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veok

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Free animals on Embark?
« on: March 11, 2011, 02:39:56 am »

So, I just embarked using the following profile:


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[PROFILE]
[TITLE:AGGRESSIVE EMBARK]
[SKILL:1:MINING:5]
[SKILL:2:MINING:5]
[SKILL:3:WOODCUTTING:2]
[SKILL:3:CARPENTRY:3]
[SKILL:6:SMELT:1]
[SKILL:6:FORGE_WEAPON:1]
[SKILL:6:FORGE_ARMOR:1]
[SKILL:7:HAMMER:2]
[SKILL:7:SHIELD:2]
[SKILL:7:ARMOR:2]
[SKILL:7:MELEE_COMBAT:2]
[SKILL:7:DODGING:2]
[ITEM:2:WEAPON:ITEM_WEAPON_PICK:INORGANIC:COPPER]
[ITEM:1:WEAPON:ITEM_WEAPON_AXE_BATTLE:INORGANIC:COPPER]
[ITEM:1:ANVIL:NONE:INORGANIC:IRON]
[ITEM:20:DRINK:NONE:PLANT_MAT:POD_SWEET:DRINK]
[ITEM:20:DRINK:NONE:PLANT_MAT:GRASS_TAIL_PIG:DRINK]
[ITEM:20:DRINK:NONE:PLANT_MAT:GRASS_WHEAT_CAVE:DRINK]
[ITEM:6:SEEDS:NONE:PLANT_MAT:POD_SWEET:SEED]
[ITEM:6:SEEDS:NONE:PLANT_MAT:BUSH_QUARRY:SEED]
[ITEM:15:MEAT:NONE:CREATURE_MAT:OLM:MUSCLE]
[ITEM:15:FISH:NONE:FISH_CAVE:MALE]
[ITEM:5:PLANT:NONE:PLANT_MAT:MUSHROOM_HELMET_PLUMP:STRUCTURAL]
[ITEM:1:ARMOR:ITEM_ARMOR_BREASTPLATE:INORGANIC:IRON]
[ITEM:1:HELM:ITEM_HELM_HELM:INORGANIC:IRON]
[ITEM:1:SHIELD:ITEM_SHIELD_SHIELD:INORGANIC:IRON]
[ITEM:1:BAR:NONE:INORGANIC:SILVER]
[ITEM:5:BOULDER:NONE:INORGANIC:COAL_BITUMINOUS]
[ITEM:1:BAR:NONE:COAL:COKE]
[PET:2:CAT:FEMALE:STANDARD]

Embark site loads up, and I look at my units list. One-humped camel (the wagon puller, obviously), 2 cats, and... a yak cow? Where'd that come from?
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Re: Free animals on Embark?
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2011, 02:49:35 am »

The other puller.
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Re: Free animals on Embark?
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2011, 02:50:01 am »

The other puller.

Since when are there multiple pullers?
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Re: Free animals on Embark?
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2011, 02:53:06 am »

There are always two pullers.

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Re: Free animals on Embark?
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2011, 02:57:05 am »

I've never seen two pullers ._.

Then again I rarely care enough to pay attention.

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Re: Free animals on Embark?
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2011, 03:04:59 am »

I've never seen two pullers ._.

Then again I rarely care enough to pay attention.

I never thought them as the wagon pullers, but yeah, always 2 large animals.
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Re: Free animals on Embark?
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2011, 03:06:31 am »

There have not been two pullers in .10 through .18. If there are two pullers, this is new to .19-.21.

Edit: Just pulled up my copy of .18, embarked, only had one wagon puller. This *is* new to .19-.21.
« Last Edit: March 11, 2011, 03:08:16 am by veok »
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« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2011, 06:30:44 am »

There have not been two pullers in .10 through .18. If there are two pullers, this is new to .19-.21.

Edit: Just pulled up my copy of .18, embarked, only had one wagon puller. This *is* new to .19-.21.

I've definitely seen 2 in .18
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Re: Free animals on Embark?
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2011, 06:37:16 am »

You get 2 free [WAGON_PULLER] animals at embark.

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Re: Free animals on Embark?
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2011, 06:47:28 am »

I get 1-2 pullers in .18 with the same embark setup every time, this is purely random. Nice if you have a breeding pair tho.
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Re: Free animals on Embark?
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2011, 10:23:07 am »

My guess, since you're bringing rocks of bituminous coal, which weigh a ton, you're needing more pullers to pull the cart. I've heard the more weight you embark with the more puller/wagons you can get. I'm gonna do some tests to see about this.

Confirmed my suspicions. I embarked with 3333 boulders of bituminous coals and I had SIX wagon pullers. 3 horses and 3 donkeys.
« Last Edit: March 11, 2011, 10:29:31 am by TheyTarget »
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Re: Free animals on Embark?
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2011, 10:58:44 am »

Earlier versions of 0.31 were only bringing 1 puller because no domestic animals were capable of pulling wagons at all, so the game would just give you a single pack animal instead. Now that there are more wagon pullers available, you always get 2 of them - back in 40d and earlier, it was normal to get 2 of them per wagon (which you get if you embark with TONS of stuff, something which was actually surprisingly easy to do back in the old 2D versions).
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Re: Free animals on Embark?
« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2011, 01:54:50 pm »

I've only been getting one because I usually go minimal; enough food and booze for three seasons, less than ten rocks and a shite-ton of dogs to kick off my defense and meat industry.

I guess I'll have to start cutting back on canines and stock up on stones.
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Re: Free animals on Embark?
« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2011, 02:29:52 pm »

Read Quietust's message above. It was a bug. It's fixed now. It's not related to how much heavy stuff you take.
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« Reply #14 on: March 11, 2011, 03:38:02 pm »

Read Quietust's message above. It was a bug. It's fixed now. It's not related to how much heavy stuff you take.

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Confirmed my suspicions. I embarked with 3333 boulders of bituminous coals and I had SIX wagon pullers. 3 horses and 3 donkeys.

It's clearly related to how much heavy stuff you take.
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This is a platinum warhammer. All craftsdwarfship is of the highest quality. it menaces with spikes of platinum.
there is an image of the goblin Utes Gozrusrozsnus and dwarves in elf bone. The goblin is making a plaintive gesture. the dwarves are striking a menacing pose.
this image relates to the slaying of Utes Gozrusroz
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