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Author Topic: "Play Now!" random dwarves and migrants are all hardened killers  (Read 1617 times)

Misterstone

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No doubt you've all noticed this already, but when I check the kill page for my "potluck" starting seven, they're all like 400+ years old, and have killed at least a few hundred "creatures", at least a dozen or more of which are named historical people (humans, goblins, elves and even dwarves!)

And yet they seem to never have any combat skills.

What gives?  Did they all work in a slaughter house before coming to my fortress or something?  Does the game count stepping on a cockroach as a kill?
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Re: "Play Now!" random dwarves and migrants are all hardened killers
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2010, 06:09:58 pm »

If you look carefully, the kills will likely have come from before they were born.  This is apparently a bug with dwarfs assuming the identity of historical figures (specifically megabeasts), including their rather large kill lists. 
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Re: "Play Now!" random dwarves and migrants are all hardened killers
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2010, 06:18:46 pm »

D For Dwarf Version.
With the new souls incorporated, many of our kinsmen dwarves are born in the form of reincarnations of ancient beasts and rulers of far off kingdoms.
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Re: "Play Now!" random dwarves and migrants are all hardened killers
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2010, 06:26:54 pm »

Mandatory: This not a bug, but a feature!

This is still funny but yeah, they didn't actually kill those creatures.
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Re: "Play Now!" random dwarves and migrants are all hardened killers
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2010, 07:35:20 pm »

"When I grow up, I wanna be Momuz Bonecackles, an ass with wings that is related to death and the mountains!"

"That's nice son....."
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Re: "Play Now!" random dwarves and migrants are all hardened killers
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2010, 11:18:55 pm »

What, you've never lied filling out an application?
I always exaggerate my kill total when applying for a new job.
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He he he.  Yeah, it almost looks done...  alas...  those who are in your teens, hold on until your twenties...  those in your twenties, your thirties...  others, cling to life as you are able...It should be pretty fun though.

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Re: "Play Now!" random dwarves and migrants are all hardened killers
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2010, 02:49:51 am »

Apllication to be a HammerDworf

Do you like hammers? yes/no

Do you like to kill creatures with hammers? yes/no

How many creatures have you killed with a hammer? A few Hundered
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Re: "Play Now!" random dwarves and migrants are all hardened killers
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2010, 07:56:54 am »

Application for Unemployment

Have you Hammered anyone this week?  yes/no

Did you Hammer anyone last week?  yes/no

Do you plan on finding someone to Hammer this week?  yes/no
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He he he.  Yeah, it almost looks done...  alas...  those who are in your teens, hold on until your twenties...  those in your twenties, your thirties...  others, cling to life as you are able...It should be pretty fun though.

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Re: "Play Now!" random dwarves and migrants are all hardened killers
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2010, 08:16:05 am »


And yet they seem to never have any combat skills.

Completely different here. I'd go so far as to say that most of my immigrants have had combat skills.
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