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[Kagus]

I prefer building a large wall to keep them out.  To do so in good time, I conscript a bunch of useless dyers and cheese makers to carpentry or masonry.

[Kashyyk]

how do you increase the number of starting dwarves?

[Elitay]

quote:Originally posted by Earthquake Damage:
<STRONG>

Did you wrap it in lemon?</STRONG>

Nah. But I did throw their corpses in my garbage dump. Of course, my dwarves didn't like that and murdered eachother to death.

[MuonDecay]

quote:Originally posted by Earthquake Damage:
<STRONG>

Did you wrap it in lemon?</STRONG>

I don't know whether to be proud or ashamed that I understood (and laughed at) that incredibly clever reference.

[ May 26, 2008: Message edited by: MuonDecay ]

[Atlas]

quote:Originally posted by Ustuth:
<STRONG>Yes, how do you turn of immigration?  Without turning off pregnancies as well via population_cap?  I'd really like to be able to do this type of challenge...</STRONG>

Population cap just stops immigration after the number, not pregnancies... At least from what I am told... I lag after 40 or so dwarves...

[Erk]

quote:Originally posted by MuonDecay:
<STRONG>

I don't know whether to be proud or ashamed that I understood (and laughed at) that incredibly clever reference.

[ May 26, 2008: Message edited by: MuonDecay ]</STRONG>

oh come on, it was the coolest reference ever. Be proud.

I am finding that my fortresses get much less fun after the population passes 30. I can really understand where you're coming from. Just watch out for baby snatchers, they get a lot more meaningful in a game like this.

[ May 26, 2008: Message edited by: Erk ]

[martinuzz]

There is also an option in the init file that lets you control pregnancies by setting the children cap.
If you get bored with immigrants, try the hermit challenge.

[Ustuth]

quote:Originally posted by Atlas:
<STRONG>

Population cap just stops immigration after the number, not pregnancies... At least from what I am told... I lag after 40 or so dwarves...</STRONG>

Yes, that works!  Awesome, thanks!

Looks like after you get an immigrant wave that gets you over the population cap in the init file, you don't get any more waves (I haven't for a few years, at least), but you do still get children (I'm getting like two a month!!) if you didn't get rid of them via the separate option in the init file.  Sweet!

[Joseph Miles]

There's also an init file for it.

I'd try something like this, but I prefer to smash them or drop them 15 Z-levels.

[smeej]

quote:Originally posted by Earthquake Damage:
<STRONG>

Did you wrap it in lemon?</STRONG>

You just won the internet as far as I am concerned.

I too like to view my seven dwarves as individuals and in fact give them all unique names and titles and allow them to become the core of my legendary army, but I don't think I could turn off immigration.

I like dealing with the damage it causes to my infrastructure.