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DwarfMan69

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[39b]Sturgeons as viscous as carp
« on: July 16, 2008, 11:50:21 am »
So I embark near a river, with a road and a bridge over it. (No aquafier either.) So i start setting up a place and giving dwarves outside jobs. Then out of nowhere, I get spammed with messages about my dwarves being interrupted by a sturgeon. The little bugger was just swimming like mad, somehow killed 3 of my 7 dwarves, and I abandonded.

Why the hell are fish so strong?
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Re: [39b]Sturgeons as viscous as carp
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2008, 11:52:15 am »
They have all have 1 to 6 bite damage. I once modded a Greater Carp which had armor and did like 3 to 9 damage. Thankfully I never met one.
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Re: [39b]Sturgeons as viscous as carp
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2008, 12:12:12 pm »
Quote from: DwarfMan69 on July 16, 2008, 11:50:21 am
Why the hell are fish so strong?

This is Dwarf Fortress, what did you expect?   ;D
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Re: [39b]Sturgeons as viscous as carp
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2008, 12:17:04 pm »
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Sturgeons as viscous as carp

I think they're all the same material and size, it would make sense for them to have the same density and viscosity... :)
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Re: [39b]Sturgeons as viscous as carp
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2008, 12:28:49 pm »
Wikiquote....
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Sturgeon have been referred to as both the Leviathans and Methuselahs of freshwater fish. They are among the largest fish: some beluga (Huso huso) in the Caspian Sea reportedly attain over 5.5 m and 2000 kg[6] while for kaluga (H. dauricus) in the Amur River similar lengths and over 1000 kg weights have been reported.[7] They are also probably the longest-lived of the fishes, some living well over 100 years and attaining sexual maturity at 20 years or more.[8] The combination of slow growth and reproductive rates and the extremely high value placed on mature egg-bearing females make sturgeon particularly vulnerable to overfishing.
These buggers are BIG!
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Re: [39b]Sturgeons as viscous as carp
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2008, 01:44:49 pm »
I went to the abondonded site later in adventure mode and noticed that the motherfucker leapt out of the water and killed a dwarf 20 feet away from the pond.

I thought toady fixed the fish in this version...
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Re: [39b]Sturgeons as viscous as carp
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2008, 01:53:55 pm »
Quote from: DwarfMan69 on July 16, 2008, 01:44:49 pm
I went to the abondonded site later in adventure mode and noticed that the motherfucker leapt out of the water and killed a dwarf 20 feet away from the pond.

I thought toady fixed the fish in this version...

Indeed, their lack of range was a most unfortunate oversight. Now the aquatic elephants are properly armed to defend themselves.
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Re: [39b]Sturgeons as viscous as carp
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2008, 02:12:48 am »
Quote from: Sean Mirrsen on July 16, 2008, 12:17:04 pm
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Sturgeons as viscous as carp

I think they're all the same material and size, it would make sense for them to have the same density and viscosity... :)


Hehehehe
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Re: [39b]Sturgeons as viscous as carp
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2008, 04:43:01 am »
With my first game of 39b, my entire starting group and first wave of immigrants were pulled into the river and killed by a sturgeon (with the few survivors going insane with grief.) According to Legends, the sturgeon also had a name. Is that right? Was it some kind of epic fish, or do all fish have names?
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Re: [39b]Sturgeons as viscous as carp
« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2008, 04:50:13 am »
Quote from: Marasmusine on July 17, 2008, 04:43:01 am
With my first game of 39b, my entire starting group and first wave of immigrants were pulled into the river and killed by a sturgeon (with the few survivors going insane with grief.) According to Legends, the sturgeon also had a name. Is that right? Was it some kind of epic fish, or do all fish have names?

Creatures gain names from killing entities.

In my latest unfortunate adventurer, a giant cave bat single-handedly destroyed my fortress. It gained the maximum number of names, 3. (Note to self: make crossbows!)
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