Elderstone - 304 Late Winter by mattmoss

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More dwarfs! Up to 51 now. One legendary miner died, sadly... rock through the brain.

Good amount of progress. Bunch of common bedrooms furnished and in use. One set of noble bedrooms prepared for the Mayor. Couple of ballistas just put in place over the main gate, though no ammo yet.

I decided to put foodstuffs in the south tower, as it was a short dig to where I had a few existing farms. The farms are not in final locations; they'll get moved eventually. Added food stockpiles down there as well and started moving food away from the temporary camp. I also decided to wall in that area (and it will be a high wall) so that I can get logs, farm, etc. outdoors without worries of invaders. (Of course, if gobbos came now, I just gave them a back entrance.)

I did have one minor gobbo siege; my wrestlers pretty much dealt with them, though one received a serious arm injury and has been in bed for a while.

Point of Interest: Enemies, beware...

Ballistas!!! - mattmoss

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Submitted by: starcannon - 2009-11-01 to 303 Late Spring

I'm keeping an eye on this map.

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¶ 24. Enemies, beware...
Ballistas!!! - mattmoss
Δ 23. Basic food storage
Plants, booze, meats, cheeses, stews, biscuits... we got it all. Had to create another still to increase booze production - the recent migration had our supply on a steady decline.
- mattmoss
Δ 23. Enclosing the field
I decided that if I was going to have a second entrance into Elderstone, I wanted it protected. With a big wall.
Well, it's not so big yet, but you can see the initial stages of the wall in progress. I might extend it wider later, or add a gate to it, but initially I'll just finish the square and secure it (so that incoming enemies will be forced to use the main bridge). - mattmoss
Δ 23. Farming area
The farms will be rearranged later, but have a few of them here now. The passage to the north leads to the food storage room. This area will eventually be enclosed. - mattmoss
Δ 22. Noble Rooms
This is the pattern I'll use for noble rooms. Each room is ~55 tiles, which is a size I like for them. Probably don't need them quite that big, but what the heck - they're nobles. In their eyes, these are probably far too small.
The only one dug out at this point is for the mayor (dining room, office, bedroom); there is room here for another noble needing three, and two nobles needing two rooms. (Personal crypts/coffins will be placed elsewhere.) - mattmoss
Δ 21. Common Bedrooms
This level is now fully furnished (and, I believe, fully occupied). Needs to get everything smoothed, eventually, but for now, a few nice statues.
Offhand, I don't entirely recommend this design; at least, not without a few modifications. The one-wide passageway causes not only congestion, but I think some dwarfs get confused, turning around and again a couple times. (Confusion because of the congestion? I don't know... I just report what I see.) Anyway, now that the level is furnished and traffic is lower, it's not much of a problem... but having it two-wide might have been better. - mattmoss

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Fortress Name: Elderstone
Map Year: 304 Late Winter
Author: mattmoss
Submitted by: mattmoss
Date Added: 05/11/2009