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Geldrin

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Strange noises
« on: December 20, 2014, 10:49:23 am »
Okay, so I'm lost in the caves, and I'm wandering around in this hellish maze for days now. I was setting campfires to mark my way, and suddenly I found an area were curious sounds can be heard:

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Almost wet my pants.

I searched for this on the wiki, but there's nothing about this phenomena.
Does anybody know what's going down here?
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smjjames

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Re: Strange noises
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2014, 10:52:23 am »
It's coming from Kakapos. I remember the first time that I heard those sounds in 34.11 adventure mode (or was it 40.xx adventure mode?), I thought there was a battle going on somewhere and had trouble finding the source of the sound. Soon found out it was coming from the Kakapos nearby.

http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Kakapo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakapo#Ecology_and_behaviour

When in forests or swamplands, you can also hear chirping and barking noises which are coming from Capybaras.
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Geldrin

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Re: Strange noises
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2014, 05:50:13 pm »
Phew, thanks!

I was thinking there was a bronze colossus or something nastier down here.  :P
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Magnumcannon

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Re: Strange noises
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2014, 04:55:36 pm »
Do Kakapos live down in caves? That's weird...
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smjjames

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Re: Strange noises
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2014, 04:10:26 am »
Occasionally, the caverns can be close enough to the surface for the sounds to register, which apparently don't check to see if there are five z levels of rock in the way.
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Magnumcannon

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Re: Strange noises
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2014, 03:58:40 pm »
If they're close, how come OP got lost?
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Re: Strange noises
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2014, 04:04:39 pm »
Fucking parrots man. Why can't they make normal bird noises?
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Re: Strange noises
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2014, 06:36:46 pm »
I think thats just sound produced by flow of water & air in cavern.
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Geldrin

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Re: Strange noises
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2014, 08:03:25 am »
Quote from: Magnumcannon on December 22, 2014, 03:58:40 pm
If they're close, how come OP got lost?

As Smjjames pointed out, I was close to the surface enough to hear those damn birds. It seems the game doesn't really cares about obstacles, but it's okay for me.

By the way, it would be awesome if we could hear the noises and sounds that the other creatures would generate, also hinting at the nature of the sound you're hearing.
For example, you sneak in the caverns and "you hear quiet sqratching sounds from above" or "you hear an echoing howl in the distance" etc.
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Re: Strange noises
« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2014, 11:46:37 am »
Quote from: Magnumcannon on December 22, 2014, 03:58:40 pm
If they're close, how come OP got lost?

Maybe... maybe he's a caveman.
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Re: Strange noises
« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2014, 11:52:00 am »
You hear an "OOGA BOOGA"
You hear an "ME KILL STRANGER"
You hear an "AHHHHHHHHHHHH"

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