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higgypig

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Well that escalated quickly
« on: May 17, 2013, 05:30:54 pm »
Only in dwarf fortress would a MASSIVE (100 or so) force of goblins and A even more MASSIVE force of HFS invade at the same time. This is how my latest fortress fell,after my dwarves were obliterated the goblins and HFS began fighting which was funny though. Can anyone give me some tips on how to prevent HFS from destroying everything I love and my cats?
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Dorflord

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Re: Well that escalated quickly
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2013, 06:38:22 pm »
Dig out a (preferably rather long) 1 tile wide hallway, filled with upright spikes linked to a lever or a repeater. Pop the cork, then switch on the repeater, or order the lever pulled on repeat. Follow this hallway with a few cave-in trap chambers (to mop up those difficult inorganic clowns), this should leave the initial invasion mostly dead. Then all you should have to worry about are those spawning at the edges of the HFS.
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Re: Well that escalated quickly
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2013, 09:14:39 pm »
Or you can play checkers.
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Re: Well that escalated quickly
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2013, 10:02:14 pm »
Immediately, immediately floor over the hole leading to the Circus. If you're quick enough, you'll be able to cover it up before any Clowns get the idea to fly up. If you made an up/down stair and it's exposed to the Circus below it, build an up stair on it to replace it it so it's no longer open below.
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Re: Well that escalated quickly
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2013, 12:03:55 am »
In the future, try to have your HFS mines end at a 1 block wide corridor with a Nearly Completed suspended stone wall at the end. If you breach anything, just enable masonry for everyone and unsuspend the wall, and hope there aren't too many on the other side.
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Re: Well that escalated quickly
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2013, 12:27:31 am »
or just
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