Relicluster - 113 Mid Summer by Dakira

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• Δ 24. Proposed Upper Engineering
  Water gets pumped up here from Central Eng and becomes the waterfalls that go through the entire fortress.
  I'd like to use this level for an upper engineering bu I'm not sure what do here. I suppose I could use this as a halfway point to the mountain peak... but then what would I built on the peak? - Dakira
• Δ 23. Forward Outpost 3
  This outpost is set to look over the volcano and the trade route on this plateau. - Dakira
• Δ 21. Future Throne Room
  This throne room will be built out over the statue park onto basalt supports. A lot of glass with be used so the baron/duke/king can see all around.
  It will have a rounded end rather than a squared one. - Dakira
• Δ 20. Outdoor Statue Park
  I liked the area a lot so a statue park was put in. It's also good so that the dwarves don't get too accustomed to the dark insides of their earthly homes.
  There's a lot of vomit still, but It'll get better... I hope. To keep people off the grass and from trampling any saplings I set traffic restrictions on anything that wasn't basalt flooring. It's worked out well enough so far, but dwarves on break don't seem to care about signs that say "keep off the grass".
  This spot is also above the entrance. I put in some windows looking down in so that dwarves could see things drowning if it came to it. - Dakira
• Δ 19. Animal Storage
  PETA would hate me for having all of these animals locked up so they can't breed.
  
  I also hope they don't find out that they're really a back-up food supply in case the planter/brewer dies. - Dakira
• Δ 19. Dining Hall
  Exactly as the title says. It's a dining hall that was built for the entire fortress to use. I expect the future king and queen to sit in the back but we'll see. - Dakira
• Δ 19. Production you can eat!
  Yep, these two farms and a still is all it takes to to supply this fortress of 88. It's all done by one dwarf, I should make a memorial for him. - Dakira
• Δ 18. Entrance Control Room
  This room is bordered by a barracks on each side so someone would need to fight their way through to the levers.
  The switches on the left control entrance access. The two granite levers control the flood gates and the Orthoclase lever controls the bridge.
  The switches on the right control access to the internal reservoir that feeds the dining room one level above. A switch to drain the room, and another for access. - Dakira
• Δ 18. Forward Outpost 1
  In an effort to secure the surrounding lands from giant cave spiders, a series of outposts were constructed. So far things have been very quiet and the ballistas have not had to fire a single round. - Dakira
• Δ 18. Relicluster Centre
  This is one of the fortress' hearts of activity. A significant portion (if not all) of the industry is taken care of here.
  The depot rests in the middle with plenty of passage on the sides. Everything is easily accessed by two stairwells that cycle through upward and downward staircases rather than using up/down stairways.
  I went for the column-esque aesthetic with the doors recessed in and I like to think that the engravings tell what each room is. - Dakira
• Δ 17. Forward Outpost 2
  This outpost was built to protect over the fisherdwarves. Funny enough the crossbow troops there decided it would also be beneficial to get some target practice on the creatures living in the pit. - Dakira
• Δ 17. Storage Level
  Not really much to say about this. It's a storage level that I can't make enough bins for...
  Too many glassworkers and masons have led to a need of metal workers to make bins. - Dakira
• ¶ 17. The Entrance and Flood Chamber
  This is the third iteration of the entrance.
  It can be sealed by two layers of floodgates on either side allowing for it to fill with water and drown anything should the need arise for it. I wanted to do it with magma, but I don't have any/can't import bauxite to make mechanisms out of. To the south is the reservoir to this flood chamber.
  There's also a little waterfall just out front with a pool that drains into the pit. - Dakira
• Δ 16. Birch Lake
  Birch lake is very artificial. I had to build a series of small wall sections to keep it from going into the stream and a large wall section to keep it from going off the map.
  Birch lake got the name for the two birch trees that exist in it. I had to clear cut it twice to make sure no trees would grow in it, and sure enough two birch types found a way in.
  The lake provides an okay amount of fishing; not great but not bad.
  The lake was formed by two sets of pumps, one from Central Engineering (which was taking too long) and one directly from the stream. It turns out that so much water was being pumped out of the stream from that point and shut down central engineering. the stream was full of 2s after that point going east. When the lake filled up, everything went back to normal.
  Personally, I prefer the west side of the lake to the east. - Dakira
• Δ 15. Central Engineering
  My favorite part of building a fortress is the engineering level.
  2000 units of power, and three sets of pumps. It could operate on 1000, but I liked having the extra water wheels.
  One set of pumps brings water to the top of the fortress (in the soon to be "Upper Engineering") and lets it fall through all of the levels for a pleasant series of water falls.
  Another set of pumps keeps the internal reservoir filled for the dining room, and a third helps keep Birch Lake from drying out. - Dakira
• Δ 14. Lower Engineering
  The water power from Lower engineering comes from the waterfalls. Yay recycling water power!
  Four wheels power a set of pumps which bring the water to the entrance's flood chamber reservoir. Any excess water goes into a side passage to create the waterfall at the entrance. - Dakira

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Map details:

• Fortress Name: Relicluster
• Map Year: 113 Mid Summer
• Author: Dakira
• Submitted by: Dakira
• Date Added: 02/11/2008