[highlight][b]Attention:[/b][/highlight] this game has not started yet and will begin on the 30th of May, this is to allow players to sign up prepared due to the fast nature of this game mode
Any discussion about Dwarf Fortress itself should go in the Dwarf Fortress thread: [url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=923889[/url] [highlight][b]please do not ask about Dwarf Fortress in this thread, this thread is only for discussing the current game in progress[/b][/highlight].
[u][B]Sparkgear[/B][/u] - PLEASE READ THIS EVEN IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH 'BLOODLINE' SUCCESSIONS BECAUSE 'SPARKGEAR' IS DIFFERENT
A Dwarf Fortress succession game is a collaborative 'game mode' of Dwarf Fortress. Each player plays [highlight][B]24 hours[/B][/highlight] inside the fortress enduring whatever hilarity and horrors are bestowed upon the fortress and reporting any worthwhile events in this thread. If you are viewing this thread and get confused looking at screenshots, don't worry, The players are required to type a rather lengthy and descriptive narrative and explain what's happening.
[u][b]Rules[/b][/u]
[b]1.[/b] You have 24 hours to complete your turn, if you do not complete your turn by then your saved game will be disregarded and the previous save will be passed on to the next player.
[b]2. When your turn begins make sure you are on the latest version[/b]. If this for some reason breaks the save, then we will use the latest version that does not break the previous save [url]http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/[/url]
[b]3.[/b] When the previous player begins a major project and finishes it (or not) by the end of their turn, please do not spend your turn getting rid of it.
[b]4.[/b] Don't try to ruin the fortress for the next player, but don't be too conservative and boring, a dead fortress is a good fortress, don't feel guilty
[B]5.[/b] Your turn ends and begins at 12:00am GMT (mignight),[B] there is then a day gap[/B] to account for timezone differences where the player might actually be asleep while the next is waiting for their turn
[b]6.[/b] Only sign up if you can make your turn, when you sign up post dates you are available or your post will be disregarded
[u][b]Other Notes[/b][/u]
[b]1.If you can't make your turn because of work / holiday[/b]: make sure you tell everyone in this thread and your turn will be pushed forward to the earliest possible one you can make
[b]2.[/b] Use 800x600 windowed with the 800x600 fonts and tile stretching off so that the tiles are actually square and more of the map can be seen too
[b]3.[/b] If the succession reaches the last player on the list and there are no more players left to take over after his week is up, the succession will loop to the first player.
[b]4.[/b] This is semi-roleplay. What I mean is your report should be in character, write it like you are scribing the chronicles of an epic journey.
[b]5.[/b] Please take screenshots and spend a lot of time on your narration of your chapter, good documentation is key.
[b]6.[/b] Remember, losing is fun!
[u][b]Chapters[/b][/u]
Note that some chapters are lost due to silly users losing the save file or saves becoming fuckt, so lost saves are chapters X.5. If you are following this story then take into account that nothing you read in any X.5 chapter will be in the next save, they are just an alternate reality or something
Chapter 1: Strike a Spark! - this chapter will begin on 30th May
[b][u]Players[/u][/b] - note that more players are free to join the bloodline so this is not a full list
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1. [B]Kondor[/B] - ends 31st May
2. Orkel - begins 1st June
3. Loco begins 3rd June
4. begins 5th June
5. begins 7th June
More players welcome
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If you would like to chat to the players feel free to join the steam community group chat [url]http://steamcommunity.com/groups/dfplayers[/url]
Nice experiment. I will watch how it advances and maybe then i will join.
needs players, and I would like to reiterate these new rules for this gamemode
[quote][B]5.[/b] Your turn ends and begins at 12:00am GMT (mignight), [B]there is then a day gap[/B] to account for timezone differences where the player might actually be asleep while the next is waiting for their turn
[b]6.[/b] Only sign up if you can make your turn, when you sign up post dates you are available or your post will be disregarded[/quote]
I'm in.
[QUOTE=Orkel;22216843]I'm in.[/QUOTE]
grrrrrrr
[quote]6. Only sign up if you can make your turn, when you sign up post dates you are available or your post will be disregarded[/quote]
i might delay the start date for people to sign up
Is this a continuation of the old SparkGear on the DF forums? There were several returns to it, as I recall.
Or has "Sparkgear" become a colloquialism for 24-hour shifts?
[QUOTE=robowurmz;22232458]Or has "Sparkgear" become a colloquialism for 24-hour shifts?[/QUOTE]
It has indeed.
yeah sparkgear is actually a gamemode name now according to the wiki
I'm up for it.
Did this die before it started?
So when do we start?
DF version 0.31.09 gets released most likely this week. It has a lot of useful changes and major bugfixes, and I think it would make a good version to start this fort with.
Let us prepare!
I will play.
Sorry but since the account is perma'd I won't be able to update this thread, I'll pm a mod to lock this thread and I'll remake it when ready, or someone else can start one if you get impatient. I won't be able to do one for the next 3 weeks.
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