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StagnantSoul

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Vampire dwarves versus Necromancer zombies?
« on: September 09, 2014, 10:58:11 pm »
I'm doing a vampire fortress, and I happen to have twelve towers in range. I doubt normal dwarves could last against this. But which curse is stronger: the zombies hardy body, raised strength and toughness, no pain or though, and reduced speed, versus the vampires doubled toughness, strength, agility, and no pain. Would 40 legendary vampire dwarves beat the dozens upon dozens of zombies?
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Re: Vampire dwarves versus Necromancer zombies?
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2014, 10:59:31 pm »
How did you get 12 towers in range?

I'm lucky if I can get 2, and that's with secret_types set to 1000 on a huge world with 500 years history.

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Re: Vampire dwarves versus Necromancer zombies?
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2014, 11:01:06 pm »
The glitch where towers spread like towns.
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Re: Vampire dwarves versus Necromancer zombies?
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2014, 11:04:08 pm »
That should be a feature.
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Re: Vampire dwarves versus Necromancer zombies?
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2014, 11:07:16 pm »
No no no no no!!! Necromancers are supposed to be reclusive, not a new civilization.
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Re: Vampire dwarves versus Necromancer zombies?
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2014, 11:09:39 pm »
Vampires have [NOPAIN]?
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Re: Vampire dwarves versus Necromancer zombies?
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2014, 11:11:19 pm »
Reclusive doesn't necessarily mean anti-social. Why can't a community of Necromancers spring up along the south pole? Far away from society, but near enough to come over for tea and lunch now and then at my up and coming ice palace.

Also, what do I do with my captive necromancers? I've got like 3 in cages just sitting in a stockroom somewhere.
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Re: Vampire dwarves versus Necromancer zombies?
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2014, 11:22:17 pm »
Make bacon with them.

(i.e. drop one into a setup similar to a silk farm, then kill pigs in front of them. Then butcher the results.)
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Re: Vampire dwarves versus Necromancer zombies?
« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2014, 11:25:35 pm »
Infinite training fodder. Also, you have THREE?!? I had one, then in designing my training pit, I forgot they climbed. Yeah... He climbed up just behind my new corpse field after a goblin siege. A zombie filled moat for one necromancer, a zombie cavern cleaner for the second, infinite training room for another. Also, Necromancers hate other people.
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Re: Vampire dwarves versus Necromancer zombies?
« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2014, 11:28:34 pm »
uh to answer the question, won't the zombies just completely ignore the dwarves, so yes they would win?
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Re: Vampire dwarves versus Necromancer zombies?
« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2014, 11:51:32 pm »
 :o Oh yeah! Forgot that little bit. So a vampire fortress would be pretty much ignored by zombies. Awesome!!!
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Re: Vampire dwarves versus Necromancer zombies?
« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2014, 01:09:57 am »
Quote from: StagnantSoul on September 09, 2014, 11:25:35 pm
Infinite training fodder. Also, you have THREE?!? I had one, then in designing my training pit, I forgot they climbed. Yeah... He climbed up just behind my new corpse field after a goblin siege. A zombie filled moat for one necromancer, a zombie cavern cleaner for the second, infinite training room for another. Also, Necromancers hate other people.

in a .34 save, yeah. 2 showed up during a single invasion and promptly wandered into my cage traps.

I didn't even know I had them until a few months later when I saw them in my stockpiles.
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Re: Vampire dwarves versus Necromancer zombies?
« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2014, 08:29:01 am »
Quote from: StagnantSoul on September 09, 2014, 11:07:16 pm
No no no no no!!! Necromancers are supposed to be reclusive, not a new civilization.
They could easily be both. I think Toady should unfix this and also have necromancer and wizard towns.

Damn, I'm going to generate my necromancer town with the old game version... Current game offers
nearly no fun at all and is way too easy. I've played now 11 years and no save-game scumming or
cheating has been necessary. I'm a bit disappointed.
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