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Buried in Ambushers
« on: July 15, 2008, 10:12:10 pm »
Not sure if this is a bug, but most of the time when I'm ambushed, it's 8-10 wolves right on top of me- instantly. I die in two steps. Of course, this is a bowman with little armor or wrestling skill, but the idea is that he shoots them before the can reach him. In reality, that's a reasonable practice, but it doesn't work when the wolf warps in literally on top of you.

Perhaps if the ambushers appear a more random distance from the player?
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Re: Buried in Ambushers
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2008, 10:20:38 pm »
Really? Right on you? The last version featured ambushes I couldn't find, so this is an interesting change.
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Re: Buried in Ambushers
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2008, 10:26:20 pm »
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changed creature layout during ambushes


It looks he made them spawn closer and surround you, but way overdid the 'closer' part.
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Re: Buried in Ambushers
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2008, 10:30:00 pm »
Not sure if it's related, but I'm getting bushwacked pretty thoroughly in fortress mode. While not beyond my realm of "deal with it", it is notable.

I've got like 5-6 war parties sitting outside my gate and it's not even a siege.
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Re: Buried in Ambushers
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2008, 11:20:07 pm »
Nukeitall: Is there Hidden Fun Stuff in your map?
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Re: Buried in Ambushers
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2008, 12:43:58 am »
Yep, getting swamped by wolves in adventure mode. A number of them tend to go flying by my next turn, but sometimes the stupid dwarf falls down and gets ripped to shreds. STOP FALLING DOWN YOU IDIOT!  >:(

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Re: Buried in Ambushers
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2008, 12:58:26 am »
Quote from: Shadowlord on July 15, 2008, 11:20:07 pm
Nukeitall: Is there Hidden Fun Stuff in your map?
Not that I am aware of. Merely a magma pipe and a large hollowed out area of the mountain. Heh, the scaling in this needs to work a little..better....maybe.
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Re: Buried in Ambushers
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2008, 09:58:51 pm »
I suppose some should appear closer than others.  Wolves wouldn't appear right underneath you, but other critters would.  There should also be some skills (it could use the situational awareness thing I mentioned previously, or the new tracking sill perhaps) that can control how badly and how often you are ambushed.
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