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Author Topic: Worst advice to give a new player?  (Read 19761 times)

The Dog Delusion

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Worst advice to give a new player?
« on: July 07, 2011, 06:20:31 am »
So I'm not advocating that anybody intentionally lie to others here, but I've often thought about funny ways to mislead new players. Telling them things like "be sure to fill your danger room with real spears" and "always give your sherriff the best weapon available" are obvious ones, but I can't help but think that others can think of yet funnier things to definitely not tell new players.
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Re: Worst advice to give a new player?
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2011, 06:30:10 am »
Go ahead and take that masterwork adamantine sword. it won't do anything, you lucky dog.
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Re: Worst advice to give a new player?
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2011, 06:30:27 am »
Don't bother with alcohol dwarves do fine with water.
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Re: Worst advice to give a new player?
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2011, 06:36:21 am »
Not much of a bad advice and more of a troll, but handing a DF copy where a few critters have [DRAGONFIREBREATH] could work.

I should try that, for !!science!!
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Re: Worst advice to give a new player?
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2011, 06:58:34 am »
Aquifiers are handy, unlimited water!
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Re: Worst advice to give a new player?
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2011, 07:15:01 am »
No need to keep your dwarves happy.
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Re: Worst advice to give a new player?
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2011, 07:18:44 am »
dwarves hate plump helmets. you should always start with a giant supply of dimple cups instead.
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Re: Worst advice to give a new player?
« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2011, 07:21:27 am »
don't bother with military in the first few years, you wont need it untill much later.
don't forget to bring plenty of cats if you don't want your food stocks to get spoiled by rats.
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Re: Worst advice to give a new player?
« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2011, 07:24:21 am »
Magma is just an obstacle.
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Re: Worst advice to give a new player?
« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2011, 07:45:03 am »
dig down till you find adamantine, and then mine all of it.
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Re: Worst advice to give a new player?
« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2011, 07:56:11 am »
Hug the badgers, they only want love.
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Re: Worst advice to give a new player?
« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2011, 07:57:01 am »
Forgotten Beasts are actually diplomats from civilizations you haven't met yet.  Once they meet with your Mayor, you unlock the ability to trade with those civilizations.
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Re: Worst advice to give a new player?
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Re: Worst advice to give a new player?
« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2011, 09:34:34 am »
Copy the most important raw files so you have a backup in the same folder.

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Re: Worst advice to give a new player?
« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2011, 09:53:49 am »
Take everything that Bay12 says literally.
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