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Author Topic: Replace the population cap with a question from the Liaison  (Read 728 times)

TigerHunter

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Replace the population cap with a question from the Liaison
« on: October 26, 2013, 06:01:40 pm »

I like to stop getting migrants at ~50 dwarves. However, if my population is at 49 when the Liaison comes in the fall, I could easily end up with over a hundred before he comes again. Editing d_init and restarting the game isn't that much of a hassle, but it seems like it could easily be replaced by having the Liaison ask if you have need of more laborers every time he visits.
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SuicideJunkie

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Re: Replace the population cap with a question from the Liaison
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2013, 11:05:39 pm »

Perhaps a suitable bribe would encourage the Liaison to mention your fort more when he gets back home?  (either encouraging or discouraging migrants, by request, if you treat him well)
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hermes

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Re: Replace the population cap with a question from the Liaison
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2013, 05:43:56 am »

Love this idea.  Though perhaps with refugees and a generally more complicated political situation emerging in the game it might be necessary to keep the init number since the mountain home may not be the only source of immigrants?
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nanomage

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Re: Replace the population cap with a question from the Liaison
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2013, 05:56:00 pm »

great idea I like it very much. Could be the first step to eliminate population cap entirely, replacing it with concepts like fame and suggested prosperity of your fort - values that you would be able to influence indirectly via liaison talks, general standard of living in your fortress and artifact/megaproject completion
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