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Subdane

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How to minimize Migrants
« on: March 18, 2011, 02:19:34 pm »

I know if you get a lot of value in your fortress, you attract attention - good and bad (Migrants/Goblins)
What do you guys do to try and avoid getting 100 dwarfs rather quickly? I would like to try and keep my fortress at a minimum regarding dwarfs.
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jjgamor

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Re: How to minimize Migrants
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2011, 02:21:59 pm »

Well one answer would be to change the raw to keep the maximum amount of dwarves at X(Number you want)
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khearn

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Re: How to minimize Migrants
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2011, 02:23:44 pm »

In d_init.txt, change this:

[POPULATION_CAP:200]

to some lower number, like 7.

   Keith
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Re: How to minimize Migrants
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2011, 02:24:11 pm »

A meeting area on a bridge that's over a pit?

Or Magma
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Re: How to minimize Migrants
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2011, 02:25:37 pm »

I know if you get a lot of value in your fortress, you attract attention - good and bad (Migrants/Goblins)
What do you guys do to try and avoid getting 100 dwarfs rather quickly? I would like to try and keep my fortress at a minimum regarding dwarfs.

I work on upping my defenses and don't worry about inflating my wealth.
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Subdane

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Re: How to minimize Migrants
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2011, 02:28:13 pm »

In d_init.txt, change this:

[POPULATION_CAP:200]

to some lower number, like 7.

   Keith

Ok thanks First I think i will cap it at 100. 200 is insane  :o I got up to 150-160 dwarfs and thats just too many.
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Re: How to minimize Migrants
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2011, 03:02:17 pm »

In d_init.txt, change this:

[POPULATION_CAP:200]

to some lower number, like 7.

   Keith



Ok thanks First I think i will cap it at 100. 200 is insane  :o I got up to 150-160 dwarfs and thats just too many.
Better cap it at 80 or so than, you wil proably get 1 or 2 waves even after you reached your cap (or go from 99 to 130) so you should set it lower than what you want it to be :)
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