Post by Griggs on Aug 16, 2010 18:30:41 GMT -5
Alright, so I've been shooting this idea around in my head for a while, and now it's finally looking like I can make it so. If you are familiar with Dwarf Fortress, then you're probably aware of what a bloodline game is, a la Boatmurdered. If not, some explanation is necessary.
Dwarf Fortress is a game very unlike what most anybody's played before. It takes all of the emphasis on graphics, fluidity, and ease of play from other games and puts them through a +Steel Wood Chipper+. It is rendered completely in ASCII-like symbols, has a learning curve like a Mack truck hitting a brick wall at 75 mph, and is also very, very Fun. It is a game with virtually no graphics to speak of that can somehow use up all of your $1200 machine's runtime. It is made by one man and his cat. It is furiously, balls-to-the-wall awesome.
In Dwarf Fortress terminology, a bloodline game is when several players get together and each take a turn at a Fortress, playing a single in-game year and passing the save onto the next in line. Moreso than even the original game, these frequently get confusing, chaotic, and absolutely hilarious. As they play the game, players will also recount the misadventures of their bearded lackeys as they attempt to survive the world of DF. Gory details encouraged.
What I'm doing here is just that: putting together a group of Alters DF players who will (hopefully) build a fortress that will go down in legend as completely, insanely badass. Any may apply, though I do warn that those with minimal or no knowledge of this game, especially this particular edition (v0.31.12) may well ed their term in the collapse of the fort. For this reason, new players are discouraged from joining in without some practice.
Anyways, down to brass tacks.
-If you'd like to volunteer to be avictim overseer, do so in this thread. Positions on a first-come first-serve basis, tough you can ask for a later position if you'd like. I'll be starting the fort and going first.
-We need a name for the fortress. Throw them out there and either I'll pick one or we'll take a vote.
-After we name the thing and get enough volunteers, I'll post a link to the yet-unmade forum I'll be hosting this on (for organizational reasons).
And that's about all I've got to say. So, STRIKE THE EARTH, you bastards!
Dwarf Fortress is a game very unlike what most anybody's played before. It takes all of the emphasis on graphics, fluidity, and ease of play from other games and puts them through a +Steel Wood Chipper+. It is rendered completely in ASCII-like symbols, has a learning curve like a Mack truck hitting a brick wall at 75 mph, and is also very, very Fun. It is a game with virtually no graphics to speak of that can somehow use up all of your $1200 machine's runtime. It is made by one man and his cat. It is furiously, balls-to-the-wall awesome.
In Dwarf Fortress terminology, a bloodline game is when several players get together and each take a turn at a Fortress, playing a single in-game year and passing the save onto the next in line. Moreso than even the original game, these frequently get confusing, chaotic, and absolutely hilarious. As they play the game, players will also recount the misadventures of their bearded lackeys as they attempt to survive the world of DF. Gory details encouraged.
What I'm doing here is just that: putting together a group of Alters DF players who will (hopefully) build a fortress that will go down in legend as completely, insanely badass. Any may apply, though I do warn that those with minimal or no knowledge of this game, especially this particular edition (v0.31.12) may well ed their term in the collapse of the fort. For this reason, new players are discouraged from joining in without some practice.
Anyways, down to brass tacks.
-If you'd like to volunteer to be a
-We need a name for the fortress. Throw them out there and either I'll pick one or we'll take a vote.
-After we name the thing and get enough volunteers, I'll post a link to the yet-unmade forum I'll be hosting this on (for organizational reasons).
And that's about all I've got to say. So, STRIKE THE EARTH, you bastards!