Goonhub
06-01-2021, 07:37 AM
Okay, time for the update for year 1! I didn't keep great notes of what happened, so hopefully future updates will be written a bit better. Also the days are likely wrong.
Day 1:
Just got immediate orders I'm supposed to travel out to some random hobbit hole in the middle of nowhere, to quote, "organize the other iguanas." Ah well, orders are orders.
Day 15:
After two long weeks of travel, my crew and I finally arrived. I look up at the sign, Lizard Fortress? That's offensive, we're Iguanas, not lizards. This place is kind of miserable, there's no- GOLD! IS THAT GOLD? MORE GOLD, GOLD EVERYWHERE! Okay, this isn't so bad. We're going to be STACKED! You can call me whatever you want if you're going to fill my coffers with gold. I'm going to turn in for the night, and start setting up tomorrow.
Day 16:
I assigned a woodcutter to remove some of the natural forestry in this area. All in the names of progress, right?
Day 20:
Time to finally get some shelter. My mining team of two, lead by Jurgen Bishop are carving out an area for us to store our goods, this wagon won't do. I decide to have the wood stockpiled right near the entrance, and set up a little area for catching fish. Not really a thing Iguana People do, but our food stores are far from infinite.
Day 30:
As we come to the close of the first month, I realize I forgot about food. Let's dig out a separate area in the dirt for a farm.
Day 45:
Farming plump helmets and pig tails has become. Our expedition leader and founder, Drarqoq Surgehill, agrees to take the lead on that, and grabs another Iguana to help them out.
Day 70:
A large area has now been dug out. Let's start filling it.
Day 71:
The Trade Depot and hub for the fortress has been completed.
Day 73:
The drawbridge has been completed, but there is no lever to raise it. It's quite pretty though.
Day 80:
A large storeroom has been set up, and the lazy Iguanas seem to like moving goods there instead of working. We're going to need some more colonists.
Day 85:
Our main workshop area has been completed. Now to fill it with some workshops, and maybe some talented craftslizards? I don't have hours to watch them build beds.
Day 100:
Passed our first 100 days with no fatalities! That excludes some animals we had to butcher. They sure eat a lot of food, but the farm should keep us running.
Day 150:
Winter is coming. Thank god the caravan came. Unfortunately, Iguanas seem to hate organization (this definitely was not because I forgot the nobles tab existed, this is 100% just roleplay) so we don't have anyone assigned as a broker or bookkeeper. Ah well, one of the Iguanas that tagged along with this caravan walks over there and starts trading. He said he once traded silver coins for some food, so I guess he's qualified. They get really pissy when we offer them "bad" trades, so they end up leaving. Good riddance! We're not selling our gold until it's all nice and refined.
Day 170:
Sleeping outside is getting more difficult with winter coming. We need some bedding. I assign our carpenter (who seems to be the only competent Iguana, and kind of incredible at a number of things) to build as many beds and doors as possible and our mining team of three is setting up an area underground for sleeping.
Day 175:
Now that everyone has a bed (at least the more useful ones, the lazy ones can freeze!) we need to set it up so that the light can heat their beds. Iguanas use heat from the sun (sunbathing) to keep themselves warm, so lets cut us a hole down the mountain.
Day 200:
Some of those holes got flooded part way down, so we're going to be abandoning this project until further notice. You could say this was my fault for not properly investigating the water, or noticing that it would very obviously flood, but you'd be wrong. My judgement is impeccable.
Oh yeah, someone built a cabinet. https://imgur.com/a/ZobWJsy Imagine being that proud of a... cabinet. Clogged up one of my workshops for a long time too!
Day 245:
Some Iguana just sat down and declared himself the Chief Medical Dwarf? Delusional, and clearly unqualified, but I don't really care. Gizzard the Lizard Wizard can do what he wants.
Day 250:
A lever has been built for the drawbridge, but not actually hooked up. I should also mention that we made a kitchen, Tavern, and food storeroom for the Iguanas and any possible visitors. This is also keeping us stocked on alcohol. There is a total of 20 Iguana People.
Final notes:
All of my dates are wrong, because I didn't actually keep dates as I went. Years are definitely longer than 250 days. It'll be fixed by the next update! I'm still learning, so feel free to give me some advice. I have a lot of improvements in mind, but the more the merrier! Also, going to link a bunch of screenshots.
Created partway through, not a current picture, but HIGHLY recommend if you're newer to ASCII:
https://imgur.com/3PzhHYO
Full map of the main level:
https://imgur.com/hkxrnmV
Map of the level with beds:
https://imgur.com/P8k59sk
Our Iguanas!:
https://imgur.com/uIABBlO
Note that this picture was taken before some of them were renamed and modified for people who wanted to be in the Iguana Fortress.
