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[Ifeno]

A Huge Eyeless serpent.  It has a twisting, jointed trunk and it moves about carelessly.  Its auburn scales are large and overlapping.  Beware its deadly spittle!

Need advice on how to kill this thing.  So far ive defended from sieges by getting everone inside, hoisting the bridge and taking em out using atom smashers and cage traps.  I assume that wont work here.  Also, can this thing spit OVER/Down From walls like archers?  My military are bumbling idiots wearing a mix of copper and iron.  I have 0 faith in them.  Sending them to kill a mountain goat is prett much all they can handle.

[CapnUrist]

Your bridge should be able to keep the thing out, but do not attempt to atomsmash it; you'll just break your bridge. Traps won't work either.

Your options for killing a titan are either military or somehow getting it caught under a cave-in. Or just wait for a siege to come and hope they'll kill it.

[Ifeno]

i have a feeling thisll end VERY badly...what exaclty will the "dangerous spittle" do to my guys?  how deadly are the symptoms and how easy will they be to spread?

[Ifeno]

Im walled off and my draw bridge is retracted meaning he cant get into my fortress.  I was thinking of building a ballista across from my draw bridge and shooting him with it.  Thoughts?

[rephikul]

Im walled off and my draw bridge is retracted meaning he cant get into my fortress.  I was thinking of building a ballista across from my draw bridge and shooting him with it.  Thoughts?

If the no pathing = no ranged attack bug still around then yes that work perfectly.

[Zidane]

i have a feeling thisll end VERY badly...what exaclty will the "dangerous spittle" do to my guys?  how deadly are the symptoms and how easy will they be to spread?

I believe the effects are randomized, who knows you may be lucky enough to get some form of horrible necrosis!

[CapnUrist]

Im walled off and my draw bridge is retracted meaning he cant get into my fortress.  I was thinking of building a ballista across from my draw bridge and shooting him with it.  Thoughts?

If the no pathing = no ranged attack bug still around then yes that work perfectly.

I can verify that it is not. Ranged attackers will shoot across empty space and through path-blocking constructions such as vertical bars and wall grates.

[Ifeno]

Im walled off and my draw bridge is retracted meaning he cant get into my fortress.  I was thinking of building a ballista across from my draw bridge and shooting him with it.  Thoughts?

If the no pathing = no ranged attack bug still around then yes that work perfectly.

I can verify that it is not. Ranged attackers will shoot across empty space and through path-blocking constructions such as vertical bars and wall grates.

so that pretty much means I HAVE to kill it somehow.  Else itll starv me to death, or will it just leave eventually?

[Tai_MT]

I fought my first Titan yesterday in 31.18.

It actually went a LOT better than I had anticipated.  Every fight I'd put my dwarves in had ended with 2 or 3 (or sometimes MORE) casualties.  I noticed after a bit that it wasn't captured by the cage traps, so I sent the military in en masse.

9 Dwarves attacking him all at once, and putting him down with minimal effort.

I'd suggest (if there's no way to keep him outside, like I don't have) that you just start drafting dwarves into the military like crazy and send them all to kill him at once.  You'll lose a lot of dwarves, but they typically can't attack everything at once.  Also, if you have War Dogs, assign all of them to your toughest melee fighter.  They'll help you a lot too.

And, if you survive the Titan... Get to training your military, it's INVALUABLE in this game, unlike other previous versions.

[Ifeno]

I fought my first Titan yesterday in 31.18.

It actually went a LOT better than I had anticipated.  Every fight I'd put my dwarves in had ended with 2 or 3 (or sometimes MORE) casualties.  I noticed after a bit that it wasn't captured by the cage traps, so I sent the military in en masse.

9 Dwarves attacking him all at once, and putting him down with minimal effort.

I'd suggest (if there's no way to keep him outside, like I don't have) that you just start drafting dwarves into the military like crazy and send them all to kill him at once.  You'll lose a lot of dwarves, but they typically can't attack everything at once.  Also, if you have War Dogs, assign all of them to your toughest melee fighter.  They'll help you a lot too.

And, if you survive the Titan... Get to training your military, it's INVALUABLE in this game, unlike other previous versions.

i already have a miitary that ive been training for everal years, but they still suck.  What im worried about is the "deadl spittle" any idea how powerful its gonna be or what i can do to avoid it?

[TolyK]

SAVE RIGHT NOW!
well it'll give your dwarves a syndrome (look that up in the wiki when it goes back up) so I suggest you make some sort of washer in the hallway (others can help you there, I'm kinda sleepy right now) to get them cleaned. at least partially.

well hopefully you have guys with shoes on.

NOTE: the titan should not shoot if there is absolutely no path to the target. as if that dwarf isn't a valid target. that's the bug that's talked about.
Just save and try it.

[Ifeno]

Ok so will this washer thing be a permanent solution or is it only a makeshift solution?

[TolyK]

well this one is pretty effective, but it's kinda makeshift

[Pagan]

Just dig a channel in your main tunnel and set it as a pit, let it fill to 2/3 water or so. Will wash off the dwarves coming in and stop them spreading contaminants/blood.

Its always needed in my forts.

[Fellhuhn]

SAVE RIGHT NOW!

Do anything, but not this. If your dwarves die: Let them. That is what the game is for.