some waterfalls for the pleasure of my cavemen.

Sometime in the future I'll have to abandon and reclaim the fortress for some of my terraforming to kick in properly. This includes the waterfalls (which don't produce mist or happy thoughts), the modified river (that large swath of limestone is still used for fishing and drinking, and any tiles I place go unused), etc.

I think it also affects whether or not magma is hot. I recall nuking the world in a previous fort using a magma pool only to find it didn't burn anything. I never reclaimed that fort, but I assume that would've fixed it. - Anxiety
Δ Magic Pond
I dried most the outdoor waterways to control fishing and drinking points (which we'll be able to do in the next version anyway, last I read). So, rather than revive a small piece of the original river, I converted a pond to river tiles. It looks ridiculous, but it works. - Anxiety
Δ Oops
Having covered the cave river as part of my initial terraforming procedure (see the walled outer yard for another example), I apparently hadn't yet discovered the river. So the map gets cut off here. Fortunately, there's not much to see beyond some food-storage-to-be and dead ends. - Anxiety
Δ Prison Tour
The locals love touring the future cell blocks. It seems I placed a few cells too close to the 'g'ate point, so it's within the wander radius of gate loiterers. Always remember to keep intended low-traffic areas 20-30 tiles from the 'g'ate. - Anxiety
Δ Trade Bridge
Originally, I set up a dirt road that swerved around several trees, leading to the lower bridge. At the time, there were several ponds and an outdoor river. - Anxiety
Δ Underground Forest
As in Ringcloister, I've built an underground forest with automagic irrigation. Note that cheating those irrigation pillars in did not trigger the discovery event for the cave river. I discovered the river when I bridged the waterfalls in my dining room so I could smooth the walls behind them. - Anxiety

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Fortress Name: Doorholes
Fortress Year: 1054
Map Year: 1054 Early Spring
Author: Anxiety
Submitted by: Anxiety
Date Added: 15/07/2007