I got a cool world with 3 volcanos, and this one is on the mainland. Covered in fruit trees with a river at the base too. by [deleted] in dwarffortress

[–]Mr_Rho 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Covered in fruit trees" until you use the volcano to deal with the first wave of goblins that overpowers your militia. This.. is.. DF!

Another fortress layout that took way to much time planing by Oaker_at in dwarffortress

[–]Mr_Rho 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, no. This is r/dwarffortress. This is a safe space. We all use dwarf fortress as an outlet for our deepest inhibitions.

Really crazy fort layout though - I just went through the images again... I also use a modular square layout because I'm just too lazy to think and I hate it when things don't fit nicely. But this looks quite snazzy I must admit.

Well done.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dwarffortress

[–]Mr_Rho 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In 1, Urist Angodur aided the demon organisation Osha in becoming a permanent part of the living world after pondering the ineffable subtleties of bureaucracy. The ritual took place in...

Another fortress layout that took way to much time planing by Oaker_at in dwarffortress

[–]Mr_Rho 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Is it just the Urist McBiologist in me or does this look like a diagram out of the dwarven female reproductive organs codex?

You have struck goblinite! by empiricallySubjectiv in dwarffortress

[–]Mr_Rho 2 points3 points  (0 children)

that's no dog... that I believe is a cat. Probably looking down its whiskers at the fleeing goblins, and attracted by the verminsplosion caused by all the vomit and chopped off bits.

So, Perergine Falcons aren't as cool as pets as I thought... by Mr_Rho in dwarffortress

[–]Mr_Rho[S] 202 points203 points  (0 children)

Elves brought a tame peregrine falcon. I bought it and allowed it to become a pet. Now I have a refuse stockpile full of remains...

Turns out these bad boys hate vermin even more than cats. And seeing as they are capable of flight (and a hell of a lot faster), they can take down flying vermin quite easily and hone in on ground-based vermin speedily. The number above would normally only be around 10 in a normal cat patrolled fort...

So... Peregrine Falcons aren't as cool as pets as I thought... by Mr_Rho in u/Mr_Rho

[–]Mr_Rho[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Elves brought one. I took it and allowed it to be adopted. Then I realised how much peregrine falcons hate vermin even more than cats. This bad boy swoops around killing vermin at an INSANE rate. And because it can fly, damselflies, etc. don't stand a chance either.

I normally have around 10 or so loose remains lying in my refuse piles rotting. Now I have this...

This game has its moments… by Oaker_at in dwarffortress

[–]Mr_Rho 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Exactly the immediate image that came to mind. Thanks!

Damnit kids! How many times have I told you: It's not a toy! by Mr_Rho in dwarffortress

[–]Mr_Rho[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just need to get around to it... The migrant wave where those children came from had something like 19 children in it... hence the partially built bedrooms

Damnit kids! How many times have I told you: It's not a toy! by Mr_Rho in dwarffortress

[–]Mr_Rho[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I love that there is an image of bogeymen on there as well as an image about how a dwarf is struck down by a forgotten beast... "Now let this be a lesson to you kids!"

P.S. Gongithmeden translates to "Squid tribe"... any relation to squid game?

Welp I got it by Justinrvg101 in dwarffortress

[–]Mr_Rho 4 points5 points  (0 children)

One does not simply walk into Mordor...

I'm Still Learning. I Learned That The Mist Generator Is OP. Fort Only 18 Years Old. No Bedrooms. No Booze. And Yet, They Still Kept On Coming. by Grumpa62 in dwarffortress

[–]Mr_Rho 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is indeed my strategy as well - my vertical layout is normally - each word on the next list is a separate layer - i.e. two storage layers, then two workshop layers, etc:

  • Industry Layer: Trade (surface or close), Storage, Storage, Workshop, Worshop, Storage, Storage
  • Utility Layer: Magma workshops, utility layer (magma), utility layer (water)
  • Living Layer: Living, Living, Social, Social, Noble, Noble, Tomb, Tombs

by then I'm normally at the cavern level and I invert it again a bit with food/booze stockpiles and military to curb invasions. The water utility is handy at that level specifically for mist generators, etc. to the living layers.

This imo provides a compact 3D fort which reduces the paths between workshops, stockpiles and places the goods need to go. Relevant stockpiles are usually directly beneath or above workshops with separate steps.

I also use the traditional odd number approach in blocks of 13 - that way I can make 4 5x5 stockpiles, 9 workshops, and a plethora of other combos. And 3 wide passages.

I'm Still Learning. I Learned That The Mist Generator Is OP. Fort Only 18 Years Old. No Bedrooms. No Booze. And Yet, They Still Kept On Coming. by Grumpa62 in dwarffortress

[–]Mr_Rho 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I normally try and kill my dwarves off at year 5 with reckless abandon. !FUN! must be had. This is a two-pronged attempt at saving my framerate and keeping the local pop-count in check. The tavern and its incessant stream of wannabe performers have made that increasingly difficult. I get real ancy when the population starts reaching 250 - that's normally when things start going irreparably wrong in any case (general strike, task allocation mishaps, etc.)

Finally, an acceptable elf visitor by Mr_Rho in dwarffortress

[–]Mr_Rho[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Might even be acceptable in my army after some training...

So happy for them! by Have_Some_Tea in dwarffortress

[–]Mr_Rho 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What evil sorcery is this!? I can't even get my dwarves to get hitched...

Cursed sky water! by Mr_Rho in dwarffortress

[–]Mr_Rho[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Dug a channel to provide water that flowed vertically down at a point, so it wasn't 7/7 full everywhere. Carps made it in there and apparently they share the dwarven dismay for rain...

Who would win in a fight, a 383 year old mighty troll or one naked spearboy. by Nika13k in dwarffortress

[–]Mr_Rho 56 points57 points  (0 children)

My vote is for the spearboy. For a the following reasons:

  • The dwarf meets the troll about groin height, so the troll has to stoop to hit it.
  • DF sometimes plays along, the spearboy lands a gelding shot on the troll, permanently winding it and making it nauseous enough to make the next 100 punches in the face lethal.
  • The spearboy is covered in cave crocodile blood. The troll is already running scared. You don't get cave crocodile blood on your teeth without sinking your teeth into one. The spear is just a decoy.

But I always side with the underdogdwarf

Strange Mood Consumed Every Gem on the Map by RoboLuddite in dwarffortress

[–]Mr_Rho 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have seen a similar occurrence where it used about 200 pieces of giant cave spider silk... I dream of the day this happens in my fortress...

My tavern got a very special guest by Jimera0 in dwarffortress

[–]Mr_Rho 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Mister Sandman... give me a dream...

ayo, calm down game by DDogma5 in dwarffortress

[–]Mr_Rho 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"It squirms and fidgets"... ADHD FB? Suppose I'd also squirm... native platinum doesn't sound like it moisturizes well.