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Inconspicuous

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Is it possible to disable migrant waves?
« on: February 27, 2017, 07:22:15 pm »

Basically what the title says. I'm looking for a way to disable ALL migrant waves. Is it possible?
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Re: Is it possible to disable migrant waves?
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2017, 07:42:13 pm »

Carefully timed cave-ins just off to the side of the entryway might disable, but not kill, any migrants that arrive...  ;)

However, when it comes to your real question, I believe (unless it has changed recently) that the first two (post-embark) migration waves always happen, regardless, but a dead civilisation or a stupidly low population cap set in one of the inits can prevent any more arrivals...
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Re: Is it possible to disable migrant waves?
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2017, 07:53:45 pm »

Okay.
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Re: Is it possible to disable migrant waves?
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2017, 08:06:01 pm »

Pretty sure you can do it in recent versions by changing to the population_cap to be equal to or lower than your current number of dwarfs.  If you leave the strict pop cap alone you will still get births.
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Re: Is it possible to disable migrant waves?
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2017, 08:40:18 pm »

Or you could just wall yourself in and wait for the next goblin siege.  ;D

Though technically the migrants might be related to some people in the fort...
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Re: Is it possible to disable migrant waves?
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2017, 07:34:05 am »

Bonfire mod: Ignite all the outdoors grass on purpose. That'll send smoke signals to migrants.
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