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Well, I didn't know that you could put apostrophies in the title! --[[User:TimE|TimE]] 01:29, 30 May 2008 (EDT)
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Well, I didn't know that you could put apostrophies in the title! [[User:TimE|TimE]] 01:29, 30 May 2008 (EDT)
  
 
:That's "apostrophes," by the way. --[[User:Savok|Savok]], representing the Spelling Guild at 09:46, 30 May 2008 (EDT)
 
:That's "apostrophes," by the way. --[[User:Savok|Savok]], representing the Spelling Guild at 09:46, 30 May 2008 (EDT)
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:::--[[User:Savok|Savok]] 22:47, 30 May 2008 (EDT)
  
::::ahh, the panda will be pleased... I think my journey to reliance on Word spellcheck is now complete --[[User:TimE|TimE]] 22:58, 30 May 2008 (EDT)
 
 
:::::Try Firefox. It has its own spellchecker, which I do rely upon. --[[User:Savok|Savok]] 00:07, 31 May 2008 (EDT)
 
 
:::::: Thanks for reminding me - I use Firefox, but hadn't installed the language pack on this install. [[User:TimE|TimE]] 03:29, 31 May 2008 (EDT)
 
 
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Really nice tutorial; we've been needing something like this for a while.<br>
 
Really nice tutorial; we've been needing something like this for a while.<br>
 
Would be better if it expressed to the young dwarves that there are other ways. For example, you tell us how to build multilevel walls. I, personally, build all of mine in a rather different way, but one that works fine too.<br>
 
Would be better if it expressed to the young dwarves that there are other ways. For example, you tell us how to build multilevel walls. I, personally, build all of mine in a rather different way, but one that works fine too.<br>
Also, you need to read [[Dwarf Fortress Wiki:Community_Portal#I|Rule I]] sometime - specifically, "Images and screenshots should use the default tilesets for clarity." The current setup is close, but it's too big for that last image, even on 1024x768. --[[User:Savok|Savok]] 09:46, 30 May 2008 (EDT)
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Also, you need to read [[DwarfFortressWiki:Community_Portal#I|Rule I]] sometime - specifically, "Images and screenshots should use the default tilesets for clarity." The current setup is close, but it's too big for that last image, even on 1024x768. --[[User:Savok|Savok]] 09:46, 30 May 2008 (EDT)
  
:Yeah, I'll add a disclaimer that this is just one way of making walls, although DF is inherently flexible in how it does things so while that somewhat goes without saying, I'll say it anyway. I did use the default graphics tileset - the only modification was that I switched graphics on in the init file. Is this ''not'' the default? [[User:TimE|TimE]] 22:58, 30 May 2008 (EDT)
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::It is the default 16x16 (or appears to be; we've got at least one pretty poor tileset that looks almost like it), but the 8x12 default is preferred, though the 10x12 default is accepted. Also, don't use creature graphics. They are not default.
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Nice page, interesting style in the Art Of War bit. Could use standard tiles for dwarves and dogs, not the graphics tiles that required init.ini editing.
::I don't use the default tileset while playing, either (I use [[List_of_user_character_sets#Savok_2|my own tileset]]), but it isn't that hard to switch .inis for screenies. --[[User:Savok|Savok]] 00:07, 31 May 2008 (EDT)
 
  
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Also, and not to make it too much work, some 'in progress' shots could be helpful for newbies, despite that this is marketed as 'intermediate to advanced'.
  
Nice page, interesting style in the Art Of War bit. Could use standard tiles for dwarves and dogs, not the graphics tiles that required init.ini editing.<br>
 
Also, and not to make it too much work, some 'in progress' shots could be helpful for newbies, despite that this is marketed as 'intermediate to advanced'.<br>
 
 
Sort of a "Here's how you build this" section.
 
Sort of a "Here's how you build this" section.
 
--[[User:Dadamh|Dadamh]] 10:49, 30 May 2008 (EDT)
 
--[[User:Dadamh|Dadamh]] 10:49, 30 May 2008 (EDT)
 
:I'll have a play with the Template:RT and put something together. [[User:TimE|TimE]] 23:14, 30 May 2008 (EDT)
 
 
== Patrolling the fortifications ==
 
 
Caveat: The tutorial here mentions to put the patrolled [[fortification]]s up '''three''' Z-levels from the surface. I tried it with two levels and lost two trained marksdwarves to frickin' Elite Goblin Archers. --[[User:Jellyfishgreen|Jellyfishgreen]] 10:22, 23 January 2009 (EST) ''(I can say frickin', right?)''
 

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