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[VerdantSF]

How do you all manage to trap the cool wild animals that can be trained as war types?  Whenever I set animal traps, vermin constantly get caught or they steal the bait!  Are you all just purchasing them from the elves?

[Rafal99]

You build cage traps to catch large animals. "Animal trap" is for vermin only.
But yeah elves are the easiest source of interesting animals.

[Hyndis]

Animal traps catch vermin, which you can then tame. Some dwarves like having vermin for pets. Large animals/goblins are caught in cage traps.

[VerdantSF]

OH!  Thanks =D.

[Ilmoran]

Hmm, for predator type animals, could you chain a kitten in the middle of, say, a 5 deep field of cage traps, and have animals get caught when they come to feast?  Or will that only work for kitten-hating goblins?

[Stik]

I bullied a giant jaguar, now that i thnk of it i probbably should have caught it, first thing i thought when i saw it was... Dinner! then i had to explain to my school buddys that i was too afraid of it eating my dwarfs to try and chase it into a trap, But something such as this i would think would be worth trapping and throwing in a cage and eating its babies

[ISGC]

I have nearly 80 trapped creatures, but without a dungeon master, I can train none of them
what's the population req for a dungeon master?

[Urist McDepravity]

I have nearly 80 trapped creatures, but without a dungeon master, I can train none of them
what's the population req for a dungeon master?

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        [POSITION:DUNGEON_MASTER]
                [NAME:dungeon master:dungeon masters]
                [SITE]
                [NUMBER:1]
                [RESPONSIBILITY:TAME_EXOTICS]
                [APPOINTED_BY:DUKE]
                [APPOINTED_BY:COUNT]
                [APPOINTED_BY:BARON]
                [PRECEDENCE:90]
                [MENIAL_WORK_EXEMPTION]
                [SLEEP_PRETENSION]
                [PUNISHMENT_EXEMPTION]
                [DO_NOT_CULL]
                [COLOR:5:0:0]
                [ACCOUNT_EXEMPT]
                [DUTY_BOUND]
                [DEMAND_MAX:1]
                [REQUIRED_BOXES:1]
                [REQUIRED_CABINETS:1]
                [REQUIRED_RACKS:1]
                [REQUIRED_STANDS:1]
                [REQUIRED_OFFICE:250]
                [REQUIRED_BEDROOM:250]
                [REQUIRED_DINING:250]
                [REQUIRED_TOMB:250]

So having a baron/duke/count should be sufficient. However it does not work in my fort, i have a baron, but still no DM/TC/hammerer positions

[darkflagrance]

Hmm, for predator type animals, could you chain a kitten in the middle of, say, a 5 deep field of cage traps, and have animals get caught when they come to feast?  Or will that only work for kitten-hating goblins?

I think most animals won't actively path towards things they want to kill. Tags like[LIKES_FIGHTING] and [LARGE_PREDATOR] helped in the previous version, but I haven't done any modding in the new version yet.

[ThtblovesDF]

I have nearly 80 trapped creatures, but without a dungeon master, I can train none of them
what's the population req for a dungeon master?

I have 8 giant eagles and no DM ....

Thinking about building a muklty Z level, wild bird cage and droping annoying horses/mules/cows into it every now and then.

[Vertigon]

I have caged 17 fluffy wamblers, but they have the small remains tag and I can't butcher them... moddin' time.