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[Ravenplucker]

Is it possible to change the amount of migrants  in the d_init.txt file at any time while you have an active game?


Example: I start a fort with the default settings, get 30+ dorfs, and then quit the game, change settings to 0, re-enter game. Will I recieve more migrants, or do the settings only affect newly created forts?

Sorry if I'm unclear, I've been awake way too long.

[dagger]

I THINK you need to change the MaX Pop to stop them from coming...not sure. I have also read that the first 2 waves come regardless of the max pop setting....

[Ravenplucker]

I know how to do it, I'm just wondering if you can modify the max population while you have an active game.

[dagger]

I think so yes.

[Sphalerite]

You can, but it may not take effect immediately.  Immigrant waves may be decided somewhat in advance, or possibly the new immigrant cap doesn't get communicated back to the mountainhome right away - if you reduce your immigrant cap you might still get a wave or two, and if you increase it you might not start getting immigrants again for a year or two.

[blue emu]

You can certainly change the pop-cap settings during a game... I've done it many times... but it doesn't seem to take effect until after the next Dwarven Caravan.

[expwnent]

If you are at, or over, the population cap, then no new migrant waves will arrive, and no dwarves will get pregnant. However, existing pregnant dwarves can still give birth.

If you are just slightly below the population cap, then you can still get a huge migrant wave pushing you way over it.

[Dutchling]

If you are at, or over, the population cap, then no new migrant waves will arrive, and no dwarves will get pregnant. However, existing pregnant dwarves can still give birth.

If you are just slightly below the population cap, then you can still get a huge migrant wave pushing you way over it.

no, you sill still get babbies even if your pop cap is 0. You need to lower the baby/child cap

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This allows you to control the number of babies+children in your fortress.  The first number is an absolute cap on the number of babies+children.  The second is a percentage of the current number of adults in your fortress (the default is the essentially meaningless 1000% here).  The lower number is used as the cap.  The cap only prevents further pregancies, so migrant children, multiple births and existing pregnancies from old saves can still push you over the cap.  Setting either number to zero will disallow pregnancies in the fortress.

[BABY_CHILD_CAP:100:1000]

[Rinkanu]

Say hmm where can i find the file to change those settings?

[Sutremaine]

DF folder/data/init/d_init.txt

d_init.txt has options that affect dwarves and other units within the game, init.txt has options that affect the interface. There's some overlap between them.