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  1. Rassandra Gendal

    Rassandra Gendal Well-Known Member

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    If it's any condolence, the fort's name translates to "Ropebed of Dragons".
     
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  2. Swipestripe

    Swipestripe New Member

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    I never tried this game but I keep hearing about its complexity and depth.
    Is it really that good?
     
  3. Jazzi the Pegasus

    Jazzi the Pegasus Something Original

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    I still haven't printed put my Rock USA tickets..... =/
     
  4. Bluehorizon10

    Bluehorizon10 Well-Known Member

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    God a weekend of texturing. Glad it's over. XD. Speaking of, was anyone around when there was a comic about a priestess being tempted and converted by a succubus? i think it was on the last rendition of this site but i'm unsure.
     
  5. Rassandra Gendal

    Rassandra Gendal Well-Known Member

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    As someone with maybe 5-10 hours in, and a meme-y/casual fan of the game rather than a hardcore player. Until/unless you overcome the UI (easier to do with a tileset mod like I'm using), it's not going to be enjoyable unless you like trial and error "What the hell is that symbol/does this key do/how does that thing work/WHY IS EVERYONE DEAD?!". Once you can get over that first hurdle, it depends on how much you enjoy learning the quirks and mechanics of a game in order to get better. Half of it's a learning experience about pretty much everything that can possibly happen, which can go on for as long as you play the game, and half of it's muscle memory with commands and queues and management. I RTSes a fair bit and am an avid SupCom player, so the management's right up my alley...once I know why the fuck my brewer won't make more booze for everyone (tip: make sure you have empty barrels, even a single unit of food in them makes them unavailable for storing alcohol, alternatively make more or make glazed stone pots)!

    As for complexity and depth? As long as you ignore any metas, there is a massive amount of complexity and depth to it. Fairly realistic biome generation with (now moreso) mostly realistic physics like gravity, temperature, water flow/pressure, seasons, and a wide variety of realistic and fantastical plant life, geologic formations, items, etc mean there's a lot of combinations and interactions. There are a handful of bugs like embarked fruits being unusable for brewing leaving just pump helmet mushrooms for your first booze to suppliment what ale you bring with you until your crops/gatherers get to work. Your dwarves could really go for a bit of an IQ increase and improved attention span, but it's all part of the fun.

    Best way to approach DF is to accept that you're going to fail, you're going to fail a LOT, sometimes frustratingly and sometimes hilariously as you watch the carnage caused by a single dwarf having one tantrum too many (rightfully dubbed "Tantrum Spirals" when they lead to the destruction of your fort), and once you at least know what things mean on the UI (looking up the DF Wiki is your biggest friend here, most players encourage it) know that each lost fort learns you about something new or something a bit better in the game. There's also Adventure Mode which is more in line with RPG roguelikes, and you can even find and explore/interact with existing or lost forts from Fortress Mode.

    In my opinion, metas take the fun out of EVERYTHING, boiling any game they're made for down to formulaic "use X character with Y moves and Z gear and do A, B, and C to win, everything else makes you inferior" and its why I can't touch many games...

    EDIT: Ohey, I actually got the spoiler tags right while drowzy/in bed and getting ready to sleep without using the insert buttons. Go me.
     
  6. GuyStripes

    GuyStripes An automatonic shark pirate

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    We got a new receptionist today. Very attractive girl around my age, has that professional yet flirty demeanor, somewhat geeky appearance.

    If I wasn't so opposed to workplace relationships, I'd maybe ask her out on a casual date.
     
  7. Jazzi the Pegasus

    Jazzi the Pegasus Something Original

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    On a double shift. Yet the second half of it is going by pretty quickly. I'll be happy to get home though.
     
  8. scalie

    scalie back pokin' snake

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    one coworker is getting fired because he got his ass arrested and they're going to rehire another coworkers cholo-poser nephew who got fired before for smoking weed and stealing on the job until they can hopefully find a better replacement since he's all they've got right now. this is gonna be interesting
     
  9. Robert Thompson

    Robert Thompson Reaper of Fallen Toys, Porn King

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    Wendy's hack fucked me all my cards were cancelled
     
  10. Exeter

    Exeter Cuddly, Snuggly, Slutty Dragon

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    What happened???
     
  11. Robert Thompson

    Robert Thompson Reaper of Fallen Toys, Porn King

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    Wendy's hamburger corporation was hacked and 300+ chains where cyber compromised and 4 months ago I used my debit to buy a burger. So my bank turned it off
     
  12. Velixer

    Velixer The Musical Draconic Muse

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    That sucks, sorry to hear that.
    I had a similar incident when Target had their hack happen a couple of years ago.
     
  13. Robert Thompson

    Robert Thompson Reaper of Fallen Toys, Porn King

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    Now I am having to borrow money from my roommates. Cool guys but I am not a fan of doing this
     
  14. Rassandra Gendal

    Rassandra Gendal Well-Known Member

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    I know the pain ;-;
     
  15. Exeter

    Exeter Cuddly, Snuggly, Slutty Dragon

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    My last night with Berit :(

    They fly home tomorrow afternoon....
     
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  16. doit666

    doit666 Forever confused

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    One more day til I find out if I can take a large Chance.
     
  17. Exeter

    Exeter Cuddly, Snuggly, Slutty Dragon

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    Can you take a medium? That's all you need to know
     
  18. scalie

    scalie back pokin' snake

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    hmmm, seems my coworker managed to make bail and his replacement got picked up for heroine, so the old guy stays, the new guy got fired before he even started. gotta love it
     
  19. Rassandra Gendal

    Rassandra Gendal Well-Known Member

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    Someone must have bid your boss to live in interesting times.
     
  20. doit666

    doit666 Forever confused

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    Yes. I can take the legacy medium, but the new large is a bit larger. GONNA GO DEEEEEEP
     

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