Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[thijser]

I used to be at war with the goblins but they haven't attacked me recently. When I go to the civ screen there is a green P next to the goblins does this mean I'm now at peace with them? And if so is there anyway to declare war on them. Currently goblins are one of the few ways I can get iron so I would like them to keep attacking me.

[existent]

They might send a caravan during winter.

You know what to do.

[thijser]

They didn't sent a caravan I want them to invade me but they haven't been apearing since I spent a lot of time and work on making a huge wall around my fort with a single entrace with all sort of traps.

[Quarterblue]

When there are some -------- near Goblins on the embark screen, does it mean I'm at war with them? Will they send caravans? Is there any way to make peace with them?

[existent]

When there are some -------- near Goblins on the embark screen, does it mean I'm at war with them? Will they send caravans? Is there any way to make peace with them?

1. Yes.
2. No. Maybe. I'm not sure. I don't think so.
3. No.

[Quarterblue]

1. Yes.

What's the difference between WAR and ------?

[existent]

What's the difference between WAR and ------?

I don't know. I think they're the same. Wiki seems to agree.

Races that are hostile to you are represented by a series of red "-" marks.

[JAFANZ]

from other threads I gather the difference between "Hostile/-----" & "War" is how soon they come to gank your shorty dorf self... 

[3]

There are other differences as well, mainly related to the world at large. The "hostile" state is only really in the game because Toady needed a quick way to make sure some races are always hostile in Fortress mode, but it's very different to a war - check out some of the history in Legends mode to see what I mean.

[Quarterblue]

The wiki says goblins are always hostile in vanilla DF, so I assume it's never possible to trade with them, right?

[existent]

Every time I see "peace with the golbins?" I chuckle to myself a bit.

I'm not sure what a "golbin" is, but I just have this mental image of Kramer in goblin form, and every time he shows up to siege, all the Seinfeld dwarves start complaining sarcastically.



Edit:

The wiki says goblins are always hostile in vanilla DF, so I assume it's never possible to trade with them, right?

Not true. On very rare occasions, you can get a goblin caravan in winter. Or so I've heard.

[thijser]

But a green P in the civ screen if you already started a fort means peace right? Or does it mean something else?

[Khift]

But a green P in the civ screen if you already started a fort means peace right? Or does it mean something else?

I've had the green P next to the goblins in the 'c' screen before and still never received anything but nonstop sieges from them. Don't think it is the distinguishing factor.

[Vertibird]

i gues it is better to believe, what is said at the embark screen. Although once the embark screen said, that my only neighbors are dorfs and hippies, and i got non-stop ambushes from goblins.