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[Urlance Woolsbane]

From what I've read elsewhere, the invaders also rely on natural population growth and recruitment in the current DF version, rather than armies just suddenly materializing out of nowhere; so, after a bad defeat it can take a LONG time for their army numbers to grow again.
This might also explain the size of subsequent sieges I've experienced; in my current game, the first siege was quite large(30), then there were a few very minor sieges(2 & 5 besiegers), followed by another sizeable siege several years later.

I've had a thought: The problem isn't with the population per se, seeing as Dark Pits are usually so crowded as to cause significant lag. So it would seem to be with the lack of military goblins. Might modding goblins and trolls to be naturally proficient with weapons result in larger sieges?

[darkflagrance]

From what I've read elsewhere, the invaders also rely on natural population growth and recruitment in the current DF version, rather than armies just suddenly materializing out of nowhere; so, after a bad defeat it can take a LONG time for their army numbers to grow again.
This might also explain the size of subsequent sieges I've experienced; in my current game, the first siege was quite large(30), then there were a few very minor sieges(2 & 5 besiegers), followed by another sizeable siege several years later.

I've had a thought: The problem isn't with the population per se, seeing as Dark Pits are usually so crowded as to cause significant lag. So it would seem to be with the lack of military goblins. Might modding goblins and trolls to be naturally proficient with weapons result in larger sieges?

I have noticed that given them natural skill in discipline and weapons doesn't make too much of difference in siege quality, sadly.

[omega_dwarf]

From what I've read elsewhere, the invaders also rely on natural population growth and recruitment in the current DF version, rather than armies just suddenly materializing out of nowhere; so, after a bad defeat it can take a LONG time for their army numbers to grow again.
This might also explain the size of subsequent sieges I've experienced; in my current game, the first siege was quite large(30), then there were a few very minor sieges(2 & 5 besiegers), followed by another sizeable siege several years later.

I've had a thought: The problem isn't with the population per se, seeing as Dark Pits are usually so crowded as to cause significant lag. So it would seem to be with the lack of military goblins. Might modding goblins and trolls to be naturally proficient with weapons result in larger sieges?

I have noticed that given them natural skill in discipline and weapons doesn't make too much of difference in siege quality, sadly.

You could always replace the gobljn species with dragons/rocs/bronze colossi.

[Chief10]

From what I've read elsewhere, the invaders also rely on natural population growth and recruitment in the current DF version, rather than armies just suddenly materializing out of nowhere; so, after a bad defeat it can take a LONG time for their army numbers to grow again.
This might also explain the size of subsequent sieges I've experienced; in my current game, the first siege was quite large(30), then there were a few very minor sieges(2 & 5 besiegers), followed by another sizeable siege several years later.

I've had a thought: The problem isn't with the population per se, seeing as Dark Pits are usually so crowded as to cause significant lag. So it would seem to be with the lack of military goblins. Might modding goblins and trolls to be naturally proficient with weapons result in larger sieges?

I have noticed that given them natural skill in discipline and weapons doesn't make too much of difference in siege quality, sadly.

You could always replace the gobljn species with dragons/rocs/bronze colossi.

Is this simple/not-buggy to do?

[Urlance Woolsbane]

From what I've read elsewhere, the invaders also rely on natural population growth and recruitment in the current DF version, rather than armies just suddenly materializing out of nowhere; so, after a bad defeat it can take a LONG time for their army numbers to grow again.
This might also explain the size of subsequent sieges I've experienced; in my current game, the first siege was quite large(30), then there were a few very minor sieges(2 & 5 besiegers), followed by another sizeable siege several years later.

I've had a thought: The problem isn't with the population per se, seeing as Dark Pits are usually so crowded as to cause significant lag. So it would seem to be with the lack of military goblins. Might modding goblins and trolls to be naturally proficient with weapons result in larger sieges?

I have noticed that given them natural skill in discipline and weapons doesn't make too much of difference in siege quality, sadly.

You could always replace the gobljn species with dragons/rocs/bronze colossi.

Is this simple/not-buggy to do?

It should be simplicity itself. If you want them to equip weapons and armor, you'll have to go to a little more trouble, but only a little.

[pisskop]

anything with hands can have their creature id swapped for the gobbos in  entity files,  and they will use weapons.  critters without graspers need those, but will run fine in worldgen.

suddenly minotaur baby nappers

[Chief10]

Could someone tell me how to accomplish this?
Is it as simple as changing [goblin] to [minotaur] in the raws under the category "evil"?


edit: Also, do you have to make the changes in multiple places?

[Putnam]

Yep, under entity EVIL change GOBLIN to MINOTAUR. Just the one place, entity_default.txt

[Robsoie]

So have anyone got a siege in 42.01 so far ?

On my test fortress i got 2 sieges in the  2 first years,
the first was an undead siege


and the second was a regular one.


The problem is that in both case, the sieging army exited the map immediately when i unpaused without even moving inside of it.

Not sure if it's some bizarre game mechanic there or if it's another bug, so has anyone got a real siege in the 42.01 fortress so far ?

[Speakafreak22]

So have anyone got a siege in 42.01 so far ?

On my test fortress i got 2 sieges in the  2 first years,
the first was an undead siege
-

and the second was a regular one.
-

The problem is that in both case, the sieging army exited the map immediately when i unpaused without even moving inside of it.

Not sure if it's some bizarre game mechanic there or if it's another bug, so has anyone got a real siege in the 42.01 fortress so far ?

This has happened to me in 2014 a few times so I don't think it's unique to this release. My guess is pathing issues, emotions, or leader issues.

[Rince Wind]

Or they were just on their way to another place and stumbled upon your fort by accident.

[omega_dwarf]

Or they were just on their way to another place and stumbled upon your fort by accident.

I thought this was generally the case with observations like that.

[Robsoie]

I got several "just passing by" cases in DF2014, but everytime i noticed them to wander on the map a bit before they were moving away (in the case of undead they were usually forgetting a few undead behind that were then unable to move away from their spawning spot for the whole game duration).

In the case i mention, there was no wandering a bit , it was immediate exiting when i unpaused after the siege announcement.

[Untrustedlife]

So have anyone got a siege in 42.01 so far ?

On my test fortress i got 2 sieges in the  2 first years,
the first was an undead siege


and the second was a regular one.


The problem is that in both case, the sieging army exited the map immediately when i unpaused without even moving inside of it.

Not sure if it's some bizarre game mechanic there or if it's another bug, so has anyone got a real siege in the 42.01 fortress so far ?

plenty of people, sieges are way more common now.

[Urist Tilaturist]

I think this thread can die now that it is almost 2016. Sieges are fixed now.