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What.
« on: June 01, 2009, 06:11:22 pm »
So, I started a dwarf wrestler. I was Traveling when I say a three bar symbol(like an iron bar) and I traveled there.

I am standing in the middle of at least 100 elves.

What.
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Re: What.
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2009, 06:19:03 pm »
PERFECT OPORTUNITY. Don't waste it! Post screenshots! BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!
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Re: What.
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2009, 06:21:27 pm »
Sorry. I tried killing one.

It wasnt a good idea.

But here is what it looked like.


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« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2009, 06:32:22 pm »
On the 'T'ravel map, one grey bar represents one or two people on their own. Double bars (An equal '=' sign) represents about five people on their own, and three grey bars (which I haven't seen before) apparently represents entire migrations. I guess that's what happens when towns get "destroyed" during worldgen and the entire population flees.

Also, killing them sounds like an excellent idea. Too bad they'd butcher you horribly if you try it
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Re: What.
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2009, 12:32:54 am »
I tried it once. They all just run off into groups of 1 or 2.
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Re: What.
« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2009, 09:53:48 am »
then you have to spend forever tracking down all the = and - signs that indicate the seperate groups. its funny how popping up in the middle of a migration then killing a few innocents can cause so much chaos and probably seriously alter the course of in game history.

also, i think you can "destroy" a town by killing off the leader(s). which causes everyone to leave in a big migration group. sometimes this happens when you are away on a quest, which as far as i can figure leaves the quest unresolvable. its wonderful how you can affect the world in this way. all hail toady.
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Re: What.
« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2009, 11:20:40 am »
Quote from: Cheshire Cat on June 02, 2009, 09:53:48 am
its wonderful how you can affect the world in this way. all hail toady.
It's only going to get better from here on out.
This is why I love DF.  It's already so horribly complex that it's incredibly interesting (once you get past the learning curve, anyway) and it's still being worked on to be even more-so.
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Re: What.
« Reply #7 on: June 07, 2009, 06:16:08 am »
Quote from: Cheshire Cat on June 02, 2009, 09:53:48 am
then you have to spend forever tracking down all the = and - signs that indicate the seperate groups. its funny how popping up in the middle of a migration then killing a few innocents can cause so much chaos and probably seriously alter the course of in game history.

also, i think you can "destroy" a town by killing off the leader(s). which causes everyone to leave in a big migration group. sometimes this happens when you are away on a quest, which as far as i can figure leaves the quest unresolvable. its wonderful how you can affect the world in this way. all hail toady.
I killed the druid of an elf town but it seemed that at least a few of 'em stuck around :(
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« Reply #8 on: June 08, 2009, 08:46:31 am »
im not sure what starts them migrating, only in my experience when i go away and come back, if the civ leaders are all gone somehow, then all the elves get up and move. checking legends normally shows me that the civ leader has been killed somehow. so i figured killing the leader(s) yourself would do it. perhaps there are more variables yet to be uncovered. experimentation is required.
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