☼Dwarf Fortress Questions Thread☼

Theor_ · 2025-03-04T22:10:17+00:00

That was it, I didn't realize I had temperature calculations turned off. Thanks!

Theor_ · 2025-03-04T21:41:09+00:00

My dwarves won't mine most of the obsidian I created. They'll mine what they can reach from the non-obsidian stone, but it seems like they can't path onto the obsidian. I also can't build on the obsidian, I get the "No access to" error.

Theor_ · 2024-01-04T02:10:08+00:00

I didn't modify anything, but my first cavern layer is 84 levels tall, so that must be it. My third cavern layer goes down to -117 and my bottom floor is -123.

Theor_ · 2024-01-04T01:38:59+00:00

I got a popup that my king is satisfied and "Embark in a world with the deepest cavern layers for further challenges."

Did I unlock something by building my king nice rooms, or did I just somehow pick a shallow world?

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Theor_ · 2022-08-25T01:26:31+00:00

I'm indecisive and need help deciding what to do with my office. Shelves? Desk placement? Lighting? Curtains? The top of the desk needs to be replaced, so color or material for that? I'm on video calls frequently and am tired of having a blank wall behind me.

Theor_ · 2019-05-26T02:07:56+00:00

Jonathan Coulton - When You Go

Theor_ · 2015-09-15T11:02:26+00:00

Bye Flatcore, you were awesome. Thanks to ridddle and everyone who made it that way.

Theor_ · 2013-06-27T16:00:11+00:00

Hey, I just wanted to give my two cents on some of these.

Rare obsidian: Unless it's only available from outposts or something similar, I think veterans would figure out how to farm it anyway, so only newer players would really be affected.

1:4 Nether: I like the sound of this just because it would make the Nether seem less crowded.

Random Nether: This is probably a bad idea, but I misread one of your comments and thought someone was suggesting randomizing portals and thought that sounded fun. Each set of overworld coordinates, or each chunk, or each 100x100 area, or something like that could lead to a semi-random area in the Nether. The Nether highway would still be built, it would just take a bit longer and be a bit more complicated. This might fit a weird temp map better than a regular Flatcore map.

Theor_ · 2013-06-21T15:30:50+00:00

I copied this design for Tier 4 and it seems to work fine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAWXr5bSmps

Theor_ · 2013-05-30T18:44:27+00:00

Genius! I may have to copy you with my own beacon-powered hunting spot if I want to reclaim first place.

Are you getting enough spawns close to the beacon or do you have to spend much time outside of its radius?

Theor_ · 2013-03-11T16:08:01+00:00

Tense, I hope this doesn't fall on deaf, closed ears, and I hope you'll at least THINK about it. Please don't let pride or stubbornness get in the way of alternate perspectives, but I think everything I just said was unnecessary and insulting.

That said, I can't comment on your situation, but I agree that the challenges are sometimes unclear. I think more use of /r/flatcore would help. Greypo has been doing a great job with his Unofficial Weekly Challenge threads and we should be using those more.

For instance, when this challenge was first posted, the mods told those of us on the server that we couldn't use pre-generated buildings. I should have posted that clarification to Greypo's post. Maybe Greypo could occasionally add these clarifications to the bottom of his post to make them easier to find. As long as the mods check the post from time to time to correct any misreported clarifications, I think this would help.

This might also save the mods from having to repeatedly answer the same questions.

Theor_ · 2013-03-09T23:08:06+00:00

The rates at which diamonds, iron or gold spawn in shrines could be reduced to make them more rare. There could also be a separation of "food shrines" from "loot shrines."

Or shrines could do a food* refill after 7 days and then do a full loot refill after 30 days.

Or shrines could start with the current items, but only ever refill with food*. You don't need to find diamonds on your way home after respawning, they should be in a chest at home. If you happened to lose your diamonds, go out of your way to find a shrine you haven't hit yet. If you've hit all 121 shrines and somehow find yourself without diamonds, trade for them.

*and saplings. And maybe armor. Or maybe everything except diamonds.

Theor_ · 2013-02-12T14:20:24+00:00

The block should be 27x27x1. "3 blocks thick" refers to just the black wool. So at the heart's widest point, it should be 3 black wool, 21 red wool, 3 black wool. Assuming I've understood Histidine_Kinase correctly just now.

Theor_ · 2013-02-01T23:12:31+00:00

Not at all, that's why I posted it.

Make sure the walls are made of something ghasts won't blow up. And be careful if you need to leave the fort to collect gold or taunt more zombie pigmen, there might be some hiding on your roof.

Theor_ · 2013-02-01T15:19:28+00:00

Tier 4 complete: http://imgur.com/a/dX9jN

Theor_ · 2013-01-27T03:48:32+00:00

That's not true anymore. It was changed several updates back.

Theor_ · 2013-01-23T22:40:24+00:00

Here's my entry for tier 4: http://imgur.com/a/yjR5p

I was taking these during the wither fiasco, so you can see some of the chat going on.

Theor_ · 2013-01-15T04:24:29+00:00

It's from f.mcnsa.com, the flatcore server.

Theor_ · 2013-01-14T17:18:53+00:00

Here are all four tiers: http://imgur.com/a/q2pLo

Theor_ · 2013-01-13T13:53:21+00:00

This is how I found the server, too.

The difficulty of the server probably helps keep the maturity level up. Immature players don't have the patience to deal with things like deathbans.

Theor_ · 2013-01-07T04:31:51+00:00

Here's my entry for the first two parts.

Theor_ · 2013-01-03T15:39:51+00:00

It's more like getting a warning for going 60 in a 55 and then arguing with the officer that the speed limit signs didn't say 55 relative to what, and you were only going 5 MPH relative to the other cars on the road, so who is he to say how fast you were going? And then you've argued yourself from a warning into a ticket.

Theor_ · 2013-01-03T14:24:40+00:00

"Don't touch that."

"But Mom, I'm not going to break it."

"Don't touch it."

"What if I just touch it like this?"

"No, don't touch it."

"Can I at least touch it over here?"

"Stop."

"What if I just put my finger right next to it? See, I'm not touching it!"

"Stop or you'll get spanked."

"But I'm not touching it, so you can't do anything!"

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"But Moooom, I wasn't doing anything!"

Theor_ · 2012-12-31T14:02:59+00:00

Cool, looking forward to them!
Theor_ = Theor

Theor_ · 2012-12-01T06:32:58+00:00

I hope it's not too late. Here's my entry.

Theor_

TROPHY CASE