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[Shoku]

Use burrows to cause idle couples of dwarves until they marry and have children then make them sleep on the floor and such followed by sleeping on the floor, going out into the sun to puke etc. Then when already miserable butcher the children in front of them and then one spouse and then the other. If you make a slab for the dead child right away you should only have the option of two really miserable dwarves being ghosts.

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Upright spikes cause the game to crash druid. The new announcement colors apparently had a bit of a glitch.

[NewSheoth]

I feel so at home. So good. We've just learned that we're now having ghosts in our fortresses and one of the first things that crops up is weaponizing them. This is truly Dwarf Fortress. I love you !!scientists!!.

Actually, KillerClowns made a pretty nice scheme here.

I'm trying to keep as many dwarves as possible (droves of axedwarves all the way!) and thus thinking about using traders - if they get ghostified that is. Can do the same with a depot - wall it off, drop something dangerous in once they get mad, watch the show, wait for the berserker ghost fortress guards.

[Oglokoog]

Because upright spear traps crash the game in .17

[NinjaE8825]

Why would you get rid of the ghost children?
Those are the best part!

Traders do get ghostified, btw.

[druid91]

Upright spikes cause the game to crash druid. The new announcement colors apparently had a bit of a glitch.

SO that's what happened. I thought it was just my computer failing me.

[Leeko]

Has it not yet occurred to anyone that violent, killer ghosts would be just as dangerous to the inhabitants of the fortress as to invaders? More than likely they would just maul the dwarves. They can path through walls and fly and stuff.

[Xenos]

Has it not yet occurred to anyone that violent, killer ghosts would be just as dangerous to the inhabitants of the fortress as to invaders? More than likely they would just maul the dwarves. They can path through walls and fly and stuff.

Thats why testing is being done to see if you can build memorials for them to make your fort safe, then destroy the memorial stone to unleash their righteous fury on the invading forces who you will naturally blame for the destruction of their monument. 

[NinjaE8825]

Has it not yet occurred to anyone that violent, killer ghosts would be just as dangerous to the inhabitants of the fortress as to invaders? More than likely they would just maul the dwarves. They can path through walls and fly and stuff.

We're operating under the assumption that they don't move too far from their usual haunting grounds.

[Xenos]

Has it not yet occurred to anyone that violent, killer ghosts would be just as dangerous to the inhabitants of the fortress as to invaders? More than likely they would just maul the dwarves. They can path through walls and fly and stuff.

We're operating under the assumption that they don't move too far from their usual haunting grounds.

Also that.  If they can be made to re-haunt the fortress by destroying their memorial, I wonder if they would appear near the memorial/grave site or if they would appear near their original haunt.   If the former, then you could build the memorials under ledges outside and laugh as seiges are torn apart by unkillable beasts.

[Oxinabox]

have we confirmed absolutely what they can pass though (i'm yet to get my first 1.17 fort up and running)?
LIke can they move through open air? (with out a floor tile?)
Fast running water?
Fast Running magma?
Slade?

[nordak]

Hard to test slade.  I doubt it will affect them...

[Ipwnurmom221]

I wonder if you can cage them somehow. Or hurt them.

[mrtspence]

Has it not yet occurred to anyone that violent, killer ghosts would be just as dangerous to the inhabitants of the fortress as to invaders? More than likely they would just maul the dwarves. They can path through walls and fly and stuff.

We're operating under the assumption that they don't move too far from their usual haunting grounds.

Also that.  If they can be made to re-haunt the fortress by destroying their memorial, I wonder if they would appear near the memorial/grave site or if they would appear near their original haunt.   If the former, then you could build the memorials under ledges outside and laugh as seiges are torn apart by unkillable beasts.

That would be the classiest "Fuck the World" switch ever--one that releases a host of murderous spirits all across the map! Those gobbos would regret toppling your civilization then!

[Plutoman]

This makes me think of LOTR.

[Urist Imiknorris]

Glad I'm not the only one.