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RoseyNineOneOne

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How do I Capture Traders?
« on: August 18, 2013, 11:39:38 pm »
As the title says. I want to capture these two elf traders locked in my fortress, but they don't seem to care about the cage traps they keep walking over. How do I put them in a cage?
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Re: How do I Capture Traders?
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2013, 11:58:14 pm »
Since the traders are Friendly, you'll need to stun them in some way to make the traps effect them.

I can think of two ways to do this: web the traps with webs from a giant cave spider, or cause a cave-in near them so they get thrown around by the dust.
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Re: How do I Capture Traders?
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2013, 07:41:49 am »
Bridge with a row of cage traps a few z levels underneath, set bridge to trigger from a pressure plate, elves try to escape over bridge and fall into cages?
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Re: How do I Capture Traders?
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2013, 07:57:48 am »
that would work too

if they turn hostile from being kept at your fort too long, can they be caught?
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Re: How do I Capture Traders?
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2013, 08:58:42 am »
while we're on the subject, i have a problem getting a caravan guard out of a cage.

when i build the cage and order his release, they just put him in another cage.
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Re: How do I Capture Traders?
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2013, 09:01:37 am »
Quote from: Garath on August 19, 2013, 07:57:48 am
that would work too

if they turn hostile from being kept at your fort too long, can they be caught?

Only berserkers. They'll all eventually die once they goes mad, which I think happens instantly from being caged, but other madnesses won't automatically be caged since they're still friendly technically.
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Re: How do I Capture Traders?
« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2013, 10:16:39 pm »
Quote from: PDF urist master on August 19, 2013, 08:58:42 am
while we're on the subject, i have a problem getting a caravan guard out of a cage.

when i build the cage and order his release, they just put him in another cage.

Have you tried linking the cage to a lever and then pulling it? That should deconstruct the cage, freeing the guard.

Either that or you can try to sell the merchants back their guard.
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