KodiaX987
Sep 4, 2008, 10:50 PM
Gentlemen, welcome to the preliminary outpost of Gluttongloss. This building you see is nothing but a small containment area in preparation to the entombment of the entire dwarf civilization into an underwater glass cube, which will be the project I will undertake as soon as this small amount of building is finished.
http://www.shurikane.com/b/gluttongloss-01.jpg
She stands proud as a 2 and soon to be 3 story tall building. It's extremely small by even dwarven standards, but still, it has everything one needs. The light gray blocks, as you see, are fortifications with slits carved out into them for marksmen to shoot arrows outside at potential invaders.
http://www.shurikane.com/b/gluttongloss-02.jpg
And there you see it, in her full glory. We're facing southwards. The western fortification is almost done, and soon enough, archers will be able to take position in order to fire at enemies on the drawbridge. Those two forks around the entry will also be given a ceiling to protect our good archers from the rain and from possible enemy fire being lobbed at them from elsewhere. Notice, in the distance, the floor sections being laid out. Once it's all done, it will become the new barracks for the fortress guard, who will be able to answer any threat on a moment's notice.
http://www.shurikane.com/b/gluttongloss-03.jpg
Zooming further inside, we have a view of the drawbridge (unfortunately not rendered by the engine) and the moat underneath. The fun thing is that the drawbridge is linked to a spanking new spring-driven mechanism, which will swiftly catapult invaders who have already made their way across, as well as turning the drawbridge into a wall. A little further ahead, down the ramp, is a second drawbridge, hidden on the ground, which will raise inwards to form a second wall and possibly allow the archers in the fortifications some free kills at the closest invaders, in order to lay claim to some easy weapons and armor - or possibly fling them back at the enemy.
http://www.shurikane.com/b/gluttongloss-04.jpg
This above is a view of the second-floor fortifications, which look towards the drawbridge and offers another position for our marksdwarves. Since the secret drawbridge creates the wall right under this line, the archers have no blind spot. Everything in sight is as good as dead!
http://www.shurikane.com/b/gluttongloss-05.jpg
And here, a view of the southern end of the fortress, which is also under construction. Once completed, it will become a walled-in and indoors access to the river, from which dwarves will be able to fish and drink at their leisure during any non-winter season. Projects for an underground well are underway at this very moment.
http://www.shurikane.com/b/gluttongloss-06.jpg
And lastly, an average mining project in the northwestern area. The southeast, past the river, will be channelled out for the glass tomb in the near future. Some of the sections of the project are locked and forbidden to avoid some of the workers picking up stones too far away to be reasonable.
We are proud to announce that this fortress has seen the birth of three masterpieces, one casualty, and a population of forty-five.
http://www.shurikane.com/b/gluttongloss-01.jpg
She stands proud as a 2 and soon to be 3 story tall building. It's extremely small by even dwarven standards, but still, it has everything one needs. The light gray blocks, as you see, are fortifications with slits carved out into them for marksmen to shoot arrows outside at potential invaders.
http://www.shurikane.com/b/gluttongloss-02.jpg
And there you see it, in her full glory. We're facing southwards. The western fortification is almost done, and soon enough, archers will be able to take position in order to fire at enemies on the drawbridge. Those two forks around the entry will also be given a ceiling to protect our good archers from the rain and from possible enemy fire being lobbed at them from elsewhere. Notice, in the distance, the floor sections being laid out. Once it's all done, it will become the new barracks for the fortress guard, who will be able to answer any threat on a moment's notice.
http://www.shurikane.com/b/gluttongloss-03.jpg
Zooming further inside, we have a view of the drawbridge (unfortunately not rendered by the engine) and the moat underneath. The fun thing is that the drawbridge is linked to a spanking new spring-driven mechanism, which will swiftly catapult invaders who have already made their way across, as well as turning the drawbridge into a wall. A little further ahead, down the ramp, is a second drawbridge, hidden on the ground, which will raise inwards to form a second wall and possibly allow the archers in the fortifications some free kills at the closest invaders, in order to lay claim to some easy weapons and armor - or possibly fling them back at the enemy.
http://www.shurikane.com/b/gluttongloss-04.jpg
This above is a view of the second-floor fortifications, which look towards the drawbridge and offers another position for our marksdwarves. Since the secret drawbridge creates the wall right under this line, the archers have no blind spot. Everything in sight is as good as dead!
http://www.shurikane.com/b/gluttongloss-05.jpg
And here, a view of the southern end of the fortress, which is also under construction. Once completed, it will become a walled-in and indoors access to the river, from which dwarves will be able to fish and drink at their leisure during any non-winter season. Projects for an underground well are underway at this very moment.
http://www.shurikane.com/b/gluttongloss-06.jpg
And lastly, an average mining project in the northwestern area. The southeast, past the river, will be channelled out for the glass tomb in the near future. Some of the sections of the project are locked and forbidden to avoid some of the workers picking up stones too far away to be reasonable.
We are proud to announce that this fortress has seen the birth of three masterpieces, one casualty, and a population of forty-five.