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Spacespinner

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I Finally snapped
« on: October 06, 2011, 01:45:57 am »
And lost my temper with those tree hugging hippies. Elf blood shall decorate my halls. What's the best way to deal with elven sieges?
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Re: I Finally snapped
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2011, 01:54:39 am »
Magma. Failing that, a wave of dwarven steel.
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Re: I Finally snapped
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2011, 02:31:58 am »
Any way that doesn't get your dwarves within range of their archers. Cramped hallways are a favourite.
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Re: I Finally snapped
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2011, 02:47:08 am »
Cover your dwarves in heavy, semi-mobile plates of steel, powered if possible.  Also they should wear socks, hoods, and cloaks. Put at least one weapon in their hand and a shield. Train them with captured enemy or livestock for a bit. Drop drawbridge, point finger and say KILL THEY ASS!
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Re: I Finally snapped
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2011, 04:17:39 am »
transfer all elves to the reception desk in Hell! I'm sure that the badger demons will be happy.
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Re: I Finally snapped
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2011, 04:31:45 am »
Quote from: CaptainBadwheel on October 06, 2011, 02:47:08 am
Cover your dwarves in heavy, semi-mobile plates of steel, powered if possible.  Also they should wear socks, hoods, and cloaks. Put at least one weapon in their hand and a shield. Train them with captured enemy or livestock for a bit. Drop drawbridge, point finger and say KILL THEY ASS!
Make sure the livestock are not 'tame'. You don't want a loyalty cascade.
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Re: I Finally snapped
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2011, 04:38:22 am »
Too retarded to know how to upload an image so bear with me.

You will obviously need the dual L bend entrances so there is minimal worry about getting shot to death. After that it's a question of how you built your defenses. If you did a 3-bridges style with the dodge trap then call up your hauler/marksdwarf reserves and laugh as elves get shot/dodge into a 15 z-level pit. if you didn't use the dodge trap "exploit" then I'd recommend having a checkerboard section in your entrance (like a pressure deregulator). This will break LoS. Have your melee dwarves in a room dug out below the hallway and connected by floor hatches. wait until the elves are above then bum rush and pray. And as with any entrance, try to have fortifications a z-level or 2 up for ranged support.

If you want to severely piss them off and don't have to worry about needing trees, you can use the immolate-trees from dfhack

Don't forget that they'll be riding shit like giant war-leopards so don't be surprised when a rookie gets his leg ripped off then stabbed in the lung.
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