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Author Topic: How should dwarves behave towards wildlife and attackers?  (Read 426 times)

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How should dwarves behave towards wildlife and attackers?
« on: March 23, 2013, 09:41:38 am »
Currently dwarves just run away from critters if they're civilians, towards critters if they're military, and this causes various nuisances and dangers.


Presumably they ought to make a decision on whether they can take a critter (based on size and skills?), leading to four scenarios:
1) "I can take that thing on! But it's not hostile, so I'll ignore it entirely."
2) "I can take that thing on! And it's coming for me, so I'm gonna charge it!"
3) "I can't take that thing on, but it's running away so I can just ignore it."
4) FLEE
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Quote from: rkyeun on August 17, 2008, 12:26:22 pm
My stray dogs often chase fire imps back into the magma pipe and then continue fighting while burning and drowning in the lava. Truly their loyalty knows no bounds, but perhaps it should.