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tommy521

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Are elves (and elven ambushes/sieges) trap avoiders?
« on: January 07, 2012, 02:04:32 pm »
I'm thinking about sticking it to the filthy nature loving hippies but it would be nice to know if they can get caught in cages to be used for... experiments... or if I need to actually set up a military and whether it will be worthwhile. I searched the wiki but couldn't find it. Thanks in advance!
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Re: Are elves (and elven ambushes/sieges) trap avoiders?
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2012, 03:02:47 pm »
From what I recall, they only avoid traps that were observed earlier by a visiting Diplomat.
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Re: Are elves (and elven ambushes/sieges) trap avoiders?
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2012, 03:07:24 pm »
Quote from: Quietust on January 07, 2012, 03:02:47 pm
From what I recall, they only avoid traps that were observed earlier by a visiting Diplomat.
Thank you, I'll remember to kill all of the diplomats they send!
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Re: Are elves (and elven ambushes/sieges) trap avoiders?
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2012, 08:06:43 pm »
Quote from: tommy521 on January 07, 2012, 03:07:24 pm
Quote from: Quietust on January 07, 2012, 03:02:47 pm
From what I recall, they only avoid traps that were observed earlier by a visiting Diplomat.
Thank you, I'll remember to kill all of the diplomats they send!
In the current version, Elves don't send diplomats :(
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Re: Are elves (and elven ambushes/sieges) trap avoiders?
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2012, 03:55:55 am »
Although I'm not certain, I think it was that any sentient that sees a trap and leaves the map, tells it's civilization about that one trap.  Don't know about now though.

Although I have gotten goblins (not trolls) to wait outside my traps, instead of running through them, after a siege or two.
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Re: Are elves (and elven ambushes/sieges) trap avoiders?
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2012, 03:28:41 am »
I had goblins chill outside the traps at first, neccessitating a chained duckling on the other side of the bridge as bait. After a few sieges they've just started trying to kool-aid through with predicatable results.
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Re: Are elves (and elven ambushes/sieges) trap avoiders?
« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2012, 05:25:40 am »
From my !!PHILOSOPHY!! fortress, I found out something weird when I was testing out the best methods to procure Goblin prisoners.

One of the trap set ups:
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In the centre is an antman baby. Goblin snatchers first tried the western most entrance, but after discovering the first trap, tried the north, south then the east respectively, but once all of the cage traps had been discovered, they pretty much just chose the shortest route. Same with ambushers and sieges. Seems like they at least try to avoid traps where alternate routes are possible.
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