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[Mephansteras]

From the new devlog, it looks like the monsters of twilight got scared out of their lairs and ran into the trees. This should happen in the release, and you should be able to get missions from these monsters to clean out the beasts.

I expect a lot of adventure mode play this time around.

Hehe. That's a great bug!

[Zavvnao]

maybe they can rework the bug into an occasional thing that makes sense at some times depending on the night creature's situation, personality, rivals, etc?

[CrzyMonkeyNinja]

In my opinion, being able to sense the horrors deep underground and therefore cowering in fear is an awesome feature. The problem, however, is that this behavior should be for the occasional "insane, possessed weirdo", not EVERY NIGHT CREATURE. The crippling awareness of some great evil lurking beneath the miles of stone is awesome. Night creatures in trees is not.

[XArgon]

The latest devlog is a awesome.

If the scared night creatures bug could inspire an actual feature, it could make for some good nightmare fuel - imagine: an adventurer sees a night creature suddenly let out a scream and cower in fear... because somewhere, someone has dug too deep.

Also,

Sometimes you just want to grab somebody and scream "what's going on?!"

Some decent DF insanity...

[Cruxador]

In my opinion, being able to sense the horrors deep underground and therefore cowering in fear is an awesome feature. The problem, however, is that this behavior should be for the occasional "insane, possessed weirdo", not EVERY NIGHT CREATURE. The crippling awareness of some great evil lurking beneath the miles of stone is awesome. Night creatures in trees is not.

This. And it would require the character to be able to explain why it's up a tree.

[Sergarr]

It looks like the new metagame for adventures in the new version is going to be tree camping.

[WillowLuman]

Or leaping from trunk to trunk, singing.

[smjjames]

Or leaping from trunk to trunk, singing.

How about brachiating?

[Eric Blank]

I would be perfectly happy with night creatures that live in trees/ambush adventurers from above. And maybe a night creature that runs around screaming in fear of certain things, then turns around and bites someone's face off.

[EnigmaticHat]

That would be spooky-scary.  "Don't go in the forest, the things that live in the trees will jump on your head and rip your face off!"

[Cobbler89]

In my opinion, being able to sense the horrors deep underground and therefore cowering in fear is an awesome feature. The problem, however, is that this behavior should be for the occasional "insane, possessed weirdo", not EVERY NIGHT CREATURE. The crippling awareness of some great evil lurking beneath the miles of stone is awesome. Night creatures in trees is not.

This. And it would require the character to be able to explain why it's up a tree.

It'd be pretty funny if they'd tell you exactly what spooked them...

"Uh, you're a bogeyman, aren't you? What are you doing shivering in a tree?"
"The forgotten beast Stuxslo has come! Stuxslo has come! The feathery quadropod has three lidless eyes and undulates rhythmically! *GULP*"

[CrzyMonkeyNinja]

That would be spooky-scary.  "Don't go in the forest, the things that live in the trees will jump on your head and rip your face off!"

New modding task: drop bears: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_bear

[TempAcc]

I'm not sure if forgotten beasts as they stand now would warrant that kind of worry but yea, its actualy a pretty cool effect to have the world's minor, more sensitive nasties suddenly going crazy because somewhere in the area or in the world a grand nastie has broken free. Like a sort of a prelude for a huge evil HFS tier monstrosity apocalypse comming up.

[Dirst]

I'm not sure if forgotten beasts as they stand now would warrant that kind of worry but yea, its actualy a pretty cool effect to have the world's minor, more sensitive nasties suddenly going crazy because somewhere in the area or in the world a grand nastie has broken free. Like a sort of a prelude for a huge evil HFS tier monstrosity apocalypse comming up.

Actually, this could be the basis of one of those "disturbance in the Force" effects... something unspeakable happens in a Dark Tower, and the wildlife are spooked for miles around.

Now the lack of birds chirping could be a legitimate clue to be on the lookout.

[DG]

That would be spooky-scary.  "Don't go in the forest, the things that live in the trees will jump on your head and rip your face off!"

I think the extant stranglers are meant to fill that niche, or at least the idea of it.

http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2012:Strangler