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dreiche2

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Siege pop threshold - init option?
« on: May 17, 2008, 08:34:00 am »
Apparently you need at least 80 dwarves to trigger sieges. Would it be possible to make the number an init option so that you can have sieges even when you restrict yourself to fewer dwarves (for fps reasons, for example)?
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Re: Siege pop threshold - init option?
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2008, 09:01:00 am »
From what I understand, if you remove the [BABYSNATCHER] tag from the goblins, every ambush and baby snatcher will actually be a siege to your fort.  They'll come a LOT earlier, but they'll also come a LOT more frequently ... like, all the time.
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Re: Siege pop threshold - init option?
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2008, 10:57:00 am »
Also, changing [PROGRESS_TRIGGER_POPULATION] to a lower value (say, 1 or 0) might help.
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Re: Siege pop threshold - init option?
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2008, 02:43:00 pm »
Will removing [NUISANCE] from kobolds also make them siege you instead of sending thieves?
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Re: Siege pop threshold - init option?
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2008, 03:30:00 pm »
I think it would be [ITEM_THIEF] and [AMBUSHER] if you wanted sieges.
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Re: Siege pop threshold - init option?
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2008, 05:44:00 am »
quote:
Originally posted by Cavalcadeofcats:
<STRONG>Also, changing [PROGRESS_TRIGGER_POPULATION]  to a lower value (say, 1 or 0) might help.</STRONG>

I've never seen that option... could you elaborate?

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Surma

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Re: Siege pop threshold - init option?
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2008, 09:28:00 am »
[PROGRESS_TRIGGER_POPULATION:#] is a tag in the entity_default.txt file.
The Elf, Goblin, and Kobold civilizations each have this tag, along with the  [PROGRESS_TRIGGER_PRODUCTION:#] and [PROGRESS_TRIGGER_TRADE:#] tags.

Elves (Elfs?) and Kobolds have this set at 1, Goblins at 2. This probably (I haven't tested this so it's purely hypothetical) indicates that Elves & Kobolds come at pop: 40, with Goblins coming at pop: 80.

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dreiche2

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Re: Siege pop threshold - init option?
« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2008, 05:00:00 am »
hm, interesting. Something to look into, I guess... thanks.
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