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martinuzz

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How to get rid of tigerfish?
« on: January 05, 2023, 05:33:37 pm »

The tigerfish in my river are breeding at an alarming rate.

Now normally, I would draft a marksdwarf and start shooting them.

But now that marksdwarves are broken, how can I get rid of the tigerfish without draining a river?

EDIT: Can ballistas / catapults hit a target in water?

EDIT: I suppose, with marksdwarves working after working around the bug, the question has become much less urgent.
« Last Edit: January 05, 2023, 10:13:08 pm by martinuzz »
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Re: How to get rid of tigerfish?
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2023, 10:00:13 am »

If you're feeling silly and radical, you could construct then detach floors above the river.  They will "cave-in" and crush anything below them, though I forgot if they truly instakill or only deal a lot of damage.  Be careful your dwarves are far away from the collapse, or they may lose balance and fall into the river and drown.