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ShadowBroker

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all trade and no siege makes urist a dull boy
« on: October 03, 2011, 05:03:16 pm »
recently, just to try it out, i made goblins friendly with dwarves, then modded in some pack animals for them. trading was good, they would come every season since i forgot to edit out the [ACTIVE_SEASON] tag, but i didnt mind. a few weak ambuses from kobolds later made me decide that it wasnt worth it. should i get myself the fortress defense mod to break this tedium?
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Quote from: Girlinhat on June 01, 2011, 11:31:41 pm
Aside from that, being rational is not only optional, but is frowned upon.  We hate elves.  We kill for socks.  We sacrifice nobles.  We love kobolds.

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Re: all trade and no siege makes urist a dull boy
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2011, 05:05:14 pm »
It would certainly be a pendulum swing in the other direction. I only just started using it, and though I was a little disappointed that my dog horde scared off the pack of stranglers that showed up in the first winter, I'm sure I'll be thankful for it in the future...
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Re: all trade and no siege makes urist a dull boy
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2011, 05:34:29 pm »
Quote from: CapnUrist on October 03, 2011, 05:05:14 pm
It would certainly be a pendulum swing in the other direction. I only just started using it, and though I was a little disappointed that my dog horde scared off the pack of stranglers that showed up in the first winter, I'm sure I'll be thankful for it in the future...
good, thats what im looking for. im enjoying my goblin caravans too much to make them hostile again (read: lazy), but i actually want to utilize my army i train year round. not gonna bother with the HFS for now
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Quote from: Girlinhat on June 01, 2011, 11:31:41 pm
Aside from that, being rational is not only optional, but is frowned upon.  We hate elves.  We kill for socks.  We sacrifice nobles.  We love kobolds.

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Re: all trade and no siege makes urist a dull boy
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2011, 05:44:03 pm »
You could also gen a world with capped titans and absurdly low requirements for attracting their attention, resulting in constant megabeast 'sieges'.
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Re: all trade and no siege makes urist a dull boy
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2011, 06:46:25 pm »
I find Genesis mod is pretty fun too. The numerous added races really adds a lot of potential siegers, resulting in a lot of more fun. It really depends on your playstyle though, since breaching the caverns really quickly, and digging deep can unleash a lot of fun cavern monsters and Forgotten Beasts.

Or yes, make titans show up as soon as dorfy-ly possible.
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Re: all trade and no siege makes urist a dull boy
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2011, 06:49:51 pm »
Quote from: Tevish Szat on October 03, 2011, 05:44:03 pm
You could also gen a world with capped titans and absurdly low requirements for attracting their attention, resulting in constant megabeast 'sieges'.
megabeasts never give me problems. my well armed and well trained millitary always hacks them to pieces. it usually goes like:
"(random megabeast) has appeared!" then my commander walks up to it and kills it like its nothing
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Quote from: Girlinhat on June 01, 2011, 11:31:41 pm
Aside from that, being rational is not only optional, but is frowned upon.  We hate elves.  We kill for socks.  We sacrifice nobles.  We love kobolds.

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Re: all trade and no siege makes urist a dull boy
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2011, 06:54:16 pm »
Quote from: krisslanza on October 03, 2011, 06:46:25 pm
I find Genesis mod is pretty fun too. The numerous added races really adds a lot of potential siegers, resulting in a lot of more fun. It really depends on your playstyle though, since breaching the caverns really quickly, and digging deep can unleash a lot of fun cavern monsters and Forgotten Beasts.

Or yes, make titans show up as soon as dorfy-ly possible.
I get murdered every year by Beastmen(I like using Halberds, so my Dwarves aren't all that great with their weapons before the Sieges,) so I designed something new for me.
My Fortress is completely weaponized. Anything that steps in there, shall do it with the full knowledge that they are about to die. And it won't be slow; it won't be painless, it'll be slow, agonizing death. Those siegers will have to continue on as their brethren fall to trap upon trap; gallons of water, falling on their heads. Hallways, trapping them in and flooding with Magma. And when finally, they reach their destination, twenty angry, drunken Dwarves with Halberds.
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Ah, my dwarven heart beats with fierce pride for this.  I can't take it anymore!  I have to go do something profound.

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Re: all trade and no siege makes urist a dull boy
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2011, 06:54:55 pm »
Clearly, your megas need more deadly dust/poisonous blood/noxious vapors or secretions
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Re: all trade and no siege makes urist a dull boy
« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2011, 06:57:26 pm »
Quote from: Tevish Szat on October 03, 2011, 06:54:55 pm
Clearly, your megas need more deadly dust/poisonous blood/noxious vapors or secretions
clearly :(
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Quote from: Girlinhat on June 01, 2011, 11:31:41 pm
Aside from that, being rational is not only optional, but is frowned upon.  We hate elves.  We kill for socks.  We sacrifice nobles.  We love kobolds.

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Re: all trade and no siege makes urist a dull boy
« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2011, 08:21:18 pm »
Play the Fortress Defence Mod. You won't regret it!

FUN FUN FUN
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