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I am quite content with my LADY AXE AXEGALES. She is proficient at slaying the innocent and pillaging castles. [editline]12th July 2014[/editline] [img]http://puu.sh/a7Pus.png[/img] [editline]12th July 2014[/editline] I cut this kid's head off, and he's sleeping [editline]12th July 2014[/editline] Aaaand I drowned

not very proficient at swimming apparently

[QUOTE=dracotonisamond;45364584]can i do anything with dragon eggs? i just stumbled upon a dragon lair with like, 12 dragons in it. [editline]7/11[/editline] [t]http://i.imgur.com/ZwJnwfK.png[/t][/QUOTE] Probably late, but perhaps you could retire your adventurer then start a fort and head there with the eggs? I'm not sure if adventurers can become active within your forts (might need to request hearthship from Mayor/EL).

My adventuring party is out to find the Queen's daughter who got abducted last year. The shortest way is through a fortress of evil. My latest run ended when the three of us entered through the front gates. I expected it to be full of angry goblins, but the goblins weren't warriors of any sort, just a whole lot of farmers, cooks, engineers, and so on. Like the furious blade of a drunken God of Death, my adventuring party cut through the fortress like a hot knife through butter, with so many goblins fleeing that they bumped into each other in the dining hall's gates. It was a bloodbath. With every swing, another limb went flying. I didn't have time to confirm my kills, every goblin just gave in to pain and died of blood loss off-screen. I couldn't count them all. Twenty. Thirty. Forty. One of my companions, the spearman, died of overexertion. Now it was just me and the crossbowman. We reached the other side of the fortress. All things considered, using the bridge there it was still safer than swimming across the river that crossed our path. I knew we'd have to come back here. I ask the crossbowman how he feels about our adventure. He's overcome with grief over the loss of the spearman, spits at me. I ask him the directions to the tower we were heading for, to find the princess. He says it's terrible, spits at me. I check out his wounds, but all I see is blood and tears. As we move further north, we pass across a Goblin hunting party. "No more bloodshed, please!" the crossbowman begs. But he knows we must. I kill two of the goblin hunters, and the third and final one flees me. I follow her, but she disappears in the forest. Realizing she climbed a tree, I put my silver two-handed sword away and climb after her. Suddenly, a crossbow bolt strikes me in the head, and I lose consciousness. I fall from the tree and crack ribs and pierce my lungs. And so ends the tale of Cadi. After felling an entire fort simply because it was between him and his target, eventually felled by a scared goblin hunter crying her face out on top of a tree.

[QUOTE=mn_chaos;45363705][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/FvrWqs1.png[/IMG] I might just keep doing these things so I can improve my terrible drawing skills and also be able to illustrate these ludicrous situations.[/QUOTE] Thicken up those lines for a start, I want to see more of your drawings [editline]12th July 2014[/editline] also found that if you can learn to climb up and down properly, sleeping in trees is not guaranteed security but it still greatly reduces the chance of getting fucked up in the night. [editline]12th July 2014[/editline] climbing is great, no more drowning for me [IMG]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/111996868/2014/dwarfes/climb.JPG[/IMG]

Uh... I've heard rumors that there could be too many Necromancer towers. But this is kinda... [img_thumb]http://puu.sh/a7717.png[/img_thumb]

Is it possible to skip the alt+y, it's getting REALLY annoying when I'm fighting forty+ Goblins

Just [del]got ambushed by[/del] slew my first titan. [IMG]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/111996868/2014/dwarfes/marshtitan.JPG[/IMG] Wasn't a hard fight (it's name is "splashes purple saliva" ffs) but still proud nonetheless. [editline]12th July 2014[/editline] of course after that I'm just about to climb a tree but have to defend myself from a grasshopper woman and dodge into the 5 deep chasm I was trying to traverse :suicide:

Oh hey I wonder what's in- [IMG]http://i.cubeupload.com/l6ZdJ4.png[/IMG]

[QUOTE=ScottyWired;45366351]Just [del]got ambushed by[/del] slew my first titan. [IMG]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/111996868/2014/dwarfes/marshtitan.JPG[/IMG] Wasn't a hard fight (it's name is "splashes purple saliva" ffs) but still proud nonetheless. [editline]12th July 2014[/editline] of course after that I'm just about to climb a tree but have to defend myself from a grasshopper woman and dodge into the 5 deep chasm I was trying to traverse :suicide:[/QUOTE] Titan's are real pushovers compared to a colossus. You're better off wrestling one with no skills than using your spear. [editline]12th July 2014[/editline] Also can anyone give me some advice for Fortress mode? My dwarfs don't seem to move shit as much as I like (despite making like 10 wheelbarrows for them to haul stones). I also want to know what is a good time frame to get shit up and running, and how I should prepare fortifications and general layout.

