Looking back on Bimkutam

It's the morning after.  I've gotten to grips with my loss.  In the end it was actually not as bad as I imagined it to be.

There was almost something horribly fascinating about watching my fortress and my dwarfs die.  Watching on as a god would watch while his creatures huddle together in the last remaining crevices, hanging on for dear life knowing that ultimately they too will die.

So what are my thoughts about this fort?

It was pretty good really.  It was self-sufficient and running overall pretty smoothly.  I managed to get a military up and running.  Very crudely without armor and possibly even weapons but kill they did nonetheless (even though it was a fellow dwarf).

Broke my record of maximum dwarfs, I think I topped 70 when the water arrived.   Design wise I've learned a few lessons although overall I was reasonably satisfied.  The big learning from this must be not to have any rooms or tunnels right under the ground but to dig down a bit more.

There is still the mystery of why my fort flooded as I am 100% sure there was a wall where the water entered the fortress.  Was the material too weak? (100% sure I used stone) or did the pressure of the water collaps the wall or did it go over the wall on the z level above (most likely explanation in my estimation). 

I’ve heard it say that you are not a true DF player unless you’ve flooded your fortress at least once so I can take solace from that.  So dwarfs of Ilasavuz, who so briefly did manage to make Bimkutam their home, I salute you.  You will never be forgotten!