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[Terratoch]

While playing the game I end up encountering goblin ambush squads too early to handle, so I just use a third party program to drop them in lava or a chasm or off a cliff or throw them into a lake, which may be the problem but I have noticed that it seems that after some time goblin sieges and ambush squads just seem to stop. Has anyone else had this problem?

[Vester]

Well, did you kill the goblin rulers?

When that happens, no more gobbos (from what I remember)

[Terratoch]

Well, did you kill the goblin rulers?

When that happens, no more gobbos (from what I remember)

Hmm... That is a possibility, do they ever come with a siege or squad? And if so, how would I go about subduing them without killing them? If I cage them do I still get to experience sieges and ambush squads? It's not like I want them to stop ENTIRELY, I would just like to be adequately prepared before facing 6 ambush squads each possessing 10 goblins.

[Skorpion]

I've found they do that, but then suddenly come back with a venegance, sieging 3-4 times in a single year and cutting off most of the caravans.

[Vester]

Well, did you kill the goblin rulers?

When that happens, no more gobbos (from what I remember)

Hmm... That is a possibility, do they ever come with a siege or squad? And if so, how would I go about subduing them without killing them? If I cage them do I still get to experience sieges and ambush squads? It's not like I want them to stop ENTIRELY, I would just like to be adequately prepared before facing 6 ambush squads each possessing 10 goblins.

When your fortress is wealthy enough and has repelled a load of sieges, the local leaders will show up, and eventually the goblin king (who will sometimes be a dwarf, apparently). As far as I remember they do retreat when wounded or if you pulverize their forces, but it's really hard to prevent the local leaders from dying.

Also they tend to be Elite Marksgoblins/Swordmasters/Hammerlords, so if you intentionally allow them to survive, you're risking losing a load of dwarves (at least until you have champions).

[Terratoch]

Well, did you kill the goblin rulers?

When that happens, no more gobbos (from what I remember)

Hmm... That is a possibility, do they ever come with a siege or squad? And if so, how would I go about subduing them without killing them? If I cage them do I still get to experience sieges and ambush squads? It's not like I want them to stop ENTIRELY, I would just like to be adequately prepared before facing 6 ambush squads each possessing 10 goblins.

When your fortress is wealthy enough and has repelled a load of sieges, the local leaders will show up, and eventually the goblin king (who will sometimes be a dwarf, apparently). As far as I remember they do retreat when wounded or if you pulverize their forces, but it's really hard to prevent the local leaders from dying.

Also they tend to be Elite Marksgoblins/Swordmasters/Hammerlords, so if you intentionally allow them to survive, you're risking losing a load of dwarves (at least until you have champions).

What if I put them in a cage or lock them in a jail? Would there still be sieges and ambush squads then?

[Vester]

Well, did you kill the goblin rulers?

When that happens, no more gobbos (from what I remember)

Hmm... That is a possibility, do they ever come with a siege or squad? And if so, how would I go about subduing them without killing them? If I cage them do I still get to experience sieges and ambush squads? It's not like I want them to stop ENTIRELY, I would just like to be adequately prepared before facing 6 ambush squads each possessing 10 goblins.

When your fortress is wealthy enough and has repelled a load of sieges, the local leaders will show up, and eventually the goblin king (who will sometimes be a dwarf, apparently). As far as I remember they do retreat when wounded or if you pulverize their forces, but it's really hard to prevent the local leaders from dying.

Also they tend to be Elite Marksgoblins/Swordmasters/Hammerlords, so if you intentionally allow them to survive, you're risking losing a load of dwarves (at least until you have champions).

What if I put them in a cage or lock them in a jail? Would there still be sieges and ambush squads then?

I'm not sure about that. Usually by the time the local leaders start attacking they fetch up against a wall of crossbow bolts.

You could experiment with caging, maybe it'll work. Alternately, once you have a leader caged, build his cage far away from your fort and release him so he can go back to his goblins and lead them again.

[Eidalac]

Well, I've noticed that if you consistently wipe out a few sets of sieges/ambushes, the attacks stop for 1-2 years before picking back up.

I chalk it up to them having to replenish themselves after the losses, but I'm not certain that's anything to do with IG mechanics.

[Skorpion]

Currently, the sieges are spawned specially, apart from the local leaders.

In future releases, sieges and ambushers will deplete the local population of goblins.