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[Kirdus]

I don't want my fort having more than 100 dwarves yet, having set the d_init.txt file to say maximum population is 100, dwarves continue to show up. Population currently at 118, before previous migration it was 106 or something (definitely over 100). I set the maximum before the population reached 100. What am I doing wrong here? Also, I'm pretty certain I'm using the correct d_init file.

[untakenusername]

For migrant waves to stop coming your dwarven liaison has to visit and successfully leave, presumably because the mountainhome has no clue what your population is without him.

[Eric Blank]

I'd also suggest that the game plans to send migrants/caravans/sieges a few seasons ahead of time; my pop cap was set to 50, but population rose to 89 before the last migrant wave showed up a few seasons after the cap was reached. Then I turned off invaders, and continued to be invaded for another 3 seasons or so before they finally stopped showing up.

[untakenusername]

This is completely unrelated but for the past 30 minutes I've been reading threads you posted in Eric Blank, and never looked at your avatar too closely. I actually thought it was Jar jar Binks until now, I guess I've been playing too much Drunk Fortress. XD

[Mushroo]

I recommend to set it lower (and earlier) than your actual target population. You might also want to adjust your baby cap; I personally find it very strange when there are more babies in a fort than adults (YMMV).

[Eric Blank]

This is completely unrelated but for the past 30 minutes I've been reading threads you posted in Eric Blank, and never looked at your avatar too closely. I actually thought it was Jar jar Binks until now, I guess I've been playing too much Drunk Fortress. XD

Hah! Odd character to be seeing everywhere, for sure. Not odd that you've been reading threads I post in, I guess; I post in the interesting ones/ones I have something useful (or not) to contribute to.

[Oaktree]

I've been using a pop cap number of 75 or 80, and have the max baby/child setting at 10. 

Fortress populations have been topping out in the 95-105 range, sometimes with 30-35 children though.  However, a lot of the immigrant child have been 9+ in age and reach adulthood fairly quickly.  Nine years in and the fortress pop is 95 adults and six children with no babies currently about. 

And I think this will also affect child immigrants in future forts of this same world-gen.  They might show up as children, but will already be aged past the adult point and will turn into adults upon their first birthday at the fortress.