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dirty foot

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Civilizations
« on: March 30, 2011, 05:35:00 pm »
I just realized that I embarked on a location that only has two civs: dwarf and ant.

Will the ants ever approach me for trade, or am I stuck with only being able to piss off the dwarfs?

Also, is there a chance for me to get an invasion? I'm starting to get bored not seeing my military die, or my traps spring.
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Re: Civilizations
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2011, 05:42:08 pm »
Nope. Only elves, humans and goblins are civilized enough to perform trade and/or sieges, while kobolds can also steal from you... could, if they didn't go extinct in every world in the newer versions.

Animalmen are just small tribes with no industry or anything.
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Re: Civilizations
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2011, 05:44:25 pm »
Quote from: Minnakht on March 30, 2011, 05:42:08 pm
Nope. Only elves, humans and goblins are civilized enough to perform trade and/or sieges, while kobolds can also steal from you... could, if they didn't go extinct in every world in the newer versions.

Animalmen are just small tribes with no industry or anything.
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Urist Imiknorris

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Re: Civilizations
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2011, 05:45:35 pm »
If you're getting that information from the civilizations screen, know that other civs don't show up until they make contact with you.
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Re: Civilizations
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2011, 07:06:05 pm »
Quote from: Urist Imiknorris on March 30, 2011, 05:45:35 pm
If you're getting that information from the civilizations screen, know that other civs don't show up until they make contact with you.
Hmm

I should have looked into it before embark. I'm pretty sure I only had those two though. I'd had the fort nearly 6 years. That should have been enough time, right?
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Re: Civilizations
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2011, 07:19:15 pm »
Quote from: dirty foot on March 30, 2011, 07:06:05 pm
Quote from: Urist Imiknorris on March 30, 2011, 05:45:35 pm
If you're getting that information from the civilizations screen, know that other civs don't show up until they make contact with you.
Hmm

I should have looked into it before embark. I'm pretty sure I only had those two though. I'd had the fort nearly 6 years. That should have been enough time, right?

More than enough. Caravans/sieges/ambushes usually start to appear in your second year. (At least for me.)
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Re: Civilizations
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2011, 07:31:23 pm »
Ambushes/sieges can take longer, but caravans will almost always show up during the second year (unless you are besieged at the time)
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