Note that there seems to be a bug where the deaths of wild animals keep resetting.
Day 1:
Just got immediate orders I'm supposed to travel out to some random hobbit hole in the middle of nowhere, to quote, "organize the other iguanas." Ah well, orders are orders.
Day 15:
After two long weeks of travel, my crew and I finally arrived. I look up at the sign, Lizard Fortress? That's offensive, we're Iguanas, not lizards. This place is kind of miserable, there's no- GOLD! IS THAT GOLD? MORE GOLD, GOLD EVERYWHERE! Okay, this isn't so bad. We're going to be STACKED! You can call me whatever you want if you're going to fill my coffers with gold. I'm going to turn in for the night, and start setting up tomorrow.
Day 16:
I assigned a woodcutter to remove some of the natural forestry in this area. All in the names of progress, right?
Day 20:
Time to finally get some shelter. My mining team of two, lead by Jurgen Bishop are carving out an area for us to store our goods, this wagon won't do. I decide to have the wood stockpiled right near the entrance, and set up a little area for catching fish. Not really a thing Iguana People do, but our food stores are far from infinite.
Day 30:
As we come to the close of the first month, I realize I forgot about food. Let's dig out a separate area in the dirt for a farm.
Day 45:
Farming plump helmets and pig tails has become. Our expedition leader and founder, Drarqoq Surgehill, agrees to take the lead on that, and grabs another Iguana to help them out.
Day 70:
A large area has now been dug out. Let's start filling it.
Day 71:
The Trade Depot and hub for the fortress has been completed.
Day 73:
The drawbridge has been completed, but there is no lever to raise it. It's quite pretty though.
Day 80:
A large storeroom has been set up, and the lazy Iguanas seem to like moving goods there instead of working. We're going to need some more colonists.
Day 85:
Our main workshop area has been completed. Now to fill it with some workshops, and maybe some talented craftslizards? I don't have hours to watch them build beds.
Day 100:
Passed our first 100 days with no fatalities! That excludes some animals we had to butcher. They sure eat a lot of food, but the farm should keep us running.
Day 150:
Winter is coming. Thank god the caravan came. Unfortunately, Iguanas seem to hate organization (this definitely was not because I forgot the nobles tab existed, this is 100% just roleplay) so we don't have anyone assigned as a broker or bookkeeper. Ah well, one of the Iguanas that tagged along with this caravan walks over there and starts trading. He said he once traded silver coins for some food, so I guess he's qualified. They get really pissy when we offer them "bad" trades, so they end up leaving. Good riddance! We're not selling our gold until it's all nice and refined.
Day 170:
Sleeping outside is getting more difficult with winter coming. We need some bedding. I assign our carpenter (who seems to be the only competent Iguana, and kind of incredible at a number of things) to build as many beds and doors as possible and our mining team of three is setting up an area underground for sleeping.
Day 175:
Now that everyone has a bed (at least the more useful ones, the lazy ones can freeze!) we need to set it up so that the light can heat their beds. Iguanas use heat from the sun (sunbathing) to keep themselves warm, so lets cut us a hole down the mountain.
Day 200:
Some of those holes got flooded part way down, so we're going to be abandoning this project until further notice. You could say this was my fault for not properly investigating the water, or noticing that it would very obviously flood, but you'd be wrong. My judgement is impeccable.
Oh yeah, someone built a cabinet. https://imgur.com/a/ZobWJsy Imagine being that proud of a... cabinet. Clogged up one of my workshops for a long time too!
Day 245:
Some Iguana just sat down and declared himself the Chief Medical Dwarf? Delusional, and clearly unqualified, but I don't really care. Gizzard the Lizard Wizard can do what he wants.
Day 250:
A lever has been built for the drawbridge, but not actually hooked up. I should also mention that we made a kitchen, Tavern, and food storeroom for the Iguanas and any possible visitors. This is also keeping us stocked on alcohol. There is a total of 20 Iguana People.
Final notes:
All of my dates are wrong, because I didn't actually keep dates as I went. Years are definitely longer than 250 days. It'll be fixed by the next update! I'm still learning, so feel free to give me some advice. I have a lot of improvements in mind, but the more the merrier! Also, going to link a bunch of screenshots.
Created partway through, not a current picture, but HIGHLY recommend if you're newer to ASCII:
https://imgur.com/3PzhHYO
Full map of the main level:
https://imgur.com/hkxrnmV
Map of the level with beds:
https://imgur.com/P8k59sk
Our Iguanas!:
https://imgur.com/uIABBlO
Note that this picture was taken before some of them were renamed and modified for people who wanted to be in the Iguana Fortress.
Note that there seems to be a bug where the deaths of wild animals keep resetting.