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Swarms of giant mosquitos (and other things) as DF's answer to 'cagetrapitis'
« on: February 16, 2012, 02:26:27 am »
As I read about swarms of 150 or so giant mosquitos, all I can think is how easily 1, or if needed, 2 or 3 of these would overwhelm most heavy-traps fortresses, especially those with traps that need to be reset - even spike traps could reasonably be expected to jam after so many corpses became impaled...

Ambushes and especially seiges driving huge swarms of half-tamed creatures ahead of their attack at the fortress...


Mmm.  Yummy to plan defenses against.  Evil college finals, to delay my enjoyment of this game!
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Re: Swarms of giant mosquitos (and other things) as DF's answer to 'cagetrapitis'
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2012, 02:44:27 am »
Goblins should send ahead herds of pigs on fire.
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Re: Swarms of giant mosquitos (and other things) as DF's answer to 'cagetrapitis'
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2012, 08:10:27 am »
It's a swarm of bugs
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Re: Swarms of giant mosquitos (and other things) as DF's answer to 'cagetrapitis'
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2012, 08:12:08 am »
« Last Edit: February 16, 2012, 08:14:46 am by Urist McGyver »
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Re: Swarms of giant mosquitos (and other things) as DF's answer to 'cagetrapitis'
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2012, 08:15:45 am »
I'm thinking of starting a new fort in a colder biome to avoid the 130 mosquitoes I have hovering over my current fort. Was a very dry and warm place if it helps. It was green all round when I first arrived but grass became yellow in late spring and remained that way up to the next early spring where I now have these bastards bugging me.

I'll try a kill-order for my single (wounded, adequate) marksdwarf to fight ten mosquitoes at a time. He'll bring his war dogs, might help.

I wish the dwarfs had invented DDT.

edit: They're gone. Before my marksdwarf did anything, they're gone. They left, leaving 14 dead. I'm really puzzled now.
« Last Edit: February 16, 2012, 08:21:39 am by AWdeV »
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