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Kobold bowmen ambushing kobold thieves
« on: January 04, 2007, 05:49:00 pm »

In a recent game, two kobold thieves were discovered on the edge of the map during the same season, and they were instantly ambushed  and killed by two separate groups of 5-6 kobold bowmen.

I assume only one kind of invasion (thieves or bowmen) should happen at one time, which is why the thieves and bowmen didn't recognize each other as friends. So the bug here would be that the bowmen and the thieves spawned simultaneously.

This happened during the third spring (the bowmen slaughtered the first elven caravan). After killing the thieves, the elves and one of my marksdwarves, the kobolds retreated off the map.

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Re: Kobold bowmen ambushing kobold thieves
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2007, 09:53:00 pm »

Maybe there are 2 different kobold civilizations near your fort that are at war? I've had this happen between kobolds and goblins, but not two groups of kobolds..
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Re: Kobold bowmen ambushing kobold thieves
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2007, 05:43:00 am »

Internecine warfare! Is Dwarf Fortress freakin' cool or what!?!
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Re: Kobold bowmen ambushing kobold thieves
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2007, 08:32:00 pm »

There should only be 1 kobold civ for your map, and once they become brazen they'll bring archer groups as a diversion.  I haven't tested this for a long time, so it's possible it has broken down.
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