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[Alenth Eneil]

Rather than just on/off, it would be nice if we could modify the calculations for how many immigrants we get, so people who want o slowly build up and choose to recieve fewer, while others could decide to get to the pop limit on the first wave.

I sort of enjoy the dynamics of a small fort more than those of a larger fort, bust turning off immigration altogether would slow it a bit too much.

And the inbreeding might get to me just a little.

[Joseph Miles]

Seconded

[Erk]

This can be done by micromanaging population caps in init.txt. In one fort, every year or so I raised my population cap by 2-4 to allow a small burst of immigrants. Slow immigration was really fun and actually felt more realistic.

[Alenth Eneil]

The idea is to NOT have to do that.  By which I mean micromanaging the files.

Slower immigration would also make managing each dwarf more important, and you would probably end up with a fort full of dwarves you actually know rather than just a few that you know and a ton that you hope are doing the jobs you think they need to be doing but can't remember because the only time you ever edited them was when they immigrated or got a mood.

[tsen]

I'm aware this is necroposting, but there seemed no point in starting a new topic. We're closing in on a new version, and this is the kind of thing that seems like it would be fairly trivial to implement. Is there any chance we can ask God Toady One to implement this in the new version?

[ZeroGravitas]

This can be done by micromanaging population caps in init.txt. In one fort, every year or so I raised my population cap by 2-4 to allow a small burst of immigrants. Slow immigration was really fun and actually felt more realistic.

That didn't even work for me. Immigrants just came regardless and ignored the cap.

[Silverionmox]

This can be done by micromanaging population caps in init.txt. In one fort, every year or so I raised my population cap by 2-4 to allow a small burst of immigrants. Slow immigration was really fun and actually felt more realistic.

That didn't even work for me. Immigrants just came regardless and ignored the cap.

There's a lag. They'll keep coming for a few years after the cap is reached, I think quitting and reloading the save ought to reset it.

[Mikademus]

I'm aware this is necroposting

[Sowelu]

fairly trivial to implement

*twitches violently*

Although an init option to multiply the immigration wave size by 0-100% would be kind of neat.

[Willfor]

We're also getting closer to the point where immigrants are going to be pulled from existing populations when factors line up rather than being generated on the spot.

[Mephansteras]

We're also getting closer to the point where immigrants are going to be pulled from existing populations when factors line up rather than being generated on the spot.

True, but that won't be for at least another release, which could be a good year or more away. So these stop-gap suggestions still have merit.

[Granite26]

fairly trivial to implement

*twitches violently*

Although an init option to multiply the immigration wave size by 0-100% would be kind of neat.

Would be easier to allow the user to specify the fort wealth to fort size function.  (100,1000, geometric) or (1000,2000, simple)

[Pilsu]

Being able to get just peasants if I so choose would be nice. RNG assigned labors for every damn guy in the population rarely coincide with the things they're actually good at or the kind of personality I want. I don't want happy butchers for instance since I have to let them idle most of the time and thus they become mayors and get bogged down with other crap instead of their job

[Faces of Mu]

/signed.

Just a simple

[MAX IMMIGRATION SIZE=x]

would do. If your fort is incredibly wealthy, you'll still only get the max you set. If it's not wealthy, you still only get what you deserve.

[Twad]

i would like very much receiving less immigrants per wave. Right now its always between 20-30 each time they come. And 70% of these are always completely useless..

If we could ask the town liason what kind of immigrant we need, the number we want and who we dont want..  it would allow us some control over their content and numbers..