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antymattar

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a dwarf dies of old age?
« on: June 13, 2011, 01:34:58 am »
Have you ever had a person(dwarf) die of old age in the game. IT doesnt matter when. It could be the adventurer or the fortress mode.
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Re: a dwarf dies of old age?
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2011, 02:17:58 am »
Dwarves die of old age? Wow never seen that death message before. Mainly bled to death, eaten by dragon, starved etc etc.
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Re: a dwarf dies of old age?
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2011, 02:20:17 am »
To be honest, I always thought that dwarves were injected with dragon blood at birth, allowing them to survive for eternity.

But then again, has anyone had a fortress that lasted about a hundred years or so, and kept at least one dwarf alive that entire time?
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Quote from: Tlc2011 on May 11, 2011, 09:19:16 pm
Quote from: Achitus on May 11, 2011, 08:15:32 pm
Then it happened. Then I cringed. Then I picked it up and beat him to death with it, and then his buddies, too.
You beat a man to death with his dick?

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Re: a dwarf dies of old age?
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2011, 02:57:12 am »
Oldest I've seen in my forts is 88~.

Raws state they live 150-170...  So, it's possible... but, it's amazing they make it to 12... let alone the ages they wander into the forts at.
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Re: a dwarf dies of old age?
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2011, 03:46:12 am »
I get that message a lot for the inhabitants of my fort...

...who are modded to live to a max of 10-12 years...
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Re: a dwarf dies of old age?
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2011, 09:02:01 am »
I modded my dwarves to a more Tolkien-friendly 300-400. All my dwarves walk around with wrinkley faces and grey beards, being 150 years old on average. I would say having a dwarf die of old age would be a win condition in my fortresses.
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Re: a dwarf dies of old age?
« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2011, 09:18:56 am »
Quote from: Nikov on June 13, 2011, 09:02:01 am
I would say having a dwarf die of old age would be a win condition in my fortresses.
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Re: a dwarf dies of old age?
« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2011, 10:31:25 am »
Yeah, it can happen, but it's very very unlikely, unless you're going for a longevity fortress.
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Re: a dwarf dies of old age?
« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2011, 12:24:08 pm »
Quote from: Strife26 on June 13, 2011, 10:31:25 am
Yeah, it can happen, but it's very very unlikely, unless you're going for a longevity fortress.

That would be one hell of a boring fort. It would probably tantrum spiral just because of the lack of !!FUN!!.
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Quote from: Tlc2011 on May 11, 2011, 09:19:16 pm
Quote from: Achitus on May 11, 2011, 08:15:32 pm
Then it happened. Then I cringed. Then I picked it up and beat him to death with it, and then his buddies, too.
You beat a man to death with his dick?

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Re: a dwarf dies of old age?
« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2011, 12:51:35 pm »
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Re: a dwarf dies of old age?
« Reply #10 on: June 13, 2011, 12:54:22 pm »
Quote from: Azated on June 13, 2011, 12:24:08 pm
Quote from: Strife26 on June 13, 2011, 10:31:25 am
Yeah, it can happen, but it's very very unlikely, unless you're going for a longevity fortress.

That would be one hell of a boring fort. It would probably tantrum spiral just because of the lack of !!FUN!!.

Most of the time, it's a matter of setting it up in such a way that it'll run for a long period of time by itself without pausing anything, then letting a computer compile for a bit.
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Re: a dwarf dies of old age?
« Reply #11 on: June 13, 2011, 12:55:58 pm »
MY GOD! THE CIRCUS IS COMING! THE CIRCUS IS COMING! TO THE BUNKERS!
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Re: a dwarf dies of old age?
« Reply #12 on: June 13, 2011, 01:28:53 pm »
Quote from: stabbymcstabstab on June 13, 2011, 12:55:58 pm
MY GOD! THE CIRCUS IS COMING! THE CIRCUS IS COMING! TO THE BUNKERS!

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Quote from: Tlc2011 on May 11, 2011, 09:19:16 pm
Quote from: Achitus on May 11, 2011, 08:15:32 pm
Then it happened. Then I cringed. Then I picked it up and beat him to death with it, and then his buddies, too.
You beat a man to death with his dick?

"I don't feel like myself. Maybe I should have Doc take a look at me" ~ Dreamy
 "You're gonna trust a dwarf that got his medical degree from a pickaxe?" ~ Bossy

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Re: a dwarf dies of old age?
« Reply #13 on: June 13, 2011, 01:38:50 pm »
Quote from: Azated on June 13, 2011, 01:28:53 pm
Quote from: stabbymcstabstab on June 13, 2011, 12:55:58 pm
MY GOD! THE CIRCUS IS COMING! THE CIRCUS IS COMING! TO THE BUNKERS!

In my experience, the circus comes from the bunkers.
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Re: a dwarf dies of old age?
« Reply #14 on: June 13, 2011, 01:43:44 pm »
Quote from: stabbymcstabstab on June 13, 2011, 12:55:58 pm
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