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[JusticeRings]

I Have looked and have only found a way to turn it off completely. Is their a way to turn off ambushes only? I like sieges. But ambushes are a bit to much for me with the way the marks dwarfs currently are.

Edit: on second thought I may have just figured out why none of my traps have worked on goblins. I have been using all wood spike balls/spikes. Is it possible Gobo's with armor over cloth would be completely unaffected? I had assumed non-detected Goblins were not affected by traps.

[cephalo]

I Have looked and have only found a way to turn it off completely. Is their a way to turn off ambushes only? I like sieges. But ambushes are a bit to much for me with the way the marks dwarfs currently are.

Edit: on second thought I may have just figured out why none of my traps have worked on goblins. I have been using all wood spike balls/spikes. Is it possible Gobo's with armor over cloth would be completely unaffected? I had assumed non-detected Goblins were not affected by traps.

In 40d, traps would only reveal ambushers that it killed. Is there any blood around the trap area?

[JusticeRings]

the wooden traps killed 3 gobo thieves so not sure if its their blood or the ambushers. But there is ALOT of vomit all over the traps. And very little blood.

[father_alexander]

maybe they are confusing smashed goblins with vomit...

[JusticeRings]

Don't think so, If I remove Goblin's and put in custom orc's would it be possible to make that race not ambush?

[roqi]

Removing [AMBUSHER] tag should work, I believe.

[JusticeRings]

I looked and used search, without any report of ambusher being a tag any longer. What file would it be under? I looked under entities and creatures.

[Zangi]

I'm sure its the Elves that got AMBUSHER and not the Gobbos...  Gobbos still ambush in my game despite that.


[BABYSNATCHER] might have something to do with it?  But, the Gobbos might be friendly if you take that... 
[ABUSE_BODIES] may counter the friendly effect, but its not 100%.

[Deon]

The only way to counter the disappearance of BABYSNATCHER in 40d and earlier was removing their ability to speak. However it triggered sieges right in the first winter.

[JusticeRings]

Would removing it mid game take out the downside to having them siege early? edit those tags when the fort is 1-2 years old?

[darkflagrance]

How to accomplish what the OP desires:

Remove [BABYSNATCHER]. If [AMBUSHER] is in the goblin entity as well, get rid of that too.
Remove [INTELLIGENT] and replace with [CAN_LEARN]
Increase progress triggers in the goblin civ entity to something like 3 all around.

This causes goblins to siege only, but only start coming in the mid stages of the fortress's life.

I only estimated the actual number to change the arrival time of goblins to. You may want to increase or decrease it depending on when you feel ready for sieges.

[JusticeRings]

Thanks dark, appreciated.

[GaxkangtheUnbound]

The [AMBUSHER] tag is used by the Giant Cave Spider.