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[mercury]

I just embarked on a quest of epic difficulty. A 4x4 embark to an outpost called "Shipwatched". The only problem is this: So many friggin hippo corpses walking around mutilating my dwarves. I've tried reclaiming it about 5 times now (I REALLY want this place. It's the only area on my map that has a natural waterfall), failing each time due to those darn hippos. So, forums, what's the most effective way to get rid of zombies?

[smeeprocket]

Hole yourself underground and train until you can take them.

Also, are waterfalls really that great, they sort of just encourage bad pathing in the dwarves.

[mercury]

Eh, in my area, yeah. It regularly rains dwarf blood, gotta wash all that off and promote some sort of good thoughts. Can't have all unhappy dwarves, you know.

[Carnes]

I have some success with hammer dwarves but haven't fought any hippos yet.  You could try disc traps and xbows?  Atom smashing the remains.  Also, check and see if there is a biome in your embark that doesn't resurrect.  You will stand a better chance digging in there.

[mercury]

-sigh- I just tried two more times. I even edited the RAW files and set my dwarves speed to 0 to give them a chance. They still all get slaughtered within the first 5 or so minutes. 'Tis a sad day indeed. I guess I'll go find a better spot or something.

[NedeN]

Try embarking with a hatch cover, then dig a hole right where your miner stands, "meeting" area right there, place the hatch cover over your 1x1 surface hole, thats a good start, dont come out for anything, also maybe embark with wood and make sure you have soil for farming. I doubt undead hippos can smash through hatch covers

[mercury]

Only problem is, I already have a 3x3 staircase leading down into my start of a fortress. Plus all the dead stuff in the fortress just rises from the dead to kill my people :/

[Supernerd]

Consider herding them away with a vampire adventurer. I believe that zombies are not aggressive towards vampires.

[mercury]

how would I get said vampire at start?

[Psieye]

Are you sure hippos aren't too big to be immune to atomsmashing?

Hatch covers should work so long as they're not made of wood.

how would I get said vampire at start?

It would be a very long-term project of making an adventurer, finding a vampire, getting infected and then going to kill the hippo corpses. I don't think it'll help as the 'wildlife' will probably be back by the time you get the fort going.

[khearn]

You dug a 3x3 stairway from the surface in that kind of environment? Why?

I'd start digging a new entrance and not connect it to any of the current rooms/tunnels until you have the capability to seal off that gaping hole. Just make a new fort for now. What you currently have sounds completely indefensible.

[mercury]

it is :/ I just said eff it and abandoned it for good. Too many zombie hippos