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dunaway5

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Using the circus to deter sieges
« on: November 03, 2013, 05:51:49 pm »

On my most recent fort, while under siege by 4 necromancers and 100 various undead, I unleashed the HFS on the surface world, which they promptly burned to a crisp.  I think this might be an effective solution to keeping those pesky elves and goblins out, as long as you keep your dwarves inside.  Has anyone else tried this?
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Re: Using the circus to deter sieges
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2013, 05:54:27 pm »

You're also going to be keeping all of the caravans out if that was your intention.....
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Re: Using the circus to deter sieges
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2013, 06:03:05 pm »

I have never found caravans to be particularly useful, so it isn't much of a loss.
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Re: Using the circus to deter sieges
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2013, 06:23:38 pm »

This + flooding the entire map with magma + stationing crossbowdwarves on tall towers EVERYWHERE over the new magma sea filled with HFS = there is no better way to tell the world to go fuck itself than rubbing it into it's face.
Bonus points for making a giant "CAN'T TOUCH THIS" sign over your fortress.
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Re: Using the circus to deter sieges
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2013, 10:38:18 pm »

This + flooding the entire map with magma + stationing crossbowdwarves on tall towers EVERYWHERE over the new magma sea filled with HFS = there is no better way to tell the world to go fuck itself than rubbing it into it's face.
Bonus points for making a giant "CAN'T TOUCH THIS" sign over your fortress.

No, there is a better way. Did I tell you about my plans to cave in the world?
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Re: Using the circus to deter sieges
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2013, 04:47:40 am »

This + flooding the entire map with magma + stationing crossbowdwarves on tall towers EVERYWHERE over the new magma sea filled with HFS = there is no better way to tell the world to go fuck itself than rubbing it into it's face.
Bonus points for making a giant "CAN'T TOUCH THIS" sign over your fortress.
Double secret bonus points if you build said sign out of magma contained within candy walls.
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Re: Using the circus to deter sieges
« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2013, 10:59:27 am »

You're also going to be keeping all of the caravans out if that was your intention.....

IIRC dwarven caravans can arrive in the first cavern level. If you got the HFS up to the surface without an opening to the first cavern level, you could potentially still get dwarven caravans?
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