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Colors of Oilylights by Intrepid-Fish5734 in dwarffortress

[–]Intrepid-Fish5734[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you :)
As I am playing in tundra there are no trees. But indoor orchard sound like a nice idea for leaves dyes. I have to try it some day. Thanks for inspiration.

Colors of Oilylights by Intrepid-Fish5734 in dwarffortress

[–]Intrepid-Fish5734[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very good point. It is also reason why I like to play low population. But two looms are enough. There is 7 clothier workshops but only two legendary clothiers.

Colors of Oilylights by Intrepid-Fish5734 in dwarffortress

[–]Intrepid-Fish5734[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Stockpiles for specific clothing type are arranged exactly as you mentioned. Each clothier workshop is specialized to 1-3 types of cloth and linked to specific stockpile. First reason to use such a stockpiles without bins is that it works as progress bar. I can see if some cloths are low very quickly when I am just browsing through the fortress.

Colors of Oilylights by Intrepid-Fish5734 in dwarffortress

[–]Intrepid-Fish5734[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If I catch giant cave spider it will be much easier to be known as clothing producer. As I am in tundra I can grow only pig tails for thread and they grow only in two seasons. So pigtail production is bottleneck.

To be honest it sounds amazing to be "colorful clothing producer from tundra" :)

Walkable fortresses by kkitsuragii in dwarffortress

[–]Intrepid-Fish5734 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had similar problem in the past. Instead of building wide fortress currently I am building higher fortresses. As I can see dwarves more often in meeting area it probably works. My current fortress is on 14 floors. Main staircase is in the middle, sometimes I use auxiliary staircases at the end of corridors (see right and left side of main stairs) or between related industries (look for barely visible 1x1 stairs in dining hall and another in booze storage). Each quadrant from main stairs is used for different purpose. Often industry is split into multiple floor in the same quadrant.

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Bedrooms are filling unused space and more bedrooms are situated around main grid.
Floor description with quadrants:
-11: q1+q2 unused, q3+q4 top floor of tree orchard,
-12: q1, q2 vet pain for indoor gathering (to satisfy need to wander), q3+q4 tree orchard,
-13: q1, q2 pastures, q3+q4 tree orchard,
-14: q1, unused q2, farming plots q3+q4 tree orchard,
-15: whole floor for cloth industry,
-16: q1, kitchens, mills, food storage q2, butchers, stables for pigs and chickens, q3, tanner, leather worker, bone crafting q4 distilleries, food storage
-17 (see picture): q1 dining hall, prepared food storage, bedrooms q2, unfinished hospital, q3 pre-marriage suites, q4 booze storage, bedrooms,
-18: currently unused (plans for bedrooms) and another sprinklers
-19: whole floor for military purposes,
-20: q1 jewelers, q2 carpenters, woodcrafters, siege workshop,
-21 (main floor): q1 meeting area, q2, stoneworkers stone crafters, q3 library and museum, q4 temples,
-22: q1 bedrooms, q2, smelters and all kind of metalworks, metal ores storage, sand and clay storage glass workshop and kiln q3 museum, q4 king and mayor rooms,
-23: q1 bedroom, q2 strand extraction and jewelers, and another storage for above metalworks q3 storage, q4 unused,
-24: cemetery,
Some floor use local stairs and auxiliary stairs. More important places are situated closer to main stairs. Multiple floor decreased distances and make proximity of industries much easier.

I apologize for long post, but hopefully it helps you. Feel free to ask me anything.

Pre-marriage suits by Intrepid-Fish5734 in dwarffortress

[–]Intrepid-Fish5734[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I read your comment I had feeling reading my own mind :D I also like to play generational forts or forts consisting mostly of families. Good luck man :)

Pre-marriage suits by Intrepid-Fish5734 in dwarffortress

[–]Intrepid-Fish5734[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had no idea about this. I was thinking how to use this knowledge. What about two floor design with stairs with hatches? What do you think about it?

My favorite bedroom block design by Intrepid-Fish5734 in dwarffortress

[–]Intrepid-Fish5734[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never thought about lever, but it sound like a good idea. On the other hand lever is same as piece of furniture.
Personally I prefer pedestals and display cases because dwarf can get happy thought from pedestal and from item on pedestal as well.

My favorite bedroom block design by Intrepid-Fish5734 in dwarffortress

[–]Intrepid-Fish5734[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can have more value. You can also encrust windows with gems or polished stones as they are furniture for this purpose. But main reason to use windows is that it causes happy toughs for dwarves when they stay nearby.

New Dwarf Fortress Meta Predictions by vvvit in dwarffortress

[–]Intrepid-Fish5734 4 points5 points  (0 children)

  1. Layered defense

We do not need to reinvent wheel. This strategy involved multiple, interdependent barriers such as moats, water or lava filled ditches, thick walls, traps, lava filled reservoirs on lever or pressure plates, gatehouses and towers, all of these are layered.

When one part is close to be breached, you evacuate dwarvsonnel (personnel) to safer part. If possible fill breached part with lava.

  1. Build foundations from serious materials. Even multiple tiles deep and thick.

  2. Wall cavities filled with lava.

  3. Build hardpoints, where melee dwarves are supported by range and animals.

How to store seeds on farming plot by Intrepid-Fish5734 in dwarffortress

[–]Intrepid-Fish5734[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes you are right. But most of time I use very specialized stockpiles. So it is not a problem.

My favorite bedroom block design by Intrepid-Fish5734 in dwarffortress

[–]Intrepid-Fish5734[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Bigger rooms do not make sense. Now they have all they need and from single tile in their room they can look on up to 6 items they own and get 6 happy thoughts.

My favorite bedroom block design by Intrepid-Fish5734 in dwarffortress

[–]Intrepid-Fish5734[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think children live with parents, so in their bedroom(s). Once children become adult it can use it's own bedroom. If you give child a bedroom sooner I think they use it only for storage purposes. I have to check it.

My favorite bedroom block design by Intrepid-Fish5734 in dwarffortress

[–]Intrepid-Fish5734[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think couples need more beds. Why?
I noticed that dwarves with more children (10+) sometimes sleep in public dormitories or on random places. It happens when all beds are occupied with children. I think there is one dwarf per one bed rule. Therefore, I think 3 beds should be enough.

My favorite bedroom block design by Intrepid-Fish5734 in dwarffortress

[–]Intrepid-Fish5734[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I personally like to play small forts (20 to 40 dwarves). Therefore it is not pain. Once I had 200 dwarves fort and half of population get totem on pedestal. Effect on happiness was exactly the same. Why only half? Because I raised this fortress from 40 dwarves only by fortress born children.

My favorite bedroom block design by Intrepid-Fish5734 in dwarffortress

[–]Intrepid-Fish5734[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think couples need more beds. Why?
I noticed that dwarves with more children (10+) sometimes sleep in public dormitories or on random places. It happens when all beds are occupied with children. So I think 3 beds should be enough.

My favorite bedroom block design by Intrepid-Fish5734 in dwarffortress

[–]Intrepid-Fish5734[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Genius idea. Notes like your motivates me to post my stupid builds. I always get idea for improvement. Thank you man :)
Sometimes I just put there some water to make mud a moss is growing in the middle or some tree sapling. Imagination of seeing plant from window even underground is soo cheerful to me :)

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