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Corai

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Is this normal?
« on: April 07, 2012, 10:05:27 pm »
So far, I have had a fort going for about a year, and every migrant I got had army skills, EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.


I have unlimited amounts of competent hammerdwarves and tons of skilled marskdwarves. Is this normal?
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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2012, 10:06:37 pm »
Normal? Not as far as I have seen.

Awesome? I think so.
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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2012, 10:07:16 pm »
If I had to guess, I'd say it means your civ has been in A LOT of wars... consider checking Legends mode. Wouldn't be a surprise if they were on their last legs, harrowed near to extinction by myriad foes.
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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2012, 10:07:55 pm »
Not completely, but not unknown. Your civ probably got into a lot of wars so a lot of dwarfs get some military skill. If you'd allow making trophies of sentients you'd probably see them wearing elf, human or goblin bone necklaces.
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Corai

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« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2012, 10:08:26 pm »
Oh, and I decided to check there inventory and skills.


None brought weapons or ammo, and ALL the hammerdwarves were fisherdwarves, without hammers.



I AM CONFUSED NOW.
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Garath

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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2012, 10:20:08 pm »
he retired from the military, duh. Wasn't allowed to keep his armor and weapons, such a shame.
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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2012, 10:21:47 pm »
Hmmm... is it the latest version? :-\
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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2012, 10:27:19 pm »
Sounds awesome, although they wouldn't have gear likely because they had retaired and weren't allowed to keep their gear.

Well, at least the basic training has been taken out of the steps for an effective militia!
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Corai

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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2012, 10:28:53 pm »
But the marksdwarves were hunters.


And also, I turned most of them into bookkeepers and gem cutters, I have too many to get all of them armed.


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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2012, 10:31:57 pm »
Dwarves except hunters and woodcutters don't bring weapons AFAIK. I once had a 34.xx fort where almost everybody showed up with skills and kills. Apparently my civ kicked a lot of ass. Seeing a random fisherdwarf who became competent in hammering by killing 60 ogres was not uncommon.
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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #10 on: April 07, 2012, 10:32:51 pm »
My current fort has been like this, every migrant has competent military skills. I think it has to do with wars in world gen.
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Corai

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« Reply #11 on: April 07, 2012, 10:34:24 pm »
Now I notice noone has kills. I guess my civ was ruled by a tyrant and these guys are fleeing to start a revolution.


In a perfect dwarf fortress it would have stuff like that.......
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