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steppenfox

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So I have been attacked by a steam titan...
« on: June 20, 2010, 12:57:50 am »

It is a great blob composed of steam.  It has three stubby tails and it moves about carelessly.

My small troupe of axedwarves has successfully chopped off all three tails.  However, the rest of the titan is now made of steam!  I can't damage it, but it also cannot damage me.  The fight is up on the surface, so I cannot easily create a cavein.  Is there any way to kill it?
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Re: So I have been attacked by a steam titan...
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2010, 01:06:01 am »

Make them stop attacking it, then lead it underground.
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Re: So I have been attacked by a steam titan...
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2010, 02:12:40 am »

Um, I forgot, do they train by killing stuff or just by swinging their weapons? If second... this would be a great way to train.

//just remembered a totally unrelated game — Majesty. There was a dragon in one mission. He was immortal, and I had enough healers, so in 15 minutes I've ended with 20 L30 heroes...
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Re: So I have been attacked by a steam titan...
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2010, 02:24:41 am »

I believe it's either swinging their weapons or doing damage. Almost certain it's not killing an enemy.
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Re: So I have been attacked by a steam titan...
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2010, 08:00:39 am »

In adventurer mode you do have to actualy hit and hurt them to get weapon experience. Hence crappy wooden weapons on some zombie creature wont work.

I dont think this goes for wresteling though. Perhaps they will also train some dodging.
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Re: So I have been attacked by a steam titan...
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2010, 10:31:16 am »

From my experience, it's enough to swing your weapon at a non-prone creature - if it's not standing up (usually due to it being unconscious), you don't get any experience from it.
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Re: So I have been attacked by a steam titan...
« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2010, 11:15:21 am »

From my experience, it's enough to swing your weapon at a non-prone creature - if it's not standing up (usually due to it being unconscious), you don't get any experience from it.

So no sleeping dragon kills by a bearded Dwarven baby?

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Re: So I have been attacked by a steam titan...
« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2010, 02:04:36 pm »

no, baby can kill the sleeping dragon, and receive credit for it, but won't gain experience in fighting from the kill unless the dragon is standing and conscious, at which point baby dies.
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Re: So I have been attacked by a steam titan...
« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2010, 11:36:18 am »

I had this exact same problem. I built a Space Elevator to get above it's 'OMG Run!!!' radius and then built an Orbital Bombardment Platform to deliver a payload (popularly known as Armok's Hammer) to it to take it out. In order to (sort of) hold it in place, get some war animals to engage it and then you might be able to successfully deactivate your military and cause then to disengage (mine did).

I lost several war animals when the payload hit but it did the job. I've since improved the OBP such that the front gate is now covered by lever activated payloads from the control room up there and there's also a winged escape shuttle with chairs, beds and 2 years of food and drink. A lever in the shuttle will close the airlock and blow the connection to the station if an emergency evacuation is called for.
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