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Originally posted by ChaosFollowing:
<STRONG>ii/ Immigrant waves aren't something you'd realistically have control over, but something you'd have to deal with.
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So we shouldn't be able to the sieges or the economy off either? Choice and free love are the way to go, man. Besides, ever heard of a passport? Or a visa? Those are immigration controls. They don't work so well on the national scale but when there's only one door and you know where everyone sleeps, it's a lot easier.
I'm all for an init option, plus I'd like to see a similar ability ingame. Fortress success is a large part of determining how many migrants show up. Since your only real contact with the Mountainhome is your liason and the caravan, we can assume he's taking the news back(if not, reports are being sent back via your expedition leader). So, add another feature to the liason. You can make specific requests for dwarves with the skills you want and how many you want. You wouldn't get those exactly, so a large wave might still be possible, but it would help to limit them.
What you would offer as incentive for requested dwarves, I'm not sure. A specific piece of furniture, like a jewel encrusted cabinet, or perhaps a higher quality room. When the economy kicks in, cash would be the obvious thing.