Starfist - The Stardock Forums Succession Fort

Okay, any suggestions for a starting build?  I'm not very good at choosing them.

I'll use my best judgement if I have to, but we may regret it.

Here's a copy of my notes for the map:

It has an aquifer, but you can easily pierce it by going under the ocean, the land is untamed wilds, the ocean is joyous wilds, so there's a chance for merpeople; it also has sparse trees and moderate vegetation.  Obviously it has salt water, so we'd have to make sure not to run out of booze, and eventually construct a purifier.  115 z-levels deep too!

Starfisted sounds fine, any one want to choose a group name?

BTW, I'll be using 31.06, but we'll change with each new patch.

Stardock should make their own version of DF. With real graphics and a good UI.

It took Toady 8 years to get what we have now, and he's nowhere near done.  Even with a proper team, making Dwarf Fortress with a good UI and graphics would take at least 5 years, probably 10+.  And things like Forgotten Beasts and Titans would not be feasable with real graphics.  Plus it would be rated the one above M, I think it's Ao (Adults Only), so noone would carry it, the gore would be insane.

Have you tried Mayday's Graphical pack ? It can be useful if you are planning to make AAR. Even non-player can easily understand what's going on.
http://mayday.w.staszic.waw.pl/df.php

I'm using it. And will have it for my AAR screenshots.

I'm aware of graphic sets, but honestly I prefer the good, old, ASCII.  Of course, if anyone else want to use them, that's fine, but I'll stick to the ASCII.

I wanted to get going as fast as I can. I'm reading a bunch of old succession forts AAR threads and puzzling out the ASCII. I'll likely strip the tileset once I feel comfortable reading the screen at a glance.

Well, anyone want a dwarf?  Just say what name you want, and a custom profession if you please.

Just don't complain when you die a horrible, bloody death.

Edit: Well, it won't let me choose Starfisted, would Starfist be fine?  Or Starfists?

Starfist is great.

Also, anyone that bothers to read this and isn't playing; If you'd like to die horribly in Starfist, speak up. We'll draft you as quick as we can.

Group name anyone?  Or will I have to make that up too?

And do you want a dwarf, Orvidos?

Trust me, it's much funnier when people on the forums are getting brutally mudered, rather than some random dwarf.

Considering I loaded the game, sat through the generation phase and then had that standard     ....  WHAT?   .... moment, and that was as far as I got, I hereby propose for the slaughtering:

Sir Puffypants

Its no wonder everyone can't wait to get him killed.

One Sir Puffypants, coming right up!  He'll be a fisherdwarf/early Militia.

Urist McStargazer please.

Mason/Engineer

That's funny, I already had an unnamed Proficient Mason/Competent Weaponsmith/Adequate Mechanic.  3 names down, 5 to go.

Gimmie a bit and I'll make a roster of dwarves, and starting items for people to critique.

Dwarves:

• Bill Door, Grim Reaper DEAD
  • Proficient Miner
  • Novice Judge of Intent
  • Novice Appraiser
  • Novice Organizer
  • Novice Pacifier
  • Novice Leader
• Sir Puffypants
  • Proficient Fisherdwarf
  • Adequate Axedwarf
  • Novice Fighter
  • Novice Dodger
• Urist McStargazer
  • Proficient Mason
  • Competent Weaponsmith
  • Adequate Mechanic
• Orvidos
  • Proficient Woodcutter
  • Proficient Carpenter
• Bill Door, Grim Reaper
  • Proficient Miner
  • Skilled Engraver
  • Novice Building Designer
• Unnamed Dwarf
  • Skilled Grower
  • Competent Armorsmith
  • Competent Metalsmith
• Unamed Dwarf
  • Proficient Stone Crafter
  • Competent Grower
  • Adequate Furnace Operator

Items:

• Copper Pick [2]
• Copper Battle Axe
• Iron Anvil
• Dwarven Beer [21]
• Dwarven Ale [21]
• Dwarven Rum [21]
• Dwarven Wine [21]
• Plump Helmet Spawn [21]
• Pig Tail Seeds [11]
• Rock Nut Seeds [11]
• Sweet Pod Seeds [5]
• Cave Wheat Seeds [5]
• Rhesus Macaque Meat [11]
• Cave Lobster [11]
• Cave Fish [11]
• Cow Meat [8]
• Pig Tail Fiber Thread [5]
• Pig Tail Fiber Cloth [5]
• Pig Tail Fiber Bags [5]
• Sand
• Black Sand
• White Sand
• Red Sand
• Yellow Sand
• Dog, Male
• Dog, Female

Woo! Make sure we have a breeding pair of dogs and 1 cat.

Orvidos, profession non-important. Though being an eventual militia dwarf and either butchering my way through half the scenario, of being reincarnated and rebutchered every time immigrants came through. . .

Yeah; Orvidos, w/e, militia to be sacrificed for great glory whenever possible

As for a group name, people are welcome to give ideas, or vote on one of these. (Or you can haul off and pick one/make whatever you like)

- The Anvil of Mastadon

- The Jumanji Guild

- (The) Bombastic Bakers

If none of those quite click, make your own Bill.

Ohp. The other three of you playing, would you care to doing a IC AAR with continuity, or otherwise?

I like The Anvil of Autumn, I think I'll name it that.

If nobody has any complaints with the Starting Build, I'll get started then.  Don't worry though, I can still change Dwarves' names.

I like the name.

Mmm, I don't see anything wrong with your embarkation package, but keep in mind I say this from the stage of noobs

(I like that I'm the woodcutter in a nigh-treeless hellhole. Should be fun. [Yes, I damn well stole that.])

It's been a little while since I played DF(since right after the release of DF2010) but I'd love to get in on this. I'm not really that good, but I understand enough to not get us killed unless a ridiculous raid or monster shows up. Then I'll make sure we die a horrendously funny death that emanates fun.

Anyone else see anything wrong?  It's kinda getting late here, and I'd rather not wait until this morning.

Lol @ woodcutter, I'll send you to cut trees near enemies so you can kill them with your axe when they attack you.

I don't think any of us are particularly good.  BTW if a invincibeast shows up, the best way to kill it is an engineered cave-in = guarenteed kill.

BTW, want a dwarf?

Edit: OK, I'm starting, if I messed something up, it'll be all the more Fun.  Don't expect me to finish before tomorrow though.

Sucky players in a moderately dangerous environ just means more Fun.

Myles, I added you to the list in front of me. I had to stop myself from penciling you in as Monty because I forgot your name when I went to edit, despite loving your posts.

Bill, strike the earth, and godsspeed.

Good luck to you! And may your Fun come in packages big enough to be crazy and small enough for it to result in epic tales!

My mate on whose also on these forums, gwakamoli keeps suggesting this game to me. Now im nagging him to set me up and give me advice ;) 

Im a total newbie however so i guess playing in this succession game will mean i will fail

As am I. If you'd like to set up before or after me, let me know. It'll likely be long enough into the game and stable enough that you can at least run it and keep everyone/most people alive, provided you aren't on the brink of a tantrum spiral or something from my/Myles save.