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[Something Evil]

I'm trying to get upgraded to a county so I'm using the "Draft the Mayor" trick to keep him busy. Problem is, he's kind of stupid and i fear he'll dehydrate himself to death, waterskin and all. I've done all the trading I want with the caravan and so I want to get them to leave asap and talk to the diplomat.
Any hints on how I can do this, without deconstructing the depot so that the caravan leaves intact? I'm also pretty sure there's a siege on the way so the walling them in with me and waiting for the gobbos to run themselves ragged against my traps will likely cause them to go insane.

[shlorf]

Can't you just seize some low value item, for the elves that or offering wood always makes them leave instantly (use the <d> <t> hold down left mouse button trick to make them pack up faster). If they made some profit before you will probably not experience any bad effects from pissing them off that way.

[Something Evil]

The problem was it's a dwarven caravan.
You can't confiscate goods from dwarves and I've tried insulting them by wanting all their leather in exchange for one lump of rock, but they're still positively giddy about trading, even with a bumbling cheesemaker talking to them.

[Sutremaine]

Dig a hole in the ceiling above the mayor and drop some booze in?

[Fredd]

About the only way to make them load up faster, besides the previous posts, is either to store everything in bins, or sell just a few high valued items, for trade.

[BackgroundGuy]

If you seal up the outside world, they might leave through the caverns, if it helps.

[Rexfelum]

I'm trying to get upgraded to a county so I'm using the "Draft the Mayor" trick to keep him busy.

Which version are you using?  The bug with getting a Barony was fixed in 0.31.17, and (I presume) this means upgrading to a County is also okay.  I can verify that I was just yesterday asked to get a Barony while the caravan was still around.  So, if getting a County is working too, you don't need to go through all these lengths.  Perhaps you could make a backup save before doing anything.

--Rexfelum

[Something Evil]

to Rexfelum:
I'm running 0.31.18 and I thought the bug was still open. I've let the mayor get on with the meeting once but he just told me I got upgraded, without making me pick a count, so I crashed the game and reloaded before the meeting without bothering to wait for the liaison to leave.
I generally savescum a lot so I still have the save.
I'll try 2-3 times to repro the bug then, and see what happens when he leaves.
 

[SlimyMarmot]

to Rexfelum:
I'm running 0.31.18 and I thought the bug was still open. I've let the mayor get on with the meeting once but he just told me I got upgraded, without making me pick a count, so I crashed the game and reloaded before the meeting without bothering to wait for the liaison to leave.

The count is just an upgraded baron; there shouldn't be an option to choose anyone else (as long as he's alive, at least..). I sure didn't get any options and got elevated just fine after the diplomat gave me that speech and eventually left.

[Something Evil]

Didn't know that; my first time getting nobles.
Anyway, bug fixed as far as I can tell; The moment the diplomat left i got the upgrade message.

The question still stands, tho: is there any way to make dwarven caravans pack up and run if you're done trading and are pretty sure there's a siege on the way?

[ltprifti]

buy them out?