Winter has come. The fridgid, frozen snow and ice is creeping up on the world, making it harder to survive. The winterstorms have claimed the lives of one tribe already… Will the rest survive?
>>425With the harsh winter raging, your foodstores are not large enough to feed all your followeres. Unfortunately, some people starve to death. -4 population
Your insistence on feudalism angers some of the mountain tribes. They remove your flunkies from power and set up their own territory. They demand that you return all their ancesteral lands, or more death will follow. With the loss of part of your territory, you feel weakened somewhat. -12 population.
Your wife has good news however. Your new heir will be born soon, a healthy baby girl.
>>426Your new subjects in the Pod People that turned to your side are invaluable in teaching tactics to use against their rotten brethren. Unfortunately, a surprise raid by the Rotten Pod People leaves you with a few dead guards, and a steam engine stolen. -2 population, Military level: Poor (4/7).
>>427Your dorfs construct ways to ship fresh water from the lake throughout the fortress. This will make it easier to put out fires and to stay hydrated. Economic level: Poor (5/7)
The Dorfs that fought against the kobolds are busy with celebrating their victory. New dorfs are dug out of the ground when the breeding is done. For some reason, these new dorfs know some sneaky kobold tactics, which they gladly put to good use in defending the fortress. Population +18, Specific Tech: Tunnel Traps.
>>428Bad news, comrade general. The winter has brought terrible snow demons, which attacked and killed the farmers and miners. If only someone could do something about these yeti cyka. -12 population.
>>458Your people bring in the last harvest, and make preservable foods to last winter. And seemingly just in time. Economic level: Mediocre (0/10)
Unfortunately, these beasts of burden are either not usable or very grumpy. When you arrive, you come across a scene of horror. Several of your men are trampled into the dirt, with one of the 6 legged creatures lying dead aswell. Maybe you need a way to calm them down… -5 population.
>>469When you send your messengers, there is nothing to do but wait. And for a long time, you fear the worst. But eventually, it seems that battle is joined, as sound of combat and smoke floats throughout the hills and plains. Who is winning? You're not sure. But fighting is good, right?
>>487Hubris is mans greatest sin, wasn't that also written down somewhere? Well, no matter. Treading into scientific fields beyond your specialization, you are not quite sure what the heavily muscled smiths are talking about, or what they are actually doing. But it seems that, in the end, you have results. There are bars of magnetic metal at your disposal. Specific Tech: Magnetic Metal, Science Level: Mediocre (4/10).
>>534Land-Ships they might look like, but right now it doesn't seem to go anywhere. People are busy with securing their families before the winter strikes completely. Your land-ships stand still in the cold..
But the threat of winter brings people to new heights of ingenuity. They work around the clock to beat the cold, and it seems like it might work. Economic Level: Poor (6/7), Specific Tech: Steam Plow, Mechanical Oxen