Citadel - 347 Mid Autumn by Ambivalence

Map Description:

**Spoilers** This image was taken about a year after the HFS "event".

Point of Interest: Demon's End

The merchants here have just taken delivery of a large consignment of totems made of the skulls of elves, humans and tentacle demons. How have the mighty fallen! :)

You can also see some of the remnants of a big kobold force that tried to sneak inside - there were more than a dozen of them. I guess that's what happens when they have free rein to steal outside. - Ambivalence

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Submitted by: Dakira - 2008-09-03 to 319 Early Autumn

I'm in awe of how large and grand your plaza really is. It's practically eight city blocks for those dwarves.

Submitted by: Lord Dullard - 2008-09-03 to 319 Early Autumn

Simply awesome.

Favorited.

Submitted by: Lord Dullard - 2008-09-07 to 325 Early Summer

Double comment, woohoo.

The magma/water systems you've got set up in this fort are insane, way better than anything I've ever managed to design.

Submitted by: Ambivalence - 2008-09-08 to 325 Early Summer

Thank you both - I'm flattered. I've got a couple more projects to be trying once the water level finally recedes. :)

Submitted by: banna - 2008-09-09 to 325 Early Summer

Now this is an example of a good fortress.

Submitted by: Markavian - 2008-09-09 to 325 Early Summer

wuuh..oaah.

This is an example of a grand fortress :p

Submitted by: Dakira - 2008-09-12 to 325 Early Summer

What is the intention with the large, water filled room? Tower Cap farm?

Submitted by: Ambivalence - 2008-09-17 to 325 Early Summer

Yes, it's a tower-cap farm. Works quite well too... I've not done much more than plumbing since this map was last updated, so I'm holding off on posting another update for the time being.

Submitted by: sneakeypete - 2008-10-02 to 340 Mid Autumn

Ahh... HFS. You should be able to get some of it out without bringing hell down upon your fort. All i'll say is this: the carnage doesn't start after you reach a certain count of things being dug out. So don't be paranoid. Just afraid ;)

Submitted by: Erathoniel - 2008-10-03 to 340 Mid Autumn

Ultra epic. Even cooler is the intricate lava and water. It's scenic.

Submitted by: Claus Aranha - 2008-10-07 to 340 Mid Autumn

This is a inspiring map :-) I liked the "walk of faith"C

Submitted by: Salmeuk - 2008-10-12 to 346 Late Autumn

This map has spawned 2 favorite poi's for me.

Simply awesome, you have to update to tell us about the HFS.

Submitted by: Duke - 2008-10-12 to 346 Late Autumn

There are only two solutions to the HFS problem.

1. Turn off mining and turn on masonry on all the miners and construct a rough stone wall in the passage to the chamber, sealing it.

2. Recruit everybody, and mass them at the pits!

Submitted by: Ambivalence - 2008-10-15 to 347 Mid Autumn

Oh dear. FPS is down to 1-2fps as the water flows out... :(

Submitted by: sneakeypete - 2008-11-04 to 361 Late Spring

40+ years old? holy heck

Submitted by: Ambivalence - 2008-11-05 to 361 Late Spring

Yup, 61 years young. 'Gemmy' the Duke and 'Rosie' the Duchess have 16 kids between them...

Submitted by: Jebraltix - 2009-02-14 to 361 Late Spring

A bottomless pit, chasm, volcano, underground river, and adamantine. This is true beauty.

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Points of Interest

Δ 16. Demon's End
The merchants here have just taken delivery of a large consignment of totems made of the skulls of elves, humans and tentacle demons. How have the mighty fallen! :)

You can also see some of the remnants of a big kobold force that tried to sneak inside - there were more than a dozen of them. I guess that's what happens when they have free rein to steal outside. - Ambivalence
Δ 11. Duke's Quarters
He's filling the damn place up with gems again. - Ambivalence
Δ 7. **Spoilers** Remains in the Outflow Pipe
After the miners broke through into the underground chamber, they fled back towards the middle of the fort to pick up armour and shields. The three military dwarfs, "Airy" the crossbowdwarf, "Booky" and Tholtig the axedwarfs, stood to hold off the demons at the entrance to the magma room while Inod the mason rushed downstairs carrying obsidian blocks to fortify the entrance.
As refugees fled past them (including some strange "Human" creatures, thought to be mythical), tentacle demons started poppin' outta the walls, but they attacked in ones and twos and were chopped to bits by the champions. Inod joined in too, and then the miners arrived back with their armour on. In short order, twenty tentacle demons were killed and spattered about the floor.
Believing the worst to be over, the champions advanced on the pit. - Ambivalence
Δ 7. Dreams of the Floods
As you've no doubt noticed, the waters rose and drowned the whole place in a devastating torrent. Clean fresh water from the cave river swept into the pit and washed away the filth. The refugees who had stayed down there were drowned instantly, but somehow the ones who were chained up survived despite the water. They later died - of thirst. ^^

Anyway, I later decided to finish the outflow tunnel and drain the sheath - it took three months to fill! - but made a serious miscalculation, and a jet of ultra high pressure water flowed out, nearly drowning one of the miners. The waters are now shooting out into the chasm at a rate of knots, and I've ordered the floodgates closed at the top. This is going to take a long, long time to drain. - Ambivalence
Δ 5. Pit of Peril
As the champions made their way into the pit, all seemed quiet - until a monstrous demon appeared from thin air and burned poor Airy to death. She'd run out of crossbow bolts shooting the tentacle demons, and had to fight it hand to hand. Inod slew the beast, but was badly wounded. The remaining champions fled, but realised they'd left Inod behind, and one brave civvy dwarf ran down to rescue Inod.

Deeply concerned that a wave of burny death was about to be unleashed, the outflow tunnel was fortified across, and the waters unleashed. - Ambivalence

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Fortress Name: Citadel
Map Year: 347 Mid Autumn
Author: Ambivalence
Submitted by: Ambivalence
Date Added: 14/10/2008