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− | The main considerations to keep in mind when choosing a site are: the presence of aquifers, the availability of wood, ores, and soil, the climate, and your neighbors. There is just ONE BIG RULE: when your home civilization is too small | + | The main considerations to keep in mind when choosing a site are: the presence of aquifers, the availability of wood, ores, and soil, the climate, and your neighbors. There is just ONE BIG RULE: when your home civilization is too small, you will recognize after the second winter that you won't get any more [[Immigration|immigrants]], which can be [[Fun|extremely fun]]. To avoid this situation, select a home civilization with ''at least'' two dwarven sites on the map. |
− | The Choose Fortress Location screen has two different zoom levels: Region and Local. In the region view, you can [[Site finder|search for an embark location]], [[Reclaim fortress mode|reclaim or unretire a site]], and choose your origin civilization. Each tile on the region view encompasses a 16×16 grid of local view tiles. In the local view, you can select your embark location and view the elevation and grade of the terrain. Additionally, you will see the location of other sites in red | + | The Choose Fortress Location screen has two different zoom levels: Region and Local. In the region view, you can [[Site finder|search for an embark location]], [[Reclaim fortress mode|reclaim or unretire a site]], and choose your origin civilization. Each tile on the region view encompasses a 16×16 grid of local view tiles. In the local view, you can select your embark location and view the elevation and grade of the terrain. Additionally, you will see the location of other sites in red. |
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− | Once you select embark, the embark area is shown at the mouse cursor. It can be resized by clicking the arrows in the top-left corner. The size of the embark location directly affects how much data about a map the game will have to store in your computer's memory and the size of your save files. This may [[Frames per second|slow your game down]], and have | + | Once you select embark, the embark area is shown at the mouse cursor. It can also be resized by clicking the arrows in the top-left corner. The size of the embark location directly affects how much data about a map the game will have to store in your computer's memory and the size of your save files. This may correspondingly make pathfinding more resource-intensive, generally [[Frames per second|slow your game down]], and have a dramatic effect on the save and load times for your map. As such, smaller maps are recommended, especially for less powerful computers. Remember that each tile on your embark screen is 48×48 tiles large. |
Before you confirm your embark you will be presented with any notable dangers present in that location. Once you confirm, you'll setup your settlers and equipment. | Before you confirm your embark you will be presented with any notable dangers present in that location. Once you confirm, you'll setup your settlers and equipment. |