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Dunamisdeos

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So hey, everyone probably knows this, but...
« on: March 30, 2012, 04:27:50 pm »
I just discovered that if you retract the side bridges on 3 side-by-side bridges (turning it into a one tile wide) it will kill a caravan wagon that is traveling on it but not the trader himself, thereby allowing one to steal all their stuff. Is this known?
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Re: So hey, everyone probably knows this, but...
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2012, 04:37:33 pm »
Yep. Wagons have always required a 3-wide path to travel on, and I've done this Luna knows how many times while channeling mountains into sheer cliffs.
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Re: So hey, everyone probably knows this, but...
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2012, 04:58:09 pm »
I haven't done this specifically, but it makes sense.  If a wagon finds itself without a valid path to your depot or the map edge, it self-destructs, dropping its goods all over the place, and then traders run away.
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Re: So hey, everyone probably knows this, but...
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2012, 08:44:59 pm »
Will killing the wagons in this manner upset the parent civ it belongs to?
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Re: So hey, everyone probably knows this, but...
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2012, 08:46:46 pm »
As much as stealing from them usually does, yeah.


It's a good way to harvest that delicious and nutritious wagon meat, though.
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Re: So hey, everyone probably knows this, but...
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2012, 10:18:39 pm »
Wagon meat sounds like you are eating something inside a nut... like walnut meat
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« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2012, 11:10:43 pm »
I did it to the dwarves. Oops.
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Re: So hey, everyone probably knows this, but...
« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2012, 04:40:13 am »
well, they won't attack you, but the next caravan might not be as rich as the last one.
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Re: So hey, everyone probably knows this, but...
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2012, 08:42:19 am »
Quote from: Garath on March 31, 2012, 04:40:13 am
well, they won't attack you, but the next caravan might not be as rich as the last one.

A guarantee unless you dump loads of profit on their caravan. Delicious mugs!
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Re: So hey, everyone probably knows this, but...
« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2012, 11:08:34 am »
delicious roasts in my case. Who knew black mamabe and king cobra eggs rock the boat in value.
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Re: So hey, everyone probably knows this, but...
« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2012, 11:15:29 am »
Quote from: Garath on March 31, 2012, 11:08:34 am
delicious roasts in my case. Who knew black mamabe and king cobra eggs rock the boat in value.

only makes sense seeing the threat the animal poses.
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« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2012, 11:20:10 am »
I'm trying to breed king cobras now   8)

oh wait, no child tag, damn. I was so looking forward to my trainers trying to keep up with 24 cobra hatchlings that would devastate my fort if they reverted to wild.
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Jam a door with its corpse and let all the goblins in. Hey, nobody said it had to be a weapon against your enemies.
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« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2012, 11:31:06 am »
Quote from: Garath on March 31, 2012, 11:20:10 am
I'm trying to breed king cobras now   8)

oh wait, no child tag, damn. I was so looking forward to my trainers trying to keep up with 24 cobra hatchlings that would devastate my fort if they reverted to wild.

Add a child tag in the region raws
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Re: So hey, everyone probably knows this, but...
« Reply #13 on: March 31, 2012, 12:26:08 pm »
now why didn't I think of that....
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Re: So hey, everyone probably knows this, but...
« Reply #14 on: March 31, 2012, 07:04:26 pm »
do they even need a child tag if they have the lays eggs tag?
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