Welcome to Fort Dwarfalot!

[IVIaarten]

Hi all,

purchased this game yesterday, and I have a hard time to stop playing

I did 3 of the campaign missions, and then decided to go into Custom mode. Put everything on medium and off we went. Next time I'm probably going to play on a larger map, since it is a bit cramped.

I'm playing without building non-dwarven items, so anything non-dwarfish you see here has been found in the level, and manhandled up the mine by those poor little dwarves.

And finally, before we start, if you want higher quality pictures you can check them in my Steam Screenshots .

Anyways, here is the main entrance to my fort and some of my farms (p.s. anyone have any tips on how to remove the trees that fell down onto my stairs?).

Once you go inside, you enter via the main lobby with the administration office (for my imaginary trade caravans )

Moving on from there you enter the main corridor, which opens up into the central hub (on the left of the picture)
There's still quite a bit of clutter in the corridor, since I haven't built my treasure room yet. Once that is done it will look a lot better.

The (pretty pimped out) spawning pool is connected right to the central hub. This should make those new dwarlings feel welcome.

On the side of the corridor is the main mess-hall....

...which connects to the research lab. I still have to move all the mage-walls I found into the lab. I'm going to expand it a bit as well most likely (I found a really nice alchemist set that needs a nice central spot).

Here you see the library, since even dwarfs can't diggy diggy or bash in goblin skulls all day long.

The library is connected to this secondary hub.

On the other side of this hub you'll find the bathhouse. This is where the dwarfs take their annual bath. Hey, if you're not going to bathe often, you might as well bathe in style when you do

The bathhouse is also connected to the main attraction of Fort Dwarfalot, the King's chambers. Here is an overview including the vaulted ceiling.

Here is a shot of the entrance to the King's chambers

And of the throne

Behind the throne is a double entrance to the treasure room, but that's still a work in progress.

Ow yes, before I forget, a shot of my mine. It has reached the bottom level in the meantime

Thanks for watching, and thanks ZEAL and Paradox for a great game

 

[IVIaarten]

Edit:

Thanks again to the teams over at ZEAL and Paradox for creating a great game, and apparently my little creation was worth a prize in the screenshot contest Btw, it took me literally minutes to get myself killed for the first time in Magicka... hey, stone magic.. what happens if I cast this on myself... *huge boulder falls from the ceiling* SPLAT *defeat*
Just awesome

Here's a little update on two of the rooms.

The research lab was long overdue a bit of an expansion and I found some really nice materials close to the bottom level that would really spruce the place up a bit. Everything was dwarfhauled up 20-odd levels to be placed here (I had to use the pillar bases to make sure the buttresses stayed on the level where I wanted them).

Also, in the meantime I have finished the treasure chamber under the king's throne room, of course well protected by some traps to make sure it stays there

 

[unmerged(581785)]

Wow. Even your mine looks neat! Thank you for sharing I think I'll have to work in an administration office for my trade caravans too for my next build.

 

[unmerged(516081)]

I'm not a fan of little rooms , but i have to say the Design is well done.

 

[unmerged(323385)]

Oh yes, libraries!

 

[IVIaarten]

Thanks guys/gals for the kind words.

I do agree that it's a bit cramped. Was my first go at custom game, and I felt the need to fit most stuff on mostly the same level. I think I do like the challenge though of working with the hand I've been dealt. Guess the medium map I chose was smaller than I expected. Next build will be on a bigger map. I can't put myself to only putting 1 or 2 rooms on a similarish level...

and hells yes, libraries

 

[IVIaarten]

Added 2 more pictures of a new room and a renovated one to my second post in the thread.

 

[ShadowDragon868]

Wow, I love it. It's a lot more pimping than some of my forts - but then, I tend to go more for the more comfortable-looking, rather than impressive, building materials. (That, and my Clan love Dwarftoberfest.)

You definitely deserved what you won, and mad props on the research room, or as I call them the "Smart Guy Research Lair." Yes, Dwarven scholars/researchers are so strange they lair.