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blue emu

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No more puppies?... *sniff*...
« on: November 21, 2009, 05:09:56 am »

In my current Fortress, I've got several breeding programs going on... Horses, Donkeys, Cows/Bulls, Hoary Marmots and Dogs. Except for the Dogs, I've been slaughtering most of the males (saving two or three of each for studs) and keeping the females for breeding. The Dogs all get trained as Wardogs, males and females both. I'm up to 260 or so animals in total, with most of them chained up to reduce the hit to my FPS.

It's been more than a year since there have been any new Puppies born, and all my Dogs are now adult. Why do I have no Puppies? Is there a 256-limit to tame animals? Do Wardogs not breed? ALL of my Dogs are trained... none are listed as "Stray Dog".

I've checked the Wiki but couldn't find anything.
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Re: No more puppies?... *sniff*...
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2009, 05:23:23 am »

There is a limit for every kind of animal. I think it is at 50.
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Re: No more puppies?... *sniff*...
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2009, 05:38:27 am »

There is a limit for every kind of animal. I think it is at 50.

So I'm condemned to puppylessness until some of my Wardogs die in battle? That sucks...  :'(
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Re: No more puppies?... *sniff*...
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2009, 08:57:13 am »

There is a limit for every kind of animal. I think it is at 50.

So I'm condemned to puppylessness until some of my Wardogs die in battle? That sucks...  :'(

Or until some of your dogs die of old age or you butcher some.
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Re: No more puppies?... *sniff*...
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2009, 05:29:36 pm »

If you really care about your puppy industry, I think there was a value in the init for the animal cap, as well as dwarf cap and children cap.
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Re: No more puppies?... *sniff*...
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2009, 02:40:44 am »

There is a limit for every kind of animal. I think it is at 50.
i'm at 64 wardogs so the limit must be higher.
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