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janglur

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Elephants, Tigers, and Bears, oh my!
« on: February 19, 2011, 11:57:28 pm »

So, for once, I like the elves.  I have cheetahs, tigers, lions, dogs, grizzlies, and now elephants.

What would be the most effective all-around war creature?  I'll keep a small bit of each but I need to know what to try and deck out.  I'm thinking it's elephants, but then again, maybe grizzlies?
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Re: Elephants, Tigers, and Bears, oh my!
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2011, 11:59:50 pm »

Ideally you want things that use blunt attacks over anything else. Elephants might work, but you'd probably be better off using horses/cows instead (as tame as that might be).
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Re: Elephants, Tigers, and Bears, oh my!
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2011, 12:04:44 am »

What's the grazing capacity on an elephant anyway?
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Re: Elephants, Tigers, and Bears, oh my!
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2011, 12:08:27 am »

Err... they apparently eat a tenth of that of a horse. That's probably a typo. Bug abuse time?
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Re: Elephants, Tigers, and Bears, oh my!
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2011, 12:12:09 am »

Bug abuse time?

Theese are the DF forums, when are we not abusing bugs?  ;D
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Re: Elephants, Tigers, and Bears, oh my!
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2011, 12:15:48 am »

Theese are the DF forums, when are we not abusing bugs?  ;D

When we are modding them out in the name of a harder game.
*Heads off to find the elephant raws*

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Re: Elephants, Tigers, and Bears, oh my!
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2011, 12:22:07 am »

If you really do want hard, play Kobold Camp.  Where wolves are the new elephants, and anything bigger might as well be a bronze colossus.

Lord forbid you get a Bronze Colossus.
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Re: Elephants, Tigers, and Bears, oh my!
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2011, 12:35:31 am »

Err... they apparently eat a tenth of that of a horse. That's probably a typo. Bug abuse time?

Actually what the grazer value means is how much hunger is removed by eating. So an elephant has to eat ten times as much food to remove the same amount of hunger.
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Re: Elephants, Tigers, and Bears, oh my!
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2011, 12:36:10 am »

If you really do want hard, play Kobold Camp.  Where wolves are the new elephants, and anything bigger might as well be a bronze colossus.

Lord forbid you get a Bronze Colossus.
I do ever so enjoy kobald camp.