Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[GaxkangtheUnbound]

So, these annoying buzzards attacked me at embark. They attack my people and steal my food. I only have one warrior, and he's been charging everywhere, BUT THEY JUST WON'T DIE!

[monk12]

Wow, didn't realize buzzards were so aggressive. Dig deep, dig fast!

[UberNube]

I'd suggest digging out a temporary shelter and moving your food inside. Line the entrance with cage traps, then any buzzards flying in will be caught.

[GaxkangtheUnbound]

I bet they were attracted by my extra plump helmets.
Well, they've stolen about 15 plump helmets and 5 cave lobsters.

[Nonsapient]

yeah,  I've been amazed at them as well.

I've found that putting a dog tied at the entrance helps.

When I embark, I immediately wall in all of my stockpiles, and post a dog at the only entrance.  They don't tend to come near the dogs.

[GaxkangtheUnbound]

Well, I managed to get two, which means -Vulture Biscuits- for me.

[Flying Carcass]

Heh, I had buzzards swooping into a keep and stealing the food stored there from the keep's roof access stairs. Made me build a hatch to keep them out.

[Eric Blank]

The buzzards are back here too, just as i was reading this thread people started canceling everything for them.

could this day in these blasted lands get any worse?

[Stik]

I had a bunch of buzzards in a desert embark, everyone starved to death before first caravan

[Max White]

Yea, I embarked on a glacier and a hole swarm of them came in and took everything, even a small child.


I know, that never happened, I just wanted to be part of the conversation. 

[Hyndis]

I was able to fend off buzzards, though I eventually abandoned anyways due to the massive sea of blood covering the entire map once I had defeated them.

Everyone was always at the well trying to wash the blood off, but the blood would never wash off.

Out, damn'd spot!

[twwolfe]

these aren't buzzards, they're cliff racers!

[Misterstone]

The best way to deal with these suckers, if you don't have a fortress going yet, is to dig a cellar and stow your food there.  If there is only one stairway or one tile leading in there it is easy to keep the buzzards away, by posting a guy or chaining a dog there.

What I can't figure out is, are these guys "summoned" by exposed food laying on the ground (in deserts/wastelands) or do they just randomly spawn on the map like other animals, but unlike other critters make a beeline to the food?

Sadly, they cannot be eaten themselves. 

[lanceleoghauni]

Weapon traps seem effective if you force them through it's tile.

[Kza]

Weapon traps seem effective if you force them through it's tile.

In 40d I have a fort with a line of 30 serrated glass discs.