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Herbiie

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Besieging Goblin Fortresses!
« on: September 13, 2010, 06:30:34 pm »
Hey,

I think it would be nice to be able to assault a Goblin fortress, If you have enough soldiers.

I think the best way of doing this is in the same style as master of Olympus Zeus, where you select soldiers to go and attack the fortress, and they go off and do that while you stay in control of your fortress, several months later (depending on how far away the fortress is and whether or no the attack was a success) your troops come back, except in a few, very sad cases.

too add another level to this, rather than just having to send loads of troops, it could also be that you select a commander, to lead the attack. This leads onto another skill - command. To get more experience in command soldiers simply have to be the leader of their squad, and over time it accumulates, as well as bonuses if their squad members get kills. The higher the command skill the more likely it is that the attack is a success.

Once soldiers come back from an attack, you get a report of the casualties and how the attack went, etc. There could even be three ways the attack could go:
Victory! The halls of the Goblin fortress are filled with the vile corpses! You now have the option to send a group of migrants to hold the fortress, and send back a quarter of whatever they make.
Stalemate! Both sides have taken heavy losses, but the fortress is still there for the taking. Please send more dwarfs.
Defeat! The attacking force has been repulsed, and limped back home... People depressed by "Recent military defeat".

Sound good?
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The once dark-grey walls are now the dark brown of stained blood. At either side of the path leading to the great granite gates is covered with the corpses and skeletons of Goblin invaders.
Some are still fresh. One is still moving.
As you approach the gate a nervous guard looses a bolt in your direction. Silence... Slowly, gradually, the huge doors screech open. Inside there is a courtyard, the floor wet with blood. Welcome to the front-line. Welcome; to Cloisteredwood.

Dvergar

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Re: Besieging Goblin Fortresses!
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2010, 06:43:05 pm »
Unfortunately the old records describing what was going to be developed and when, but yeah, this has been suggested and is well on its way to being implemented.  Under the old system of tracking all the development goals it was named the "Army Arc" which will include your suggestion and more EDIT: much, much, much more.  :P
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Re: Besieging Goblin Fortresses!
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2010, 04:38:52 am »
Quote from: Dvergar on September 13, 2010, 06:43:05 pm
Unfortunately the old records describing what was going to be developed and when, but yeah, this has been suggested and is well on its way to being implemented.  Under the old system of tracking all the development goals it was named the "Army Arc" which will include your suggestion and more EDIT: much, much, much more.  :P

Aaargh missed that, sorry :sadpanda:
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The once dark-grey walls are now the dark brown of stained blood. At either side of the path leading to the great granite gates is covered with the corpses and skeletons of Goblin invaders.
Some are still fresh. One is still moving.
As you approach the gate a nervous guard looses a bolt in your direction. Silence... Slowly, gradually, the huge doors screech open. Inside there is a courtyard, the floor wet with blood. Welcome to the front-line. Welcome; to Cloisteredwood.

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Re: Besieging Goblin Fortresses!
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2010, 07:04:06 pm »
Quote from: Herbiie on September 14, 2010, 04:38:52 am
Quote from: Dvergar on September 13, 2010, 06:43:05 pm
Unfortunately the old records describing what was going to be developed and when, but yeah, this has been suggested and is well on its way to being implemented.  Under the old system of tracking all the development goals it was named the "Army Arc" which will include your suggestion and more EDIT: much, much, much more.  :P

Aaargh missed that, sorry :sadpanda:

Awww, don't be sad, don't stop coming up with good ideas either.  It is just difficult sometimes because Dwarf Fortress has a big highly participative group of followers who have been working at making Dwarf Fortress even better ever since Dwarf Fortress was created almost.
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