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Furtuka

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Goblin friends
« on: April 14, 2010, 03:05:58 pm »

Uh when I reclaimed my fortress the goblins that destroyed it were friendly and are actually helping destroy my enemies. Aren't they suppose to attack me on reclaim?
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Re: Goblin friends
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2010, 03:14:46 pm »

sounds like it's the same as it was in the last version, they should be friendly until more goblins show up, unless that's already happened, hm.

Furtuka

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Re: Goblin friends
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2010, 03:27:46 pm »

Well a ambush just happened and one of the friendly goblins battered two of the goblins to death and I checked and they're from the same civ
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Re: Goblin friends
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2010, 03:58:52 pm »

Obviously they're interested in a worthy opponent.
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Re: Goblin friends
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2010, 04:26:42 pm »

I had the same thing happen - a squad of goblins when I abandoned were friendly when I reclaimed. One of them even skilled up to a goblin spearmaster from fighting other goblins :D .
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Re: Goblin friends
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2010, 04:41:30 pm »

Yeah they did all the fighting for me since I've been haveing trouble equiping my military
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Re: Goblin friends
« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2010, 11:51:34 pm »

I'm having the same problem - except my friendly goblins slaughter any trade caravans who come to visit. If I designate a squad to go kill a goblin they don't do anything since the goblin is friendly. D'oh.
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Re: Goblin friends
« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2010, 01:11:50 am »

...You cant kill friendly creatures? Huh? Im sure I have murdered plenty of cats "accidentally" before
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Re: Goblin friends
« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2010, 02:10:43 am »

My military dudes just stand around when I designate the goblin to be killed. They immediately run off to kill anything else, goats, etc.
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Re: Goblin friends
« Reply #9 on: May 13, 2010, 02:41:35 am »

How do you actually 'designate' a target to be killed, I only have ever used 'patrol' and 'station' to get my military to go somewhere and attack a hostile, didn't know you could individually target someone ?
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Re: Goblin friends
« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2010, 03:05:34 am »

I recall that Toady stated that friendlies would be acceptable murder targets this version, but the game doesn't seem to respect that, which may be a bug.

Aside from your friendly goblins, even traders cannot be acceptable targets for kill orders.
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Re: Goblin friends
« Reply #11 on: May 13, 2010, 09:09:06 am »

How do you actually 'designate' a target to be killed, I only have ever used 'patrol' and 'station' to get my military to go somewhere and attack a hostile, didn't know you could individually target someone ?
quad menu, select the squad ([a],,[c], etc), [k]ill, then select the kill target on the map.
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Re: Goblin friends
« Reply #12 on: May 13, 2010, 10:01:03 am »

Seems the behaviour changed between versions - previously yes you'd get the bug and you'd have friendly goblins, but they became hostile again on the next invasion. Now they're stuck in bugged allegiance to you.
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Re: Goblin friends
« Reply #13 on: May 13, 2010, 10:55:06 am »

Got somethign that you can order to be killed?  Good news.  It won't spook your masons so just wall the buggers in.
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