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Nether

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Zerg rush not possible anymore?
« on: June 23, 2011, 03:55:21 pm »

Hey guys, i just started on the new squad stuff (been away for a while).
I'm currently watching my fortress getting slaughtered, usually I would rally all 91 dwarves to attack the enemy in a single spot and still win due to sheer numberical force. But There seems to be a maximum of 10 units in a military squadron. This caused my lazy ass not to put 9 military commanders on the taskforce, but instead watch as the ten recuits stagger towards the 15 armed to the teeth invaders. It should suffice to say that I currently (2 minutes later) have 22 badly depressed dwarves running around waiting to get ripped to shreds.

Is a zergrush still possible in this version? (Mass-recuits and kekeke the enemy with everything you've got)
Preferably without having to designate several teams, it kind of kills the numerical rushing part.
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Re: Zerg rush not possible anymore?
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2011, 04:03:19 pm »

i do believe so.  I'd say just create 9 seperate squads and pause the game.  Have them all rally at one point.  then once their all together pause it again and give each seperate squad a movement command but make sure that they all move to the same space.  Should work as normal
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ive gotten in the habit of replacing my chief medical dwarf as soon as he gains any notable skill in diagnosis.
It's really funny watching them do unnecessary surgery because of a wrong diagnosis.
the conditions were bad enough to turn a dwarf who didn't care about anything mad, that's pretty hardcore.

Nether

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Re: Zerg rush not possible anymore?
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2011, 04:09:04 pm »

I was afraid so.

I'm too lazy for that, I'd rather lose it all and start again ;) (The game becomes slow anyway)

Guess I'll have to start on building a military next game :) thanks for the answer!
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Re: Zerg rush not possible anymore?
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2011, 04:10:12 pm »

np gl =)
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ive gotten in the habit of replacing my chief medical dwarf as soon as he gains any notable skill in diagnosis.
It's really funny watching them do unnecessary surgery because of a wrong diagnosis.
the conditions were bad enough to turn a dwarf who didn't care about anything mad, that's pretty hardcore.

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Re: Zerg rush not possible anymore?
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2011, 05:06:33 pm »

If you run with a smaller fortress and have a properly trapped entrance you can get away with only a few squads of legends.
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Re: Zerg rush not possible anymore?
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2011, 03:31:31 am »

Armour means a lot more now. If the enemy is better equipped than you, "zerg rush" will not work.
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Re: Zerg rush not possible anymore?
« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2011, 12:26:11 pm »

In DF2010, zerg rush is likely to totally fail against anything other than a few weak melee attackers. One armed, armored dwarf with basic fighting skills is worth 20 civillian "zerglings".
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