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DaneAxe

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Reclaiming a fort
« on: January 19, 2011, 03:55:01 pm »
Right, long story short: 5 Ambushes + woefully unprepaired military = !!FUN!!

I dearly wish to reclaim this fort as it has grown on me but when I embark to do so, theres 13 hostile gobbos waiting to take me out. My normal embark party usually has a decent axe dwarf doubiling as an tree cutter early on. Even so, unless they come one at a time I doubt I have much chance...

So I need suggestions on how to claim my fortress back but with a sensible party that will still be able to survive afterwards with decent farming and crafting skills.

Suggestions?
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Urist Imiknorris

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Re: Reclaiming a fort
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2011, 03:57:36 pm »
Send a reclaim consisting of all axedwarves, kill goblins, abandon again, reclaim with a normal group.
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Re: Reclaiming a fort
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2011, 03:58:29 pm »
You can survive just fine without crafting skills. I've done initial embarks and reclaims with dwarves that have no skills at all.
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Re: Reclaiming a fort
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2011, 04:00:04 pm »
Send in an adventurer first, with a dozen buddies.
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DaneAxe

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Re: Reclaiming a fort
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2011, 04:07:22 pm »
Quote from: Urist Imiknorris on January 19, 2011, 03:57:36 pm
Send a reclaim consisting of all axedwarves, kill goblins, abandon again, reclaim with a normal group.

What are the chances of simply walking into a new group of goblins when I re-embark after my war party?

@forsaken1111

I was tempted to do so though have a thing for having decent skilled dwarfs from the get go... Migrants are mainly useless unless mixed with Magma.

@LoveChild

Will with shame admit I've only tried adventure mode twice and failed utterly each time... Not dwarfy enough.
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Urist Imiknorris

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Re: Reclaiming a fort
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2011, 04:08:52 pm »
Quote from: DaneAxe on January 19, 2011, 04:07:22 pm
Quote from: Urist Imiknorris on January 19, 2011, 03:57:36 pm
Send a reclaim consisting of all axedwarves, kill goblins, abandon again, reclaim with a normal group.

What are the chances of simply walking into a new group of goblins when I re-embark after my war party?

If you kill them all, zero.
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Re: Reclaiming a fort
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2011, 04:17:05 pm »
Quote from: DaneAxe on January 19, 2011, 04:07:22 pm
@forsaken1111

I was tempted to do so though have a thing for having decent skilled dwarfs from the get go... Migrants are mainly useless unless mixed with Magma.

I suppose, but the dwarves gain skill levels fairly quickly.
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DaneAxe

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Re: Reclaiming a fort
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2011, 04:33:42 pm »
Right then, Hammer Dwarf's are off a-Hunting!
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thegoatgod_pan

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Re: Reclaiming a fort
« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2011, 04:47:40 pm »
Aren't conquering goblins friendly until the first siege?  Or was that "feature" fixed?
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Urist Imiknorris

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Re: Reclaiming a fort
« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2011, 04:50:19 pm »
That confused me too.
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DaneAxe

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Re: Reclaiming a fort
« Reply #10 on: January 19, 2011, 05:06:00 pm »
Using v31.18 and they're deffinatly hostile on embark. No mods other than IronHands graphics so that wouldnt be the reason.

I do recall they were friendly in earlier games I played, all in v31. So suppose it has been 'fixed'?
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Re: Reclaiming a fort
« Reply #11 on: January 19, 2011, 05:30:38 pm »
Yes, goblins are now hostile when you embark.
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