[QUOTE=Tureis;45366486] Also can anyone give me some advice for Fortress mode? My dwarfs don't seem to move shit as much as I like (despite making like 10 wheelbarrows for them to haul stones). I also want to know what is a good time frame to get shit up and running, and how I should prepare fortifications and general layout.[/QUOTE] If you've set up a garbage dump, you can tell dwarves to move masses of items by pressing d,b,d. Just remember to reclaim the items afterward in the same menu. And generally, I have food up by summer and a well by winter. Military can be neglected for a time if you set up a trap corridor.

man dodging is OP attacked by 2 alligators while trying to cross a river, novice swimmer so REALLY slow dodged like 50 of their attacks and left with a bunch of alligator meat

It would appear that my save is now bona fide fucked, as I can't even load it up without DF crashing. Ah well, everyone was on the road to dehydration anyway, what with the self-appointed queen drawing miners and stoneworkers away from the well and all.

I encountered my first Giant Desert Scorpion last night, jesus christ it was horrifying. I was standing around a few sparrow men when it ambushed me, and it charged straight for them. It pinched off the hand of one of them and choked them for what must've been an hour ingame time while I desperately threw rocks at it, pulping a few limbs. Eventually they finally suffocated and it stung the other guy to death and charged at me. I managed to cut off a few legs before it stung me and then stabbed the stinger through my skull :s Although in other news, I told a group of eagle people of the time I was attacked by an eagle, and they got stuck in a loop of telling each other the same story. Must be a pretty uneventful life they lead :v:

Could anyone recommend a tileset which is OK readable? I'm currently using Cooz's, but right now I just find the text to be a bit rough for my eyes to read. Also I'm on a 1080p display if that matters.

[QUOTE=Tureis;45366486]Titan's are real pushovers compared to a colossus. You're better off wrestling one with no skills than using your spear. [/QUOTE] Titans and FB's can be anything from pushovers to the death of everyone who comes at them. I'm looking at you bronze blob with deadly dust

discovered quick way to become a necromancer: -pick Human Outsider -get good agility and ambushing (I think?) -press + or - until you get 'human tower' in background -start crawling and sneaking at the slowest possible speed -locate books -grab one that has any form of 'immortal' in its title -sneak out -read book -win the game

[QUOTE=Masterofstars;45366170]Is it possible to skip the alt+y, it's getting REALLY annoying when I'm fighting forty+ Goblins[/QUOTE] If you shout to everybody to yield, a lot of them will switch to lethal while replying "never!" Imagine it as taunting them, if you will.

My dwarves don't seem to be making full use of a farming plot, what should I do to get these lazy bastards to make more plump helmets?

[QUOTE=Tureis;45368210]My dwarves don't seem to be making full use of a farming plot, what should I do to get these lazy bastards to make more plump helmets?[/QUOTE] They'll only plant as much as their seed supply allows. Buy some more from the caravan or breach the caves (you can find wild plump helmets in there, use d,p to gather them).

I love this thread, I'm wary about getting back into the game until it's patched up a little more, but you guys have the best stories. The only one I ever got out of the game was finding a piece of clothing on the ground in my fort, only to realize some lady dwarf was really upset/batshit crazy and was throwing/dropping her clothes and running around naked. Least as far as I remember.

[QUOTE=Pilotguy97;45368273]They'll only plant as much as their seed supply allows. Buy some more from the caravan or breach the caves (you can find wild plump helmets in there, use d,p to gather them).[/QUOTE] I've got 80 seeds or so just waiting to be used, they're just not planting them. My guess it's just hauling job overflow, I'll try getting them off that.

Suddenly one of my Dwarves is a Queen, what happened there? [img]http://puu.sh/a8gmp/46af544a3c.png[/img] All hail the Queen!

[QUOTE=nater;45368492]Suddenly one of my Dwarves is a Queen, what happened there?[/QUOTE] [B]WELCOME TO MY FUKKEN WORLD.[/B] I think it happens when you choose a spot really far away from any current dwarven nation, so the seven just decide to start their own. Hence, I'm assuming, why you've never had an outpost liaison.

In adventure mode, I can't seem to ever find where I'm supposed to go, even after getting directions. I use Q to look at the map and select the thing, but it still doesn't show up. So I just end up wandering aimlessly until I come across some baddies, but it's getting boring. Am I missing something? [editline]12th July 2014[/editline] Also how does equipping of armor work? I keep picking up cool stuff but I can't wear any of it.

[QUOTE=DarkOps;45368526] [editline]12th July 2014[/editline] Also how does equipping of armor work? I keep picking up cool stuff but I can't wear any of it.[/QUOTE] [p]ut away or [d]rop whatever you don't want to wear. [t]ake out whatever you do want to wear. [w]ear whatever it is you're trying to wear. I think that's a correct summary.

My experience with adventure mode when I don't just run around killing everybody so far is ask about any troubles > ask about specific trouble > ask for directions > ask where person who can give me directions is > get lost because I have no idea where "the mead hall to the west" is :v:

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Is this age new? [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/1C8Hm1Z.png[/IMG]

Worldgen now crashes for me upon completion in 40.02...