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[Peasant Phill]

I first started to get interested in Dward fortress by accident when I read the story of Boatmurdered. The AAR was such a hilarious disaster that the game couldn't be anything other than fun. Since then I downloaded and deleted DF several times and have gotten better and better at it without losing touch the whole 'this will all end in hilariously'-motto of the game. Once again I'm feeling up to giving it another go.

Anybody else having fond memories of DF or is anyone still playing it?

[Greyblades]

Ah yes, dwarf fortress, I remember that old chestnut, though really the most I can remember is a particually disasterous expedition when my dwarves set up shop right next to a Roc (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roc_%28mythology%29) and were picked off one by one before they could even dig out a new storeroom.
Good times.

[Kekvit Irae]

Still playing it. Using the Masterwork mod.

Also, this is something I ran into during .40d long time ago:
https://i42.tinypic.com/2w7pwfp.jpg

And if you really like Succession Games, read up on the only fort to not only destroy the HFS, but also make a mockery of it by MOVING THE DWARVES INTO IT.
Swordthunders (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=94140.0) and... the Succession Game to reclaim Swordthunders after being overrun. (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=96916.0) Hilarity ensues.
Obviously, language warning.

[al Roumi]

I cut my teeth on 0.31 last year and returned by chance for 0.34 a month ago, stuck away from home for work with nothing much to do and so naturaly spent the time managing idiot dwarves. I suspect I'll never have as much time as that to consecrate to DF but also never had I found it as rewarding.

Had a bit of FUN when I realised trolls were construction destroyers and they knocked out a few flood gates on themselves, flooding out my trap strewn alternative/siege entryway.

I'm glad I figured out how to turn off the vampiric and lycanthrope syndromes (are they syndromes?) in world gen as it was even more FUN (but not fun) when I found my legendary weaponsmiths being killed off from within.

The general direction of travel of DF is a little odd, to say the least, the ever expanding complexity and feature list turns what is already a micro managing fest into a countdown to nervous breakdown. For me anyway. But then I'm almost certainly still Urist McNewb.

[Kekvit Irae]

Had a bit of FUN when I realised trolls were construction destroyers and they knocked out a few flood gates on themselves, flooding out my trap strewn alternative/siege entryway.

Constructed Walls (keypresses: b-C-w) and Drawbridges (b-g, then choose any direction EXCEPT Retracting) don't count as buildings. Take that as you will. :)

[Greyblades]

Still playing it. Using the Masterwork mod.

Also, this is something I ran into during .40d long time ago:
https://i42.tinypic.com/2w7pwfp.jpg

And if you really like Succession Games, read up on the only fort to not only destroy the HFS, but also make a mockery of it by MOVING THE DWARVES INTO IT.
Swordthunders (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=94140.0) and... the Succession Game to reclaim Swordthunders after being overrun. (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=96916.0) Hilarity ensues.
Obviously, language warning.

Oh that is hillarious, they killed off so many dorfs they nearly drove thier civilisation extinct!