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McDonald

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That one clown
« on: May 20, 2014, 10:01:48 am »

This was the bane of my fortress. I was happily mining cotton candy (for the second time from the beginning of me playing!) when suddenly:

"You have discovered an eerie clown car. Horrifying laughter comes from the darkness inside!"

Most of the clowns who decided to go after my dwarves were killed by my army of 10 hammerdwarves much to my surprise. But I discovered this one after the never-ending sounds of combat (Soundsense). 10 Hammerdwarves were beating on it for a few days, breaking its spine in three places, all its legs, both wings.
All blows to the head either bruised the muscle or broke the skull. Suddenly, it manages to push my dwarf in the head, killing him instantly. It all went down from that. After killing all of my army, it proceeded to move towards my fort (remember, broken spine & legs). 10 minutes later, bam, "Your settlement has crumbled to its end".

Have you ever met a clown like this?
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Re: That one clown
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2014, 10:27:32 am »
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Re: That one clown
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2014, 12:29:18 pm »
No, but I've fought plenty of HFS to know that they are not to be messed with.
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Re: That one clown
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2014, 03:44:16 pm »
Don't forget that clowns are huge. This one was probably a buzzard of a size of a bus. He could have skull half metre thick. And hammers aren't the best weapon against something huge and immune to pain.
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Re: That one clown
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2014, 03:52:33 pm »
Yup, Axedwarves for HFS next time. They don't have armor, so hammers are extremely inefficient (hammers being weapons almost entirely specialized for fighting armored opponents).

Also I believe that if the body is made out of something tough like metal, the brain is too, making it unlikely to trivially tear even when the skull breaks? Not an expert on that stuff.
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Re: That one clown
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2014, 04:22:17 pm »
I've noticed this happening A LOT, particularily with ant people and forgotten beasts.
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Re: That one clown
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2014, 05:00:34 pm »
I recommend spears for large beasties. They penetrate deep, more likely to cause internal bleeding and damage organs. More efficient for large beasts. Less efficient for smaller ones.

Generally, its a good idea to have a few warriors with a variety of weapons.
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