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[Meanmelter]

I heard they are one of the worse sieges you ever want,(Orcs?)what makes them soo unwanted?
And how do you get them to seige you, They only come as annoying robbers that run before they even get to my fort...?

[Jacob/Lee]

I don't think kobolds can siege but they can ambush
To get them to ambush they need to succsessfully steal an item and survive it.

[Meanmelter]

I don't think kobolds can siege but they can ambush
To get them to ambush they need to succsessfully steal an item and survive it.

do Artifacts count? (it 'twas an accident)

[Skorpion]

Oh, artifacts count alright.

Kobold sieges are the worst because you know it's your own fault for letting them get hold of stuff.
YOUR stuff. They won't just pinch the forbidden goblin clothing everywhere.

[Derakon]

Um, yes they will. I had some phenominally successful kobold thieves in one fort because all of the invader crap was lying around right near the edge of the map (thanks to me walling off everything more than 4 tiles from the edge). You wouldn't believe the number of reports I got of invader gear getting stolen. And yes, I did later get kobold ambushes.

[Meanmelter]

I belive if you edit the kobold civilization RAW files, you can set there option to SEIGE

[Os Q]

I think are ambushes are dreaded partly because kobolds use ALOT of bows and some spears, kobolds get butched in melee though. I'd be much more worried about orc bowmen. There's a kobold mod if your interested in seeing how they can handle other races in a siege.

[Meanmelter]

I think are ambushes are dreaded partly because kobolds use ALOT of bows and some spears, kobolds get butched in melee though. I'd be much more worried about orc bowmen. There's a kobold mod if your interested in seeing how they can handle other races in a siege.

ooh ooh! link link!

[geoduck]

Um, yes they will. I had some phenominally successful kobold thieves in one fort because all of the invader crap was lying around right near the edge of the map (thanks to me walling off everything more than 4 tiles from the edge). You wouldn't believe the number of reports I got of invader gear getting stolen. And yes, I did later get kobold ambushes.

In a recent fort of mine, a trade wagon somehow got destroyed after leaving my depot. I started getting the thief messages, and because the goods were all neatly piled in one small square, I couldn't easily track down the source. I finally found it, but by then, armed Kobolds were showing up.

[Jacob/Lee]

I think are ambushes are dreaded partly because kobolds use ALOT of bows and some spears, kobolds get butched in melee though. I'd be much more worried about orc bowmen. There's a kobold mod if your interested in seeing how they can handle other races in a siege.

There are ORCS?

[Sphalerite]

There are no ORCs in unmodofied Dwarf Fortress.  Orcs are something some people modify in to give more challenge.

Kobolds in unmodified Dwarf Fortress will never siege, but they will send ambush groups if you let them steal enough.

[petersohn]

Ambushes are worse than sieges because you only realize that you are being attacked when the enemy is right at your gates, or start killing your woodcutters. Kobold ambushes are even worse because they avoid traps, so you really only find them when they are killing your dwarves.

[Os Q]

ooh ooh! link link!

Here's the link to the forum thread:
http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=27088.0

*I think* this is latest version for DF 40d here:
http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=1769

and 40d16 version here:
http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=1770

Also, remember, this mod is meant to be difficult. Kobolds are neither very smart or good melee fighters.

[Heliman]

   
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