Re: DF
Subject: Re: DF
From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
Date: 4/12/10, 14:36
To: Nathan Clark <nathan.e.clark@gmail.com>

Yeah, you can, I read about the specifics. That's good because it ensures that there's a chance to have some crazy fucked up shit going on at some point no matter what one's map location entails. I've got a new one going on and off to a great start; built into the third and second layers of a ten-map-layer-tall mountain with a river below it, got a herd of elephants living above me. I think they've implemented new engineering stuff (or it was already there) like waterwheels and turbines and whatnot, so I'm going to try to do some advanced construction projects this time. You have heard that it's possible to build a sort of logic engine/basic computer as of the last version. Can't even imagine what's possible now. Have you ever gotten around to building anything cool or out of the ordinary?

On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 5:47 PM, Nathan Clark <nathan.e.clark@gmail.com> wrote:
Supposedly you can dig all the way down to hell.


On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
I was playing last night and I accidentally flooded most of my rooms while trying to muddy-up some sand for farming. Plus the location didn't really excite me anyway. I'm thinking about going for something as wacky as possible for the next one. Best game I ever had, started out on a very steep mountain with a river-chasm 50 feet below. 

My first reason 


On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Nathan Clark <nathan.e.clark@gmail.com> wrote:
No, but I think some of the materials values were weird in 31.01 so it was impossible to kill with two copper pick axes, a copper axe, and fists.

In my next game I used a community patch from dffd.wimbli.com that changed the materials values, and then those dwarves didn't have any problem killing hordes of underground crocodiles, giant toads and troglodytes...until that coral python appeared. But the python appeared after I switched to a fresh install of 31.02... so I don't know the current state of toad power/killability. I haven't made it that far in my new game.


On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
So, was this like some sort of special toad?

On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Nathan Clark <nathan.e.clark@gmail.com> wrote:
My first 31.01 fort was attacked by a giant toad. The original 7 dwarves wrestled with the toad for a few seasons, but never killed it. Then they starved to death.